Cole Smith

Cole Smith

29-Year-Old Left WingLW
Nashville Predators
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A bottom-six wrecking ball, Smith posted nine goals, 14 assists, 235 hits and 63 PIM while averaging 13:41 of ice time over 80 regular-season contests. He's a good fit with a Predators team that values grit down the lineup, but that hardly makes him a reliable fantasy producer. Smith's ice time is likely to take a hit following Nashville's signings of Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault, which will push most forwards down a spot in the lineup. Smith's still got value as a physical presence and penalty killer, but most fantasy managers don't need to prioritize drafting him this fall. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $2 million contract extension with the Predators in January of 2024.
Delivers helper in win
LWNashville Predators
March 23, 2025
Smith logged an assist and five hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
ANALYSIS
Smith snapped a nine-game point drought with the helper. In that span, he had 16 hits, 15 shots on net and 14 PIM. Smith's a tough customer, and that's been enough to keep him in a bottom-six role for much of the season despite sparse contributions on offense. He's at 11 points, 57 shots on net, 132 hits, 67 PIM and a minus-8 rating through 58 appearances.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    13:24
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:02
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    2:17
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2022–23
12:45
0:03
2:06
2023–24
13:41
0:02
2:08
2024–25
13:24
0:02
2:17
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Smith ended up seeing a full workload in the NHL last year, racking up 17 points, 198 hits, 64 shots on goal and 60 PIM through 69 games. Those kinds of numbers make it a near guarantee he'll be a bottom-six fixture if he can maintain his spot in the lineup heading into 2023-24. Smith could still take a small step forward on offense, but he's unlikely to produce much more than 20 points in a full season. Fantasy managers can find both depth scoring and physicality from more productive sources on draft day.
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Scores twice Saturday
LWNashville Predators
March 1, 2025
Smith potted two goals in a 7-4 loss to the Islanders on Saturday.
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Adds helper Tuesday
LWNashville Predators
February 25, 2025
Smith posted an assist and seven PIM in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Panthers.
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Manages assist in loss
LWNashville Predators
February 7, 2025
Smith notched an assist, two shots on goal, five hits and two PIM in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Blackhawks.
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Activated from IR
LWNashville Predators
January 21, 2025
Smith (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
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Might be available Tuesday
LWNashville Predators
Lower Body
January 21, 2025
Head coach Andrew Brunette labeled Smith (lower body) as a game-time decision for Tuesday's home matchup against San Jose, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
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