Mike Smith Is So Bad

[Nithoniniel]

Smith always gets jumped on when he makes this kind of mistake. Like a risk taking Dman sometimes he will get burned but I bet his fantastic puck handling and passing greatly outweighs the few head scratchers he makes every season.

There was an article on this earlier. It looked at the statistical gain from puck-moving ability of the goalies around the league. The conclusion was that while Smith was a top-end puck-mover, he made mistakes at a rate far higher than almost any other goalie and that put his overall impact way back from the leaders.

His puck handling and passing do outweigh his mistakes, but the difference is that the top guys are closer to his ability with the puck while his decision-making isn't close to theirs.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

dude was trying to support his dman in a board battle instead of get back in the cage...

then the stinker which sealed after CGY made it a 1 goal game.



he should be embarrassed for this performance on Iginla night

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Please give us Rittich as number 1 again. Smith is ready for retirement. He’s not capable of taking us to the promised land

 

[BC Ben]

Neither headcase Smith nor surprising Rittich will help the Flames in the postseason.

 

[SharksCyclops]

Pathetic play behind the net

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Figures the one night Oiler fans were cheering for the Flames Smith botches it...

 

[Dr Quincy]

He will prevent Calgary from doing any real damage in the playoffs.

Except he won't be the starter.

 

[super6646]

Except he won't be the starter.

Idk about that...

 

[robertocarlos]

"Why you get so mad. It's just a game".

 

[thaman8765678]

Figures the one night Oiler fans were cheering for the Flames Smith botches it...

Smith botches it every game. If the Flames score under 4 goals they have basically no chance to win with him in net.

When Rittich starts and the Flames score only 2 goals, they are 6-7. When Smith starts and the Flames score only 2 goals they are 1-10. Tells you all you need to know. You need at minimum 3 goals with Smith in net and likely 4 or 5.

 

[Ceremony]

That second goal is a controller disconnected moment

 

[blankall]

I actually thought, apart from that second goal, that Mike Smith played great. The Flames lost because they didn't get bounces offensively, and defensive lapses. All of the Wild goals involved undefended Wild players in front. There was also the goal from Andersson Fed up too, that resulted in the odd man rush. After the turnover, the Wild had a 4 on two, as no one seemed to hustle back.

I'd only put one goal (and it's obvious which one) on Smith.

 

[thaman8765678]

I actually thought, apart from that second goal, that Mike Smith played great. The Flames lost because they didn't get bounces offensively, and defensive lapses. All of the Wild goals involved undefended Wild players in front. There was also the goal from Andersson Fed up too, that resulted in the odd man rush. After the turnover, the Wild had a 4 on two, as no one seemed to hustle back.

I'd only put one goal (and it's obvious which one) on Smith.

An average nhl goalie stops the 3rd goal. An average junior goalie stops the 4th.

 

[x Tame Impala]

I enjoy every bad game he has

 

[FissionFire]

Flames really needed to trade for another goalie at the deadline. Even if you go with Rittich as your starter you need someone capable of actually stopping pucks to back him up in case of injury.

 

[blankall]

An average nhl goalie stops the 3rd goal. An average junior goalie stops the 4th.

Here's the highlights:



The 3rd goal invovled a trailer, while Smith was looking at the forming 2 on 1. It was a very quick pass to Suter. A goalie cannot be expected to handle that many angles at once. There was 4 Minnesota players coming back, and only 2 Flames.


I watched goal 4 again...you're correct on that one. Smith should have had it.

 

[DecadeofDarkness22]

smith sucks... i can see the flames getting swept in the playoffs with this sieve in net.

 

[Boomstick]

Playoffs are a different beast. Look what happened to Elliott for the Flames a couple of years ago. Decent regular season, 10 game win streak and was completely awful in the playoffs. Mike Smith doesn't have much longevity left, this might be his last kick at the can. He was a monster for Arizona in his one playoff run, hopefully he calms down and steps up in the playoffs.
If he tanks, he probably will be a backup for the rest of his career.

 

[bl02]

Wow that second goal was comical...btw hated the Nino trade but the Fenton's moves are not looking horrible right now. He was being laughed at for the Bos/Nashville trades. 5 wins in a row against some good teams too

 

[thaman8765678]

Playoffs are a different beast. Look what happened to Elliott for the Flames a couple of years ago. Decent regular season, 10 game win streak and was completely awful in the playoffs. Mike Smith doesn't have much longevity left, this might be his last kick at the can. He was a monster for Arizona in his one playoff run, hopefully he calms down and steps up in the playoffs.
If he tanks, he probably will be a backup for the rest of his career.

We now know what Smith will look like in the playoffs because the pressure was on last night and players wanted to badly get the win on Iginla night. What we saw last night will be what will happen in the playoffs.

 

[Coffey]

I was wondering how someone liked a post of mine from this old thread. Then I figured Smith must have shit the bed against the Wild.

 

[SniperHF]

He was a monster for Arizona in his one playoff run,

He was a monster the whole season though. He may still be capable of a hot run but I doubt it would be at the same level.

 

[Snakepit]

Hopefully he's riding the bench in the playoffs

 

[Captain Creampuff]

Who's held their team back more this season? Mike Smith or Jake Allen?

 

[thaman8765678]

Who's held their team back more this season? Mike Smith or Jake Allen?

Mike Smith has for sure cost the team 10 points at minimum. Flames would be right behind Tampa in points with just average goaltending from Smith. I'd be interested to know how many points Jake Allen has lost himself solely to compare.