CBSSports.com Fantasy The Oilers have signed Ladislav Smid to a four-year contract extension, the Edmonton Journal reports.
April 1, 2013Edmonton Journal Edmonton Oilers GM Steve Tambellini announced Monday morning the NHL team has signed defenceman Ladislav Smid to a four-year contract extension worth US$14 million.
Edmonton Oilers April 1, 2013The Copper & Blue The Edmonton Oilers have signed Defenceman Ladislav Smid to a new deal that will keep him in town for another four seasons at an average cost of $3.5M per year.
Edmonton Oilers April 1, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Ladislav Smid collected a goal and an assist during a lopsided first period of Saturday's game against Vancouver.
March 31, 2013Edmonton Journal Edmonton Oilers’ blueliner Ladislav Smid has never been about numbers–certainly not goals and assists, rifling a puck past goalie Cory Schneider Saturday night, his first goal in a calendar year–but dollars and cents is another story.
Edmonton Oilers March 31, 2013
Habs Eyes On The Prize As I pointed out yesterday in examining Ladislav Smid, the Canadiens have been experimenting with young call-ups Greg Pateryn, Jarred Tinordi, and Nathan Beaulieu as sixth defensemen in recent weeks. While they have each been decent, and at times even promising, none of them are good enough at this point to be relied upon come playoff time. As such, the search for a defenseman, for Marc Bergevin, may be well underway. I'm sure the name Robyn Regehr has crossed his mind at some point, let's see if he would be a fit. Here is my Q&A; with Andy Boron, Managing Editor over at Die By The Bla...
Montreal Canadiens March 31, 2013The Copper & Blue Ladislav Smid is one of the very few top 4 defensemen available in free agency. The Oilers cannot let him go unsigned.
Edmonton Oilers March 27, 2013
Grand Rapids Press Top-four defenseman plays with grit and would fill a void left by Brad Stuart. But, he has virtually no offensive ability.
Detroit Red Wings March 18, 2013Edmonton Journal There was no hesitation from defenceman Ladislav Smid after the Edmonton Oilers had filed off the ice Friday at the Bridgestone Arena. “Embarrassing,” said Smid. “That’s the only word that comes to mind.” For the second straight night the Oilers were shut out by an opponent, this time to the woeful tune of 6-0 by the Nashville Predators. One night earlier they were defeated 3-0 by the Detroit Red Wings.
Edmonton Oilers March 8, 2013Edmonton Journal Defenceman Ladislav Smid, for one, didn’t need a scouting report on winger Mike Brown, who packed up his gear in Toronto on Monday morning so he could be in the Edmonton Oilers lineup on Tuesday. “He beat me up,” Smid said. “Thank God I don’t have to fight him anymore.”
Edmonton Oilers March 4, 2013Edmonton Journal CHICAGO — Edmonton Oilers defenceman Ladislav Smid took a shot off his left arm in the first period as he dove to block the puck and ended up missing several shifts. “The arm went numb on me,” Smid said after Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Nick Leddy delivered a bullet. “And it’s still pretty sore. It’s hard to squeeze my stick.”
Edmonton Oilers February 25, 2013Edmonton Journal It wasn’t so much that Edmonton Oilers head coach Ralph Krueger and assistant coach Steve Smith were disgruntled with the games they were getting from Jeff Petry and Ladislav Smid, but the thinking was that the defence might benefit from change.
Edmonton Oilers February 17, 2013