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Just realized Matthews scored the GWG yesterday from almost where Nurse missed the net from in the last second.
He needs new hands.Nurse would be a great OFD if he could ever hit the net.
Does he need glasses?
Is this a Wild Thing situation a-la Major League?
I remember the puck used to slide over to Nurse's side of the ice, and he'd beat the goalie clean. Even then, he didnt do it often enough but this series he was shooting but not hitting the net it seemedNurse would be a great OFD if he could ever hit the net.
Does he need glasses?
Is this a Wild Thing situation a-la Major League?
I remember the puck used to slide over to Nurse's side of the ice, and he'd beat the goalie clean. Even then, he didnt do it often enough but this series he was shooting but not hitting the net it seemed
Nurse would be a great OFD if he could ever hit the net.
Does he need glasses?
Is this a Wild Thing situation a-la Major League?
Here are the 5 vs 5 numbers:Yeah I saw that comment from Spector as well and laughed out loud. He's a complete, unadulterated, idiot though, so it's not surprising.
The veteran/experience card is a cop-out and I'm not buying it. Any team can play your game:You aren't wrong with your last two posts but I think you're ignoring just how difficult the task is given the context. It's hard to get in the swing of things with 1 preseason game, the Hawks have a veteran and winning core, the Hawks got more calls, and shit happens. It's not like Pens don't know how to win either. The Oilers were more likely to have these lapses than many teams just look at the core:
McDavid - U25
Draisaitl - U25, second playoffs
Hopkins - Second playoffs, I thought he was excellent
Yamamoto - Rookie
Athanasiou - Maybe a core guy going forward but he was coming from a losing team and was still adjusting. 25.
Nurse - First season being hard matched against toughs and succeeding, 25.
Bear - Rookie
Klefbom - Coming off an injury, second playoffs. Should have been better
Larsson - Got hurt, may of been hurt in the games he played. Wonky back.
Koskinen - 1st playoffs, sophmore in NHL, not a strong #1.
This is not a veteran or experienced core. They didn't get the bounces. I was disappointed but I don't think the team was all that bad nor do I think effort was an issue. Only Hopkins, Klefbom, and Larsson are in their prime. Even McDavid and Draisaitl are still learning how to become more complete players. Not to say you can't win with them already, but the Oilers don't have that veteran 2way center they can lean on instead. Draisaitl is almost there, and in all honesty took steps this playoff to being it, but he's still learning lessons and at his age that's reasonable. They got bad luck but and could have done more to help that but their best days are ahead of them still.
The veteran/experience card is a cop-out and I'm not buying it. Any team can play your game:
Kubalik - rookie, 1st NHL playoff game: 5 points, GWG in elimination game
Highmore - rookie, game-tying goal in game 3, scored in elimination game
Dach - 18 years old, 20 minutes a night
DeBrincat - U25, 1st playoffs, 3 points in 4 games
Murphy - 1st playoffs, thrown into top-pairing minutes, 25 min toi in elimination game
Crawford - less than a week of preparation because he was recovering from COVID-19
Experience didn't beat the Oilers. The Oilers beat the Oilers. Bad coaching, bad defense and bad goaltending. Experience has nothing to do with any of those things, except for the fact that our coach was much, much more experienced than Chicago's.
Here are the 5 vs 5 numbers:
Shots for:
Edmonton 99 Chicago 83
Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 92 Chicago 75
High Danger Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 48 Chicago 31
Now Chicago did outplay them badly in game 1, primarily in the first period. Here are the numbers for games 2-4
Shots for:
Edmonton 80 Chicago 55
Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 74 Chicago 52
High Danger Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 44 Chicago 25
That's not getting completely out played at 5 vs 5 for the whole series.
M mom Chicago worked very hard for the series win. But they also got very lucky as a lot of the bounces went their way. Both things can happen simultaneously.
more evidence the Oilers beat themselves...seemed like every Hawks chance was a Grade A chance plus the Oilers seems to score on themselves on every other Hawks goalHere are the 5 vs 5 numbers:
Shots for:
Edmonton 99 Chicago 83
Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 92 Chicago 75
High Danger Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 48 Chicago 31
Now Chicago did outplay them badly in game 1, primarily in the first period. Here are the numbers for games 2-4
Shots for:
Edmonton 80 Chicago 55
Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 74 Chicago 52
High Danger Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 44 Chicago 25
That's not getting completely out played at 5 vs 5 for the whole series.
Chicago worked very hard for the series win. But they also got very lucky as a lot of the bounces went their way. Both things can happen simultaneously.
Just realized Matthews scored the GWG yesterday from almost where Nurse missed the net from in the last second.
Here are the 5 vs 5 numbers:
Shots for:
Edmonton 99 Chicago 83
Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 92 Chicago 75
High Danger Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 48 Chicago 31
Now Chicago did outplay them badly in game 1, primarily in the first period. Here are the numbers for games 2-4
Shots for:
Edmonton 80 Chicago 55
Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 74 Chicago 52
High Danger Scoring Chances for:
Edmonton 44 Chicago 25
That's not getting completely out played at 5 vs 5 for the whole series.
Chicago worked very hard for the series win. But they also got very lucky as a lot of the bounces went their way. Both things can happen simultaneously.
Culture, leadership, culture, leadership, cultship, leaderture...Well, well. Your “character” knife was out for Taylor Hall and now you’re after Connor and Leon. So predictable.
The bolded is pure denial and I suspect you might be younger. This seems to occur so much now wheere the value of seasoned experience is overlooked whether it be hockey or anything. Yet experience through recorded hockey history has been of value. Its good to have a SC dynastic vet core in your lineup. Those players know how to win, thats undeniable.The veteran/experience card is a cop-out and I'm not buying it. Any team can play your game:
Kubalik - rookie, 1st NHL playoff game: 5 points, GWG in elimination game
Highmore - rookie, game-tying goal in game 3, scored in elimination game
Dach - 18 years old, 20 minutes a night
DeBrincat - U25, 1st playoffs, 3 points in 4 games
Murphy - 1st playoffs, thrown into top-pairing minutes, 25 min toi in elimination game
Crawford - less than a week of preparation because he was recovering from COVID-19
Experience didn't beat the Oilers. The Oilers beat the Oilers. Bad coaching, bad defense and bad goaltending. Experience has nothing to do with any of those things, except for the fact that our coach was much, much more experienced than Chicago's.