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Originally Posted by moon
Smid is not a shutdown guy at all. Just because defense is the best part of his game does not make him a shutdown guy. His foot speed is much too slow and he has a bad sense of positioning.
He does block shots, hits and is a fake tough guy but is not a shutdown guy at all unless you want a bottom 5 defense in the league.
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Smid is a shutdown guy. Just because he's not elite at it doesn't mean that isn't his job. He isn't in the NHL because of his amazing foot speed and 100mph shot. So what would you call him then?
You hated him before he even set foot in Calgary and I think if he played like Lidstrom you'd still find a way to hate him.
And a fake tough guy? He isn't trying to be tough he is just trying to stick up for teammates even if it means he gets his ass kicked. He has more heart than any Flames defensemen not named Gio and is the only one to do something when our goalie gets touched.
He is -2 in 19 games as a Flame on one of the worst defences in the NHL. He is playing just the way we expected him to play and some. Smid is all heart and a good shutdown defenseman.