Post-Game Talk: Sewart Skinner in the FLA Swamp

[Jumptheshark]

A veritable “Hold My Beer” moment for Stu.

The one goal that annoyed me was when I think Reinhart banked the puck off his helmet. Once upon a time that was considered a cheap way of getting a goal

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Alright genius, pick a goalie

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[OfCorsiDid]

Fixed.

Listen I’ve been really high before.

I don’t think I’ve ever been as high as Bouchard was tonight.

Dude had an IQ of 4 out there tonight

 

[TheNumber4]

31 teams missed out on Lankinen.

Also these sort of crazy goaltending stories happen every year. Last year Connor Ingram was the hottest thing since sliced bread. This year, not so much.

It’s voodoo. No different than making your bets on roulette and seeing what happens on the wheel.

And how many people suggested Lankinen prior to this year? No one. And how many people suggested Ingram prior to last year? No one.

It’s easy to say we should have got that guy when the performances and stats are already out there. It’s all hindsight is 20/20 stuff here.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Most of the time opponent broadcast get a good feel for how mediocre he plays but it's astounding how the Oilers encourage elevate him to the 7th wonder of modern hockey.

Completely disillusional.

TRouble as well is that Debrusk is so completely delusional about Skinner. He sells up any stop he makes as if its his job. Any Oilers game he's making it sound as if Skinner is our best player saving us. Its beyond bizarre. But I think fans that heed that in some way figure there might be something to how the org and telecast prop Skinner. For no reason really. He's the worst starter anytime we've had since Ty Conkln. Fundamentaly he's worse. he's just big, thats his one big skill.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

He moves like a 80 year old man in net. He’s not talented at all, he actually has the least amount of goaltender talent you can have.

Fair enough, you're willing to send him down? Call up the next guy?

 

[TheNumber4]

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39 year old Talbot just got off the IR. Tried one practice and reinjured himself today.

For those that think Talbot is the answer.

 

[Soundwave]

I have exactly what I want right now though. In my 30 years of oilers hockey, I’ve never had a team I prefer over this one.

And that’s a team that has a realistic and good chance at a Cup. As they did last year. As they do again this year.

Do you think there’s a team that can garantee a Cup? Doesn’t exist. But if that’s your expectation, yes you will be disappointed. Even if that team was a goal away from a Cup, it’ll never be good enough for you.

You can gauruntee shitting away Cups if you're going to let it all ride on a guy who is showing you again and again who he is but you refuse to listen. When people tell you who they are, believe them the first time, but if you're that guillable that you want to keep believing after multiple red flags, well you get what you deserve I guess.

This guy is not near the bottom for save percentage and GSAA for starters in this league (with 15 starts or more) by accident.

Also the 2006 Oilers would beat this team with Roloson in because it's a massive advantage to have an actual goalie. In no way was that team better than the 2006 Red Wings, the reason we beat them is because Roloson was way, way, way better than their version of Stuart Skinner (Manny Legace).

 

[Spawn]

31 teams missed out on Lankinen.

Also these sort of crazy goaltending stories happen every year. Last year Connor Ingram was the hottest thing since sliced bread. This year, not so much.

It’s voodoo. No different than making your bets on roulette and seeing what happens on the wheel.

It is voodoo. But we know our voodoo duo isn't good enough. So it's imperative to try someone different.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

It is voodoo. But we know our voodoo duo isn't good enough. So it's imperative to try someone different.

Again? Hasn't the goaltending graveyard filled up already?

Maybe it's time to address the actual problem.

 

[VeteranPresence]

39 year old Talbot just got off the IR. Tried one practice and reinjured himself today.

For those that think Talbot is the answer.

Constructing strawmen is not going to magically bestow Stu with a save percentage over .900, sorry.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

If the organization wants to be that lazy with goaltending, they deserve 0 Cups. You don't even want to try, then you deserve nothing. It's a loser mentality.

Yes, let’s trade assets and cap space for a goalie that may or may not get the oilers as far as Skinner and Pickard did last year

 

[Drivesaitl]

I’m going to tell you this now, again.

We were not finding a starting goalie this offseason. Unless we were in on Kuemper or Ullmark, it wasn’t happening.

