Post-Game Talk: Literally shooting yourself in the foot

[Zerotonine]

Those guys are considered media? They just look like a couple of amateur old guys. Neither are even remotely good at communicating.

That staples is media ice seen his shit published places

 

[OilerTyler]

Why was drai playing goalie mark?

People won’t like it but Spector is right. Skinner cutting down the angle on Smith actually worked. We’re not even talking about if it Draisaitl doesn’t put it in the net. I don’t really blame Stu for that one.

The worst goal of the night was the first one Skinner let in. A nothing shot from the boards that led to a tap in because he completely lost the rebound. It sucked the energy out of the building and completely changed the game.

Hopefully Pickard will be ready soon.

 

[MessierThanThou]

Is it hard being this stupid?

I almost feel bad for that person because you actually have to be mentally deficient to watch that game and have that opinion.

 

[frag2]

Exactly. It’s ridiculous to blame Drai for trying to play goal when Skinner has inexplicably left the crease with 2 seconds left in the game

Yep. Drai had a horrible game. Can’t deny

But if that fat f*** between the pipes could play some semblance of average goaltending, team would be in OT, maybe even win.

 

[frag2]

People won’t like it but Spector is right. Skinner cutting down the angle on Smith actually worked. We’re not even talking about if it Draisaitl doesn’t put it in the net. I don’t really blame Stu for that one.

The worst goal of the night was the first one Skinner let in. A nothing shot from the boards that led to a tap in because he completely lost the rebound. It sucked the energy out of the building and completely changed the game.

Hopefully Pickard will be ready soon.

Guy didn’t have to come that far out

 

[Drivesaitl]

Spec should have his media pass revoked and his Twitter login forever locked.

Guy does nothing but farm for engagement because he knows shitting on Oilers = engagement. He should just pay for Twitter blue (or whatever it’s called now) and he’ll make a killing grifting

Why is Drai so pissy? Matheson, Spector, Rishaug and pressers like that make it so. The same absolve Skinner anytime out. Its hilarious except its what we have to listen to for media here.

Then the telecast. Skinner has 26W's this season!!!!

Skinner has 19 playoff wins!!!!!

This is how the pregame started. Saluting Skinner wins with no thought beyond that hes' a .500 goalie this season and playoffs and that he's also .500 career in the playoffs. While playing for a wagon team.

You can't shut off the stupidity. Its all over the media.

 

[frag2]

I still maintain the mistake here was his commitment to the shot that Smith never took. He probably thought there wasn't enough time for Smith to go around him, and that he would have to shoot. If Smith takes that shot, it probably hits Skinner just by virtue that he's so far out.

He has a brutal habit of committing to the shooter too early and it cost him here. That said, the 1st goal was so much worse than the 4th.

Does skinner not realize it takes him 3 days to go from one side of the net to the other?

 

[OilerTyler]

Guy didn’t have to come that far out

But if he doesn't Smith gets a shot on net. Coming out forced Smith to take a bad angle shot that was going wide. Can't really blame Stu for doing it when it worked. Draisaitl putting it in was obviously bad luck but that's not Stu's fault.

 

[soothsayer]

Does skinner not realize it takes him 3 days to go from one side of the net to the other?

He is so slow that I sometimes wonder if he's injured. I don't really think so, but it wouldn't shock me to eventually hear that he has a chronic hip issue or something like that.

 

[frag2]

He is so slow that I sometimes wonder if he's injured. I don't really think so, but it wouldn't shock me to eventually hear that he has a chronic hip issue or something like that.

He’s just getting fat.
Guy went from 200 lbs at draft to now close to 240 lbs. when you watch his jr stuff, you see some talent.

But it seems once he turned pro, dude just got lazy and fat. His whole game is predicated on being a huge ice berg. Just pray the puck hits him

 

[MessierThanThou]

Tell me you know nothing about hockey without saying you know nothing about hockey. C division player Id guess

At the end of the day we have a Vezina-nominated goalie who says he sucked, so unless you’re Patrick Roy, nobody gives a f*** about what level of hockey you were at. None of you made it to the NHL anyway so nobody cares if you played six or seven games in the AJHL that one year in high school.

 

[Drivesaitl]

So I'd like to ponder on this lazy Sunday morn how it is that any firm would not just decide to land on, but stay with Skinner through all this as a spokesperson for a firm. What kind of business model makes such poor decisions.

"We have quality just like Skinner" Yeah, I reckon you do. I'll go to Ikea, thanks anyway.

