GDT: HFBoards GDT: 01/21/2024 | 8 Games Today

[Bounces R Way]

Noted Calgarian Logan Thompson with a nice performance. Really should have been on the 4 Nations roster.

 

[Sniper99]

Whats Bouchard waiting on. Clocks tickin and hes playing like a PP in the 1st period.

 

[Czechboy]

Logan Thompson not being on Team Canada is crazy. GG caps

Blackwood also has a strong case.

 

[DavidHasselhoffsFist]

3 goals on 14 shots!

Yeah…Skinner is not a fun goalie to watch/cheer for

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Whats Bouchard waiting on. Clocks tickin and hes playing like a PP in the 1st period.

...apparently that Myers crosscheck didn't fix his eyes after all...

 

[Divine]

Vegas wasn't going to trade him to a divisional rival.

I bet you they would for McDavid

 

[eojsmada]

Wait...was that an EP goal?

 

[Czechboy]

 

[Frank the Tank]

God Stu Skinner stinks

And Thompson was losing the puck all night. Weird 32 save win, but it counts the same 2 points.

 

[Ratsreign]

They could have traded for Logan Thompson. They didn't. They decided to stick it out with Skinner and Pickard.

Oilers probably would’ve had to massively beat the Caps offer to get him from division rival Vegas, though.

 

[Three On Zero]

Washington is a Wagon. Good win for them

 

[Sniper99]

They could have traded for Logan Thompson. They didn't. They decided to stick it out with Skinner and Pickard.

Lol Maybe they tried? We'll never know. Love these chat GMs

 

[Divine]

Oilers probably would’ve had to massively beat the Caps offer to get him from division rival Vegas, though.

I mean, they had lots of options for goalies. Stolarz and Brossoit were available as UFA's. Boston was looking to trade Ullmark.

It wasn't Logan Thompson or bust. They prioritized signing Jeff Skinner though to give Stuart a jersey buddy.

 

[Sniper99]

I bet you they would for McDavid

U think? LOL

 

[Divine]

U think? LOL

They might not, divisional rival after all.

 

[Ratsreign]

I mean, they had lots of options for goalies. Stolarz and Brossoit were available as UFA's. Boston was looking to trade Ullmark.

It wasn't Logan Thompson or bust. They prioritized signing Jeff Skinner though to give Stuart a jersey buddy.

Certainly they could have, but you said they could’ve had Thompson....

 

[Divine]

Certainly they could have, but you said they could’ve had Thompson....

For sure they could have if they wanted.

Is Vegas turning down a 1st round pick or Broberg?

 

[eojsmada]

I mean, they had lots of options for goalies. Stolarz and Brossoit were available as UFA's. Boston was looking to trade Ullmark.

It wasn't Logan Thompson or bust. They prioritized signing Jeff Skinner though to give Stuart a buddy.

Can probably lay some "blame" to the Oilers having to manage a new GM on top of the Broberg/Holloway fiasco, as well. Or sometimes teams just don't want to make trades with certain teams because they figure the road might run through them and why give them any more ammo unless it greatly improves your own chances.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Lol Maybe they tried? We'll never know. Love these chat GMs

They've been 'trying' to get a goalie for like 20 years lol

 

[Divine]

Can probably lay some "blame" to the Oilers having to manage a new GM on top of the Broberg/Holloway fiasco, as well. Or sometimes teams just don't want to make trades with certain teams because they figure the road might run through them and why give them any more ammo unless it greatly improves your own chances.

The Broberg/Holloway fiasco happened way after free agency. Happened nearly 2 months later. The Oilers having to manage a new GM didn't stop them from signing Arvidsson/Skinner.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Tell me more.

just an all around gross person not sure what you’re looking for here

 

[MessierII]

Logan Thompson not being on Team Canada is crazy. GG caps

Not impressed with the caps team but Thompson is just playing unreal. That team is where they are in the standings solely because of him.

 

[Dust]

I mean, they had lots of options for goalies. Stolarz and Brossoit were available as UFA's. Boston was looking to trade Ullmark.

It wasn't Logan Thompson or bust. They prioritized signing Jeff Skinner though to give Stuart a jersey buddy.

Those guys are having good seasons but neither of them have ever been a starter in their career, nor do I think you can really lean on them to be. They've never played with that kind of workload. They'd have both been a massive upgrade on Pickard though.

 

[Ratsreign]

For sure they could have if they wanted.

Is Vegas turning down a 1st round pick or Broberg?

Who knows what, if anything, they tried to offer.

 

[Divine]

Those guys are having good seasons but neither of them have ever been a starter in their career, nor do I think you can really lean on them to be. They've never played with that kind of workload. They'd have both been a massive upgrade on Pickard though.

They didn't have to be a starter. They just needed someone to split games with Stuart Skinner. You're not getting a bonafide #1 goalie through UFA/trade usually.

Skinner gets pulled every playoffs and you're relying on Pickard (again) to save the season if that happens again.