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Pre-Game Talk: Oilers at NYR Tomorrow

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bobbythebrain said:
Skinner was fantastic last game. All 3 goals were b/c the D allowed them to get right in his face.

He made some monster saves that should have brought some life into the team

2 massive cross crease saves and a breakaway.
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Yes. A great goalie should never have to fight through a screen. Pathetic.
 
FlameChampion said:
It makes no sense. Even if it’s Schwartz. Jackson, Bowman, Knoblauch etc can override him?

You would think McDavid and Draisaitl would same something at this point.
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Drai already dropping hints during his post game interviews.

McDavid isn’t the type to rock the boat like that.
 
brentashton said:
Yes. A great goalie should never have to fight through a screen. Pathetic.
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Ha. Did you see the goals? Or their gameplan?

He made the first save thru a screen with a leg kick, but ofcourse the screening player kicked the rebound wide to an open player

The 2nd went thru 4 players
Including a player in the blue paint.

3rd...blue plaint again.

Did you see Bouchards goal? A point lob that Hyman jumped out of the way of.

Those weren't just screens
 
Need more Oilers to be like this good fellow.

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The goaltending thing should not be this complicated. The Oilers clearly don't have a "#1 goaltender" who's going to consistently bring it against top teams. Therefore, there are basically two ways to go (choose one or the other):
1) Rotate starts (41 starts for each guy)
2) Play the guy who's hot until he's not

I don't understand this mentality of the coaching staff (?) that Stu Skinner has to be the top guy. He wasn't supposed to be the top guy when they signed Jack Campbell, so why are they so determined to make him so, now?

Is it just a money thing? Like, they signed him so now they have to play him all the time? Or is the org just afraid of looking like idiots, as in: "We wasted 10 million (or whatever) on Campbell, and then signed Skinner, but actually the whole time we had a guy in the AHL (Pickard) who's probably better than either of them... and we had no idea he was any good!" I wonder if they just don't want to admit it.

Since mid-November, the Rangers are 22-24-5, which is bad. So, the Oilers in theory should be able to beat them if motivated and rested. But we can't expect anything normal with this club...
 
bobbythebrain said:
Ha. Did you see the goals? Or their gameplan?

He made the first save thru a screen with a leg kick, but ofcourse the screening player kicked the rebound wide to an open player

The 2nd went thru 4 players
Including a player in the blue paint.

3rd...blue plaint again.

Did you see Bouchards goal? A point lob that Hyman jumped out of the way of.

Those weren't just screens
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So nothing extraordinary. Just situations that all NHL goalies (and minor leagues, and junior and college etc) have to face game in and out. Ok.
 
Drivesaitl said:
You'd think a backup goalie could be a star in a game, get in on the winning goal in OT with a beauty pass, and be the 2nd best player in the game and do all that and still not get the next game. oh snap.

Skinner complained to Schwartz again "I'm ready, I have to have the cage" All about Skinner. I've never disliked a goalie as much as this. ever. At least I'm not alone.
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Remember the game against Anaheim, after Pickard let in 4 goals. They showed the smug bastard grinning on the bench..

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