MAC331 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 30 minutes ago, Cowtownguy said: With his confidence, do you think that being the plan B guy gives him much recognition? I would rather he have time off to rest given how hard we ride him. I don't see the harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtownguy Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 20 minutes ago, MAC331 said: I don't see the harm. Smith seems to be a cool customer. Hopefully, he doesn't need the time off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Cowtownguy said: I am not a fan of the All-Star game. Very little effort goes into the games, and I am not sure if playing a half-hearted game is constructive for players. Many players seem to try their best to avoid going when selected. I would like to see the NHL come up with an alternative. If people want to watch a weak effort, I can always turn on my recorder at work on Fridays. Ask Johnny about how hard they play for their share of a million. I hated the old format, but love to watch the 3v3 games. Any type of "practice" game that uses the 3v3 format is great for Johnny. We need those wins in OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebrewcrew Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Curious as to who starts Tuesday against Vegas. I mean Smith is flying cross-continent either at the moment or Monday AM and I heard the all-stars fly commercial. I know for us big whoop you have to fly with normal people, but when you're used to private jets I'm sure it can be difficult. As big a game as Tuesday is, I give Smith the night off as he really didn't get a break this weekend and has had lots of travel. Start him Thursday against TB Besides, we can't only play Rittich in b2b situations, he deserves to start behind a rested team ocassionally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac70 Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Thebrewcrew said: Curious as to who starts Tuesday against Vegas. I mean Smith is flying cross-continent either at the moment or Monday AM and I heard the all-stars fly commercial. I know for us big whoop you have to fly with normal people, but when you're used to private jets I'm sure it can be difficult. As big a game as Tuesday is, I give Smith the night off as he really didn't get a break this weekend and has had lots of travel. Start him Thursday against TB Besides, we can't only play Rittich in b2b situations, he deserves to start behind a rested team ocassionally 2 hours ago, Thebrewcrew said: Curious as to who starts Tuesday against Vegas. I mean Smith is flying cross-continent either at the moment or Monday AM and I heard the all-stars fly commercial. I know for us big whoop you have to fly with normal people, but when you're used to private jets I'm sure it can be difficult. As big a game as Tuesday is, I give Smith the night off as he really didn't get a break this weekend and has had lots of travel. Start him Thursday against TB Besides, we can't only play Rittich in b2b situations, he deserves to start behind a rested team ocassionally Why would he not just fly to Vegas. Team has to be there by now, be simplier for he and Johnny to just to fly to Vegas now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiweh Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Thebrewcrew said: Curious as to who starts Tuesday against Vegas. I mean Smith is flying cross-continent either at the moment or Monday AM and I heard the all-stars fly commercial. I know for us big whoop you have to fly with normal people, but when you're used to private jets I'm sure it can be difficult. As big a game as Tuesday is, I give Smith the night off as he really didn't get a break this weekend and has had lots of travel. Start him Thursday against TB Besides, we can't only play Rittich in b2b situations, he deserves to start behind a rested team ocassionally Forgot which social media I saw it on (Johnny's Instagram Stories maybe) but both Johnny Gaudreau and Mike Smith with family were on a private jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tribal Chief Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Be cause Tmac there Playing Vegas In calgary he would be awfully lonely there by himself lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebrewcrew Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 24 minutes ago, Kiweh said: Forgot which social media I saw it on (Johnny's Instagram Stories maybe) but both Johnny Gaudreau and Mike Smith with family were on a private jet. Could be, radio guys said commercial so I just assumed. Either way, Rittich needs to get in more games than just the back end of b2b's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebrewcrew Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 35 minutes ago, tmac70 said: Why would he not just fly to Vegas. Team has to be there by now, be simplier for he and Johnny to just to fly to Vegas now. The game is in CGY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Thebrewcrew said: Could be, radio guys said commercial so I just assumed. Either way, Rittich needs to get in more games than just the back end of b2b's Considering the money invested in both these guys, I suspect the team flew them by private jet. Personally, I think it's a coin toss who should play. Rittich plays fast team quite well. Smith had to face 3v3 play against the best from the East. At the very least I would start Rittich in both CHI, if he wins the first one. Then start him against NYR on the 2nd night of a B2B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac70 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 23 hours ago, Thebrewcrew said: The game is in CGY Lol well there you go.... Some reason thought it was in Vegas my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfire11 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Well in the case of Smith The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree!!! https://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2018/01/28/mike-smiths-kids-drop-gloves-fight-family-skate-star-weekend/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tribal Chief Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 I have Been More Then Pleased with How Well Smith Has Come in This Year and solidified our Number 1 position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Smith has been better than anyone here ever imagined. We also have a backup that can win games. The problem I have is the two styles of goalies we have causes the team to play differently in front. Rittich rarely passes clears the puck out of the zone, and relies on the defense for that. As a result, the defense has to start the play out of the zone. The passes tend to be shorter and more controlled. With Smith in nets, the team tends to wait for him to clear the puck. That can mean a pass to the forwards (good), wring along the boards, or a more risky play with the puck away from the net. He gets burned more from the latter two. A wring along the boards is picked off at around 50% of the time. A deft pass in front of the net to a D-man can lead to the D-man mishandling it or getting picked off. That's all