‘”I think I have a good chance to make the big club,” he said. “Obviously, a lot of it is going to come down to training camp. I guess I can’t guarantee anything, but if I do get sent down to the AHL that’ll be OK. I’ll just have to work my way through it to get back up, because my goal is to play in the NHL.”‘
Iowa native CJ Smith talks about making his NHL debut
Source: Des Moines Register