Calgary Flames: To nobody’s surprise, Mike Smith is terrible again

Through 12 games so far this season, it’s clear who one of the weak links are for the Calgary Flames: Goaltender Mike Smith. Let’s look at why.

Through 12 games this season, the Calgary Flames are 6-5-1. In their five losses, while it’s not always the goalie’s fault, it’s still also quite clear about part of their losing factor: Mike Smith. I love the Chronicles of Mike Smith.

In 12 games, Smith has started nine of them and had to be relieved in two of them. While he had a shutout in one of his wins, he’s still been wildly inconsistent. Just to give you a clear view of just how inconsistent he is, through his last five games, in order from most recent to least, these are his sv%: 0.960,…