Post-Game Talk: Oilers lose late to Vegas

[OfCorsiDid]

Canucks game has a blowout loss written all over it, they actually play with structure and energy

Admittedly it would be far more in line with this year if they play a close, entertaining game and win in OT against Vancouver.

And then get absolutely thunder f***ed by the Isles.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Give RNH the goat horns for an inexcusable penalty.

That was one of the softest holding calls that you'll ever see. As if that doesn't happen to McDrai 10+ times a game each.

 

[FlameChampion]

Our PP sucks.
Our PK sucks.
Our offense sucks.
Our goaltending sucks.
No one cares about team defense.
We play with no intensity.

The management, coaching and players don’t give a sh*t. This team doesn’t have it.

 

[Oilslick941611]

The decision making is horrendous.

Play that epitomized his game this year was late in the third. He’s wheeling around their net with Ekholm coming down the far wing open. All he had to do was take another step and hit him wide open. Instead he fires it blind to nobody in front of the net. Vegas picks it up for a jail break the other way.

This isn’t a skills issue, a decline issue, and injury issue, etc. He’s just playing rancid hockey. He’s not seeing the ice well and is frankly throwing the puck away in dangerous parts of the ice more than he’s making plays.

He’s forcing it and not looking good at all.

His iq has regressed and this year isn’t looking like someone you throw league max at.

 

[Ibanez]

I already made that joke statement of truth.

Honestly missed it. Great minds think alike?

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

Team is old and slow as shit.

We have no identity. We aren't fast anymore, we aren't a rush team anymore, we aren't physical, we don't play with any energy, we aren't a volume shooting team from everywhere, we don't generate any quality looks in the o zone. We are just a perimeter team that can't really generate any good looks almost anywhere in the ice unless it's a perfect passing play.

 

[McAsuno]

That was one of the softest holding calls that you'll ever see. As if that doesn't happen to McDrai 10+ times a game each.

It's to be expected against Bettman's golden child. Why else did we only get one fricken PP and yet when Ryan gets crosschecked into the boards with 5 minutes left, the refs don't call shit. Nothing new. Same old shit.

 

[Duke74]

Something is just off with McDavid an it’s not the ankle, he has looked awful so far this year

I think he tried to rush back too quickly.

 

[Cloned]

Wait, RNH is stilling on our team? It's hard to tell.

I can tell because he’s been a net negative so far this year.

 

[harpoon]

Vegas broadcast put up a graphic showing that after the save on Arvidsson, the Oilers went ten minutes without a SOG. That can’t happen if you want to win.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

it's an excuse but the Stanley cup hangover is real....they all collectively look disinterested and just going through the motions
making dumb plays cause they play with ZERO intensity, from the goalie on out
they can't score cause they play perimeter hockey, looking for the easy goal

maybe this is the game that shocks them and wakes them up but I doubt it

 

[Mr Positive]

The hope is that we just are terrible early in the season. Maybe the switch will flip and at least it isn't as bad in the standings as last year

 

[Heavy Dee]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1854380356524507234

 

[oobga]

Team clearly still wants a coach firing

 

[BlackDogg]

We have no identity. We aren't fast anymore, we aren't a rush team anymore, we aren't physical, we don't play with any energy, we aren't a volume shooting team from everywhere, we don't generate any quality looks in the o zone. We are just a perimeter team that can't really generate any good looks almost anywhere in the ice unless it's a perfect passing play.

Yep, they - including McDrai, generally look like a bunch of beer league players who used to be good but were thrown together for a hoot. Even being hurt doesn't matter - still play or try and play. The team has been so mismanaged.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Warren Foegele has more goals than every member of this team not named Draisatl.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Skinner!

Which one?

 

[Cloned]

Junk, junk, junk. That’s all we have.

Yeah no. We have valuable assets but they also happen to be the most uncomfortable ones to trade.

 

[BlackDogg]

Don’t forget Darnell.

I almost did forget him. Its a f***ed up situation.

 

[McAsuno]

We have no identity. We aren't fast anymore, we aren't a rush team anymore, we aren't physical, we don't play with any energy, we aren't a volume shooting team from everywhere, we don't generate any quality looks in the o zone. We are just a perimeter team that can't really generate any good looks almost anywhere in the ice unless it's a perfect passing play.

Exactly. I have no f***ing idea what this team's identity is right now. For majority of the season thus far, I don't know what the plan is when they play. They dump the puck often and do nothing about it after. Our PP just stands still and our PK is by far the worst I've ever seen.

What annoys me the most is the team REFUSES to hit. Soft as shit.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Well at least they scored 2 goals. Better than ZERO... right?

That ending had more disappointment than 47% of USA voters felt last night.

 

[MoontoScott]

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Where did you find this picture of my old girlfriend?

 

[McHelpus]

Vegas beats us in a 7 game series. Fire Knoblauch.

 

[CanadasTeam99]

Something is just off with McDavid an it’s not the ankle, he has looked awful so far this year

Maybe he is having some early marriage problems lol. Just getting him down mentally.

He barely looks like a superstar. I miss that McDavid

This is basically what we will look like whe McDrai are geezers.

Meanwhile you have Ovi 1 goal shy of the league lead and he's a grandpa

 

[Cloned]

I almost did forget him. Its a f***ed up situation.

Oilers are just one big messy situationship.