But what are the expectations here? Smith has the Senators — who are not good — playing well enough to be a tough out on most nights in the North Division. For now, that’s fine, but what’s going to be expected in 2021-22?
Smith’s made some head-scratching line-up choices at times, particularly at the start of this year, but the team has also played about as well as could be expected given the talent on hand and the players seem to like him well enough. It’s really hard to complain too much about his time at the helm all-in.