Ladislav Smid

Alexei Ponikarovsky to the Edmonton Oilers? For Oilers’ fans, many expected to see more activity in terms of roster changes during the off season. The Dany Heatley deal blew up and given the steps forward taken by both Dustin Penner and Ladislav Smid, it was certainly for the best. Though Mike Comrie did not seem to fit a particular roster need for this team, many felt that he had the potential to out-perform his contract. When it comes to speculating, there’s no shortage of armchair GMs or NHL trade rumor sites. For hockey fans, the idea of trades and roster changes inspire hope for ... Read Full Story

Edmonton Oilers - Rearranging the deck chair on the titanic? Jason Gregor, of Oilers Nation , has reported several news updates including the fact that Shawn Horcoff is expected to be out of the lineup for 7-10 days according to Pat Quinn. With Horcoff out of the lineup, that's going to leave a donut hole in the middle of our roster. On that note alone, the Oilers recent injury concerns have gone from bad to worse. What's more is that there's also some additional players who missed practice today including Ales Hemsky (not 100%/injured) and Ladislav Smid. On the other hand, Souray will be ... Read Full Story

from Robert Tychkowski of the Edmonton Sun, With J.F. Jacques growing into the physical presence that they’d always hoped, Ryan Stone shoving his way into the picture and Dustin Penner playing harder for Quinn than he ever did for MacTavish, the Oilers are shaping up to be a lot tougher to play against. “We’re seeing Jacques become the guy he was expected to be and Pens looks like he’s going to have a good year,” said defenceman Sheldon Souray, Edmonton’s toughest guy on the back end. “If those two things shape up the way you hope they will, we have two pretty good power ... Read Full Story

from Dan Barnes of the Edmonton Journal, But as he warmed up his offensive act, they warmed up to him. When he thanked them in a second-intermission interview shown on the video scoreboard, the support was loud and unanimous. When he fought, they chanted his name. And when the 4-0 drubbing of a watered-down Panthers roster was over, and Comrie had drawn the first star for his four assists, they cheered again. He saluted them and the love-in was an officially registered happening. “That was pretty emotional out there,” Comrie said afterwards. “I’ve said since I signed I was going to try to earn ... Read Full Story

Kukla's Korner Hockey Next entry: Bloggers Send The Wrong Message With Kane Stories Previous entry: The KK Member Blog - It Is There For You To Use by Paul on 08/12/09 at 12:12 PM ET Comments (0) General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with defenceman Ladislav Smid on a two-year contract, and forwards Gilbert Brule and Ryan Stone on one-year, two-way deals. Smid, 23, established career highs in assists and points with 11 in 2008-09. He also had 57 penalty minutes in 60 games played. Steve Tambellini commented on today’s signing. “I’m very pleased to have Ladislav ... Read Full Story