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Created by: deys3232
Team: 2021-22 Edmonton Oilers
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 29, 2021
Published: Jun. 29, 2021
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What is the deal with Koskinem? Everyone wants him traded and think his contract is horrible. I understand that he had a down year, but played really well last season. I don't understand how he can't be a decent backup for the last year of the deal.

If anything, the Oilers should let Smith go. I know Holland said he wants to bring him back, but it doesnt make much sense. Smith is old, and had a very clear outlier season. Highly doubt he plays this well next year. Let someone else overpay for him and sign a different goalie (Ullmark, Bernier, Mrazek, Reimer, Dreidger) or find someone in a trade. Its the last year of his deal and its not an anchor. I would bet on Koskinen rebounding and being at worst an above average backup.

Is he worth 4.5? Maybe not, but he can easily be worth 3.5. You should be able to live with a 1 million dollar overpay for the last year of the deal. Dont attach a high pick to it just to dump it.
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Jun. 29, 2021 at 7:31 p.m.
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Personally I want to trade koskinen because I see both him and smith as backups and smith will be cheaper. Although I prefer koskinen not based off of last year but over the past three years. But even then as a backup on a 2 million dollar deal around the same smith will cost. If we can trade say koskinen and a first for kuemper do it or koskinen and a 4th for holtby or something sure. Sign raanta or mrazek to a 2 year deal in free agency around 3 mill maybe. Koskinen and a third for korpisalo or merzlikins? Or dubnyck or Andersen on a 1-3 million dollar deal for one year. I don’t think the oilers find their goalie this year unless they get Kuemper or someone. My personal preference is keep koskinen unless you can do the jolt by trade I mentioned or kuemper. If not try get raanta in free agency. I don’t think smith or koskinen takes the oilers further then the second round but I don’t think koskinen is as horrible as everyone says
Jun. 29, 2021 at 7:39 p.m.
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You have really over valued Koskinen's trade value in those suggestions. I don't think any of those team would ever take him. We will most likely buy him out of ship him out to a team with cap space like Detroit and give them some sort of asset with.

They won't keep Koskinen either as Holland has mentioned he wants to sign Smith. It would be dumb to come back next season with the same duo. A bonafide #1 is needed

Merzilkins would be the best option out there imo but there are good goalies available
 
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