Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | The Oilers Biggest Roster Need Is?

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

Bouchard won’t cost anywhere near the $10M Stauffer was projecting either. At the rate of his current brain dead play this year he will be lucky to get $7M.

That would still be too much for that clown. Trade him at the deadline for a real defenceman before you get suckered in to a Nurse-like albatross contract.

 

[Gordy Elbows]

I don't think that whether he played pro or not is a big issue. The real question is: Is their any evidence that he has a positive influence on the players he coaches? Truthfully, I don't really know squat about goaltending but from a naive perspective results don't seem to suggest that his tenure is justified.

Totally agree, especially about the part about not knowing the ins and outs of goaltending (and goal coaching). I will say that the Oilers need to make their position clear to that coach: “you’re not making a difference or the type of improvement we need, and after 5 (6?) years of this, we need to move on”. Challenged to show results, I think he concedes.

 

[RandomGuy79]

Can't believe people want Rodrigue to be called up and played.

Just run with Picks for a few games.

 

[McTonyBrar]

For the record, I agree he should be given a shot. Just judging completely off pre season isn’t why.

Yeah thats fair. But, again, we've reached the bottom of the barrel in goaltending. So what harm is there?

 

[frag2]

But is there really any harm in trying? We're last place in goaltending. Even if Rodrigue does not work, maybe it'll spark something inside Skinner

Maybe he'll hit 890 save

 

[Dirk Dangler]

Can't believe people want Rodrigue to be called up and played.

Just run with Picks for a few games.

Why wouldn’t you want to bring him up for a test run? Rodrigue has been developing and putting up good results. Our starter is struggling and our backup is nothing more than a solid backup. Why not see what the new guy can do? It’s not like goaltending hasn’t already been costing us games with Skinner’s struggles. And sends a message to Skinner that whatever he’s doing. It’s not nearly good enough.

 

[La Bamba]

Oh shit my bad man. I should've read the whole post. Sorry

Hahah all good man, apologies for the backhanded comment, I'm just pissy in general from the loss

 

[RandomGuy79]

Why wouldn’t you want to bring him up for a test run? Rodrigue has been developing and putting up good results. Our starter is struggling and our backup is nothing more than a solid backup. Why not see what the new guy can do? It’s not like goaltending hasn’t already been costing us games with Skinner’s struggles. And sends a message to Skinner that whatever he’s doing. It’s not nearly good enough.

I guess we have no choice but to call up Rodrigue and throw him into the fire espically with Nurse out. It's funny how often it's thought that some AHLer is going to come in and save the day and we are going to go on a tear because of them.

I am not advocating for Skinner, but just don't think Rodrigue is the answer either.

We are also 7-3-1 in our last 11, yet people are acting like we are 1-7-3 and sitting at the bottom of the league far out of the playoffs and really do have nothing to lose at this point.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Hahah all good man, apologies for the backhanded comment, I'm just pissy in general from the loss

No worries man lol

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Just keep cycling goalies through Schwartz’s meat grinder.

 

[Louis Cypher]

That would still be too much for that clown. Trade him at the deadline for a real defenceman before you get suckered in to a Nurse-like albatross contract.

Clown? You mean the guy that not for McDavid would have been considered for the Conn smythe on our team?

 

[Old Boys Club]

Just keep cycling goalies through Schwartz’s meat grinder.

Schwartz truly is the cockroach surviving a nuclear winter that is Edmonton's shambolic goaltending for the last 10 years.