Post-Game Talk: Can we leave Stu in a California Closet?

[Drivesaitl]

It's f***ing wild to me. Talking to everyone at the golf course today about the game and I was saying how Skinner better not be useless again and I got pushback from everyone, defending Stu. f***ing crazy to me.

Can tell the people who just listen to the media in this town, who constantly glaze that slug in net and never call him out. They have the average fan fooled into thinking this guy can play. Like, have they not seen this guy just attempt to move in net? It's an embarrassment.

Not Skinners fault!

 

[foshizzle]

It was shown in the broadcast. I'm sure somebody here can show a replay of it. Its after the 5th Kings goal, about 1-2mins after. Skinner makes a *save* on a dump in and the Kings give him the bronx cheer. Instead of just eat that shit and hang his head he's laughing and grinning, not a little bit. He was promptly pulled. I'm sure the Oilers players were demanding it at that point.

Connor McDavid also patting Pickard after he comes off bench at end of game. Purposely waited to do that. Clearly Pickard gets the franchise vote after seeing that. Skinner gets a bus to Mexico border. They can figure out what to do with the clown.

He shouldn’t even be on the bench next game as far as I’m concerned. Draisaitl and McDavid should be livid

 

[Keggatron]

LOLOLOLOLOL. Like anyone didn't predict this at around noon today when we found out Skinner was starting? 11 goals in 58 shots. Utterly predictable, everyone in the world saw it, but the decision makers on this team are smarter than everyone else. Knob is a f***ing knob, always has been. Carried, just like Skinner was to the finals last year. It's time to actually do some... ya know... coaching. Maybe change the f***ing stale PP? Hyman and Nuge are utterly f***ing useless. Have been all season, yet they keep dragging their asses out there PP after PP, redirecting scoring chances into the corner and giving shit passes away.

I'm not even really mad, I had no confidence going into this knowing that Knob would knob everything up and go back to what hasn't been working since late January. Even though it was right in front of his stupid Lloyd Braun face. Not even going to comment on management because their dogshit decisions sunk us last offseason/deadline. I'll save that for the game 4 PGT.

 

[guymez]

Go on oilers reddit and talk about Skinner and you'll be completely downvoted. At least we csn see reality on here.

The ridiculous thing on here is the some posters actually believe that a different goale is going to make this team better on defence, better at creating offence, better with giving up passing lanes on the PK, better on the PP and have better discipline.

This team is losing in EVERY aspect of the game and goaltending isnt going to save that.

A new goalie might mask some of the other elements that this team is failing at but the reality is that this team is getting its ass handed to them in every way possible.

LA is vastly superior so far.

 

[Tarus]

Ugh.

Of course

…

It's more about twitter user than the idea.

Keep your hopes up. Skinner is being exposed in real time, and whatever delusions the new management group had about his track record in the playoffs from before they got here is being put to bed before our very eyes.

 

[iCanada]

I hope you're f***ing joking? If he found that shit funny he needs to stay in LA and catch his own f***ing flight back to Edmonton and never lace up his skates for the Oilers again.

No that legit happened. He was having a blast smiling ear to ear. They showed it on the broadcast.

 

[Ck1]

I really think we should go hard after Binnington.
He has his flukes, but he is clearly a winner......

And I love his feisty nature
Something we could use

 

[AlbOilFAN]

Stu Skinner, I have to mention this, got pulled Immediately after smiling and chucking during a break as the Kings fans were razzing him for a routine stop. The guy is actually laughing. He's been torched for 11goals in 100mins of play and he's laughing it up. I'm pretty sure the OIlers bench was f***ing livid. It was a bench pull and I'm sure the club were talking about it.

The same idiot Stu Skinner was bopping his head to "clap your hands" at 2-0. He was the only Oiler having a good time while this was going.

Get rid of this f***ing loser. Bring up Rodrigue. Skinner can't f***ing read a room to save his life. Its a wonder he's lasted this long with this org. He shouldn't be seen again here.

its one thing to be horrible in net, but to have disposition and laughing in a 5-2 game What a f***ing loser.

If I was a coach, I bag skate the shit out of him for a couple hours just for that

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Yeah I didn’t watch tonight either other than scoreboard watching.

