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

Oilers Biggest Roster Need?

  • 2nd Pairing RD

    Votes: 73 38.6%
  • Starting Goalie

    Votes: 109 57.7%
  • Top 6 LW (RNH, Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner Aren't Getting it Done)

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • Top 6 RW (Arvidsson and Hyman Aren't Getting it Done)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 3C

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Physical Bottom 6 Wingers

    Votes: 1 0.5%
  • Other (Post Your Opinion)

    Votes: 3 1.6%

  • Total voters
    189

Jimmi McJenkins

Sometimes miracles
Jan 12, 2006
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This

He's one of the rare goalies that's worse than what we have. And he's friggin $6.4m. And injured all the time.

Lets get Georgiev while we're at it

Yeah, his cost and play is very concerning, so I wouldn't give up much for him, but I trust he has a higher level he can play on a team that's not complete trash. Remember Dallas Eakins coached that team for much of that time and Remember Dallas Eakins lol.
 
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Jimmi McJenkins

Sometimes miracles
Jan 12, 2006
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If Gibson isn't an option (and I expect him to go to Carolina), who are? Blackwood has less of history than Gibson and he's hurt as (if not more) often.

So who are getting. I'm not trying to be argumentative, who do you want the team to get/try, because they need someone else?
 

Bryanbryoil

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Sep 13, 2004
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Gibson at 50% wouldn't be the worst thing IMO. All of the losing has to have worn on him over time. Maybe a change of location and looking forward to layoff hockey could spark him to become a really good goalie again?
 

InTheBox

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I'd still like to see Rodrigue get a shot. But I think any goalie who comes in and works with Schwartz will crumble into nothingness. Like every goalie we've had since he's been here.
 
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Zerotonine

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I remember a game where Conklin finished the 3rd and Morrison came in for a shootout and Conkin chucked his helmet down.

Don;t remember something like that happening with Garon, but it was so long ago
That might if been the game i know the goalie who went it was like 6-0 or something silly in shoot outs tho hence the switch a roo

Pretty sure the goalie pulled actually played the entire game tho
 

CanadasTeam99

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Gibson has better lateral movement despite his injuries compared to mustache skinner, how sad lmao

That first save was incredible.

That might if been the game i know the goalie who went it was like 6-0 or something silly in shoot outs tho hence the switch a roo

Pretty sure the goalie pulled actually played the entire game tho
I remember it like it was yesterday. Conklin played the whole game. It went to a shootout. Mac T yanks him for the shootout and outs in Morrison lol. Then Conklin threw his helmet down on the bench and a big thing was made out of it.
 

VeteranPresence

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Aug 13, 2024
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Daily reminder - not once in the last decade has a goaltender outside of the top 15 in GSAx won the Stanley Cup.

Skinner is currently 75th.

Talbot and Vejmelka are the only somewhat realistic names in the top 15 right now. However, Blackwood and Soderblom sit just outside that grouping and you’d think they would post slightly better numbers on a better team (even though GSAx tries to remove team effects as much as possible, there is less room for error on bad clubs).

We either need to make a move for one of those four, or hope Saros is so enticed by the chance to play with Ekholm and RV that he demands a trade here. I don’t believe in miracles though so Bowman better have a week-long Snap streak going with Chicago, San Jose and Detroit right now.
 

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