Mike Smith News & Stories

The offseason waits for no one, and business is already picking up mere days after the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup. Ryan Lambert has the three stars from the first week of the NHL offseason.

EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert answers reader questions about the Bruins' decision to fire Bruce Cassidy, the Oilers' goalie situation and the Avs' core.

The Edmonton Oilers took a big step forward in this year's playoffs, but now the question that follows is how do they take that next step? Could be easier said than done.

The Edmonton Oilers are in deep trouble against the Colorado Avalanche. EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert has this week's playoff edition of What We Learned.

Filip Chytil has seven goals in the postseason after only scoring six in the regular season, Cale Makar is heating up but the goalies have gone cold. EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert has this week's 3 Stars.

It hurts Ryan Lambert to stand up for a PDO team — and the Rangers' PDO is 102.7 — but he must. The Western Conference Final is underway, the Eastern Conference Final begins Wednesday night and Take Town has all of the intriguing storylines and more.

EP Rinkside analytics columnist JFresh previews the Western Conference Final matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith has outplayed his Calgary Flames counterpart Jacob Markström through three games of the Battle of Alberta. Ryan Lambert didn't see this one coming.

After 31 years of waiting, the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames are finally set to meet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. EP Rinkside analytics columnist JFresh sets the stage for this epic clash.

Dimitri Filipovic takes a look at how the Flames eventually beat the Stars, and how the Lightning outlasted the Maple Leafs in round one.

EP Rinkside goaltending expert Catherine Silverman previews every goalie matchup in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Elite Prospects analytics columnist JFresh previews the Edmonton Oilers and LA Kings Western Conference quarterfinals playoff match.

The Edmonton Oilers are a team in crisis, and they got to that point largely because of poor play in-goal. EP Rinkside analytics columnist Jack Fraser looks at the Oilers options on the trading market should they look to shore up their crease.

The Edmonton Oilers fired coach Dave Tippett on Thursday morning. EP Rinkside's Ryan Lambert says general manager Ken Holland is the one who deserved the blame.

Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland hasn't tried anything, and he's fresh out of ideas. EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert on another confidence shattering press conference from the Oilers GM.

After a chaotic month of cancellations and breaks in the NHL, hockey is back. Ryan Lambert discusses some bad goaltending situations, the Rangers' rise and gets a jumpstart on the trade deadline in this week's Take Town.

The Edmonton Oilers need a third-line centre, a starting goaltender, and help on the left-side of their blue line... but that's it! They lead the way in this week's What We Learned.

With round one matchups starting to get wrapped up, we're going to be taking a closer look at how the teams that won their series did so. This time, we're going to look at the importance of goaltending, and how the Jets and Islanders rode it to victory.