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If the team isn't capable of playing and winning last night's game we won't be winning anything. I think it is very demonstrative of how much we have matured from last years run.
The "game management" through officiating that the league has embraced is really sleazy. And it's not just the "evening up" - I knew once the Oilers scored that goal, it would take a felony assault or undeniable procedural error (too many men, puck over glass) for the Oilers to get another power play, because the refs were afraid that would bury the Kings.
In their heads already lol. Remember when Leaf fans wanted Florida last year? LOL
The "game management" through officiating that the league has embraced is really sleazy. And it's not just the "evening up" - I knew once the Oilers scored that goal, it would take a felony assault or undeniable procedural error (too many men, puck over glass) for the Oilers to get another power play, because the refs were afraid that would bury the Kings.
I think the whole "they played a solid defensive game" is overblown. This wasn't a good game. You can't have 5 shots at the half way mark. They got lucky here and this could have ended badly in OT again.
Need to be much better.
Imagine throwing everything but the kitchen sink at a team that has owned you for 2 years and still losing 0-1. Has to be a what do we have to do to beat these guys feeling.Just finished reading the Kings GDT.
Makes our loss-edition PGT's look celebratory by comparison.
This was my thought as well, if each game was decided based upon who controlled play.. this would still be a 3-1 series.You definitely put yourself at the mercy of bounces playing that way. The ice was total garbage and that really worked in our favor. LA bobbled pucks a lot trying to make simply plays. They could barely handle the puck on their PP.
We are no stranger to stupid bounces though, just in this series alone. Last night, all the bounces went wide or landed right where our D needed it to land for us to clear. Like the hockey gods felt bad about game 2 and paid us back. If we brought our game 2 luck to last nights game, would have gone very different.
Don't doubt the Oilers know that they have to play much better. Hope they can do it in game 5 and just finish this off. Would not like to see another game in the slush pond.
To me there was clearly a call from the league about "too many calls" taking away from the "game on the ice"Today me thing I forgot to vent about last night. That blatant non call on Doughty has he interfered with McDavid was infuriating. If you look up interference in the dictionary that was it, but no, had to have some game management
Why are these apes chanting this when the next round of the playoffs hasn't even been officially determined? In any case, you can only roll your eyes and laugh at them.
They also played the puck with a broken stick with the official looking right at it. That’s like watching a player shoot the puck over the glass and not calling delay of game because you don’t want to.Today me thing I forgot to vent about last night. That blatant non call on Doughty has he interfered with McDavid was infuriating. If you look up interference in the dictionary that was it, but no, had to have some game management
Yep this has bad juju all over it.Why are these apes chanting this when the next round of the playoffs hasn't even been officially determined? In any case, you can only roll your eyes and laugh at them.
Next round is already determined. If we win vs LA we play the winner of VAN\NSH series.Why are these apes chanting this when the next round of the playoffs hasn't even been officially determined? In any case, you can only roll your eyes and laugh at them.
You phrase it as a joke but its true. Pent up frustration all over the mainland is nothing new. The attitude in some of the burbs is to even go into DT and smash up and wreck the place. A frustrated population, particularly younger population that can't afford to live, that have to live in parental home indefinitely or couch surf. Tons of angst there. A powderkeg. Doesn't take much to set it off. Some of that, or even a lot of that is due to the obscene cost of living and stratification that exists there.They cannot even hsce a watch parry because of risk from rioting. This is what paying 2 million dollars to live in a 600sq ft shack does to a person.
There was a super blatant interference by Lewis as well, though I can't remember who he hit.Today me thing I forgot to vent about last night. That blatant non call on Doughty has he interfered with McDavid was infuriating. If you look up interference in the dictionary that was it, but no, had to have some game management
They were trapping much of the time. A lot of those LA shots were low percentage shots. But the OIlers got outhustled for sure and did not have many chances themselves.I didn’t watch the game. Were the Oilers as outplayed as the shot clock seemed to indicate?
Not at all. It was a very even game in terms of chances. Defensively Oilers were as solid as solid could be. Last 5 mins were clinical.. LA despite all their push never came close to scoring.I didn’t watch the game. Were the Oilers as outplayed as the shot clock seemed to indicate?
The league has been doing this since the Philly Flyers bringing the brotherly love and the STL Blues having the Barclay bros trying to murder guys on ice.The "game management" through officiating that the league has embraced is really sleazy. And it's not just the "evening up" - I knew once the Oilers scored that goal, it would take a felony assault or undeniable procedural error (too many men, puck over glass) for the Oilers to get another power play, because the refs were afraid that would bury the Kings.
Hitting a post and multiple other shot deflections skimming just wide is "never came close to scoring". Actually they did come close. Skinner also made several good stops and so did Rittich.Not at all. It was a very even game in terms of chances. Defensively Oilers were as solid as solid could be. Last 5 mins were clinical.. LA despite all their push never came close to scoring.
I like your outhustled comment, that definitely felt true. But were they outworked, not overly. Were they outsmarted, not at all. Were they outplayed, probably. Did the better overall team win a game they maybe shouldn’t have won, likely. Is that unusual, not really.They were trapping much of the time. A lot of those LA shots were low percentage shots. But the OIlers got outhustled for sure and did not have many chances themselves.