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The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed unrestricted free agent center Wyatt Smith to a one-year, two-way contract today, owners Oren Koules and Len Barrier announced.
Smith, 5-foot-11, 205-pounds, spent the 2007-08 season in the Colorado Avalanche organization. He played in 25 games with the Avalanche, recording three assists. He also played in one Staley Cup Playoff game with Colorado. Smith also skated in 40 games with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League. He recorded 17 goals, 35 points, eight power-play goals and two shorthanded goals. Smith ranked third on Lake Erie in goals, fourth in power-play goals and fifth in points.
The native of Thief River Falls, Minnesota has played in 221 career NHL games with Colorado, the Minnesota Wild, New York Islanders, Nashville Predators and Phoenix Coyotes. He has scored 10 career goals and recorded 32 points with one power-play goal and two shorthanded goals.
Smith, 31, has played in 403 games in the AHL with Lake Erie, Houston, Bridgeport, Milwaukee and Springfield. He has recorded 128 career goals and 292 points. Smith has also played in 38 career Calder Cup Playoff games, recording nine goals and 23 points. He won the Calder Cup with Milwaukee in 2004.
He played his college hockey at the University of Minnesota and skated in 152 games. He scored 67 career goals and recorded 129 points in four seasons with the Golden Gophers. He was named to the All-WCHA Third Team during his senior season in 1998-99 after scoring 23 goals and registering 43 points in 43 games.
Smith was originally drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the ninth round, 233rd overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Posted by sandy grumblatt, pinellas on 07/03 at 06:02 PM
I am a season ticket holder and I went to ALL the games last year and I am a huge DAN BOYLE fan and the only reason I re-newed my full season tickets were because they Signed Dan to a 6 year deal, I WILL NOT re-new my tickets next year as the new owners are full of CRAP and they lied right in the face of THEIR season ticket holder and what else will the do after they say the opposite.
DAN FAN FOREVER,
Sandy
Posted by Goalman, Sarasota on 07/03 at 04:59 PM
Hey Adam,
Just got to read your witty comeback about Dan Boyle.Actually I have a season ticket(since the Thunderdome) and can count on one hand how many games I’ve missed. As I said before, you just don’t get it about Boyle. By the way, the guy who sells cotton candy was at all of the games and he doesn’t know anything about Hockey either
Posted by Joann Santoriello, Tampa, FL on 07/03 at 04:37 PM
What’s going on with goalie, Mike Smith?
In the new lightning intro where Boyle is not mention, neither is Mike Smith although Olie is listed.................
Posted by Mike Joyce, Bangkok, Thailand on 07/03 at 03:49 PM
Boyle’s value to the team isn’t on defense. He and Kuba are the worst defensive players on the team, so saying that his leaving would hurt the defense is not even close to right. In fact, if he leaves the defense will be better off, and so will the goalie.
Posted by Geografer, Spokane, WA on 07/03 at 02:01 PM
Thanks EE - but I think at this point no one really cares about anything other than Danny. But I do notice it is another forward. Apparently in the OK World (which doesn’t sound like a good place to be) you just ice 5 forwards and hope your goalies can keep the score below the 10 goals you plan on scoring.
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Posted by Goalman, Sarasota on 07/03 at 09:08 PM
San Jose has signed Rob Blake. I think that eliminates them from the Dan Boyle derby. Hopefully it will end this nonsanse. Boyle should stay here.