Post-Game Talk: Below average goaltending + below average finishing + below average defense = ugly losses

[OilfaninTO]

You’re right Stan, goaltending is fine, no need to try and upgrade at the trade deadline. Skinner & Pickard, definitely a duo you hitch your Stanley Cup aspirations to.

Our GM is a moron.

 

[K1984]

We'll never know but I get the feeling they made no serious attempt to bring one in. It didn't mean you had to trade Skinner but how could a new goaltender hurt the situation?

If Skinner was having a Vezina season it would still be dumb as f*** to not get a goalie. Even if he was Hasek, we’re one injury away from a Pickard - Rodrigue tandem.

There is no justification for not getting a redundancy. Zero. Even if you believe Skinner is a stud, still stupid.

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

1 goal in the last 15 while playing mostly with McDavid is still terrible.

I we were Vegas he would be long gone. They aren't attached to Jack shit.

 

[iCanada]

The big problem is he's somehow STILL our #1. Also Oilers didn't need to make a big splash goalie signing they didn't even try no attempt, said they weren't looking. What would be wrong with even getting another goalie in the org. You know for breaking glass situations like this.

Like do anything. Get anyone.

Hello?

 

[tardigrade81]

Meanwhile ullmark single handedly trying to win this for Ottawa

 

[Drivesaitl]

I honestly at this point don't even understand. How can you be that large and that immobile?

How do you play goal your entire life and not have the ability to push off laterally? That's literally what they teach you day 1.

And literally after a certain point, at what point do you not just go back to school and learn how to do it? He should sit for 2 weeks and just be spending 12 hrs a day pushing from one post to the other. Like what the f***.

Watch this guy skate some time. How is he even in the pros. He's like old school goalie 50yrs ago where skating wasn't focused on as much. But its like every aspect of him it isn't honed, practiced, perfected. Nothing about him is sharp. Even when he's out to the boards fetching a puck he skates back like he's in a beer league game. its hilarious except he's our goalie. The Skinner shuffle. I'll get back to the cage sometime. .

 

[Oilhawks]

Knob has to go. The team is idiotic, but he’s making it worse

 

[NeverForget06]

Imagine inserting Holloway - Mcleod - Foegele as our 3rd line right now

 

[syz]

Podkolzin didn't touch the ice again after his turnover leading to the (eventual) game winning goal.

Maybe Knob is starting to see how bad of a player he is.

Arvidsson also got demoted after his turnover. Unfortunately the guy who took his spot was Connor Brown, so, not many options. The forward choices that got made last summer really hurt this team.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

If we’re this pissed off about Skinner, I wonder what McDavid & Draisaitl say to each other when it’s just the two and no one around.

 

[Dieseloil]

Something something game seven

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Why would he be gone? Like none of the goals were his fault- he scores a goal- idiots here want to trade him

IDK man. If you can't watch and see how bad Bouchard has been I can't help you. Offensively the guy is constantly shooting puck into shin pads. On defence he lacks intensity and turns the puck over too much.

Paying him top dollars is a mistake.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I thought that it might have been the other way around - Ekholm taking a step back killed Bouchard’s game.

Nope. Dumbass is still doing the exact same thing.

A little harsh since Boochbomb was one of our two only goals and he hits post as well.

 

[Heavy Dee]

Call a timeout you dumb ass.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Loose team with bad goaltending is a bad combination. Oil self-induced chaos creation is a recurring issue. Poor puck management at the opposition blueline is leading to far too many 180 foot odd man rushes. Finishing inconsistency continues to be a problem despite 5 goal posts. Good goaltending can win hockey games. No time out used by coach to try to tie this one up. Sneaky good game by Ryan McLeod with team high 21:02 toi and second forward pk ice time at 3:28 on 50% face-offs and 1 assist. Steady diet against top line opposition and +1 on the game.

Deficient in a lot of areas. Inconsistent consistently in a lot of areas. Lots of high risk, low reward dumb decisions costly for this team

 

[brentashton]

This picture will never get old.

Just like the one of Noel Picard tripping Bobby Orr in front of the net

Rocket Richard and Sugar Jim Henry with blood streaming down their faces,

just an all time, iconic hockey photo.

Sadly though the first two are images of warriors and the last one is of a Bozo.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

If we’re this pissed off about Skinner, I wonder what McDavid & Draisaitl say to each other when it’s just the two and no one around.

weren't they the reason Ceci stuck around last year? maybe they're not as mad as fans are

 

[McAsuno]

Something something game seven

something something roloson, something something no upgrade in net available, something something its not stu's fault, something something blame the forwards and defense

 

[Drivesaitl]

J. Skinner has put up a good effort in the last month or so.

Kind of somewhat. Any game against Buffalo and this one as in Buffalo is J Skinners personal SC. You could see the try from him on occasion but also how little he gets done out there. This was his jump game and it wasn't anything.

 

[CupofOil]

Love to see all the people who flipped to defend Stan and Stu at the deadline flip right back to the side of reason. LOL. Get lost.

Which people were these? I think the fanbase universally shit on him for not upgrading the goaltending or at least trying something.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Problem is, Bouchard is salvageable with actual coaching.

See I question that. Shit on me all you want, but I really think he its too one dimensional and teams have figured him out.

I think I'm going to end up being right at the end of the day with Bouchard.

 

[Drivesaitl]

something something roloson, something something no upgrade in net available, something something its not stu's fault, something something blame the forwards and defense

I'm waiting for the war and peace treatice part 17 on how its not my fault Skinners faullt. Its the team for not scoring enough goals to account for Skinner shitting the bed again. This was like 3GA on around 5 Buffalo chances and goal posts too. Fortunately Sabres shot wide on vast majority of their looks.

 

[McAsuno]

Nice goaltending you fat f***. Go and listen to your dumb podcast and read your shit books again.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Kind of somewhat. Any game against Buffalo and this one as in Buffalo is J Skinners personal SC. You could see the try from him on occasion but also how little he gets done out there. This was his jump game and it wasn't anything.

You nailed it! Jeff Skinner is done here, they gave him this game. Good on the organization

 

[McFlash97]

Imagine inserting Holloway - Mcleod - Foegele as our 3rd line right now

We would be an unstoppable force, despite the horrific goaltending.