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One word is rarely a window into the soul. But by saying so little, Mike Smith revealed so much about the competitive fire that rages in him with a response to a question earlier this month. Reporter: “Is there extra satisfaction for you putting probably the final nail in Calgary’s playoff hopes here?” Smith: “Yup.” “To say Mike Smith is very competitive, that’s probably an understatement,” said Marty Turco, Smith’s former teammate on the Dallas Stars and one of his close friends. “He will use any motivation he can find. He loves to prove people wrong.” That hunger, that drive to prove people wrong is a big reason why the 39-year-old Edmonton Oilers netminder is TSN Hockey’s Comeback Player of the Year in the non-Oskar Lindblom category. ....
Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Even after winning four of their last five games, the Vancouver Canucks are still a long-shot to make the playoffs. That’s an indictment of just how bad and unlucky they’ve been through the first half of the season. Despite the miraculous run the Canucks would need in order to make the playoffs, the team is beginning to tease potential. Right now, the number one reason why the Canucks can climb back into the playoff hunt is because of Thatcher Demko. He’s won four straight games, was just named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week, and is looking like an absolute analytics darling. ....
Bantering Points: 3/1/21 Share this story Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Game Recap: After dominating the Bruins two nights prior, the Rangers were dominated by their Boston-based foes during a Sunday matinee (CBS) Larry Brooks compares yesterday’s Alexandar Georgiev incident with a similar occurrence during Game 1 of New York’s 2016 playoff series against Pittsburgh (NY Post) Brooks also hears that once Vitali Kravtsov’s KHL season ends, the Rangersare expected to bring him back to North America for the reaminder of the 2020-21 campaign (NY Post) Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from yesterday afternoon’s defeat (LoHud) ....