[Signing] Oilers have re-signed Koskinen (3 yrs, $4.5 mil AAV, 15 team NTC)

[schteve_d]

Just for interest, and I'm not sure how much stock to put into it, but here is the Scouting Report on Koskinen at the Hockey News:

SCOUTING REPORT
Has tremendous size for the National Hockey League and uses it well to cover the lower half of the net. Challenges shooters, and is athletic and mobile. Can make some spectacular reaction saves. Drops down too quickly at times and can get out of position. Relies too much on his length and sometimes he does not get back up on his skates quickly enough. His fundamentals are a little lacking.
LONG RANGE POTENTIAL:
Big, talented but inconsistent goaltender.

Doesn't sound like a $4.5 per kinda guy to me!

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by AC

Casey DeSmith
27 years old, pending UFA
42 GP, 2.59 GAA, 0.918 SV%
Just re-signed for $1.25M x 3 years

Mikko Koskinen
30 years old, pending UFA
31 GP, 2.97 GAA, 0.905 SV%
Just re-signed for $4.5M x 3 years

Amazing.

There is no defending the Koskinen deal, it is horrible. But DeSmith signed at quite a discount for reasons known only to him, and he is signed to be a backup whereas Koskinen is paid to be the starter.

It’s why Rittich’s deal won’t be as cheap as DeSmith’s. But luckily it won’t be for close to Koskinen money unless something incredible happens this spring.

[PugnaciousIntern]

Another side effect of this signing:

It obviously means that Talbot is not in their starter plans. Will be difficult to get any sort of reliable and impassioned goaltending from him for the rest of the year. Way too early in this season to alienate the backup.

[Toonage]

Talbot will be gone within a month

[Jbo]

Not only is Chia screwing Edmonton, which I approve of...he also seems hell bent to screw up the market on other contracts on his way out

[Jetfire]

Just saw this beauty:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsytBOIB...=163ivo815th2t

[PugnaciousIntern]

Apparently Talbot found out about the extension a few days ago. Then they start him against the Canes and he gets lit up. I imagine it’s not a coincidence, although that team has so many fundamental issues that Talbot has about 10 other reasons why he would have been lit up

[krynski]

I was driving when I heard this on the radio. I had to pull over b/c I was laughing so hard.

[Pizza]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Not a Gaskal original but a dandy knock off if i do say so myself.

https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpo...postcount=7116

Here's more:

Around the League Report
(Hope you don't mind I borrow your schtick, Gaskal)


(credit to the Great Gaskal)





HFOil

Spoiler!

**** off Chiarelli.

Please cut his phone/internet connections ASAP..

This is so bad. Holy ****.

This is a joke, right?

WTF

I'm not saying I hate the signing. But it is very concerning that Chia has the authority to make decisions for the club which will impact it as far out as 2022!

Guaranteed Talbot’s traded before the deadline now. This is a good deal, people should look at what the other starters are making.

WTF

LMAO

RIP

For ****'s sake, Tobias. You really couldn't wait a few months to get a better read on this goalie?

the hits keep on coming

Chia continues to make roster moves...

Someone please make it stop...

why the **** is Koskinen signed to a 4.5 million a year deal. WTF kind of overpriced bull**** is this ....:loony:. Lol

You guys can't tell me that Chiarelli doesn't have an active plot to sabotage this team. There's really no other explanation.

This is my hot take man. The guy is on a mission to make sure Edmonton is ****ed over when he is not around to make himself look better. He seems like the type of GM that would do this.

Unreal.

Why do we do the things we do...?

Couldn’t this have waited? Couldn’t we see how the next couple months go? He hasn’t been exactly lights out lately.

You know what the Oiler's don't have enough of? Bad contracts. Keep the laughs coming Chia.

Chiarelli...

You've done it again

Oiler fans rn...

This ******* team drives me to drink, 4.5 a season for 27 games of ok hockey ffs

Only posting this for the 59th time today.

I don’t even know what to think at this point.

Can people just wait for him to enter the building and egg him? He's single handled handcuffing this team to his stupid ****ing inabilities.

This is frankly an unbelievable day, in the worst of ways.

