ULF_55
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The timing is interesting given they just extending Koskinen on that odd contract.
Wonder who was pulling the strings on that one
They can't go with Talbot, same way the Flames can't go with Smith.
Talbot was good for a little over a year, and either he got figured out after being hidden as a back-up, or he got complacent. Smith is just old.
They were asking who would want to be GM of the Oilers, with all the baggage that team carries ... well if they can rid the baggage, you're starting with perhaps the best hockey player on the planet as a base to build upon.
I don't think the task is large, get a winger for McDavid, get a winger for Draisaitl, and get your defense healthy.
Heard Roenick talking about how hockey dumb their defense is, and I had just said that to an Oiler fan at work. They might have some smart defenseman, injured or in the minors, but right now the guys they're running out there night after night seem clueless, of course that can be related to the complete lack of confidence the team has.
Wonder how much Katz would pay to get McPhee today? What's Yzerman doing right now?