Post-Game Talk: Oilers def. Canucks in season opener, 5-3 (Pettersson, Miller, Kuzmenko)

[FlowMaster]

Why the F is Hog the trigger man on PP2. He shoots like a peewee. Get Pod there FFS

 

[Peen]

It drives me crazy why we don’t throw bigger hits or engage more physically and shift momentum. Joshua is useless

Rutherford and Allvin advertised him as a straight into the lineup guy.

Very odd performance from him so far. A big hit and then nothingness.

As soon as Podz started double shifting the 4L, that line actually got the puck in the offensive zone.

 

[BWJM]

Imagine if you could challenge that gross Kane missed call. Shame. Need some fight back. Can't let him get away with that crap. Should've been punished.

 

[Petey O]

So disappointed in the lack of response to the Kane cheap shot on Hughes. Sitting back let them right back into the game.

I think Bruce is, too. Which is why Joshua (the guy who is on the team to be answering to POS' like Kane and Nurse) is benched.

 

[wonton15]

His play has been...odd since around the middle of pre-season.

He seems confused as to why we brought him here. It looks like he’s not sure if he should hit or try to cycle each shift and ends up doing neither

 

[sting101]

Can anyone convince me Horvat is better than RNH

 

[FlowMaster]

Joshua can’t process the game at this speed.

 

[Coffee]

U

Canucks have been the better team. Losing the special teams battle however.

SPECIAL TEAMS ARE PART OF THE GAME.

OILERS ARE PLAYING BETTER.

Get outplayed and saying “oh but 5v5 we are better” LOSER MENTALITY

Same thing as people who use injuries as excuses

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Agreed. Watching in-between the play. Canucks have no physicality right now. That said this is going to be an exciting period. Nucks the better team so far in my opinion. Props to Campbell. He's having a solid first game.

 

[kanucks25]

Absolutely horrendous on special teams so far lol

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Hog needs to finish plays. It's the difference between him being a top 6 guy or a guy who chips in 15 goals in a 3rd line roll. He has the ability but needs to do hammer those pucks home with more regularity.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

Everyone is looking good except for special teams.

Demko gotta at least have that 3rd. Everyone in the arena could tell you where all 3 goals were coming from. The Nurse one left a lot of time to make the save.

EP still with the PP turnovers... but good otherwise.

Guys have to bury, don't let their goalie think he's any good.

 

[Quinning]

If we could somehow get Chychrun on this team for Horvat and a 23 1st, I'd be all for it.

 

[sting101]

Bo is checked out. Mentally not there with contract status as much as he says otherwise.

yes best way to get a big fat raise is to sulk with a C on your jersey

 

[Petey O]

Can anyone convince me Horvat is better than RNH

Has anyone ever said Horvat is better than RNH? They're about equal as players.

 

[wonton15]

Poolman is also confirmed useless. Just attach more picks to get rid of him and rip the bandaid off

 

[kanucks25]

Also, Podkolzin has been fantastic both ends of the rink.

Love this guy.

 

[brock hughes007]

Why the F is Hog the trigger man on PP2. He shoots like a peewee. Get Pod there FFS

Always the second unit pp sucks,,every year..

 

[Petey O]

If we could somehow get Chychrun on this team for Horvat and a 23 1st, I'd be all for it.

Why would Arizona do that? I doubt Horvat would sign in Arizona. In fact, I'd be absolutely shocked if he did.

 

[Cupless44]

U

SPECIAL TEAMS ARE PART OF THE GAME.

OILERS ARE PLAYING BETTER.

Get outplayed and saying “oh but 5v5 we are better” LOSER MENTALITY

Same thing as people who use injuries as excuses

With the refs help...different game if the Canucks went ona 4 minute PP up 3-0 like they should have

 

[krutovsdonut]

hoglander is the least of our worries.

the team does not have an organic physical response to the garbage stuff the oilers are doing. if joshua won't answer then someone else should.

they got shook by the hughes slash, failed to capitalize on the pp chances they got after it, and now are trying to play through.

this is all very familiar. hawks and bruins stuff.

epic game.

 

[canuckking1]

this has L all over it

 

[shottasasa]

Good to see this board is in mid-season hot take form

 

[M2Beezy]

1/6 PP and 0/2 PK is the storyline for me

 

[JumpierPegasus]

The play was ep on boards not holding a puck 3 on 1 who are you taking on that play ffs its hung out to dry anyway no matter what he does

it's not specifically the 3 on 1, every goal has been scored the exact same way