Chiarelli is intentionally sabotaging this team. There is no other explanation.

Chiarelli actually might be special.

Drunk driver being given the keys and told to be even more irresponsible.

This team will never be good.

such a depressing franchise

"If he isn't worth 4.5 M x 3 years, then why did I give him a contract for 4.5M x 3 years?" ~Peter

Give Chia another year, they said.

Are you ****ing kidding me?

Get this ****ing idiot out of town we are so ****ed for the next 3 years

What in God’s name is going on!?!? How is he able to even manage a paper clip at this point?!

The level of job security is on another level in this organization.

4.5 x 3 for 27 games at 30 years old.

Chiarelli has zero negotiating skills in his body and deserves to be thrown into a cactus.

the side of my face is literally twitching.

At this point we need to seriously consider if the Flames colluded with Chiarelli in helping him get hired. There’s no other explanation.

This might be the straw that broke the camels back for me. What the ****? 4.5 per for a ****ing backup goalie?! Seriously Chia?

r/EdmontonOilers

Spoiler!

... what

Please no

This is crazy.

Hahahah

I feel shot in the heart.

What the good hell we dON’T HAVE THE CAP space for that

#FIRECHIA

Seriously, WTF?

It's not the worst thing in the world. It's not like it's 6 million AAV with a no move clause.

Maybe he said “I want out” and they said “oh no you don’t” pulls out briefcase

I have no problem with this actually. .911 Sv% on this Oilers team is very good.

Pretty sure this contract could've been signed on July 1st, let alone the middle of January.

Just awful..

I am right now scared ####less at the Talbot trade that is incoming.

“You feel that, Connor?”

“What’s that, Mr. Chiarelli?”

“The way the #### clings to the air.....”

“Wut?”

Rest of the NHL fans





HF

Spoiler!

So Chia is not getting fired anytime soon.

for half a season of good play?

That explains the waiver additions and sending down Jones. Chiarelli obviously thought he had to clear space to sign a contract extension.

Seems expensive, doesn't it? Did he have to pay the "you're the goalie of a garbage team now" tax?

Peter, you’ve done it again!

What a deal to get after just 27 NHL games...

Hahahaha.

Chiarelli....

Giving a goalie who has 30 career games and replacement level numbers, 4.5 million seems really really really really really really really really really really really really really stupid

Have you met our buddy Special Pete?

Chia is the worst negotiator

I was being made fun of for the Manning trade, how can I get them to forget that ????

extremely stupid deal. not sure what could make someone think he's actually worth that money, but he isn't

hahahahahahahaah

i love this site just for the Chia related news

That is just too ****ing funny :laugh:

I wish I could do my job well for just 30 days and get a 4.5M salary.

That deal is insane

hahah love it! Goalie with 31 games of NHL experience for $4.5 Million for 3 years. Oh Chiarelli you keep doing you man!

Casey DeSmith who has better numbers and more games only got 1.5 per over 3 years.

So what exactly was PC using as a comparable?

Oof.

Alot of money after just getting lit up by Calgary and Carolina.

Hahaha

I guess Chiasson gets Simmonds money, then?

Jesus Christ what a ****ing mess

Poor Lars

WTG Chia.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1087478227323572227

Chia and the Oilers ownership being cruel to Oilers fans everywhere.

Hahahahahahah! Leave it to chia to sign a goalie who has put up mediocre numbers in the like 30 games he’s played in the NHL this year to a 3 year deal worth starter money.

Higher AAV than Matt Murray.

LMAO why is he still allowed to make moves?

LOL WHAT? WHAT HAS HE PROVEN?...

$4.5M?

Legit laughing my ass off right now.

I cannot believe this LOL ahhahahahhaha

Wow! Can Talbot goes from “king of the NHL” in Edmonton to booed outta town in 2 years who woulda thought !!

Keep up the great work Chia! May you steer the Oilers ship for years to come!

Hahahahaha, oh Chia. What a terrible contract.

Should have been 2 x $3M.

They don't call Koskinen the Ville Leino of goalies for nothing!

This must be Chiarelli’s one last FU to Oilers fans before riding off into the sunset when he’s ****canned in April.

