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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
The problem was, he was paired with Deryk Engelland. That was a dumb pairing and yet Hartley stuck with it.
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Originally Posted by puckedoff
Smid does well when he has a defensive partner who can make the breakout pass. He can do everything else well, but he does tend to rely on his partner to intiate the breakout - not a bad thing as long as you pair him with someone capable like Hamilton or Russell
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This and this.
Smid and Engelland cannot be paired together, they both have the exact same weaknesses and cannot move the puck at all.
Pair them with a good puck mover and both look infinitely better.