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\name{.on_ice_skater_slots}
\alias{.on_ice_skater_slots}
\title{Return the tracked number of on-ice skater slots}
\usage{
.on_ice_skater_slots(play_by_play = NULL, slot_count = NULL, min_slots = 5L)
}
\arguments{
\item{play_by_play}{optional data.frame whose existing on-ice columns should
be inspected}

\item{slot_count}{optional integer scalar minimum slot count requested by the
caller}

\item{min_slots}{integer scalar default floor for standard outputs}
}
\value{
integer scalar
}
\description{
\code{.on_ice_skater_slots()} returns the current number of skater slots tracked
per team in play-by-play outputs. It guarantees the standard five skater
columns and expands further when the input already contains overflow skater
slots or when a caller requests a larger slot count.
}
\keyword{internal}
