1/12: Smith has cleared waivers and been reassigned to the AHL, per NHL.com’s Walt Ruff.
1/11: Hurricanes defenseman Ty Smith has been no stranger to being involved in transactions this season as he has been shuffled to and from the minors numerous times already. However, he’s now spent 30 days on Carolina’s roster since clearing waivers at the beginning of the year. That means that he must now clear waivers again before that can continue. The Hurricanes have made that move today as PuckPedia reports (Twitter link) that Smith has been placed on waivers.
The 24-year-old is in his first full season with Carolina after being acquired at the trade deadline last season as part of the Jake Guentzel deal and is on a one-year, $775K two-way contract. Smith has spent a big chunk of the year in the reserve role with the big club (or in transit to or from the minors) so playing time has been difficult to come by thus far.
Smith has played in 13 games with AHL Chicago this season and has been fairly productive, putting up three goals and seven assists in those outings. He has also gotten into eight appearances with the Hurricanes, collecting a goal and an assist while averaging 13:40 per game. For his career, Smith has 49 points in 131 NHL contests, most of which came with New Jersey after they drafted him 17th overall back in 2018.
Teams will have until 1 PM CT on Sunday to place a claim on Smith. If he passes through waivers unclaimed, his waiver clock will reset on both fronts. In other words, he won’t need to clear again once he reaches the 10-game mark on the season but rather if and when he gets into 10 games after his waiver period expires tomorrow.
I can’t believe this kid isn’t in the NHL fulltime. He’s has alot of offensive upside, And defensively, There a ton of NHL defenders that are alot worse.
I agree. Hope the Flyers claim him if he gets that far. He is better than Drysdale.
As a Hurricanes fan, i hope someone picks him up. We have a loaded defense core, and i feel we need to address other needs on the team. It would help if he got rid of his cap space.
Well, if he makes it through, he can help Chicago keep playing well in the AHL. Could possibly be used at the trade deadline in a package deal to bring in a 2C.
Marino for Smith was one of Hextall’s worst moves.
Smith for free, sure why not?
Pens need an extra body to keep Graves in a suit after Pettersson is traded.