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Eh, Smith is a 24 year old with a career total of 0.5 point shares (never exceeded 0.2 in a season) and 14 points (never exceeded 7 in a season) over 3 seasons. He's physical, which is an element we aren't great at, but he also takes too many penalties. He's as replacement level as it gets. If you have to clear room, I think he is the guy traded or waived.
I would be happy to change out Smith for a 3rd or 4th, but thought maybe Vegas would want a cheap roster player more than a 4th round pick.
I think we are at the point in the rebuild where you don't leave open roster spots of need or plug them with terrible players for a year at a time in anticipation of every decent prospect working out. I agree Edvinsson, Johannsson, and Wallinder are all good prospects. There is also a pretty good chance that at least one of them never transitions successfully to the NHL. If it happens with #1 overall picks, it can happen with Wallinder. As much as I think they are all good, there's a good chance that one just doesn't work out, injuries or game just doesn't translate as well as we hoped, who knows.
For Copp, I covet his ability to play all three forward positions, especially as we expect to keep transitioning to younger players. Rather than sign a 2C and wonder what to do when Kasper gets here, we can slot him to whatever position we need at the time. Pretty good faceoff man (better percentage than Trocheck who I would also love to sign), but usually plays wing. Good two-way player. Michigan ties.