Post-Game Talk: Stupendous Stu offsets the broken Hyman

[brentashton]

Am I the only one that wouldn't hate Derek Ryan drawing in? I've always thought he raised his game in the playoffs.

Yes, he's limited but he is capable of smart, low event hockey. He can kill penalties and take some faceoffs. He doesn't replace Hyman or Brown but he gives a coach 7-8 minutes of dependable, no panic hockey.

Given the next game is a potential elimination game, I’d be ok with him getting some shifts for all the reasons you list.

Sucks to lose Zack, hopefully this is something that he can quickly heal from.

 

[BertMcDrai]

Any news on Hyman?

 

[1981 Oilers]

Some interesting reading in this thread:

GDT: Thread 'WCQF: Game 2 - LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers Game 2 @7:00pm 4/23/25 Kings lead 1-0'

Apr 23, 2025

Los Angeles Kings(48-25-9, 105pts, 2nd in Pacific) vs Edmonton Oilers (48-29-5, 101pts, 3rd in Pacific)
Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 7:00pm PT | TV: Fan Duel Sports Network West/ TBS/ HBO MAX RADIO: ESPN LA App



Regular Season Stats

Historical Playoff Series

1981-82 Kings win 3-2
1984-85 Oilers win 3-0
1986-87 Oilers win 4-1
1988-89 Kings win 4-3
1989-90 Oilers win 4-0
1990-91 Oilers win 4-2
1991-92 Oilers win 4-2
2021-22 Oilers win 4-3
2022-23...​

• kingsboy11
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There is a moral to this story. Sometimes it is best to just shut up and let things play out.

lots of fools in that fanbase in LA but to be fair, we were pretty glum after GM 2 . It was a pretty salty area inside HFboards on the Oilers board. Stu took a beating. We were already planning next years team

 

[Mcnofool6110]

Am I the only one that wouldn't hate Derek Ryan drawing in? I've always thought he raised his game in the playoffs.

Yes, he's limited but he is capable of smart, low event hockey. He can kill penalties and take some faceoffs. He doesn't replace Hyman or Brown but he gives a coach 7-8 minutes of dependable, no panic hockey.

Derek Ryan's second year here, he'd have a good game every other game. Then he'd have a good game every 2nd or third game. Last playoffs, he was good initially and then rapidly mediocre. This year he's been nigh unplayable, but he's a RHC that wins faceoffs and would probably kill himself to will us to a win. Good options all around, as someone already posited, but I'd see Philp, J Skinner before him. He's ahead of Max Jones, and he's random-Edmontonian-lottery-conscription ahead of Josh Brown

 

[1981 Oilers]

very good work here. I like it

 

[North]

Yeah, wanting to play Max Jones feels insane. I could see Knoblauch disliking Skinner's game enough to do it but I don't know.

It feels like with Brown and Hyman out we're probably going to have to find some more secondary scoring and it's not going to come from Max Jones.

I know Savoie is a black ace. Is Philp one too?

 

[North]

PK looks so pissed on TV when Edmonton does something well. He can't even hide it.

He’s pissed we didn’t sign him when we needed d men so he had to retire.

 

[1981 Oilers]

Such a gritty effort tonight. Probably their best performance in a competitive playoff game in this era.

couple real dandies in this playoffs. GM 5 LA was a masterpiece, GM 4 & 5 VEG were great performances, everything in this series except 6-7 mins of 3rd in GM 1. This Defence they have assembled is unreal. I still remember the Dark days when everyone laughed at our defence

 

[CupofOil]

Hearing wrist injury for Hyman, surgery tonight or tomorrow morning. FML.

Terrible but unsurprising news. Heal up Zach, next man up. No time for dwelling on it anymore but it just sucks for a guy that's one of the real vocal leaders on this team to not be able to finish the run with these guys.

 

[1981 Oilers]

He sounds dialed the f*** in.

Stuart 'Conn Smythe' Skinner

I love the strut coming onto the ice. He is dialed in. Keep it going Stu. This is another Billy Ranford story

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Terrible but unsurprising news. Heal up Zach, next man up. No time for dwelling on it anymore but it just sucks for a guy that's one of the real vocal leaders on this team to not be able to finish the run with these guys.

Hyman was a vocal leader and rallied the boys after the Game 7 SCF loss last year, saying “we’ll be back”

It absolutely sucks, but he’s still part of the team. Whether on or off the ice, his impact will be made

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

Deboer looked absolutely demoralized in the post-game presser.

Not sure why anyone said he was complaining about penalties. He was asked about the penalties his team took, and said he didn't hate any of them, and blamed his players more than refs. Said Perry took the same penalty Benn did so it was evenly called.

I think Deboer's downfall this series is inability to make the tactical adjustments Nobby and Coffey are able to make. It's like our coaching is 1-step ahead of him.

I think they're playing a system like Florida where they're trying to establish a heavy forecheck, but all of our dmen lob a hail-mary to center ice where we have more puck support and numbers. It's exhausting all of their forwards, and they're caught behind the puck half the time furiously skating back.

