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CanadasTeam99
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I know our shot counts were pathetic that game 6, but he stole it? That means he made at least multiple saves he should have no business making. Or was he doing what he was supposed to do.
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KeithIsActuallyBad
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Why would the Panthers take offensive risks in a tied game? You don't do that unless you're losing.
Dustin Schwartz, I keep telling you.
Okay? The Oilers played one more game than the Panthers did leading up to the Cup Finals. I don't care about "Almosts". Almost doesn't count for anything. The Panthers almost pulled off the biggest choke in professional sports. Doubt they care now.
Well because Florida was basically able to shut down and play a trap for the last half of the game because they got a freebie muffin goal.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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They would've to either waaaayyyy. What part of this is so hard to understaaaandddddd
Lmao. So when the Oilers win Skinner had nothing to do with it and when they lose it's only his fault. Got it. No wonder the fanbase has the reputation it does.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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He played one terrific game against Dallas. ONE.
It takes FOUR wins to advance.
He was mediocre in the other games. All I've been asking for is MEDIOCRE goaltending. Mediocre is good enough for this team to be elite!
You know what IS delusional? You acting like Skinner has been anything f***ing TERRIBLE this season.
Oilslick941611
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You don’t get to take credit for that. People have said skinner sucks since his first game against Ottawa when he nearly blew an 6 goal lead. There’s nothing wrong with waiting for someone to develop a little before jettisoning them off to Mordor. Don’t forgot that until last year skinner wasn’t the starting goalie. They signed Campbell and before Campbell they tried to find other goalies and even offered markstrom a contract.
What’s concerning is the management being ready to sink or swim with skinner. Personally I don’t believe that and think it’s just media posturing to save some face for trade talks. Skinner isn’t it. You’re right but most people just here and chirp everyone saying they suck and they’ll be right way more often than not.
Me personally i hope and believe in players until they show they don’t deserve it and until this season skinner hasn’t hit rock bottom. Sure he wasn’t the best goalie in the league, he’s also not paid to be one or pretended to be but he didn’t contribute to winning more games than not.
I feel our coaching staff is to blame here as we have had too many goalies come through our team and just fall apart at the seems that go on to have successful careers with decent numbers. The problem is the goalie coach and if we waste assets brining in a new goalie chances are they fall apart at the seem as well. For some reason the goalie coach as survived a ton of coaching staffs over the years and it’s unclear why.
This is the dumbest thing I've seen on here since the Oilers-Canucks series. The self-satisfied foolishness of the weird extended spelling is even more annoying.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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Goals let in by Skinner in the Dallas series: 2 (2OT), 2, 4 (aka the one bad game), 2, 1, 1.
You're right, he was f***ing terrible. I can't believe they gave up zero power play goals in that series. What a bozo.
BIeucheeseWithWings
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Oilers management when their retooled analytics department wants to talk about Stu
Sure he played a small role. The Oilers insulated him and isn't given enough credit. If anything, the Oilers forwards and defense put on a clinic.
Skinner is a back up goalie/1B, he is what he is I don't really see the point of having a big debate about it, he's showing what he is this year and given every chance to do so.
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
I honestly would say he's below Koskinen in the goalie tiers during the McDavid era (slightly). I don't think he's any better than Pickard either, maybe worse.
Talbot and Smith are the only two legit goalies in the McDavid era here.
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
I honestly would say he's below Koskinen in the goalie tiers during the McDavid era (slightly). I don't think he's any better than Pickard either, maybe worse.
Talbot and Smith are the only two legit goalies in the McDavid era here.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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Because you're not getting it. They needed to score twice. They scored once. Skinner would've had to completely shut out the Panthers to win the game.
You're not getting it. The fact that the Oilers were grinding out a 1-1 game in game 7 of the stanley cup finals does not somehow justify the absolute stinker Skinner let in to lose the game. Your position is absurd.
Oilslick941611
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KeithIsActuallyBad
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Skinner should've shut out the Panthers in Game 7 of their barn. He also should've scored a couple goals. I read you loud and clear.
Pickard has a 2.44 GAA, that's good for 15th best in the league, he should honestly be getting more starts, the way this org plays favorites with certain players is ridiculous (ie: Desharnais getting more rope than Broberg and Kesselring not even given a chance).
Skinner has a 3.33 GAA which is significantly worse behind the same defense. That's 46th in the league.
This is honestly total bullshit.
Skinner has a 3.33 GAA which is significantly worse behind the same defense. That's 46th in the league.
This is honestly total bullshit.
Someone here will say it's all on Schwartz
KeithIsActuallyBad
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So not very?
Anyway, tough to win when you don't score. That's not going to change regardless. You score only once and more often than not you'll lose.
Behind Enemy Lines
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It actually opens to another question. As they pivoted under Jackson to become a modern, information based decision making organization including investing in building up their support analytics function, why were they content to run back the two goalies instead of seeking an upgrade.
Why were they confident in Skinner and a solid AHL/NHL tweener? What information do they have that we're missing from public source data? Or despite the enhanced focus on analytic informed decision making this organization might still be getting things wrong.
Hailed a genius on July 2 the early returns of Jeff Jackson's window tenure aren't delivering at the quarter pole of this season. Time to see what Bowman junior thinks of the state of Oiler goaltending.
Team that gets to 2 goals first in a game 7 probably ends up winning like 90% of the time. Happened to us in 2006 too, Markanen let in a couple of soft goals and Carolina was not going to give us any charity.
In 2024 and 2006 we win the Cup with a better goalie in net for that series, in 2006 at least there is an excuse (injury), but that's two Cup banners you could've had.
A game 7 of a Cup Final is not going to be a run n' gun scoring affair, teams know once they get a lead to protect it all costs, even scoring winger types will dive face first in front of a puck to block it if they can taste a Cup.
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