Value of: Mike Smith's next contract

[archangel2]

one that is heavily bonus based

 

[Cup or Bust]

Hopefully not on the Oilers, but then again, I wish Koskinen was not on the Oilers either. The Oilers have really blown it on the goaltending situation.

 

[ck26]

Guy's had a really good career. If you redraft 2001, he's for sure #1 goalie, top 15 or maybe a top 10 pick. When he's good, he's very, very good, but it's probably not a coincidence he's played his best behind good, Dave Tippett-coached teams. Guy's a great athlete, wouldn't worry about him breaking down physically, but he is pushing 40.

Anton Khudobin just signed for $3.5 a year to do a 1a/1b thing in Dallas, and I see Smith getting that for 1 year at a time from a good team that has an uncertain goaltending situation.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Hopefully not on the Oilers, but then again, I wish Koskinen was not on the Oilers either. The Oilers have really blown it on the goaltending situation.

I'd be fine with Smith coming back next year if we can improve on Koskinen as the other goalie. We need a #1, and Smith as backup would be great.

 

[blankall]

There is no official age limit to play in the NHL

How many 40+ starters are there currently in the NHL? How about ever?

Anything beyond 1 year for Smith is nuts IMO.

 

[banks]

I've seen 3 Edmonton games this season. Koskinen was trash when I saw him, and Smith was fantastic. The team looked different in front of him.

I'm certain a contract will be 1 year at a time, going forward. But Edmonton would be smart to keep Smith around for one more year, at least. Because you need someone to take starts away from Koskinen, who's signed for another year.

Smith is going to be carrying the mail for Edmonton now heading into the playoffs, no question.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Any contract longer than 5 year would be insane for him.

I feel like anything over 1 or 2 years would be insane. He's not really at the point in his career to warrant a multi year deal.
1 year deals moving forward as the safe move.

 

[McDNicks17]

I would assume it would be something similar to what he's on now.

1 year deal with a ~$1.5M base and then $500k-$1M in games played/playoff bonuses.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

 

[WATTAGE4451]

I feel like anything over 1 or 2 years would be insane. He's not really at the point in his career to warrant a multi year deal.
1 year deals moving forward as the safe move.

Yeah, its not like hes been consistently good in his later years either.

Hes having a great season, one of the best in his career surprisingly but he just cane off 2 of his worst.

There has to be skepticism that he might turn back to smith of 2 previous seasons. More than 1 year deals are a huge risk.

 

[rockinghockey]

Edmonton probably signs him at moderate raise for one year. 2.5-3 AAV with an NTC I imagine.

No matter how good he plays a one year deal max not over 2 mil. If he doesn’t like it go to another team

 

[ujju2]

He's been a great veteran presence and brought a lot of energy to the team. I'd like to see him in Edmonton for one more season as a backup, but we need to lose Koskinen and upgrade our starting goaltender.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

The typical Oilers contract.

6x6.

The Holland special!