Post-Game Talk: 2 Down, 2 To Go

[Yablo21]

That was great, this was my favourite intro of the post-season so far, so well done.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

I’m sure subbing in Kane for Ryan on the 4th line wouldn’t have a huge negative impact on the lineup. Ryan plays very few minutes anyways so inserting a motivated Kane for 8-10 minutes could pay dividends in a big way. You’re not missing much taking out Ryan, just look at his performance in these playoffs:

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He’s not cutting it offensively or defensively.

Ryan is garbage I agree, but the issue I have is taking Mcleod off the wing

 

[K1984]

That was great, this was my favourite intro of the post-season so far, so well done.

This was also my favourite. Song has been stuck in my head for weeks.

 

[TheNumber4]

Also note that neither Deboer nor Maurice have won a Stanley Cup despite having long coaching careers....

Great coaches but sometimes these long tenured coaches don’t win for a reason. Too stuck in their ways and unwilling to change.

Already we see that Maurice thinks they need to “change nothing” about how they play. “Nothing changes” for them he says.

Deboer too started that series with the cherry picker strategy and it worked okay the first couple times (although they couldn’t finish on breakaways) but wouldn’t change it up when the Oilers realized what was coming. And wouldn’t get burned by the cherry picker anymore.

 

[gretzkyoilers]

Great coaches but sometimes these long tenured coaches don’t win for a reason. Too stuck in their ways and unwilling to change.

Already we see that Maurice thinks they need to “change nothing” about how they play. “Nothing changes” for them he says.

Deboer too started that series with the cherry picker strategy and it worked okay the first couple times (although they couldn’t finish on breakaways) but wouldn’t change it up when the Oilers realized what was coming. And wouldn’t get burned by the cherry picker anymore.

And the Oilers coaching staff have made constant adjustments with great success....

 

[TheNumber4]

And the Oilers coaching staff have made constant adjustments with great success....

Coaching without ego provides clearer sight of the game. No noise blocking the view. That’s what Knobs got going for him right now, and will be the reason he continues out coaching all these pretenders.

 

[McDrai]

They are shaking in their little kitty boots about to go down in history as the greatest choke artists in the cap era


We cannot mess with the PK which Ryan has been a huge part of.

The nice thing is we have the luxury of having a bunch of good PKers on the team. We have deployed the Henrique/RNH and Janmark/Brown PK duos with great success when Ryan has been out of the lineup.

What I look at is how bad that 4th line was last game. They were an absolute liability out there sorry to say. We can’t afford to ice that same line in the next 2 games and Ryan looks like the odd man out (normally I would say Perry but he just scored a massive goal last game and is probably a great guy to have on the bench in elimination games)

 

[K1984]

The nice thing is we have the luxury of having a bunch of good PKers on the team. We have deployed the Henrique/RNH and Janmark/Brown PK duos with great success when Ryan has been out of the lineup.

What I look at is how bad that 4th line was last game. They were an absolute liability out there sorry to say. We can’t afford to ice that same line in the next 2 games and Ryan looks like the odd man out (normally I would say Perry but he just scored a massive goal last game and is probably a great guy to have on the bench in elimination games)

One of the problems with the 4th line in Game 5 is they kept getting connected to the Nurse pair and they keep getting tossed out on D zone draws. The 4th line combined with the Nurse pair on anything other than an O zone draw simply can't happen.

I trust Knoblauch to recognize this and adjust, thankfully. With Woodcroft he'd be throwing that group out as a primary option defending a lead for no reason other than they should theoretically be able to handle it on paper.

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

You don't put Kane back in. This is the finals, don't mess with a winning line-up and dont put in injured players

that 4th line was brutal, though. Brought nothing to the table, couldn't win a faceoff, and was caved in at every turn. I'd change it up, although I"m not sure Kane-McL-Perry make it better at keeping the puck out of their own end.

 

[McDrai]

One of the problems with the 4th line in Game 5 is they kept getting connected to the Nurse pair and they keep getting tossed out on D zone draws. The 4th line combined with the Nurse pair on anything other than an O zone draw simply can't happen.

I trust Knoblauch to recognize this and adjust, thankfully. With Woodcroft he'd be throwing that group out as a primary option defending a lead for no reason other than they should theoretically be able to handle it on paper.

This says it all

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Great coaches but sometimes these long tenured coaches don’t win for a reason. Too stuck in their ways and unwilling to change.

Already we see that Maurice thinks they need to “change nothing” about how they play. “Nothing changes” for them he says.

Deboer too started that series with the cherry picker strategy and it worked okay the first couple times (although they couldn’t finish on breakaways) but wouldn’t change it up when the Oilers realized what was coming. And wouldn’t get burned by the cherry picker anymore.

I did find his “burn the tape” comment weird after we crushed em’ 8-1.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Nickelback needs to play Friday. They’re McJesus’ fave band, their song was used on my favorite game intro ever, it just fits so well whether you like them or not.

 

[TheNumber4]

I did find his “burn the tape” comment weird after we crushed em’ 8-1.

Lol yeh. A game where multiple breakdowns happened that could be corrected. And he doesn’t think it requires addressing and the team already knows. Last nights presser he’s talking about they already should have learned these lessons, I watched the NYR series and they gave up plenty on the rush too.

 

[K1984]

I did find his “burn the tape” comment weird after we crushed em’ 8-1.

Especially because a tactical shift lead to our scoring explosion.

That statement could just be for media consumption, but if they truly did "burn the tape" after that game they did not help themselves in any way.

 

[Inf123]

Unreal game, Oilers def don't make it easy on themselves but hell of a game. I'd def swap carrick back in for ryan at least he hits and can hopefully win some draws.

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

Ryan has been useless all playoffs reason they were hemmed in game 5 is he lost every board battle was bumped of the puck does nothing

Yes Carrick or Kane should come in for Ryan

Ryan is garbage I agree, but the issue I have is taking Mcleod off the wing

Why? Play him on Henriques wing

 

[Louis Cypher]

Another important stat is that Connor is 6 pts away from Auston Matthews total career playoff points (55gms & 48pts).

Connor has played 23 gms so far...

Nuge has Nostrils beat with 60 points in 72 games.

Ryan has been useless all playoffs reason they were hemmed in game 5 is he lost every board battle was bumped of the puck does nothing

And we almost got a too many men penalty because instead of dumping it in he passes back to the bench with 6 guys on the ice. Like to see Carrick in.

 

[Shibumi]

That cracks the door open for Draisaitl to LA...

I really wanted LA to chew on that PLD contract for as long as possible.

If Draisaitl goes anywhere (and that is a big if), I think he goes to Boston and now L.A. as well I guess.

 

[Louis Cypher]

This was also my favourite. Song has been stuck in my head for weeks.

Don't Stop Me Now

 

[OilerTitanFan]

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

If Draisaitl goes anywhere (and that is a big if), I think he goes to Boston and now L.A. as well I guess.

I’m sorry what’s the appeal of LA?

 

[TheTrashMan]

I’m sorry what’s the appeal of LA?

His girlfriend films Christmas movies or something

 

[oobga]

Sorry if posted already

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803274081887986051

 

[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

A fun fact about honey badgers. They are known to target their enemie's genitals in a fight.

The nads are fair game. - Malcolm's Dad

 

[ZJuice]

His girlfriend films Christmas movies or something

That's a big thing in Edmonton too, makes sense