
#39 WALTTERI MERELA (R)
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Age | 25 | Birth Date | 1998-07-06 |
Shoots | R | Draft Info | N/A |
Height | 6'3 | Fantrax Roster% | 2 |
Weight | 210 | Yahoo Roster% | 0 |
Country | FIN | Status | Off Roster |
2023-2024 Regular Season | |||||||||
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GP | G | A | PTS | PPP | TOI | PPTOI | SOG | HIT | BKS |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:01 | 16 | 18 | 3 |
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More Player NewsDate | Type | News |
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2023-11-17 | Player Update | Merela was demoted to AHL Syracuse on Friday. |
2023-11-08 | Player Update | Merela was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Wednesday. |
2023-11-06 | Article | Ramblings: Bedard, Devils without J. Hughes, Fowler, AHL Prospect Check-In, Power Rankings |
2023-11-05 | Player Update | Merela was assigned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday. |
Fantasy Rankings
Category | Rank |
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Top Prospect Forwards | 151 |
Salary/CapHit Information
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Year | Salary | Cap Hit | AAV |
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2023-2024 | 870,000 | 870,000 | 950,000 |
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NHL ID: 8484325
2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log
Date | OPP | Team | Status | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | PPG | PPP | HITS | BKS | FOW | FO% | PPTOI | %PP | SHTOI | %SH | TOI | HIghlights |
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Upcoming Games
Game Date | Opponent |
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Dec 2 | @DAL |
Dec 4 | DAL |
Dec 6 | PIT |
Dec 7 | @NSH |
Dec 9 | @SEA |
Dec 12 | @VAN |
Dec 14 | @EDM |
Dec 16 | @CGY |
Dec 19 | STL |
Dec 21 | VGK |
Dec 23 | @WSH |
Dec 27 | FLA |
Dec 30 | NYR |
Dec 31 | MTL |
Jan 2 | @WPG |
Jan 4 | @MIN |
Jan 6 | @BOS |
Jan 9 | L.A |
Jan 11 | N.J |
Jan 13 | ANA |
Jan 18 | MIN |
Jan 20 | @BUF |
Jan 21 | @DET |
Jan 23 | @PHI |
Jan 25 | ARI |
Jan 27 | N.J |
Feb 7 | @NYR |
Feb 8 | @NYI |
Feb 10 | @CBJ |
Feb 13 | @BOS |
Feb 15 | COL |
Feb 17 | FLA |
Feb 19 | OTT |
Feb 22 | WSH |
Feb 24 | @NYI |
Feb 25 | @N.J |
Feb 27 | @PHI |
Feb 29 | BUF |
Mar 2 | MTL |
Mar 7 | CGY |
Mar 9 | PHI |
Mar 14 | NYR |
Mar 16 | @FLA |
Mar 19 | @VGK |
Mar 21 | @S.J |
Mar 23 | @L.A |
Mar 24 | @ANA |
Mar 27 | BOS |
Mar 30 | NYI |
Apr 1 | DET |
Apr 3 | @TOR |
Apr 4 | @MTL |
Apr 6 | @PIT |
Apr 9 | CBJ |
Apr 11 | OTT |
Apr 13 | @WSH |
Apr 15 | BUF |
Apr 17 | TOR |
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2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log
Date | OPP | Team | Status | W | L | OTL | GA | SA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QS | RBS | MIN |
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Upcoming Games
Game Date | Opponent |
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Dec 2 | @DAL |
Dec 4 | DAL |
Dec 6 | PIT |
Dec 7 | @NSH |
Dec 9 | @SEA |
Dec 12 | @VAN |
Dec 14 | @EDM |
Dec 16 | @CGY |
Dec 19 | STL |
Dec 21 | VGK |
Dec 23 | @WSH |
Dec 27 | FLA |
Dec 30 | NYR |
Dec 31 | MTL |
Jan 2 | @WPG |
Jan 4 | @MIN |
Jan 6 | @BOS |
Jan 9 | L.A |
Jan 11 | N.J |
Jan 13 | ANA |
Jan 18 | MIN |
Jan 20 | @BUF |
Jan 21 | @DET |
Jan 23 | @PHI |
Jan 25 | ARI |
Jan 27 | N.J |
Feb 7 | @NYR |
Feb 8 | @NYI |
Feb 10 | @CBJ |
Feb 13 | @BOS |
Feb 15 | COL |
Feb 17 | FLA |
Feb 19 | OTT |
Feb 22 | WSH |
Feb 24 | @NYI |
Feb 25 | @N.J |
Feb 27 | @PHI |
Feb 29 | BUF |
Mar 2 | MTL |
Mar 7 | CGY |
Mar 9 | PHI |
Mar 14 | NYR |
Mar 16 | @FLA |
Mar 19 | @VGK |
Mar 21 | @S.J |
Mar 23 | @L.A |
Mar 24 | @ANA |
Mar 27 | BOS |
Mar 30 | NYI |
Apr 1 | DET |
Apr 3 | @TOR |
Apr 4 | @MTL |
Apr 6 | @PIT |
Apr 9 | CBJ |
Apr 11 | OTT |
Apr 13 | @WSH |
Apr 15 | BUF |
Apr 17 | TOR |
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2023-2024 Regular Season Line Combinations
Even Strength Line Combinations
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Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )
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Even Strength Best Linemate
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Power Play Line Combinations
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Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Power Play Line Production (total pts: )
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Tampa Bay Lightning Last Game Lines (2023-11-30)
Opponent: Pittsburgh Penguins
Num | Time | % | EV - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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1 | 14:54 | 27.6 | STEVEN STAMKOS - NIKITA KUCHEROV - BRAYDEN POINT | 1 | 2 | -1 | 12 | 8 | 60.0 | 19 | 18 | 51.4 |
