Smith-Pelley is still likely getting over a massive hangover, both from winning Lord Stanley’s Cup and all the alcohol the Caps are consuming right now. Let’s take another look at that beautiful game tying goal he had in Game 5:
I know we’re a New Jersey Devils website, but look at that. That’s a thing of beauty.
It’s also used as evidence by a lot of Devils fans that the team shouldn’t have bought out Smith-Pelley’s contract. It’s hard to blame fans who watch that play to wonder what-might-have-been, but the Devils were 100% correct to buy out his contract.