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Old 07-16-2022, 01:17 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by bigrangy View Post
Smith’s development has been uneven for a while. I guess NJ figures he’ll be losing value and wanted to get something for him. Marino is pretty solid.
Yep. Smith was flat out bad last year after a pretty good rookie season. His strength is in the offensive zone and there was a real chance he would be the 4th best option on the PP by the start of the 23-24 season. Pretty easy to see Dougie, Nemec and Luke Hughes ahead of him on the depth chart
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