GMofOilers
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Lets go wrap this up in 5, I think they do. You will see the Oilers best game tomorrow knowing they are going to need 5 or 6 goals to win. They will do it
I mean..I personally think that Skinner should start game 3. If we lose that then I'm fully on board with giving Pickard game 4.
The one thing skinner has going for him is talbot is basically an old man who is washed up. Oddly enough talbot still rose to the occasion after everyone talked about how the dry shot is unstoppable and robbed him. Maybe Skinner can look at how to stop kempe since he's been lit up by him for 2 years now.Oilers in five.
(Skinner had one bad game, in which the other team's goalie also sucked. Maybe let it go...?)
The first line has already been dominant this series without Draisaitl on it. I would keep them separate and try a different winger or two with Draisaitl.With the Kings putting the double team on Connor and Leon, it wouldn't shock me if we saw them back together tonight. Can't double team both of them if they are on the ice together.
They were dominant in game 1. McDavid was held pretty quiet in game 2.The first line has already been dominant this series without Draisaitl on it. I would keep them separate and try a different winger or two with Draisaitl.
They may not have scored, but scaring chances were 9-2 when they were on the ice.They were dominant in game 1. McDavid was held pretty quiet in game 2.
I agree Nuge is not a playoff player, but in my opinion Holloway is too much of a North/South player to play with Drai. I feel like he will over think the game.Bump Holloway to RNH's position. Nuge needs to wake the f*** up.
Uh I'd say the Lightning are better than the LAK. If anything the Bolts were unlucky this year. Vasi hurts his back before the season starts and doesn't get his form back until a month ago. He is the best goalie in the league and he was practically uselessThe lightning aren’t any better than LA. They’d have been lucky to make the playoffs in the West.
In fairness EV, Kings are arguably the best team in the league at shutting down. Even with their average if that goaltending. Thing is it is possible to win games and win the series on special teams. The Oilers have been the better team in PP and PK by miles in this series. Not even comparable. To put into perspective the Oilers have more HDSC in this series shorthanded than the Kings do on their PP.
Hockey included special teams and the Officials generally don't start putting whistles away until round 2.
Kopitar line wasn't good in game one. They made amends. Conversely McDrai lines were owning game 1.
This seems strange but in current configuration the Oilers are suddenly the deeper team at forward. We are not playing the Lizotte, Laferriere, Lewis type fills. All L's, thats a chuckle. ALL of the forwards we are dressing are better players than that. Kings have the 3 worst forwards in the series, with apology to old Lewis who is trying.
Kings have 9-10 usable forwards. They have fill. We have no fill in 2024 in our playoff lineup.
Cant really compare teams like that. We gave Vegas a hard time and then Vegas breezed by Florida last year.Panthers are playing the Lightning who are MUCH better than LA, and are up 3-0 in the series. Games like last night is why I think the Oilers aren't ready to be contenders, as much as they talk about it. Teams like Florida and Vegas show up and play the same way every game, with incredible attention to detail. LA had way too much room last night. This team needs to focus fast. Playing your best and losing is one thing, but being asleep for large portions of the game in the playoffs is unacceptable.
I completely agree with this. Same reason they started out so terribly this year, they assumed they would just be good enough to win game and forgot to try. Then they knew they had no choice but to save themselves and won 16 in a row…. And then kind of half-assed the latter part of the seasonI understand being shut down by the Kings playing their 1-3-1.
But there's a big difference between being shut down and being scored on.
L.A shutting down McDavid is a win for L.A. L.A shutting down McDavid and scoring on him 5 on 5 is a landslide victory. Now I understand it's 1 game for McDavid and it happens etc. I'm not so much worried about him and his line at all. It's Draisitl's line that scares me 5 on 5. They got their shit handed to them 5 on 5 in game 2. And I don't think they were all that great in game 1 either if I'm being honest.
Game 2 L.A didn't just shut down McDavid and Draisitl. They scored on them 3 times? That is too many for power play to overcome and means the pk has to be perfect.
I think the Oilers can be summed up in 1 sentence. "They don't deal well with success"
It immediately impacts their game. I expect them to win tonight and lose Sunday. or reverse. This team will not bring a consistent A game against L.A until they get concerned about the possibility of losing the series. Instead of showing a MATURE game in, game out consistent game. It will work against L.A in all likely hood. Heck I think it will work against Vancouver or Nashville. It will not work against Vegas or whomever comes out of the central. Can't win a series when you gift games to the opposition. Vegas showed that last year. Oilers showed in game 2 that lesson may not have been learned. I hope to god I'm wrong and they just steam roll L.A these next 3.
Then again. Maybe the Oilers just aren't as good as I think they can be.
Well if he keeps posting .857 any able bodied male would be an upgrade on him. I’m sure Pickard could put up at least .880
Is it hockey time yet? Wait what? 12 hours still?!?!