BRENDAN SMITH - Defenseman - 30 - $4.35MM Cap Hit - UFA in 2021-2022
LAST UPDATED 1/28/19
After a stellar playoff run with the Rangers after being acquired from Detroit, Smith was rewarded with a $4.35MM AAV contract with the expectation that he would be a top-4 defenseman in New York for the duration of the contract. Unfortunately for the Rangers, Smith has completely failed to live up to his high cap hit, and as his AHL demotion would suggest, he has played his way out of NYR's future plans. His defensive game has numerous issues, and his overall production is plagued by inconsistency. He may have a game where he looks like the great top-4 guy he was signed to be, but he'll follow that up with a number of downright bad games. Smith makes too many mistakes in his own end for him to be counted on for 20 minutes a night and lacks the hockey sense to make an impact anywhere above the 2nd pairing. At this point, he's a #6 or a #7, but given his contract, he definitely is a negative-value asset.
After a stellar playoff run with the Rangers after being acquired from Detroit, Smith was rewarded with a $4.35MM AAV contract with the expectation that he would be a top-4 defenseman in New York for the duration of the contract. Unfortunately for the Rangers, Smith has completely failed to live up to his high cap hit, and as his AHL demotion would suggest, he has played his way out of NYR's future plans. His defensive game has numerous issues, and his overall production is plagued by inconsistency. He may have a game where he looks like the great top-4 guy he was signed to be, but he'll follow that up with a number of downright bad games. Smith makes too many mistakes in his own end for him to be counted on for 20 minutes a night and lacks the hockey sense to make an impact anywhere above the 2nd pairing. At this point, he's a #6 or a #7, but given his contract, he definitely is a negative-value asset.
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