Post-Game Talk: Connoredemption!

[McOilers97]

What? The Oilers were fully deserving of this win, nothing "bailed them out" although, yes, Skinner and the PK came up big for the team. At no point did the Oilers "suck" tonight.

Yeah, I think some of us here have been conditioned to think that getting good goaltending = being bailed out. It’s just part of the f***ing game to be able to trust your goalie to make some big saves once in a while.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

I agree if they're gonna review they should look at everything, at minimum Duchene should have gotten 2 min

That's the weird part of it. It was obvious to begin with but on review should be a no brainer to at least offset 2 minutes.

 

[LTIR]

By the way, I will fight the next person who complains about Drai in the regular season.

Ahh the lethargic huff n puff man of regular season..
I guess that's just him getting his engine going.. he is a freight train now!

Woot woot

 

[Pavel10]

Lets not get cocky. Dallas didn't come with their best game tonight and you better be sure that they'll come out strong in Game 2, this is just 1 game and a likely very long series with lots of ebbs and flows.

I also don't think this was our best game. Very slow start for 2 periods and then Dallas had to press 3rd period.

 

[PaPaDee]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1793860638118494260

Can’t win with him though

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

pretty wild the Oilers are only 7 wins away...

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[TheNumber4]

Lets not get cocky. Dallas didn't come with their best game tonight and you better be sure that they'll come out strong in Game 2, this is just 1 game and a likely very long series with lots of ebbs and flows.

Sure. But them coming out with Ho-him efforts is part of who they are.

 

[McFlyingV]

By the way, I will fight the next person who complains about Drai in the regular season.

Thank you. I have gone on way too many rants on this board at people bashing Drai in the regular season. Respect the German f***ing GOAT.

 

[nally]

What a game!

Skinner looked really good, in the zone.

Non injured McDavid doesn't miss that chance in the first OT
Guessing left shoulder

Great pace and structure throughout

PK is humming, again credit to Skinner as well

Would be nice if we could stop gifting the other team a goal

Drai a game away from tying for 2nd longest point streak to start a playoffs. Continues to be generationally clutch

Lot of guys battling, but hanging in there. That is a huge. Bending not cracking. Deshairnais and Halloway come to mind. Perhaps playing ahead of there development, still making mistakes, but always hustling, not giving up.

4th line was fantastic tonight


Can't wait to see who comes out of the lineup for Henreque when he's healthy. What a great problem to have.

Kulak rebounded after gaff. Great to see. Got an apple even

Coach KK with a great gameplan and execution. Presence on the bench is started to make the players believe. Generally makes the right decisions.

Skinner was focused and fast

Hyman going to lead the playoffs in goals

Bouchard is going to cost a LOT. Playing himself into 8 digit avv territory



Tanev and Lindell on for all 3...their stats before this game were really good. Ha
Tanev got beaten by Nuge and McDavid on the game winner

Skinner with .923 svp over last 3

Nuge playing the best hockey of his career

Night you beautiful bastards

 

[AlbOilFAN]

WHAT A WIN!!!! MCDAVID AND SKINNER THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY BIRTHDAY AMAZING!!!

Skinner got a new goalie coach after getting pulled in the last series. Anyone noticing a difference?

Happy birthday

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[LTIR]

Yeah, I think some of us here have been conditioned to think that getting good goaltending = being bailed out. It’s just part of the f***ing game to be able to trust your goalie to make some big saves once in a while.

Getting good goaltending and good PK is different than almost perfect goaltending and perfect PK.
Skinner was the best player tonight for either team.

 

[TheNumber4]

DeBoer giving the Oilers more props in a 30 second sound bite than the shitheads on the panel and Teabag Friedman have through 2 rounds and one game.

SN isn’t here to support us. They are here to cheer for our failure.

Yes, Toronto is that petty.

 

[OilynutEsquire]

I wish Holloway tucked that one after Dallas tied it up. He is looking like another potential horse in the stable, plays exactly the way you want out of a top prospect. Oil have another STUD in waiting

 

[LTIR]

Can’t win with him though

Yup, wait til playoffs start...he will cost us when it matters the most.

 

[oobga]

Skinner gets his own in-season goalie coach.

Campbell gets his own in-season goalie coach.


Our next GM interviewing Dustin Schwartz:

 

[McOilers97]

Getting good goaltending and good PK is different than almost perfect goaltending and perfect PK.
Skinner was the best player tonight for either team.

He was definitely great. Felt confident in his play right off the bat when he stopped the Dadonov breakaway and the rebound. He owed us for making that Vancouver series last longer than it should’ve, to be fair.

 

[McDrai]

A and W!!!

Please keep eating it on game days. Just 7 more times please

 

[McHelpus]

SN isn’t here to support us. They are here to cheer for our failure.

Yes, Toronto is that petty.

It's wild, we have the most Canadians on a team to ever make a WCF in the salary cap era. The Canucks had what, 1 player?

 

[elmeroil]

A and W!!!

A True warrior!

 

[phrenssoa]

Not as bad as that Makar, non-offside, clearly offside call.

People need to stop talking about the Makar goal. It was essentially a delayed offside. The following is basically the exact same play:

 

[Dieseloil]

Canuck fans and Oil haters, eat a bag of dicks.

 

[TheNumber4]

It's wild, we have the most Canadians on a team to ever make a WCF in the salary cap era. The Canucks had what, 1 player?

It’s all pettiness from the McDavid draft. It’s sad that sports coverage in Canada has been taken over by a bunch of Toronto homers.

Back in the day it wasn’t like this. When we went all the way in 06, we got tons of support. Now nothing but feigned smiles and sneaky jabs at us.

 

[Yablo21]

I've been a DR booster all year, great defensive play and even scored some goals unlike Brown.

Brown made a wicked defensive play in OT, likely a game saver.