Post-Game Talk: Drai speedruns Duck Hunt

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Oilers have to make every game as hard as possible for themselves lmao

No every team in the league gives max effort against us.
Same reason we would beat top teams when we were shit.

 

[TheNumber4]

I've seen fans go from bashing a player to embracing him. Most even became Broberg fans before his offer sheet. Skinner seems to do okay but take the worst starter in the league, and they make big saves and can get the occasional shutout. What counts are stats over time, consistency over time, and how good the team plays in front. These lean against Skinner

It depends on how Skinner is being framed by the descriptor.

Stats over time have him as Average.

Stats over time do not have him as the worst goalie to ever lace em up with an ugly moustache and fat ass.

 

[UHHHH SON]

expect to win a playoff game 0-0?
blaming the 2.6 million dollar goalie when 21 million dollar forwards did squat is certainly a take

You need to take your head out of the clouds in regards to Skinner. I never said we could win 0-0.

 

[Stoneman89]

Weird feeling tonight. Happy for the win of course, and the fact that the lesser lights had a large hand in the result. But strange having McDavid have a mediocre evening and nothing to show for it.

 

[TheNumber4]

Anaheim only hit one post. The Oilers hit three.

And Draisaitl should be bailing the team out. That's why he's paid the big bucks. People looking for our $2.6 million goalie to constantly bail out our offence are looking at it the wrong way.

It’s how our team is built.

If people want it the other way, go be a rags fan I guess, cause Shesty better be carrying with his ridiculous cap hit.

 

[SupremeTeam16]

Yup, that's why the Vezina goes to the goaltender with the best save percentage every year.

Oh wait, no it doesn't.

Is that a goof goal post I hear changing?

Goof want a Vezina?

 

[VeteranPresence]

I’ve seen prime Hasek let in that goal. Those double screened floaters find their way in sometimes. Skinner has been fantastic for well over a month now.

Imagine comparing Hasek to Stuart Skinner, hahahaha. @Drivesaitl are we drunk? What is happening in this forum tonight???

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

You need to take your head out of the clouds in regards to Skinner. I never said we could win 0-0.

he's average....nothing more, nothing less...if you want elite goaltending, you need to pay Hellebuyck prices
doesn't change the fact that 2 players with a combined 6 Art Ross trophies and 4 MVPs between them managed 1 single point in 3 Games in Florida

 

[OilerTyler]

It’s how our team is built.

If people want it the other way, go be a rags fan I guess, cause Shesty better be carrying with his ridiculous cap hit.

A lot of people on here struggle to realize this.

It's amazing how low the bar for our star studded forward group is on here compared to the bar set for our goalie getting paid backup money.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Incoming Moustache fans screaming ".931!" at you for the rest of the evening. As if the Oil didn't just dominate chances and HDCA.

Yet again, second best goalie on the night. Good thing we have a generational superstar to salt it away.

i only say .931 because I agreed to post a meme each time an oilers goalie posts a sv% above.900

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Bring up Savoie, and go like this.

Nuge - McDavid - Arvidsson
Podkolzin - Draisaitl - Savoie
Hyman - Janmark - Brown
Skinner - Henrique - Perry

Do it.

 

[iCanada]

Is that a goof goal post I hear changing?

Goof want a Vezina?

Now you're just trolling. I never said I want him to win a Vezina.

My point is simply that everyone acknowledges already that save percentage is a flawed metric - and shoeed that goaltenders aren't ranked by save percentage basically ever by using the example that the Vezina, the award given to the best goaltender, doesn't always go to the goaltender with the best save percentage.

If the Vezina doesn't go to the best save percentage, either the winner of the Vezina is not the best goaltender, or the best save percentage does not equal the best goaltender.

Does that make sense? It's called the transitive property.

