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4/2 GDT - Bruins 2 at Red Wings 3

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Oh alright, so Smith making the decision to try and make something happen offensively after all of 1 minute of time on attack all game resulting in Nyquist to drop back and play D, which is his job when his defender jumps up in his place, forced Nyquist to hold his player instead of defending him and take a 2 minute penalty. Not during the penalty kill, but shortly after when the game was even strength, Boychuk, who Smith was not responsible for covering, nor was he even on the ice, blasts a heavy slapper through a screen to score. 5 Wings were in the defensive zone and in position as it happened.

You are completely right, 100% Smith's fault. He should be a healthy scratch next game. :sleepy:

Why would we scratch him?

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More terrible than good. He suddenly makes everything on the ice all about this one-on-one battle that doesn't have to happen in the first place. If he loses the battle, he gets burned badly and his team mates will probably be at least a step behind in countering the shift because they're expecting him to make the safe play. Why take the risk?

We're struggling to control the puck if Smith's pinch works our push in the offensive zone continues. You can't always stay back on defense, I like the effort but hate the result.

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