(I noticed the Hurricanes copied this strategy in their last game which lead to their win).

The very first thing he said was the first one wasn’t a penalty

 

[1981 Oilers]

Reinhart played last game I believe

no, Reinhart has been out last 2

 

[1981 Oilers]

God damn, these Oilers are much better men than me.

Not a f***ing peep about the officials.

I almost was ready to go thru TV if he didnt call that pick on Marchment after calling identical on Perry.
Id bench that Marchment. He is a dummy

 

[Austerlitz]

couple real dandies in this playoffs. GM 5 LA was a masterpiece, GM 4 & 5 VEG were great performances, everything in this series except 6-7 mins of 3rd in GM 1. This Defence they have assembled is unreal. I still remember the Dark days when everyone laughed at our defence

I've been wasting a ridiculous amount of times reading other fanbases takes on this run. There are still alot of people who think Edmonton is still running a garbage blueline.

In a way I get it. If I weren't watching every night, I'd be highly suspect of Stecher-Nurse, or that Klingberg was still capable of playing quality minutes, and I really knew nothing about Walman until he got here. And no one wants to ever give Bouchard the credit he deserves for whatever reason (including some Oiler fans).

In reality, though, this is the best blueline left in the playoffs.

 

[soothsayer]

no, Reinhart has been out last 2

Him and Mikkola are listed as day-to-day. I imagine we see both of them back in the finals, unless the Carolina-Florida series goes to 6 or 7. They'll probably both be back, but who knows how their injuries will affect them. Brutal news about Hyman, but losing Reinhart and even Mikkola is a much bigger blow to Florida.

 

[jukon]

Am I the only one that wouldn't hate Derek Ryan drawing in? I've always thought he raised his game in the playoffs.

Yes, he's limited but he is capable of smart, low event hockey. He can kill penalties and take some faceoffs. He doesn't replace Hyman or Brown but he gives a coach 7-8 minutes of dependable, no panic hockey.

I wouldn't say I'd hate it. But as a follower of Hockeys Future, it would be nice to see a younger player given an opportunity in the right situation. I'm confident in the coaches ability to assess his roster and inject who he feels gives us the best chance to win.

 

[1981 Oilers]

Him and Mikkola are listed as day-to-day. I imagine we see both of them back in the finals, unless the Carolina-Florida series goes to 6 or 7. They'll probably both be back, but who knows how their injuries will affect them. Brutal news about Hyman, but losing Reinhart and even Mikkola is a much bigger blow to Florida.

Florida defence is big and mean. Mikkola was very noticeable last year and this year he is better. Add Forsling, Jones and Ekblad to this mixture, they are tough

 

[Section337]

Walking out of the building the last 2 games has been interesting. Fans are happy but not giddy. Could be that the we had enough opportunities to cheer during the game or that the games were too early for any pre-drinking but mostly I think it shows that the fans, like the team, realize these are just wins 10 and 11.

 

[1981 Oilers]

I've been wasting a ridiculous amount of times reading other fanbases takes on this run. There are still alot of people who think Edmonton is still running a garbage blueline.

In a way I get it. If I weren't watching every night, I'd be highly suspect of Stecher-Nurse, or that Klingberg was still capable of playing quality minutes, and I really knew nothing about Walman until he got here. And no one wants to ever give Bouchard the credit he deserves for whatever reason (including some Oiler fans).

In reality, though, this is the best blueline left in the playoffs.

Agree 100%. They work great together. I still laugh at the people stating we will never get anywhere with 2 guys doing all the scoring. First thing I say is " Do u actually watch the games? " Just check out the stats if u dont wanna watch. Everyone is scoring. Check out Walmans +/-. Very impressive

 

[ahmedou]

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

Walking out of the building the last 2 games has been interesting. Fans are happy but not giddy. Could be that the we had enough opportunities to cheer during the game or that the games were too early for any pre-drinking but mostly I think it shows that the fans, like the team, realize these are just wins 10 and 11.

You are overthinking dude lol

 

[1981 Oilers]

Best f***ing fans in the world

Hands down, best !
Nationwide
Oilernation is just not in Edmonton, it stretches across Country We are well represented in NS

 

[joestevens29]

Am I the only one that wouldn't hate Derek Ryan drawing in? I've always thought he raised his game in the playoffs.

Yes, he's limited but he is capable of smart, low event hockey. He can kill penalties and take some faceoffs. He doesn't replace Hyman or Brown but he gives a coach 7-8 minutes of dependable, no panic hockey.

Not that I really want to do it, but I could see them going 11-7 to ease Ekholm back in.

Not sure that I want to go back to 11-7 though as having set pairs has so many advantages over guys playing with a different partner every other shift.

 

[1981 Oilers]

Man Wyatt Johnson seems to have regressed or is it just me? He has been terrible this series as have several other Stars

he had done sweet FA this series. Last year, he was very noticeable. I was listening to a Pod Cast and they said Canes wanted Johnson instead of Stankhoven but Dallas wouldnt part with Johnson