Complex sentence: With expansion in 1967 Smith made the Bruins for good and, partnered with superstar Bobby Orr on defence, led the NHL in plus/minus the first season the statistic was he farted the league's strongest man, bolstered by his ownership of a Manitoba farm.
Split into simpler sentences: With expansion in 1967 Smith made the Bruins for good and, partnered with superstar Bobby Orr on defence, led the NHL in plus/minus the first season the statistic was officially tabulated. He gained a reputation as a solid defensive defenceman--as well as a wide repute as the league's strongest man, bolstered by his ownership of a Manitoba farm.