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Skaters
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.28	-0.27
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
OFF	21	22
B2B	11	10
PROJ	218.00	222.00
G	8	11
AST	16	14
PTS	24	25
PIM	22	28
SOG	90	89
HIT	51	147
BLK	25	42

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Season Statistics
PROJ	223.4	226.4
G	9	12
AST	15	16
PTS	24	28
PIM	29	25
SOG	86	86
HIT	53	86
BLK	32	35

Recent News
	6.1.24 Off Day: Sam Steel \| Dallas Stars Published June 1st, 2024 via NHL.com EDM@DAL Pregame: Sam Steel \| Dallas Stars Published May 31st, 2024 via NHL.com Sam Steel on Stanley Cup Playoffs \| Dallas Stars Published May 29th, 2024 via NHL.com Stars' Sam Steel: Contributes assist Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports EDM@DAL Pregame: Sam Steel \| Dallas Stars Published May 25th, 2024 via NHL.com DAL@COL Pregame: Sam Steel \| Dallas Stars Published May 17th, 2024 via NHL.com Led by Sam Steel and Esa Lindell, Stars' penalty kill has turned series vs. Colorado Published May 14th, 2024 via The Guam Daily Post Stars' Sam Steel: Two points in win Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Joe Veleno's Future with Detroit Red Wings Uncertain Amid Pending Free Agency and Potential Contract Extensions Published May 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports The curious case of Joe Veleno and the Detroit Red Wings Published May 15th, 2024 via Octopus Thrower What Michael Rasmussen's Last Extension Tells us About Joe Veleno's Next Contract Published April 23rd, 2024 via The Hockey News Red Wings' Joe Veleno: Improves in fourth year Published April 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Wings' Joe Veleno bumps into fight combatant Byram after game: 'It's all OK' Published April 8th, 2024 via MLive.com WATCH: Joe Veleno and Bowen Byram exchange heavy blows in NHL bout Published April 7th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Wings looking for Joe Veleno to produce consistent minutes in Michael Rasmussen's absence Published April 4th, 2024 via Detroit News Red Wings Looking for Consistency from Joe Veleno Published April 4th, 2024 via The Hockey News

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