I feel like one thing that Ty really has going against him is the overload on defense/waiver eligible guys under contract.
As it is, Vatanen, Greene, Severson, Butcher, Mueller, Lovejoy and Santini will all be on the team. Then Yakovlev (did I spell it right?) is a wild card. I can see him making the team and us carrying 8D, but I don't think we're carry 8D if Smith is one of them. Maybe we will though. I'd rather see Smith than Santini and Lovejoy, that's for sure. Although I do think Santini can be alright to decent with sheltered, bottom pairing minutes/competition.