The crazy thing is that no one predicted that we would be having a season like this; with a record that can be considered NHL elite and a team that is on the brink of falling under the same title.
Having a player like Smith that is playing okay but not elite is something that is holding us back. By no means is he hot trash, and he did not single-handedly hand us that loss yesterday. But he is not up to standard on a team that has a higher ceiling than it does even now.
At the end of last season Tre said that there would be 'no passengers', I think that you have to hold yourself to that same statement and say that sorry Smith, you're not pulling the weight that we need you to, see ya.
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