same here, on both accounts.
guess he's trying to pump some confidence on him.
or up his trade value.
Check out this quote.
"There's little tricks that he's learned from Lidstrom that I'm picking up as I play more and watch him more. He's very patient with the puck, and that's something that I want to bring into my game, be a little bit more poised with the puck and maybe take that extra second and make the better play, don't try to rush things."
Smith learning from Lidstrom by proxy of Kronwall. Wasn't there a few people around here saying he should have been learning from Lidstrom directly?