Givani Smith News

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Givani Smith
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Givani Smith has been recalled from Charlotte (AHL) and will be in the Panthers' lineup Friday.

Smith had been playing in Grand Rapids (AHL) prior to being dealt Monday to the Florida Panthers, where he had two goals, three assists, 45 PIMs and a -21 plus/minus through 19 games. He was part of a trade which saw Detroit acquire Danny O'Regan, and Anaheim, Michael Del Zotto.

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Givani Smith has been traded to the Florida Panthers as part of a three-way deal.

Smith had been playing in Grand Rapids (AHL) prior to being dealt Monday, where he had two goals, three assists, 45 PIMs and a -21 plus/minus through 19 games. He was part of a trade which saw Detroit acquire Danny O'Regan, and Anaheim, Michael Del Zotto.

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The Red Wings have recalled Givani Smith from the taxi squad.

The Red Wings have been hit hard by COVID-19 and now Darren Helm is dealing with an undisclosed injury, so it looks like Smith and Taro Hirose, who was also recalled, could make their season debuts on Sunday. Smith had two goals and one assist in 21 games with the Red Wings a season ago.

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The Red Wings have sent Givani Smith to Grand Rapids (AHL).

Smith became a regular in the Red Wings lineup during his call-up but has just three points (2G / 1A) in 21 games this season. With Anthony Mantha and Frans Nielsen back on Tuesday, Smith heads back to the AHL. He has 13 points (4G / 9A) in 24 games with Grand Rapids.

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The Red Wings have recalled Givani Smith from Grand Rapids (AHL).

This is the second time that Smith has been called up. During his first tour with the Red Wings, Smith had no points with four shots but carried an impressive 63.3 CorsiFor% in three games. During his time with the Griffins, the 21-year-old has scored three goals with four assists (seven points) in 10 games.

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The Red Wings have recalled Givani Smith from Grand Rapids (AHL).

Smith was a second-round pick (No.46 overall) in 2016 and is poised to make his NHL debut on Friday night. Luke Glendening left Wednesday's game with an upper-body injury, so Smith is expected to replace him in the Red Wings' bottom-6. The 6-foot-2, 220 lbs. winger has two goals and two assists (four points) in four AHL games this season.

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