We just dont have the horses. We have 2 and then a bunch of ponies
We have one that runs like the wind
We just dont have the horses. We have 2 and then a bunch of ponies
Pick the Jets for your second team. That’s what I’ve done.
And most of them are overdue for a visit to the glue factory.We just dont have the horses. We have 2 and then a bunch of ponies
If you think that first snipe was a brutal goal you are out to lunch.
Three more years...All he had to do was square up on the 1st Schwartz goal and that's an easy save, that's a goal that should never ever go in on any NHL level goaltender. Mikko, you're 6'7" for **** sakes, play like you're 6'7". For reference, look at the saves he made against Patrick Kane months back when he had his confidence in the early Hitch games, made like 3-4 saves like the Schwartz shot because he played big in net. Now, he's gotten Schwartz'd, Dustin Schwartz'd.
The 1st and 3rd goals were horrendous but he also made some big saves in fairness to him.
This is what Koksinen has been for months, he'll make some really tough saves then let in a head scratcher or three pretty much every game.
On a positive note RNH hit 60 points for the first time . Maybe it is time to sell high on him . RNH for a roster winger and a big end prospect winger . Then go after Haula
I think the Oilers should at least explore the option. Everyone not named Connor or Leon should be available.Drai should hit 100 points this season, good time to sell high on him too.
You know you don't have to get rid of good players, right?
They knew they were done after New Jersey. They were fortunate to not lose in regulation to a decimated Coyote team and knew it was the Oiler Midget Tier 3 team vs the NHL Knights and Blues. Didn’t bother showing up for either.
Just run the season out, try to get McDavid the scoring title and Leon t0 50.
Drop Rattie Reider Khaira to 4th line 3 minutes per night. Let Brodziak know there will be no next year as he will be sent to Bakersfield regardless what happens. If he wants to agree to mutually terminate his contract and get a head start on retirement the Oilers will bonus him a pair of first class tickets anywhere in the world.
Let Lucic know his new home for the remainder of the season is the pressbox and that is where he will be all of next year unless he agrees to waive to any team the Oilers can make a deal to, and allow his agent to talk to all other teams starting now.
Basically run with 3 lines of Drai McDavid Kassian, Gagner RNH Chaisson, Gambardella Cave Currie.
Let Koskinens agent know we ****ed up and we wont play him. He can agree to terminate his deal or ride the buses in Bakersfield for the next 3 years. Play Stolarz the rest of the season to prove it to Koskinens agent.
Fire Sutter and the pro scouts now. Fire Bill Scott the idiot who cant seem to add. Fire Howson because he should have not been brought back for a 3rd time by the OBC. Fire Chiarellis brother whose in amateur scouting.
Let MacTavish know that next time he is at Costco to bring back some large boxes and just keep them in the corner of his office for later. GIve that pleasure to the new GM.
Lol, how many games has he played this year? Is Fleury being run into the ground? You make starter money, you play starter games.
Nobody on here is putting 100 % of the blame on Hitch, as you have been asserting. But he sure as hell is not part of the solution. The game has passed him by.
I think the Oilers should at least explore the option. Everyone not named Connor or Leon should be available.
I'm not saying sell him, but if a GM bites with a good offer...
Hey you never know. GMs get desperate when their teams don't succeed.I can't imagine any circumstances where that happens. No one is paying the Oilers a premium for any non McDavid/Drai player.
Every-time I see Koskinen play the more I shake my head. He is not a starter in the NHL
Fuhr, Ranford, Salo and Talbot have all played over 70 games for this franchise in one season. Fuhr holds the record playing 79 games for St.Louis at age 33. Hell, Brodeur did it 10 times, the last at age 37. None of this even counts playoff games for the above goalies. Are you saying at 47 games Kos gets a fatigue excuse?A season is marathon not a sprint. Did Fleury play every single game straight through the season?
That is just poor management
if your trying make them play like another player where both teams are built differently and both goalies have different strengths and weaknesses to watch for.
The whole point of a backup is to pace the season for your starter. Even Hitchcock admitted this in the begining when they still had Talbot. But he is playing Koskinen straight for a bid for the Playoffs and you can see fatigued in his game right now.
It is the same mentality that ran Talbot to be pretty much exhausted and almost useless when he played the last 2 seasons. Why do you think Koskinen won the starter job in first place?
But yeah, I see how easy it is to look at another team and player and say "if they can do it, so can we " and if you can't, you're worthless.
I don't need to assert anything. You can read the posts and see where blame is being focused on. It is the same type of posts when Tmac was still headcoach.
The blame should be squarely on Chairelli and management. The coach is utilizing what he has, and he doesn't have enough, simple as that. I highly doubt the game has passed him by.
yesFuhr, Ranford, Salo and Talbot have all played over 70 games for this franchise in one season. Fuhr holds the record playing 79 game for St.Louis at age 33. Hell, Brodeur did it 10 times, the last at age 37. None of this even counts playoff games for the above goalies. Are you saying at 47 games Kos gets a fatigue excuse?
We just dont have the horses. We have 2 and then a bunch of ponies
Funny, I thought athletes today were better conditioned? For a guy that spends the game on his knees he should be able to play all 82yes
cause unlike the goalies you mentioned...Koskinen has never played more than 41 games in a season...that was 3 seasons ago
They are, but that has nothing to do with games played...if that were the case more goalies would play 70+ games each yearFunny, I thought athletes today were better conditioned? For a guy that spends the game on his knees he should be able to play all 82
So we gave him 4.5/3 and shouldn’t expect more than 40-50 games a year?They are, but that has nothing to do with games played...if that were the case more goalies would play 70+ games each year
it's a rarity
no, I didn't say thatSo we gave him 4.5/3 and shouldn’t expect more than 40-50 games a year?
NO!!Cash in on Drai and let a proper FO do their job...
Unfortunately there is no other way to turn this around.
If you think that first snipe was a brutal goal you are out to lunch.