Post-Game Talk: Oilers die on the Hill

[Tobias Kahun]

This board is so silly sometimes.--We have two of the best players in the world on our team. But no--let blame the goalie.

Just to remind you of $$$ cheques these chumps are cashing

McDavid 12.5mil
Leon 8.5
Nuge 5.125
Jess Skinner 3
Henrique 3
Nurse 9.25
Ekholm 6
Bouchard 3.9
Kulak 2.75

S Skinner 2.60

We pay our starting goalie what some pay they FRIGGEN Back

This would be valid.

If he wasnt getting outplayed by numerous goalies who make way less than him.

 

[McAsuno]

Please. eventually the team is going to learn that this permieter bullshit isn't conducive to scoring.

Somebody tell that to Knoblauch. The guy's too focused on mainly keeping Jeff Skinner in the dog house while Connor Brown does Connor Brown things when he has a shot on net.
Oilers need a top 6 scoring winger? Let's neuter one in Skinner by playing him in a bottom 6 instead of either of the 2 best centers in the world.

 

[CanadasTeam99]

You cant give defensive teams a lead or else you will have to fight through them sitting back and clogging lanes, that Draisaitl drop pass to Barbashev was exactly what you cant do against this team, and please for the love of god start setting up the Bouchard point shot when teams start collapsing against us like that.

Exactly. At least break some shins, etc

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Too much Country Club bullshit still

It was a great game. The boys dug in

 

[Oilslick941611]

Yep let’s coddle the multimillionaires. God forbid someone asks a question that matters, they’d probably run to their safe space so they can cry about someone not fellating them 24/7.

Dude, it’s sports, what questions matter? It’s a f***ing game. None of it matters.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I mean they've played Hill how many times since the 2022 playoffs now?

I think they've had 1 good game against him total, where Skinner collapsed in the 3rd period and let Vegas tie the game and we needed a shootout to win IIRC.

Every other game he's outplayed our goalie.

Vegas has the Oilers figured out. Keep them to the outside and let Nurse take as many muffins as he wants. That was classic shutdown defense and the Oilers could do nothing about it.

 

[Messrules11]

The game winner was a stinker, still there was plenty of time to tie it.
Getting shutout is unacceptable.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Expecting a shut out from your goalie every night is not feasible. When you give up 1 goal you should win the game if your skaters have any heart.

This team is soulless.

McDavid might not be the leader we all thought he was.

dumb post is dumb.

Fans like that deserved the decade of darkness

You mean the guy who won the conn smythe by almost dragging this sad sack of a goalie to a cup ring isnt a good leader?

 

[Old Boys Club]

I think a huge problem with this team is d-men who cannot get the puck on net. They defer down the boards too much instead of walking the line and shooting on net. That said, this team is allergic to setting up traffic and gunning for rebounds.

Even Ryan is doing dumbass drop passes. You're on the 4th line FFS, drive the net and keep your sick on the ice.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

So you agree, our defense is pretty good this year.

mediocre...play give up Grade AAA chances

the offense should be more concerning...how many times have we been "goalied" this year? at some point, its on the supposed "best offense in the NHL"

 

[OilerTyler]

Both the team and Skinner were not good tonight.

I was texting with my friend who plays goalie on my beer league hockey team (and played goalie his entire childhood). He isn't a Skinner apologist at all but he mentioned that you can't really blame a goaltender when he's already reacted to the pass on a 2 on 1 and the puck takes a fluke bounce back to the shooter. Your footwork and your timing is immediately screwed up.

 

[Drivesaitl]

People won't like this but maybe just maybe its not the greatest f***ing idea having Connor Brown (I can't score in an empty net) on the topsix with Drai. I just despise this useless turd by now. He had the tying goal on his stick 6X and cashes nothing. WTF with this guy. You lose games like this becaue half a dozen players in this lineup that should be able to can't score a goal to save their lives.

Look at the chances Brown whiffed in this game on gorgeous feeds. What a f***ing tosser.

 

[CanadasTeam99]

"bEsT oFfEnsE in ThE NHL!1!!:

You really get your feelings hurt about skinner. Is he your cousin or something? I have never seen somebody defend such a mediocre goalie so bad.

