RE 11-12: Yann Danis

Heaven smiled upon Yann Danis. He's in exactly the same spot as Martin Gerber a year ago but any reasonable projection of the current goaltending situation in our town suggests he'll play much more than Gerber did at the NHL level. The possibilities for recall are endless: Khabibulin injury, Khabibulin tweaked something, Khabibulin struggling, Khabibulin flu, Dubnyk looks tired, Dubnyk trying to get back to last year's form. I could list many more. The Oilers are overflowing with forwards who will get better, have worked hard to address their weaknesses on the blue and should be able to add talented players annually by 2013. Goal? If there's a plan it's deep, deep underground. NHL prediction for 11-12: 30, 3.00, .905 Is that good or bad? Well, it isn't replacement level but you're asking a lot of Danis to perform at NHL average in front of this defense. I think he'll be better at stopping pucks and staying healthy than Khabiblin this season. There ar...