Post-Game Talk: Time to finish the story

[MessierII]

Lots of days off in this series. I get the extra day when teams are travelling but the extra day between games 3 and 4 is excessive.

It’s so Hyman can heal up and come back for game 5

 

[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

Why couldn't the guy save that comment for tomorrow instead of rubbing it in tonight? I'm sure that Otter couldn't feel worse about it.

Why even say it at all? What purpose does trashing your goalie do?

 

[Cloned]

Skinner finished with a -0.12 GSAx, so I think his save percentage is a bit misleading tonight. That's basically break-even and around what Pickard was getting. When Stu was losing us games it was more like -1.5 to -2.6. And keep in mind this is after allowing two goals in three games, averaging like 2.5 GSAx, and facing twenty plus shots a night and some high-dangers. I don't think old Stu is back.

He made enough great saves tonight to offset that stinker in the third imo.

 

[MessierThanThou]

He made enough great saves tonight to offset that stinker in the third imo.

Agreed. He has to be exhausted after basically standing on his head for three games.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Skinner finished with a -0.12 GSAx, so I think his save percentage is a bit misleading tonight. That's basically break-even and around what Pickard was getting. When Stu was losing us games it was more like -1.5 to -2.6. And keep in mind this is after allowing two goals in three games, averaging like 2.5 GSAx, and facing twenty plus shots a night and some high-dangers. I don't think old Stu is back.

Yeah, the team was pretty stingy tonight for shots against.

The only goal that he'll want back is the 3rd one. He didn't give up successive goals. It's all good.

 

[MessierThanThou]

Yeah, the team was pretty stingy tonight for shots against.

The only goal that he'll want back is the 3rd one. He didn't give up successive goals. It's all good.

That's another thing. The floodgates aren't opening on him anymore.

 

[MessierII]

He made enough great saves tonight to offset that stinker in the third imo.

Yeah that third goal was weak but he made the big stops when he needed too. Hopefully he stays hot in the finals.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Skinner finished with a -0.12 GSAx, so I think his save percentage is a bit misleading tonight. That's basically break-even and around what Pickard was getting. When Stu was losing us games it was more like -1.5 to -2.6. And keep in mind this is after allowing two goals in three games, averaging like 2.5 GSAx, and facing twenty plus shots a night and some high-dangers. I don't think old Stu is back.

Ugly 3rd goal but made some big time saves. He’s been great since LA basically.

 

[Oilers88]

 

[foshizzle]

I know. Im just telling everyone that Bouch is the motherf***ing playoff GOAT Dman. Put some god damn respect on his name!

I like the cut of your jib

 

[Oilslick941611]

This one is for the OGs

Does anyone remember that poster that used post in poems and rhyming prose? Does anyone know what happened to him/her? For some reason i just remembered them

 

[McTonyBrar]

WOOOOOOO!!!!! GREAT WIN and ANOTHER great third period.

Time for a REMATCH!!! LFG!!!!

I'm glad Jeff Skinner had a great game!!

 

[Gnome17]

He made enough great saves tonight to offset that stinker in the third imo.

For real, if anything him giving up that stinker and then looking solid gave me more confidence in him going forward.
Every goalie will give up shitty goals, its how you deal with them that matters. Skinner has a lot of the time unraveled but he doesnt anymore and I love that.

 

[MessierThanThou]

Ugly 3rd goal but made some big time saves. He’s been great since LA basically.

It wasn't long ago that it was at least one bad goal per game. One bad goal in four is a massive improvement.

 

[rboomercat90]

LA was favored, with way better goaltending. Same with Vegas. Same with Dallas. In every series we ended up with the better goaltending. Go figure.

Bowman was right all along, who knew?

 

[rboomercat90]

To the 45 of us with the courage to call this one in five, it was a pleasure to go into battle with you for this noble cause. The rest of you should spend the night with your heads hung in shame !
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Lots of intelligent posters in that group.

 

[Ol' Jase]

 

[McAsuno]

lol

 

[Tarus]

Just a short while ago, we were hearing about how Rantanen was a playoff beast and we'd have to watch out for him in the conf finals. 3 measly assists, no goals, Mcdavid and Drai both passed him in playoff stats, and Rants was so invisible that he might as well have been back in Carolina

That turned into a total nothing-burger of a story

 

[MessierThanThou]

Fair enough, Pete.

I'll give you that one.

Funny enough, their D with Ceci and Swissy Desharnais reminded me a bit of Edmonton's D last postseason...only we had Broberg instead of career AHL bum Petrovic, and had the luxury of sitting our 6'7" pylon.

Maybe its just time. Would be frustrating coaching the Stars in the playoffs. Remember this is a club that had heights but also managed to lose a series to the Calgary Flames. Like how do you even lose to them? By not scoring shit.

Stars never gonna get anything and cause balding.

Robertson was the only real threat they had in this series and he showed up way too late to the party. Kudos to the team for neutralizing Rantanen.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Missed the game tonight but was scoreboard watching.

This time, they’re better prepared. They know what it takes now. Florida doesn’t know this beast. The hardest team they’ve faced so far is Toronto, which is not built for the playoffs. Edmonton is built for the playoffs.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Still the underdog. Good. It suits us better.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Just a short while ago, we were hearing about how Rantanen was a playoff beast and we'd have to watch out for him in the conf finals. 3 measly assists, no goals, Mcdavid and Drai both passed him in playoff stats, and Rants was so invisible that he might as well have been back in Carolina

That turned into a total nothing-burger of a story

He was a bigger disappointment than Y2K.

 

[Faelko]

I don’t know about everyone else but watching the last 10 min of this game with a bunch of Flames fans after golf night was excellent…

 

[scotchtapejr]

It’s so Hyman can heal up and come back for game 5

Won't be a game 5. Cup is ours in 4 baaaaby