GDT: Game #23 - Oilers@Hockey Club - 7PM - Why Utah heff to be mad?

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

I just feel like if they reallllly wanted hockey, they would have found a way. And that includes the community swaying politics if need be. But I don’t know the situation in detail, so maybe I’m wrong.

You've got multiple influential municipalities battling against each other and a weak owner. It's not a traditional hockey market, so you won't have people in the streets with pitchforks to keep a team that's been operated like a joke and passed from downtown to suburb to college.

If it was ever actually run like a business with the intent of succeeding as a hockey franchise, it probably would have worked fine.

 

[iCanada]

Its weird getting so many big saves in a game huh.

Can't blame anything on pickard now.

Giving up too many grade A chances tonight from what I've seen

Idk, we haven't given up too many chances to be honest.

We definitely haven't been good though.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Be nice if the oilers had a goalie who could make a clutch save to bail the team out. Pickard hasn't been awful but not great either.

 

[SupremeTeam16]

Mcdavid and Draisaitl literally hate playing in their own zone. They want to blow the zone every single time, the C should almost never be the first fwd to exit the zone and these guys almost always are, even before we have possession.

Neither of them want to play proper positional hockey and it throws off everyone they play with.

 

[Sanchez]

Still weird how they couldn't get a name for their inaugural season

 

[Garbo Man]

Give us a PP you cowards

 

[oilers4life5]

By my count that is two goals where Bouchard is sleeping. Wake the f*** up.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Still weird how they couldn't get a name for their inaugural season

It's hilarious. I love it.

Maybe they'll be the Roughrider's.

 

[KCC]

Nurse takes the worst shots. lol

 

[TheNumber4]

You've got multiple influential municipalities battling against each other and a weak owner. It's not a traditional hockey market, so you won't have people in the streets with pitchforks to keep a team that's been operated like a joke and passed from downtown to suburb to college.

If it was ever actually run like a business with the intent of succeeding as a hockey franchise, it probably would have worked fine.

On what level would it have “worked” though you know. Just barely scraping by? A real hockey community would have pitchforked their way to a team. Floridas been at it for how long and they still have empty seats after a Cup season. Is San Jose making a profit yet?

 

[Old Boys Club]

0 traffic, all three forwards by the boards. Perimeter shit

 

[tardigrade81]

Drai needs one more goal tonight

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Man kapanen can rip

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Sure
Oilers defense and having 16 shots has nothing to do with it

You keep desperately bringing up Skinner as if tonight somehow defends Skinner junk ass play. It doesn’t.

We are down by 2 minimum if we started Skinner tonight.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Give us a PP you cowards

 

[McTedi]

Man kapanen can rip

He literally outskates his hands though.

 

[TheNumber4]

Zone time. I’ll take it.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

You keep desperately bringing up Skinner as if tonight somehow defends Skinner junk ass play. It doesn’t.

We are down by 2 minimum if we started Skinner tonight.

Oilers blow another 3rd period lead…It’s not on the goaltending

Hopefully Pickard is above .900, But not yet

 

[ZJuice]

The fear Derek Ryan must have felt with the Bouch bomb coming after him

 

[harpoon]

The way this Utah broadcast crew runs their mouths is quite something.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I think they’re going to run away with the division.

Nah, I don't think so, they'll hit a slow run after a bit.

 

[Mr Positive]

Still weird how they couldn't get a name for their inaugural season

I like the name. It's like the Habs west actually. Their name is "le Club de Hockey Canadien"

 

[oobga]

2 more saves for .900 again

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Oilers blow another 3rd period lead

It’s not on the goaltending
Hopefully Pickard is above .900

But not yet

Whatever makes you sleep at night.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Notice how that Kevy guy only chimes in when the Oilers are losing. Says he's not a troll. GTFO