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Re: Review: Los Angeles @ Edmonton (Game #23) [message #795505 is a reply to message #795504 ]	Sun, 05 December 2021 21:45

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Adam wrote on Sun, 05 December 2021 20:19

On the one hand, it's a terrible weekend and the team played poorly and gave up two games to much inferior teams.

On the other hand, it's just two games, so I wouldn't get too worked up about it or start pushing to see everyone sent to Bakersfield just yet.

Some quick thoughts:

- obviously, the Oilers need to find ways to start games better. It's not just the other team scoring first a lot, it's getting badly outshot and outplayed in the first period of games. They have to find a way to be better.

- Some baffling choices on who to punish tonight by Tippett. Russell gets walked on the first goal, generally isn't great. He still gets 4 minutes more than his defence partner Broberg (who didn't get walked). Ryan's string of minuses got even worse as he was on for both the first two Kings goals. He's still up 3 minutes on Tyler Benson who was even. If you're a youngster, you can't even miss a check or you're sitting. If you're in your 30s? Doesn't matter how many times you screw up, you'll still get your ice time. That kind of inconsistency isn't the hallmark of a great coach.

- That penalty was a penalty, but a pretty iffy minor. There's no shortage of hits from behind like that in every game, and they usually don't get called at all. Only reason this one did is because Kempe's head rattled off the glass. It wasn't nearly as vicious as the cross-check from Larsson on Draisaitl's jaw Friday night that went uncalled.

- The call clearly took the wind out of the sails for the Oilers. They folded the tent the second 97 left down the tunnel.

- The other ridiculous thing with the refs this year is these behind the play "battles" where a guy just hangs on to a star player and fights with him and the refs just watch it and occasionally encourage them to stop and play nice. There were two of those with Draisaitl and Edler tonight. There was at least one similar one against the Kraken on Friday. And if you're watching clips, there's a ridiculous one against Matthews tonight in the Jets/Leafs game.

Anyhow, they better play better on Tuesday.

My main point with the suggestion for a rotation down in Bako is that its seems that the D call ups are playing better positional hockey than most of the D on the roster (Barrie especially), seem to be better positionally prepared, I credit Manson for that. Whatever they get taught down there isn't being practiced up here. Some need a refresher course on how to play D.

Ryan is a mess, another -2 to subtract from his season GA. But if Benson, Perlini, Turris were any better, I'm sure they would be out there, but they can't play center (other than Turris- badly), and none can PK. Maybe Ryan still has concussion symptoms, he doesn't seem all there.

Still too many weak and meek players on the roster that McD + LD's efforts can't totally overcome.. every game.

As soon as Shore is back at least that gets Ryan off the ice.. small positive.

Too bad Holloway was injured, he'd have a clear path to see what he can do on the top 6 as a winger, or as the #3 C, plus PK.

[Updated on: Sun, 05 December 2021 22:38]

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