 

[McDoused]

Oilers played a good game. Hard to hate the effort tonight. We will get em next game.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Are people really blaming the oilers for that game? They were all over it. If guys like Brown, Skinner, Nuge etc could finish anything we win this game going away. Sometimes it has be down the lineup getting the goal. McD and Drai were being double or triple teamed much of the night and thus just putting them together in third. Oilers dominated and Vegas played rope a dope all night. With Skinner spotting the winning goal on garbage. Hill had to make 20 tougher stops tonight.

Special pathetic honor to Eichel on the empty net falling asleep (he was all night) and getting stripped clean by McD. He deserved shame for that and Hill saved him.

The Oilers didn't bother to try until the third period. They get no credit for getting shutout yet again.

If Vegas wanted to they would've destroyed us, but why use a cannon against a rabbit when a pistol will do.

 

[Soundwave]

Vegas has the Oilers figured out. Keep them to the outside and let Nurse take as many muffins as he wants. That was classic shutdown defense and the Oilers could do nothing about it.

Hill is also just a better goalie (like many others) than Skinner. Team Canada absolutely made the correct call.

Is what it is. They have a clear advantage in net and it will be a problem if we face them in a playoff series. He's a difference maker against us.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Vegas has the Oilers figured out. Keep them to the outside and let Nurse take as many muffins as he wants. That was classic shutdown defense and the Oilers could do nothing about it.

Vegas does have the oilers figured out, and most of the league does now as well.

You said keep them to the outsides…teams dont even need to do that, the oilers keep themselves to the outsides.

 

[McDoused]

People won't like this but maybe just maybe its not the greatest f***ing idea having Connor Brown (I can't score in an empty net) on the topsix with McD. I just despise this useless turd by now. He had the tying goal on his stick 6X and cashes nothing. WTF with this guy. You lose games like this becaue half a dozen players in this lineup that should be able to can't score a goal to save their lives.

It's not like they have a 40 goal guy on the 3rd line they can use instead... oh wait.

 

[TheNumber4]

We played well. Can’t fault the effort.

Can really only fault our finishing.

 

[Oilslick941611]

dumb post is dumb.

Fans like that deserved the decade of darkness

You mean the guy who won the conn smythe by almost dragging this sad sack of a goalie to a cup ring isnt a good leader?

oh im sorry,

What i meant say was Skinner was the reason lost a 1-0 games.

 

[Jumptheshark]

This would be valid.

If he wasnt getting outplayed by numerous goalies who make way less than him.

Giving a free pass to players making 5mill + a year is certainly valid for tunnel vision on S Skinner.
Skinner's name is only be mentioned --you guys too chicken shit to call out guys like McDavid, Leon and Nuge and others?

 

[Soundwave]

It's not like they have a 40 goal guy on the 3rd line they can use instead... oh wait.

Knob's decision to do f*** all to get this guy going sure is genius.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I was texting with my friend who plays goalie on my beer league hockey team (and played goalie his entire childhood). He isn't a Skinner apologist at all but he mentioned that you can't really blame a goaltender when he's already reacted to the pass on a 2 on 1 and the puck takes a fluke bounce back to the shooter. Your footwork and your timing is immediately screwed up.

Yeah, expecting Skinner to make a semi tough save is too much to ask.

Maybe he should just spend all summer sliding side to side, so it doesnt take him 30 minutes to move from post to post.

 

[McAsuno]

People won't like this but maybe just maybe its not the greatest f***ing idea having Connor Brown (I can't score in an empty net) on the topsix with Drai. I just despise this useless turd by now. He had the tying goal on his stick 6X and cashes nothing. WTF with this guy. You lose games like this becaue half a dozen players in this lineup that should be able to can't score a goal to save their lives.

Yep. Why the f*** is Skinner on the bottom 6 aka a consistent 30+ goal scorer in his career? Organization whined for years of not having legitimate top 6 NHL scoring winger talent, and yet they're neutering one by having him play in a bottom 6 checking role. It's so f***ing stupid.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Hill is also just a better goalie (like many others) than Skinner. Team Canada absolutely made the correct call.

Is what it is. They have a clear advantage in net and it will be a problem if we face them in a playoff series. He's a difference maker against us.

And yet other teams seem to have zero trouble scoring on him. Why is it only us?