Post-Game Talk: Calvin Pick0rd

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great job.

wish i could shop' like this.

please make one for our super sweet 16

 

[Oildrum]

Play Pickard again on Saturday giving Skinner a full 2 week break?

Tough to sit him after a great shut out performance.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Play Pickard again on Saturday giving Skinner a full 2 week break?

Tough to sit him after a great shut out performance.

You absolutely start Skinner without a 2nd thought

It was probably posted, but the overhead on the penalty shot save is great

 

[CornKicker]

Unless you live in Calgary you can't. I believe you have to provide them with an ID to verify your account before you can post.

oh word? im making one

 

[Oilers in NS]

Wear this once a year to a game in Vancouver.Very hostile there.

I love it
I always chirp the Leaf fans in these parts.
Come see me when you win a cup or 5

 

[LTIR]

Play Pickard again on Saturday giving Skinner a full 2 week break?

Tough to sit him after a great shut out performance.

Pickard has been great all season but you start Skinner vs NSH!

 

[Duke74]

Just watched highlights and LOL at league just not caring about hooking down Hyman with an empty net. Reaffirmed to keep my monetary support of the league where it's at!

If that play was called correctly, as well as several "goaltender interference" goals that were taken back, Hyman would be in contention for the Rocket right now.

 

[Stoneman89]

Pickard looked really good last night….showed great positioning on the penalty shot and generally tracked all the shots well.
Skinner has looked really good in his games…quiet, calm and sturdy.
Which leaves me with the questions , “ has Dustin Schultz left the team? Is he helping the tenders find their game? What’s going on?”

That would be a question for all of those who thought he was a large part of our goaltenders problems I suppose.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

He has played 124 games in the NHL. He has a 50 game season for a the Avalance. His career average is 2.98 .904. Far from a career AHLer....

yah when was that?

 

[Stoneman89]

He has played 124 games in the NHL. He has a 50 game season for a the Avalance. His career average is 2.98 .904. Far from a career AHLer....

He's played 321 AHL games over a 12 year career. Most of his NHL games were as a backup. I would say that defines him more as a career AHLer than anything. I like the way he's playing right now and sincerely hope he keeps it up, but he didn't suddenly become a regular NHLer overnight. If Campbell hadn't shat the bed so badly, he likely never sees the light of day up here.

 

[Stoneman89]

Play Pickard again on Saturday giving Skinner a full 2 week break?

Tough to sit him after a great shut out performance.

Why would you want to "rest" our starter when he just sat for the last game against the worst team in the league, and we're going to be playing a decent team? And Skinner hasn't exactly been overworked to this point and will then have a 9 day rest before the long haul starts. 15 game winning streak or not, we still need all the points we can get. This isn't the time to get sentimental and make decisions based on a feel good moment for a journeyman player.

 

[K1984]

Why would you want to "rest" our starter when he just sat for the last game against the worst team in the league, and we're going to be playing a decent team? And Skinner hasn't exactly been overworked to this point and will then have a 9 day rest before the long haul starts. 15 game winning streak or not, we still need all the points we can get.

Agreed, I wouldn't start Pickard until what is (I hope) the record breaking game in Anaheim. After that I would want to get him in to a pretty steady rotation in February for sure.

 

[Giggleplex]

Hide yo' women

 

[LTIR]

Deciding we should go with a career AHL backup into the most important playoff run of the McDrai era because of a shutout against the worst team in league is a little bit of a stretch to me.

The schedule ramps up soon so he should get quite a few starts. If he remains a rock then sure but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The guy hasn’t even played 10 games.

Did you even watch the game? Our defense is far from world beater and Pickard had to stand on his head for the first half of the game. He is passing the eye test right now and should continue to get chances until he falters.

Also its a bit more than just a SO.. He is on a 4 game win streak.

 

[North Cole]

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Oilers at the top and Lames at the bottom is some funny shit.

 

[TKB21]

Hopefully the play of Pickard since coming up means we never have to see Campbell again!

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Hopefully the play of Pickard since coming up means we never have to see Campbell again!

It's eerie how similar their play styles and technique are, but Pickard just has the juice right now. Sounds like he's very well liked in the room as well.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Agreed, I wouldn't start Pickard until what is (I hope) the record breaking game in Anaheim. After that I would want to get him in to a pretty steady rotation in February for sure.

Something like 5 B2B's in schedule after ASG. Much more compressed part of schedule. For sure we will be seeing Pickard more often than we have.

I'm not tying hopes and dreams to breaking the alltime win streak record. if they do they do. Its a false rainbow to chase. Goal is learning to play to peak and playing a winning game and as Hyman says learning how to keep rolling that winning game.

 

[WaitingForUser]

He's played 321 AHL games over a 12 year career. Most of his NHL games were as a backup. I would say that defines him more as a career AHLer than anything. I like the way he's playing right now and sincerely hope he keeps it up, but he didn't suddenly become a regular NHLer overnight. If Campbell hadn't shat the bed so badly, he likely never sees the light of day up here.

Roli didn’t get a shot until he was 30 too. Do you consider him an AHL goalie?

 

[OilynutEsquire]

yah when was that?

Does it matter? Just pointing out your inaccuracies. Youre talking like he is a career backup-ahler. That is pretty far from the truth

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

Hopefully the play of Pickard since coming up means we never have to see Campbell again!

I found it funny as hell that posters on this very board thought starting Campbell in the pressure cooker of the playoffs was the answer because he played well with zero pressure a couple of times in relief.

 

[Stoneman89]

Roli didn’t get a shot until he was 30 too. Do you consider him an AHL goalie?

Roli was the starter for Minnesota for 4 straight years before the Oilers traded for him.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Nashville game does worry me. We haven't played a good club for awhile and they have beat us, and will bring their best. Oilers have to be better at establishing and getting to their game quicker in that one.

That is coachspeak

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Did you even watch the game? Our defense is far from world beater and Pickard had to stand on his head for the first half of the game. He is passing the eye test right now and should continue to get chances until he falters.

Also its a bit more than just a SO.. He is on a 4 game win streak.

lol I was posting during the game. Did I say he doesn’t deserve to get more chances? I said wait until we see more of him during our condensed schedule stretch before we make a decision.

 

[WaitingForUser]

Roli was the starter for Minnesota for 4 straight years before the Oilers traded for him.

He was a 1a to Manny Fernandez he was never a starter until he came to the oilers. He also played 10 years in the minors before being called up to the Wild.


After double checking it appears he was the de facto starter for a few years but only played 20 games in 05/06 before being dealt to the Oilers.