Martin Biron and Bryan Hayes join That’s Hockey to discuss if the Oilers can trust Calvin Pickard as their backup or if they should look to add at the deadline, and how Edmonton can avoid a letdown tonight against the league’s worst home team in the Ducks.
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Pickard has been solid
How about give Campbell another chance
The answer is NO
I have more faith in Pickard than the entire leafs organization having playoff success.
Hayes doing his typical Oilers bashing …. At least Biron is talking some sense
Hill came in as a rookie and won a Cup! Skinner can too! The Oiler defense just need to do their job in front of him!, And they can, just need their commitment. IMO you're only good as your defense' willingness to compete! You put Hill or Vasilevski in a Chicago uniform? they'd be mere mortals.
Heck yes, they can!
Bryan Hayes hasn’t watched a second of the Oilers this year who cares what that not talent thinks
I don't agree with Bryan, I feel Pickard can do the job when called upon
Does this Hayes guy watch goalies lol pickard is wayyy better than Allen
Oilers do need a goalie, they have 4 good options in the system. They can use that space for a D man or a 3rd line guy who can score from time to time
What an idiotic take by Hayes
Every team we’ve ever gone deep with has had better goaltenders. Having a flower to make sure there’s no bull shit and to save some games is huge. Problem is skinner has show he shuts down sometimes with competition in his ring so that could destroy thing if the new goalie doesn’t steal the show a basic tandem is not what we need
What a great question congrats Skinner😂🇨🇦
Marty goalie 🇨🇦😄
Hayes🇨🇦😁
For Prime minister 🇨🇦😄
Here we go down the stretch 🇨🇦😁
No. Hes fine for now but need a better backup for end season into playoffs
Tough call. If the Oilers could send any goalies up or down without waivers or cap implications, I would say Marty is 100% correct. But this might be their best chance to win, and there might not be very many teams that have ever been this good, if not for the historically bad goaltending they were getting early in the year*.
It might be too much of a gamble to go into the playoffs without a proven veteran backup.
*Please do not try to argue that the problem wasn't goaltending. The Oilers had great numbers in virtually every goaltending-independent stat…but league-worst goaltending.
Hayes is wrong as usual.
In Pickle I believe
john luke pickard
Pickard is playing great. He's doing everything you could ask. The most underrated and least respected player in the nhl.
Hayes being a salty sailor as usual lol
Yes we can!!
Why "obviously we're not going to play him… Blah blah blah?" Why not?
Sorry but, who are these ¡Dïøt5!?!!!
It’s obvious that if you want to be a serious team to win in the playoffs you can’t rely on Pickard. I wouldn’t trade for anyone like Fleury though they need a serious plan on keeping Skinner healthy and Campbell needs to fit into this somehow.