Post-Game Talk: Connors in OT

[TheSuperElite]

Skinner is thankful for Robert Thomas

 

[alphahelix]

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Oilers are 3rd in team SV% since November but an easy 1st in people whining about the goaltending

Thank God somebody finally scored

 

[OfCorsiDid]

We just got to accept that theyll coast and play at 70% intensity for now. We saw what they can do at the end of that game, its clear to me theyre chilling until games get more important. Theyll step it up when we get closer to the playoffs, im sure.

I don't think it's that. It's gotta be the bug goin through the room.

A good litmus test will be the first 5 games after the 4 Nations. Everyone "should" be healthy by then. If they keep playing like this then we got our answer.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Thank God we won tonight lol decent win and a good start for the week.

Outside of the top players, I thought Klingberg and both of the Skinners had good games tonight.

 

[bellagiobob]

Still trying to understand how Schenn didn’t get a penalty. Glad that hockey karma said FU to Gary and the refs.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Skinner stones Broberg and then Bouchard makes a beautiful play to McDavid who walks Broberg and Holloway.

A lot of crow being eaten tonight, I’m sure. (f*** you refs)

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Highlight of the night for me was Perry staying behind to just chirp while the boys are celebrating after tieing it up. EFFin love it

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

Nice comeback win.

Everybody back off the ledge.

Some folks here need pills lol . This is a very good team

 

[GMofOilers]

Skinner is thankful for Robert Thomas

Nah it was the best goaltending mobility you will ever see, he was never out of position

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Highlight of the night for me was Perry staying behind to just chirp while the boys are celebrating after tieing it up. EFFin love it

They seem to hate the blues and I'm here for it

 

[ZJuice]

Connor "looked bad" yet had a 3 point night...

Imagine if he was good. 9 points!

 

[Dirk Dangler]

I think the team has been looking like a group that has been fighting off the flu. I believe a different guy has been out in each of the last three games. I thought they looked better most of the game and had a bit more energy. But did look gassed a bit in the third. Gotta get through it and into the week off for everyone to get healthy again.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Nah it was the best goaltending mobility you will ever see, he was never out of position

You must be absolutely seething that Skinner won tonight.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

a deserved win...outside a poor few minutes in the 3rd they were the better team
Skinner solid again and McDrai did their magic

first place all alone!

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Nah it was the best goaltending mobility you will ever see, he was never out of position

I know the play was really fast, so I'll so it down for you, the player made a pass to a wide open player. The goalie thought his defenseman was going to cover the pass, he did not, so the pass made it to the uncovered player, but he missed the open net with a shot.

I hope that helped tambo, you're also so confused by the speed and sport

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

We just got to accept that theyll coast and play at 70% intensity for now. We saw what they can do at the end of that game, its clear to me theyre chilling until games get more important. Theyll step it up when we get closer to the playoffs, im sure.

No we don’t? This is a silly overreaction. Watch some other teams no team looks 100 percent locked in every game over a season

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

You must be absolutely seething that Skinner won tonight.

f***ing Skinner was excellent, a significant part of the reason they got 2 points

 

[rboomercat90]

NHL needs to ask themselves how they can call that penalty on Ekholm yet ignore the Schenn boarding penalty minutes later or the more obvious Draisaitl interference in OT. Both of these (one against each team) were infinitely worse than what they called on Ekholm. I mentioned it in the GDT but you can’t help thinking about Tim Peel after a game like this and there are an awful lot of games like this.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Lol did McDavid walk Holloway and Brown shoot it over a sliding Broberg?

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

f***ing Skinner was excellent, a significant part of the reason they got 2 points

But man he was so out of position on a play where the Blues didn't score!!!!! That's what really matters here!

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Nah it was the best goaltending mobility you will ever see, he was never out of position

I'm here for this butthurt energy lol
tough night for you

 

[MessierII]

How satisfying was it watching Holloway get walked on that OT goal?

 

[RipsADrive]

Good to get these two points since a back to back on the road is going to be especially tough when the team has the flu.

I still can't get over how bad that interference call was...

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Lol did McDavid walk Holloway and Brown shoot it over a sliding Broberg?

He might have, though I thought it was buchnevich

 

[FlameChampion]

Glad we won but …

I would like to see more offense from this team. We make every goalie look way better than they are. At some point its not just the other goalie. Not enough greasy goals, traffic and potentially the forward composition.

Feels like anyone not named Mcdavid or Draisaitl can score with any sort of consistency.

Team had a chance to salt this one away on the PP but they haven’t had any swagger this year.

Secondary scoring has been a problem through multiple seasons but I feel like it gets going eventually in January most years. Its February now, and were still not seeing it. The forward group should be way more productive than they are.

I think McDavid and Draisaitl play too much. Knoblauch needs to get more guys going or management needs to figure things out.

I mean we are a very good team, but I hope management is aggressive to give our best players the best shot possible moving forward.