Brendan Smith D FA Sat 4/11/15 11:57 PM
Brendan Smith
D FA
Updating an earlier report, Smith was benched Saturday for taking a foolish penalty in Thursday's game and was not just given rest before the postseason, according to the Associated Press.
His penalty cost the Wings the game Thursday against Montreal. He put his team down two-men after swatting an in-play puck while on the bench. The Habs promptly scored on the the two-man advantage to tie the game and then the Wings lost in OT. We're pretty sure the young defender won't have another brain fart like that again.
