Post-Game Talk: Welcome to the Skinner Circus

[MoontoScott]

Nuge brings nothing. He needs to be off the first unit and off the top six. I would move him if there were any takers

He has had a very tough season both offensively and defensively.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

They literally just watched a really scary hit on their friend and were probably worrying about them. That can have a hard effect on people. Or are hockey players robots?

I dunno, the Sharks scored like four times on that one five minute power play. Keep making excuses for their pansy ass play. Do we need to break out the bus stop meme?

 

[LTIR]

We need to find a top 4 RHD ASAP and then see if we can afford to trade away Bouchard at deadline

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

You’re right, they were excellent on that power play.

The PP has nothing to do with goaltending…

 

[timekeep]

Pat Quinn

Yup

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Can Skinner every bail any of his teammates out? Ever?

 

[McHelpus]

Pittsburgh needs a goalie, send Skinner for Pettersson lool

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

If we’re so elite on chance suppression why are the vast majority of goals against coming on wide open looks.

The stats track those. Do you watch any other teams? All teams give up grade As …every period

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

I didn’t say he was great, I’m saying they gave up freebie goals that AHL teams wouldn’t give up. They played a pitiful game until they were losing.

They are only “freebie” goals because skinner is in net.

 

[Drivesaitl]

If we’re so elite on chance suppression why are the vast majority of goals against coming on wide open looks.

In regular season these are prevalent. The Oilers are giving up less wide open looks than any team I see. Count the time the Oilers generated a shot to the slot. So many. Leafs were hardly even touching puck in Oilers zone for first two periods and some of that was a 5 on 3. Our defending was fine. Leafs gave up way more.

 

[MessierII]

That pp in the first was the killer. You have to get at least one there. Then Bouchard with back to back disaster shifts to give them our lead. Just an awful display of game management. It’s actually crazy how bad they’ve been managing the puck late in periods. You guys just went to the finals. Wtf happened?

 

[McFlyingV]

If we’re so elite on chance suppression why are the vast majority of goals against coming on wide open looks.

The fact that you can pretty much remember every wide open look the Oilers give up is all the proof you need because it ends up in the net.

 

[russ99]

Because no teams are perfect?
You do realize we get wide open looks nightly too right? Even against elite defensive teams right. Sometimes they go in, sometimes Nuge whiffs, sometimes the goalie saves it.
Seems here, it ALWAYS goes in against us. What does that tell you?

Sure and even great defensive effort and the puck goes in the net. It happens.

But out problem is systemic. There’s no focus on awareness at the back, it’s all get it, get it out and push it up. Forwards are constantly flying the zone, and we give up on the late trailer more times than I can count. I do expect a goalie to make some saves on open chances but we’re hanging Skinner out to dry. I’d expect other goalies to have similar problems with this pourous D.

And frankly I’m sick of using “entry denial” and winning the shot counter as an excuse to absolve poor defense.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I dunno, the Sharks scored like four times on that one five minute power play. Keep making excuses for their pansy ass play. Do we need to break out the bus stop meme?

They did. In the playoffs. There was also a huge scrum, and a pretty decent break from the injury and the start of the powerplay.
Entirely different situations.

 

[belair]

This team can't pass up an opportunity to blow a one goal lead lately. Bad decisions.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

The PP has nothing to do with goaltending…

You’re right, it doesn’t. They could’ve tried to avenge Nurse. Instead they just went for cardio.

 

[guymez]

First off...hopefully Nurse is okay. Very dirty hit by Reeves...suspension is in order here.

Secondly...Bouchard was completely at fault on the 2nd goal. Just an absolutely brutal play.
Then on the 3rd Leafs goal his lazy c'est la vie skating to get back on defence was brutal to watch.
Such a shame because the team was playing such a solid 3rd period and then Bouchard happened.

Then in O/T Marner has a perfect shot off the post to win it.

Of all goals on Skinner MAYBE the 2nd goal was stoppable...maybe.
Still Bouchard just cant be that stupid with the puck. He wears the goat horns on this night.

On to Montreal.

 

[CanadasTeam99]

Once again all you have to do is the "swap goalies" test in each game... and the Oilers come out with the easy win more often than not.

All teams make screw ups defensively but Oilers seem to ALWAYS pay the price every single time for theirs.

Tell that to the skinner poster collectors.

We apparently are only allowed to make 1-2 mistakes in a game. That's it. Don't ever expect your goalie to play great as a whole.

 

[timekeep]

That pp in the first was the killer. You have to get at least one there. Then Bouchard with back to back disaster shifts to give them our lead. Just an awful display of game management. It’s actually crazy how bad they’ve been managing the puck late in periods. You guys just went to the finals. Wtf happened?

I think they only got two shots, is that true? If so brutal.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

They did. In the playoffs. There was also a huge scrum, and a pretty decent break from the injury and the start of the powerplay.
Entirely different situations.

It was still a cheap shot. There was no response of any kind.

 

[MessierII]

In regular season these are prevalent. The Oilers are giving up less wide open looks than any team I see. Count the time the Oilers generated a shot to the slot. So many. Leafs were hardly even touching puck in Oilers zone for first two periods and some of that was a 5 on 3. Our defending was fine. Leafs gave up way more.

Until we passed it to them in the slot then gave up a break away next shift. That’s just disastrous game management. Skinner has to make more saves but you can’t play that way and expect to win consistently.

 

[iCanada]

In regular season these are prevalent. The Oilers are giving up less wide open looks than any team I see. Count the time the Oilers generated a shot to the slot. So many. Leafs were hardly even touching puck in Oilers zone for first two periods and some of that was a 5 on 3. Our defending was fine. Leafs gave up way more.

Even in the third. The Leafs had 4 shots for Christ's sake.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

You’re right, it doesn’t. They could’ve tried to avenge Nurse. Instead they just went for cardio.

I agree. That was also BS. I believe I said that at the time. We still got bottom of the league goaltending as well.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

We need to find a top 4 RHD ASAP and then see if we can afford to trade away Bouchard at deadline

Yeah, lets add a top 4 D, and then proceed to trade a top pairing D.

Thats brilliant.

You think that one up on your own?

 

[Heavy Dee]

First off...hopefully Nurse is okay. Very dirty hit by Reeves...suspension is in order here.

Secondly...Bouchard was completely at fault on the 2nd goal. Just an absolutely brutal play.
Then on the 3rd Leafs goal his lazy c'est la vie skating to get back on defence was brutal to watch.
Such a shame because the team was playing such a solid 3rd periord and then Bouchard happened.

Then in O/T Marner has a perfect shot off the post to win it.

Of all goals on Skinner MAYBE the 2nd goal was stoppable...maybe.
Still Bouchard just cant be that stupid with the puck.

On to Montreal.

Go back and see how much room Marner had a and how off balance Skinner was.