Banished to bench in second Smith was pulled after yielding five goals on 23 shots in a 6-4 loss to Chicago in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers on Saturday. Impact Perhaps the first goal he surrendered was the omen. The usually sure-handed playmaker gaffed with the puck and Dylan Strome banked it into the net off Smith's back. The Oilers were down 4-1 after one and it only took 6:32 for the Hawks to pot another power-play goal and send Smith to the bench. Given that he had been outperformed by Mikko Koskinen in the regular season, Smith may have seen his last ice this postseason.
AUGUST 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE