Are the Oilers a top 5 contender next season with Jack Campbell?

[34]

No

Campbell is a back up goalie. That is why Toronto let him walk for nothing.

 

[thaman8765678]

Their fans all trashed Smith who carried them last year (along with McDrai).

They really thought a backup goalie as replacement was the answer lmao.

 

[34]

Their fans all trashed Smith who carried them last year (along with McDrai).

They really thought a backup goalie as replacement was the answer lmao.

Campbell is weak. That $25M contract along with Nurse’s contract are a joke.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

Campbell is our man he will get u to the cup.


Two games

A cup of soup?

 

[Three On Zero]

Would be interested to have been a fly on the wall when Edmonton decided on Jack Campbell entering free agency. Darcy Kuemper was reportedly an Oiler target before he was traded to Colorado before 2021-22 and has roots in Western Canada. Kind of interesting they didn't revisit Kuemper and were focused on Soup.

For all we know they did try to go after Kuemper and they were told it wasn't happening

 

[PAZ]

Would be interested to have been a fly on the wall when Edmonton decided on Jack Campbell entering free agency. Darcy Kuemper was reportedly an Oiler target before he was traded to Colorado before 2021-22 and has roots in Western Canada. Kind of interesting they didn't revisit Kuemper and were focused on Soup.

Kuemper is in the same tier as Campbell.

 

[BB88]

But he has a cup.


Where is that.

Edmonton doesn’t exactly have Makar/Toews/Byram to cover for him

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Yes.

 

[BB88]

But he has a Nurse.

Making my point here

 

[Muffin]

Would be interested to have been a fly on the wall when Edmonton decided on Jack Campbell entering free agency. Darcy Kuemper was reportedly an Oiler target before he was traded to Colorado before 2021-22 and has roots in Western Canada. Kind of interesting they didn't revisit Kuemper and were focused on Soup.

Kuemper sucks anyways, have we not learned from Grubauer?

 

[Cianide]

Top 5? No. They're not even a lock to win the division.

 

[LeafsNation149]

14M for Nurse and Campbell yikes

Campbells a career backup goalie that looked awful behind the Leafs defence during the 2nd half of the season. Just thinking of how he'd look behind Nurse, Barrie, Ceci, etc. I get shivers

 

[Rubi]

Patiently waiting for the Oilers to pull the trigger on a couple of trades that gets them Jakob Chychrun and Patrick Kane. Just a matter of time boys... Just a matter of time.

 

[Empoleon8771]

No

Campbell is a back up goalie. That is why Toronto let him walk for nothing.

Why trust Toronto’s goalie evaluation when they decided Matt Murray was a sufficient starter for a hopeful cup contender?

 

[Avsboy]

Between Toronto fans and Edmonton fans, I predict a long life for this thread.

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Nope. Top 15.

 

[Stephen]

Why trust Toronto’s goalie evaluation when they decided Matt Murray was a sufficient starter for a hopeful cup contender?

As a Leaf and goalie fan alike, I have been quite skeptical of Toronto's goaltending department in general over the years. Don't really like their pro and amateur scouting, development or how they've handled their guys in house.

By association, I guess it's wait and see whether Edmonton has some special insight on Campbell or if they bought high on the wrong guy. The pro is there's a lot of runway to figure things out, the con is there's a lot of runway on that contract. Everyone knows the risk to reward anyway.

 

[SoupNazi]

Uhmmmyes they are a lock for division

Really? A lock less than five games in?

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Really? A lock less than five games in?

Attention in the terminal. Attention in the terminal. Extreme Disappointment is on final approach and will soon be arriving at the Edmonton gate.

 

[CaptainCrunch67]

More a wildcard team, I don't know how Campbell who is notoriously streaky is going to do behind a poor blueline.

 

[SoupNazi]

Yes they are.

They aren't a "lock" until they clinch it.

 

[SoupNazi]

Well they are so no.

Can you provide proof that they're a "lock?"

 

[PsYcNeT]

You guys realize you're arguing with a kid right

 

[A1LeafNation]

Why trust Toronto’s goalie evaluation when they decided Matt Murray was a sufficient starter for a hopeful cup contender?

They thought he was a sufficient tandem goalie with Samsonov, isn't that common knowledge?

 

[SoupNazi]

What proof?

You keep insisting that they're a "lock" to win the Pacific. Back that up.