Pre-Game Talk: Final Game 4. Stu needs to come thru. Unlimited Pole responses.

[McHelpus]

The only reason we aren't playing Pickard is because it's game 4.

 

[Canovin]

Is that Hyman I see skating in the back?

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Please just win this game. If we lose game 4 I don't think they comeback and losing 2 straight finals is soul crushing

 

[1981 Oilers]

Pain is knowing Nurse got paid 9mil b/c of Jones, and watching Jones vs Nurse in the playoffs.

100% correct on contract to Nurse.
Arbitrator compares what Jones made and numbers and compares to Nurse

 

[bellagiobob]

Boys have an off day today. I hope they ain't going to the beach

16 guys skated today, so they are hungry. Confident we will see a much better performance tomorrow. Of course, like always, the wildcard will be Stu. We really need Game 4 Stu to show up.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Won't happen but one thing I'd give thought to is to swap an injured Nugent Hopkins and Evander Kane.

Give McDavid a valid shot finisher option to complement netfront Perry as well Kane's physical game might help disrupt to give more ice for McDavid. An injured Nuge with speculated hand or wrist injury can still distribute the puck and could help Draisaitl get his shot volume up and become the primary shooter option on line 2.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Skinner doesn’t have an all time best stat in Game 3s

So it could be a regression to the mean game?

He does look a little tired out there.

 

[brentashton]

On another note, this place is getting infested with dubious 'new' posters that come out of the woodwork to post some contentious shit and get all defensive when called out for it

I wonder why that might be

There are rats everywhere.

 

[Canovin]

Won't happen but one thing I'd give thought to is to swap an injured Nugent Hopkins and Evander Kane.

Give McDavid a valid shot finisher option to complement netfront Perry as well Kane's physical game might help disrupt to give more ice for McDavid. An injured Nuge with speculated hand or wrist injury can still distribute the puck and could help Draisaitl get his shot volume up and become the primary shooter option on line 2.

64 goals scorer. He is his shot finisher and he needs to believe it and will it. He can't go into his second stanley cup finals and playing in deficient thinking pass 97% of the time.

 

[brentashton]

Is that Hyman I see skating in the back?

No. It the kid from the Panthers laundry department getting a cardio workout out in. It was the freshest jersey he could find.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Stooooo needs to pooooo

Probably not a good idea to call this Doctor for advice.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

64 goals scorer. He is his shot finisher and he needs to believe it and will it. He can't go into his second stanley cup finals and playing in deficient thinking pass 97% of the time.

He's a natural super elite distributor who creates space and breakdowns with his brain and skating to feed line mates or finish himself. Circumstances wise he's playing with a diminished winger who will struggle with conversion. The Panthers premise is to take away his time and space. Having a big, physical shooter type who can extend to mid-range finishing or high-danger net crashing maximizes ways to beat a game planned designed over years to stop him.

 

[Mr Kot]

Probably not a good idea to call this Doctor for advice.

View attachment 1048768

Jesus, do some people not have any decency to wait until they are done work?

 

[brentashton]

Probably not a good idea to call this Doctor for advice.

View attachment 1048768

You should erase your search history fast.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

You should erase your search history fast.

It was a Reddit thread. lol

My recent search histories lead to me being spammed with concrete levelling companies and cook books.

I live a pretty boring life.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

So it could be a regression to the mean game?

He does look a little tired out there.

His best playoff games are when our backs are against the wall and we need to win, or to close out a series. His worst playoff games are the the start of the series when we can afford a loss.

 

[brentashton]

You should erase your search history fast.

Jelly filled Bismarck’s.

2 problems solved.

 

[zoo99]

The only acceptable penalties I want to see the Oilers possibly get are goalie interference ones, crowd and storm that crease at all night and let Bouch and Drai fire away.

 

[Kerberos]

Also our PP sucks cause Bob is in their heads so now they think they have to pass the puck into the net instead of hammering and going hard and causing havoc.

This has been our PP's strategy the entire season. It's insane that they refuse to adjust and try something different.

 

[Mav3rick07]

Meanwhile if its skinner you're praying he doesn't do something stupid.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Ultimately nothing we say matters. The team has to win tomorrow to have a chance and if they don’t the only question is if they lose in 5 or 6.

If they can’t bounce back and win after a game like that, then they simply don’t have it.

Come out early, take the lead and don’t get suckered in to play Floridas game.

 

[RevengeOfTheDrai]

64 goals scorer. He is his shot finisher and he needs to believe it and will it. He can't go into his second stanley cup finals and playing in deficient thinking pass 97% of the time.

Especially because Bob cheats the pass frequently. That’s how he ends up with those acrobatic cross ice saves. McDavid needs to keep him honest.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Hebert and Rooney did game 2. I think it’s more unusual that the same two do consecutive games. What I think is fishy is how Rooney and Macauley are officiating games in the finals period. These are two of the worst in the entire league and most of their games turn into circuses.

I missed 99% of game 2…didn’t realise they reffed that one. STR must not have updated their site correctly when I checked it the day of G3. If there was ever a case for AI referees in pro sports, it’s the NHL but since they’d be programmable computer systems, they’d be even easier to manipulate penalty calls.

Surprisingly, the Oilers are 3-3 with McCauley reffing their games and up until the start of last game, they had a -3 penalty differential. That’s now -11 in McCauley reffed games. He’s going for the green jacket. You can’t tell me the Panthers were that disciplined to have 3 power plays for the Oilers to their 11.

 

[Canovin]

Especially because Bob cheats the pass frequently. That’s how he ends up with those acrobatic cross ice saves. McDavid needs to keep him honest.

McDavid can be really frustrating to watch sometimes. We would be up 3 games if we had 64 goals McDavid right now

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Gotta be on a short leash. If Skinner gives up another stinker din the first couple minutes he's gotta go.