I don't remember which Capitals player it was being interviewed between periods last game, but the look on his face when he was describing how frustrating it was to have Smith coming out to play pucks was priceless.
His actual play in net has been stingy and he battles hard, but that ability to play the puck has been a bigger factor that I anticipated when the trade was announced.
It also seems clear now he was a pretty major element in the Coyotes being even semi competitive the last few years.
Really excited he seems to be finding a groove with us.
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