Post-Game Talk: Oilers dig a self-inflicted grave

[MessierII]

Odd decision to play Dermott over Stecher. I thought stecher looked good in pre season.

 

[dustrock]

I know we are supposed to dismiss preseason but someone needs to check the pilot light.

If we can avoid last year's 9th Level of Hell performance in the first 10 games, I'd appreciate it.

This is such a veteran team, I guess they can tell us why they laid a giant shart at home after the playoff run.

Really glad they made space for the 6th Cup and then laid a Birdo-size egg.

#PlayAlberta

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Man you should’ve heard the little chuckle Shorthouse just had announcing the final score of our game…only for Calgary to score immediately after.

Suck on that shortstuff

 

[Cloned]

Huberdeau scored. Which is bad, but it looks like the PDO Nucks are taking a hit tonight with Sievelovs.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

RNH McDavid Hyman
Lavoie Draisaitl Arvidsson
Skinner Henrique Brown
Podkolzin Philp Janmark

Also start looking for that 2RD Right Fkng Now.

30 game Emberson ain’t it.

 

[bellagiobob]

No sugar coating this one, that was humiliating. Old, slow and disinterested is not a good recipe to win hockey games. Everybody with a letter should be looking in the mirror tonight and ask what the F they were doing out there, because it was the opposite of leadership. Drai rewards the Oilers for his big extension with a comical performance, but I’m sure his posse will just say he was exhausted. And obviously goaltending was key, Helle was his usual shelf, while Stu shit the bed big time. This was worse than the Vancouver opener last year. So disappointing.

 

[foshizzle]

Are we getting a Dustin Schwartz interview?

Florida also stole away Sylvain Rodrigue, the only competent goalie coach the oilers had.

 

[dustrock]

Odd decision to play Dermott over Stecher. I thought stecher looked good in pre season.

Assuming Dermott is best friends with McDavid's 3rd cousin.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

so I guess you cant flip the switch when the regular season starts....

5th time the Oilers have given up 6 goals since the pre-season, the signs were there then and it came to fruition tonight

Skinner wasn't good enough but there was a clear downgrade in the defense and we saw it tonight

 

[Mcnofool6110]

Hopefully he has a job interview lined up soon.

*Monkey's paw curls*

Dustin Schwartz has been extended for 5 more years

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Perhaps we were too harsh on Cody Ceci.

 

[FlameChampion]

Wish I was surprised.

Stu has way too many games like this.

Seems like every year, this team doesn’t start well. They need to be in a hole before they can play to their calibre.

Just too much arrogance, stubbornness, being out competed and out goaltended.

Whatever the leadership core is doing at the start of the year isn’t working.

Whatever the organization is doing during training camp isn’t working either. Maybe penciling a lineup before any games are played and not running a competitive camp isn’t a good idea.

Frustrating. Same start every year.

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

Nice one. Bag skate incoming..

 

[Ibanez]

No sugar coating this one, that was humiliating. Old, slow and disinterested is not a good recipe to win hockey games. Everybody with a letter should be looking in the mirror tonight and ask what the F they were doing out there, because it was the opposite of leadership. Drai rewards the Oilers for his big extension with a comical performance, but I’m sure his posse will just say he was exhausted. And obviously goaltending was key, Helle was his usual shelf, while Stu shit the bed big time. This was worse than the Vancouver opener last year. So disappointing.

I think pickard needs to start the next one. Skinner needs a fire

 

[yukoner88]

Hopefully he has a job interview lined up soon.

He'll be distracted by the land of chocolate

 

[dustrock]

Summer of healing for McDavid. They healed him all the way back to 2015

 

[Cloned]

*Monkey's paw curls*

Dustin Schwartz has been extended for 5 more years

Don’t joke.

 

[Kerberos]

This is going to be an infuriating regular season.

Garbage.

 

[TheNumber4]

I want a refund

I paid nothing. But the yeh oilers owe me money for that trash.

 

[dustrock]

I just don't get it. What exactly are they trying to tell us? If they don't care for 82 games, I guess we shouldn't either?

 

[oobga]

Nice one. Bag skate incoming..

Skinner full day session with that positive mindset coach. Then finish the night with some extra Dustin Schwartz practice. Perfect that move of pulling the leg in to create a bank shot bumper instead of covering the post. He pulled it off tonight, but can always do it better.

 

[M Ace]

Deja vú from last year…

Fire Knoblauch!!!

 

[Shizuka]

Lickspittle Stauffer calling out J. Skinner, amazing.

 

[MoontoScott]

Woof!

I think one important difference between this season and last season is that we know that Picard can play.

I honestly don't know if there is a lot of difference in the talent levels between Picard and Skinner.

Obviously you can't ride Picard for 50 games but when Skinner goes cold (as he invariably does) then don't hesitate to use Picard. One thing I like about his game versus Skinner is that he seems more relaxed and doesn't seem to fight the puck.

 

[Cloned]

Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver could all lose tonight against Montreal, Winnipeg and Calgary.