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Old 06-13-2022, 07:30 AM   #1
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2 year deal with Lugano.

Too bad he didn't get an extension in Edmonton.
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Old 06-13-2022, 07:32 AM   #2
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Congratulations to the entire Koskinen family on their successful escape.
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Can we give a huge kudos to Koskinen’s agent? Somehow managed to get him a 3 year deal with a total of $13.5m right before Chia got the boot.
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Old 06-13-2022, 07:45 AM   #4
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There's a Swiss cheese joke there somewhere....
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Old 06-13-2022, 08:00 AM   #6
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I never hated Koskinen — they treated him terribly and he was overpaid by a mile, but he was never NG except for when he was on the ice. And even then he managed to post some decent numbers (27-12-4 this year).

In his last NHL game he posted a 0.952 save percentage while Smitty got shelled. Nice way to end it.
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Hey, that means we will get to see him at the Spengler Cup - Cue the music:
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Wonder what his salary is there.

Have to think he could have gotten like a 2 x $2M from some team in the NHL.

He wouldn't be a bad backup, just don't count on him for 60 games as a starter.
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They really should have ran with Koskinen in the #1 position. They would have finished 2nd in the Pacific, made it to the conference finals and got swept by the Avs.
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He lives like he tended the net.
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Old 06-13-2022, 10:35 AM   #11
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Congrats to Mikko and his family.
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Another fantastic Oilers contract comes to an end.
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He lives like he tended the net.
Interesting... how does one live a "weak high glove-side" life?
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that contract extension is still so crazy on many levels. It came days after the Penguins signed Casey DeSmith to a 3 year deal at $1.25m, and a day or so before they canned Chiarelli. It just made no sense whatsoever ... teams weren't exactly lining up for Koskinens services, a comparable goalie had just signed for less than a third, and Chiarelli was pretty much gone already. Just a beauty of a contract in every way.
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that contract extension is still so crazy on many levels. It came days after the Penguins signed Casey DeSmith to a 3 year deal at $1.25m, and a day or so before they canned Chiarelli. It just made no sense whatsoever ... teams weren't exactly lining up for Koskinens services, a comparable goalie had just signed for less than a third, and Chiarelli was pretty much gone already. Just a beauty of a contract in every way.
It was so bizarre it almost felt like Chiarelli ####ed them knowing he was done. I know that’s not realistic, but it makes as much sense as that contract.
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Old 06-13-2022, 01:36 PM   #17
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83-59-13 record with a .907 save percentage

not saying he is an amazing goalie or anything but they really treated the guy like #### and considering the way they play he kinda bailed them out a lot this season.

If Oiler fans think Smith/Skinner is an upgrade GL with that...Koskinen basically saved their season


On a decent defensive team I think he would actually have good numbers
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83-59-13 record with a .907 save percentage

not saying he is an amazing goalie or anything but they really treated the guy like #### and considering the way they play he kinda bailed them out a lot this season.

If Oiler fans think Smith/Skinner is an upgrade GL with that...Koskinen basically saved their season


On a decent defensive team I think he would actually have good numbers
Maybe...but he still had an atrociously sub-par Glove for an NHL Goaltender.
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Maybe...but he still had an atrociously sub-par Glove for an NHL Goaltender.
83-59-13 record with a .907 save percentage

there are much worse goalies in the NHL

he went 27-12 this season, it must not have been that bad
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I'm really surprised he isn't staying in the NHL. Would be a solid backup. Think about how bad the defense was in front of him for so many seasons.
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