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Originally Posted by browna
If they weren't before, the knives are out for Koskinen from the organization, to be filtered through the press, to the fans.
Remember the day they signed Koskinen, which shocked Talbot, who had no idea his backup was getting re signed long term before he was, out of typical Oilers "we are smarter then everyone else" put Talbot in the next game, who gave zeros ####s at that point as the Oilers organization abandoned him, and played terrible, getting pulled in the first.
It's not a conincidence that we are seeing the suck up Sportsnet articles praising Smith either right now.
Koskinen is being treated like garbage and a second hand citizen like Talbot was, and if the Oilers need him at all, they're in trouble because the abuse he will get from within the organization, the press, and the mouth breathing fans will make him wish he was anywhere but there.
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Koskinen dropping a deuce in his late season starts and the fans getting on his case creating a toxic environment there makes me very happy.
They're brewing up a perfect storm by leaning this heavily on Smith for wins.
Smith will, without a doubt, break down or lose his cocky confidence at some point. You need a reliable backup or 1B with that guy. If Koskinen comes in and is leaky when Mike Smith becomes his own worst enemy, the goal-preventing problems that Smith has been covering up since he drew back in will be compounded in short order.