I thought it was 4.5 total for all 3 years and wasn't sure if that was even a great deal.

Chiarelli is the single worst GM of all time.

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

25 games.

TWENTY-FIVE GAMES AT 30 YEARS OLD.

That gets you $13,500,000 over 3 years.

How many ways can Chia continue to show he’s the biggest ****** in hockey?

clearly Chia is securing his job by making sure no one wants the Oilers **** show gm spot. lol

Chia is making all the right moves. For every other team in the league the guy is a hero.

I'm fairly confident hfboards could run the Oilers better through a series of polls to make decisions than Chiarelli has.

RCMP need to investigate Chiarelli. He’s compromised.

Hahahahahahahah

This feels like about 3x too much and 3x too many years.

lol thats awful

I have a feeling Chias phone is going to be ringing off the hook more than any other GM on trade deadline day. 30 other GMs want to fleece this man.

Katz should build a wall around Edmonton so PC stays forever.

WooHoo, good job in oiltown.lol

I'm still laughing over here. Like holy ****... What is he thinking by doing that?

Chia has got to be a Manchurian candidate working for the Flames to secretly destroy the Oilers chances of success for the next decade

Chia is without question the worst GM in NHL history. Its a lot of fun to watch.

Koskinen:

Tobias Funke to play Pete Charelli in the Oilers new direct to release summer blockbuster movie called
"Potato is I"

[btimbit]

It's like the Oilers have absolutely no salary cap projections of their own. Never looking past the current season

[The Fonz]

All things considered, this deal is worse than when Cliff Fletcher thought Jeff Finger was someone else and gave him 4M per.

[Scroopy Noopers]

I’ll be honest, I kinda like this tendy. Probably a great backup, with maaaaaybe average starter potential.

But why the heck does this deal get signed today!? This makes no sense! Forget the insanely inflated salary, why is it being signed in January? Incredible. I love it.

[your_dad]

What has he done in less than half a season to earn that?

[btimbit]

Honestly I think he's similar to Ramo. Good KHL stats, average NHL stats, but whereas Calgary was smart enough to only extend for one year to see if it all goes off the rails, Edmonton decides to put all their eggs in one weak basket.

Like Ramo, I think Koskinen could be a solid backup. But backups don't get 4.5mil

[dustygoon]

Cool! Now do Chiasson.

[calumniate]

A new bar is set.. 29 games 3x4.5

Tasty cakes!

[browna]

Anyone who thinks Chia is making these moves without signoff, is fooling themselves. I don't think he has had full autonomy since the season started, and has had zero since Hitchcock was brought on.

Now, he's the face of it and will and is forced by Lowe and MacT to take the abuse by fans and media and hits to his reputation becuase he's getting paid for that. If Costinthem plays out, Lowe will take credit, if he doesn't, Chias fault.

But no way he alone makes decisions like this for 3 more years when he's not sure when his last meal at Rogers Place is.

Bottom line, these moves have Lowe written all over them. I am sure the justification is to solidify the goalie situation which means they can now dump Talbot.

[howard_the_duck]

I think my favorite part of this is that it demonstrates how high up the problems go with the Oilers.

The fact that they make moves of this significance on the heels of an emotional weekend paints an awful picture to their fanbase.

It quite literally goes as high up as the owner. Feels like the guy writing checks is throwing fits and has everyone underneath him running like chickens with their heads cut off.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

I’ll be honest, I kinda like this tendy. Probably a great backup, with maaaaaybe average starter potential.

But why the heck does this deal get signed today!? This makes no sense! Forget the insanely inflated salary, why is it being signed in January? Incredible. I love it.

It makes no sense. If you waited until april to confirm that Koskinen isn't even worth 4.5 you could save a million or two. And now Talbot won't really care about the Oilers fate this season since his tenure there is all but confirmed to be done. No upside, potentially a fair bit of downside.

Just a senseless knee jerk to the weekend.

[Poe969]

This is actually a great move, not a great contract but a great strategy. By throwing stupid money at Costco, Chia is sending a message to free agents that the Oilers will pay twice their value if they sign there.