Speculation: Player Discussion: Will Smith

[sincityshark]

I see a player out there who isn't confident right now.

He's scared to make mistakes because his ice time will diminish... I would love for him to be sent down to the A and let him get his confidence back, he has the tools and the i.q. to be a solid 2c in the future.. just needs to hone in his game and work on his skating.. idk im no scout..

 

[Forlan]

Smith is very dependent on line partners. He's good on free ice and when there's little pressure. Smith doesn't have good skating and physical conditioning to feel confident in stressful situations. It remains to be hoped that he will significantly improve in these aspects

 

[Shark Finn]

Smith is very dependent on line partners. He's good on free ice and when there's little pressure. Smith doesn't have good skating and physical conditioning to feel confident in stressful situations. It remains to be hoped that he will significantly improve in these aspects

It'll be a very long offseason for Smith to train and concentrate on his glaring weaknesses while improving otherwise too. I'm not too worried at this point. The kid will learn.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

I see a player out there who isn't confident right now.

He's scared to make mistakes because his ice time will diminish... I would love for him to be sent down to the A and let him get his confidence back, he has the tools and the i.q. to be a solid 2c in the future.. just needs to hone in his game and work on his skating.. idk im no scout..

Im not sure if sending him down to the A now would be helpful. He hasn’t been same player since getting injured. His 2 biggest weaknesses are his strength and lack of speed/acceleration those won’t get fixed in the A, this offseason is probably going to be very critical in his development, eklund had the same problem too but he put on muscle since his rookie year and it’s paid dividends