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Edmonton @ New Jersey (Game #35) [message #796629] |
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 NetBOG
Messages: 2855
Registered: January 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
2 Cups
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This loss is all on Smith
and refs that refuse to call penalties.
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Tippett is now 0-8. Time to fire up that discussion
In fairness to Hall, I've wanted to throw a waterbottle at Eakins all season.
~nullterm 03/22/2014
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HamBlaster
Messages: 797
Registered: June 2007
No Cups
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Fun game. Whatever.
This is the same old team, year after year. Going nowhere fast.
Later gents. I'm not going to pay attention when the bottom completely falls out on this clown show of an organization, yet again.
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K.McC#24
Messages: 2826
Registered: March 2004
Location: ALBERTA
2 Cups
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| NetBOG wrote on Fri, 31 December 2021 13:50 |
This loss is all on Smith
and refs that refuse to call penalties.
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They were sure watching for the hand passes though.
The theme of subpar goaltending continues. Smith doesn't look right, and is slotting into the mediocrity that was there in his absence. Tip should have called a timeout prior to the late GTG after icing.
Oilers gave up a ton of big chances in OT and earlier. Smith made some big stops but let in 2 or 3 that shouldn't go in.
The team doesn't look good. It's a gamble to see if they get a bump from a coaching change, but if Holland thinks he's got the horses you have to wonder how much rope Tip has. Clearly Holland doesn't have the goaltending, though, so if might be anticipated that a move comes there at some point.
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NYE in NYC and a matinee on NYD.
This isn’t a scheduled loss, it’s a scheduled whoopin.
Postgame, they all sound ok with losing. This team is broken.
In fairness to Hall, I've wanted to throw a waterbottle at Eakins all season.
~nullterm 03/22/2014
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CrusaderPi
Messages: 7640
Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
6 Cups
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I love the Devils playing Glory Days as a win song, especially with the organ for the three stars.
Ummm... I have some concerns about the defense.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 31 December 2021 13:53 |
I love the Devils playing Glory Days as a win song, especially with the organ for the three stars.
Ummm... I have some concerns about the defense.
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I have some questions about the coaching. Perhaps a timeout after that icing maybe?
This coach man…
In fairness to Hall, I've wanted to throw a waterbottle at Eakins all season.
~nullterm 03/22/2014
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Adam
Messages: 6816
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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Some odd decisions from the coaching staff tonight. Dressing seven defencemen, so that you can still play Nurse 29 minutes and Barrie 25, while Koekkoek has just 8 and Lagesson just 2 is a head scratcher for sure.
Leaving Battling' Mikey Smith in there to let in that many weak goals all night is another interesting decision. Definitely is a big contributor to the loss tonight.
How about Ryan McLeod - scores two assists including a nice feed to McDavid in the first, finishes +2 on the night, but only sees 8 minutes of game time too...
The team is in freefall, and Holland has said he's planning to sit on his hands until he sees where we're sitting at the trade deadline, sooooo I don't know what to say. If the team misses the playoffs, is this the summer where our best players start asking to go elsewhere?
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireLowe #FireBobbyNicks #FireKenHolland #FireKeithGretzky
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CrudeRemarks
Messages: 1698
Registered: November 2010
Location: Edmonton
1 Cup
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 31 December 2021 13:53 |
I love the Devils playing Glory Days as a win song, especially with the organ for the three stars.
Ummm... I have some concerns about the defense.
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I wouldn't worry. Stauffer spent the whole game talking about how great Duncan Keith was doing, so we know he's not a problem anymore.
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get a lottery pick.
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HamBlaster
Messages: 797
Registered: June 2007
No Cups
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Haven't we been saying this for near on 20 years now?
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CrudeRemarks
Messages: 1698
Registered: November 2010
Location: Edmonton
1 Cup
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| HamBlaster wrote on Fri, 31 December 2021 16:20 |
Haven't we been saying this for near on 20 years now?
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Uh no? We replaced Lucic’s bad Stanley Cup winner leadership with Keith’s clearly superior Stanley Cup winning leadership. All the team needs is some help up front, a top 4 dman and to sort out the goalie situation and all of a sudden they’re contenders
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get a lottery pick.
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Mike
Messages: 1066
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
1 Cup
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Everyone remember when we were at like 95% chance to make the playoffs? Don’t look now, but we’re only slightly over 50% at this point.
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 Kr55
Messages: 9604
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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eh, game today?
Looks like we lost, but hopefully Smith is back soon to help the team bounce back.
We obviously miss Nurse too. Team will be great again when he is back in the lineup.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Oilfann
Messages: 72
Registered: December 2021
Location: Ontario
No Cups
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So everyone is calling for Tippet to be fired. IMO he should have called a time out. I don't always agree how he deploys the team either. I guess my question is who would you replace him with? Babcock and Torts would probably invoke a vomiting response.
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K.McC#24
Messages: 2826
Registered: March 2004
Location: ALBERTA
2 Cups
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| Oilfann wrote on Fri, 31 December 2021 22:49 |
So everyone is calling for Tippet to be fired. IMO he should have called a time out. I don't always agree how he deploys the team either. I guess my question is who would you replace him with? Babcock and Torts would probably invoke a vomiting response.
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I don't claim to know any answer in terms of replacement, but Tip's status would depend on where Holland thinks he's at in the win window, whether the team is assembled properly, and whether the team gets a sustainable bump from a different voice. If the team finds itself mediocre and outside a playoff position, I don't think Tip has much rope. New coach can't start games on time, and can't make those couple stops that are required in net though, so I don't imagine the coach is the only move here if Holland thinks it's time.
You have to think that where the Hart guys are at in their Edmonton careers play a hand as well. As a fan, though, I would trade fancy goals, Hart trophies, Art Rosses, and Lindsays for a team that performs, plays for each other and contends, in a heartbeat. Don't get me wrong, I don't want great players traded away, I just want a damn winning hockey team.
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Oscargasm
Messages: 5666
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
5 Cups
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I’m 100% on the Fire Tippett train
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K.McC#24
Messages: 2826
Registered: March 2004
Location: ALBERTA
2 Cups
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| Oscargasm wrote on Sat, 01 January 2022 10:45 |
I’m 100% on the Fire Tippett train
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Hell if I know if that solves any of the issues, but it's probably the easiest move.
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