If starter Mike Smith falters again this upcoming season, newly signed backup, Anders Lindback be counted on to come on in relief of Smitty. We all know about Smith’s unfortunate season last year, and how we are very much hoping that he will regain the magic of his 2011-12 season, when he dominated in between the pipes.
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What if that doesn’t happen? What if Smitty gets pulled due to bad performances again this season? Well, the backup goalie who most recently benefitted from that scenario was Devan Dubnyk, who played brilliantly in a backup role, and almost displaced Smith from his starting job.