Post-Game Talk: This team has a problem in net

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Bottom line you have to be able to win games in the playoffs 2-1, 1-0. I don’t care the talent you have on offense, top level goalies and top level defenses are going to shut you down some games. I am not advocating getting rid of Skinner, we need a solid veteran backup who if Skinner shits the bed in the playoffs you have a quality alternative. Skinner just lets in too many soft goals at times.

We have seen times where teams end up winning the cup and they switched goalies during the playoffs and the backup got hot. Skinner/Pickard going into the playoffs would be one of the poorest tandems of any playoff team, not a recipe for winning a cup.
But didn't the Oilers do the exact thing last year that you're suggesting? Skinner shit the bed against the Canucks, and Pickard came in and played well, won a game, and allowed Skinner to reset, and then he went on to play really well in game 7 and into the Dallas series.
 
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Holy f*** man. Just stop. Get help. Absolute clown takes. Full stop.
It’s not new I said it after game 7. Our goaltending management everything put him a position where he had to play 1 game to win a cup. He went pointless for the second straight game for the first time in the post season. You think he gives a crap about the trophy or the points he put up in that blowout game? Our guys weren’t clutch it sucks to admit. Hopefully this year they’ll be better.
 
It’s not new I said it after game 7. Our goaltending management everything put him a position where he had to play 1 game to win a cup. He went pointless for the second straight game for the first time in the post season. You think he gives a crap about the trophy or the points he put up in that blowout game? Our guys weren’t clutch it sucks to admit. Hopefully this year they’ll be better.
They scored 7 goals in 4 games in Florida and five of them came in the same game.
 
They scored 7 goals in 4 games in Florida and five of them came in the same game.
Exactly it drives me nuts how it’s everyone else’s fault him and Leon don’t have a cup. They got completely shut down on the road that series. The cup was right there and they didn’t find a way. That’s not skinners fault it’s not managements fault, it’s not the coaches fault or the bottom 6. They needed to find a goal in that game and couldn’t do it. Hopefully it’s a lesson and they can talk about it after they actually win one.
 
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That was a massive mistake by Klingberg, no he didn’t mean to do it but man you gotta make sure you’re on side there. I also get that he’s rusty because he hasn’t played in so long but man, he just dug himself a huge hole and Edmonton considering that without signing him, maybe they don’t lose that there who knows maybe they do but for sure if he isn’t signed, he doesn’t go outside and prevent that call from counting so that was a very tough way to start your career as an oiler. Hopefully, he makes up for it overtime but right now he sure doesn’t look too good rant over.
 
Exactly it drives me nuts how it’s everyone else’s fault him and Leon don’t have a cup. They got completely shut down on the road that series. The cup was right there and they didn’t find a way. That’s not skinners fault it’s not managements fault, it’s not the coaches fault or the bottom 6. They needed to find a goal in that game and couldn’t do it. Hopefully it’s a lesson and they can talk about it after they actually win one.
hahahahahahahahaha

just keep doubling down on this truly horrible take. Some oilers fans really live in an alternate reality
 
hahahahahahahahaha

just keep doubling down on this truly horrible take. Some oilers fans really live in an alternate reality
why can't you handle facts?

Exactly it drives me nuts how it’s everyone else’s fault him and Leon don’t have a cup. They got completely shut down on the road that series. The cup was right there and they didn’t find a way. That’s not skinners fault it’s not managements fault, it’s not the coaches fault or the bottom 6. They needed to find a goal in that game and couldn’t do it. Hopefully it’s a lesson and they can talk about it after they actually win one.
thats on Skinner bro
keep up with the narrative
 
why can't you handle facts?


thats on Skinner bro
keep up with the narrative
The facts are that it took Herculean efforts from the best players on the planet to drag limp dick Skinner's sorry corpse to the finals. So ya, I don't hang any of it on guys that did shit that hasn't been done since the 80's. You can keep sticking up for a true NPC type goalie because you think he's cute with his lil' moustache.

Critiquing McDrai to stick up for Moustache is some of the dumbest shit ever to be written on the internet. Type of guys that make fun of Cindy Crawford's mole while sitting at home with their 220 lb linebacker of a wife.
 
My question is why didn’t any of the five skaters on the ice even attempt to stop Marner? He skated through the team like they weren’t even there.
One D-man stayed to the left to block a back door pass as there was a Leaf player behind him. Hopkins as usual did nothing, and the RD man probably thought Hopkins was gonna take him so he backed off. Marner was surrounded so why go for a poke check? Skinner should have let Marner run into him (Marner had one hand on his stick too) as he had no room to deke so skating through Skinner was his only play. The look of surprise on Marner’s face after he scored was kind of funny but that was a piss poor decision by Skinner.
 
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Rangers aren't going to beat Vegas are they
JT Miller needs to come up big. Can't believe I was ever going to say that.

Tony Brar basically, accidentally, confirmed McDavid is sick, it's why he's not at the Oilers' skills
That would make total sense. He hasn't looked anywhere near himself for several games now. Hopefully he can shake this soon and get back to being the guy we all know he is.
 
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