Oilers waive Jack Campbell

[Heavy Dee]

I wonder if Campbell will get an appreciation thread after we buy him out. Hopefully someone can go thru video of his time as an Oiler and put together a 10 second video of all the saves he made for us.


Just plant some pain killers in his bag like what happened to Richards

Once an Oiler, always an Oiler.

 

[Sheikyerbouti]

As bad as Campbell has been our goaltending got worse with this move. I hope there is a plan. lol

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

As bad as Campbell has been our goaltending got worse with this move. I hope there is a plan. lol

We don need no stinkin plan…

 

[trick91]

How can it get any worse when it's already bottom of the league.

Was Picard decent in the preseason?

 

[KaraLupin]

How can it get any worse when it's already bottom of the league.

Was Picard decent in the preseason?

Let in 5 goals on 30 shots in one game.

 

[Ragdoll]

That might just be crazy enough to work! You've just been promoted to assistant of hockey ops!

I doubt it happens, most likely the guy gets bought out in the summer. But honestly the guy is too mentally fragile to be a good consistent goaltender in the NHL, I see it as a win win, he gets his paycheck without having to ride the bus in the AHL and the Oilers get cap relief.

 

[La Bamba]

Jack Campbell makes me appreciate Mikko Koskinen and Mike Smith so much more in hindsight

 

[gordonhught]

How can it get any worse when it's already bottom of the league.

Was Picard decent in the preseason?

Yes he was.

I thought that Pickard was the Oilers best goalie in the preseason.

 

[PaPaDee]

Worst contract in the league?
5 years 5M and have the player in the first year of the contract immediately underperform? Starter money for horrible backup level quality play.

The team was desperate for goaltending help when they signed it... but it always seemed like way too much money and term for an unproven quantity.

The contract really sinks the Oilers Cup contention window. Everyone involved in signing this contract should be fired too.

Who’s going to be held accountable for this abomination of a signing? Wasting $5M in cap space like this will ensure no cup and we should start looking at moving McDavid and Drai.

 

[Oilhawks]

Could care less about them passing on Wallstedt. He’d look great on the Condors, overripen, and then bust after he gets called up here to work with reverse Midas Schwartzy

 

[AM]

I realized the wife hadn’t had a donair this year. I rectified that so it should be all good.

 

[gordonhught]

Pickard way better than Campbell.

 

[gordonhught]

Yes he was.

I thought that Pickard was the Oilers best goalie in the preseason.

He certainly was.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Exactly, no different than Theo Peckham

Peckham could hit and fight, I'd take rookie Theo Peckham over Desharnais all day long.

 

[Fourier]

Let in 5 goals on 30 shots in one game.

So pretty much on par then.

That said it is most definitely worth a try.

 

[MoontoScott]

Pickard way better than Campbell.

Have you seen Pickard play much? Does he have better positioning than Campbell who always seems to be out of sorts?

 

[Bryanbryoil]

With his cap hit and poor last season this isn't that surprising. Too bad we don't have the balls to send down Brown and trade for a legit #1 goalie. We should be moving Heaven and Earth to land Ullmark.

 

[guymez]

In a way I'm happy for him. He gets to keep a huge sum of money and get out of this pressure cooker. And Bakersfield has nice winter temperatures.

This sounds like a Gene Principe take.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Not to make light of the situation but is there ANY way they can LTIR this guy at some point? He’s always been incredibly hard on himself and it seems to take a toll on him mentally. Didn’t Drouin LTIR himself because of mental health? Is this a route the Oilers could take?

Thats a route for Jack to take not the Oilers, IF he needs it.

As someone who struggles with mental health issues such as anxiety, agoraphobia and depression it's not for my employer to decide anything with regards to my mental health. It's my decision. Jack will step away if he needs to, not because the Oilers make him.

 

[Mav3rick07]

Calvin Pickard = Owns a projectable frame, as well as the ability to be a workhorse starting netminder at lower levels. Is fairly economical in his overall movement in the crease area. Could stand to fill out his 6-1 frame even more in order to maximize output at the National Hockey League level. Must also curb his penchant for letting in soft goals.

I gotta say, his scouting report doesn't ring confidence.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

 

[BlackDogg]

Holland is such an idiot

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Has this ever happened before?
A goalie signed to a 5 year contract and then waived after playing barely 1 season?

Scott Darling comes to mind.

 

[Patch101]

Jack problem is his fragile mentality tbh. Worst I've seen.

I'd bet you money that if he plays for a bad team with a soft fan base with nothing on the line that he'd be good.

So as funny as it is to think that if San Jose took him and played ... I bet he'd be good.

 

[The Panther]

Mike Smith is the best goalie this team has had post Talbot 2017.

How sad is that.

It's very sad.

I don't understand the Oilers' organization and goaltending. So, going back to 2017 or whenever it was, Chiarelli---completely out of the blue and for no apparent reason---gave Koskinen that 4-year deal that massively overpaid him. (Koskinen wasn't too bad, I thought, but had the "Oiler goalie tendency" to give up one back-breaking goal per game.)

Then, they seemed to decide rather than acquiring a young prospect or a career-peaking goalie, the best thing was to keep contracting a 40-year-old whose tendency was to give pucks away from over-aggressive play.

Two summers ago they suddenly gave Campbell a half-decade contract because... why? I didn't mind so much that they signed Campbell, as it seemed like he was experienced and could handle a high-pressure market, etc., but the craziness was the 5-year aspect. I'm pretty sure they could have negotiated him down from that, since I'm sure no other club was offering anything remotely close. But if there's one thing we've learned, it's that Holland likes his long-term contracts to veterans.

It's just seems like, for the past 6-7 years, they're always acting from a position of desperation re: goaltenders.