Top 5 Defencemen in Edmonton Oilers Franchise History

4. Steve Smith

Unfortunately, Steve Smith is often remembered for a terrible blunder in Game seven of the Division Final versus the Calgary Flames, where in the third period of a 2-2 game he attempted to break the puck out from behind his own net, but instead had his pass bank off goaltender Grant Fuhr’s skate into the back of the Oilers net. They ended up losing the game and the Flames went on to win the series.

While it was a big mistake, it is too bad that it happened to a guy like Smith, who instead deserves to be remembered for how good of a player he was. The now 58-year-old played in 385 career games with the Oilers, recording 46 goals and 218 points. His best season statistically as an Oiler came in 1987-88, where he put up 12 goals and 55 points along with a ridiculous 286 penalty minutes in 79 contests.

Smith, who was apart of three Stanley Cup championships with the Oilers, joined the Chicago Blackhawks for the 1991-92 season. He went on to play six seasons with them before then becoming a member of the Flames, who he played with for three seasons before retiring. He finished his underrated career with 72 goals, 375 points and 2139 penalty minutes in 804 games. His 1080 penalty minutes as an Oiler rank fifth all time in franchise history.