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

[SeawaterOnIce]

You can see the makings of a new brand for the team, but Horvat, Pearson, Poolman, OEL to an extent simply dont align

Add Schenn and Boeser.

 

[M2Beezy]

I honestly don’t think Miller has been that bad

Hes the same as he was last year. Unreal explosive offense, then has a blown offensive chance, pouts, starts bozoing up the place, will have a grade A bozo moment in OT, then will get the OT or SO winner

 

[God]

Kuzmenko’s decision-making/puck management is absolutely unreal. He never makes a bad decision or concedes possession.

just wait, it'll disappear after a few weeks with a north american coach

 

[CherryToke]

Bo is coasting, move your damn feet

Give him a break. he just started working out a few weeks ago

 

[wonton15]

Kuzmenko has like Panarin type vision and IQ. Just smart.

 

[strattonius]

I don't like to pile on but Horvat definitely looks off right now. That last chance from RNH shouldn't be a clean look walking in - Horvat over committed down low on a double team with the d-man. Missing assignments generally a little lost on the ice tonight.

Side note. This site is worse since the migration...officially. There are so many God damned advertisements everywhere it's sickening. The bottom of every page is 4 enormous 'thread suggestions' that you have to scroll through and look like horrible TV ads. Anyways rant over.

 

[Bleach Clean]

Kuzmenko’s IQ is showing well.

Shaky game overall though.

 

[Canucks LB]

Do you know what, poolman has been good tonight

 

[quat]

McDavid right in the numbers on Hoglander

 

[Petey O]

horvat is the most milquetoast captain

I understand the frustration, I really do. And I share it. But people have to remember that this is a guy who has a rare ability to completely 'flip a switch' in the playoffs in games that matter and score goals out of his ass. How much actual value does that have when he's usually dogshit the first half of the season? Who the hell knows.

What I do know, is that our FO is unlikely to make a really stupid move when it comes to him and will only trade him if the right trade presents himself. I'm fairly confident in that.

 

[sting101]

Kuzmenko’s decision-making/puck management is absolutely unreal. He never makes a bad decision or concedes possession.

Yes it's been great to see

 

[JumpierPegasus]

Oilers persecution complex is something else man

 

[wonton15]

Miller just stopped trying and skating there

 

[Canucks LB]

I understand trying to stop mcDavid is not easy, we look tired, though, weird

 

[MS]

Oilers persecution complex is something else man

They’re whining about something at every whistle, even on the most obvious plays. It’s actually embarrassing.

 

[Hansen]

I just want to become friends with Kuzmenko somehow

 

[bbud]

Kuzmenko’s IQ is showing well.

Shaky game overall though.

1st actual league game hes been fine better than refs by a million miles

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

If this goes to overtime I hope we don't see Horvat. He's not moving his feet at all. Liability in neutral zone.

 

[Orca Smash]

Hopefully Mikheyev is healthy when he retuns. You add his speed to the lineup and remove joshua.

 

[Canucks LB]

I’m going with the losers mentality!, give me a point at least lmao

 

[ahmon]

This is what Bo is, a big body C that will at times look like he has a slower first step, and he's never been a good puck distributor.

He will score clutch goals here and there, and win his fair share of board battles. Good bumper guy on the pp.

7 million I won't pay him that for sure.

Still the same thing we see from Boeser, even though he's moving his feet more this game, not big enough to really do anything near the net, and not skilled enough to generate much offense.

 

[Canucks LB]

How do you miss that bo

 

[M2Beezy]

Horvat ?!

 

[wonton15]

Podkolzin has set up like 3 grade A passes mostly to Horvat

We should be winning this

 

[sting101]

I understand the frustration, I really do. And I share it. But people have to remember that this is a guy who has a rare ability to completely 'flip a switch' in the playoffs in games that matter and score goals out of his ass. How much actual value does that have when he's usually dogshit the first half of the season? Who the hell knows.

What I do know, is that our FO is unlikely to make a really stupid move when it comes to him and will only trade him if the right trade presents himself. I'm fairly confident in that.

totally fair response.

I just cannot handle his first 20 games when he looks like 33yr old Mike Fisher