GDT: Grand Ole Motley. Oilers v Predators - 6PM SNW

[CantHaveTkachev]

Following the script from last year
Expect an L tonight

 

[TheNumber4]

McDavid needs a Sports Psych. Too much weighing on his brains these days.

 

[Heavy Dee]

Mcdavid is literal shit to start this year.

The 60 goal season was an outlier.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Knob should try this:

Skinner-McDavid-Hyman
Nuge-Drai-Arvidson

Hyman and nuge should be on the 4th line

 

[K1984]

Something bad happened so that means we have to stop skating and repeatedly turn the puck over with still foot passes.

 

[oobga]

I like Stecher but hes never gonna be able to defend against Forsberg (and players of his ilk) at the net front.

Thats why he belongs on the 3rd pair.

Wasn’t even deflected that much. That was a very quick move by Forsberg to just barely touch the puck going by him. Bigger offense was we had a chance to take possession and our high priced D just let someone behind him make 2 stick plays on him to turn him into a pylon

 

[Missing smitty]

Lol, it looks like they came out hard in the first 10 minutes and then just dusted off their hands thinking at least they tried...

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Weird to see the McDavid line having to defend this year. Absolute beast elite o-zone time driver last year and a black hole this season with more defending in own zone and so many blown coverages in so doing. Team malaise is with this team's elites.

 

[Missing smitty]

Weird to see the McDavid line having to defend this year. Absolute beat elite o-zone time driver last year and a black hole this season with more defending in own zone and so many blown coverages in so doing. Team malaise is with this team's elites.

It really seems like they think they can save themselves for the playoffs or some stupid shit

 

[Sanchez]

Preds have the last 5 shots.....Preds have a total of 5 shots.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

What a dumb penalty by Arvidsson.

 

[McDoused]

McDavid needs a Sports Psych. Too much weighing on his brains these days.

Honestly I felt like this was his issue in the playoffs as well. Instead of imposing his dominance he's just waiting for other guys to step up.

Mcdavid and Draisaitl being as good as the other teams best players is expected every night. Getting outplayed by stamkos/forsberg just isn't good enough when you are getting paid significantly more.

 

[tardigrade81]

Following the script from last year
Expect an L tonight

If they are counting on another double digit win streak, they are flirting with danger. Stupid to come out this slow two years in a row

 

[unicornBLOOD]

It’s like they said we gave it a good first 10 minutes, we’re done for the night.

How can one of the best players ever look so bad?
McDavid has looked like crap since day 1 of camp and hasn’t shown any signs of improvement. Starting to get scared that it might be another injury.

 

[Oilhawks]

It would be real nice to see the elites forget about feeling sorry for themselves and move on

The season started 4 games ago

 

[McTedi]

The 60 goal season was an outlier.

Lol, the several 100+ pt seasons suggest he produces. Team looks disjointed, everyone.

 

[TheNumber4]

Honestly I felt like this was his issue in the playoffs as well. Instead of imposing his dominance he's just waiting for other guys to step up.

Mcdavid and Draisaitl being as good as the other teams best players is expected every night. Getting outplayed by stamkos/forsberg just isn't good enough when you are getting paid significantly more.

Both McD and Drai need to be a step above the other elites in this League if this team build is gonna work. They just have to be.

They used to have that ability, they need to find that form again.

 

[Husker Du]

Much better shift.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

That was McDavid's best shift of the year bar none

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Much better shift.

But of course not until they're already down.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

It really seems like they think they can save themselves for the playoffs or some stupid shit

Lots of huge personal events and changes this short off-season. Timing is off to start the season. They'll get it together but they have been so sloppy with the details of the game. Key in my mind is to get Bouchard going and I think the team will start to go.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Issue as well is that they can't sit a forward in the pressbox even if they wanted to... and benching someone during a game just means more work for the aging/slower players... so really that hurts the team more than anything.

 

[Oilhawks]

For an "elite" team, they sure do struggle with doing elite things so far this season.

Each game is a gargantuan hurdle simply to get up for

 

[TheNumber4]

Nice give and go. McD needs some finish.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Saros is locked in

Need some traffic