MessierThanThou
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LA only 3 points back of 1st if Vegas loses.
It's entirely possible LA takes the division and we get Vegas.
LA only 3 points back of 1st if Vegas loses.
Kings are the best team in the NHL at home and awful on the road. Home ice advantage over them could be very well be important.The playoffs is clinched. It has been realistically for a longwhile. Have you seen Calgary and Vancouver play?![]()
I just don't like all this talk about Knoblauch like he's wrong about Skinner in some way, or holding him back. Skinner was pushed down the lineup a lot while his defense was bad, and now he's improved a lot and is getting more opportunity. That's all there is to it. If it weren't for Knoblauch's defensive systems we wouldn't have made the finals. If that coach is picking on a player, then it's on the playerWell, no shit, he's the head coach and he's made Skinner a third-line player...yet is still the biggest contributor to us being in the lead right now.
Kings are the best team in the NHL at home and awful on the road. Home ice advantage over them could be very well be important.
So much deference to J Skinner here and essentially he hasn't been that much all year. Look at him being invisible in games against playoff clubs like Vegas. I dunno. Still not a fan of players that show up when they feel like it. Same goes for Arvid. These guys as even Debrusk mentioned are starting to get results legitimately worried that they could be out of lineup if they don't get rolling. We got a lot of Wingers around.I just don't like all this talk about Knoblauch like he's wrong about Skinner in some way, or holding him back. Skinner was pushed down the lineup a lot while his defense was bad, and now he's improved a lot and is getting more opportunity. That's all there is to it. If it weren't for Knoblauch's defensive systems we wouldn't have made the finals. If that coach is picking on a player, then it's on the player
I just don't like all this talk about Knoblauch like he's wrong about Skinner in some way, or holding him back. Skinner was pushed down the lineup a lot while his defense was bad, and now he's improved a lot and is getting more opportunity. That's all there is to it. If it weren't for Knoblauch's defensive systems we wouldn't have made the finals. If that coach is picking on a player, then it's on the player
You could have typed that for 99% of the games he plays. Guy is an offensive black hole.Janmark is the weakest link tonight. Just can't get anything going.
Problem with shutting players down is that you get games like this tonight where a spoiler team plays hard and makes it a 50-50 game. There's no "easy" games left on the schedule and no guarantee for that golden ticket until it actually happens.
Kings are 28-4-4 at home this year and 15-19-5 on the road. Feels foolhardy to just concede home ice advantage.I don’t think starting on the road is that big of a deal. We hardly ever win game 1 anyway
Knob is great but that doesn’t mean he’s perfect.I just don't like all this talk about Knoblauch like he's wrong about Skinner in some way, or holding him back. Skinner was pushed down the lineup a lot while his defense was bad, and now he's improved a lot and is getting more opportunity. That's all there is to it. If it weren't for Knoblauch's defensive systems we wouldn't have made the finals. If that coach is picking on a player, then it's on the player
that's fair, but we've seen McDavid and Draisaitl playing great in the playoffs, and teams like Vegas sliced through the team and laughed about it afterwards. Coffey is running the defense but Knoblauch was hired specifically because he was great at implementing a zone defense system, and that's why we got into the finals. As for him living off that reputation, that was less than a year ago. He should be living off that run still. We can't know exactly how much credit Knob should get, but I'd gamble on him being importantI think Knob is still living off the goodwill of making it to the Finals. He deserves credit, sure, but McDavid doing Gretzky shit, Coffey taking over the D, and the Penalty Kill guy all played a massive role in us getting there.
As if we can blame him for a bad goal against or anyone will give him credit for an Oilers goal scored.With Leon out again, Knobby will have to actually coach.
that's fair, but we've seen McDavid and Draisaitl playing great in the playoffs, and teams like Vegas sliced through the team and laughed about it afterwards. Coffey is running the defense but Knoblauch was hired specifically because he was great at implementing a zone defense system, and that's why we got into the finals. As for him living off that reputation, that was less than a year ago. He should be living off that run still.
Ya that generational level PK alone will never be repeated by this team.I think Knob is still living off the goodwill of making it to the Finals. He deserves credit, sure, but McDavid doing Gretzky shit, Coffey taking over the D, and the Penalty Kill guy all played a massive role in us getting there.
As if we can blame him for a bad goal against or anyone will give him credit for an Oilers goal scored.
If the Oilers dont injure Brossoit, they also win that series.Vegas sliced through The Muffin Man. We win that series and probably the Cup with a better goalie.