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Old 11-13-2018, 01:29 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Split98 View Post
The one issue I have with that 'play until you fail' is confidence. I think Calgary needs to find a 1A/1B situation until they have a true #1, and that relies on both goalies being engaged. Smith could turn up his nose to the whole 1B situation, but if he looks in the mirror he will realize that his younger days are all that's offering him that opportunity in the first place.
Smith was either in a 1A/1B or a back-up situation for most of his career. It's not a bad thing. Most NHL goalies fall into that area. Right now, I wonder if he can even be a reliable 1B though.

Both of our goalies are unknowns at this point, but one has been trending up and the other down.
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