PHX 2, CBJ 0: Mike Smith saves 54 (team record) in 8th shutout (ties team record)

[Stad]

Watching the Yotes-Jackets game and he is standing on his head.

Save of the year??



Another few nice saves.

[Trance Kuja]

Obviously a product of the defensive system in which his team plays.

[Crede777]

Sucks to be Gordon right now...

[Fred Murtz]

Smith stopping Nash's spin-a-rama

[Stad]

35 stops and the 2nd period isn't even done yet.

[awfulwaffle*]

Originally Posted by ASleepingForest

Obviously a product of the defensive system in which his team plays.

Not tonight. It's been mostly Smith. Team in front of him isn't playing well at all.

[TOML]

No surprise that LA (Quick) and Phoenix (Smith) feature, yes, 'defense-only' lineups.


TOML

[Trance Kuja]

Originally Posted by awfulwaffle

Not tonight. It's been mostly Smith. Team in front of him isn't playing well at all.

/sarcasm

I love Mike Smith. I think he's having a fantastic season, and not because of the Coyotes' system. It's certainly a factor, but not the main one.

[awfulwaffle*]

Originally Posted by TOMapleLaughs

No surprise that LA (Quick) and Phoenix (Smith) feature, yes, 'defense-only' lineups.


TOML

It's such boring hockey though!

[TOML]

Originally Posted by awfulwaffle

It's such boring hockey though!

Good GOD who cares if it's boring or not? It's defense-only and there's no contesting it. Cheers.


TOML

[awfulwaffle*]

Originally Posted by TOMapleLaughs

Good GOD who cares if it's boring or not? It's defense-only and there's no contesting it. Cheers.


TOML

LOL, I don't care. I enjoy watching my team on the ice, and the games are exciting to me. I like watching the Sedins get locked down. It brings me joy.

[Alberta Yote]

The lock down boring team has given up 39 shots through 2 periods to the Blue Jackets.

The team is playing like crap in front of him, this one is all Smith.

[Stad]

Anyone got video of that one save he made on Wiz??? Save of the year maybe?? anyway it was damn nice.

[XX]

Mike Smith is on another plane of existence right now. Something like 200 minutes of shutout hockey.

[Captain Hook]

I thought he was going to be a great goalie when I first saw him early in his career, but then injuries or something derailed that for a while. Looks like he really got his career back on track this season. Good for him.

[Watsatheo]

What's the record for most saves in a row without giving up a goal?

[Fred Murtz]

Smith robbing Umberger



Smith robbing Wisniewski

[Nabokov20]

i remember watching him a couple of years ago... you could see the ability/potential but he was notorious for softies and venturing. he still has consistency issues but has improved a fair bit in that regard

[Stad]

Originally Posted by Fred Murtz

Smith robbing Umberger

I'll put this in the OP.

[Maelmoor]

Originally Posted by ASleepingForest

/sarcasm

I love Mike Smith. I think he's having a fantastic season, and not because of the Coyotes' system. It's certainly a factor, but not the main one.

Well, the defense is for sure an important part of it, just look at how he played for us with a weak defense in front of him.

[hossua34]

52 saves and a shutout... so far



Ridiculous.

[Moo]

52 saves is the most in team history and there's still a buck left in the game.

[Stad]

54 now, wow.

[Moo]

I believe the 54 shots is a franchise record for the CBJ, too.

His eighth shutout ties a team record.

219:59 shutout streak is second longest in history behind Brian Boucher's epic run.

[Fred Murtz]

Originally Posted by stadw0n306

I'll put this in the OP.

Looks like you got it in there twice. Might want to change one to the Wisniewski save, that one is a doozy. THanks.