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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Why would we even think that Smith projects to be a plug? When McGrattan was drafted he had all of 11 goals and 26 points in total from his three seasons in the OHL. Smith had more goals and points this past season than McGrattan did in his entire OHL career up to the time he was drafted. We will see how much Smith benefited from occasional opportunities to play with Dal Colle, but he looks like a hell of a lot more than "basically McGrattan 2.0".
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Conny was on 960 this morning and said he went out to scout Smith. Said he's got the skills and knows how to set up his linemates (Dal Colle) and go to the net. He just needs to work on his balance which is understandable at his size and age. The Flames certainly aren't looking at him as a plug.