Fun Fact: Jeff Skinner leads the Oilers in hits/60 in the playoffs.
Jeff Skinner got his one playoff game and hasnt been seen since
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tarheelhockey
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This feels like a Petr Klima situation where he somehow gets back into the lineup and scores a legendary 4OT goal.
With Hyman out, it seems inevitable Jeff Skinner is back in the lineup.
I mean it sucks that we lost such a massive force for our playoff drive.
But god damn are we lucky to have a 20+ goal scorer in our pressbox to turn to instead of a raw rookie black ace.
I mean it sucks that we lost such a massive force for our playoff drive.
But god damn are we lucky to have a 20+ goal scorer in our pressbox to turn to instead of a raw rookie black ace.
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I said it in the Hyman thread, Jeff has now had a chance to practise playing a playoff defensive game and has watched 14 games from the PB. If he gets in and doesn't have what it takes, he never will.
I'm cheering for him, I believe a fresh body will be helpful. Look at Kap in his first game, it's J Skinner's turn so please make us proud or Jones will likely be next man up. Unless they go 7 and 11
I'm cheering for him, I believe a fresh body will be helpful. Look at Kap in his first game, it's J Skinner's turn so please make us proud or Jones will likely be next man up. Unless they go 7 and 11
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If another forward gets in over Skinner, Skinner might as well go home for the year
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Find out tomorrow, sounds like Ekholm is probably a go so they could end up going 11-7
Have a feeling that Ekholm comes in for Stecher. The short shifts have been noticeable in this series and 11-7 complicates that strategy.
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Ideally I prefer 12-6 too. Gives stability to our defense knowing who their partner is for the whole game.
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Yeah - I don't think is automatic at all that Skinner gets the nod.
It was one game where the whole team looked sloppy and S. Skinner couldn’t stop a beach ball. He was having pucks bounced in off him from behind the goal line and such. Hardly J. Skinners fault the Oilers lost that game. Hell, he even chipped in an assist and had 5 hits iirc
Jones, Ryan and Hamblin aren’t NHLers right now. It would be crazy to have Skinner in the press box over any of them.
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Assuming the Oilers aren't clawing their way back from an 0-3 deficit this SCF, it would be cool if they put Skinner in for one game so he could get his name on the cup.
Or just petition the league to include him anyway, as other teams have done (The Blackhawks did this for Jamal Mayers in 2013, for example).
Or just petition the league to include him anyway, as other teams have done (The Blackhawks did this for Jamal Mayers in 2013, for example).
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You may have predicted the future here.. kudos
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I hope they find a way to keep giving Stecher minutes. And I shit all over that trade. So I want 7D and let's ease Ekholm in. 15 minutes.
As for next forward up.. I'm not worried as I like all the options. This is a 13th forward and not a first liner. For that we are stacked.
Philp has insane energy and can kill the clock and help with our aggressive cycles and skating.
Jones is not my fav but he's physical and can play tennsolid minutes and also cycle.
Ryan won't help in relentless cycle but he's such a smart player, can do special teams and won't hurt you at 10 minutes.
Skinner is a very capable and flawed NHLer but he can score and make plays. He was hitting. He is very much an NHL player. Just not a top one. He is the Petr Klima if the group and the one I'd cheer for the most.
Curious what Knob does. None of the options upset me and I'll trust him as he's done a wonderful job coaching. We have 11 wins and 4 losses and 1 win from finals. Ekholm and Pickard back in fold too. Just get Kane and brown healthy!
As for next forward up.. I'm not worried as I like all the options. This is a 13th forward and not a first liner. For that we are stacked.
Philp has insane energy and can kill the clock and help with our aggressive cycles and skating.
Jones is not my fav but he's physical and can play tennsolid minutes and also cycle.
Ryan won't help in relentless cycle but he's such a smart player, can do special teams and won't hurt you at 10 minutes.
Skinner is a very capable and flawed NHLer but he can score and make plays. He was hitting. He is very much an NHL player. Just not a top one. He is the Petr Klima if the group and the one I'd cheer for the most.
Curious what Knob does. None of the options upset me and I'll trust him as he's done a wonderful job coaching. We have 11 wins and 4 losses and 1 win from finals. Ekholm and Pickard back in fold too. Just get Kane and brown healthy!
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He automatically qualifies for playing 50% of his team's regular season games.
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Stecher has played some forward in the past has he not? I can definitely see them going 11-7 if Ek is ready to go. They're in a defense first mindset and they could always throw Stech out there as a 4th line forward for some shifts.
He can bang and crash a little as well as add some extra defensive responsibility. I can see this happening for sure.
He can bang and crash a little as well as add some extra defensive responsibility. I can see this happening for sure.
JaegerDice
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My bad, I only knew about the 1 game in the finals requirement.
Thanks for the info.
I also believe that dressing as the backup goaltender (even if you don't play) counts as a game "played" for the purposes of getting your name on the cup.
Edit: the same would also likely apply in the rare instance where a skater gets dressed for a game but for some reason gets no ice time.
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I'll trust Knoblauch on this one. This team is playing his system and Knob doesn't like elements of his game. I suspect Skinner strays from the system too much. He fixed a lot of his defensive issues but it might not be enough
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Hey, he's been a point per game in the playoffs!
He played more than 41 regular season games. His name would be on the cup regardless.