2 | 11:25 | 21.1 | ANTHONY CIRELLI - MICHAEL EYSSIMONT - BRANDON HAGEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 10 | 16 | 38.5 |
3 | 9:39 | 17.9 | NICHOLAS PAUL - ALEX BARRE-BOULET - TANNER JEANNOT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 20 | 6 | 76.9 |
4 | 4:41 | 8.7 | LUKE GLENDENING - TYLER MOTTE - COLE KOEPKE | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 |
Num | Time | % | EV - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
1 | 14:22 | 26.6 | ERIK CERNAK - MIKHAIL SERGACHEV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 43.8 | 16 | 17 | 48.5 |
2 | 10:39 | 19.7 | CALVIN DE HAAN - DARREN RADDYSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 18 | 12 | 60.0 |
3 | 10:32 | 19.5 | VICTOR HEDMAN - NICK PERBIX | 1 | 2 | -1 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 | 18 | 11 | 62.1 |
Num | Time | % | PP - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
1 | 2:08 | 54.0 | STEVEN STAMKOS - NIKITA KUCHEROV - BRAYDEN POINT - NICHOLAS PAUL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
2 | 1:13 | 30.8 | NIKITA KUCHEROV - ANTHONY CIRELLI - TANNER JEANNOT - BRANDON HAGEL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
3 | 0:29 | 12.2 | ANTHONY CIRELLI - ALEX BARRE-BOULET - TANNER JEANNOT - BRANDON HAGEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
4 | 0:02 | 0.8 | NIKITA KUCHEROV - BRAYDEN POINT - ANTHONY CIRELLI - BRANDON HAGEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Num | Time | % | PP - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
1 | 2:06 | 53.2 | VICTOR HEDMAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
2 | 1:48 | 45.6 | MIKHAIL SERGACHEV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
3 | 0:02 | 0.8 | ERIK CERNAK - MIKHAIL SERGACHEV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Num | Time | % | SH - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
1 | 1:18 | 65.5 | LUKE GLENDENING - TYLER MOTTE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
2 | 0:41 | 34.5 | ANTHONY CIRELLI - BRANDON HAGEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Num | Time | % | SH - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
1 | 1:18 | 65.0 | VICTOR HEDMAN - CALVIN DE HAAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
2 | 0:41 | 34.2 | MIKHAIL SERGACHEV - DARREN RADDYSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
3 | 0:01 | 0.8 | VICTOR HEDMAN - CALVIN DE HAAN - MIKHAIL SERGACHEV - DARREN RADDYSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 2023-2024 Regular Season Stats
Name | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | MIN |
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TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Prospect Profile Pages
Name | Age | Draf Year | Draf Round | Draf Pick | Link | Upside | Certainty |
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TY TAYLOR | 24 | 2018 | 7 | 214 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
HUGO ALNEFELT | 22 | 2019 | 3 | 71 | 6.0 | 5.5 | |
NICK MALIK | 21 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
Career Stats (Regular Season)
Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | 82GP Pace | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | SOG/G | HITS | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | BLKS | FOW | FOW% | PPTOI | %PP | %SH | TOI |
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2023-2024 | T.B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 00:01 | 0.3 | 26.9 | 10:35 |
3 Year AVG | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -6 | 23 | 94 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 00:01 | 0.3 | 26.9 | 10:35 | |
CAREER | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 00:01 | 0.3 | 26.9 | 10:35 |
Career Stats (Per Game)
Season | Team | GP | G | G/GP | A | A/GP | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | PIM/GP | SOG | SOG/GP | PPP | PPP/GP | HITS | HITS/GP | BKS | BKS/GP | FOW | FOW/GP |
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2023-2024 | T.B | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.29 | 16 | 1.14 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | 1.29 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Stats (Non-NHL)
Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- | SOG | SOG/G | S% | PPP | NHLe |
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2023-2024 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
2022-2023 | Liiga | Tappara | 41 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
2022-2023 | Champions HL | Tappara | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022-2023 | EHT | Finland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022-2023 | WC | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021-2022 | Liiga | Tappara | 57 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
