GDT: Game 48: Coyotes @ Wild - 6:30 PM - FSAZ - On the Road Again

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[crazyhockeylover96]

So what Sarah is saying is that Smith must be 110% if he is only able to stop some shots.

 

[moosemeister]

So what Sarah is saying is that Smith must be 110% if he is only able to stop some shots.

Spit my energy drink all over my computer monitor. Thanks hahaha

 

[cobra427]

Spit my energy drink all over my computer monitor. Thanks hahaha

I think they should "over cook" his rehab, make sure he is ready before he comes back

 

[Jakey53]

Is Grossman injured or a healthy scratch?

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Is Grossman injured or a healthy scratch?

He was ill on Saturday - if he's out tonight it'll be because he's not fully recovered.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I think they should "over cook" his rehab, make sure he is ready before he comes back

I wonder if his hernia was the reason for his poor performance. With any luck, he'll come back as an excellent goalie. I could see a hernia causing problems with closing the 5 hole and lateral mobility, both of which were very poor this year. I had no problems (surprise, surprise) with Smith's glove hand, which had previously been his weakness.

 

[Tad Mikowski]

I wonder if his hernia was the reason for his poor performance. With any luck, he'll come back as an excellent goalie. I could see a hernia causing problems with closing the 5 hole and lateral mobility, both of which were very poor this year. I had no problems (surprise, surprise) with Smith's glove hand, which had previously been his weakness.

For me it's gotten to the point where I refuse to make excuses for him. I did that for the first 2 bad years and won't do it again

 

[cobra427]

For me it's gotten to the point where I refuse to make excuses for him. I did that for the first 2 bad years and won't do it again

When Smith comes back and is ready, he and LD are our 2 goalies. LD stays as the starter, until he cools off. Smith gets a game here and there, but that is it, unless he throws shut outs. Hopefully, this will make Smith hungry. I don't see LD going back down but I see Lindback being cut.

 

[Ebb]

When Smith comes back and is ready, he and LD are our 2 goalies. LD stays as the starter, until he cools off. Smith gets a game here and there, but that is it, unless he throws shut outs. Hopefully, this will make Smith hungry. I don't see LD going back down but I see Lindback being cut.

I think that might be the approach, but with Tippett, you never know. If anything, Smith as backup could be spinned as making sure that he recovers fully for next season since Domingue has done well.

Of course, there's a chance we could trade Domingue at the deadline (I truly hope not--but Smith will be the starter until we perhaps buy him out next season); we could get a nice return for him (which may include a #2 goalie which Domingue has pretty much shown he is above)

 

[Summer Rose]

Spit my energy drink all over my computer monitor. Thanks hahaha

I'm glad I was finished with my coffee by the time I read it, myself.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Might be a good chance to win these last 2 before the break. Neither team has been hot lately, both are 3-6-1 over their last 10.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

For me it's gotten to the point where I refuse to make excuses for him. I did that for the first 2 bad years and won't do it again

Who's making excuses? I want to know what might have caused Smith's streak of bad play.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I think that might be the approach, but with Tippett, you never know. If anything, Smith as backup could be spinned as making sure that he recovers fully for next season since Domingue has done well.

Of course, there's a chance we could trade Domingue at the deadline (I truly hope not--but Smith will be the starter until we perhaps buy him out next season); we could get a nice return for him (which may include a #2 goalie which Domingue has pretty much shown he is above)

We shouldn't trade Domingue. He should be kept as the successor to Smith.

 

[moosemeister]

Might be a good chance to win these last 2 before the break. Neither team has been hot lately, both are 3-6-1 over their last 10.

Yeah would love to win this game. We can beat them.

 

[Jakey53]

When Smith comes back and is ready, he and LD are our 2 goalies. LD stays as the starter, until he cools off. Smith gets a game here and there, but that is it, unless he throws shut outs. Hopefully, this will make Smith hungry. I don't see LD going back down but I see Lindback being cut.

I think Smith will get more than a game or two. Smith was on a very short leash before his injury so they may want to see if his poor play was due to injury. If he has not improved I could see DT play LD lots to see if he is the real deal or not.

 

[Jakey53]

I think that might be the approach, but with Tippett, you never know. If anything, Smith as backup could be spinned as making sure that he recovers fully for next season since Domingue has done well.

Of course, there's a chance we could trade Domingue at the deadline (I truly hope not--but Smith will be the starter until we perhaps buy him out next season); we could get a nice return for him (which may include a #2 goalie which Domingue has pretty much shown he is above)

I don't think you will get diddely squat for LD.

 

[BUX7PHX]

I think that might be the approach, but with Tippett, you never know. If anything, Smith as backup could be spinned as making sure that he recovers fully for next season since Domingue has done well.

Of course, there's a chance we could trade Domingue at the deadline (I truly hope not--but Smith will be the starter until we perhaps buy him out next season); we could get a nice return for him (which may include a #2 goalie which Domingue has pretty much shown he is above)

Ummmm..... NO

For me it's gotten to the point where I refuse to make excuses for him. I did that for the first 2 bad years and won't do it again

Hard to say - our defense has improved since Smith was last in the net (coincidence?!?). In all honesty, we have been playing better D in front of Domingue, but I think that if Smith played in those games, we definitely would have lost a few more games than we won or took to OT. Smith was fighting the puck. A LOT. I mean, Domingue could have the same thing happen to him in the 2nd half of the season, but he has also done some little things like controlling rebounds effectively that Smith used to do and do well. Maybe the injury was affecting him more and more, b/c early in the season, Smith looked on his game...

This coming from one of the biggest Smith (and goalie supporters, in general) out there...

 

[Tad Mikowski]

Who's making excuses? I want to know what might have caused Smith's streak of bad play.

my comment wasn't directed toward you so much as myself. I was a huge Smith advocate for the longest time but now its to the point where in my mind I just can't justify it any more. He CAN be good but his stretches of bad far outweigh his stretches of good. Sure the D has gotten better but if you throw him back in net, i'm not expecting anything different. Streaks of solid play followed by longer streaks of soft goals and sprawling to make saves when its totally unnecessary. I hope to god im wrong and he can regain some composure but its the "Fool me once" Scenario to me.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I wonder if his hernia was the reason for his poor performance. With any luck, he'll come back as an excellent goalie. I could see a hernia causing problems with closing the 5 hole and lateral mobility, both of which were very poor this year. I had no problems (surprise, surprise) with Smith's glove hand, which had previously been his weakness.

I think his hernia might have limited his vertical mobility; he might have cheated around it by dropping early into the butterfly, which he did quite a bit of early in the season.

But I don't think the hernia accounts for his terrible decision-making or his needlessly extravagant first-save flops that left the net open for easy rebounds or things of that nature. I think the best we can hope for is that Smith's gaffes in the net are more limited when he comes back.

 

[RemoAZ]

Do we still have control of LD after this season or is he unrestricted?

 

[AZviaNJ]

Do we still have control of LD after this season or is he unrestricted?

RFA I believe.

 

[AZviaNJ]

We shouldn't trade Domingue. He should be kept as the successor to Smith.

Succession plan enacted December 2015, completed January 2016.

 

[0point1]

We shouldn't trade Domingue. He should be kept as the successor to Smith.

This. Du-Ming has been doing great, need to hold on to him.

 

[SniperHF]

Wild have been terrible lately, hopefully we can use that to continue getting out of our micro funk.