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Re: Campbell Waived [message #826782 is a reply to message #826781 ]	Tue, 07 November 2023 15:28

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smyth260 wrote on Tue, 07 November 2023 15:20

Steve wrote on Tue, 07 November 2023 13:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:35

CrusaderPi wrote on Tue, 07 November 2023 13:03

smyth260 wrote on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:59

They are expected to bring up Pickard…the Condors twitter experts think Rodrigue is the better option.

They need that veteran presence!

Seriously though, it can't be a last ditch effort to save an all or nothing season with a rookie and sophomore tender.

The stats would suggest trying the rookie and the sophomore is probably more likely to work. The last time that Pickard was above .900 in any NHL season was 2016-17 when he played 50 of his 116 NHL games.

In the seven years since, he’s seen a small amount of NHL action in every year - 30 games over that span starting 19. He’s gone 8-10 in that time and his stats are miserable - his save percentage is .866.

There is nothing in that resume that should make you think Pickard is anything beyond a bandaid solution here - unless you think his few AHL starts this year are an indication that he’s really put the work in to turn his game around…kind of like how Campbell fixed his game over this summer…

Rodrigue might fail. Pickard almost certainly will, so I know who I would call up.

I would be a little concerned with putting Rodrigue in front of this gong show of a defence. He has shown continual improvement and I don’t want to ruin it just yet. Feed Pickard to the wolves. It should be a good indicator of whether the majority of the blame lies with the defense or the goalie. You can be sure that he will have a high effort level.

The thing is, the success of this season is more important than anything else. It is in the Oilers best interest to show Leon and Connor that Edmonton is the place to be when their contracts are up, and if that means Rodrigue has to be put out there because there is no better option to get wins right now, that’s the way it is. There is no more time to take the long term view on prospects, draft picks, and assets. Whatever increases chance of winning the next game is what should happen. If that means the development of Rodrigue, Lavoie, Broberg etc is not what was originally planned, so be it.

I actually forgot McDavid and Drai both had career seasons last year. Look at me just taking them for granted like Katz and Oilers management does :(

Now McDavid is all banged up. Drai looks depressed probably thinking about how uncertain his future is with a potential negotiation coming up and all the stress of how huge or disastrous this season can be for the group of bros.

Feels like last year was actually the year we needed to have all our ducks in a row. Messed up on goaltending, and having a solid RHD with Nurse, wingers were useless in the playoffs because none of them can be heads up carrying pucks and make plays 5v5. Fixed none of it (hoped busted Connor brown would magically be a 30+ goal guy again, which doesn't really count as a real attempt), and now everything dips hard.

Someone high up must have got a sense of the potential mess, so, instead of booting Holland and getting someone that could actually solve problems, we get Connor McDavid's ex-agent to lead hockey ops as a lame backup plan to try to save the McDavid era ending. Ridiculous org, seriously.

"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

5 x $5,000,000

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Campbell Waived	By: CrusaderPi on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:05
Re: Campbell Waived	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:09
Re: Campbell Waived	By: CrusaderPi on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:28
Re: Campbell Waived	By: nullterm on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:10
Re: Campbell Waived	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:18
Re: Campbell Waived	By: tardigrade81 on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:25
Re: Campbell Waived	By: smyth260 on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:30
Re: Campbell Waived	By: NCREDiBLE on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:41
Re: Campbell Waived	By: smyth260 on Tue, 07 November 2023 12:59
Re: Campbell Waived	By: CrusaderPi on Tue, 07 November 2023 13:03
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Kr55 on Tue, 07 November 2023 13:04
Re: Campbell Waived	By: CrusaderPi on Tue, 07 November 2023 13:14
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Kr55 on Tue, 07 November 2023 13:20
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Adam on Tue, 07 November 2023 13:35
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Steve on Tue, 07 November 2023 14:56
Re: Campbell Waived	By: smyth260 on Tue, 07 November 2023 15:20
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Kr55 on Tue, 07 November 2023 15:28
Re: Campbell Waived	By: smyth260 on Tue, 07 November 2023 15:52
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Ragnarok73 on Tue, 07 November 2023 15:54
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Kr55 on Tue, 07 November 2023 13:03
Re: Campbell Waived	By: NetBOG on Tue, 07 November 2023 15:51
Re: Campbell Waived	By: jerekybeef on Tue, 07 November 2023 17:51
Re: Campbell Waived	By: halfafrog on Wed, 08 November 2023 12:28
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Kr55 on Wed, 08 November 2023 09:13
Re: Campbell Waived	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 08 November 2023 12:08
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Adrean on Wed, 08 November 2023 13:05
Re: Campbell Waived	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 08 November 2023 14:07
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Adam on Wed, 08 November 2023 14:09
Re: Campbell Waived	By: inverno76 on Wed, 08 November 2023 14:52
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Kr55 on Wed, 08 November 2023 16:36
Re: Campbell Waived	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 08 November 2023 16:43
Re: Campbell Waived	By: PlusOne on Wed, 08 November 2023 23:09
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Adam on Thu, 09 November 2023 00:53
Re: Campbell Waived	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 08 November 2023 19:06
Re: Campbell Waived	By: Adam on Thu, 09 November 2023 00:50

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