Pre-Game Talk: Let's Pageau For It

[Joey Moss]

This whole verbal abuse thing of coaches is getting out of hand. Racial comments are one thing, this is a non-issue.

 

[duul]

Holland doing a good job of not answering questions he's asked. I am against this whole bringing up of arguments and stuff from years ago, but it's weird of Holland not to just address this stuff directly.

 

[dem]

Holland was born to be a politician

 

[Joey Moss]

Holland doing a good job of not answering questions he's asked. I am against this whole bringing up of arguments and stuff from years ago, but it's weird of Holland not to just address this stuff directly.

Why would he?

It's just the media trying to stir shit up. Especially that weasel Rishaug.

 

[thadd]

Sens will be playing their second half of back to back tomorrow. two points are there to take

I think you just cursed us.

 

[duul]

Why would he?

It's just the media trying to stir **** up. Especially that weasel Rishaug.

Don't disagree with you at all. But he is constantly bumbling over himself so far in this availability.

 

[FanOfSadTeam]

Lol'd at how Braar came out with the team related question to Holland and the rest of the press was like "nah, we ain't here to talk about that"

Also lol at the not-so-subtle Hall question.

 

[duul]

Matheson is such a mutant.

 

[ElysiumAB]

All I want in this game is for Gagner to sock a teammate.

 

[BigFuzzyDice]

So should I pretend that the team wouldn't be where they are without Smith this year then?

Totally, yes he had a few games where he caused his own troubles, and 2 where he should have done it for the team and pulled himself. But.... I would bet kostkos glove hand is more a result of smith than it is of shwartzisname.

 

[fancy dan]

why aren't they just running with koskinen ?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

why aren't they just running with koskinen ?

Because as Tippett said yesterday, he watched Koskinen last year and saw a guy who was good and a guy who was tired.

They don't want to over work him and wear him out.

Edit: I'm fairly certain Koskinen starts tonight.

 

[fancy dan]

koskinen is less fit than other goalies in the NHL?

 

[Mav3rick07]

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Because as Tippett said yesterday, he watched Koskinen last year and saw a guy who was good and a guy who was tired.

They don't want to over work him and wear him out.

Edit: I'm fairly certain Koskinen starts tonight.

I understand this but at some point you have to let the better goalie play more.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I understand this but at some point you have to let the better goalie play more.

I don't disagree, I suspect we'll see "separation" in usage as this month progresses. Koskinen has been very good this season.

 

[SupremeTeam16]

It’s time to start moving to koskinen starting 3/4 out of 5 starts.

I feel like Tippett is worried that if he doesn’t keep getting Smith starts and let him work through this poor stretch then he’ll lose him and smith will be useless when they actually need him. The flip side is how many games are you willing to lose because the fact of the matter is koskinen has been flat out better and the team wins when he’s in net. He deserves more starts and I don’t buy the whole “keeping him fresh excuse, it’s possible to give him a bigger share of starts and not run him into the ground. They are acting like if they don’t split the games 50/50 then Koskinen will get exhausted and fall apart. I don’t buy it.

 

[MessierII]

I was in the crowd and watched the sens light up the Oilers last year at Rogers. Don’t play down to the competition tonight boys. Cmon step up and win a should win game.

 

[McDNicks17]

The Oilers are 4-0-1 with a 21-11 goal differential with Persson and Koskinen in the lineup.

I'm not saying, but I'm just saying.

 

[McJC]

I think you just cursed us.

WE'RE GOING TO LOSE GOD DAMMIT

 

[Del Preston]

 

[ElysiumAB]

Farming likes with some pregame vids boys!

Made me laugh while watching these back to back, in both videos there's an injury question and Tippett goes over the injuries and then says, "Who else?..."

"Benning."

 

[Stoneman89]

It’s time to start moving to koskinen starting 3/4 out of 5 starts.

I feel like Tippett is worried that if he doesn’t keep getting Smith starts and let him work through this poor stretch then he’ll lose him and smith will be useless when they actually need him. The flip side is how many games are you willing to lose because the fact of the matter is koskinen has been flat out better and the team wins when he’s in net. He deserves more starts and I don’t buy the whole “keeping him fresh excuse, it’s possible to give him a bigger share of starts and not run him into the ground. They are acting like if they don’t split the games 50/50 then Koskinen will get exhausted and fall apart. I don’t buy it.

Wouldn't that be 3/5?

 

[gordonhught]

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I had to take off my glasses to read this.

 

[yukoner88]

I understand this but at some point you have to let the better goalie play more.

Exactly, koskinen can handle 3 or 4 in a row, just don't play him 35 in a row