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Would You Rather: Ilya Sorokin or Tage Thompson?



Tyler, Liam, and Jay Downton debate a massive hypothetical for the Edmonton Oilers — would it make more sense to target Ilya Sorokin from the New York Islanders, or Tage Thompson from the Buffalo Sabres?

Would an elite goaltender like Sorokin finally solve the Oilers’ biggest weakness, or could a power forward like Thompson push their offense to unstoppable levels? The guys break down both options, what it would cost, and which move could make the Oilers a true Stanley Cup powerhouse.

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21 Comments

  7. @LukeLoewen

    The goalie 1 BILLION Percent. Come on.. Do you watch the team? Are you not tired of the Goaltending??

  8. @Codyray17ify

    Thompson…..if you have the puck all of the time you don’t need a better goalie. And Tage would give the Oilers a lot more puck possession.

  9. @Scott-db2jy

    Don’t need goalie?? We’ve just lost 2 years in a row to a team with a better goalie. Put the crack pipe down

  11. Anonymous

    SOROKIN every day of the week. Goaltending wins you a Stanley Cup. I'd rather have to try to win 2-1 or 3-2 rather than take the scorer and need to win 4-3 or 5-4.

  13. @dnice4145

    "We dont need one," lol. What? I understand this argument if cap space is the issue, but elite goaltending is the answer full stop. It benefits the whole team.

  14. @shades23

    wearing a Penticton VEES hoodie .. I'm from and in Penticton , I wish the oilers had better goaltending .. but it's not gonna matter who's in net if bouchard and nurse keep giving the puck away

  15. @24nathan48

    I one million percent disagree with you we need elite goalie
    You look at year one we are down 3 nothing and why because Bob stole 2 of the
    first 3 switch the goalies around give us Bob we beat the panthers in 5 without a question and you can’t argue the fact the Florida won because of Bob
    This year Florida was just the better team they used the LTR bs perfectly
    You need a elite centre we have two you need a elite puck moving D we have and you need a elite goalie which we don’t have to not just win one but multiple cups
    Skinner doesn’t even give us league average goaltending
    I guarantee McDavid wasn’t talking to Stan about getting another scoring winger he was saying get me a mother ducking goalie
    You ever notice how excited when picks wins compared to when Skinner it was the same thing with JP at the end when he scored they didn’t go to huddle with JP, JP had to come and join the huddle and he scored
    McDavid has had enough of Skinner the room has zero confidence in Skinner

  17. @davidpyck1071

    Sorokin is the correct answer. We have had mediocre goaltending for too long, we could have had the cup already.

  18. @MuffinTop-94

    We say we need middle of the road goaltending because it's us copping with not being able to get an elite goalie… However, if you can get elite goaltending you take it 100% of the time.
    JAY always has the worst takes and you can tell everyone on the show knows but he is the boss and they smile.

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