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 PlusOne
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 18 November 2021 07:11 |
| WhoreableGuy wrote on Thu, 18 November 2021 01:43 |
Jason Gregor:
https://oilersnation.com/2021/11/17/id-start-stuart-skinner- tomorrow/
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Courtesy of Clear Sight Analytics Koskinen is 19th in goals saved at +3.47 on the season, but the past five starts that has dropped. Where he suffers most is on low% goals. He has allowed seven this season, which is tied for 2nd most in the NHL. Allowing seven weak goals in 10 starts is simply too many.
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To me, Skinner is already on par with Koskinen and he will have a higher ceiling. He’s the future, just looking at Koski’s 9-2 record and saying he’s like the Grant Fuhr of this generation is just setting the Oilers up for failure.
Koskinen gets such a huge leash compared to Smith and I’m never sure why. Imagine if it was Smith with the 9-2 record but has performed like Koski in the past 5 games? The sky would be falling.
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I agree. This is similar to the Benson/Turris discussion in another thread.
Like Turris, we know 100% what Koskinen is. Like Benson, there is still unknown with Skinner. Both need more icetime to show if they are ready for a full NHL gig. Both are still likely to improve to some degree.
One luxury the Oilers have right now with the winning record is to give these guys a chance. I am not saying to play Skinner 12 games in a row or give Benson 28 mins a game but increase the sample size so they can start getting some proper minutes in and the team can properly evaluate what they have.
Assuming there isn't a massive crash this is a playoff team. They need to start NOW in figuring out what issues need to be fixed the most to be true contender. I would be pretty annoyed if they traded a prospect and 1st for a goalie at the deadline and it turned out Skinner was ready but they didn't realize it until next year.
Most of us were saying this about Bouchard last year. Good teams do this. The Oilers seem tied to being stubbornly stuck in not giving young guys a chance.
I would absolutely go with Skinner tonight. Worst case, there's not much of a drop off. Best case, he improves and becomes a solid starter for us. Other than the puck mishandling mishap, he hasn't really let in a bad goal. His positioning is good, his puck handling is good, his reflexes are good. Only glaring thing I see he needs to work on is rebound control, but even that it not bad.
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 30 January 2020 12:21 |
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