Do You Think This Season's Version of Stuart Skinner Can Win the Cup This Season?

[Ritchie Valens]

How in the f*** does a guy with shitty stats like that get to be an NHL Goalie coach for a decade AND advisor to the GM as to which free agent goalie to sign for 5 years at $25M?

He’s got to have some pretty incriminating dirt on someone. Or he’s a hypnotist and everyone they go to fire him, heaps his fingers and they tell him he’s doing a great job and excuse him. They’ve been trying to fire him every day for the past six years.

 

[Canovin]

Just like the past 2 years, this year will be no different. Oilers likely lose to the Stanley cup champs for the 3rd time simply because Skinner sucks and the Oilers can’t continue to play perfect hockey to bail him out.

Think about this, the Oilers have been the best Oilers in over 40 years for the 3rd year in a roll and this is the goalie we are going to rely on?

 

[iCanada]

How in the f*** does a guy with shitty stats like that get to be an NHL Goalie coach for a decade AND advisor to the GM as to which free agent goalie to sign for 5 years at $25M?

I mean, in Schwartz defense - have you ever seen what Ken Hitchcock looks like? Somehow I doubt his tier three rec league stats were particularly impressive.

One of the best coaches ever in the game in his prime...

That being said - Schwartz is clearly not Hitchcock.

For posterity - Ken Hitchcock in 1979;

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I mean, in Schwartz defense - have you ever seen what Ken Hitchcock looks like? Somehow I doubt his tier three rec league stats were particularly impressive.

One of the best coaches ever in the game in his prime...

That being said - Schwartz is clearly not Hitchcock.

I get what you’re saying but Head Coaches usually defer to a goalie guru of some type.
Schwartz numbers barely get you into beer league ffs.

 

[iCanada]

I get what you’re saying but Head Coaches usually defer to a goalie guru of some type.
Schwartz numbers barely get you into beer league ffs.

I guess my point is - you could potentially be a goaltending guru while being a crappy goaltender.

That said - Schwartz is clearly not a goaltending guru.