GDT: Train(wreck) Spotting - Sharks vs Oil

[wonton15]

Grier should offer Blackwood for the Oilers 1st lmao

 

[moiderer]

Jack Michaels unintelligible as Blackwood makes 4-5 saves in a row.

Holland might as well offer a 1st+Bourgault for a real goalie.

 

[canucksfan]

Laugh all you want guys, if they lose this game, they will draft Celebrini to play with McDrai. would you want that fate for a local boy?

Leon is gone after next year and McDavid will follow.

 

[supercanuck]

Laugh all you want guys, if they lose this game, they will draft Celebrini to play with McDrai. would you want that fate for a local boy?

I think Drai asks out ala Tkachuk if they miss the playoffs this year.

 

[Sonny A]

https://x.com/Hockey_Robinson/status/1722833049011023962?s=20

Canucks owning Campbell at every level. Lol

 

[vancityluongo]

Made this comparison the other night but McDavid truly looks like post elbow injury Naslund. Flashes of skill there but generally just floating around, eyes completely dead.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Disucss this with someone on the main board already but here we are:

Usually when top players arent playing well, the HC spread out the ice time to look for more offence, but in Edmonton, the top 2 players get even more ice time when they are playing like shit

Edmonton forwards outside of the top line must be feeling worthless everytime Woodcraft stack the top line

 

[HighAndTight]

If I had to guess MCD has an upper body chest/back injury. Breathing looks painful for him.

 

[andora]

If I had to guess MCD has an upper body chest/back injury. Breathing looks painful for him.

I think it's a rib

 

[HighAndTight]

Disucss this with someone on the main board already but here we are:

Usually when top players arent playing well, the HC spread out the ice time to look for more offence, but in Edmonton, the top 2 players get even more ice time when they are playing like shit

Edmonton forwards outside of the top line must be feeling worthless everytime Woodcraft stack the top line

There's a reason Torts strategy in Tampa really only ever worked once.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

If I had to guess MCD has an upper body chest/back injury. Breathing looks painful for him.

Been saying this, they 100% rushed him back for the outdoor game

What a short-sighted move

 

[Tables of Stats]

If I had to guess MCD has an upper body chest/back injury. Breathing looks painful for him.

He does live in Edmonton and plays for the Oilers. It's a wonder it took this long for him to look like every second of his existence is pain.

 

[VanillaCoke]

If this doesn’t change fast I’m thinking this is their final season. Why extend if you are Drai? Tell them you won’t sign and they probably trade you. Then McDavid follows suit since he does t want to waste another season of his prime there.
That’s why this was a cup or bust season. Which on the Edm board they are complaining was stupid for McDavid to say despite it being the absolute truth. Needed a deep run to feel good about staying long term.

They're both gone. Its obvious. If it was beautiful California maybe they pull a mike trout but they both look haggard having to do all the work with no support, defense or goaltending for half a decade.

Edm needed to be all in thebpast few years and holland has just been a complete imbecile, connor brown was a pathetic benning esque offseason.

 

[Nucker101]

Made this comparison the other night but McDavid truly looks like post elbow injury Naslund. Flashes of skill there but generally just floating around, eyes completely dead.

He's definitely playing injured.

If I were an Oilers fan I'd be disappointed in Drai though. Other superstars take their game to another level when a star teammate is injured. Malkin without Crosby was a beast, Even guys like MacKinnon and Rantanen don't miss a beat when the other guy is injured. Drai just seems to sulk/float and pick his spots.

 

[wonton15]

If I had to guess MCD has an upper body chest/back injury. Breathing looks painful for him.

Yeah we haven’t seen him wind up for those end to end rushes or play extended shifts intensely. Looks like he has issues breathing

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

They're both gone. Its obvious. If it was beautiful California maybe they pull a mike trout but they both look haggard having to do all the work with no support, defense or goaltending for half a decade.

Edm needed to be all in thebpast few years and holland has just been a complete imbecile, connor brown was a pathetic benning esque offseason.

Both of them will go to either a southern states or one of the metro team

 

[andora]

Ouch

 

[tantalum]

Yeah we haven’t seen him wind up for those end to end rushes or play extended shifts intensely. Looks like he has issues breathing

Then shut him down until he’s healed. I know no one ever wants to admit the season is toast at this point but their season is likely toast.

Having him out there likely prolonging the injury actually hurts them more if they think they still have a chance. Better 5 games without McDavid than 10 games of this play.

 

[I am toxic]

He does live in Edmonton and plays for the Oilers. It's a wonder it took this long for him to look like every second of his existence is pain.

 

[wonton15]

Then shut him down until he’s healed. I know no one ever wants to admit the season is toast at this point but their season is likely toast.

Having him out there likely prolonging the injury actually hurts them more if they think they still have a chance,

Sad thing is they have no choice. An injured McDavid is better than any forward not named Draisaitl. They drop a few more and we might see them pull the plug.

 

[bbud]

I think it's a rib

Hit him harder

 

[StreetHawk]

Then shut him down until he’s healed. I know no one ever wants to admit the season is toast at this point but their season is likely toast.

Having him out there likely prolonging the injury actually hurts them more if they think they still have a chance. Better 5 games without McDavid than 10 games of this play.

Can’t win Without them. And if they miss the playoffs then the 2 are probably goneZ. Why commit to this mess?

9 seasons. Not just the 6 Tkachuk, Trouba, PLD gave the flames and jets.

 

[HighAndTight]

Sad thing is they have no choice. An injured McDavid is better than any forward not named Draisaitl. They drop a few more and we might see them pull the plug.

That's why I'm believing the theory a few have speculated on, that when they all met up early to get ready for this year that McDavid got hurt with something he can play through, but will need surgery in the off season and its completely crushed the teams spirit.

 

[bbud]

Sad thing is they have no choice. An injured McDavid is better than any forward not named Draisaitl. They drop a few more and we might see them pull the plug.

What real choices do they have trade one of mcdrai fans go nuts lose fans go nuts .
Whatever they do is limited to cap and the assets that bring in what they need .
So they are in a bind and I think it gets worse yet

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

Yeah we haven’t seen him wind up for those end to end rushes or play extended shifts intensely. Looks like he has issues breathing

Maybe he's rattled by Brendan Leipsic's comments and is taking a really long time getting over it, and it's getting worse after a rather long time of relative prosperity.

What real choices do they have trade one of mcdrai fans go nuts lose fans go nuts .
Whatever they do is limited to cap and the assets that bring in what they need .
So they are in a bind and I think it gets worse yet

Good. f*** 'em. Pricks.