pseudoreality
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The problem is he has to be a successful back-up as the NMC completely ties the team's hands in getting someone else if he continues to have problems.
Player Discussion Mikko Koskinen
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The problem is he has to be a successful back-up as the NMC completely ties the team's hands in getting someone else if he continues to have problems.
Continues? He hasn’t played a regular season game yet and looked good in his last game. If he continues to play like he did last game we’ll be just fine.
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He has the skills to. He seems very quick, and I think goalies will be going more that way as the league finds new ways to shrink equipment little by little. Maybe rebound control is an issue for him.
pseudoreality
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3.69 GAA and 0.855 SV% in the preseason is struggling for me. 2 good periods isn't enough to change my mind and earn him an NMC. I'm hoping he does turn it around, but you can't say he has already based on 2 decent periods of play in preseason, when every other game he played he has been awful.
Clearly you didn’t watch the second game and he was actually good for the entire last game and excellent for two periods. Give the guy a chance to adjust to NA hockey again , he has clearly improved in each game so far. Also, tons of really good goalies struggled in their first start or two. You don’t see other teams eager to throw them out with the bath water.
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Ya. The people that come in and burp out a stat line really don't know how he has improved or what situations he was put in.
It actually helps to watch the game.
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KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
He was good for two periods. Last I checked there are three in every hockey game.
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How was he bad on the first? Besides the first goal he didn't look shaky at all. And I give him full marks from bouncing back from that goal; that's a good quality to have in a tender.
KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
"Besides the thing he did terribly, he was alright".
Hockey is a tight game and after the top line there isn't all that much offense in the lineup. You get behind on the really defensive teams and you're cooked. You can't give up goals like that when the games matter.
Against the jets, 4 of the goals go in on most goalies in the league, that is a misleading stat line.
Do I think he deserved a NMC? Absolutely not, but there’s more to hockey than watching the stat line
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Well, that has to be the idea right?
That contract couldn’t be for a strictly back up goaltender.
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Well hopefully he was the best one and pans out. The jury should still be out, unfortunately a lot of fans already have decided on a verdict.You don’t see other teams give a KHL goalie $2.5 million and a NMC either.
Raoul Duke
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Not me.
I think the contract was goofy but I know nothing about the player.
Preseason means very little either way. If he looks like a potential starter this year, I’ll be thrilled.
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I think all the naysayers will be thrilled as well. In the meantime, they're just being pragmatic.
ThePhoenixx
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I think you may want to choose another word. lol
prag·mat·ic
praɡˈmadik/
adjective
- dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
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2showToffoliIwascool
I think you may want to choose another word. lol
prag·mat·ic
praɡˈmadik/
adjective
Sorry, but that doesn't sound like them at all.
- dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
You don't think it's sensible and realistic to think that giving a goaltender who hasn't played in North American for 6 years, has played 4 NHL games, and struggled during the pre-season a $2.5M contract with a NMC was a poor decision rather than the theoretical consideration that he'll pan out based on nothing but the fact that he improved from terrible to decent in a couple pre season games?
I'm happy with my wording thanks
Until he lets in a bad goal. Then it’s a week of pragmatism naysaying.
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that is the essence of pre-season. We really don't have enough time to really make the call, especially with goalies, where consistency is more important than "making the big save"
But I'm confident that Koskinen is a good guy to bet on
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I'm more worried about our starter than our back up after last year.
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Sounds like Talbot's been lights out so far, which should go a long way heading into game 1
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he let in what seems to be a bad goal this game though so it's a bit unsure. Remember that last season Talbot was not good so skeptics would always have the default position and it's up the Talbot to prove himself. I have to say I like Koskinen though, and I'm glad Chia got a goalie that seems to have at least a chance at being a starter rather than just a career back up or a washed up starter looking for redemption.
But it's moot anyway. Talbot is our #1 and Koskinen is our #2. If they fail, then that's that. We're not finding a new top starter now. Personally, I like our tandem so we'll see.
