LeBrun: Oilers interested in trading for Mrazek's rights

[ChaoticOrange]

Koskinen playing 50 games after the **** show he put on after his great 9 game period? NO THANKS. He is complete crap. He plays 50 games for us and we can welcome a top 3 pick to the team next year. Horrible goaltender, horrible technique, horrible use of his size plus a crap goalie coach?

No thanks

Koskinen was hot and cold all year long. Started great, cooled off, heated up again and finished the year poorly. First year in North America, new team, poor defence, nobody to lighten the load in the late season. I think he burnt out.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Koskinen was hot and cold all year long. Started great, cooled off, heated up again and finished the year poorly. First year in North America, new team, poor defence, nobody to lighten the load in the late season. I think he burnt out.

I'm sorry but I disagree. Koskinen is not good at all and he's what 32 years old? I believe he is completely bad. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't like him one bit

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I'm sorry but I disagree. Koskinen is not good at all and he's what 32 years old? I believe he is completely bad. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't like him one bit

Nah, the problem was he was either great or awful with nothing in between.

He did win 25 games with 4 shutouts. He’s capable of high level play, he just couldn’t bring it regularly.

 

[Del Preston]

Lol please refer to how well that worked for Dallas in 2016-17.

The Oilers shouldn't sign another goalie because Niemi and Lehtonen were bad for the Stars two seasons ago?

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

A solid vet on a 1 year deal behind Koski and Starrett pushing hard for the backup spot would be ideal.
I like the idea of Mrazek but I doubt he'll sign another 1yr deal after his season in Carolina.

 

[Draiskull]

Mrazek for Puljujarvi.

Mrazek for Koskinen

 

[Mosby]

Why? Are teams lining up to sign Mrazek?

A little surprised by this given Holland cut ties with Mrazek in Detroit over off-ice issues.

 

[Oddbob]

This would make no sense if it happens. Holland is the GM that left Mrazek unprotected in the expansion draft, and it was heavily believed to be character related issues why they kept Howard over Mrazek.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Strange considering all the shit Holland talked about Mrazek when he was in Detroit.

 

[Oddbob]

It means Holland is attached to his past players. He's known to be in the same ilk as Chiarelli in that regard.

Hope for Oiler fans sake he isn't the same as Chiarelli in the others.

Yes, but he exposed Petr Mrazek the younger goalie over veteran Howard. QO was not the only reason he was not kept.

 

[DatDude44]

why??? we have a fresh and ready jake allen for you!

 

[Oddbob]

why??? we have a fresh and ready jake allen for you!

Yeah, but then they would need a new goalie in January after too many starts for Jake Allen and his warm and cold play!

 

[islesfan186]

Koskinen was hot and cold all year long. Started great, cooled off, heated up again and finished the year poorly. First year in North America, new team, poor defence, nobody to lighten the load in the late season. I think he burnt out.

It really wasn't Koskinens first year in NA. He was drafted by the islanders about a decade ago, playing a few games for them and played over 40 games down in the AHL and some games in the ECHL. Then he went back to Russia for something like 5-6 years.
The other things you mentioned I agree with. But his glove hand is brutal. Months back someone posted a montage of his glove side GA, and there were quite a few bitter soft goals there.

 

[Matchbox 18]

Can I interest them in a slightly used jake Allen for the price of on the house?

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Can I interest them in a slightly used jake Allen for the price of on the house?

We do have a gently used Milan Lucic to swap..

 

[Matchbox 18]

We do have a gently used Milan Lucic to swap..

I dont know that his Boston stench is that far removed for my liking.

 

[bucks_oil]

The guys who OKed that deal are still there.

No I wasn’t,... it was that guy!

 

[flying v 604]

I love how chiarelli gave that contract the day before he got fired. Like the owners approved it knowing they were going to fire him? Man the oilers areva mess. No cap overpaid goalie no depth etc. If they sign an actual #1 they will be on the hook for about 9 mill just in goalies, and that's not even for an elite true #1

Ridiculous lol

 

[McFlyingV]

Koskinen isn’t the guy? Why pay him north of 4 million if you’re not going to make him your starter?

Why you ask?

 

[McFlyingV]

why??? we have a fresh and ready jake allen for you!

 

[DatDude44]