Was a good feeling doing that.

I didn’t watch as few as you. But in years past I would watch close to 70-80 games a year

I bet this year I was around 30. That’s a massive drop.

I’m just not confident any of these guys get fired. Mostly because they just got hired….

They should be but does Katz have the stones? He’s a weird dude to gauge.

I ain’t even mad after tonight. 5 years ago I probably would have had trouble sleeping

Personally I’ve switched more to enjoying the NFL.

I never bet against mcdrai. But this just isn’t the year I don’t think.

We are carbon copies of each other. Never missed a game but that last two-three seasons, my interest dropped more and more, especially after the Vegas series and how the reffing was in that series. It just turned me off a lot and it became a reality from conspiracy theory Bettman’s end game is to never have a Canadian team win the cup as commissioner.

Then the Skinner shit show came to town and he just flat out sucks. I’d say Ty Conklin was a more reliable starter than him.

 

[Shizuka]

Thats the last game we're losing in round 1. I know it sounds delusional, but we all know they were limping into the playoffs, with zero momentum and more than a handful of players missing the last 4-6 weeks

The Kings are the best home team in the league, but the worst one on the road of all playoff teams. They have never gone up 2 games on us, it takes experience and maturity to close that deal, as it is infinitely harder to win the latter 2 games. And this Oilers team has experience in coming back in a series as they did 3 of 4 rounds last year.

It will be a completely different script on Friday. Do NOT lose faith comrades. This start was expected, but now the ball comes home court, and the momentum will shift dramatically. Also noticed the Kings are streaky. When they win/lose, it in bunches

Remember, like round 4 last year, it takes 4 wins to clinch a series, not 2. This is FAR from over, and i wholeheartedly believe that was the last game we're losing in round 1. But the key? Pickard. Skinner is now the backup. He's money in games 4-7, so maybe reserve him for the latter half of the series. Friday cant get here soon enough

What exactly in the first 2 games here gives you this 'inspired confidence'? They have played like garbage and it's throughout the lineup. Without the incredibly desperate burst of magic from McDavid and Draisaitl in the first game, it would look even worse. This is now two games in a row they've been shelled for 6 apiece. Goaltending, defending, offence, all complete dumpster fires. They can't outscore their inability, or lack of motivation, to defend. They don't have the depth to score their way out of it. It seems pretty damn evident that this year LA wants it far more.

 

[TB12]

It was shown in the broadcast. I'm sure somebody here can show a replay of it. Its after the 5th Kings goal, about 1-2mins after. Skinner makes a *save* on a dump in and the Kings give him the bronx cheer. Instead of just eat that shit and hang his head he's laughing and grinning, not a little bit. He was promptly pulled. I'm sure the Oilers players were demanding it at that point.

Yup. I saw it, too, and was f***ing LIVID. I couldn't believe he was smiling and laughing. This guy does not have the mentality of a great athlete. I don't think he hates losing, at all. Which all of the greats do. I don't care what bullshit sports psych "coping" mechanism that might have been, the optics are f***ing horrible. Guy is a loser. Seeing him laughing just cemented that for me even more.

 

[Soundwave]

The ridiculous thing on here is the some posters actually beleive that a different goale is going to make this team better on defence, better on offence, better on the PK, better on the PP and have better discipline.

This team is losing in EVERY aspect of the game and goaltending isnt going to save that.

A new goalie might mask some of the other elements that this team is failing at but the reality is that this team is getting its ass handed to them in every way possible.

LA is vastly superior so far.

Oh yeah it's totally normal for the home crowd to be chanting "Want Want Skinner!" in reference to the opponent's goalie.

That happens all the time. Actually I don't think I've ever heard that happen before. Good job Stu. Making history.

 

[Drivesaitl]

He shouldn’t even be on the bench next game as far as I’m concerned. Draisaitl and McDavid should be livid

I think to the team Skinner ceased being part of the team after this. Could read the writing on the wall for awhile with Drai constantly praising Pickard, In last game of season Connor McDavid looks and skates away as Stu Skinner tries to fist pump him. McD: "Like, no, thats not happening"

 

[Patch101]

Skinner is not an NHL goalie.

