The Edmonton Oilers gave both Duncan Keith and Mike Smith a deadline of July 1st to update on the team of their status for next season. This date gave the Oilers approximately 2 weeks to establish a strategy heading into free agency. It was reported like week that Mike Smith has reportedly decided that he's far too injured to continue his NHL career and will eventually be placed on Long Term Injured Reserve.
Keith, 38, has one year remaining at a cap hit of $5,538,462. In his first year as an Oiler, Keith scored 1 goal and bad 20 assists in 64 games.
