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Originally Posted by Toonage
I agree with the idea that this team played differently in front of Smith and not for the better. He turned his game up, but he had too because of how the team played in front of him. A weird vicious circle I guess.
This team talks about needing to attack with speed. They stop skating when Smith plays the puck.
My point, I'd rather not see Smith back even as a backup. Time to move on.
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I am starting to think this is true, but I might still be okay with Smith back on a one-year deal as a backup. I don’t see that there are obviously better options at this point, but we shall see.
I for one was relieved to hear that Rittich was dealing with a nagging injury since NYE. Prior to that game he appeared to be an emerging starting goalie, and I feel more hopeful that he will make that transition next year with how this likely affected his performance in the second half. Rittich played more this year than he had at any point in his career, so it is unsurprising that it took a physical toll, but one that he likely can adjust to with experience.
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