he still has trouble tracking those long distance shots that goes by him or for rebounds. still needs to work on that. lankinan/silovs should be okay for the first 2 months of the season whenever demko returnsUnderrated part of this is Silovs having a good game.
he still has trouble tracking those long distance shots that goes by him or for rebounds. still needs to work on that. lankinan/silovs should be okay for the first 2 months of the season whenever demko returns
shouldnt have let him go. broberg was good in the playoffs he played over vinnie deharnais in the finals.Oilers board arguing over whether there d-core is better or worse than last year it's clearly worse. After they were praising the heck out of Broberg in the playoffs and early in the offseason.
Can’t say it hit me that hard but I did had a good time playing the game and I appreciate that more Asian developers are emerging.
Especially when Western developers are losing it rn.
Note: slide in my dms if you wanna talk about gaming, don’t wanna derail this thread
Pretty sure Silovs had a .88 sav% against EdmontonOther side note: For as much as I find myself questioning Silovs, he was better than Skinner in that series.
We just didn’t have enough good offensive players to capitalize.
He can’t skate. Anything where he’s got to move a ton, he loses his footing SO easily.
It’s why I’m a big fan of the forward acquisitions they made. Pushes Suter down, and his line gets quicker w Heinen. DeBrusk and Sprong (if he works out)… not even close there.
Sherwood on the fourth line, maybe Raty elevates himself by the end of the season so Blueger is on the 4th line and that’s another element.
If we come up against them again (assuming health & us acquiring another top four D), I like our chances a lot more than I did last year.
I’ve been thinking of getting that game tooI am almost done with 3rd playthrough.
I don't think there's ever been a game that gave me this much to think about.
I’ve been thinking of getting that game too
Grew up with the story
There’s a quality difference though. Like VAN just didn’t create enough quality stuff. And his goals were the distance ones. Skinner legit can’t skate and read the play well. Even in the dying seconds of game 7, if Miller’s shot is on net, it’s a tie.Pretty sure Silovs had a .88 sav% against Edmonton
I was born in 1996Last time I bought a game day 1 was Diablo 3.
Last time I was this emotionally invested in a game was 1996.
Appreciate the work but it’s preseasonReal sloppy - team will need to be way better than this. So many turnovers right in the slot. Some of the poorest passing coming out of the their end we've seen all pre-seasons (kids might have looked better). Got to see the importance of Garland. Absolute glue player.
Good
Silovs - major reason they won - terrific. Will start season I believe.
Sherwood - best on the forecheck and good puck movment.
Sprong - probably created as much offense as anyone in this game
Soucy - not perfect but made some important and game changing plays in both ends. Him and Myers were effective.
Hughes - never plays a bad game. Maybe not his best but still a cut above most anyone else
Hoglander - worked the boards well and had some good set ups
Not Good
Raty - looked lead-footed and terrible coverage on the only goal against. If Suter is ready then it's back to Abby for Rary.
Forbert - actually a little better but still far from good. Looks like he may provide a little muscle at least
Desharnais - got beaten wide too much and not clearing the front of his net. Passing coming out of his end (a strength of the team last year) was also poor. Needs a nastier mean streak.
Heinen - did really nothing all game. Sort of body skating around
Miller - one of the worst games he's played in Vancouver. Passing was very poor on the PP and in his end. Play he made at the end of the second was unbelieveably bad. Few seconds left so he throws the puck in the front of the net. One of the many forcing Silovs to make huge saves.
Others
Bains - gives what he's got and actually has some talent around the net. But like Raty he has to work so hard to stay in the the play and be decent in transition. Character and hustle off the charts but can't skate well enough in the end to end action. Should not start the season here. Pity is that despite talk about how development on the farm is good, there are just not players moving up from minor league level that help the team in any meaningful way.
DeBrusk - like most of the pre-season, he showed little. Like Bains a goal and an assist but also like Heinen where you had to search for him in the play. There seemed a little chemistry in the Pettersson line but most of that was due to Sprong. Others weren't doing enough with the service they were getting.
Boeser - one of the games were you wonder how much the Canucks should pay him. Not bad but you wonder is he is premier player. Pre-season so that needs to be factored in. LIke others, tough game with the man advantage.
Can see the McDavid influence on the OIlers. Grab the stick and then pretend the other player is hooking or holding you. Oilers got away with a lot of that in this game per usual. Frustrating but you know he is going to get the calls.
Luckily the PK was very good. PP on the other hand was a real mess.
Team has some work to do but so do the Oilers. Said to be prohibitive Cup favorites but they have some huge holes on their back end. In fact, the chances for many teams winning the Cup this season seem now wide open.
That is some intensive Tocchet/Mr Miyagi shit going on.Sprong defending with extra attacker has to be a preseason thing right
I was s Best Buy GM for a while and remember the happiness of the people who stood in line pre-midnight for games. Never understood it but it was fun to see how happy it made people.I was born in 1996
That is some intensive Tocchet/Mr Miyagi shit going on.
What do you see Sprong-son? Opposition net is no more your goal! Defend your net is now only goal. Fight with honour!
I think that in honor of the common goal it should be ok to burn your eyes out?... maybe?...Team win when I don’t watch
Should be good to go for Wednesday most likely