Exit Ramp 4: Smid

Ladislav Smid may be heading out of town this summer. It's been rumored for quite some time that he's asked for a deal on more than one occasion and Smid was listed as one of three players heading to Ottawa in the Heatley non-trade.Smid played the least difficult opposition among the Oilers big 6 last season and it's also true he didn't have the best helpers out there when he was on the ice. His Corsi number (-13.4) and GF/GA ON (29-34) at 5x5 tell us he was leaking against the muckers and grinders and so he's unlikely to be a strong option to move up into the top 4D on the Oilers blue.Why then would he have value to another team? Smid is not expensive ($952,000 last season and currently an rfa), he's quite young (Smid turned 23 in February), has good size (6.03, 226) and he does have extensive NHL experience (202 games) for his age. He's been healthy despite an alarming inability to defend himself against oncoming forwards.Most defensemen who come into t...