Posts About "Mikko Koskinen"
Oilers Should Think Hard About Moving Talbot
November 30th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers are in a precarious position when it comes to the 2018-19 postseason. Although they have been a disappointment so far, the team is alive and well in the playoff race just past the quarter mark of the season. Because of this, the Oilers must ice the lineup that gives them the best chance to win night in and...
Don't You Dare: Arguments Against Trading Cam Talbot
November 28th, 2018 Right or wrong, there is talk in Edmonton these days about trading netminder Cam Talbot. It's amazing to see how quickly the story behind the goaltending situation has changed considering not a couple months ago, the majority of the fanbase was up in arms that the Edmonton Oilers had signed backup goaltender Mikko Koskinen to...
Edmonton Oilers Quarter-Season Grades: Goaltending
November 23rd, 2018 We've covered the forwards, we've covered the defense and before the Edmonton Oilers square off against the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night, it made sense to cover the goaltenders. Mikko Koskinen gets the call in net for the Oilers tonight and based on his play so far this season, it makes sense. Koskinen comes into the game with a 2.65...
Oilers Need Cam Talbot to Rebound
November 18th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers are about to reach the quarter pole in their 2018-19 schedule and netminder Cam Talbot may be on the verge of losing his spot as the team’s No. 1 goalie. With the 31-year-old still struggling with consistency, the improved play of Mikko Koskinen and the NHL standings being as tight as they are, the time...
Oilers’ Koskinen Making Most of Opportunity
November 16th, 2018 It has been just over two months since Mikko Koskinen kicked off his return to North America and what a whirlwind it has been. After spending the last seven years tending twine in the KHL and SM-liiga, the Edmonton Oilers goaltender has gone from unknown commodity...to pre-season disaster...to fan-favourite over the course of...
Oilers Get Much-Needed Help From Unlikely Trio
November 2nd, 2018 Had you taken a poll before the puck dropped on Thursday's Edmonton Oilers versus Chicago Blackhawks game, you'd have been hard-pressed to find anyone who would have picked Mikko Koskinen, Drake Caggiula and Tobias Rieder as the three stars. Yet, there they were, the three unlikeliest of players leading the charge for the...
