When the Dallas Stars media made the announcement on Thursday morning, it was clear that it wasn’t going to be an easy one to digest. On Thursday, less than 24 hours after being waived, Stars forward Gemel Smith was claimed off of waivers by the Boston Bruins.
Shortly after the announcement was made, Dallas GM Jim Nill stopped the Stars practice in order to give the team a chance to say their goodbyes before Smith departed for Boston.
As I watched the various videos on Twitter, they all held the same message.