Smith has looked pretty good the last two games... he has jumped into the rush on occasion, has put some good moves on forwards to get around them and get scoring opportunities lately.... and has done a great job skating the puck out of the D-zone. He appears to be looking to create more offense, which is something he rarely if ever did under Babcock. Maybe Smith will finally find his game again under Blash.
move him to forward.... NO. He has never shown the finishing ability to be a forward. When he does make a good move to get a scoring chance, he usually ends up holding on to the puck too long, or simply fires a shot into the chest pad of the goalie. We have a lot better option at forward than Smith. If moving him to forward is the only way to keep him, then no sense in keeping him.