Khabibulin hurt just before the trading deadline.Not good on the trading him front.

Danis' save percentage is currently better than Dubnyk has posted on any team in any league he's played in since Juniour.

How many games has Denis played compared though?

And what teams was he playing for?

This is long overdue We are going to see a big difference. The guy just gets it.

Let Danis start his first game and keep running him out if he plays well. He's only 31 and it's not like we can afford to overlook any possible solutions in net.

Leave it to Tambellini (mr Dithers) to do nothing and again it will cost us.If he had a team interested in Khabibulin and didnt pull the trigger, he should be fired.The same can be said about Hemsky, Tambellini should either sign Hemsky to an extension or trade him already, he is one hit away from us getting nothing, then what is Mr Dithers going to do? or is that his plan? what did we end up getting for Souray after he broke his hand in Calgary, just before the trade deadline a few years ago? One of the reasons the Oilers are in this mess is because of this management team and coaching staff.

I really doubt that Danis has ever played behind a team as defensively porous as this Oilers team is, especially with their play of late. I don't think that any goalie, short of Hasek's likeness painted on a sheet of plywood, will help much.

If they're bringing him up, they might as well play him. He's been outstanding in OKC. Give him the next start and see how he does. It's not like he can be any more inconsistent than Dubnyk or Khabi have been this year.

With the No.1 goaltender out of the picture for the next week or so...29th place is all but sewn up now with 30th also in our sights now. Two AHL goaltenders left to hold the fort, it doesn't get any better than that for us tanker types.

I stand corrected - which is something I usually say to my chiropractor.

So he has experienced the worst of the worst in NHL defence, and their record shows that he didn't make much, if any, difference in the standings. To say that he's going to make a 'big difference' to the Oilers is laughable - or maybe that was the point? Laughter?

Why? Just why can't Denis end up turning into a Tim Thomas? Can't the Hockey Gods show us a little mercy and at least give us that?

Why all the hate?

I have seen him play. Live too.

He doesnt have this funny habit of giving up the big ugly goal at the wrong time that sucks the wind out of the momentum.

He does make that save where the bench goes wow, and ramps it up.

Then again if you think the Oil don't need that or already have that this year, then you are right, there is no difference.

are they grooming bucky for the eventual next coach or is he GM material ? how does this thought sound ? its making me sick to thr stomach guite frankly !

Jonathon, Have you heard who they are bringing up in OKC?

Check that....he's the sixth best goaltender in the ECHL right now.

I hope Denis can really push Dubby. A long overdue call up.

A taser installed In devans equipment that the coach can push when he lets in a suck the life out of the team goal.

Could be both? 6 best overall but currently hottest?

How is that Finn doing we drafted?

Could future tandem be Roy Bunz ?

I don't understand it. Gerber played very well in his few games with the Oil and he was let go at the end of the season. Danis showed that he could maintain on a horrible islander team. Why are these guys not getting a longer cup of coffee. Their stats are better than our regulars.

I agree that Danis should get a shot at running with the starter's job.

I know that almost everyone (myself included) was excited when Khabi and Dubs put up amazing numbers in October but when they crashed back to earth, they crashed hard and it was demoralizing to watch some of the soft goals that would go by them... and it's stayed the way for months. When a goalie gives you four good games and then a bad one, that's fine and workable. When a goalie gives you 45 minutes of good goaltending, 10 minutes of almost average goaltending and 5 minutes of "what-the-heck-was-that???" goaltending, that's Oilers goaltending.

I thought Gerber warranted a longer look last year and I think Danis should be given 3 or 4 games to show us what he has, unless Khabi recovers enough before the deadline to start a game and be shopped.

I look at Khabi's contract (too long), Brule's and Souray's contracts (too much), and Horcoff's contract (the granddaddy of too much, for too long, and with too many restictive clauses), and wonder, who's handing out these deals? I don't fault the players for taking the money; I fault management and professional scouting for failing to identify the market value of professional players and their projected roles on the team.

I don't think you understand what "hottest" means.

Was thinking along the lines of his body of works (4 months), not just in the last week.

I have a sneaky suspicion one of thos kids is going to go the path of Grant Fuhr. Either Perhonen or Bunz will stay right here without any further seasoning in the AHL.

This response further supports my belief that "hottest" does not mean what you think it means.

I'm sure JW was referring to him being the "Hottest" looking(Brad Pitt) goaltender during the last couple weeks.

Best > Hot (temporary form, not to be mistaken for the best)

So you do know the difference. Well done. Turns out you are either just obtuse or you believe nobody else knows the difference.

Would love to see the Oil let Danis play, i would have more confidence in him then i do when Dubnyk is in net.

Just sticking up for my buddy Khabby (however indirect it may be).....35 out, Denis up and Roy in his place in OKC.

When in doubt, spinning the table is always an option.

Ha Ha. Khabby appreciates the support.