News Article: Sens hire Dave Smart

[Fandlauer]

This is a pretty interesting and creative hire. The hands down best Canadian University basketball coach picked up as a regular consultant. I can't think of anyone better to get in there and guide young players. My wife used to play basketball pretty competitively and has been to several camps he was running over the years, said he is an absolute master motivator.

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[maclean]

Smart move





(had to be done)

 

[Cosmix]

Send him to Belleville on the next bus!

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Good move by the coaching staff. If they could only have gotten Dorion some help a couple years ago

 

[2CHAINZ]

Wonder how long his leash is with DJ.


All jokes aside good to see them spending money on development.

 

[TheDebater]

Not sure how significant this move is, what exactly is his role going to be?

 

[BigHitter67]

This is a pretty interesting and creative hire. The hands down best Canadian University basketball coach picked up as a regular consultant. I can't think of anyone better to get in there and guide young players. My wife used to play basketball pretty competitively and has been to several camps he was running over the years, said he is an absolute master motivator.

‘guide young players’ ?!..lol did you read the article!? . His role isn’t to work with the players but rather to ‘read negative or positive body language from the 400 level’ and report back to smitty..lol.. . JUSt re-read that last part and let it sink in for a few seconds..
it’s just another joke of a move by a team that has mastered the art of league laughingstock! I’ll agree on one point ! Hell of a UNIVERSITY basketball legend ! But NHL hockey advisor ??.. please.

 

[BigHitter67]

Not sure how significant this move is, what exactly is his role going to be?

To read negative and positive body language from the 400 deck and act as an expert consultant on .. ‘personalities’ because pro athletes making 4 million a year and canadian university athletes are all the same

 

[robsenz]

Not sure how significant this move is, what exactly is his role going to be?

We could use some help with lay ups

 

[aragorn]

Dave Smart is a great basketball coach & great motivator of young players who want to succeed. Looks like a very good move on their part, should be interesting to see how this turns out.

 

[harrisb]

Seems like a move you make once you have filled all the other gaps in the front office.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Looks like Smith is being given the funding and freedom to round out his staff as he sees fit.

Nice to see, looks like one area that doesn’t seem to be crippled by a budget. By all accounts Smart is a motivator guru, and it looks like Smith is trying to bring the young core together using some unorthodox methods to go along with the traditional.

I found it interesting that Smart’s position could grow from watching games on high, and hanging around at practices, to potentially something more. Times are changing and young people these days have some different needs than those of the past. This could spark a new staff position if it’s effective.

Either way, more good people around the team is good news, no matter what the capacity, in my opinion.

 

[DrEasy]

Seems like a move you make once you have filled all the other gaps in the front office.

We are big on intangibles.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

To read negative and positive body language from the 400 deck and act as an expert consultant on .. ‘personalities’ because pro athletes making 4 million a year and canadian university athletes are all the same

Yes, at first glance it seemed encouraging. After reading the article...not so much. Very odd hire.

 

[supsens]

‘guide young players’ ?!..lol did you read the article!? . His role isn’t to work with the players but rather to ‘read negative or positive body language from the 400 level’ and report back to smitty..lol.. . JUSt re-read that last part and let it sink in for a few seconds..
it’s just another joke of a move by a team that has mastered the art of league laughingstock! I’ll agree on one point ! Hell of a UNIVERSITY basketball legend ! But NHL hockey advisor ??.. please.

As far as team sports and dealing with young athletes he is one of the best Canada has to offer, many teams have consultants it's a good move. Let that sink in._..

 

[Tighthead]

I wonder what his remuneration is, and what the time commitment is like.

 

[Matsens15]

‘’It doesn’t have anything to do with hockey, it just has to do with people,” adds Smith. ”And I think it’s going to help me.”

 

[thinkwild]

Really interesting hire. Teams for years have been using sports psychologists to help players visualize success and the likes. Smart may be able to take that position to a higher level. My first sarcastic thought was that he was brought in more as a grief counselor as is often done after tragedies, cause the sens season this year may require some solid psychological counseling for the young players.