I was lukewarm on the idea when I heard it, but got to credit Treliving for knocking this one out of the park. He was bang on and Smith has been a revelation.
His intensity and desire to battle on every play / shot is formidable. He's always got that crazy look in his eyes when the camera zooms in. Love it.
And while there's a dicy moment every now and then with the puck play, there's no doubt that overall it's a net-positive. Teams that aren't aware learn pretty quick it's not a good idea to just dump it in. The amount of times he quick-starts transition play with a good pass is awesome.
All in all (especially given the length of his contract when we acquired it) I can't think of an option that would have been better.
You can see how bad he wants it, and I think he's going to be monstrous for us as the games get more important in April and beyond!
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