They have no choice but to go back to Smith for the next game. They've already anointed him their guy. And they can't neuter him, got to let Smitty be Smitty. Otherwise you risk deflating his ego which is really the only thing keeping him in the NHL these days.
That was probably the worst possible outcome of a game for the Oilers. They think they deserved to win too. Won't correct anything, just arrogantly trot out the same lineup playing the same way. Heck they even got a lot of calls! What happens if they encounter some non-self-induced obstacles?
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