Post-Game Talk: Game #51: Canucks 2, Oilers 1 - Disturbing win by a disturbing team (Lain, Kassian)

[Superpest]

Higgens too was flying out there.

 

[me2]

I'm loling at the Canucks fans showing pity for the Oilers fans in their PGT. I hope they rebuild for the next 20 years and I won't feel sorry for them once during it.

Can't we do both?

 

[604]

Edmonton seems to be ****ing these kids up mentally. Hall looks like he wants to cry. Eberle is frustrated and angry. RNH just doesn't seem to give a ****.

Eberle $6M/season until 2018-19.
Hall $6M/season until 2019-20.
RNH $6M/season until 2020-21.

Have the Oilers ever heard of a bridge contract?

 

[tantalum]

Was it a great game? No, but I do dislike the constant "yeah well they just barely beat a bad team" that is all over the boards the last couple of games. Yes the Flames and Oilers are not good teams, but they have been "just barely beaten" many times this season. It's not like a 2-1 win or 3-2 win against a bad team means anything other than they won and got two points.

The Sharks just barely beat the Flames the other night. The Pens got slammed by the Panthers. The Ducks lost to the Jets.

 

[vanuck]

Was it a great game? No, but I do dislike the constant "yeah well they just barely beat a bad team" that is all over the boards the last couple of games. Yes the Flames and Oilers are not good teams, but they have been "just barely beaten" many times this season. It's not like a 2-1 win or 3-2 win against a bad team means anything other than they won and got two points.

The Sharks just barely beat the Flames the other night. The Pens got slammed by the Panthers. The Ducks lost to the Jets.

Exactly. Hell, the Blues got blasted 7-1 by the Devils just today. Kings lost to CBJ... meanwhile the Nucks aren't allowed to **** up and lose?

 

[CherryToke]

what a shot by Kassian. he really is playing some good hockey right now.

 

[Free Edler]

did Kassian say this? That's awesome

It would be funny if he did. Kesler dropped that line on Andrew Ladd a few years ago. Must have motivated Ladd.

 

[Grumbler]

Lets all be happy and act like nothing is wrong with the team after they start beating up on **** teams.

With all due respect, even though we won we played worse yesterday than against the flames or in any of our games on the nightmare road trip.

 

[Bgav]

Lets all be happy and act like nothing is wrong with the team after they start beating up on **** teams.

With all due respect, even though we won we played worse yesterday than against the flames or in any of our games on the nightmare road trip.

Not really. We played well, carried most of the play.

 

[tantalum]

Soooo apparently the Oilers have more 5 game losing streaks than 2 game winning streaks this year.

Yikes.

 

[Grumbler]

Not really. We played well, carried most of the play.

Ofcourse we did, we played the Oilers...

 

[CherryToke]

Lets all be happy and act like nothing is wrong with the team after they start beating up on **** teams.

With all due respect, even though we won we played worse yesterday than against the flames or in any of our games on the nightmare road trip.

they played like ass for the most part. Luongo stole the game.

 

[NYVanfan]

man missing Henrik really showed how weak our O depth is ...
2nd line was Dalpe centering Higgins and Hansen? yowch
good to get the win though

 

[LuongosHair]

man missing Henrik really showed how weak our O depth is ...
2nd line was Dalpe centering Higgins and Hansen? yowch
good to get the win though

LoL, take our any teams best player and that would happen. Only exception is Pens.

 

[Cogburn]

Why hasn't anyone made a video of Eberle's cheap shot on Richardson?

If we so much as get close to doing anything that warrants a penalty or suspension, those videos immediately go viral on hockey forums and YouTube.

You know what...I saw shades of Kassian's stick swinging versus Gagner in that. A lackadaisical, no look swing after missing a legit play. Obviously his stick was lower, but if Kassian get's called disturbing for intentionally doing that, Eberle is in the same boat.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

You know what...I saw shades of Kassian's stick swinging versus Gagner in that. A lackadaisical, no look swing after missing a legit play. Obviously his stick was lower, but if Kassian get's called disturbing for intentionally doing that, Eberle is in the same boat.

Kassian is disturbing though. He's got that crazed look in his eyes that says he might just go off at any minute. He reminds me of Bertuzzi earlier in his career.
And to be honest that's what I love about him. We haven't had an intimidating player like him for a long time who could actually play in a top 6 role. He's in the heads of the Oiler's coach, players and the media. The Oilers were focused on him the whole game and then he tops it off by a great shot and the winning goal.
A heck of a game by big Zack! He's going to be a very special player.

 

[NYVanfan]

LoL, take our any teams best player and that would happen. Only exception is Pens.

most team have more than a couple 50+ pt guys

 

[Pure West]

Wasn't all that impressed with the game. They didn't give up much 5 on 5 until the last 5 minutes of the game, but they needed a number of big saves on the PK from Luongo to keep it a 2-0 game. Oilers could have easily scored 2 PP goals tonight to tie it up. Kind of a meh game, but the opponent pretty much guarantees us a win.

Its going to be a struggle without Hank, but we don't have that difficult of a schedule over the next few games so perhaps picking up a couple of ugly wins against some bottom feeders will be all we can hope for.

 

[ItsAllPartOfThePlan]

No chance Hank doesn't go to Russia huh?

 

[Tiranis]

man missing Henrik really showed how weak our O depth is ...
2nd line was Dalpe centering Higgins and Hansen? yowch
good to get the win though

Umm... Henrik, Santorelli and Schroeder are all out. That's 3 centres.

 

[Proto]

If you want the positive spin on all this, it's that the Canucks worst stretch of the year has seen them go 3-5-3. That's not great, but it's not the kind of tumble you see from some teams.

I thought the team played fairly well last night all things considered, and Luongo was excellent. He should have had a shutout but, well, Alex Edler.

 

[putridgasbag]

Booth was ghost...Hansen and Higgins underwhelming lately, like to see Sestito get more ice time with Lain next game.

Gillis needs to add 2 of E.Kane +S.Ott + R.O.R

Soooo have you heard about this thing called a salary cap?

 

[Addison Rae]

Eberle $6M/season until 2018-19.
Hall $6M/season until 2019-20.
RNH $6M/season until 2020-21.

Have the Oilers ever heard of a bridge contract?

That's a steal of a cap hit for Taylor Hall.

 

[Addison Rae]

LoL, take our any teams best player and that would happen. Only exception is Pens.

Not even the Pens if their 1st and 3rd line centre were injured Joe Vitale would be in their top 6.

 

[Wetcoaster]

Eberle $6M/season until 2018-19.
Hall $6M/season until 2019-20.
RNH $6M/season until 2020-21.

Have the Oilers ever heard of a bridge contract?

As in I have this lovely bridge that I would like to sell to the Oilers?