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

[Frank the Tank]

Holland signs Barrie to a great contract, then he re-signs Smith...

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Welp, I didn’t really get a chance to see the Oilers in the 80’, glad I get to see them now.

Every game will either be won or lost 7-5 or something.

 

[Mr Positive]

Safe to say that Ken Holland tried elsewhere and it didn't workout. You can't make players want to come to Edmonton.

Holtby was the only clear case of that

 

[The Head Crusher]

Safe to say that Ken Holland tried elsewhere and it didn't workout. You can't make players want to come to Edmonton. This signing is after the better goalies were gone.

The next best UFA goalies out there (based on s% and GGA) were Aaron Dell and a 39 year old Ryan Miller

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Smith is awful. This is a very poor signing. Doesn’t undo the other good signings, but man this is bad

 

[McJesusSaves97]

Needed an enforcer...Kass & Nurse don’t do it anymore

 

[Oilhawks]

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

f*** off

 

[The Nuge]

I think the Barrie signing took away the goalie upgrade money, looks the same situation in net.

Koski for Kuemper is cap neutral

I think the right call would have been a trade. Smith costs this team games.

a trade still makes sense. We need to upgrade Koski. Smith is just the backup, and he’s one that the coach is familiar with

 

[DropTheGloves]

Safe to say that Ken Holland tried elsewhere and it didn't workout. You can't make players want to come to Edmonton. This signing is after the better goalies were gone.

I think this is a more consequence of not buying out Neal. The money would have been there then for a Greiss type. We're going backwards in goal if this is the plan.

 

[ElysiumAB]

Crap.

Not sure this dude saw a single point shot last year. Don't like the player or the attitude, bleh.

 

[Mr Positive]

I wasn't actually serious, I just really can't stand Mike Smith

I just hope Smith does a lot of training to fight off father time

 

[PBandJ]

Don't like it, but the goalie market dried up super quick.

 

[MettleMcOiler]

Think of it this way. This might be his last kick in the can. I am hoping Smith will put everything left in the tank into this season and plays steller for us throughout the season and playoffs.

 

[MessierII]

Holtby was the only clear case of that

And Markstrom

 

[fresh meat]

I’m fine with it. Smith was good for us last year in the regular season. It’d be nice if we could have got him for less, but goalies are the one position that seems to be getting paid like normal. His long history with Tipp means it was always a likely outcome.

Koski is the one we need to worry about upgrading. Not his backup

"Good for us in the regular season". I can't come anywhere close to agreeing. Smith is a train wreck.

Holland had an amazing free agency thus far, but getting Smith back stinks. Not many other options available though.

 

[Ctrain2k]

I don’t even mind that they brought him back that much but 2 mil?!?

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

f*** off

Serenity now!

 

[sepHF]

lol slight over reactions in here

 

[McTedi]

Koski for Kuemper is cap neutral



a trade still makes sense. We need to upgrade Koski. Smith is just the backup, and he’s one that the coach is familiar with

Why does Arizona trade 1 for 1 for Kosk, absolutely no upside for them. Maybe with a sweetener but not 1 for 1.

 

[MessierII]

"Good for us in the regular season". I can't come anywhere close to agreeing. Smith is a train wreck.

Holland had an amazing free agency thus far, but getting Smith back stinks. Not many other options available though.

Mike Smith went 19-12-6 that’s a solid record.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Rask, Rinne, Andersen, Binnington, Allen, Dubnyk, Raata, Grubauer, Mrazek

Rask is likely retiring, Rinne is too old, Binnington re-ups with the Blues, Allen isn't a starter, no thanks to Dubnyk, Raanta too injured, Grubauer is meh, Mrazek is meh/bad.

Only one I'd be fine with is Andersen.

 

[oobga]

Think of it this way. This might be his last kick in the can. I am hoping Smith will put everything left in the tank into this season and plays steller for us throughout the season and playoffs.

Or another way to look at it is that no matter how he plays and what he does, we will sign him again next summer for 2M

 

[TheUltimateOiler]

Lol oh no.....whatever we made the playoffs last year.
I ain't gonna shit on Smith.
Other than the time we lost game one and tippet didn't pull him until the 30th goal was scored into the second period.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

lol slight over reactions in here

Another year down the drain.

Smith and Koskinen couldn't cut the Cheese during the playoffs and now we're going with them again.

 

[MettleMcOiler]

Or another way to look at it is that no matter how he plays and what he does, we will sign him again next summer for 2M

Brah...let's not go there just yet XD