Post-Game Talk: Be still my Oily heart

[94 Oil Drops]

I'd argue this hasn't been fun at all.

Would you rather we got swept? That would of been far less fun and could of been an alternative. Are we lucky? Sure but it beats the alternative.

 

[oobga]

Would you rather we got swept? That could of been an alternative. Are we lucky? Sure but it beats the alternative.

I'm enjoying helping my kids cope with the Oilers playing terrible and making them feel better as they go to bed that the Oilers will probably lose, then telling them the Oilers won in the morning

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

has any one seen ekholm in the rink???

Is he away from the team??

It was reported last week he’s not skating.

 

[McAsuno]

Not a fan of Tencer, but he is right.
IMO, this team plays harder for Picks more so than mustache 74.

 

[syz]

Not a fan of Tencer, but he is right.
IMO, this team plays harder for Picks more so than mustache 74.

And as he's congratulating Pickard, Doughty is skating around them yapping until a ref escorts him off the ice lol.

 

[PitkanensGitch]

Is there a way in which we bring Stecher in and sit Nurse? Every metric and eye test reveals Nurse is hindering out club real bad. The rest of the D are doing all right. Kulak brings it every playoffs. Klingberg a huge surprise.

Can you make the lefts and rights work?

 

[Zerotonine]

Not a fan of Tencer, but he is right.
IMO, this team plays harder for Picks more so than mustache 74.

I was wondering were mcdavid was going when he was skating away they didn't show it fully lol

 

[McTonyBrar]

Is there a way in which we bring Stecher in and sit Nurse? Every metric and eye test reveals Nurse is hindering out club real bad. The rest of the D are doing all right. Kulak brings it every playoffs. Klingberg a huge surprise.

Can you make the lefts and rights work?

That’s a terrible take lol. Nurse plays so good when not paired with Bouchard.

 

[K1984]

Is there a way in which we bring Stecher in and sit Nurse? Every metric and eye test reveals Nurse is hindering out club real bad. The rest of the D are doing all right. Kulak brings it every playoffs. Klingberg a huge surprise.

Can you make the lefts and rights work?

Nurse has to play with not Bouchard for a period of time to get his game on track. They don't work together and when Nurse plays with someone he doesn't work with he goes from a pretty solid Top 4 player to a complete liability.

I want to see how he looks with Klingberg, and if that doesn't go take out Emberson and put Stecher with him. We know the Kulak/Stecher work with him.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

I still don’t know

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

What seems odd is that Nurse has really only played well with Troy Stetcher.......

What an immensely frustrating player. You know there's something good there but the brain just don't think good.

 

[McJadeddog]

It was reported last week he’s not skating.

Gregor tweeted that he has gotten the 2nd evaluation and is maybe available in the 3rd round if the oilers make it, but even that isn't really guaranteed. Make of that what you will.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

The Seattle Seahawks of the NHL.

 

[mcdingdong]

Is there a way in which we bring Stecher in and sit Nurse? Every metric and eye test reveals Nurse is hindering out club real bad. The rest of the D are doing all right. Kulak brings it every playoffs. Klingberg a huge surprise.

Can you make the lefts and rights work?

I think it is much simpler to put in Stecher for Emberson.

Walman-Bouch
Nurse-Stecher
Kulak-Klingberg

Swap Kulak and Walman as needed.

 

[GreeningOil]

Great win, need more of this effort early on Tuesday.


Make sure to vote tomorrow if you haven't already.

I’m voting for Corey Perry

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Personally I doubt they move off Emberson. They've run basically a top 4/5 d most of the year with their #6 protected. Emberson is a support piece for a PK that's finally stabilized over the past couple of games. He may get low EV minutes but fresh for PK time to help stall out what's been a lethal and series setting Power Play is critical to hopes of winning.

There's no way it's sustainable to play emberson 8 minutes a night and just run the shit out of bouchard the way they've been doing. Stretcher is the better player this idea that he can't replace embrsons pk minutes is a little out there as well. Not only that but stretcher plays well with nurse the coaches don't even trust emberson to play bottom pairing minutes right now.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Man Gregor is so annoying it’s hard to listen to this guy

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Early playoffs are so weird

 

[fresh meat]

I think it is much simpler to put in Stecher for Emberson.

Walman-Bouch
Nurse-Stecher
Kulak-Klingberg

Swap Kulak and Walman as needed.

This is what I want as well. If they really feel like they need Emberson on the Pk, then go 11-7 and sit Arvidsson or Frederic

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

We aren't winning shit with this defense.

Cripes.. that was ugly

I guess, I mean the Kings have 4 guys they use and one is a taller Poor Man's Kulak who can't skate. They aren't all going to HHOFers, though they need to improve the rest of the game.

 

[1981 Oilers]

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

I would have yelled at Byfield as well. Wtf was he thinking?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

That’s a terrible take lol. Nurse plays so good when not paired with Bouchard.

Plays so good is a stretch, passable, maybe.

 

[PitkanensGitch]

That’s a terrible take lol. Nurse plays so good when not paired with Bouchard.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

There's no way it's sustainable to play emberson 8 minutes a night and just run the shit out of bouchard the way they've been doing. Stretcher is the better player this idea that he can't replace embrsons pk minutes is a little out there as well. Not only that but stretcher plays well with nurse the coaches don't even trust emberson to play bottom pairing minutes right now.

They have to start playing with the lead and holding on to it. Bouchard's had two 'normal' games at 20:44 (W) and 21:42 (L) with last night's 35:54 OT (W) outlier and 28:20 opener (L). He's driving offense, 7 points, with a top heavy three person driver. Regarding the PK, Emberson's results have been good despite the team being barbecued on it. Emberson's still averaging 11:75 TOI over the series.

Just don't think they'll move away from Emberson next game. With Klingberg stepping up to second pair minutes it's not like Stetcher is going to get anymore ice time that Emberson has (and basically how they sheltered their #6 much of the season).

 

[oobga]

View attachment 1025069Early playoffs are so weird

Guy is basically a 23/24 Canucks player when he plays against us. Automatic 20% shooting %.

His 2.5 goals/60 over the last 3 playoff seasons is the best of any player with more than 4 games played. Nichushkin (2.14) and Kuznetsov (2.09) only other guys over 2.

Skinner says you're welcome Kempe.