Anaheim Ducks‘ 2010 2nd round draft pick (#42 overall), right wing Devante Smith-Pelly(34) was reassigned to minor league affiliate Syracuse Crunch for a brief conditioning stint after missing a month of game action due to a fractured foot he suffered while on loan to Team Canada for the IIHF World Junior Championship.
In 4 AHL games, the 6′ 211 lbs. 19-year old rookie only produced one assist.
In 26 NHL games he has 3 goals and a pair of assists but is a miserable -10 plus/minus.
He still looks a bit lost out there skating with the men but plays with enough fire that it shouldn’t take him long to get deep into the mix on a streaking team in the playoff hunt.
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