{"id":458670,"date":"2026-02-15T09:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/458670\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T09:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:02:52","slug":"pickards-agent-raises-eyebrows-with-take-on-oilers-goalie-tandem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/458670\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickard\u2019s Agent Raises Eyebrows with Take on Oilers\u2019 Goalie Tandem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"h-rich-winter-didn-t-outright-criticize-the-oilers-handling-of-calvin-pickard-but-he-didn-t-exactly-endorse-it-either\">Ritch Winter didn\u2019t outright criticize the Edmonton Oilers\u2019 handling of his client Calvin Pickard \u2014 but he didn\u2019t exactly endorse it either. Speaking in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sports1440\/status\/2021729894733164730?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sports 1440\u2019s Jason Gregor<\/a>, Winter suggested the duo of Connor Ingram and Tristan Jarry hasn\u2019t shown enough to suggest Pickard\u2019s run with the Oilers is over. <\/p>\n<p>After Pickard cleared waivers, Winter questioned why Edmonton felt the need to shuffle the crease at all, particularly when comparing playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9s.\u201cIs there enough evidence to say the other guys are better?\u201d Winter asked.<\/p>\n<p>Pickard holds a 9-2 playoff record over the last two seasons, delivering in high-pressure situations. Frankly, he saved the Oilers in the playoffs last season. By contrast, Winter noted that Connor Ingram has limited postseason experience and Tristan Jarry\u2019s playoff track record is mixed at best. He argued that neither has stolen a game for the Oilers all season. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollectively, they haven\u2019t won 9 games in the playoffs, have they?\u201d Winter asked of the other netminders,  likely already knowing the answer. Gregor pointed out that Jarry has only a handful of playoff appearances, fewer than Pickard\u2019s wins. <\/p>\n<p>Pickard Is the Goalie The Oilers Rally Around<\/p>\n<p>Winter also emphasized the cultural component. He described Pickard as a \u201chuge figure in the dressing room,\u201d recalling how Leon Draisaitl publicly praised him immediately after he cleared waivers. \u201cThese guys know what he did when their season was in tough shape. He delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Calvin-Pickard-Leon-Draisaitl-Oilers-Predators.jpg\" alt=\"Calvin Pickard and Leon Draisaitl Oilers\" class=\"wp-image-76334\"  \/>Calvin Pickard and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n<p>He said that Pickard believes he still has as good a chance of playing playoff games and succeeding in Edmonton as anywhere else. Because Ingram and Jarry have been inconsistent, the door remains open. <\/p>\n<p>While Winter acknowledged the business side of hockey, he suggested Edmonton may be undervaluing intangibles \u2014 leadership, trust, and playoff composure \u2014 in its evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Pickard stayed. But Winter\u2019s comments make it clear he believes his client has already proven more than enough. Both believe he\u2019ll get another look, and he may be the guy the Oilers call upon in the postseason. <\/p>\n<p>Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/nhltradetalk.com\/long-term-bet-jake-walman-has-insider-doubting-oilers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Early Long-Term Bet on Blueliner Has Insider Doubting Oilers Ahead of Deadline<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from NHL Trade Talk<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NHLTradeTalkweblogo4.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ritch Winter didn\u2019t outright criticize the Edmonton Oilers\u2019 handling of his client Calvin Pickard \u2014 but he didn\u2019t&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5125],"tags":[275,2663,198,146,5300,5,4,24,6769],"class_list":{"0":"post-458670","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edmonton-oilers","8":"tag-calvin-pickard","9":"tag-connor-ingram","10":"tag-edmonton","11":"tag-edmonton-oilers","12":"tag-edmontonoilers","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-oilers","16":"tag-tristan-jarry"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116073844736713427","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}