His shot is gone ,,what ever is going on with him,,his elite shot is gone,,for now
It's far from gone. That slapper that hit Smith in the catcher was a rocket. Smith just had good positioning and it hit him. That was a typical AM shot. I do agree though that he doesn't have it as consistently right now. It's clearly something that he's fighting. Perhaps there's some pain when he shoots so the body naturally flinches/hesitates in anticipation.
Either way, the shot is still there, we've seen it. He just needs to get it back more consistently, which he will.
What I want to see is him take over games more often. He does it occasionally, but not often enough. I want to see him be more selfish sometimes and just take on the defenders. Sometimes he'll beat them and sometimes he'll give up the puck. That's the nature of the game, but he has the ability to win those battles more often than not. He's a very selfless player though, but every now and then, he gets a fire lit under his ass and he tears through the other team. I want to see it more often