Oilers now 13-12-1: THE THREAD THAT'S FUN FOR EVERYONE

[LaCarriere]

How have they not fired anyone?! This is crazy, thought Woodcroft was for sure gone.

Holland deserves to be launched from a catapult for the nurse and Campbell contracts, but he didn't sound too sure about coming back at the end of last season, so firing him doesn't do much. He's probably just going to ride out his contract without doing anything major.

I don't know that any head coach can fix their goaltending situation, or an injured McDavid, maybe a different defensive approach/system, but yeah, the players are just playing like crap. Firing the coach would just be to put a new face in the room. Bottom line is if McDavid and drai aren't producing they aren't winning too many games.

 

[Cup or Bust]

´Getting on sticks, taking out your man in front of the net, and clearing rebounds is what the Canucks are doing to help their goalies. They also hustle back for back-checks.

The Oilers do none of the above.

Goal 1 Hughes: What is Desharnais trying to accomplish there? take your man, or get in that lane
Goal 2 Suter: Awful effort from Holloway. Suter takes an uncontested shot in the slot.
Goal 3 Boeser: Ekholm is away from Boeser. Boeser taps in a loose puck. Ekholm reacts after the fact.
Goal 4 Hoglander: Weak giveaway, brainless pinch by #2, #2 no hustle or interest in taking his man, Draisaitl was there.. not sure what he was trying to accomplish
Goal 5 Miller: Beauty
Goal 6 Boeser: Kinda sums up the night, awful effort by everyone, behind on the play, ceci comes in after the goal and get's his guys stick. Some guy doing some gymnastics infront of Skinner. Get your body infront of the puck instead

Awful effort. If it was the goalies, that's a quicker fix than what reality says.

I never said it was all on the goalies but the Canucks made all kinds of defensive errors in the past 2 games against the Oilers but they have much better goalies and survived their mistakes and had opportunities to get back into the games,. The Oilers rarely get any kind of goaltending at key times in games to give them any chance to win right now. That is the point. Of course they can be better defensively but their goaltending is not offering anything.

 

[Oleksiak]

oilers aren't losing to an AHL team

Oilers are an AHL team.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

McDavid sounds like he's been impaled by a sword during his interviews these days. Everyone is pointing the finger at Woodcroft but Holland is the guy they need to get rid of. The team he built overachieved last year. He should of added another top 4 D instead of wasting a roster spot on a deep fried Connor Brown.

What a mess... Who ever takes over as GM had better focus on improving the goaltending and defense. If we lose to the Sharks, there absolutely needs to be blood.

 

[Oilslick941611]

They deserve it and the Oilers fans who were bragging the past few summers...

The fans have nothing to do with what happens on the ice.

 

[josra33]

Do the players give up against the Sharks in the hopes to get a new coach in by the next game?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

McDavid will put up 7 points against the Sharks and things will miraculously turn around

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Last night if the Oilers outshot the Canucks 20-8 in the first period with the goalies reversed the Oilers would likely have been winning 4-1 after the first period. No one remembers how poorly the Canucks played during stretches of the last 2 games against the Oilers because Demko and DeSmith made big saves giving the Canucks an opportunity to get back into both games, people only remember bad defensive plays the Oilers made because they resulted in goals. The Oilers certainly have struggled in other areas and need to be better defensively but their goaltending is not giving them any opportunity to win games at all so far this season.

I disagree. Their D was equally at fault with the goaltending last night. The first Vancouver goal was scored by an Oiler D and every other goal was a rebound or two on one goal with shoddy defensive coverage. Any goalie would let in lots of goals behind what may be the leagues worst D so far this season.
I mean sure Demko is better than the Oilers goalies but he’s one of the teams star players so he should be expected to outperform Skinner most nights. But I think Demko would still let in at least 4 of those goals.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

McDavid will put up 7 points against the Sharks and things will miraculously turn around

They could beat the Sharks by 10 and that won't be "turning things around".

