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Forum: NHL Signings15 juill. 2023 à 18 h 38
Sujet: Pittsburgh Penguins signed Ty Smith (1 Year / $775,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Brian2016</b></div><div>Will Butcher 2.0. Decent offensive potential, but a major liability in his own zone. Not gonna be an NHL difference maker; Not a player you win with.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>datools</b></div><div>I agree that's his "style" but calling him a player you don't win with at 23 years old is a little unfair.

+3 and 4 pts in 9 games with penguins averaging 20 mins a night replacing for injuries is a great first step last season.

Obviously rushed by NJD, let's let him have a chance</div></div>

Needs to be paired with a complementary blueliner and put in "sheltered" minutes to be effective. He still has a 4th/5th defenseman with PP2 upside but he needs to "own" the AHL on a top unit with full responsibility before an NHL team gives him that opportunity outside of injury fill-in time.

He's Torey Krug with 33% less points/minute.

To be frank, if there were anyone that is borderline NHL defenseman that should consider moving to forward it might be him.