Post-Game Talk: Maddening Matinee

[Faelko]

I strongly believe this team has less of a chance of winning the cup than last year

Yeah I don’t hold out much hope either. Worse special teams and total lack of effort at times.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Forget first place. They are looking at a 0-5 road trip and back to 3rd in the Pacific if they keep playing like this.

You can't lose to bad hockey teams like the Flyers.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

awful effort...doubling down on a bad performance against the Avs
-Bouchard is completely lost right now...the worst d-man on the team by far
-Skinner didn't make a big save
-not enough shots
-poor PP
-poor PK
-turnover city...one of the worst "attention to details" game of the year

did they bother to practice the last couple days? they didn't look ready to go in this game

 

[iCanada]

Flush it.

Not too worried about it, we always start slow and breaks favour teams that rely on effort instead of talent and teams with worse structure.

That said - game was f***ing ugly.

And Skinner is awful.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

I strongly believe this team has less of a chance of winning the cup than last year

I'm actually confused how you came to this conclusion. I mean this is the first time we're 4th in the league and 1st in our division since December 2021.

 

[Dieseloil]

Skinner, yawn. Bouchard yawn. Nurse yawn.

 

[Oilhawks]

Great debut by Savoie, he's not useless unlike many of our forwards.

I really hope they don't do something stupid like trade him in a package for some overrated LD because 'defense suks'

 

[nexttothemoon]

Ugh... gotta go through another big Game 7 hangover stage yet again.

 

[I am the Liquor]

Embarrassing effort all around.

 

[MessierII]

McD a minus 3

Klingberg goal, assist ,+2 and yet got the lowest TOI on D

We win this game if Stecher was playing instead of Bouchard.

Absurd that they played Connor in this game. I get that he wants to play but he played a massive game like 30 something hours ago and probably got hammered drunk after. Knobloch needed to show some spine and pull rank on that.

 

[Dirty Mind]

I’m legit afraid of a first round upset with Skinner. This experiment has to end.

After watching Binnington be a huge factor helping Canada win gold, reality is a slap in the face when I watched Skinner.

Wish this guy had picked a different sport. God he sucks.

 

[iCanada]

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To think at one point he was 12 saves on 17 shots for sparkling .705.

Remarkable how much he manages to pad his stats in garbage time.

 

[Messrules11]

I give Knob an F on many things today.
I also give Bouch, Nuge and Skinner the middle finger.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Forget first place. They are looking at a 0-5 road trip and back to 3rd in the Pacific if they keep playing like this.

You can't lose to bad hockey teams like the Flyers.

this road trip is bear...I could see a 1-3-1 trip or worse

although I do think they get up for great teams like the Caps, Bolts, Panthers and Canes

 

[BlackDogg]

Well that was beyond awful. Embarrassing effort and humiliating result against a lottery team. In what could be a season defining road trip against some of the EC’s best teams, this was not the way to start out. Atrocious game by Bouch, no one had any jump, had 18 shots against a goalie who was clearly fighting it. So much for the team just needing a break to rest guys and right the ship. This is a disturbing trend that needs to end right now.

His number should be greatly reduced after this. If not, get rid of him before he's an expensive shiny anchor.

 

[Oilslick941611]

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yeah, now look at the rest of the team and all the odd man situations they gave up and turnovers they gifted the flyers.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Absurd that they played Connor in this game. I get that he wants to play but he played a massive game like 30 something hours ago and probably got hammered drunk after. Knobloch needed to show some spine and pull rank on that.

I was frankly surprised he was playing. I fully expected him to come out of the lineup when Savoie was announced to make his debut.

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

I don't see evidence that this team is ready to take the next step. Nights off on a consistent basis, consistently inconsistent goaltending, star dman that shows the least effort/heart out of any player in the league bar none.

This is year 9 of the McD era. We can't play like this against shitter teams.

 

[BlackDogg]

also, are Oiler's coach's allowed to have a pulse?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Poor game today, a bunch of passengers and poor performances

It's either a bad loss out of the break and they can regroup tomorrow or the season is over, impossible to know.

 

[WEMCHUD]

To think at one point he was 12 saves on 17 shots for sparkling .705.

Remarkable how much he manages to pad his stats in garbage time.

Sounding like the Angel Reese of hockey

 

[brentashton]

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Savoie got an assist and played well. Not a single other positive to be found in this one though.

 

[Stoneman89]

Going to chalk this one up to a whole lot of rust coming back, and also a tired looking McD. It's all I've got. The only good I can take out of this, is that Savoie looked pretty decent. Made some really smart plays and kept up with the play. Other than that, shove this one into the garbage can and get focused for tomorrow.

 

[Oilhawks]

Absurd that they played Connor in this game. I get that he wants to play but he played a massive game like 30 something hours ago and probably got hammered drunk after. Knobloch needed to show some spine and pull rank on that.

Shine is starting to wear off the Knob, could use some polish. The forward corps should be producing a lot more than they have been. Not being put in the opportunities to succeed (see Skinner, J.)