He was top 60 in the nhl for save %. .896
Good enough to be an NHL backup, not starter.

You gatta remember that the average save % was .900 this year.

 

[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

Have had to argue with friends and family about him too. Makes no sense. They all parrot the same shit the media does.

Do these people not watch the games. He was lying on his back beside the fricking crease at one point. It's insane.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

The ridiculous thing on here is the some posters actually beleive that a different goale is going to make this team better on defence, better at creating offence, better with giving up passing lanes on the PK, better on the PP and have better discipline.

This team is losing in EVERY aspect of the game and goaltending isnt going to save that.

A new goalie might mask some of the other elements that this team is failing at but the reality is that this team is getting its ass handed to them in every way possible.

LA is vastly superior so far.

It’s a 1-1 series if Pickard is the starter.

 

[Louis Cypher]

f*** it, I’m starting the PGT early. This is unacceptable.

If they don’t move on from both Skinner and Schwartz next year, things are gonna get toxic AF with the fanbase.

They thought Poti, Arnott and Corson were bad?

That won’t be anything compared to the toxic shitstorm that will envelop the team if they keep even one of these two onboard.

Also good job KK scratching the wrong Skinner and playing the most vanilla offensive scheme possible. I supported him, but the patience is wearing thin there too.

My wife loves the title of your PGT.

 

[Oilhawks]

The ridiculous thing on here is the some posters actually beleive that a different goale is going to make this team better on defence, better at creating offence, better with giving up passing lanes on the PK, better on the PP and have better discipline.

This team is losing in EVERY aspect of the game and goaltending isnt going to save that.

A new goalie might mask some of the other elements that this team is failing at but the reality is that this team is getting its ass handed to them in every way possible.

LA is vastly superior so far.

Is Pickard vs Skinner's win loss ratio entirely meaningless this season?

 

[frag2]

I think to the team Skinner ceased being part of the team after this. Could read the writing on the wall for awhile with Drai constantly praising Pickard, In last game of season Connor McDavid looks and skates away as Stu Skinner tries to fist pump him. McD: "Like, no, thats not happening"

Was the mcdavid thing from this game?

 

[guymez]

It’s a 1-1 series if Pickard is the starter.

The only thing that has even remotely made a difference in this series is McDavid.

The Kings have been the better team 2 games straight and it isnt close without the McDavid factor.

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Hey maybe I should load up the top line so we can have 3 lines do absolutely nothing for 35 minutes.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I think to the team Skinner ceased being part of the team after this. Could read the writing on the wall for awhile with Drai constantly praising Pickard, In last game of season Connor McDavid looks and skates away as Stu Skinner tries to fist pump him. McD: "Like, no, thats not happening"

When did Connor not fist bump him? Tonight, or the last game of the season?

 

[McHelpus]

I said it earlier in the GDT but no olympics for anyone on the team.

 

[frag2]

The ridiculous thing on here is the some posters actually believe that a different goale is going to make this team better on defence, better at creating offence, better with giving up passing lanes on the PK, better on the PP and have better discipline.

This team is losing in EVERY aspect of the game and goaltending isnt going to save that.

A new goalie might mask some of the other elements that this team is failing at but the reality is that this team is getting its ass handed to them in every way possible.

LA is vastly superior so far.

The whole job of a goalie is to mask the shit upfront. wtf are you talking about?

If the goalie isn’t there to make a save, aka when your team doesn’t have the puck and it’s shot at your net, wtf is his job?

 

[bellagiobob]

If it happens maybe change will actually happen. The problem is who will be the dickhead that brings the wind of change? One of these current f***ing clowns? If it's the same kind of dipshits then it could get even worse somehow. Bowman and Jackson should be shown the door. Not getting a goalie and letting Holloway walk so that we get Arvidsson is a f***ing disgrace.

That’s the sad part, we have crap management, awful pro scouts (three year contract for Josh Brown!), virtually no tradable assets, no draft picks and nothing much on the farm prospect wise. Massive step back this year, and we have little roster flexibility, made even worse with huge cap increases to Drai and Bouch.