Only reason I wouldn't split them is if Draisaitl is still too banged up for pivot duties. Game 1 should have been won without the shitty goaltending and model of stretching their two elites to drive offence. Pickard just needs to be average. With average goaltending the Oilers quite likely lead the series. There is risk but Skinner's work has made it necessary.
The second line doesn’t work cause McDavid and Drai are the only 2 that can run a line
Can't take him seriously trying to throw out his own shoulder try to reach blaming any one else other than SkinnerYet you don’t see bad goaltending.
Maybe it should have been addressed by the GM years ago instead of hitching his wagon to a Leafs castoff that sucks even in the AHL and forcing us into this current scenario.Yet you don’t see bad goaltending.
He notices all the arrows in the arms yet not the spear in the heart.
I blame the org that hasn’t been serious about winning since McDavid was drafted seeing as the problems that we wanted the GM to address for over four years now are still plaguing this team.
Who’s deflecting? Who signed Jack Campbell? Who stood pat on the goaltending and defense after last year?
Did anyone say Holland shouldn’t be criticized?
He has been bad. I’m also saying there are other issues. The terrible defense and lack of depth scoring are also hurting this team.
I've been hard on Perry but it was his by far best game of playoffs. He was good in NZ and in Ozone. he was being a headache and flies on rice on pucks and created some turnover. He was for once dogged in his pursuit of pucks. For one game anyway Perry was doing what he's supposed to be able to do. That said I don't know he could play two decent games in a row now.
I'd be fine with not even seeing Skinner on the bench. Send a message. Absolute serial failure in playoff games is unacceptable. you brought nothing, you don't even get privilege's of sitting with team.
