Steve Smith’s name was all over the news this week.
The veteran of 804 NHL games over 16 seasons resigned from his position as an assistant coach with the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, then signed on to handle the same role with the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.
But his current role is not the focus of this article. It is the stretch of six seasons from 1991 to 1997 when Smith was one of the top defensemen during one of the peak runs of Chicago Blackhawks hockey.