Why does this fanbase care so much about how a coach does post games
Post-Game Talk: 1001 Reasons to Watch Hockey
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McFlyingV
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Have you listened to some of the callers into the postgame shows over the years? This fanbase is filled with bipolar lunatics at the best of times lol.
I’d also get flustered too if I had the same smooth brained reporters asking the same questions every other game.
There’s only so many ways you can say that McDavid is awesome
McFlyingV
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That plus Kane returning and a lot of guys with a lot more to give offensively. This roster is capable of being dominant when playoffs hit. Would like someone else in net to push Skinner as well or take over for him if he continues to struggle.
Why don't they just stick with
Ekholm Bouchard
Kulak Nurse
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How much better is Nurse going to ever play than 7 points in 8 games and a +7 rating.
Kulak is having a good year also.
It looks to me that Nurse plays better on his off side, which isn't that shocking given he's kind of a weird player.
Ekholm Bouchard
Kulak Nurse
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How much better is Nurse going to ever play than 7 points in 8 games and a +7 rating.
Kulak is having a good year also.
It looks to me that Nurse plays better on his off side, which isn't that shocking given he's kind of a weird player.
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PositiveCashFlow
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Is it just me or does Darnell finally look like a 9M defenceman?
OfCorsiDid
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Man if we get that type of performance out of Nurse regularly this year I am prepared to eat more crow than any human being on the planet, and I would do it with a smile.
They should honestly play Nurse more 3 on 3. He can skate like a horse in that situation, he's actually pretty good maybe better than Bouchard.
yukoner88
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Fourier
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Ladies and gentlemen...Connor McDavid.
Bossy broke 1000 points in 85-86 and 86-87 was his last year. McDavid will soon be the 3rd fastest guy to hit milestone XXX behind only Gretzky and Lemieux. Frankly those two are the only players I have seen in my life time that I think could be reasonably ranked ahead of McDavid in terms of ability.
Bossy broke 1000 points in 85-86 and 86-87 was his last year. McDavid will soon be the 3rd fastest guy to hit milestone XXX behind only Gretzky and Lemieux. Frankly those two are the only players I have seen in my life time that I think could be reasonably ranked ahead of McDavid in terms of ability.
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The Panther
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It's just you. Nurse is obviously not worth what he's paid (shocker opinion, i know), but it's possible to get more good than bad from him in ideal situations. And maximizing his considerable skill-set is vitally important for this club.
It was a fun game and all hail Connor and all that, but i have lingering concerns:
- Only two forwards can score, despite all the effort made to shore up wingers
- PK is historically bad
- PP is lacking
- Henrique is a non-entity
- Team cannot hold a third-period lead
- Team hasn't yet beaten a good opponent
I agree that Nurse should get overtime duty more often. He's quite effective in that situation.
tardigrade81
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He's definitely looking alot more effective, if this is his game coming around and he starts playing like a solid top-4 defenseman, the Oilers are laughing.
FlameChampion
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With how much ice time and opportunities RNH and Hyman get, we really need these guys to do more.
I would put Arvidsson, Henrique and Skinner in here too. Arvidsson is getting more opportunities than Henrique and Skinner though.
Our forwards other than McDrai have been pretty bad. Dissapointing after it was supposed to be a strength.
This is a very good team if more than 2 forwards can get it going. Hopefully it happens soon.
I don’t think so lol but he’s playing better. If he can start playing like a 5-6m dman consistently I would be happy with that. His problems are more in the playoffs than the regular season though . I think hes been more consistent this year which is a good sign. Hes out performing our other 5-6m forwards so theres that too.
I would put Arvidsson, Henrique and Skinner in here too. Arvidsson is getting more opportunities than Henrique and Skinner though.
Our forwards other than McDrai have been pretty bad. Dissapointing after it was supposed to be a strength.
This is a very good team if more than 2 forwards can get it going. Hopefully it happens soon.
I don’t think so lol but he’s playing better. If he can start playing like a 5-6m dman consistently I would be happy with that. His problems are more in the playoffs than the regular season though . I think hes been more consistent this year which is a good sign. Hes out performing our other 5-6m forwards so theres that too.
Yeah, we're spending a lot of money on Arvidsson, Henrique, Skinner, Hyman, and Nuge for none of them to even be on pace for 35 points this season.
The forward lines are the one thing that has really annoyed me with Knob this year.
RNH-McDavid-Hyman has not worked at all this season. Truthfully it hasn't really worked since the mid point of last season. Yet we keep going back to it. Knoblauch will switch it up for like half a game and then go back to it.
And then we've got Henrique, who in his last couple of seasons with the Ducks was often used as a support winger in the top 6 yet we keep trying to shoehorn him in as a 3rd line C with two 4th line W. He hasn't had a single shift with either McDavid or Draisaitl this season at ES. Not one. For me it's not about rewarding guys or punishing guys. It's just trying to find some combos that might work. Knoblauch seems extraordinarily hesitant to try anything significantly new with the forward group.
BlackDogg
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He's only about 1866 behind gretzky now.
Gotta stop bringing up Gretz. McDavid would have hit 3000 points in that same amount of games playing in that beer league
tardigrade81
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Nurse was so pumped too. It's nice to see the team having some fun and being excited for wins!
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Mr Positive
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It's almost like giving Nurse bottom pairing guys to play with for years was bound to make him play badly. Could you imagine how good he could play with someone even better who is RD?
CantHaveTkachev
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was at the game last night
a very memorable evening for a game in mid-November...pretty cool to see the whole come onto the ice to congratulate Connor on 1000 points
Oilers dominated for the most part....Preds are broken
a very memorable evening for a game in mid-November...pretty cool to see the whole come onto the ice to congratulate Connor on 1000 points
Oilers dominated for the most part....Preds are broken
FlameChampion
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Yeah would be nice if this works.
If Kulak can play with Nurse it might allow them to go after another LD that can play RD like Prororov (or Broberg haha i kid). Just using Pro as an example, probably are some better options.
