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GDT: WCSF | G4 | Oilers vs Knights | 5.10.23 | Rogers Place | 8:00PM | SN

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Hemsky4pm2 said:
2021
GM6 vs. MTL - 2-3 loss (OT) - .903 SVP under 3 GAA
GM7 vs. MTL - 1-3 loss - .909 SVP allowed 2 GA

2022
GM6 vs. TBL - 3-4 loss (OT) - .886 SPV with more than 3 GAA
GM7 vs. TBL - 1-2 loss - .920 SVP with 2 GA

These were Campbell's last 4 playoff starts for the Leafs. He was outdueled by Carey Price and Andrei Vasilevskey - two Vezina Trophy winners. Let's please stop with this narrative that Campbell "can't handle pressure." Maybe you could consider the rest of the Leafs' players as well?

Facts:
1. Campbell had a terrible season.
2. Campbell is streaky, capable of high highs and low lows
3. Skinner has performed below average in these playoffs, the rest of the team has also been defensively sub-par
4. Skinner has poor career numbers against Vegas
5. Campbell has strong career numbers against Vegas

Most people advocating that Campbell start a game for a change admit that ON THE WHOLE - he's not better than Skinner. The question is whether he can be the better option for right now. For a few games. It is not Looney Tunes to think that Campbell could play better than Skinner for a few game stretch. The main reason I am even supporting Campbell is that Skinner isn't playing up to my expectations of him. I want Skinner to be our go-to guy, but that needs to be based on his recent performance.
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I can't imagine mcdavid and draisaitl no showing in game 7s the way Matthews and marner do.

Campbell had 2 goals scored on him in game 7s. What did the forwards do?

Skinner has not been trustworthy but unfortunately we're stuck with him this round.

If they make it to the conference finals woodcroft needs to give Campbell an honest look if skinner is about to lose the first game as per the script.
 
Drivesaitl said:
Close enough but no specific risk here outside of maybe neighborhoods next to a ravine or edge of city or something. Virtually no smoke here, and we have had some rains through province, not sure how much its helping. Heat wave went away fro a few days as well.
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u guys r in a heat wave and we have been hit with a blowing North Wind for over a week. 25 CM of snow in higher elevations of Cape Breton Monday Night. When it gets warm here and if its dry, we anticipate a very bad forest fire here. Lots of trees on the ground from Hurricane Fiona. Province will burn like a carton of matches
 
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u guys r in a heat wave and we have been hit with a blowing North Wind for over a week. 25 CM of snow in higher elevations of Cape Breton Monday Night. When it gets warm here and if its dry, we anticipate a very bad forest fire here. Lots of trees on the ground from Hurricane Fiona. Province will burn like a carton of matches
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Yeah This summer is worrisome

Oilers in NS said:
be a great atmosphere

I was at GM 3 2006. What a party. I'm still hungover. The electricity lifts ya right outta your seat
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Me and Bert Long were at game six.
 
Just play the game we've seen you play, please.

I think it is very possible Hill is better than Brossoit (small sample size these playoffs and elsewhere for me) but they haven't really done much to test him, either.

So fire away, create some garbage. Whatever it takes.
 
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LTIR said:
Pretty much the series deciding game tonight... No way we come back after going down 3-1.

McDrai better bring their A game tonight or it's curtains.
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Florida just came back from down 3-1 against the team that set the record for most wins in a season. Jesus Christ, the depressing bullshit gets old after a while. The world isn’t ending if they lose tonight. Maybe it’s time to go pick up a different hobby.
 
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Hyman isn't doing much anyway, would be nice to see Holloway in the lineup.

Markham30 said:
Florida just came back from down 3-1 against the team that set the record for most wins in a season. Jesus Christ, the depressing bullshit gets old after a while. The world isn’t ending if they lose tonight. Maybe it’s time to go pick up a different hobby.
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Statistically the odds are not great at that point.
 
Oilers have pushed back after loses all playoffs.

Hopefully it happens tonight. I just hope always being a step behind in the series doesnt come back to haunt them. At some point they need to string some wins together if they want to advance further.
 
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Keys to this game are primarily coaching related IMO.

Behind door #1 - McDavid and Drai are split up, Nuge doesn't play C or on a line without one of 97/29 on it anymore, we dress 12 forwards, and Broberg is in for Desharnais. We chip pucks out, we chip pucks in, we stop the cute passing play through the middle BS and play a straight line game. This gives us the opportunity to win a game that is primarily played 5v5.

Behind door #2 - we go back to the well again, 97/29 are together playing way too many minutes and we have a patchwork 2nd line that gets routinely caved. We try to rip stretch passes through the middle of the ice, find comfort on the perimeter in the O zone and refuse to shoot. Basically manufacture conditions that will make it nearly impossible to win unless we get powerplays.

If Woodcroft goes to door #2 for this game I question whether he'll ever be the guy to get us there. IMO going to door #1 is so in your face painfully obvious as a solution to the problems we've been having that I don't perceive a single justification for door #2. If he goes back to the same configuration again I think it's a display of blind stubbornness worse than anything we saw with Tippett.
 
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The last game took a lot of steam out of me to add on to the Game 1 "performance", I had as much fight towards the end of that game as the team did. Definitely not apathetic as this is still a toss up series but some enthusiasm for this run was sapped out of me.

I'll be rooting for them as much as anybody tonight but I'm not particularly nervous because my expectations are a little lowered now. Something just feels "off" about the group.
 
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Skinner needs a big game if he's out there again tonight. If he shits the bed it should be Campbell's net for the rest of the series. I still maintain that Campbell should be starting this game.
 
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