 

[UHHHH SON]

he's average....nothing more, nothing less...if you want elite goaltending, you need to pay Hellebuyck prices
doesn't change the fact that 2 players with a combined 6 Art Ross trophies and 4 MVPs between them managed 1 single point in 3 Games in Florida

This average talk is nonsense, his physical abilities aren’t up to snuff. I would rather Pickard get the reigns. I’m really starting to think the players agree. Lots of weird facial expressions from them and weird antics from Skinner. There has to be tension brewing.

 

[MessierII]

Imagine comparing Hasek to Stuart Skinner, hahahaha. @Drivesaitl are we drunk? What is happening in this forum tonight???

Yeah I totally compared them there

 

[Dirk Dangler]

I’m just asking you if you think .930 is better then .885

Nope. But a .913 is way better than a .898 over the course of the season so far. Especially when you consider the teams these two play for.

 

[TheNumber4]

A lot of people on here struggle to realize this.

It's amazing how low the bar for our star studded forward group is on here compared to the bar set for our goalie getting paid backup money.

Well we should have high expectations of our Stars. But we should also acknowledge 9 times out 10 they reach those expectations and are great for us. I got no issues with McDrai.

More of the issue is not placing proper expectations on an average goalie paid to be average (or below).

If people don’t think average is good enough, welp take it up with the GM I guess. But I don’t see how that’s Stu’s fault or warrants the hate.

I do understand people when they want us to upgrade, but like sure I wanted us to upgrade Ceci and Vinny and Ryan and whoever too. But there’s contraints in a Cap League with limited players available. There needs to be some understanding of that.

 

[VeteranPresence]

I mean thats just completely false. He has perfectly average starting goaltender stats this year overall and has been trending up for the past month and a half, he is top 5 in the league in save% since november 22nd. Youre just out here lying.

1) The league save percentage is .900 so by the literal definition he is below, lol.

2) Did Stu forget when the season started?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Like I said. It’s only flawed because you want it to be. On a night when his save percentage is trash you’d hold it up like the goof gospel.

All I’ll say if that Skinner is the goalie and it’s not gonna change so either get behind it or just continue to whine like a miserable little bitch about it.

Your second point makes no sense.

Should we just be happy with below average goaltending, because its not going to change?

 

[MessierII]

Your second point makes no sense.

Should we just be happy with below average goaltending, because its not going to change?

Skinner has been average and trending to be above since October ended. Everyone sucked in October. Who played good? Jeff skinner maybe?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Rodrigue is putting up a .921 in Bako this year, bring up him and Savoie, and give them a look.

 

[MessierII]

Rodrigue is putting up a .921 in Bako this year, bring up him and Savoie, and give them a look.

Savoie needs to cook longer. No point in calling him up when we are crushing it.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Savoie needs to cook longer. No point in calling him up when we are crushing it.

He f***ing does not, 9 pts in his last 4 games and does everything at NHL speed and intensity, he needs a look.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

This average talk is nonsense, his physical abilities aren’t up to snuff. I would rather Pickard get the reigns. I’m really starting to think the players agree. Lots of weird facial expressions from them and weird antics from Skinner. There has to be tension brewing.

I mean he is average....he has a .907 save % since November 1st
again, you don't like him and seems like you wish he was Shesterkin but he isn't

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Anaheim only hit one post. The Oilers hit three.

And Draisaitl should be bailing the team out. That's why he's paid the big bucks. People looking for our $2.6 million goalie to constantly bail out our offence are looking at it the wrong way.

We arent looking for him to bail out our offense constantly.

We're looking for him to not lose us games like he loves to do.

And Anaheim had 3 breakaways, 1 muffin shot that went in, and 2 posts.

I really liked Drai’s honest post game comments. He knows that despite his late game heroics, that he didn’t have a great game. Mentioned too many giveaways and needed to cut back on them. Seeing some real growth in him this year, on and off the ice.

Too bad our turd in net has no self awareness.

He could let in 4 goals on 8 shots and think he had a good game.

 

[GMofOilers]

He f***ing does not, 9 pts in his last 4 games and does everything at NHL speed and intensity, he needs a look.

He got the first assist on game winning goal tonight so 3 points tonight.

12 points in last 6
10 in last 4