 

[HighLifeManIsHigh]

McDavid will put up 7 points against the Sharks and things will miraculously turn around

Sure bud

 

[Shark Finn]

You ain't taking Celebrini from us

 

[StevenF1919]

I think most are. They have unlikeable players, yeah they might rack up the points but they are also douchebags like Draisaitl, Nurse, Kane, Hyman, etc

Calling Nurse and Hyman unlikeable douchebags is certainly a take.

 

[Oleksiak]

Calling Nurse and Hyman unlikeable douchebags is certainly a take.

Nurse is one of the most gutless pieces of trash to ever play the game and doesn't belong in a men's league. There's no reason for anyone to pretend to respect him.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

 

[StevenF1919]

Nurse is one of the most gutless pieces of trash to ever play the game and doesn't belong in a men's league. There's no reason for anyone to pretend to respect him.

I'm probably the biggest Oiler hater on this board and that's just not true.

FYI - as someone who lives in Edmonton and knows people in the Oilers org, he's an incredibly nice person.

 

[Umingmak]

I think most are. They have unlikeable players, yeah they might rack up the points but they are also douchebags like Draisaitl, Nurse, Kane, Hyman, etc

Lmao what? Draisaitl and Hyman seem like great guys. Nurse is an overpaid pylon, but I haven't seen anything that makes him a "dbag". Kane's past is rough, but he's been amazing in the community in Edmonton.

 

[thusk]

A team with a full mentallity of play 1 side of the puck and its starting with leader of the club... mcdavid/ draisaitl....

When your 2 leader are not fully engaged defensive side. How can you expecting the rest of you team will...

Defensive is about 5 player, not about 2...

 

[Oleksiak]

Lmao what? Draisaitl and Hyman seem like great guys. Nurse is an overpaid pylon, but I haven't seen anything that makes him a "dbag". Kane's past is rough, but he's been amazing in the community in Edmonton.

You think constant diving and cheapshots from Nurse and Draisitl make them respectable players? When they start playing like men instead of the gutless cowards that they are, maybe people will stop calling them out. Right now, they're a complete disgrace to the sport.

 

[Little Psycho]

Lmao what? Draisaitl and Hyman seem like great guys. Nurse is an overpaid pylon, but I haven't seen anything that makes him a "dbag". Kane's past is rough, but he's been amazing in the community in Edmonton.

Seems like someone missed watching the oilers in playoffs the last few years….

 

[Umingmak]

You think constant diving and cheapshots from Nurse and Draisitl make them respectable players? When they start playing like men instead of the gutless cowards that they are, maybe people will stop calling them out. Right now, they're a complete disgrace to the sport.

I've watched a lot of Oilers games (Edmonton is my hometown. I'm not an Oilers fan, but I watch the games a lot with friends & just to keep up). I've never seen Draisaitl or Nurse dive. Lmao.

Looking at the NHLDives IG account, they don't have a single dive from Draisaitl since they started their page (2019). The worst diver on the list is Marchessault, and the only Oiler in their top 20 list is Hyman (former Oilers Koskinen and Smith are on there too).

 

[Little Psycho]

Calling Nurse and Hyman unlikeable douchebags is certainly a take.

Sure they are great guys off the ice, but on the ice it’s a different story. This thread is showing who watched the oilers in the playoffs and who didn’t lol.

 

[yababy]

A team with a full mentallity of play 1 side of the puck and its starting with leader of the club... mcdavid/ draisaitl....

When your 2 leader are not fully engaged defensive side. How can you expecting the rest of you team will...

Defensive is about 5 player, not about 2...

this is exactly the problem.
McDavid and Draisaitl are uncoachable.
How many GMs and coaches do they need to go through to figure that one out?

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Yeah Blame McDrai

 

[Lilou]

Well it is still early and maybe a game against SJ will give them some confidence. I don't dislike their players, but I am very much enjoying what oiler fans are going through right now. There is no fanbase more deserving.

 

[sepHF]

why do you guys even respond to crying marchard guy? lol

its a schtick