Post-Game Talk: We have a major Oil leak now

[McHelpus]

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

LA is now 2 points back with 3 games in hand… are we really about to go from Division Lead to 3rd in division this quickly?

Starting on the road in round one for the first time in the McDavid era would be hilarious. Might as well just miss it altogether at that point.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Outhit... outworked... outgoaltended (and Bob in net for the Panthers wasn't even good this game).

They were perfect on the PK which is huge as that needs to be better so that's a positive... but pretty much every other area they were still subpar.

The team's record against good teams is very poor and that will hurt them in the playoffs.

I don't know what the solution is but hopefully Kane back plus deadline additions give this team some vigor against good teams because without that it does not look good for a long playoff run.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Almost looked he was fake lunging at a fan who made a disparaging remark? Dunno.

That’s what it looked more like to me too. It was probably Tkachuk who came running from the press box just to chirp from behind the glass.

 

[Canovin]

Katz deserves misery for running a country club. Absolute loser.

Katz, Schwartz are the problem. Not once do I see you say Skinner is the problem

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

On what planet was Skinner better???

Stu Skinner was def better. Had some bad bounces.

FYI better doesn't mean elite.

 

[Drivesaitl]

That’s what it looked more like to me too. It was probably Tkachuk who came running from the press box just to chirp from behind the glass.

There isn't fans on the ice. Drai turns his head right around to the ice, where Skins is trailing him. In real time I just thought he was expressing frustration leaving ice. Several posters here independently of conclusion it was directed at Skinner. Seemed like it watching replays. Watch the Skinner postgame and you'd be swearing at him too. hehe

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

missed most of the 2nd and the entire 3rd but looks to me its the same old problems...not enough saves and looking old and slow

and wasting Drai's MVP season...what a goddamn shame

can we mail in the 2 points in Carolina and get back to Edmonton?

 

[Zerotonine]

Stu Skinner was def better. Had some bad bounces.

FYI better doesn't mean elite.

Or apparently capable either

 

[oobga]

lol, ok then, thanks for letting us know, guy that didn't look better at all and took a step in the wrong direction.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Katz, Schwartz are the problem. Not once do I see you say Skinner is the problem

Skinner is a byproduct of organizational incompetence. If you think simply swapping Skinner out is going to magically make everything better you're out of your mind.

Just FYI, Schwartz scouted Jack Campbell. Ken Holland signed Jack Campbell. Jack Campbell played himself out of the league before the first year of his contract even ended. And because of that terrible signing... well, you know the rest of the story.

 

[McFlyingV]

Call up Rodrigue and have a look. Send down Skinner for all I care. Baby brain has turned his game even further down the drain.

Rodrigue is not even close to ready. Would get absolutely decimated at the NHL level.

 

[Shanahanigans]

Take a look at the bottom half of this chart- particularly, our bottom 6 and Klingberg. The Henrique line was brutal (again) and Klingberg managed to neutralize the Mcdavid line and Kulak almost all by himself.

 

[Lewy]

Better game tonight. Still disconnected through the defensive and neutral zone. All 4 lines need to have much more of a shooting mentality. A girl showing me her tits as an ad popped up and blocked this as I was typing… I could do without that.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Take a look at the bottom half of this chart- particularly, our bottom 6 and Klingberg. The Henrique line was brutal (again) and Klingberg managed to neutralize the Mcdavid line and Kulak almost all by himself.

Wow Klingberg was bad? Who f***ing knew. Not Stan the Trash Man BowMan, that's for sure.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Outhit... outworked... outgoaltended (and Bob in net for the Panthers wasn't even good this game).

They were perfect on the PK which is huge as that needs to be better so that's a positive... but pretty much every other are they were still subpar.

The team's record against good teams is very poor and that will hurt them in the playoffs.

I don't know what the solution is but hopefully Kane back plus deadline additions give this team some vigor against good teams because without that it does not look good for a long playoff run.

The deadline is not the time for shaking up the roster but everything is needed. They look just like they did the first 6 weeks of Woodcroft last year. I guess it’s better to slump now than going into the playoffs but they need a goalie to make saves.

Did you see Ekholm’s face when they scored on the goal that got called back? He sat there in what looked like disbelief. My own Skinner bias was because he couldn’t believe a) he didn’t read that and b) he moved so damn slow, I could have baked a cake before he reacted to it.

 

[oobga]

Take a look at the bottom half of this chart- particularly, our bottom 6 and Klingberg. The Henrique line was brutal (again) and Klingberg managed to neutralize the Mcdavid line and Kulak almost all by himself.

Klingberg with the Darth Maul lightsaber on the chart

 

[McTonyBrar]

I could see the org thinking we need to rush Kane back now, like some evander attitude in the dressing room could save the day.

Nobody is that stupid

 

[Canovin]

Skinner is a byproduct of organizational incompetence. If you think simply swapping Skinner out is going to magically make everything better you're out of your mind.

Just FYI, Schwartz scouted Jack Campbell. Ken Holland signed Jack Campbell. Jack Campbell played himself out of the league before the first year of his contract even ended. And because of that terrible signing... well, you know the rest of the story.

You don’t think an above average goalie will fix this problem? It’ll at least help fix the goalie situation

The deadline is not the time for shaking up the roster but everything is needed. They look just like they did the first 6 weeks of Woodcroft last year. I guess it’s better to slump now than going into the playoffs but they need a goalie to make saves.

Did you see Ekholm’s face when they scored on the goal that got called back? He sat there in what looked like disbelief. My own Skinner bias was because he couldn’t believe a) he didn’t read that and b) he moved so damn slow, I could have baked a cake before he reacted to it.

Can you blame Ekholm? He played with good goalies his entire NHL career before coming to the Oilers. He knows exactly what a good goalie looks like

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Take a look at the bottom half of this chart- particularly, our bottom 6 and Klingberg. The Henrique line was brutal (again) and Klingberg managed to neutralize the Mcdavid line and Kulak almost all by himself.

Klingberg was always a hot mess defensively...since forever
he was a steaming pile of dogshit in Toronto and so far he is here....there's a reason Toronto put him Robidas island
everyone knew it except our astute management

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

You don’t think an above average goalie will fix this problem? It’ll at least help fix the goalie situation


Can you blame Ekholm? He played with good goalies his entire NHL career before coming to the Oilers. He knows exactly what a good goalie looks like

The Oilers have struggled with goaltending for so, so long. Fuhr was the last goalie this team successfully drafted and developed. That was forty years ago.

 

[Cloned]

Yeah it’s time to admit the Klingberg experiment failed.

Ball up and trade for some upgrades.

Or just go with what has generally worked most of the season with Stecher and trade for a goalie.

 

[Canovin]

The Oilers have struggled with goaltending for so, so long. Fuhr was the last goalie this team successfully drafted and developed. That was forty years ago.

What does Fuhr got to do with this? If the Oilers can’t draft and develop, trade for a goalie that is good already. Just like a Dman, can’t draft and develop one, go out and get Ekholm which we did

 

[oobga]

Nobody is that stupid

The Oilers org surprises me again and again over the years.