We? I sure would've replaced Skinner 2yrs ago. This org does sleep on the goalie file though. I'm probably not a realist in this regard. yeah, unfortunately I knew Skinner was staying on. I sure didn't like it.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Fair enough, you're willing to send him down? Call up the next guy?

We have no one to call up so no.

 

[Soundwave]

He moves like a 80 year old man in net. He’s not talented at all, he actually has the least amount of goaltender talent you can have.

Ben Scrivens who legit probably got screwed by this team going Eakins had more natural talent than Skinner does.

Koskinen maybe even too (not by much but still).

 

[VeteranPresence]

Yes, let’s trade assets and cap space for a goalie that may or may not get the oilers as far as Skinner and Pickard did last year

An alarmingly large portion of our fanbase is content with mediocrity I guess.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Listen I’ve been really high before.

I don’t think I’ve ever been as high as Bouchard was tonight.

Dude had an IQ of 4 out there tonight

He was literally tripping over his own feet out there. An utter train wreck.

 

[GMofOilers]

He did? 0 points from McDrai in their biggest game of their lives


And it’s not impossible to say Blackwood stinks in the playoffs

If Mcdrai were shooting on Skinner they would of combined for 5.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Yes, let’s trade assets and cap space for a goalie that may or may not get the oilers as far as Skinner and Pickard did last year

It wasn't the goaltending that got the Oilers there. They got to the pinacle despite subpar goaltending.

 

[Oilhawks]

Yes, let’s trade assets and cap space for a goalie that may or may not get the oilers as far as Skinner and Pickard did last year

Yeah, as if goaltending was a strong point during the playoffs. Lol

 

[Spawn]

Again? Hasn't the goaltending graveyard filled up already?

Maybe it's time to address the actual problem.

Yeah fire Dustin Schwartz too while we are at it.

Why are you so terrified of the prospect of adding a goalie to compete with Skinner?

Yes, let’s trade assets and cap space for a goalie that may or may not get the oilers as far as Skinner and Pickard did last year

Skinner didn't get the Oilers anywhere last year. He rode coat tails to the finals.

 

[soothsayer]

And how many people suggested Lankinen prior to this year? No one. And how many people suggested Ingram prior to last year? No one.

It’s easy to say we should have got that guy when the performances and stats are already out there. It’s all hindsight is 20/20 stuff here.

Lots of people were talking about Lankinen. I think it was Serevalli who called it the sleeper pick up of the "off-season" when the Canucks acquired him.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

We have no one to call up so no.

Hmmm, nobody can be worse than Skinner tho!!!!

 

[TheNumber4]

You can gauruntee shitting away Cups if you're going to let it all ride on a guy who is showing you again and again who he is but you refuse to listen. When people tell you who they are, believe them the first time, but if you're that guillable that you want to keep believing after multiple red flags, well you get what you deserve I guess.

This guy is not near the bottom for save percentage and GSAA for starters in this league (with 15 starts or more) by accident.

Also the 2006 Oilers would beat this team with Roloson in because it's a massive advantage to have an actual goalie. In no way was that team better than the 2006 Red Wings, the reason we beat them is because Roloson was way, way, way better than their version of Stuart Skinner (Manny Legace).

And with $8M elite goalies you can’t garantee shit either. See Helly in the playoffs. But we’re not even in the stratosphere to be able to afford a Helly, at best an Oettinger at $4-5M. And guess what, Skinner outplayed Oettinger in a head to head.

There are no guarantees for anything in this league. You build the best team you can and get the best chance you can. That’s what we have right now and that’s why we went to game 7 of the cup and are STILL the odds on favorite to win it all again, this year.

Maybe those chances improve with another dice roll goalie, or maybe it doesn’t. I know you won’t be able to know just picking some guy in the $3M range though. I can guarantee that.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Yeah fire Dustin Schwartz too while we are at it.

Why are you so terrified of the prospect of adding a goalie to compete with Skinner?

Oh I'm not just talking about Schwartz. I'm taking about purging the entire scouting staff.

I'm terrified of the Oilers trading Skinner away and adding some piece of garbage in return like Anderson or Reimer.