{"id":1148453,"date":"2020-08-16T13:51:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T18:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1148453"},"modified":"2020-08-16T13:51:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T18:51:46","slug":"what-will-the-edmonton-oilers-do-in-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/what-will-the-edmonton-oilers-do-in-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"What Will The Edmonton Oilers Do In Goal?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mikko Koskinen and Mike Smith formed a decent, if not unspectacular, tandem in goal for the Edmonton Oilers this past season. Koskinen posted a .917 save percentage, and further cemented himself as a solid 1B goaltending option. The veteran Smith was up and down all season long, finishing with a subpar .902 save percentage.<\/p>\n
Koskinen has two more seasons remaining on a contract that carries a $4,500,000 AAV and a modified no-trade clause. Smith, meanwhile, will be an unrestricted free agent in October.<\/p>\n
With a plethora of goaltenders hitting the free agent market and expected to be on the trade market this fall, a change seems likely. Color commentator and team insider Bob Stauffer hinted at that on August 13th.<\/p>\n
“I would expect to see a change in goaltending and at least one change to the defense. Take that for what it’s worth,” Stauffer said on his ‘Oilers Now’ show late last week.<\/p>\n