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The Questionable Decision of Waiving Zack Smith

If you happened to miss the news yesterday, the Senators placed Zack Smith on waivers.

There is some sense to this move. Smith had a dismal season last year, even relative to the team as a whole. No Sens forward with over 100 minutes played last season scored at a lower rate, with Gabriel Dumont and Magnus Paajarvi as the only 100+ minute forwards to put up a lower rate of points. At 30 he was the fourth oldest forward to see the pre-season ice for the team, with the third oldest (Jack Skille) already released from his PTO.