Broberg Speed
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This isn't true at all. He earns a backup goaltender's paycheck and a team in need of a backup would be fortunate to have him.
Rumor: Trade Rumors and Proposals Thread | The Answer in Goal is NOT in the Room, Get Us a Damn Goalie!
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Find a team that will take his contract and ship him out, brother. I guarantee you if he hits waivers nobody claims him.
I find it funny that fans here are asking for a trade for a goalie when Koskinen's probably got one of the best save % and GAA in the league in the past 10 games. So what do we do now? Dump the hottest goalie in the league and downgrade for a cup winning goalie who is on the downswing? Oilers gonna do what Oiler fans demand. Make a trade to downgrade the team, yup, let's do just that.
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Have you watched Koskinen his whole career in Edmonton. He always has these Highs which are followed by lows. We need CONSISTENCY. Not a good run for 10 games
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Given the new Coaching staff and Koskinen suddenly emerging as a reliable goalie, the pressure is off until the actual day of the trade deadline.
Let's not start throwing away 1st round pics just yet. The better Koskinen does, the more leverage Holland has because he doesn't look desperate.
This could all go to shit immediately next game, mind you.
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And Smith needs to play that next game so Koskinen can be properly rested.
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Koskinen can do a few in a row. But yeah, he starts to buckle under a heavy workload.
The good news is im sure he'll have another vacation from HFOil and we wont have to see him for awhile.
Clearly not an Oiler fan.
Probably some closest calgarypuck loser.
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Koskinen should get no more than 16 starts for the remainder of the regular season. And that will probably wear him out completely.
That would make 46 regular season starts for Koskinen. Too many by a dozen, likely more, but we have only what the GM has provided for the team. That leaves 12 regular season games for Smith.
If Smith can't handle the workload we need Skinner to take a few of those starts. Management and coaching must start managing these remaining games as if everything depends on these decisions.
Or we trade for a capable starter who should be expected to take on the majority of the workload and take us into the playoffs.
If Koskinen never tested positive for covid and received the needed rest, while Holland sat on his hands and did nothing to alleviate the situation, the season would already be over and Skinner most likely becomes a rookie casualty ready for the goaltender reclamation pile.
Exactly. He’s not consistent which is why a goalie is still needed. Mikko is a capable back up
You aren't going to get that with a deadline patchjob. You're going to get an expensive question mark.
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Koskinen reeling in a streak of wins and good goaltending pretty much sums up what Jordan Binnington did a few years back. You just need to get hot at the right time. There were many instances where a hasbeen goalie came out of the woodwork for one playoff run. Ranford, Kirk McLean, Binnington, Matt Murray, Niemi, Tim Thomas, etc... I still recalled Niemi winning a cup then disappearing right after.
Look at Tim Thomas, a late 30 yr old goalie who was a career backup suddenly turned into a Stanley Cup hero. If Koskinen puts in a run for us and win the conn smythe, we can probably dump him for 3 first round picks in the summer. He would be labelled as a cost-controlled goalie for one more season.
Wow, I just had a look and found this:
Tim Thomas
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- round 9 #217 overall 1994 NHL Entry Draft
At the time when he won the cup, he might be the only active player left that was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques.
Tim Thomas
Drafted by Quebec Nordiques
- round 9 #217 overall 1994 NHL Entry Draft
At the time when he won the cup, he might be the only active player left that was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques.
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Hejduk still played a couple years after that. That was the final season for Foote and Drury.
You are right. Crazy how things turned out. Avs getting Thibault then flipping for Roy basically sewered Thomas' career for over a decade.
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Tim Thomas didn't just get hot at the right time for a playoff run, he had been playing at an elite level as a starter for 6 years before leading the Bruins to the Cup.
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I think with the way he has been playing you keep Koskinen and look for another starter to share the load, then ride the hot hand in the playoffs. Oilers don't really have the cap space to make a big goalie splash, and really there is no one available.
I would be up for picking up a guy like James Reimer at the deadline. He has had a quietly solid season behind a crappy San Jose team. Then ltir or waive Smith. If Reimer shows good he can resign and split with skinner next season unless they make a big off season trade for a top goalie.
Edit, looks.like his name has been mentioned and he got hurt. Boo.
I would be up for picking up a guy like James Reimer at the deadline. He has had a quietly solid season behind a crappy San Jose team. Then ltir or waive Smith. If Reimer shows good he can resign and split with skinner next season unless they make a big off season trade for a top goalie.
Edit, looks.like his name has been mentioned and he got hurt. Boo.
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Koskinen is bound to shit the bed for a extended period of time. I know it’s not the oilers way of conducting business but any smart manager knows you sell stock at the high times. This could be the best opportunity we have to off load him and not get completely fleeced in a deal, so get it done Holland.
Why not waive Smith, run with Koskinen and Skinner rest of the season?
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Because our front office isn't smart enough to realize the most obvious solution is probably the correct one.
KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
I think it's partly this but it's also partly because they're too stubborn to admit that signing Smith was a mistake.
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Dying on that hill for the stupidest of reasons.
Fixed to Ruin
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I don't disagree. However, at this stage of the season to not put your best foot forward to make the playoffs just because Holland wants to save face is a serious offense.
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