Ryan Warsofsky was still raving about this Will Smith shift over a month after it happened.
“If you go back and watch the Montreal overtime, that’s how he needs to play,” Warsofsky said on Apr. 2 about a Feb. 27 OT shift at the Montreal Canadiens. “He does it at times, and at times, he has a habit of not doing it.”
So what was special about this Smith shift?
As we approach the beginning of the 20-year-old center-winger’s sophomore season, let’s roll the tape on what Smith needs to do more of in 2025-26.
Why did Warsofsky like about the rookie’s shift? And according to Stathletes, where can the young San Jose Sharks star improve next year?