Post-Game Talk: Be still my Oily heart

[foshizzle]

I thought Frederic actually started to show something as well.

He had 1 shot all game- none through regulation. I’d 100% put Skinner in over him

 

[AlbOilFAN]

What a game to be at, my seven-year-old said if I ever make it to NHL, I only pay for the Oilers.
Love playoff hockey, memories like this will stay with you forever.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Kind of wild - 4 full periods and they had 5 guys below 5 minutes in ice time.

I guess that's not totally true - Lewis played 5:19.

Andersson, Doughty, and Edmundson played more than McDavid, Draisaitl, and Bouchard.

With how balanced their top 9 is, the 4th line not getting a ton of time isn't a big problem.


They're going to kill their top 4 though and that's by far their biggest problem. Especially as Edmundson and Doughty aren't 25+ minute guys.

Crazy that the team missing Ekholm has less concerns about their depth D getting exposed.

 

[foshizzle]

Corey Perry keeps playing like this, I'll text him my Mom's number.

He already has it

 

[PitkanensGitch]

Insane that this far into the McDavid era we are thanking our lucky stars that a career AHLer in Pickard is in our net. Lmao.

The absolute state of our management. He played well tonight, what a story it'd be. The entire season rides on him.

 

[MessierThanThou]

I don’t know what it is but the team just wins games with Pickard in. It’s never a jaw dropping performance but gets the W more often than not.

Pickard 24-11
Stu - 26-24

I think he's just a flat out better goaltender.

 

[K1984]

Ched badly, badly needs to stop taking calls. Good lord.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Yes but thats no reason to continually attack someone, if you want to talk hockey fine. other wise f*** off

We just won and tied the series yet here you are in a pissy mood. Enjoy the win, the team and its success comes before individual players.

 

[KlefDown]

I remember reading for most of the GDT how bad Draisaitl has been.

No such thing as a bad Draisaitl line because we have Draisaitl on that line

 

[bellagiobob]

DVD asks the exact same question over and over to each player in each scrum.

 

[timekeep]

What an OT by your lads. Only thing I saw (OT started ~6.30 AM here in Germany) but that was a gusty effort by everyone and in the end the big guns just forced it. Big shout to the guys who trapped the Kings out there for 2 minutes before the icing as well. Obviously happy to see our boy Leon win it. Sorry for rambling here but damn what an exciting period of overtime.

It was great OT, now let's see that in the first next game.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

McDavid skated back to Pickard because he is probably thankful he doesn’t let in a stinker every time the Oilers come back.

 

[29Beast97Mode]

 

[Pip]

He had 1 shot all game- non through regulation. I’d 100% put Skinner in over him

I would as well but it’s clear Knob is not going to do that so I’m just hoping Frederic’s game comes along. A guy like Kapanen I don’t trust as he doesn’t bring anything offensively either but is prone to brutal giveaways.

 

[Oilhawks]

That shot of Kopitar in OT sucking for air looking completely gassed pretty much days it all. The longer this series goes and the longer we can spread ice time around then them is what needs to happen.

Oh and thanks Byfield.

Wonder how that clown feels about the "throat slit" gesture tonight

 

[PitkanensGitch]

I think he's just a flat out better goaltender.

He is. His stats are much better than Skinner's any way you slice it in the last few years.

He's way more athletic. He's not a worldbeater and he isnt' like Vasi etc, huge guys who moves well and are athletic. Skinner is biggish and non-athletic. Pickard is the better option. This fantasy of Skinner the homegrown kid becoming a legit start is dead.

All of us must be in agreement that he never plays another game here right? He isn't an athlete.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

I think he's just a flat out better goaltender.

He seems to really lock it down late in games.

 

[foshizzle]

I don’t know what it is but the team just wins games with Pickard in. It’s never a jaw dropping performance but gets the W more often than not.

Pickard 24-11
Stu - 26-24

I said it earlier

2022/23 Jack Campbell 36GP .888 save %
Stu Skinner career playoffs 37GP .889 save %

Campbell was deemed unplayable by all media. Y’all know how they feel about Skinner

 

[Shizuka]

They have now planted the seed of doubt and given it life. That insidious nagging in the back of Kings' minds is there, and will keep growing -- especially with them shortening their bench to an almost unreal extent running the top two pairs repeatedly, playing passive, reactive hockey and still unable to lock it down. FFS please let's not start behind the eight ball again though. Like half the fan base is going to keel over from heart attacks.

 

[iCanada]

With how balanced their top 9 is, the 4th line not getting a ton of time isn't a big problem.


They're going to kill their top 4 though and that's by far their biggest problem. Especially as Edmundson and Doughty aren't 25+ minute guys.

Crazy that the team missing Ekholm has less concerns about their depth D getting exposed.

That's the thing though - we actually have good depth.

Say what you want about our offseason moves, our roster construction and how we didn't quite buckle down and get going in the regular season and all that, but fundamentally we're a deep deep team. Deeper than last year.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Why can't Edmonton play every period like that overtime period gesus fk

Because they dont start every game down a few goals.

 

[OiledUp]

He already has it

Perry's got all our moms, and a few especially handsome dads, number.

 

[Jarvi]

I think this team needs some ulterior motives sometimes. It's why they can go from barely looking like they play together to an OT like that.

They got nuge his 100pts, hyman his 50g, Bouch his ppg. This year, I think they want Pickard to get his pump. What a story it'd be for him, and he's giving them a chance every night. He deserves the net, and the same leash Stu got.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Corey Perry keeps playing like this, I'll text him my Mom's number.

He could be your father. That sounded funny in my head.

 

[AlbOilFAN]

The was the single most dominate periods of hockey that I’ve seen this team play, I don’t know if they can keep that up other than one period, but that was something to watch.

Pickard’s movement at least gives me confident in making a save, ride or die.

Tim Thomas vibes lol