Post-Game Talk: The Sieve We Know

As bad as Skinner is, Kemper isn't much better.

Couple of years ago when Edmonton got swept by the Aves on their track to a cup win, Kuemper getting injured basically put the series out of reach for Edmonton because the backup could actually stop pucks and shut down the Oiler's offense. Seeing that a bit here as well, if Edmonton starts playing with a high level of intensity for more than just 1/3 of the game(when they're already down), they'll find that they can score at will against Kuemp in the same way they did against Korpisalo, Talbot, and Quick.
Kuemper is a system goalie that got beat mostly by elite level plays. If we had Kuemper we win the cup. If LA had Stu we win this game 7-1.
 
And once again we lose when we outhit a team, it’s ridiculous what our record is, which makes no sense. We actually softened them up a fair bit tonight, war of attribution sort of thing.
 
When did Bouchard get traded to the Kings?

That last goal. Skinner. Oof!!! Is there another goalie in the league that lets in that shot?
He didn't see it so not my fault Skinner is absolved on all grounds of letting in a *shot* that was going 5miles an hour. Too ridiculous to even talk about but here we are a year later with the same f***ing goof in our net in the playoffs. I can't stand him.
 
Pickard isn’t going look like an all star and probably not going to stand on his head but he’s not going to give up such awful goals and at least get in position to make a save. He’s also all we got after that pathetic display so it behooves the skaters to help him out more and stop giving up on plays and get in there and tie up a guy.

Pickard competes in his net. He isn’t a good goalie, but he battles and is going to empty the tank to make saves in critical moments.

On the other hand the fat idiot we played tonight sits there and wonders why pucks went by him.
 
Hear me out carefully. I don't blame Skinner on that last goal. It was a fluke shot when considering flub shot combined with the screen. He never would have expected it to be that kind of shot. That said, it is totally his fault for that shot to even matter. I totally blame him for 2 or 3 goals, with help from Bouchard. Skinner made that last shot matter.
Nah bro, he froze and statued because he couldn’t track the puck.

If he tracks the puck that’s an easy save.
 
Also, great job as usually not getting back to cover the trailer. Was it Drai?

We do this game in and game out.

You know you have a overweight sieve sloth in net. Why would you not make sure your guy is covered with 45 sec left?

They just cannot learn.
 
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I haven't seen a single second of this game yet, but I saw the 4-0 score after two, and then checked back just now to see the Oilers tied it (WTF?) and then lost it in the final minute.

I am absolutely stunned that they kept Skinner in for the third. For the love of all that's holy, WHY? Neither goalie is world class. If one is having an off night and fighting it, why not put the other guy in to try to save the game? Why, Oilers?

Oh you're in for a treat
 
Much as I'd like to see the Oilers pivot to Pickard for game 2, we all know that isn't going to happen.

....my god, I still can't believe that last goal against.
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