 RDOilerfan
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| OilMJMOil wrote on Wed, 02 May 2018 21:32 |
So general consensus is Chia failed... again. I know I had said earlier this is good for the Oilers, but I'm finding myself on the other side. Conformist, I know. The combined salary for Talbot and Koskinen as a whole isn't terrible, let's be honest. But individually! 2.5M is absolutely crazy to spend on Koskinen. If the plan is to extend Talbot, going in to negotiations knowing Chia spent 2.5M on his BACKUP (who's stats/profile to date is...marginal at best) is going to inflate the demand for Talbot to remain.
If this signing leads to the end of Kassian as an Oiler... this Tier 2 fan will be very unimpressed.
I hope he (Koskinen) proves us wrong...
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On the surface, 2.5 mill for an unknown seems a bit high. I am sure I will take more heat like usual but before I grab my pitch fork like everyone else is doing, I'd like to see the guy actually play first. I look at the Oilers in the 16-17 season and the 17-18 season and a lot of it came down to goaltending. The Oilers got good goaltending in 16-17 from basically game one, they cruised. They got crap goaltending from game 2 in the 17-18 season, they crashed and burned. I know that taking a wait and see approach and not instantly hating everything about it is kind of not allowed in here but if he and Talbot can lead the Oilers back to where they should be, then the signing will be fine. I really hope it works out but it's definitely a big time gamble that Chia better get right. So far most of his gambles haven't panned out.
When it comes to Kassian, I am a fan of his because he is big, tough, physical, plays with an edge, has speed and has some skill. I think he has the tools to be an effective 3rd liner. When the Oilers signed him, I think they felt the same. The problem is that he played like a 4th liner last season and at no time did he look capable of moving up. If he is a 3rd liner, then his 1.95 mill isn't too bad. If he is a 4th liner, he's making WAY, WAY too much money.
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