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Adam Messages: 6877
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 23 May 2023 11:05 |
I agree that Skinner wasn't good in the playoffs. In my opinion, I think part of it was he played too much. He played 12 games in a row. He's never done that before. I keep hearing goalie guys saying they think teams need to stop deciding on 1 guy in the playoffs when they don't do it in the regular season. The league is going towards a tandem. So if during the year you are used to only getting 2-3 starts in a row max, expecting a goalie to go 12 in a row isn't realistic. Secondly, he is a rookie. The playoffs are another animal. It can be a tall ask for a rookie position player in the playoffs, asking a rookie goalie is a lot. I expect him to use the fact he wasn't that good as fuel and he will be better.
That being said, if there is a better goalie out there that is cheaper than Skinner, then sure trade him. I am not a goalie expert. The position seems to be the hardest one to judge. Who say goalie BOB going off after 4 pretty mediocre to bad years? But it's happening right now. So if you have a list of better goalies that make less than Skinner, list away please.
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Well, I was firmly of the opinion we should play the two guys almost 50/50 down the stretch ( http://oilfans.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=48675&pr evloaded=1&rid=1325&SQ=07472d6bd827134772988c3e77962 3fe&start=30. It definitely COULD be part of the problem. Ideally, the Oilers would have the most insight on that, and understand what went wrong - was it mental and physical fatigue? Is that an issue to be managed or that CAN be managed in the future? Is there something that Vegas (and to an extent Los Angeles) figured out about Skinner's play that could be improved upon easily?
Skookum's idea of an all-encompassing pursuit of excellence in operations would include things like this. Sadly, I don't think exists in the firm, and I suspect we're at a complete loss as to what happened. I think kr55 is likely correct as well, and our scouting of goaltending is suspect at best. We don't even know who the good ones to pursue are.
Are their good options available? Certainly. As pointed out, Adin Hill was #4 or 5 on the depth chart in Vegas. Filip Gustavsson probably got some votes for the Vezina - he was dealt last year for Cam Talbot straight up. Georgiev was traded for two thirds and a fifth last summer. Francouz was a cheap trade pick-up a couple years ago. Freddie Andersen was a low-attention free agent signing. Korpisalo played decent for the Kings in the playoffs against us.
There's a lot of options every year (plus, you know, some teams actually adequately fill the pipeline with real goalie prospects too). And so if you have a portion of your scouting resources dedicated to looking at goalies at both the amateur and pro level, then maybe you aren't left feeling at the end of each year that goalies are voodoo and you just cross your fingers and hope for the best.
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