Post-Game Talk: Be still my Oily heart

[MessierII]

Put Nurse with Stecher, they seem to have chemistry.

You cannot go back to Nurse Bouchard.

Kulak Klingberg is fine as a 3rd pair

And Emberson hasn’t really played bad just that Klingberg has played good. Just have to keep Nurse and Bouchard away from each other.

 

[McDrai]

Am I the only one who thought the Fiala goal shouldn’t have counted? Looked like he knocked it down with a high stick to me.

Also, the Foegele goal it looked like Pickard made the initial save and had the puck covered with the pad but Foegele pushed the pad with his stick to uncover the puck. Maybe my eyes deceived me (would have to watch the replay again)

 

[Morpheus]

 

[Dradavich]

Hyman with 12 hits... guy is battling out there even though offensively his game has taken a step back.

He's been actually been sneakily good offensively, he has 3 points in 4 games so far.

 

[MessierII]

He's been actually sneakily good offensively, he has 3 points in 4 games so far.

It’s more just his goal scoring

 

[OilerTyler]

Hyman with 12 hits and 2 blocks (most among forwards in both stats)... guy is battling out there even though offensively his game has taken a step back.

It's interesting how the team decided to completely replace him on the top PP unit with Perry.

Can't really complain though because it's working.

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

It's interesting how the team decided to completely replace him on the top PP unit with Perry.

Can't really complain though because it's working.

I wouldn't blame him for being a little hesitant after getting his nose broken.

 

[MikeS24]

That OT may have been the most lopsided I've ever seen. f*** it was glorious.

It was a carbon copy of the SJ one where Deharnais scored

 

[nexttothemoon]

Walman is +6 in the series playing 20 minutes ... Nurse is -4 playing 25 minutes.

Maybe time to reverse those minutes for those 2.. or at least balance them out a bit more.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I hear you, Drive. This take totally depends on who you listen to. Actual time on ice - nah, that doesn’t mean anything, lol as with the TNT broadcast, and the continued fellation over the Kings, they talked about how deep the Kings are, and overall, just how great they were. Even in the first intro to the game, they talked about if LA was going to go up 3-1. There was zero mention of ‘Oilers battling back to make it 2-2’.

LA this, LA that. Finally, in the end, the crew started talking about how hard the Oil were pushing. I know people crap on Jack and Louie, but I actually wish I could have them as the broadcast team vs. the Amurican group.

Kings have an energy shortage in the lineup. They ditched on a lot of their young scrub type players feeling they werren't going to get anywhere (and they haven't even elsewhere) 3yrs ago Kings had a deep roster but not enough high end talent imo. But they're not deep now. That said Jeannot and Turcotte are hurt for forwards and they can also insert Akil Thomas if they dared to trust him.

Strange thing is how little they use Movarare or Spencer on D. Those guys can play minutes, the coaching just won't give it to them.

Strange too that the Kings were hanging back in OT so much. That was just inevitable depth. A tired club should try to win in first couple mins of OT and or lose trying to. Hanging back was just going to drill them into the ice, and that essentially what 3rd period and OT were.

 

[rboomercat90]

Hiller is rattled lmao. His presser is unhinged. Bet he yelled at Byfield in the room.

I was waiting for someone to ask him why he’s so pissy.

 

[phrenssoa]

Also, the Foegele goal it looked like Pickard made the initial save and had the puck covered with the pad but Foegele pushed the pad with his stick to uncover the puck. Maybe my eyes deceived me (would have to watch the replay again)

Yeah he definitely pushed Pickard’s pad out of the way. I’m shocked that wasn’t challenged.

 

[MikeS24]

You don't see the difference in how the score is effected by the way the team plays in front of who ever is in net? Tonight was two different games split the first two periods and the last two.

The team was terrible in LA, outside of the late push in the third of game one and took a lot of penalties. They took 10 in those two games compared to five at home.

Stuart Skinner would still barely get to 0.900 with Edmonton playing like they have in the last 2 games. He also let in pure tinkers in his first two games that had nothing to do with D.

There isn't anything there. Lets hope to god management agrees.

 

[MessierThanThou]

It's interesting how the team decided to completely replace him on the top PP unit with Perry.

Can't really complain though because it's working.

Changes were definitely needed after the pathetic output we were seeing... Perry's goals per 60 were attractive all season. He probably could've reached 25 this season with more ice time.

 

[phrenssoa]

Definitely a high stick

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Can't be reviewed because the contact happened outside the offensive zone though. Both the second and third LA goals probably shouldn't have counted tonight but battling the refs is always part of playing a playoff series against LA I guess.

I was not aware of that rule! Thanks for the insight

 

[MessierThanThou]

Definitely a high stick

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Can't be reviewed because the contact happened outside the offensive zone though. Both the second and third LA goals probably shouldn't have counted tonight but battling the refs is always part of playing a playoff series against LA I guess.

Great job! I totally missed that! Also tells you how great Pickard was when you realize that only one of his goals against should've counted...

 

[McAsuno]

beautiful

 

[oobga]

Wow Edmunson led their D in ice time lol

36 mins for a 6'5" lumbering grinder Dman is crazy. Hope it's catching up to him. Guy is a career 19-20 mins D.

 

[soothsayer]

Hiller is crying so much because that loss was even worse for them than it seems. They sold the farm to get that win by basically playing 8 forwards and 4.5 defensemen, because they thought if they could get to 3-1, they'd basically have the series in the bag.

Instead, they lost AND they're now depleted against an Edmonton team that has found its legs and momentum. LA is in serious trouble. But hey, if they lose, they'll always have that cringy as hell celebratory team photo after *checks notes* winning 1 game. Beside the point, that's not a serious group of players over there.

 

[MikeS24]

Cale Makar through 4 games:
0 goals
2 assists
15 shots
51.99 xGF%
0 GF 1 GA
On ice sv % .968
51.52 HDCF%

Evan Bouchard:
4 goals
3 assists
19 shots
60.39 xGF%
5 GF 9 GA
On ice sv % .780
57.24 HDCF%

 

[OfCorsiDid]

 

[nexttothemoon]

McDavid with 9 EV pts so far... every point he has is at evens... next closest in the playoffs is 6 EV pts.


McDavid is quietly having a beasty playoffs... if he starts producing again on the PP as well... that will be huge for the team going forward.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Klingberg played 10 minutes in overtime wow

 

[MikeS24]

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

And we still have "fans" sulking over it LMAO

Inside, these guys wish Stu was back in so we could go golfing quickly.

MINDBOTTLING thinking

 

[MessierII]

Cale Makar through 4 games:
0 goals
2 assists
15 shots
51.99 xGF%
0 GF 1 GA
On ice sv % .968
51.52 HDCF%

Evan Bouchard:
4 goals
3 assists
19 shots
60.39 xGF%
5 GF 9 GA
On ice sv % .780
57.24 HDCF%

On ice save % isn’t pure luck though. That goals 9 goals against isn’t an accident. That said Bouch is the clutchest player on the team. Knob just has to keep him away from Nurse the rest of the way.