Game 73 : Oilers @ Kraken

[kihei]

Talk about sustained pressure from us for a change. Well, that was fun. Wish we start to make a habit of it.

 

[sigma six]

That should do it for Pickard.
Edit: dang it, Shane

 

[CLW]

Hockey is more fun with goals for the good guys.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Umm. I don't know if I have seen an implosion this bad from even the Kraken.

 

[kihei]

And, once again, out of the blue, the dam explodes and we suddenly have a 5-1 lead. Crazy stuff.

 

[CLW]

lazy by Shane there.

 

[kihei]

This Nyman kid makes me want to see more of our young prospects in action for the Kraken.

 

[kihei]

Correction, 5-0 lead. Don't know why I gave them a goal back there.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

This Nyman kid makes me want to see more of our young prospects in action for the Kraken.

I agree. He has 6 points in 8 games now. Not bad at all. He adds some much needed offense to our team.

 

[Fuhrious]

I agree. He has 6 points in 8 games now. Not bad at all. He adds some much needed offense to our team.

His shooter mentality honestly makes McCann’s lack of one stand out

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

His shooter mentality honestly makes McCann’s lack of one stand out

And I don't get that at all. McCann has such a good release and shot. But this season he has just been passing the puck a lot or takes too long and does not really one-time it. Confidence? Injury? Both?

 

[kihei]

And I don't get that at all. McCann has such a good release and shot. But this season he has just been passing the puck a lot or takes too long and does not really one-time it. Confidence? Injury? Both?

After the good start that he had, I think his decline must be injury related. Nothing else makes sense to me.

 

[Fuhrious]

McCann’s monthly splits. Kinda all over the place. Guess I missed the 12 point January, maybe because it’s all Assists?

 

[kihei]

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McCann’s monthly splits. Kinda all over the place. Guess I missed the 12 point January, maybe because it’s all Assists?

Yeah, wow. After starting with 10 goals in the first 25 games, he's on a 32 goal pace for the season. However, from the start of December to the present, he only scores 7 goals in 47 games, a 13 goal pace. Definitely something wrong somewhere.

 

[Fuhrious]

The 20% shooting percentage is on the high side but it’s not so crazy you think it’d fall off THAT much as a correction?

 

[Kevinsane]

Umm. I don't know if I have seen an implosion this bad from even the Kraken.

Every two goal lead at the start of last season somehow resulted in a loss. It was excruciating and extraordinary.

 

[Kevinsane]

After the good start that he had, I think his decline must be injury related. Nothing else makes sense to me.

I fully expect the first Kraken news after Game 82 to be that McCann will be undergoing wrist surgery.

 

[kihei]

Ha. We reversed jinxed him. McCann scores on a textbook backhand volley.

 

[CLW]

Beniers bounces off the guys he's supposed to check in the d zone.

 

[kihei]

Without their two supernovas, the Oilers look pretty pathetic at the moment.

 

[kihei]

I don't know. But it is kind of surreal that we trail the Boston Bruins in the standings by only one point.

 

[Fuhrious]

The fact Kakko finished with 14:38 TOI and Burakovsky 14:59 annoys me to no end.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

I would very much doubt they end up that high. I know stranger things have happened but off the remaining 10 games left on our schedule, only the Sharks and Utah are not already in the playoffs or fighting for a spot. Utah is 8 points from the WC2 spot and are unlikely to make it but they still have 9 more points than us with fewer games played. Also, our team has already shown that they can lose to San Jose.

Well, we won easily against Edmonton and are just one point behind the next two teams.

It was a fun game for the fans and that's all that matters.

Though, I just have a feeling this team will somehow pick up enough points to finish in that 7 . 9 range in terms of lottery odds.

 

[Scomerica]

Feel like we never beat the Oilers so that was fun. Big caveat being their best players weren't playing

 

[Dowisetrepla]

Know they are missing key players but still nice to finally beat the Oilers!