Would a company have to be tone deaf to not read the room? Do they even have management of any kind in Edmonton? Having Skinner as an add spokesperson for your brand would cause people NOT to want to go in your store. Pretty much out of revulsion.

Nobody likes that add, everybody thinks its smarmy, and it would entice no hockey fan to go to your showroom. You're basically placing adds to remove customers.

 

[Kinibo]

Another media source standing up for Skinner surprise surprise. It's getting beyond embarssing with the gaslighting. Between all the media and knoblach interview aftwr the game and even fking Skinner amd i have the team a chance to win with his .833 save percentage yet AGAIN. Every excuse in the book for this guy every game it's disgusting. They're insulting the fans and there intelligence with this bullshit

From Spector’s article this morning:

“The game marked the return of Stuart Skinner in goal, and he was every bit good enough in a game where his team rolled out its worst defensive effort since Game 2 versus L.A.”

It’s inexplicable how the media refuse to hold him accountable. It’s just so infuriating as a fan to watch one guy sewer a team like this and then have to read this propaganda the next day. What is it with this guy?

 

[frag2]

So I'd like to ponder on this lazy Sunday morn how it is that any firm would not just decide to land on, but stay with Skinner through all this as a spokesperson for a firm. What kind of business model makes such poor decisions.

"We have quality just like Skinner" Yeah, I reckon you do. I'll go to Ikea, thanks anyway.

Would a company have to be tone deaf to not read the room? Do they even have management of any kind in Edmonton? Having Skinner as an add spokesperson for your brand would cause people NOT to want to go in your store. Pretty much out of revulsion.

Nobody likes that add, everybody thinks its smarmy, and it would entice no hockey fan to go to your showroom. You're basically placing adds to remove customers.

Closets don’t move sir

 

[fresh meat]

Why is Drai so pissy? Matheson, Spector, Rishaug and pressers like that make it so. The same absolve Skinner anytime out. Its hilarious except its what we have to listen to for media here.

Then the telecast. Skinner has 26W's this season!!!!

Skinner has 19 playoff wins!!!!!

This is how the pregame started. Saluting Skinner wins with no thought beyond that hes' a .500 goalie this season and playoffs and that he's also .500 career in the playoffs. While playing for a wagon team.

You can't shut off the stupidity. It’s all over the media.

It’s mind-numbing. Yet here we are having to listen to people blaming one of the best players of all-time instead of a player that has no business being in the NHL.

 

[Bumblebee Man]

But if he doesn't Smith gets a shot on net. Coming out forced Smith to take a bad angle shot that was going wide. Can't really blame Stu for doing it when it worked. Draisaitl putting it in was obviously bad luck but that's not Stu's fault.

This is accurate. It's crazy how many people suddenly think they are expert goalie coaches. Kinda like all the medical experts during covid lolol.

Stepping up to play the shot was the right play. It's goaltending 101. Crazy to see how many people are claiming the opposite

 

[frag2]

From Spector’s article this morning:

“The game marked the return of Stuart Skinner in goal, and he was every bit good enough in a game where his team rolled out its worst defensive effort since Game 2 versus L.A.”

It’s just inexplicable how the media refuse to hold him accountable. It’s just so infuriating as a fan to watch one guy sewer a team like this and then have to read this propaganda the next day. What is it with this guy?

When having a game with 833 save and 4 goals improves your overall averages, you aren’t playing well ever.

 

[Seth92]

In all honestly, all of these idiots were at fault. Skinner is pure trash. Our big boys lazy on D for most of the night. Drai is Goat #1. They never give 2 fuks when they are up. Just red carpet goals against or chances against. Skinner is a pure sieve, so you need to be careful

I still dont think Drai is on team Nurse AT ALL. I don't think he was impressed that Nurse copied his deal to a T and got paid that extra little bit so he is "worth" more than the #2 offensive man in the NHL? f*** Nurse to hell and heaven and back again!

 

[soothsayer]

So I'd like to ponder on this lazy Sunday morn how it is that any firm would not just decide to land on, but stay with Skinner through all this as a spokesperson for a firm. What kind of business model makes such poor decisions.

"We have quality just like Skinner" Yeah, I reckon you do. I'll go to Ikea, thanks anyway.

Would a company have to be tone deaf to not read the room? Do they even have management of any kind in Edmonton? Having Skinner as an add spokesperson for your brand would cause people NOT to want to go in your store. Pretty much out of revulsion.

Nobody likes that add, everybody thinks its smarmy, and it would entice no hockey fan to go to your showroom. You're basically placing adds to remove customers.

