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LOL The great Blackwood lets in 4 goals on 11 shots. Hopefully this will stop some of the --------- here.

He pulled a Skinner.

 

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Gibson with 43 saves and posts a 0.956 tonight.

He is now 4-1 (he has four 900+ starts out of 5 games). 950,900,906,929,956

Seattle with 5 PP's tonight. Dostal is playing great, but ANA gets bombarded most games. I can see both goalies obviously trend downwards there.
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Anaheim allows the 3rd most HDC per game all strengths. Edmonton allows the LEAST in the NHL at all strengths

Skinner has played 15 games. He has seven 900+ starts. Less than 50%. I would be happy if Skinner could go 6/10 games with a 900+.
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My prediction. Colorado trades for him with retention.

Yeah I'm getting more sold on going after this guy. He has elite level reflexes. Having him on the team will make a bigger difference than having a OK no.4 or a more expensive tier no.4 D.

LOL The great Blackwood lets in 4 goals on 11 shots. Hopefully this will stop some of the --------- here.

I would still take him, he plays on the worst team in the NHL, nights like that will happen to anyone.

 

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Stan Bowman interviewed by Sportsnet a couple of days ago:

Oilers GM Bowman not panicked but also 'not pleased' after slow start

Stan Bowman wasn’t around for Edmonton's Stanley Cup run that fell one game short, so he gets no credit there. But he does have to answer for the hangover that has caused his new team to muddle through the opening quarter of the season. And so far the Oilers' GM is "not pleased."

www.sportsnet.ca

With even average goaltending, the Oilers would likely be in the top third of the league defensively.

“Maybe on paper (the D-corps) doesn't look great, but when you look at actually the way they perform they’ve done a pretty good job,” Bowman surmised. “We don't give up a ton of opportunities — and our overall team deserves a little credit for … helping our D out.

“I think our D has been fine.”

In the end, Bowman presides over a team that appears to be finding its legs after a slow start, with 60 games of runway still left in the season. It is not the time for the GM to rattle the pots, nor is it appropriate to praise a team that has appeared disinterested through the opening 22 games of Bowman’s tenure in Edmonton.

“I wouldn't say I'm panicked. But I'm also not pleased,” he said. “I’m sort of in the middle, where I think we can do things better.

“We haven't played our best, but we're still in contention.”