I said from the start.. literally the next line after I said McDavid mistake in my original post. I literally said I give them a pass because they shouldn’t have been out.
I agree 1000 percent play them together to start the damn game so we don't fall behind
Pickard had NO support when we played the Kings the last 2 times. Plus the LA crowd doesn't have a chant for Pickard and I am sure it would only give him more power if they did. Oh and the Kings played really really dirty games for those Pickard starts which resulted in Nurse doing stuff for once. We do not see that same fire when it comes to the team defending Skinner. Just a thought.Now that I've had a day to calm down, I needed to post my thoughts on this board... more as self-therapy rather than trying to elicit a response from any of you
* Bouchard needs less playing time. He played arguably his worst game as an Oiler. He was directly responsible for the 3rd and 4th goals, and I would argue more responsible than Skinner for not clearing Foegele from in front of the net... He's literally just floating beside him.
* There was no fire or passion in the first 40 minutes of the game until Drai scored. Where is the urgency?
* McDavid, when he's on like he was yesterday, is undeniably the best player in the world. What an effort!
* Frederic must be still hurt because he was slow, didn't hit, and didn't bring any of the energy needed from him
* People were hating on Brown, and I get it, but Knob played him for a handful of minutes in the first 40 minutes... Put Dineen or Klinberg in if you aren't going to play him.
* We know what we have with Skinner, but he only let in 2 bad goals (the second and the last... but I think Bouchard's more at fault). Pickard got lit up for the same amount of goals the last time with played the Kings, so I don't have confidence he's better. I think we need to play Skinner one more shot before moving on to Pickard for the rest of the playoffs.
* We need Kane
I don't know why the second paragraph of your post didn't show up until I quoted is weird.
Pickard got lit up last game against LA with no Drai, Frederique, Walman, RNH etc. Not the same rosterNow that I've had a day to calm down, I needed to post my thoughts on this board... more as self-therapy rather than trying to elicit a response from any of you
* Bouchard needs less playing time. He played arguably his worst game as an Oiler. He was directly responsible for the 3rd and 4th goals, and I would argue more responsible than Skinner for not clearing Foegele from in front of the net... He's literally just floating beside him.
* There was no fire or passion in the first 40 minutes of the game until Drai scored. Where is the urgency?
* McDavid, when he's on like he was yesterday, is undeniably the best player in the world. What an effort!
* Frederic must be still hurt because he was slow, didn't hit, and didn't bring any of the energy needed from him
* People were hating on Brown, and I get it, but Knob played him for a handful of minutes in the first 40 minutes... Put Dineen or Klinberg in if you aren't going to play him.
* We know what we have with Skinner, but he only let in 2 bad goals (the second and the last... but I think Bouchard's more at fault). Pickard got lit up for the same amount of goals the last time with played the Kings, so I don't have confidence he's better. I think we need to play Skinner one more shot before moving on to Pickard for the rest of the playoffs.
* We need Kane
he is not a very bright guy, and will never accept accountability or even know better, in his world a loss means " the team has to play better defensively" or like " the team has to skate better with their legs" lol ,
You’re downplaying it and saying he “f***ed up”. This is Cory and Trevor levels of f***ing up.
Bouchard makes literally any other play and the puck doesn’t go in. There’s no reason whatsoever to flip a backhand pass in front of your own net. Like look at the player who scored, not a soul within a country mile.
Well if that happens or when it happens, I will have a new team to cheer for, the one McDavid goes to
Even Reid was saying how badly Skinner played that 5th goal. What I found hilarious from the talking heads was one person though goal “x” was bad, the second talking heads would chime in and say “that one was fine goal Y was bad”- the. They’d both agree Skinner was fine. I laugh at the irony of these two saying Skinner was fine while arguing about which goal was bad…lol
The worst Skinner post game comments came when they played Florida this season. Threw his dmen under the bus. On another goal- he actually said “no goalie in the NHL stops that”.
The only thing that stewed shitnner has improved over the last year is his mental gymnastics in convincing himself and everyone around him that he's an NHL starter
A wide open shot from the slot isn’t a grade A chance? Again, why absolve literally every other player? He turned the puck over into the best spot to score on the ice. If literally every goal against is his fault and his fault alone I hope you apply the same standards to Pickard as well.
I’ve said it a number of times before- guy thinks he is out there for Sunday night casual hockey. He has no competitive bone in his body. You look at Pickard- a guy gifted with limited athletic ability and skill- he is fighting for every damn inch.
I blocked that poster you’re replying to…it’s a waste of time using words or energy
We had 5 defensemen last night. Brown was only 5 mins and Bouch was not a defesemen much of the game.
