Ty Smith, Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
The Numbers
Position: Defense
Age on Draft Day: 18
Height/Weight: 5’10”, 176 lbs.
2017-2018 Stats: 69 GP, 73 points (14-59—73)
Projection: Top-four two-way defenseman
If ever there was an organizational need right now in Detroit, it would be a mobile, puck-moving defenseman. Well, Ty Smith is exactly that. The 18-year-old has elite skating ability and is very much in the mix as the next best blueline prospect in this draft not named Rasmus Dahlin — but, we know the Red Wings won’t get their shot at him because the Buffalo Sabres can’t possibly screw that up, right?