Re: Ward, Smith, or Neither?
Greiss would be my first thought. NYI is going to be good team, and when (not if) Halak goes down, it gives you a better chance to pick up good stats. Ward is not a long-term solution, as is Smith. Smith would get more starts, as Lack would be challenging Ward especially since we just signed a deal with them. I would even give a shot at Bernier. Babcock will have the team be playing defense (for once) so that should help his peripheral stats.
Soooo.. What I'm saying is... Greiss, then Smith, then Bernier, then Ward. The others are too far down the pipe or not going to get you the starts you want or aren't reliable.
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C-J.Thornton,Zetterberg,E.Staal,McDavid,Scheifele,E. Lindholm,Draisaitl
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