Post-Game Talk: Game 40: Seattle Kraken (17-19-3, 9-8-3 Home) vs Edmonton Oilers (23-12-3, 9-5-2 Away) - 7:00 pm PT

[Fuhrious]

That may be the first time I've seen Burakovsky dump the puck in ever

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Shite

 

[Fuhrious]

Yeah there was no chance they were going to keep the Oilers from scoring in an empty net, they've been way too sloppy with the puck all game long and Edmonton is just too good

They needed to score on one of those great chances they got from around 6 minutes remaining until the point where they needed to pull Grubauer.

Now he calls the timeout?

 

[Fuhrious]

Man I have just not been super impressed by Bylsma so far.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Bylsma has to be feeling the heat...but its on the players to produce and many have not...my guess is that 2-3 at least are heading outta town soon if not later

 

[Fuhrious]

Cant fathom the logic behind not using the timeout after that horror show start, then down 2 with 27 seconds left saying "okay, NOW we call timeout"

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

When Gru plays well it seems the team can't muster enough shots and goals...its kind of maddening really

 

[kihei]

On paper, that score looks respectable. But that was not an acceptable performance by the Kraken.

 

[Fuhrious]

Burakovsky man ffs...

 

[Fuhrious]

Amazing that they managed to look so shambolic in a game where McDavid didnt score a point and Draisaitl only had an empty-net goal and one assist. Honestly pretty damn impressive.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Was driving home from Eastern WA and missed the game.

Was this another game where we only showed up for the last 5-10 minutes? What was the main problem(s) today?

 

[Fuhrious]

Honestly it's hard to describe.

The first 20 minutes were a complete disaster, one of the worst periods of hockey I've seen from a professional team. For a team that considers itself chasing a playoff spot, probably the worst. They had zero motor and were just coughing the puck up left and right in both the d-zone and the neutral zone (they were never in the Oilers zone to cough it up there). The two the Oilers scored looked like a practice drill against a bunch of traffic cones. It was bad.

They pushed back a little in the 2nd and 3rd but honestly there was no point where it felt like they were "in control". The Oilers would just take their feet off the gas now and then and the Kraken would squeeze in a chance or two. Still no consistent link-up play or push, just individual effort by one or two people for brief moments in time.

The score in no way reflects how the pace or flow of the game actually felt. The Oilers dominated them from pretty much the first faceoff.

 

[Toomany7pins]

There never seems to be a sense of urgency on power plays.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Honestly it's hard to describe.

The first 20 minutes were a complete disaster, one of the worst periods of hockey I've seen from a professional team. For a team that considers itself chasing a playoff spot, probably the worst. They had zero motor and were just coughing the puck up left and right in both the d-zone and the neutral zone (they were never in the Oilers zone to cough it up there). The two the Oilers scored looked like a practice drill against a bunch of traffic cones. It was bad.

They pushed back a little in the 2nd and 3rd but honestly there was no point where it felt like they were "in control". The Oilers would just take their feet off the gas now and then and the Kraken would squeeze in a chance or two. Still no consistent link-up play or push, just individual effort by one or two people for brief moments in time.

The score in no way reflects how the pace or flow of the game actually felt. The Oilers dominated them from pretty much the first faceoff.

That is unfortunate to hear. A team like us missing urgency and compete will almost always result in a L.

I guess this is what our team is right now. Can't keep up with actual playoff teams and need high effort against teams our level to stay competitive. We did have a solid comeback against Vancouver in the game we won but they were missing bout their 1C, 1D and 2D so not much to glean from there either.

I would be surprised if we end up higher than the 10th worst team when all is said and done.

 

[sigma six]

Left to go Lebowski bowling with friends after it was already 0-2; I see the offense never managed to assert itself. 17 shots in total, really?

 

[Fuhrious]

Left to go Lebowski bowling with friends after it was already 0-2; I see the offense never managed to assert itself. 17 shots in total, really?

I was actually thinking about this earlier this afternoon, that this season there have already been multiple games where I just wanted to turn it off after the first period, not bother coming back for the 3rd period, etc.

I had hoped the whole "fun team to watch, hard to play against" vibe from season 2 was them developing an overarching culture for the team, but it really was just lightning in a bottle, wasn't it?

 

[sigma six]

I was actually thinking about this earlier this afternoon, that this season there have already been multiple games where I just wanted to turn it off after the first period, not bother coming back for the 3rd period, etc.

I had hoped the whole "fun team to watch, hard to play against" vibe from season 2 was them developing an overarching culture for the team, but it really was just lightning in a bottle, wasn't it?

It sure feels like that, and the coaching change doesn't seen to have made a difference yet. I don't even really know how to describe this team the past two seasons.

 

[Dead Coyote]

More of the same from the Kraken. Too many turnovers, too much sloppy play, not getting enough shots in, neutral zone play is atrocious and inhibits our offense like crazy.