GDT: Yuge game. Yuge. Edm v LA - 8 pm

[GMofOilers]

We need 4 to 5 to win every game, so we gotta get going on the offensive, the other team is going to score goals on this sieve they always do. Its not a shock, we just need 4 or 5 to be scored.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Correct. Would be nice if they had a smaller margin to try and overcome, but they don’t because a relatively routine glove save off the wall couldn’t be made.

They should be down by four.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

You mean Brown didn't score that period? Wow, consider me shocked.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I'm not blaming Stu for our lack of offence or the score. But that 2nd goal sucked.

Kempe hasn't scored on that off the wing shot hardly all season. The last time he was scoring those was Skinner, playoffs. who knew?

He didn't wire it. He knows its Skinner and all he has to do is place the shot. Fiala wired his. That was smoking. Fiala seems to be playing better after being benched.

 

[snag]

Lube city guy makes me think of the brothel guy in Squid Game...

 

[K1984]

We need 4 to 5 to win every game, so we gotta get going on the offensive, the other team is going to score goals on this sieve they always do. Its not a shock, we just need 4 or 5 to be scored.

If we quit dusting the puck off on every possession we’ll be fine. Our pace across the board is a problem.

Several times that period we got the puck then stood there looking for passes (RNH the biggest culprit here). Quick feet and quick pucks has us in this, but we f***ed around instead.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

That was a terrible goal. Does Schwartz just coach goalies to get the body in front of the shot- and anything outside of your body just leave it? Makes sense since Mike Smith had his coach un-teach that after his first year in Edmonton

I swear on the one goals he tried to sink his head down so that he wouldn't get hit. Probably not a good sign from your #1 goalie IMO.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Let's see how those players look in the second half. Also, Cam Talbot leading a team to the cup? Zero chance.

I'm not claiming they are good; just explaining how this wasn't some masterstroke by Blake. He screwed up his one big move and the young kids have covered it up (so far this season).

 

[Sra1974]

woof….things couldn’t get much worse

That seems to be unnecessarily tempting fate.

 

[K1984]

They should be down by four.

The big saves only matter if the routine ones can be made. So they don’t matter.

 

[Jumptheshark]

2 shots on net?

 

[MessierII]

Talk about a low bar. It's not like they had 20 shots on net or 10 in the slot ffs. I swear it's no wonder Schwartz has a lifetime job when that period is seen as "good goaltending". Again, average at best.

They had like 5 10 bell chances to our 0. That looked like a Canada vs Latvia game. Not even in the same league.

 

[Heavy Dee]

Kempe hasn't scored on that off the wing shot hardly all season. The last time he was scoring those was Skinner, playoffs. who knew?

He didn't wire it. He knows its Skinner and all he has to do is place the shot. Fiala wired his. That was smoking. Fiala seems to be playing better after being benched.

It was a bad goal. But feel free to call out 29 when it's warranted.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Kings with 95.6% xG that period. Eakins would blush at that.

 

[gordonhught]

You’re welcome. I am sure I know and have a higher level of goaltending experience than you.

Great. Hope that knowledge pays well. Maybe you can start a thread about your hockey expertise.

edit - kind of sounds like the ex WHL player who sold me my mattresss a few years back. He was better at hockey than me too!

 

[Sra1974]

Kempe hasn't scored on that off the wing shot hardly all season. The last time he was scoring those was Skinner, playoffs. who knew?

He didn't wire it. He knows its Skinner and all he has to do is place the shot. Fiala wired his. That was smoking. Fiala seems to be playing better after being benched.

Please confirm for me that you have watched all 11 of his goals this season.

 

[McTedi]

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Kempe hasn't scored on that off the wing shot hardly all season. The last time he was scoring those was Skinner, playoffs. who knew?

He didn't wire it. He knows its Skinner and all he has to do is place the shot. Fiala wired his. That was smoking. Fiala seems to be playing better after being benched.

Yah agreed, absolutely no reason to get beat from there. No screen, no angle, shot was coming for days. Needed that save. Can't afford to give up weak goals especially playing a stingy trap team.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

2 shots on net?

Shots is a very generous term. Campbell could’ve saved them.

 

[NedPlimpton]

Eat shit refs.

 

[EnufAlready]

Dumb ass idiot

 

[McTedi]

Doughty needs to get tuned up

 

[soothsayer]

I'm not claiming they are good; just explaining how this wasn't some masterstroke by Blake. He screwed up his one big move and the young kids have covered it up (so far this season).

I know that's what you were saying. I agree with you. I was criticizing the trade on here the moment it was made too.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

f*** you refs

 

[Drivesaitl]

Talk about a low bar. It's not like they had 20 shots on net or 10 in the slot ffs. I swear it's no wonder Schwartz has a lifetime job when that period is seen as "good goaltending". Again, average at best.

Indeed Bryan. The bar with Skinner is pretty low. he made a few nice saves, give him that, but he was leaving pucks over all over, Some real messy moments.

Doesn't do the team any favors confidence wise when you watch your starting goalie almost let in a dump from the Kings own zone. jebus. Lewis chance Oilers are lucky it wasn't any other King. That gets finished.

 

[BlackDogg]

Oh well