Dallas Stars forward Gemel Smith is 23 years old and has just six National Hockey League points in 17 games, competing in very few meaningful competitions. While Smith hasn’t had the most friendly ice time allotments and deployments, a prospect that sits at a relatively old age should be more successful at the higher level.
In most cases, of course.
An exception applies to Smith, the 104th overall selection in the 2012 Entry Draft out of Owen Sound (OHL). Smith was forever an afterthought to those in the pro hockey rankings, despite twice being the third-highest scorer with the Attack.