Post-Game Talk: Ugly way to go into a break

[Tobias Kahun]

klingberg >>bouchard

In one of bouchards worst games of the year, Klingberg was worse.

 

[CanadasTeam99]

COL is a WC team right now, but remember they looked lifeless a while ago

Pre CGY Game

"Nathan, what has turned it around for you guys?"

Macks answer "We started getting saves"

lol

 

[Heavy Dee]

Saros gave up six to the Hawks tonight, Skinner still has the seventh best save precentage over the last 11 weeks.

He is 4-6 in his last 10 starts.

 

[Soundwave]

In one of bouchards worst games of the year, Klingberg was worse.

Klingberg hasn't played in a year+, Bouchard and Skinner reminded everyone why they don't deserve to be on Team Canada this year.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Ah yes, the classic season long flu.

Would Crosby have let his team go down 0-3 in the finals? You can't act like the failed comeback was a good thing. Not being ready to start games/series has been a hallmark of this team in McDavids tenure, and as the Captain through multiple rosters and coaches, lots of that falls on him. How did he do in games 6/7 btw?

Crosby got swept by a boston team that was the underdog, did you miss that?

 

[Messrules11]

Crosby used to coast through the regular season once the pens got good so he could conserve his energy for the playoffs.

Some of the Oilers fans are the dumbest.

What a stupid take, you have proof of this of course.

 

[booyakasha]

Bouchard had a shit game. Klingberg’s been a pile of meh. There’s a difference.

bouchard has had more than a shit game...this season has been worrisome, especially for someone in a contract year.

 

[Shanahanigans]

Probably because nurse is paid 9.25m?

Its hard to give him a competent D man on the second pairing when hes overpaid by that much.

New to the salary cap?

That’s crazy, I guess no other team in the league has to deal with a salary cap and if they did, they would also ice only 3 top 4 defensemen every year.

 

[Missing smitty]

He is 4-6 in his last 10 starts.

But if you take out all his bad games, he's a great goaltender!!!

 

[Tobias Kahun]

What a stupid take, you have proof of this of course.

You clearly never watched him, but as soon as the playoffs started he hit a second gear.

The same way McDavid did last year when the playoffs started.

We understand you dont know hockey too well though, so i'll take it easy on you.

 

[booyakasha]

In one of bouchards worst games of the year, Klingberg was worse.

that's debatable,
which makes bouchards performance even more damming

 

[McTonyBrar]

McD will have, at max, 4 games in 16 games. Hopefully Canada gets kicked out quick so he can have more rest

 

[Tobias Kahun]

bouchard has had more than a shit game...this season has been worrisome, especially for someone in a contract year.

Hes on pace to be like +30.

If thats worrisome, you have unrealistic expectations.

 

[McFlash97]

You mean the guy who won the conn smythe with one of the most dominant playoff performances since Gretzky?

No one has ever accused you of having an intelligent take though, so there is that.

This has been Draisaitl's team and will be his team this year. Its fairly obvious, However.....

A sign of low intelligence is when someone resorts to insults in the face of disagreements.

Then uses a past performance for current struggles as a flex in the same post.

 

[Oildrum]

McDavid man. Shown up by Makar Mackinnon and his own buddy Leon. No points and fumbling pucks all game. Unacceptable. -3. Guy is losing his shine right before our eyes

This guy isnt leading us to no cups. It’s Draisaitls team now.

The thing that pisses me off is that if he’s sick he needs to sit out. A whole bunch of players are ill, quit trying to be a regular season hero and take some time off.

We know you’re the best player in the world. Go get rested up for the real show.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

McDavid has been worse at 5on5 this year than Bouchard.

Hes allowing over a goal against more per 60 than bouchard.

 

[belair]

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So Gibson doing well in a shit Anaheim team especially for a team that’s horrible defensively. Imagine him on the Oilers who’s been good in all stats including defensively and aside from goaltending? Hmmmmm????

I can imagine him struggling in the same way any other goalie who's rolled through here over the past 30 years has. The good will be expected but the bad will be overemphasized.

Obviously, the cost would be exorbitant and the cap impact would mean we don't have the necessary cap or trade capital to address the other areas of the roster.

 

[BIeucheeseWithWings]

The thing that pisses me off is that if he’s sick he needs to sit out. A whole bunch of players are ill, quit trying to be a regular season hero and take some time off.

Just like we all thought McDavid was injured during the playoffs; leading us to believe he is likely undergoing surgery over the summer. Nothing happened.

 

[booyakasha]

Hes on pace to be like +30.

If thats worrisome, you have unrealistic expectations.

I want defenseman to play defense...that's not unrealistic.

 

[crowfish]

Turning the puck over constantly is saving energy? Never improving defensively is accomplishing everything?

If he isnt interested in playing hockey for 90% of the year he should f***ing retire. If that is his attitude, he will never win shit. Crosby with multiple cups, and every award still goes out and wills his team to regular season victories, trying to drag them to the playoffs.

You don't need to keep reiterating your opinion. I understand what you are trying to say, its just incredibly stupid.

Btw how has Crosby's "willing his team to victories" been going recently? Have his magical "willing" powers stopped working because it looks like 3 straight seasons missing the playoffs?

Just poking fun at the absurd idea that Crosby magically makes teams win, and not that he was on a great team for a couple of decades.

 

[Sheikyerbouti]

Mo Skinner mo problems

John Gibson incoming

 

[booyakasha]

McDavid has been worse at 5on5 this year than Bouchard.

Hes allowing over a goal against more per 60 than bouchard.

so you agree bouchard is the barometer of bad defense?

 

[K1984]

A pure combo of intellectual immaturity, bad coaching, and horrific goaltending.

On the intellectual immaturity - they have one single line that can hurt you. Just manage the f***ing puck and manage your f***ing position in those 20 mins they play. Shouldn’t be that f***ing complicated for this group, but we just can’t help but dick the puck around at the blue lines no matter who is on the ice.

On coaching - if Klingberg is getting torched by Mackinnon because he can’t skate, stop putting him on the ice against Mackinnon. Got burned in the first, got burned on the winner. We can’t have a d man that skates that bad in the top 4. Find another option.

On goaltending - get another f***ing goalie for the love of god. Idiot can’t save anything along the ice from any sort of distance, and soils himself when good players are coming down on him off the rush. Sadly, it appears we have to wish for more of these types of performances to slap management in the face to force them to get a redundancy that isn’t a career minor leaguer.

Just a ridiculous game from a group that purports to be past this kind of stupidity.

 

[BlackDogg]

If Knoblicker could pull a goalie after two bad goals against they could have won…at least got a point.

I would have bet money he'd never get pulled again. They would have just lost 7-4 then.

Im convinced Skinner needs stronger glasses. Can't see the puck down low on the ice. Should try Spector specs.

 

[Missing smitty]

I can imagine him struggling in the same way any other goalie who's rolled through here over the past 30 years has. The good will be expected but the bad will be overemphasized.

Obviously, the cost would be exorbitant and the cap impact would mean we don't have the necessary cap or trade capital to address the other areas of the roster.

What exactly do you think are they're problems? I get that more depth is always great, but they're top 5ish in almost all defensive and offensive metrics and not even league average in any individual goaltending metric. There is a glaring hole on the team and it's not the forwards or defense....