Post-Game Talk: Skinner just had his Grant Fuhr moment

[oobga]

I don’t wanna be that guy, but man Corey Perry looks very slow to me, he needs to be on the 4 line I think.

Yeah. He is not really getting any of his opportunities at the net either. Maybe he is saving it for an elimination game

 

[Oilslick941611]

Cyclone must be busy celebrating again.

or drowning his sorrows.

 

[guymez]

Give credit where its due as well. The Oilers defence was excellent all night. Skinner was a wall, but the Oilers were excellent at limiting rebound chances and overall grade A looks.

It was good for sure. Not as good as the Kings but it was good.

 

[MoontoScott]

Thank you Stu
And the D
And the hammering our Fs took
And the discipline

And...
Shout out to Bouchard as well. Not only sniped the bomb but played a hard nosed physical game.

His game has looked more mature in this series.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I didn’t say they should feel shame at all, but frustration and demoralized for sure though. They threw everything but the kitchen sink at Skinner tonight and if he didn’t make the save, the defensive unit worked together and cleaned up the garbage. On a typical night against most teams, LA probably wins that by at least a 3-1 margin or more. They’re on the verge of losing in the 1st round to the same for the third straight year.

Oh yeah. For sure. Its hard to lose any game. But The Oilers are a very good team. Underlining that again this postseason. This is a pretty deep Oilers squad this time. Only question mark I had was goaltending and Skinner sure looked after that in LA in games 3,4. If the Oilers get goaltending like this hard for anybody to stop.

 

[RegDunlop]

A 1-0 road playoff win is going to shatter a lot of outside narratives about this team.

Not sure about this stat - just came up in my head so... you know!

Maybe we've had another but the last 1-0 win on the road was against a 4 time SC champion whom we went on to dislodge on our way to our first cup.
Thank you Kevin McLelland

Good sign

 

[Frank the Tank]

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Wowzers. Skinner really did hold the fort lol

That doesn't consider the quality of each shot. Lots of perimeter shot attempts by the Kings.

 

[guymez]

Oh...and apparently Interference isnt a penalty anymore.
Good to know.

 

[McRpro]

Lol, the only downside of sailing the high sea's. I turn off all notifications and only really look at forums/reddit during intermission.

Sometimes I need to text friends and tell them to wait a minute or two before messaging me if something happens.

 

[RegDunlop]

His game has looked more mature in this series.

Agree

 

[RandomGuy79]

Canuck fans alreadu gearing up...

https://x.com/nhlspotlight/status/1784780424507695113

 

[TheNumber4]

I noticed a mod has the username SoundwaveIsCharisma. What does that mean?

 

[Cloned]

Also you know this game meant a lot because Drai went down on one knee to block a shot at the end.

 

[Leonardlizard]

I like when they win.

 

[FlameChampion]

Hopefully we broke the Kings spirit a bit and can close them out next game. LA won’t likely go away easily though.

Great game by Skinner. Hopefully this gives him a lot of confidence and he can follow it up on Wednesday.

 

[rboomercat90]

Skinners best game as an oiler.

Team also played fairly good defensively and didn’t give up many grade A chances

It was more proof of how well a goalies play depends on team structure. When the team is defending the net a goalie can play well. When they aren’t and are leaving guys open in the slot all night with time and space to place their shots goalies get hammered. Skinner has bad games but so do the defensemen on this team. Unfortunately for him, he gets blamed for the bad games the defensemen have too. Skinner was outstanding tonight but I’m even more excited about how well the defensemen played. IMO, those guys are the key to how far this team can go.

 

[McFlyingV]

The Oilers essentially beat the Kings at their own game. Suffocating D with excellent collapsing around the net and excellent puck management. LA barely even got a look during 2 minutes of 6 on 5.

 

[Senor Catface]

Canuck fans alreadu gearing up...

https://x.com/nhlspotlight/status/1784780424507695113

I'm redoing that joke.

Maybe they are saying f***, the Oilers??

 

[MessierThanThou]

Oh...and apparently Interference isnt a penalty anymore.
Good to know.

Only if the Oilers do it.

We saw this reffing in 2017...I hope these parasite refs f*** off for the rest of the playoffs.

 

[guymez]

It was more proof of how well a goalies play depends on team structure. When the team is defending the net a goalie can play well. When they aren’t and are leaving guys open in the slot all night with time and space to place their shots goalies get hammered. Skinner has bad games but so do the defensemen on this team. Unfortunately for him, he gets blamed for the bad games the defensemen have too. Skinner was outstanding tonight but I’m even more excited about how well the defensemen played. IMO, those guys are the key to how far this team can go.

100%.
The team in front of a goalie is critical.
Just ask Hellebuyck.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Oh yeah. For sure. It’s hard to lose any game. But The Oilers are a very good team. Underlining that again this postseason. This is a pretty deep Oilers squad this time. Only question mark I had was goaltending and Skinner sure looked after that in LA in games 3,4. If the Oilers get goaltending like this hard for anybody to stop.

They don’t have the best record in LA so to come out of there 2-0 this spring is pretty damn solid. Two very versatile wins: beat them in the alley and then beat them with stay at home defense and goaltending tonight. Your other post about this game unmasking Woodcroft nailed it. Knoblauch has an incredible mind for the game. This Jackson guy might not be so bad.

 

[TheNumber4]

Big picture. Good rest night for all

It was more proof of how well a goalies play depends on team structure. When the team is defending the net a goalie can play well. When they aren’t and are leaving guys open in the slot all night with time and space to place their shots goalies get hammered. Skinner has bad games but so do the defensemen on this team. Unfortunately for him, he gets blamed for the bad games the defensemen have too. Skinner was outstanding tonight but I’m even more excited about how well the defensemen played. IMO, those guys are the key to how far this team can go.

Can’t agree more on all points.

 

[MoontoScott]

Hopefully we broke the Kings spirit a bit and can close them out next game. LA won’t likely go away easily though.

Great game by Skinner. Hopefully this gives him a lot of confidence and he can follow it up on Wednesday.

The Kings won't go quietly in game #5. I still say they have alot of talent on that team. They got all the lucky bounces in game #2 but none tonight. The hockey gods will give L.A. at least one weird goal when they get back to Roger's place.

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

What a boring ass game though.... Yikes

Man usually I would agree but I loved the defensive work.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Also you know this game meant a lot because Drai went down on one knee to block a shot at the end.

Yeah I noticed that. he made the last save. hehe Everybody was dialed in. Can't see OV making many of those.