Who Knows Where The Time Goes

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OriginalPouzar

I think more of a trade than a signing.

Perhaps a depth pick and prospect for DiPietro – not sure he lasts until 24 on the waiver wire.

The org would need to be comfortable that he can provide solid back up goaltending as well as Pickard. They would be acquiring him for potential upside but there is risk that he’s not at Pickard’s NHL level and they’d be acquiring with knowledge of risking Pickard on waivers.

I have him much higher that Silovs – he’s got a much longer track record of AHL success. Really good numbers for multiple full seasons consecutively.

OriginalPouzar

They have Korpisalo…..

cowboy bill

One or the other is bound to shake loose from the Bruins. DiPietro’s cap hit would be more palatable for the Oilers. But it may also be more palatable for the Bruins. Then the question would be, does Edmonton want Korpisalo?

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OriginalPouzar

No interest in Korpisalo.

cowboy bill

The other thing to consider is that it’s a contract year for Skinner. There’s a ton on the line this season for Skinner, it may even define the rest of his career. He’s going to want to step up or crumble into obscurity.

OriginalPouzar

Sure but they may feel locked in to the vet back-up and be willing to move the younger player ahead of losing him on waivers.

The Jim Rutherford/Patrik Alvin strategy (although they move Podz to make room for non-NHL youngsters).

Tarkus

Highly unlikely MAF abandons retirement for EDM…but if he did, he would become the 7th first-overall pick (2003, PIT) to don Oilers silks, joining:

J. Murphy (1986, DET)
Hamrlik (1992, TB)
Hall (2010)
RNH (2011)
Yakupov (2012)
McDavid (2015)

cowboy bill

Wouldn’t he be a great goalie coach / mentor for Skinner? …..I wouldn’t get my hopes up though.

David

“First shot scorers” might have a range of definitions to different people but to my mind it is what the Oilers have lacked for a very long time. Young Eberle was a first shot scorer. I would begrudgingly grant the title to McDavid and Draisaitl because they have the ability but their problems are 1.) they think pass first, second, and third, and to shoot is like a QB having to check down to his fourth option (one timers are a completely different category). 2.) they both have an frustrating aversion to going roofdaddy.

I’ve been impatiently waiting for the Oilers to have a true first shot scorer who loves to fire the biscuit in the top six. Dream of Howard being that guy.

Sierra

LT messing with us using Savoie and Lavoie interchangeably

Paulie

LT, is that a Fairport Convention reference? Great band and great title for today’s post.

Tarkus

Fun fact: Their singer, Sandy Denny, also sang on “The Battle of Evermore” by Led Zeppelin. It was the only time Zeppelin used vocals from outside the band.

godot10

Though they often used music from outside the band! -)

Tarkus

We don’t know what we don’t know, but we can use some tools at our disposal to gain a more accurate knowledge of what has come before, and what is in store.

It’s alright that we don’t know what we don’t know, as long as we know that we don’t know what we don’t know.

What’s worrisome is when we don’t know that we don’t know what we don’t know.

Todd Macallan

I know eh.

cowboy bill

It could all come down to finding out about what we don’t know about Howard, Tomasek, Leppanen & Regula. We know what we know about Savoie. But if two or three of those other guys show up in a positive manner, I’d say things will look tremendous.

cowboy bill

Jarventie is another one.
The more the merrier.

Last edited 1 hour ago by cowboy bill
TheGreatBigMac

And especially worrisome when our opponents know that we don’t know that we don’t know what we don’t know, and clearly choose the cup in front of us.

OriginalPouzar

McLeod’s speed, ability to transport the puck through the neutral zone and defensive game (bad partially on speed) created a floor at the NHL level.

Lavoie was mainly a shooter at the AHL level. When he “popped” it was because he starting using his size to bully the league and get himself and the puck to the net.

He was never able to find the big body gear at the NHL level and was not able to get himself in spots to use his shot.

Maybe he was not used properly in his few opportunities in Edmonton and that stinted him.

Then again, he’s not been any more successful in the lauded Vegas organization.

OriginalPouzar

Not so sure I have that .05 bump as material at age 24.

Pure goal scorers have value if they can score at the NHL level. 0-0-0 in 16 games is a thing. JFJ is intrigued.

Reja

Lavoie is big has speed with a decent shot he should of been given a legit opportunity years ago. It’s obvious to me Lavoie was never in Holland’s plan he should of been traded like the Bourgault-Jarventie swap instead they let him die on a vine.

cowboy bill

He’s certainly not dead on a line, he’s part of the VGK organization. We can watch to see if he sinks or swims.

OriginalPouzar

He killed himself on the vine.

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