well and good, but the D-men also tend to defer to Smith. Last night was not the only case of a player passing it back towards the goalie. Whether you blame Frolik, Brodie or Smith for the goal, it really looked like Frolik was making a pass to Brodie and Brodie decided to let it go to Smith. Neither Brodie nor Frolik seemed to see the Knight forward streaking to the net. You never want to tell a goalie to change when he is your MVP, but there is some slight tweaks he could do that would increase his SA% and reduce his GAA. His greatest asset is the ability to stop the shoot in along the boards. Don't want to see him change that part at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 On 1/24/2018 at 5:34 PM, Cowtownguy said: Smith seems to be a cool customer. Hopefully, he doesn't need the time off. So we go through this literally every year. At some point, one of our goalies plays half decently and we....always...run them into the ground. And then, we turn on them. Of course, we haven't turned on Smith yet. But the reason I say "yet", is we've literally done it with every goalie that's been in the Saddledome since Kipper. And each time, leading up to it, a lot of "this is different". So, let's be honest. When you break down "seems to be a cool customer"......... you're left with a whole lot of nothing. which has been the reason we've overplayed anyone else who's performed well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, jjgallow said: So we go through this literally every year. At some point, one of our goalies plays half decently and we....always...run them into the ground. And then, we turn on them. Of course, we haven't turned on Smith yet. But the reason I say "yet", is we've literally done it with every goalie that's been in the Saddledome since Kipper. And each time, leading up to it, a lot of "this is different". So, let's be honest. When you break down "seems to be a cool customer"......... you're left with a whole lot of nothing. which has been the reason we've overplayed anyone else who's performed well. I agree to a certain extend on running them into the ground, but last year was not that case for total starts. IT was that way because CJ fell off the map. This year needs to be more than just making the playoffs. I understand we are not there yet, but we are also losing games with Smith in nets. Not because it's his fault. It a combo of things like lwetting certain things get through because he's there, letting him play the puck because he can, and stifling offense to protect a 1 goal lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebrewcrew Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 I'm worried about Smith being over-played, IMO Rittich should have started the Vegas game as Smith as an all-star really didn't get a break on the weekend. Rittich has played well in all of his starts, we can't only play him in the second half of b2b's, we need to start sprinkling in Rittich starts more often 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC331 Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 16 hours ago, Thebrewcrew said: I'm worried about Smith being over-played, IMO Rittich should have started the Vegas game as Smith as an all-star really didn't get a break on the weekend. Rittich has played well in all of his starts, we can't only play him in the second half of b2b's, we need to start sprinkling in Rittich starts more often I don't think it was the wrong decision to play him against LVK but the tiredness was evident in that game. We see this all the time from all Coaches that want or need to win so badly they miss the signs. I think you are correct in that Rittich deserves more respect from GG and thus more important starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebrewcrew Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 23 minutes ago, MAC331 said: I don't think it was the wrong decision to play him against LVK but the tiredness was evident in that game. We see this all the time from all Coaches that want or need to win so badly they miss the signs. I think you are correct in that Rittich deserves more respect from GG and thus more important starts. Another thing to consider is Smith's age. Has he been amazing this year? Yes he has but unfortunately he won't be here long term due to his age. Look at what Nashville is doing they've got a similar aged goalie in Rinne who is excellent, but they are bringing along the next in line Saros and giving him key starts. Then he will be more ready to handle the workload once Rinne leaves. Our goal should be to groom Rittich as next in line and that requires more than 1 or 2 starts a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC331 Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Thebrewcrew said: Another thing to consider is Smith's age. Has he been amazing this year? Yes he has but unfortunately he won't be here long term due to his age. Look at what Nashville is doing they've got a similar aged goalie in Rinne who is excellent, but they are bringing along the next in line Saros and giving him key starts. Then he will be more ready to handle the workload once Rinne leaves. Our goal should be to groom Rittich as next in line and that requires more than 1 or 2 starts a month You never know, there is nothing that says Saros or Rittich would be heir apparents to take over as the regular moves out. A good Coach that isn't desperate for wins to save his job will recognize when he has a tired goalie on his hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 My biggest problem with GG is a problem i have with all bad coaches. GG plays favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 One thing I was seeing with Smith last night. When you leave the puck behind the net, GET OUT OF THE WAY!! Each and every time the dman HAS to slow down because you're in the way. It's a fast pace, if something is there, it's gone because you're lolly-gagging in the way. But to end on a positive, his ability to stop pucks and tips through screens is unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Looks like Smith pulled groin. It didnt look good as he couldn't even walk. I'm guessing 6 weeks minimum. We going to see Gillies called up for a few games? I believe in Rittich but he's still a rookie after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, The_People1 said: Looks like Smith pulled groin. It didnt look good as he couldn't even walk. I'm guessing 6 weeks minimum. We going to see Gillies called up for a few games? I believe in Rittich but he's still a rookie after all. Parsons was injured and left the game for Stockton tonight as well. So all of a sudden our depth at goaltending is being tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 44 minutes ago, The_People1 said: Looks like Smith pulled groin. It didnt look good as he couldn't even walk. I'm guessing 6 weeks minimum. We going to see Gillies called up for a few games? I believe in Rittich but he's still a rookie after all. Smith seen walking out of the dressing room without a limp. No sense guess on a timetable at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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