Oilers Goaltending
Fuhr Suspension Helped Pave Way for NHL Drug Policy
September 27th, 2018 The response was swift and harsh and not even the cat-like reflexes of Grant Fuhr could stop it. On Sept. 27, 1990, NHL president John Ziegler imposed a one-year suspension - without pay - on the Edmonton Oilers' goaltender after he admitted to using an illegal...
3 Reasons the Oilers Shouldn't Panic Over Koskinen
September 19th, 2018 No, those were not Edmonton Oilers highlights from last season. You're forgiven if you mistook goaltender Mikko Koskinen's performance against the Calgary Flames on Monday night for video clips of the Oilers' 2017-18 No. 1 goalie Cam Talbot. The Oilers gave up a goal on...
Oilers Goalie Cam Talbot - Bounce Back or Bust
September 2nd, 2018 The stakes for Oilers' goalie Cam Talbot are higher than Edmonton's Stantec Tower, which will be Canada's tallest building outside of Toronto when construction of the skyscraper wraps up this fall. And, if he hopes to appease the Oilers' rabid fanbase and silence his...
Predicting Oilers 2018-19 Opening Night Roster: Goalies & Defense
August 22nd, 2018 In 2016-17 the Edmonton Oilers made the playoffs for the first time in 11 years, finished second in the Pacific Division, and came within one win of the Western Conference Final. In 2017-18 they were projected to be Stanley Cup contenders but ultimately missed the playoffs...
Oilers Need Big Bounce Back Seasons From This Duo
May 5th, 2018 It’s no coincidence that the Edmonton Oilers’ disappointing 2017-18 season was chock-full of down years for several members of the team’s core group of players. From the starting goaltender to multiple top-four defensemen to a $6-million winger, the struggles ran...
Oilers Sign Koskinen, Montoya & Brossoit in Limbo
May 2nd, 2018 It's official -- the Edmonton Oilers have signed Mikko Koskinen to be Cam Talbot's backup next season. As speculated a few weeks ago, the 29-year-old signed a deal with a cap hit of $2.5 million, but it's a one-year deal, not two as previously rumored. Moneywise, $2 million...
The Oilers' Maniacal Mismanagement of Montoya
March 22nd, 2018 Let me begin by making this abundantly clear: I have nothing against Al Montoya. Throughout his nine-year NHL career to date, Montoya has been a solid goaltender. In fact, he's played to a 2.66 goals against average (GAA) and a .906 save percentage (SV%) through his 167...
Is Cam Talbot the Long-Term Answer for Oilers?
March 12th, 2018 It's nonsense to think some people are suggesting the Edmonton Oilers should trade Cam Talbot. It was just one year ago that Talbot was the second-most valuable player in Edmonton's lineup behind Connor McDavid. He also finished fourth in Vezina Trophy voting and set an...
Top 3 All-Time Oilers Goalies
December 18th, 2017 Goaltending: hockey's most precarious and polarizing position. The masked men often take the blame when the team loses, and receive little credit when they win. They face 100 mph slap shots, and 200 pound players barreling into them. They're quirky, and unique, but no team...
Cam Talbot’s Jekyll & Hyde Performance
November 11th, 2017 Over the course of an 82-game NHL season, the numbers an individual player or team produce tends to work itself out. However, on occasion, there will be those anomalies that don’t seem to add up. Though it is still earlier in the year, Edmonton Oilers netminder Cam Talbot...
Oilers Need Encore Performance from Talbot
October 3rd, 2017 Expectations can be a funny thing. Heading into 2016-17, it was apparent to anyone paying attention that Cam Talbot would play a key role in the Edmonton Oilers success or failure. If the former New York Rangers backup could come close to repeating his performance from the...
Laurent Brossoit and the 2017-18 Oilers
August 11th, 2017 As great as Cam Talbot was for the Edmonton Oilers in 2016-17, expecting a repeat performance in 2017-18 would be quite the ask. In my mind, there is an extremely good chance the 30-year old will once again be among the best goaltenders in the league but to think he will do...
Oilers Can't Afford to Rest Talbot
March 23rd, 2017 After a disappointing loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the Edmonton Oilers heavy reliance on goaltender Cam Talbot is once again being scrutinized. Going into Wednesday's game, the Oilers were tied with the Ducks at 87 points and playing for second place in the Pacific Division....
