 GabbyDugan
Messages: 828
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton, AB
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No doubt about it. That game Saturday night was an absolute stinker from the Oilers. I'm going to look like a naive hick trying to draw some positives from that fiasco, but that never stopped me before.
The COVID thing is real, but every hockey team in the world has to deal with this. The KHL is postponing games as are the other leagues in Europe. My excuse here is that COVID has hit Alberta pretty hard, and even the Flames suck like the Oilers.
The schedule revisions have totally messed up the Oilers. The whole NHL schedule is topsy turvey and will remain so for the rest of the season. The old cliche is "when the going gets tough, the tough get going." I have to believe in the Oilers finding toughness and grit from different sources in the coming months. From grizzled veterans like Duncan Keith and Mike Smith ( I have little faith in Kris Russell, but hope he has one or two good game ahead of him) to young guys like Bouchard and Ryan McLeod, there are lots of opportunities for everyone to be a hero, either unsung or glorified. Some of those kids spinning their wheels in Bakersfield like Marody and Broberg could still have an impact on the season. Tyler Benson has been given plenty of opportunities; maybe he will someday take advantage of same or someone else will.
Goaltending is currently pretty shaky, and there is no wriggle room under the salary cap to bring in anyone expensive. Smith looks done due to injuries and age catching up to him, and Koskinen seems only effective in aback up role. Skinner isn't ready and the leap from the AHL to NHL may be a bridge to far for him. Desperate situation but I'm not going to give up hope. Always guys like
Evan Buitenhuis and Alex Stalock who come out of nowhere to sparkle in the nets,
The Oilers have Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, Darnell Nurse too. I don't believe any of them are going anywhere else or want to go anywhere else. Enough said.
From 99% of the posts here at OILFANS.COM, It looks like many are convinced the sky is falling, the sky is falling. Not me. No doubt most of the players and every coach needs a kick in the rear end.
Never surrender, boys. Never surrender.
Alright, I put the target on my own creaky back. Fire away, folks.
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