He did have fault in the loss though. He let in an awful goal that turned into the game winning goal. Coaches tell players to push shooters to the outside and the goalie will stop it. From the position the shot came from, he should have had it. The Oilers not scoring enough in game 7 doesn't absolve Skinner from letting in a crappy gwg.
This. Skinner was up and down in the playoffs last year, but he hasn't had the ups this year that he needs to
Well yes, of course he’s to blame..but the lack of scoring was the biggest reason they lost
I like the idea of Tuch. He would be a great add. That said, I can't imagine Buffalo firesaling a core guy for futures ... at least in the case of the Oilers a late 1st round pick a year from now and additional secondary picks. Adams who should be fired (especially after his coup to get the last guy fired) has to turn their NHL assets into NHL bodies that can carry out a culture change.
This is a very good point. Good or not last playoffs… Are we expecting him to magically turn it around come playoffs this season when the competition ramps up?
I have tried to make this point many times. When people look at the goals the Oilers give up and try to assess blame they are only looking at half the story, or maybe less. One should hope that an NHL starter seldom gets beat by a goal that he should absolutely stop. So the vast majority of goals should be someone else's fault to some degree, or perhaps mostly someone else's fault. In a league where 2 shots in 100 determine the difference between a Vezina winner and an also ran its is probably how many shots that he is not really expected to stop that he does that determines who is the best goalie. This is why I have tome for the xG models. While not perfect over a season they can help one to quantify this.
You don't even have Henrique in there lol. I'd probably play him as a fourth line center with Janmark on the LW. Pod and Perry as the extra skaters- that's an insane amount of depth.
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This is not relevant to a discussion about an individual game but it is actually not true statistically. Generally, teams whose best players play the best win most often. It's not absolute, but it is typically true.
Why would you have Janmark play center when there's Adam Henrique to do it better.
I’m not sure I agree, McD and Bouchard set offensive records, Hyman had a truckload of goals yet Florida won the Cup. I think the bottom 6 needed to bring more.
Yes, standards are standards.
If he's been "truly awful" we wouldn't be so high in the standings.
The Oilers got to game 7 of the final. They did not do that because the Oilers bottom 6 outplayed the bottom six of LA, Vancouver and Dallas. They did it in good part because their top players outplayed the top players of those teams. This is why the Oilers have won more playoff games over the last three years than every other team except Florida. Now as I said it is not absolute. Even if your best players are great you do still need the rest of the team to at least hold their own. Depth does matter. But in general it is the top players that make the most difference.
Fair enough and your entitled to your opinion but like I said earlier I’ll agree with the hall of famer.
How are you related to him?I'll bang it until people realize scoring 1 goal in a Championship game isn't gonna win titles
if Canada doesn't score a 2nd goal and lose 3-1, you know people would cry about goaltending...it's the timeless lazy narrative
Campbell went 21-9 here. Was he not truly awful?
It is LAUGHABLY embarassing how this guy simps for him.
