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[GhostfaceWu]

You understand there’s a difference between AHLers trying to make the team and NHLers who have a spot locked down no matter how hard they play

I'm surprised youre not welcoming to another goalie to whine about.

 

[North]

Stupid thing didn’t quote properly.

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

I love how some long time posters who think they are knowledgeable post useless stuff

 

[timekeep]

Would like it if the Oil could somehow get Olivier out of Columbus.
Man is tough as nails and can play a bit ... Nice 4th line player.
Team is too soft now that our PP is not very punitive.
Obviously money needs to go out ...

He is a mean man when he fights and a legit heavyweight.

 

[CanadasTeam99]

He is a mean man when he fights and a legit heavyweight.

I have watched him this year ad have him in one of my pools for hits.blocks. He is a good player

 

[North]

Without Nurse and Kane the only other person who fights is Perry. It may not be ideal but Brown will at least provide that element if not anything else.

 

[FunkyChicken]

I am open to a hall return, in the right circumstances, but this is blasphemy.

I'd be open to Hall at 50% for J. Skinner and a late pick.
Both can't be happy stuck on the fourth line and could use a change of scenery.

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

I'd be open to Hall at 50% for J. Skinner and a late pick.
Both can't be happy stuck on the fourth line and could use a change of scenery.

Nobody wants Jeff Skinner
Flipping Buffalo bought him out and we gave him three million stupidly

 

[Mr Positive]

Nobody wants Jeff Skinner
Flipping Buffalo bought him out and we gave him three million stupidly

Imo that was okay, just because it was only 1 year. I don't mind rolling the dice on someone with talent.

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

Imo that was okay, just because it was only 1 year. I don't mind rolling the dice on someone with talent.

Except it left us without cap space


And
Flipping Buffalo bought Him out

 

[North]

Except it left us without cap space


And
Flipping Buffalo bought Him out

If he was making three mill they probably wouldn’t have.

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Nobody wants Jeff Skinner
Flipping Buffalo bought him out and we gave him three million stupidly

Matt Duchene got bought out and is currently the best player on Dallas. It's not like knob is putting him in a position to succeed

 

[brentashton]

Matt Duchene got bought out and is currently the best player on Dallas. It's not like knob is putting him in a position to succeed

You can only be started in the top six and shit the bed for so long before your a bottom 12 player.

 

[McShogun99]

Matt Duchene got bought out and is currently the best player on Dallas. It's not like knob is putting him in a position to succeed

Skinner was signed to play in the top 6. Hard to have any success when your C is Ryan.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Brown has been solid down in Bako. Had the best game of his season last night.

2 assists, +2 and nearly killed a guy who decided to take an instigator against him.

Hasn't he been playing on their 3rd pairing?

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

If he was making three mill they probably wouldn’t have.

Ok then
Let’s double down and acquire more old offence

 

[nexttothemoon]

Honestly this is where calling up a guy like Gleason would have been nice to see what the Oil have there in him as he's looked decent in limited viewings (and yes I know that was just in camps)... but not to be.

 

[North]

Ok then
Let’s double down and acquire more old offence

Change your username.

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

Change your username.

Sarcasm is lost on some people who lack some qualities

 

[CanadasTeam99]

I am so wrapped up in goaltending, the first thing I always look at in the OOT scores are the goalies save %'s lol

Hofer with a tidy 833%
Kochetkov with a nice 967% (29 SAVES)

Vegas game

Samsonov running a 833%
Thompson running a 951% (38+ SAVES)

 

[GhostfaceWu]

You can only be started in the top six and shit the bed for so long before your a bottom 12 player.

You mean when Mcdrai themselves were play killers? He didnt succeed because they were bad to start the year they are down a top 6 winger and hes got old man perry playing there regularly its dumb.

 

[bucks_oil]

So you do understand the problem here.

Yeah… my point is complain about that which you are paying for… and accept that compromises have been made elsewhere.

 

[bucks_oil]

I agree with this which is why I am not part of the large contingent on here bashing the goalies every 2nd post.
The team paid for average goaltending and that is going to be the best it gets.

Thats also why I put more emphasis on players like Nurse. He has been better lately but when he is being paid as one of the top Dmen in the NHL then he should get plenty of heat when he plays like a 2nd pairing dman.

Agreed, except that we are paying less for goaltending than pretty much every team in the league. $3.6M for two guys.

Is anyone paying less?

And what are the complainers willing to sacrifice (let’s be realistic… nobody is taking on Nurse) to bolster the position?

I’m for Blackwood, but even that requires cap creativity.

 

[CanadasTeam99]

Jonathan Quick with 2 straight shutouts. Even that geezer can play well

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Jonathan Quick with 2 straight shutouts. Even that geezer can play well

Ever since his workload got cut he's been an elite #2.