more like a Sean Avery-lite,maybe a Matt Cooke-lite if he's lucky
guys 20 and still can't even hit PPG in juniors
Sure I get that, but it's still a suspension worthy stunt and even more stupid by a key player going into a game 7. I guess it's situations like this where a kid's temper/head is really tested.Glanced through the Kitchener subforum here at HF and it sounds like there's been some...questionable...decisions made by folks on both teams. This isn't to say Smith isn't being stupid here, he is, but it might not be as strange and out of the blue as it seems at first tweet.
Sure I get that, but it's still a suspension worthy stunt and even more stupid by a key player going into a game 7. I guess it's situations like this where a kid's temper/head is really tested.
Yeah this seems to have been a heated series for sure. All I'm saying is that getting suspended for an idiotic stunt at this point is probably the worst possible thing you could do. And it's all on GS, regardless of what others are doing or have done.I didn't say it wasn't, but when the league doesn't step in as the teams escalate their stupidity they are just begging for someone to keep going a step further. Yeah, Smith's was probably the most egregious crossing of the line (though wasn't one of the coaches getting into it with a fan after one of the games?) but that level of stupidity should be expected when every level of stupidity before it has already been tolerated.
Yeah this seems to have been a heated series for sure. All I'm saying is that getting suspended for an idiotic stunt at this point is probably the worst possible thing you could do. And it's all on GS, regardless of what others are doing or have done.
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Re: the Smith incident.
It's definitely on Smith. Viewed by itself, though, and it looks like he's just some out of control nut job. Viewed in context of what's happened in the series it's still stupid but not nearly as surprising. I'm hoping that moving up the ladder to GR/Toledo will help him grow up a bit next year. Folks are down on him, but I think he has a game that can translate well and he could be a solid NHLer that helps make the Wings a nasty team to play against.
It's definitely on Smith. Viewed by itself, though, and it looks like he's just some out of control nut job. Viewed in context of what's happened in the series it's still stupid but not nearly as surprising. I'm hoping that moving up the ladder to GR/Toledo will help him grow up a bit next year. Folks are down on him, but I think he has a game that can translate well and he could be a solid NHLer that helps make the Wings a nasty team to play against.
He has a ton of good bottom six qualities. The reality with Smith is if he could find a bit more in his skating and a way to pk I would be a bunch more bullish on what he could become. As it is, he is a guy that at least gets a cup of coffee at some point because he does have a lot of translatable skills in terms of what they look for. He needs to make some gains in a few areas if he wants to stay though. He does project as a heavy forechecker at least. He could turn into a third line depth scorer that is super heavy, I just think if he learns to PK he could have a lot more impact in his pro career.
I'm not sure if youre saying folks are down on him because of this incident or because of the season he has had but after he got traded to Kitchener I have some hope of him being an NHLer. Read the threads and what Kitchener fans say about him, hes been a beast these playoffs. He needs to learn to control his temper obviously and hes too much of ahot head, but hes playing really good hockey right now.
I could see him being a third/fourth liner that could get some net front PP duties down the rod if all goes well
I'm not sure if youre saying folks are down on him because of this incident or because of the season he has had but after he got traded to Kitchener I have some hope of him being an NHLer. Read the threads and what Kitchener fans say about him, hes been a beast these playoffs. He needs to learn to control his temper obviously and hes too much of ahot head, but hes playing really good hockey right now.
I could see him being a third/fourth liner that could get some net front PP duties down the rod if all goes well
Will Rasmussen join GR then?
Fulcher needs to be atleast the backup in GR next season...seen him enough in person...he's greatSSM with the game 7 win over Kitchener, Sambrook advances to the OHL finals against Fulcher (Hamilton).
Machovsky signed a 3-year deal with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech league.
Machovsky signed a 3-year deal with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech league.
Smith seems like a kid that Cleary could actually have some real influence on.
Smith seems like a kid that Cleary could actually have some real influence on.
People eat up these myths about Cleary, don't they?