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

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I honestly think RNH would be better served on the second line wing. It would give Draisaitl another actual hockey player to play with. But we all know that won't happen with Knobby.
McDavid yelling at Knob could very well be the first nail in Knobs coffin. This is McDavids junior coach. You just dont see this type of stuff unless 97 is getting fed up with this organization as a whole. Not calling a timeout and not moving his top 6 around to see if Draisaitl has an actual hockey player to play with is just delinquent coaching.
 
Which people were these? I think the fanbase universally shit on him for not upgrading the goaltending or at least trying something.
The several people here that were braying that Oilers fans are never satisfied, wouldn't be happy with any TDL and that we are terrible fans. All those posts, tons of them really we're happening just last week.

Apparently we were all malcontents because all we wanted was for the Org to pick up a goalie. A pro org in highest rung of hockey to just get a goalie. Any goalie...
 
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.
I’ve posted his number. Someone posted Mike Kelly’s numbers.

Bouchard only turns over the puck on 11% of his possession- 6th best in the league. You have no idea what his intensity is.

Classic oilers fans- “he sucks- trade him” also oilers fans “why do players leave the Oilers and do better elsewhere?” Saw it with Foegele and McLeod. The team will spend the next decade trying to find a player like Bouchard
 
2 things you can always count on every game. A soft goal by Skinner (that ends up being the difference) and a bad play resulting in a goal by Bouchard. Yes, he didn't give away the puck originally but he was incredibly soft on the puck skating back and was stripped.
 
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I’ve posted his number. Someone posted Mike Kelly’s numbers.

Bouchard only turns over the puck on 11% of his possession- 6th best in the league. You have no idea what his intensity is.

Classic oilers fans- “he sucks- trade him” also oilers fans “why do players leave the Oilers and do better elsewhere?” Saw it with Foegele and McLeod. The team will spend the next decade trying to find a player like Bouchard
It's a matter of 'when' Bouchard is giving away the puck that is costing his team. That's the difference.
 
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The several people here that were braying that Oilers fans are never satisfied, wouldn't be happy with any TDL and that we are terrible fans. All those posts, tons of them really we're happening just last week.

Apparently we were all malcontents because all we wanted was for the Org to pick up a goalie. A pro org in highest rung of hockey to just get a goalie. Any goalie...

Yep. Couldn't get Rantanen due to lack of assets to acquire that player, but didn't bother to look elsewhere to get a better winger for either McDrai.

Then settles on our shit goaltending because Stan says he's not worried about it during the TDL presser.
Absolute f***ing joke.

Whoever still defends Skinner is as stupid as Jason Gregor's love for Dustin Schwartz.
 
McDavid yelling at Knob could very well be the first nail in Knobs coffin. This is McDavids junior coach. You just dont see this type of stuff unless 97 is getting fed up with this organization as a whole. Not calling a timeout and not moving his top 6 around to see if Draisaitl has an actual hockey player to play with is just delinquent coaching.
McDavid should watch some Mac tape and learn what it is to be a leader
 
McDavid yelling at Knob could very well be the first nail in Knobs coffin. This is McDavids junior coach. You just dont see this type of stuff unless 97 is getting fed up with this organization as a whole. Not calling a timeout and not moving his top 6 around to see if Draisaitl has an actual hockey player to play with is just delinquent coaching.
I wasn't sure if it was directed at Knob or the 8 passengers on the bench that don't do a thing any game.
 
I’ve posted his number. Someone posted Mike Kelly’s numbers.

Bouchard only turns over the puck on 11% of his possession- 6th best in the league. You have no idea what his intensity is.

Classic oilers fans- “he sucks- trade him” also oilers fans “why do players leave the Oilers and do better elsewhere?” Saw it with Foegele and McLeod. The team will spend the next decade trying to find a player like Bouchard
you liked that effort on the 3-2 goal? what about his shot selection on that 6-5?
 
The several people here that were braying that Oilers fans are never satisfied, wouldn't be happy with any TDL and that we are terrible fans. All those posts, tons of them really we're happening just last week.

Apparently we were all malcontents because all we wanted was for the Org to pick up a goalie. A pro org in highest rung of hockey to just get a goalie. Any goalie...

@CupofOil if you need something to cheer you up after the game tonight, look for that thread, and don't eat anything you might choke on from laughter. Your eyes will not deceive you. There really are people here that stupid.
 
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When Stan gets over his food poisoning, he should call Quenneville.
I guess its a question about how much you want to win, Quenneville would not just stand there like a mannequin. If it’s purely what you want as a coach he is it, you just have to accept the reason he is not coaching (like Bowman).
 
Offense is as big a problem as goaltending. We have 2 guys who can make plays and absolutely nothing on the bottom 6 or Drai's wings. The last time the team felt this reliant on 97 and 29 were the early Tippett years. The priority this offseason needs to be undoing last summer, getting rid of the old, slow, useless players, and actually having useful players in the bottom 6.

I think part of the reason Skinner looks so bad is that the Oilers' finishing ability is so bad that it always makes the other goalie look good, which makes Skinner looks worse. Having said that, Skinner is still bad.
 
I guess its a question about how much you want to win, Quenneville would not just stand there like a mannequin. If it’s purely what you want as a coach he is it, you just have to accept the reason he is not coaching (like Bowman).
If this team continues to struggle, it's the only move left to make.
 
McDavid should watch some Mac tape and learn what it is to be a leader
Avs are in a wildcard spot because no player can do it alone, even as talented as Mac, Makar and Toews. Their GM saw they lacked depth and got a 2C, 3C , and 4C this deadline, as well as trading Rantanen for Necas, which is working out beautifully for them. I read a stat today that the Avs have used 42 skaters and 6 goalies this year. If you’re not performing, see ya. Half our roster would be on the waiver wire if the Avs brass ran our team. They want to win. We want to give retirement contracts to “good guys”.
 
Imagine inserting Holloway - Mcleod - Foegele as our 3rd line right now
That line would be good for 52 goals right now, man that be nice to have. We loved to s**t on Foegs because he was streaky but everyone seemingly forgot 20 goal scorers are almost all streaky. Holloway showing us we messed up big time and he is the player we thought he might be. Mcleod while frustrating at least could move a bit.

We have had a clear downgrade in the bottom six this year and it affects everything. Arvi and Skinner just are not it. They are done as being meaningful contributors in the top six and they are not bottom six players either. The fact that 39 year old Perry is a bright spot in the bottom six tells you pretty much everything you need to know.
 
I think part of the reason Skinner looks so bad is that the Oilers' finishing ability is so bad that it always makes the other goalie look good, which makes Skinner looks worse. Having said that, Skinner is still bad.

Have you ever considered that maybe our finishing ability is bad because we practice against Skinner?

I bet McDavid and Draisaitl play horse with how bad a goal they can get on Skinner every practice.
 

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