It isn’t 100 percent extension anxiety about Tyler Seguin among Dallas Stars fans this summer – suddenly, we also get to worry about Gemel Smith. The fan favorite cleared waivers on Friday, mere days ahead of his arbitration hearing on Wednesday.
It was clearly a power move by the Stars’ front office, and it seems to have worked. Does Smith still have a case to get a raise from his 2017-2018 salary of $650,000? What are the chances it will be a meaningful one?
At The Dallas Morning News, Josh Lile shares the #fancystats that reveal Smith as a good value even at Brett Ritchie money – that is, $1.