The existence of Craig Smith is endlessly amusing to me. His name is just “Craig Smith.” That’s the name of your CPA. He was born in Madison, WI, which is like the first city you’d think of if you needed a random city to facilitate telling a story or joke. He was picked in the 4th round, a complete afterthought, but he’s pretty good for some reason. It’s like he was put into witness protection and they sprang “NHL winger” on him for his new job, despite having previously been a botanist or something. All the details of his NHL career seem to be carefully fabricated to support this cover. Craig Smith is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.
God’s speed, crazy legs…
I know it isn’t the popular pick. Craig Smith was one of my favorite Preds of all time. Consistently solid, one of the better players I’ve seen against the boards, and was here at one point longer than anyone else except Josi. Also, gave rise to the phrase “he smith’d it” when a player missed a wide open net. Might be one of the only players in NHL history to block his one shot from less than a foot away, and then win the same game in a shootout.
I would love to see him retire on a one day contract with the Preds and get recognized at a game.
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[Raising the roof for your retirement you beautiful bastard](https://youtu.be/xoSBMDpBw5Q?si=8RZu-BzA6wXk7jPk)
The existence of Craig Smith is endlessly amusing to me. His name is just “Craig Smith.” That’s the name of your CPA. He was born in Madison, WI, which is like the first city you’d think of if you needed a random city to facilitate telling a story or joke. He was picked in the 4th round, a complete afterthought, but he’s pretty good for some reason. It’s like he was put into witness protection and they sprang “NHL winger” on him for his new job, despite having previously been a botanist or something. All the details of his NHL career seem to be carefully fabricated to support this cover. Craig Smith is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.
God’s speed, crazy legs…
I know it isn’t the popular pick. Craig Smith was one of my favorite Preds of all time. Consistently solid, one of the better players I’ve seen against the boards, and was here at one point longer than anyone else except Josi. Also, gave rise to the phrase “he smith’d it” when a player missed a wide open net. Might be one of the only players in NHL history to block his one shot from less than a foot away, and then win the same game in a shootout.
I would love to see him retire on a one day contract with the Preds and get recognized at a game.
https://preview.redd.it/o1pzvwide16g1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e661b99d97fff9e1899562015d70f60c01ac0ce
W. Gretzky- “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”
Craig Smith – “Hold my beer”
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https://imgur.com/a/X0vRAIP#PsIXthG
C’mon Trotz, give the man a stipend and get him 13 more regular season games.
Godspeed Crazy Legs.
totally forgot about him and didnt even realize he was still in the nhl
As a Bruins fan (primarily) I can tell you we absolutely loved having The Accountant on our team.