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 Oscargasm
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| Adam wrote on Tue, 09 February 2021 10:00 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Tue, 09 February 2021 08:47 |
| Adam wrote on Tue, 09 February 2021 09:44 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 09 February 2021 08:39 |
Thata a boy Adam. Way to come in and piss all over a guy.
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It's not pissing all over him. It's just a reality. Guys who are soon to be 39 don't suddenly get better at hockey, and Mike Smith has been bad for a while now. He may have a few more good games left in him, but he's just not someone you can rely on at all and it would be a mistake to think that the Oilers can. That's just the facts of life.
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We are in a situation we need to rely on him to give an honest days work and provide rest to our other overpaid 2a option in goal.
Smith’s contributions to the team are far beyond what he does, or doesn’t do, on the ice. Ennis proved that again in his post game presser.
Is Smith a bonafide 1? No. Not anymore, hasn’t been for a long while. But he’s still capable when he can tap into it on the ice and he’s a voice and motivator for a VERY quiet leadership group.
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I don't think he is even a bonafide #2, and I don't put any stock in to what a player says in a post-game scrum when asked specifically about a teammate just back from injury. It's a canned response. No one ever downplays a teammate's importance. It's basically the same response Ennis would have made if they'd asked about the fights in the first "It was great, it gave us a big lift on the bench and sort of set the tone for the whole night" or about the goal from Draisaitl - "We really needed that. We'd been pushing, but just needed that one thing to go our way to really start the ball rolling." or about a couple big hits from a fourth liner - "That's just the energy he brings to our team. When we see that, it just gets everyone on the bench going." It is meaningless drivel.
I'm sure Smith is liked by his teammates, but in the end, that's not really what's important.
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It’s not the first time we’ve heard it though, Adam. We are well aware that our teams leadership personnel are quiet leaders. They lead by example on the ice. It’s been mentioned in regards to Neal and Smith how they’re vocal in the room and they motivate the group. It’s well documented from Lucic’s departure. It’s been mentioned by several others since.
Smith isn’t going to put the team on his back all season long. Let’s be honest, the old man’s back would break, he’d pull a mysterious muscle or simply fall. But he can provide a spark to a room, has shown his capability of still making a save when needed and despite some extremely poor decisions at times, adds a layer of puck moving.
In a season where we’ve already heard members of the team say it’s tougher to ‘get up’ for games, and it’s shown in the effort level at points, Smith’s motivation in the room is a positive. His being around, is a positive for Koskinen. His being around, is a positive for the team.
I can’t believe I just said all that. Ha. We’re living and dying with this tandem, like it or not. I’ll try to see the positives in the tandem rather than crapping over it after a guy puts in a solid effort that contributed to 2 points.
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