GDT: WCSF | VI | "Because It's The Cusp" | Oilers vs. Canucks | 5.18.24 | 6:00PM | SN/CBC

[Soli]

(Oilers trail series 3-2)

Game Day: Saturday May 18th 2024
Game Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Rogers Place
Broadcast: SN / CBC


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PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS

GAME 1



GAME 2



GAME 3



GAME 4



GAME 5


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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Connor McDavid - Zach Hyman
Evander Kane - Leon Draisaitl - Dylan Holloway
Warren Foegele - Ryan McLeod - Corey Perry
Mattias Janmark - Derek Ryan - Connor Brown

Mattias Ekholm - Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse - Vinny Desharnais
Brett Kulak - Cody Ceci

Stuart Skinner


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Pius Suter - JT Miller - Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander - Elias Lindholm - Elias Pettersson
Dakota Joshua - Teddy Blueger - Conor Garland
Phil DiGiuseppe - Nils Aman - Vasili Podkolzin

Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy - Tyler Myers
Nikita Zadorov - Ian Cole

Arturs Silovs



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• Projected lineups, no confirmed lineups as of posting.
  
  
• Just win.

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[CantHaveTkachev]

well, this could be it
every team down 3-2 in the Second Round took a lead in Game 6 only to blow it and lose...can the Oilers change that narrative?

not sure what to expect in this game...only it'll be a close game

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Find a way or there's no tomorrow.

 

[GMofOilers]

Pretty simple, if you want a replay of Game 6 vs Vegas play Skinner, if you want to win, play Pickard.

 

[frag2]

Sigh

 

[trojansoilers]

I can't imagine our stars disappearing for 2 games in a row. Hope McDavid and co. will take us to game 7.

 

[Mez]

Sigh

Skinner? are you fking kidding me? makes absolutely no sense.

I wont be watching if thats the case, at least I believe in Pickard to make the average save. If Skinner is in my heart wont survive.

 

[destro909]

Sigh

Pickard was our best player last game, this makes no sense

 

[snipes]

Starting Skinner makes absolutely no ****ing sense.

The difference in athleticism between him and Pickard is so apparent.

I thought Pickard was our best player last game by a wide margin.

 

[GMofOilers]

McKinnon was pointless in 3 games in round 2, good teams can shut down really good players, it happens. Need a team effort to keep playing.

 

[ArthurAnyMoreDonuts]

Skinner? are you fking kidding me? makes absolutely no sense.
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I wont be watching if thats the case, at least I believe in Pickard to make the average save. If Skinner is in my heart wont survive.

No one in this organization is serious about winning.

 

[TB12]

I'm just posting to join in the chorus of "why the f*** are they starting Skinner"?

I find myself often defaulting to siding with the team or management on decisions as us fans don't have the knowledge they do.

But you know what I do have? f***ing eyes. And the eye test says Moustache has been historically bad in 2 consecutive playoffs and that Pickard has actually given the team a chance to win in both of his starts.

Horribly bad decision in goal tonight. F**k sakes.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Skinner leaving Redemption Island for a return engagement on hockey Survivor. Win and you can vote Vancouver off the island Monday. Lose and the torch is snuffed.

 

[ZJuice]

Starting Skinner is like our little white flag ceremony.. hope I am wrong

 

[Heavy Dee]

Sigh

Fireable offense if Skinner performs like we all know he will.

 

[Oildrum]

I can't handle these boards anymore lol

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Wow I will wait to see how it plays out but starting Skinner is something else.

 

[Louis Cypher]

Start Skinner next round. He's the reason we are down in this series going with him is the kiss of death.

 

[MoontoScott]

I find it incredulous that this goalie change would even be considered given Skinner's playoff performance and the great game that Pickard played 2 nights ago.

What else can you say? Hopefully this report is wrong.

 

[GMofOilers]

We really going to gift wrap the Canucks to the western conference final by starting Skinner?

I still have my doubts these reports are true, they are just reporters not wanting to hurt Skinners feelings, they all thought he should of started game 4 also.

 

[oil Leaks]

Skinner leaving Redemption Island for a return engagement on hockey Survivor. Win and you can vote Vancouver off the island Monday. Lose and the torch is snuffed.

Tonight's game is for immunity and reward.

 

[Mez]

I'm 100% on the Pickard train but you have to play Skinner tonight, he is your starter. If he blows it and costs us the game hes forever a backup going forward (in theory). This is managements fault from the start

Yes let's use an elimination game as a testing ground. He can start a game in the 3rd round if we make it.

 

[LTIR]

Not a good trend so far.. all other #1 seed teams advanced to finals in game 6 by winning on road.
Hopefully we reverse that.

 

[Hollywood55]

I'm ultra disappointed in this team. Thought they were way better than this.

 

[LTIR]

Wow I will wait to see how it plays out but starting Skinner is something else.

Hopefully they boys play in front of Skinner like they did in front of Pickard in game 4. Ie.treat him like a rookie playing his first playoffs game and focus extra on defense.

I'm ultra disappointed in this team. Thought they were way better than this.

Just one bad collapse thanks to thr goalie in oe game and just the last game. We have been good otherwise..
Last game was no very Oilers like..no excuses but that was hopefully a one off game.