Pre-Game Talk: Showdown in Cowtown

[RalphKing]

Surprised a little Smith isn't playing apparently.

 

[Messier11]

Surprised a little Smith isn't playing apparently.

I think a dumb decision by Tippet on this one. Calgary has Kosko's number. Everyone is going to go glove high on him and Kosko coming in after a few games not playing is not sharp in the beginning. Honestly don't know how Tippet cannot give this game to Smith. He would have been motivated to win this game and at the end of the day, he is the hot goalie at the moment. It's not like we have a 10pt buffer and can afford to piss away a 4pt division game.

 

[T-Funk]

I think a dumb decision by Tippet on this one. Calgary has Kosko's number. Everyone is going to go glove high on him and Kosko coming in after a few games not playing is not sharp in the beginning. Honestly don't know how Tippet cannot give this game to Smith. He would have been motivated to win this game and at the end of the day, he is the hot goalie at the moment. It's not like we have a 10pt buffer and can afford to piss away a 4pt division game.

Tippett already pissed away our buffer when he allowed a slumping Mike Smith to lose a few games when Koskinen was hot.