As a Dallas supporter seeing Skinner return to his normal shitty self is maddening as his high-end really has been in the 2 Western Conference Finals the last 2 years
Some of that is obviously on Dallas for not finding a way to get to him … but it's absolutely maddening him perform like a beer league goalie
That’s because Dallas is one of the most overrated hockey clubs in the west, right up there w/ the Wild… You don’t need a quality net minder to beat em. Just play West Conf hockey better, right now Edmonton is the best in the west. I’ve got 2 questions;
1: Edmonton somehow cashes in on the Otter fiasco and he ends up in Edmonton, do they win next year? Or..
2. Kraktards trade for McJesus chances? Does that make Seattle a contender or LA Gretz hope?
Horrific take …
Dallas has made the West Finals each of the last 3 years … Minnesota hasn't won any of their last 9 playoff series and have won only 2 series in total in the last 20+ years.
That said Dallas has its own issues that they need to address (notably being a little more difficult to play against) but there are many teams in the NHL that would happily trade their situation for what Dallas is looking at over the next 4-5 years at minimum.
I think there's a good chance that the best of Edmonton's window has passed. There's a great unknown on what McDavid's next contract looks like. How much are they going to be able to pay for Bouchard vs does someone try to offer sheet him? They've largely leveraged their draft picks for short-term playoff runs and the path to replenish their roster is a challenge. The goaltending frankly is a mess (unless playing Dallas).
I would absolutely look at trading for McJesus if I was the Kraken GM and do believe that they have the assets to make a very compelling offer. There wouldn't be an asset in the organization that is off-limits if you were able to make that move with a contract extension attached.
