On the one hand, there’s Devante Smith-Pelly, the playoff hero, the one who the Washington Capitals relied on to the tune of seven goals in 24 games en route to the 2018 Stanley Cup. The one who played admirably in his three Stanley Cup Playoff Games in 2019, though he didn’t register a goal.
On the other hand is Smith-Pelly, the player who had four goals and four assists in 54 games in the recent regular season, was assigned to Hershey near the trade deadline and sat out of some early season games due to conditioning problems, according to Isabelle Khurshudyan of The Washington Post.