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Sabres Hire Steve Smith

The Buffalo Sabres have added former NHLer Steve Smith as an assistant coach, the team announced Wednesday morning.

We've hired Steve Smith as an assistant coach: https://t.co/CU2SUsm7Bg

Smith spent the last 4 seasons as an assistant coach for @NHLCanes, where he was responsible for defense & penalty kill.

Carolina allowed the 2nd-fewest shots per game (28) of any NHL team during his tenure. pic.twitter.com/ukSUyKQDER— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) July 11, 2018

Smith, 55, comes to Buffalo from Carolina, where he spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the Hurricanes.