2021-2022 | Champions HL | Tappara | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021-2022 | EHT | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020-2021 | Liiga | Pelicans | 57 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
2019-2020 | Liiga | Pelicans | 48 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
2019-2020 | Mestis | Peliitat | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019-2020 | Champions HL | Pelicans | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019-2020 | U20 SM-sarja | Pelicans U20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018-2019 | U20 SM-sarja | Pelicans U20 | 32 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 67 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018-2019 | Mestis | Peliitat | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018-2019 | Liiga | Pelicans | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2017-2018 | U20 SM-sarja | Tappara U20 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2016-2017 | U20 SM-sarja | Tappara U20 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015-2016 | U18 SM-sarja | Tappara U18 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014-2015 | U17 SM-sarja | Tappara U17 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013-2014 | U17 Mestis | Uplakers U17 | 28 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | 82GP Pace | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | SOG/G | HITS | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | BLKS | FOW | FOW% | PPTOI | %PP | %SH | TOI |
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Career Stats (Per Game)
Season | Team | GP | G | G/GP | A | A/GP | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | PIM/GP | SOG | SOG/GP | PPP | PPP/GP | HITS | HITS/GP | BKS | BKS/GP | FOW | FOW/GP |
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Career Stats (Non-NHL)
Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- | SOG | SOG/G | S% | PPP | NHLe |
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2022-2023 | Liiga | Tappara | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
2021-2022 | Liiga | Tappara | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
2020-2021 | Liiga | Pelicans | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
2019-2020 | U20 SM-sarja | Pelicans U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018-2019 | U20 SM-sarja | Pelicans U20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017-2018 | U20 SM-sarja | Tappara U20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2016-2017 | U20 SM-sarja | Tappara U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014-2015 | U17 SM-sarja | Tappara U17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | 82GP Pace | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | SOG/G | HITS | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | BLKS | FOW | FOW% | PPTOI | %PP | %SH | TOI |
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2023-2024 | T.B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 | 66 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 33.3 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 00:44 | 20.6 | 24.8 | 10:06 |
3 Year AVG | 82 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 0.80 | 66 | 49 | 197 | 98 | 33.3 | 1.2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0.0 | 00:44 | 20.6 | 24.8 | 10:06 | |
CAREER | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 | 66 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 33.3 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 00:44 | 20.6 | 24.8 | 10:06 |
Career Stats (Per Game)
Season | Team | GP | G | G/GP | A | A/GP | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | PIM/GP | SOG | SOG/GP | PPP | PPP/GP | HITS | HITS/GP | BKS | BKS/GP | FOW | FOW/GP |
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2023-2024 | T.B | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | 0.40 | 4 | 0.80 | 12 | 2.40 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.80 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.00 |
Regular Season Quarterly Comparison
2023-2024
Quarter | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | PPP | PPTOI | TOI |
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1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0:00 | 10:34 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
Lines by quarter
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2022-2023
Quarter | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | PPP | PPTOI | TOI |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
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Advanced Stats
Year | PDO | 5 on 5 S% | OZ Start% | PTS/60 | SOG/60 | %PP | IPP | PPIPP | CF% | Sec Assists | Sec Assist % |
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Expected Goals
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Extended Game Log
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