Posts About "Mike Smith"
Should the Edmonton Oilers Retain Mike Smith?
March 16th, 2020 These days, the conversation around the NHL is predominantly focused on what's going to happen with the remainder of the regular season and if there will be a playoff season. If so, 'What will it look like/' and 'Who will get in?' are the questions everyone seems to be asking. For the Edmonton Oilers, regardless of the decision that...
Oilers News & Rumors: Smith, McDavid, Slepyshev, More
March 11th, 2020 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is news on the status of Mike Smith's negotiations with the Oilers, Connor McDavid and Kailer Yamamoto are both back in for the Oilers versus the Winnipeg Jets and there is news about contract extension talk between the Oilers and forward Riley Sheahan. Finally, is Anton Slephyshev...
Oilers Must Decide on Playoff Goaltender
February 21st, 2020 Most teams in the NHL have a clear goalie situation. A starter that will play 50 or more games, while the backup or multiple goalies play the rest. The Edmonton Oilers this season are bucking that trend. Through 60 games this season, Mike Smith has played 33 games and Mikko Koskinen has played in 32 games. Remarkably, both goalies are...
Oilers Playoff Chances Will Come Down to Koskinen & Smith
February 15th, 2020 Heading into the 2019-20 season, the Edmonton Oilers chances of returning to the Stanley Cup Playoffs laid at the feet of two men. Ultimately, the play of Mikko Koskinen and Mike Smith would determine how things play out and through the team’s first 57 games that is exactly what has occurred. Mike Smith, Edmonton Oilers (Jess...
THW Goalie News: Shutout Parade, Battle of Alberta, Vasilevskiy Honored
February 2nd, 2020 In a year where some of the most prolific goalies in the NHL have struggled, Saturday was a good day to celebrate some of them getting back on track, and one who has been on fire for the last month. Shutout Parade Saturday's action featured a plethora of shutouts from top-name goaltenders who fell significantly in our recent...
Surging Oilers Beat Coyotes: 4 Questions Worth Asking Now
January 19th, 2020 As the Edmonton Oilers head into their bye week and then the All-Star break, the 7-3 victory for the Oilers has the team feeling pretty good about their current run. 6-1-1 in their last eight, they're now in a playoff spot and just a couple points out of first place in the Pacific Division. That said, the game versus the Coyotes...
