Post-Game Talk: Welcome to the Skinner Circus

[Oilhawks]

Priority number 1, and it has been since Mike Smith was done, is to find a goalie that's not an absolute mental midget

Shouldn't be that hard

 

[Wreckus]

Schwartz chooses the goalies remember?

Only thing that dimwit should be choosing is how to put the roll of toilet paper on the holder in the bathrooms.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

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[KeithIsActuallyBad]

And other teams make them too and get bailed out by their goalies.

Weird, I didn’t see the Leafs firing pucks to Oilers in the slot. Or dogshit efforts back checking. Or whatever that godawful excuse for a five minute power play was.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Skinner only faces 26.6 shots per 60 minutes as well... that's a pretty low workload and saves only 87.66% of those shots.

"Not good" is an understatement right now.

 

[McTedi]

less than a month.

I guess it depends, almost definitely concussed. Head hit the ice after the first blow, Reaves is a f***ing clown. Give him 30 games.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Only thing that dimwit should be choosing is how to put the roll of toilet paper on the holder in the bathrooms.

You're giving him a lot of faith....

 

[aspin3]

Where was this pass even going?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857980461722776004

 

[Oilhawks]

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Beer league numbers. Hopefully that's where he's playing right the f*** away

 

[Drivesaitl]

So Its surreal seeing that breakaway unfold. Any other goalie you'd hope he comes out and races out to that puck. But its Skinner so you know "race" isn't even possible so you think he should stay in net. He confounds any option of a save by coming 10feet out and freezing. He's not even in his crease. Easy goal. Just tuck it by him and stuff the empty net. NHL moving too fast for Skinner.

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

It’s amazing this team nearly won a cup with this guy in net. They have won a couple with a goalie by now.

 

[MoontoScott]

That's literally EXACTLY what he is there for.

Opposition goalies do have a habit of bailing their team out.

 

[Old Boys Club]

And other teams make them too and get bailed out by their goalies.

Fans of this team have been subjected to bad goaltending and terrible defense for so long that they have been Stockholm syndromed into thinking that team defense has to be perfect to win games, and that even one mistake is inexcusable. The reality is that teams frequently make big mistakes and give up high danger chances against. Watching any games around the league confirms this. Other teams just have goalies that can save more than 50% of high danger chances.

 

[LevelingSolo]

If you take out the season where they played the Canadian divison, the oilers have one win in this building since 2012

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Time to look for a goalie

Been looking for a goalie since CuJo.

 

[Bring Back Bucky]

McDavid boned a few plays himself and Bouch stunk. Would also be nice if a goalie could win consistently for this team without needing four runs in support. Time for some accountability. Way past time for Nuge to come off the pp too.

 

[McDeepika]

The degree with which we have to outplay teams to win a game with Skinner is insane.

How can any serious professional watch this guy and think he is an NHL starter?

 

[CycloneSweep]

Weird, I didn’t see the Leafs firing pucks to Oilers in the slot. Or dogshit efforts back checking. Or whatever that godawful excuse for a five minute power play was.

So skinner is a great goalie and we just have the worst d of all time, that is built to just look good to great for 90% of the game?
You high?

 

[Dieseloil]

Bouchard meatriders please go cheer for another team, the guy is horrendous, can’t hit the net from 20 feet. Shits the bed every game. And with him out there with Skinner in net? Forget about it.

 

[Garbo Man]

100%. Jack must have come across as more panicky so they sent him down. Campbell would 100% be better than Skinner

I legit think if Campbell was in net the Oilers win like 3-1

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

That pitiful 5 minute PP cost us the game. That was such a piss poor effort. At this rate Gulutzan may need to fall on the sword. The top unit needs something different because they have been ass.

Nurse gets hurt and they play like a bunch of losers.

 

[ArthurAnyMoreDonuts]

Pretty much an automatic loss with Skinner in net.

 

[eramosat]

I tuned in late to see what was up. Immediately to see Bouchard tune a simple dee-zone pass off his own player (you know what ensued) and then not even half-ass it back only to watch a 4th line opposing player out-maneuver his partner and deke his goalie out?

God forbid they ask NHL players to play even more games somehow, ala the soccer universe. The don't care attitude is already strong enough for a pre-season, an 82 game season, and an interminable playoffs. Not that fans will ever get a say.

Anyways. That was an insane few minutes to witness, but probably Oilers fans are used to insane crazy bad shit by now.

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Same as Koskinen. We all know what the common denominator for both of them that is still here is. The pictures that guy must have.

More lube than Diddy.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Where was this pass even going?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857980461722776004

Why did he stop skating on the 3rd goal?