Confirmed with Link: Oilers Sign Mike Smith to 1-Year Deal ($2M)

[EchoesoftheEighties]

All his good moves undone with this

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Better than bringing in Howard like rumored.

 

[Messrules11]

This sucks

 

[McTedi]

Ugh...hopefully this means Kosk plays 60 games this year. No upgrade in net, that is a big fail for KH.

 

[Llamamoto]

Considering who was left, Smith was probably the best option out there.

I definitely would have preferred a guy like Greiss, but considering the Turris and Barrie signings I'm really happy with how FA has went.

 

[Ninety7]

Would have preferred a fresh face. No confidence in smith.

 

[Markham30]

Awesome, we get to watch him freak out in the net again all year after he gets scored on.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Yeah--I am just going to turn of my computer now. Good for me that I do not believe there will be a complete season next season, so no great loss

 

[jukon]

Piss.

Who are the UFA goalies after this upcoming year....?

Koskinen will only have 1 yr left, and this Smith deal will obviously be done.

1. Tuukka Rask	BOS	34	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000		UFA	$7,000,000	$6,500,000
2. Pekka Rinne	NSH	38	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000	M-NTC, NMC	UFA	$5,000,000	$4,000,000
3. Frederik Andersen	TOR	31	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000	M-NTC	UFA	$5,000,000	$5,000,000
4. Jordan Binnington	STL	27	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000		UFA	$4,400,000	$4,250,000
5. Jake Allen	MTL	30	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000		UFA	$4,350,000	$4,000,000
6. Devan Dubnyk	SJS	35	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000	M-NTC	UFA	$4,333,333	$2,500,000
7. Antti Raanta	ARI	32	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000		UFA	$4,250,000	$4,000,000
8. James Reimer	CAR	33	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000		UFA	$3,400,000	$3,100,000
9. Philipp Grubauer	COL	29	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000		UFA	$3,333,333	$2,750,000
10. Petr Mrázek	CAR	29	G	Left	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0.00	.000		UFA	$3,125,000	$3,250,000

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[Contenderorpretender]

if he starts the season opener, nepotism at its finest

What's the nepotism? He related to someone in management?

 

[McOvechking]

Lol we almost had a good offseason.

 

[sepHF]

I'm sure Holland exhausted all of his options. Would rather have Smith as the backup over Forsberg.

Only other option was a trade really

 

[belair]

Not fond of this one. At $2m you can't really undo it either. If Klef's out all season, the defense is probably going to be a tad bit worse, so Smith's workload is going to be heavier.

 

[CupHolders]

Hey, just musing. Varlamov and Komarov for Koskinen and Chaisson. You guys game?

EDIT: Or, Hickey if you need defense.

 

[MettleMcOiler]

I'm letting this pass for Holland, he had done great work in bringing in Puljujarvi, Turris, Ennis and Barrie into the fold. So this signing can slide for me personally.
Smith was decent during the season. He just had that really bad game during the play-ins. I am sure he is motivated to make up for it.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

What's the nepotism? He related to someone in management?

Dave Tippett

 

[Seachd]

No problem with this at all.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I thought they signed another goalie.

So, it's Smith and Koskinen again ?

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

 

[Mr Positive]

I'm not mad about the cap hit. For the amount he'll play, its okay

But I was hoping for someone better. So even league minimum wouldnt make me particularly thrilled

 

[Paralyzer008]

After all the Ken Holland is a genius comments the last two days, I have to admit I'm laughing after this one.

 

[frag2]

What's the nepotism? He related to someone in management?

Hes friends with Tippett

 

[FlameChampion]

I really don’t like this. Holland had a great offseason but I think this is going backwards

 

[iCanada]

....

This is a failure by Holland.

 

[McXLNC97]

Piss.

Who are the UFA goalies after this upcoming year....?

Koskinen will only have 1 yr left, and this Smith deal will obviously be done.

Not much....Mrazek, Ranta, Dell, Bernier, Reimer + a bunch of old guys like Rinne, Halak, Lundqvist, etc.