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Originally Posted by puckluck2
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?
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By that definition then Chris Breen is a shutdown defenseman, SOB is a shutdown defenseman. They aren't in the NHL because of their amazing footspeed and 100 mph shot.
I would call him a defenseman. He isn't used to shutdown the other teams best players because he is not good enough.
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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.
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Not true at all but I guess if you have nothing to argue might as well make up some bogus hypothetical situation and then make up what my reaction would be.
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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.
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He is a fake tough, and called that by many Flames fans before he got here, because he usually starts the punching/pushing once the linesmen are present to make sure he doesn't actually have to back-up his actions.