Mikko Koskinen
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Stoneman89
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Aren't goalies that make 4.5 mill and up supposed to be able to handle a bit of a workload? Suck it up princess and earn your money.
TheNumber4
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Look forward to being proven correct as usual again. Kosko is the real deal. And you guys are going to love the taste of crow when he starts stealing games for us. You know, like he did last year, before our defense was obliterated.
I'm willing to give him a shot, but he needs to improve on the glove hand and some of his angles. Granted he was basically a rookie played into the ground down the stretch (25/27 starts to end the season because Hitch was desperate to try and get a contract extension, sheesh).
I think 45 starts for Kosko and 38 or so for Smith would be a good work load for both.
I think 45 starts for Kosko and 38 or so for Smith would be a good work load for both.
Didn't we have Montoya under contract? Hitch was pushing hard to try and get another season IMO.
stonec
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The guy was widely regarded as the best goaltender in Europe, which is why he got an NHL contract at age 30. If anything I'd put the blame of his dip into occasional crappiness down to the Edmonton factor and its goaltender coaching.
yukoner88
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I don't think theres a single person on the entire hfboards looked at that contract and accused koskinen of being under paid.
scholl
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So why they didn't bring Marko Torenius over who was his coach at Blues and SKA?
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Bank Shot
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So was the Monster.
Just shows that the European leagues are greatly inferior to the NHL product.
The amount of guys over the age of 26-27 that come over and have success in the NHL are pretty few and far between.
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My favorite thing is when random Europeans come onto our board and tell us that the rest of the team is the reason their favorite Finnish player didn't play amazing like we all didn't watch Koskinen play 50 games last year.
FlameChampion
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I hope he bounces back but honestly I just dont know what to expect from him.
I thought he was good to start the year but it ended poorly. It seemed like Teams figured him out though, which isnt good. That being said, our coaching/management staff has done a poor job of handling goalies. I thought they ran him into the ground by the end of the year, as they did with Talbot the previous 2 seasons (I understand the playoff year but not the other 2 seasons). From an outsider looking in, the coaching staff just never seemed to have a (logical) plan on the goaltending. Things never really changed when Hitchcock came in. I dont personally know how much say Schwartz has had. I dont know why the Oilers traded Talbot for Stolarz, then proceeded to not even play him. This team did some really weird things with the goaltending over the last few years. I'd really like to know what went on.
I think it really depends on Holland/Tippett, I think if they are on the same page (and it seems like they are), and if Tippett actually uses his coaching staff, something like goaltending could be a lot better on this team. Theres just a lot of unknowns on this team at the moment. I dont really know what to think. I am not going to throw Koskinen under the bus though. I hate the contract management gave him but I hope he makes the most of it.
I thought he was good to start the year but it ended poorly. It seemed like Teams figured him out though, which isnt good. That being said, our coaching/management staff has done a poor job of handling goalies. I thought they ran him into the ground by the end of the year, as they did with Talbot the previous 2 seasons (I understand the playoff year but not the other 2 seasons). From an outsider looking in, the coaching staff just never seemed to have a (logical) plan on the goaltending. Things never really changed when Hitchcock came in. I dont personally know how much say Schwartz has had. I dont know why the Oilers traded Talbot for Stolarz, then proceeded to not even play him. This team did some really weird things with the goaltending over the last few years. I'd really like to know what went on.
I think it really depends on Holland/Tippett, I think if they are on the same page (and it seems like they are), and if Tippett actually uses his coaching staff, something like goaltending could be a lot better on this team. Theres just a lot of unknowns on this team at the moment. I dont really know what to think. I am not going to throw Koskinen under the bus though. I hate the contract management gave him but I hope he makes the most of it.
Aceboogie
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Hey, the D core is different- we did buy out the 2nd best D! So he wont be on the roster
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McGoMcD
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This. Goalies are a bit like pitchers in baseball. They can come out of nowhere and dominate for a while, once figured out they get lit up. If your good you change your play, and fill in your holes. If Koski was 22 I would have faith he could work on his holes, but at 31? what are the odds. I bet they will buy him out, he isn't an NHL goalie. prove me wrong Koski.
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He made 1405 saves, good for 18th most in the NHL so I guess they had a few to choose from.
yukoner88
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We watched him play well through the first 25, then watched him get run into the ground playing the last 25 all in a row.
With a proper rotation koskinen is not terrible
That's how most goalie highlights are though.
You dont get a highlight reel of saves that look routine.
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