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Skaters
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.37	-0.48
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
OFF	24
B2B	14
PROJ	189.00	162.00
G	5	2
AST	14	10
PTS	19	12
PIM	19	25
SOG	85	39
HIT	51	126
BLK	58	97

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Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	123.9
G	0	2
AST	0	5
PTS	0	7
PIM	0	14
SOG	0	31
HIT	0	49
BLK	0	70

Recent News
	Carolina Hurricanes Sign Ty Smith to One-Year Contract Extension After AHL Stint with Penguins Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Carolina Hurricanes sign defenseman Ty Smith to one-year contract extension Published June 21st, 2024 via Daily Faceoff Carolina Hurricanes Re-Sign Ty Smith on Two-Way Deal, Trade Details Revealed Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Hurricanes Sign Ty Smith To Two-Way Extension Published June 21st, 2024 via prohockeyrumors.com Hurricanes Re-Sign Ty Smith to One-Year Deal Published June 21st, 2024 via The Hockey News Hurricanes' Ty Smith: Agrees to one-year contract Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Ty Smith Can Be a Wild-Card for the Hurricanes Defense Published April 7th, 2024 via The Hockey Writers Jake Guentzel & Ty Smith Are Hurricanes: What That Means Moving Forward for Carolina Published March 8th, 2024 via Cardiac Cane	Nikita Zaitsev To Sign Multi-year Deal with KHL's SKA St. Petersburg Published May 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Nikita Zaitsev Expected To Sign In KHL Published May 20th, 2024 via prohockeyrumors.com Blackhawks Bottom Line: Nikita Zaitsev Played His Depth Role Out In Chicago Published April 29th, 2024 via Yardbarker Blackhawks' Nikita Zaitsev: Questionable Thursday Published April 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Blackhawks' Nikita Zaitsev: Ready to rock Published April 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Blackhawks' Nikita Zaitsev: Won't play Saturday Published April 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports Blackhawks' Nikita Zaitsev: Unavailable Tuesday Published April 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Blackhawks' Nikita Zaitsev: Game-time call Published April 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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