Smith, 24, skated in 3 games with the Bruins this season, after being claimed off waivers from the Dallas Stars on December 6. He played in 14 games with Dallas this season, posting two goals and one assist for three points. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound forward recorded a career-best offensive season in 2017-18, notching six goals and five assists for 11 points with a plus-5 rating in 46 appearances. Smith entered the NHL in the 2016-17 season with Dallas, tallying three goals and three assists for six points in 17 games. Smith spent three seasons with Dallas' AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, from 2014-17. In 186 career AHL games, he compiled 35 goals and 51 assists for 86 points with 106 penalty minutes and a plus-10 rating.
The Toronto, Ontario native was originally selected by Dallas in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
