Gerber Signing Spells Change: Analyzing Edmonton’s Goaltending Situation
August 6th, 2010 by Kaelan Lupton Leave a reply »Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today that the Oilers have signed goaltender Martin Gerber to a one-year deal.
Sounds like a small deal, correct? It may seem that way at first, but this "small" deal makes an already complicated goaltending system in Edmonton even more confusing.
Gerber is coming to a team that now has four goaltenders who have NHL experience. Also playing for the Oilers are veteran keeper Nikolai Khabibulin and youngsters Jeff Deslauriers and Devan Dubnyk. If you ask me, that is one crowded goal crease.
Change is on the horizon. Common sense would tell you that the Oilers will have to eliminate at least one goalie from this wild competition. It probably won't be Gerber, seeing as he was just signed, but a sign-and-trade is always an option. Let's look at the pros and cons of the other three.
Nikolai Khabibulin
Pros: Khabibulin is a goaltender with a load of experience and is a solid veteran presence in the locker room. Also, he is a solid mentor for the Oiler's young goaltenders. Khabibulin also has a playoff experience, owning a Stanley Cup ring f ...
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