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Originally Posted by Monahammer
I have a terrible feeling that management still has confidence in him. I certainly hope I am wrong, I would not be interested in seeing another Mike smith game in flames silks.
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I thought he had well deserved criticism and some over the top criticism as well. But at the end of the day, while he certainly cost some wins, he didn't cost the Flames anything in terms of the standings. And he certainly showed he had some game left in the POs (too bad almost all of the other players didn't have the same switch to turn on).
For next year, I don't want him. Too much downside, too old, would cost too much even as a backup. I'm not down on his puckhandling like some, but I think it's probably overrated by people who like it as well. I prefer a guy who can handle with confidence, make a good short pass, stop a ring around, etc.
I don't need long pass attempts (and even if I did, there are otehr guys almost as good).
I do think there should be a guy brought in who can carry a pretty big percentage of the load, but he's not the guy.