MessierII
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Caleb Jones is having a hot start. Not a righty but might be worth giving a look.
Post-Game Talk: Is There a Coach Tinder? If so, Swipe Right! Oilers lose 6-3
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DerpMorg
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I hope his wife and the twins enjoy Europe because that’s where his career is headed.
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He intrigues me. It's a tough call, as I'd like to see him continue his success and development. On the other hand, we could really use a Dman with his talents to move the puck. I think I'd lean on keeping in the AHL for at least another month or two and see how much he can sustain his terrific start.
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He will probably just retire. He’s made 12M (so 6-7M after taxes) over the last 3 years. I doubt he’s hurting for money.
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Yeh I heard that. And he looked good in the preseason. His skating is atleast NHL level already and that's a hurdle Matt Benning still hasn't overcome.
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Most of the blame is definitely on Chia. Tmac is just competent enough to let a great roster be great (see his tenure in SJ), but a mediocre roster exposes him for what he truly is...a guy unable to make good line up and in game decisions. The prime example is leaving Looch on the top line for the 3rd period of the CGY game. He was smart enough to recognize it was a good idea to protect Connor, but ignorant to the nuance that the boxing match had ended and the hockey game had begun.
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Maybe. Todd perhaps feel it necessary that Talbot has some things to improve on, and maybe Talbot has been resistant to this point. Then again, our goalie coach seems to be a joke. So Talbot is damned no matter which option he picks, except to get his own (hopefully good) goalie coach.
TMac was incompetent enough to let a great roster be good. There is a reason why the team did better when he left.
Koskinen seems to be doing okay. They both play for the same team. One is significantly worse.
DerpMorg
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They haven’t had time to let Schwartz completely ruin him yet.
Or Koskinen knows he only has one year here, tunes the idiots out, and tries to sign on somewhere else next summer.
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Koskinen hasn't been here long, though. Maybe the goalie coach hasn't had enough time to ruin him yet.
Koskinen should definitely be given the starting position, though, until further notice.
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GAHH! Another mind reader. Get away from me with your black magic! *waves a broom*
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Yeah, that's just not a good look coming from your supposed #1 goalie.
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I can pretty much guarantee he'll move on to another team and win a Vezina. The way she goes for us.
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Maybe. He’s not young like Dubnyk was though.
This is pretty much his prime years in theory.
I seem to recall Oilers fans saying the same thing about Dubnyk... and Brossoit. Seems they’re doing just fine without the Oilers.
Maybe, just maybe our goalie issues lie somewhere else?? *cough*coaching*cough*
This is on Katz for 13 years of OBC and keeping incompetent people in key hockey roles, nay, rewarding incompetent people even. This organization is the textbook definition of insanity.
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Dubnyk and Talbot have had different goaltender coaches and head coaches.
Talbot is a product of this team. He knows if he isn’t perfect then there is zero chance we win a game.
I can imagine the pressure. And he is crumbling under it
He is mentally weak, his fault. But he is also a much better goaltender than he showing.
This team needs a new coach pronto. Hell just fire Todd and have GG take the reins until the new GM replaces him with someone else this off season.
I can imagine the pressure. And he is crumbling under it
He is mentally weak, his fault. But he is also a much better goaltender than he showing.
This team needs a new coach pronto. Hell just fire Todd and have GG take the reins until the new GM replaces him with someone else this off season.
How exactly does the coach tell the goalie to not play well?
I think the actual answer you're looking for is the defence sucks.
