GDT: Bubble Wrap Overkill. Oilers v Canucks, Saturday May 15, 1:30 PM. SN, NHLNW.

[Oilslick941611]

90% of Highmore's career points have to be against the Oilers lol.

and on Kosko

 

[VainGretzky]

They better buyout that sieve in the summer

 

[AddyTheWrath]

f*** you Chiarelli

 

[OfCorsiDid]

We all still confident with Kosk as our backup??

play STALOCK next year please!!!! Jesus.

Stalock isn’t coming back next year.

We’re looking via trade or free agency

 

[gordonhught]

A lot ofgood posts here

 

[Mr Positive]

Holland HAS to find another goalie for next year. He has to.

That was his plan along I suspect. When he tried and failed to get a goalie last off season, he signed Smith and put it off to this offseason. There will be goalies available.

Except now the plan might be to re-sign Smith to be back up/ alternate starter

 

[29Beast97Mode]

"koskinen is worth 4.5 million a year"

 

[Cloned]

If he has a .920+ SV and we win, Idc about weak goals.

However if he shits the bed like this and we lose, it does matter.

It matters because it’s an indication of the type of goalie he is.

 

[NedPlimpton]

Matthew Highmore, you da real MVP.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

So I'm going to go out on a limb, Koskinen is not inspiring confidence.

 

[Garbo Man]

The Kosko fan club is loyal, I’ll give them that. Never his fault, either a great shot by the opponent, screened, D’s fault, etc.

Eh...a lot of people blame him for goals that aren't his fault and a lot of people blame the rest of the team for shirts goals he lets in. The 2nd and 3rd goals are great shots and hard stops to make. The 2nd one should of been a save but I'm not gonna get on his case for that one as like I said it was a great shot. The 4th goal how ever was atrocious and should never go in. I've defended Koski when people were blaming him for no reason but even I can't sit here and say he should be our backup going forward. He's done and I think he's starting to realize it.

 

[Oilslick941611]

He's broken from his own dog shit play and lack of mental fortitude.

he looks like he doesn't even care. In the pressers he's just there and on the ice there's no emotion except for that terrible showing trying to break his stick

 

[5 14 6 1]

Koskinen sucks. That is all.

 

[Hemsky4pm2]

Stalock will be playing if Smith gets hurt. Not wise to not have given him one start. How can the team have any faith in Koskinen? He clearly has no confidence in himself right now either.

 

[Oilhawks]

No excuse why Stalok didn't get one of these games

Excuses were made though

 

[Paralyzer]

Stalock isn’t coming back next year.

We’re looking via trade or free agency

Uhhh he's signed for 1 more year after this...

 

[gordonhught]

Drai loses the selke thanks to that koskinen

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

So I'm going to go out on a limb, Koskinen is not inspiring confidence.

He’s ruining the Canucks chances of a better pick.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

It matters because it’s an indication of the type of goalie he is.

Wins, GAA and SV define a goalie.

If he can put up good numbers in all 3 the “quality” of GA doesn’t matter

 

[oobga]

Appears Kostko will finish with .899. That's a bummer man.

 

[Sanchez]

Excuses were made though

Velvety smooth excuses

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Drai loses the selke thanks to that koskinen

He won’t even be nominated.

 

[rboomercat90]

Yeah, I mean, why start Stalock when you knew Koskinen was done in the NHL?

Great question. It’s become clear once we got this far into the season that Stalock was never going to play this year. Only reason I can think of is the team didn’t want to embarrass Koskinen. I’m not sure Mikko has ever done anything to earn that loyalty but in absence of any other reason, I guess that’s it.

 

[Oilhawks]

"koskinen is worth 4.5 million a year"View attachment 434335

“It was a committee decision”

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Uhhh he's signed for 1 more year after this...

He’s gonna get buried. I can’t see Holland being satisfied with a Smith/Stalock tandem