Mike Smith not sure if he'll return next season: 'It's too early to tell.'
Less than 48 hours ago, the Edmonton Oilers fell to the Colorado Avalanche in overtime of Game 4 in the Western Conference Final, ending their playoff run.
During their season-ending media availability, Oilers goaltender Mike Smith told reporters that he's not sure if he'll continue playing, adding that it's too early to tell.
He added, "I think there's a lot of things to deal with mentally and physically, and that doesn't have to be decided in the next three minutes."
The 40-year-old has one-year remaining on his contract with a base salary of $2.5 million.
Regardless if Smith returns next season or retires, the Oilers will need to go out and explore the trade and free agent market for an upgrade in net. The tandem of Smith and Koskinen were not good enough in the regular season and if it wasn't for Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane, and a few others, the Oilers may not have made it out of the first round against Los Angeles.
If Smith does retire, overall he did have a fairly good career with the Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. In 2012, he played a massive role in helping the Coyotes reach their first and so far only Western Conference Final.
Source: theScore.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||