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Originally Posted by dino7c
You criticize Smith for his finish and suggest Holtby? Who went months without a win to finish the season
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Yeah, but what's the reason for Holtby's performance?
Certainly he hasn't forgotten how to goaltend, or lost his abilities at 28 has he?
Was he injured, or nursing an injury of some sort that would affect performance? I honestly don't know, but I would wager that if you can snag Holtby when his value might potentially be lower than it normally is, you wouldn't be one bit sorry about it.
This is a guy who has been top 5 in Vezina voting the previous three seasons, and won it two years ago. He is a prime candidate to bounce back in a big way IMO. If I was WASH I wouldn't dare trade him now.
I remember Bobrovsky's play dropping off a cliff in 2015/16, and people would say that they wouldn't want anything to do with his $7+ million contract, then he bounced back and won his 2nd Vezina the next season and won 41 games.
I would take Holtby 100 times out of 100 over Smith without a seconds hesitation.