The kind of firm that makes these sorts of decisions is the kind of firm that only hires its friends and family to c-suite positions and think they are the smartest people in any room they walk into. The Oilers are the NHL equivalent of Enron.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

"Happens to everybody" - Skinner

I have yet to see in the entire history of the NHL a goalie decide with mere seconds left in a tied playoff game to charge the shooter whilst on his knees and wind up past the trapezoid, knees down, flailing away like a street hockey goalie.

But yeah, happens to everyone.

Go to your California Closet and bob your head some more there Stu and tell yourself some more positive thinking bullshit.

 

[Austerlitz]

People won’t like it but Spector is right. Skinner cutting down the angle on Smith actually worked. We’re not even talking about if it Draisaitl doesn’t put it in the net. I don’t really blame Stu for that one.

The worst goal of the night was the first one Skinner let in. A nothing shot from the boards that led to a tap in because he completely lost the rebound. It sucked the energy out of the building and completely changed the game.

Hopefully Pickard will be ready soon.

No, Spector is not right. He is (as usual) gatekeeping by picking the opposite of what the 'unwashed masses' are saying so as to assert his 'expertise' based on the journalism certificate he got from NAIT 40 years ago. He's the ultimate, 'well, acktually' guy. Its not a coincidence that he references a quote he got from an ex-NHLer to attempt to prove his point.

Trying to argue that 'Skinner forced him to shoot it wide and it would've worked' is some real next level shit. I challenge anyone to find me a goalie coach who would advocate for, 'taking yourself completely out of position and out of the net so you can force an opponent to put the puck straight through the crease you just abandoned'. I mean, the people saying this realize that Smith has teammates on the ice, right? It could've just as easily been one of them batting the puck in as it was Draisaitl. But no, Mr. .700 is playing 4D chess on that play and we're all just too stupid to see it.

IN REALITY, Stu took the bait 100% (as he always does because he's so relieved when he actually knows where the puck is for a change), took himself madly out of position and leaves Draisaitl to have go back and swing his stick madly to try and cover for his idiot teammate who, at that very moment in time, was inexplicably on his knees, sliding towards the corner.

 

[McFlyingV]

They took a 2-0 lead when skinner let in a backbreaking weak goal right after that gave vegas life. Vegas then a minute later road that momentum into an oilers defensive breakdown to tie it on a shot skinner could have played better. Blame the team more for the 2nd goal but man, that first goal was so brutal when it looked like oil had all the control and momentum of the game. It gave vegas life and confidence they didnt have to be perfect to score.

I mean you could just feel the energy inside the building get sucked out by those 2 goals. Crowd was so into it and then it just went mostly silent for the final 4 minutes of the period (because we've all seen this story before). Then we come out flat in the 2nd, and the crowd had to work back the energy in the 3rd.

 

[OilerTyler]

This is accurate. It's crazy how many people suddenly think they are expert goalie coaches. Kinda like all the medical experts during covid lolol.

Stepping up to play the shot was the right play. It's goaltending 101. Crazy to see how many people are claiming the opposite

I'm not saying that Stu had a good game overall, he definitely didn't and I'm hoping Pickard can come back in. But anyone who thinks turning this shooting opportunity into a shot that literally had 0% of going in if not for an own goal is a bad play is thinking emotionally instead of logically. I'm more concerned about how we turned a 2 on 4 into this kind of defensive fire drill.

 

[Drivesaitl]

The kind of firm that makes these sorts of decisions is the kind of firm that only hires its friends and family to c-suite positions and think they are the smartest people in any room they walk into. The Oilers are the NHL equivalent of Enron.

Its a fascinating business case study of failure to target audience. One would have to be totally thick as a fan not to realize how ordinary to bad Skinner is.

Leads me to believe that management that made this decision to go with Skinner have no idea what "quality" he is, probably don't watch hockey, and that maybe one of their wives somehow figured he was hot. Which makes me ill...

Man, if going strictly for the female audience that might want renovations every few years then maybe feature the adds on some other program. Then I wouldn't have to see them. lol

 

[Pip]

What I don't think is being discussed enough is how Knoblauch made the exact same mistake he made against LA in game 1.

Heavy minutes in the third for McDavid and Draisaitl for a push to tie. Get the tying goal late and rather than play for OT, he keeps them out when they are dead tired and they get scored on.

Just brain dead coaching.

I noticed this as well. Was disappointed to see them continue to push it late with another double shift.