GDT: Game #57: Oilers @ Capitals - 11 AM - Sportsnet

[unicornBLOOD]

I mean our goaltending has been a standard deviation below league average all season, often letting in weak goals. It's not rocket science.

The AVS quit on Georgiev who had better stats then Skinner after 15 games.

like I said, goaltending is the main issue, but it's far from the only issue. Also, 97 and 29 help this team look and get better results than they actually deserve a lot of the time.

 

[soothsayer]

12. 12-5

Some here would say the issue is that McDavid and Draisaitl didn't score 13.

 

[McShogun99]

After what I thought was a strong game yesterday Klingberg looks awful

I hope they still go after a top 4 D. Klingberg is fine as a 7th D at this point in his career.

 

[oobga]

All they needed was Skinner to be slightly less ass or the forwards to score a little more and they would have beaten the Panthturds. IMO the worse team to win the Cup since the Canes. What a coincidence…Oilers the bridesmaids both times

Overcoming bad goaltending is almost impossible in the playoffs. For sure it look some legendary performances like McDavid, the PK and Bouch putting up 80's 90's scoring numbers. Gotta add in the miracle of Pickard coming in and giving Skinner a week to get his crap together with all day mental coaching sessions. We easily could have been done vs the Canucks if we had to keep playing Skinner, or if our backup broke under the pressure.

For what our lineup was, that was a pretty magical stars aligning playoff run (2006 was too, with the bottom 4 taking out the top 4 in the West in round 1). Not something we can expect to reproduce, especially if we have to go through teams that are kinda in our heads like Colorado and Vegas.

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

@Oilhawks

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

J Skinner sighting

 

[RattsSSV]

Nice goal

 

[MessierII]

Jeff skinner scores again. Worked so hard to get into the top 6 just to go right back to the 4th line after the break.

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

I was counting only goals on goalies but either is sad.

Oh sorry

 

[larek]

Nurse very soft for his size- was much tougher meaner on his first season

Skinner of course goal when game over

 

[Mr Kot]

good ol skinny jeff

 

[russ99]

Jeff skinner scores again. Worked so hard to get into the top 6 just to go right back to the 4th line after the break.

This is one of the many reasons I’ve been peeved at Knoblauch.

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

Just drop the puck and get it over with

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Jeff skinner scores again. Worked so hard to get into the top 6 just to go right back to the 4th line after the break.

Yeah, I don’t get that. I thought he was dead in the water before Christmas and was going to get traded but he went on a nice little tear right before the 4N only need to come back and get dumped back to the fourth line.

 

[Duke74]

Oilers really want Ovie to get the ENG hat trick goal.

 

[Pip]

I hope they still go after a top 4 D. Klingberg is fine as a 7th D at this point in his career.

It would be great but I just don’t know if that’s realistic given the assets/cap space and the guys available. Last thing I want is someone like Ristolainen.

 

[bellagiobob]

POLE:
Should I stop watching the game and start packing for our pending move?

A- Yes
B- Yea
C- Yup
D- All of the above

Can you please pack up a few of our players in storage boxes and take them with you. Just leave them in a storage room in the basement.

 

[CROTT]

We’ve needed a bonafide starter for over a decade, why start now?

Also like the Rangers a team playing like this even Shesterkin would struggle to help this team from drowning.

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[Sun God Nika]

Doesn’t matter now.

yup

 

[Pip]

Henrique I wonder if they should just plant him on the wing permanently. Doesn’t have the footspeed anymore to play centre

 

[Shanahanigans]

3 million for a whole lot of average in Henrique but no money for goaltending.

7 mill for Henrique and Arvidsson combined is such poor, poor asset management.

 

[Murphinator]

This team is such a meme

 

[oobga]

Some of our passengers look great when we are down 4 goals and the other team is chilling.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Also like the Rangers a team playing like this even Shesterkin would struggle to help this team from drowning.

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Yeah, we have quite a few problems throughout this lineup to be considered a series cup contender at this point. Goaltending defence PK depth scoring.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Here comes the OV hatty