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Edmonton @ Los Angeles (Game #2) [message #843115] |
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 nullterm
Messages: 1088
Registered: July 2007
Location: Port Moody, BC
1 Cup
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We are so darn cooked.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
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tardigrade81
Messages: 3007
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Cups
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Pathetic
Somehow take both at home or we are done.
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HamBlaster
Messages: 1124
Registered: June 2007
1 Cup
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Too old, too slow, bad goaltending, bad D, no run support, no fight... this team has nothing.
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Leia
Messages: 431
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
No Cups
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Sure Skinner isn't great, but this team leaves it's netminders out to dry so many times. It's cost us badly so far in this series.
To many players playing at only 20% or less today. Things have to change and change quickly.
Take me home, country road
to the place where I belong
to Alberta, to see the Oilers
take me home, country road
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nullterm
Messages: 1088
Registered: July 2007
Location: Port Moody, BC
1 Cup
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| Leia wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 21:49 |
Sure Skinner isn't great, but this team leaves it's netminders out to dry so many times. It's cost us badly so far in this series.
To many players playing at only 20% or less today. Things have to change and change quickly.
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It’s not Skinner’s fault… but he’s not good enough to bail out the team when they make mistakes. He’s not as good as the rest of the team is bad.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
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g2k
Messages: 2926
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
2 Cups
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| Leia wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 22:49 |
Sure Skinner isn't great, but this team leaves it's netminders out to dry so many times. It's cost us badly so far in this series.
To many players playing at only 20% or less today. Things have to change and change quickly.
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You need to be able to make a tough save here and there. His confidence is completely shot.
The crowd is clearly in his head as well. Late in the game on a close up after a save he waited for the LA crowd to taunt, then grinning in his helmet as they jeer him, taunting his name. Just stop the puck Stu.
The team seems to play better in front of Pickard and seem to genuinely love the guy.
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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nullterm
Messages: 1088
Registered: July 2007
Location: Port Moody, BC
1 Cup
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| g2k wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 22:06 |
| Leia wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 22:49 |
Sure Skinner isn't great, but this team leaves it's netminders out to dry so many times. It's cost us badly so far in this series.
To many players playing at only 20% or less today. Things have to change and change quickly.
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You need to be able to make a tough save here and there. His confidence is completely shot.
The crowd is clearly in his head as well. Late in the game on a close up after a save he waited for the LA crowd to taunt, then grinning in his helmet as they jeer him, taunting his name. Just stop the puck Stu.
The team seems to play better in front of Pickard and seem to genuinely love the guy.
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They know Pickard ain’t getting any shutouts or stealing a game, but he can atleast give the team a chance to win if they score enough. Skinner turns into those beaded curtain door things from the 60s/70s at the worst possible moment.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
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g2k
Messages: 2926
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
2 Cups
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One team seems to have a gameplan and are sticking to it.
Other team. Not so much…
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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g2k
Messages: 2926
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
2 Cups
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If the coach starts Skinner on Friday, he’s crazy.
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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Jay
Messages: 769
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
No Cups
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| g2k wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 22:48 |
If the coach starts Skinner on Friday, he’s crazy.
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I would have thought there's no way but why else would he put Pickard in in that situation.
If he is dumb enough to die on that hill then he will deserve the result.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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nullterm
Messages: 1088
Registered: July 2007
Location: Port Moody, BC
1 Cup
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Whatever mojo this team had died when they brought in Bowman against the desire of everyone who wanted nothing to do with the guy and supposed lifetime ban.
The Holloway and Broberg offer sheet and loss, and everything else down hill.
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Illegitimi non carborundum.
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mad90
Messages: 13
Registered: July 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
No Cups
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Hollaway career year, Brobreg career year, Foegele career year, Ceci been great with Dallas and you replaced with Skinner worst year, Arvidsson worst year, Emberson worst year, Podkolzin meh, whos Frederic? like why trade for a injured player lol Then you trade for another left handed dman in Walman which you need righty.
Terrible assest management at its finest
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g2k
Messages: 2926
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
2 Cups
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| nullterm wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 23:00 |
Whatever mojo this team had died when they brought in Bowman against the desire of everyone who wanted nothing to do with the guy and supposed lifetime ban.
The Holloway and Broberg offer sheet and loss, and everything else down hill.
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I agree.
Mr Player Agent silent GM guy was a head scratcher too.
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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Kr55
Messages: 11363
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| nullterm wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 23:00 |
Whatever mojo this team had died when they brought in Bowman against the desire of everyone who wanted nothing to do with the guy and supposed lifetime ban.
The Holloway and Broberg offer sheet and loss, and everything else down hill.
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Are we ready for Quenneville joining us mid-season next year though?
"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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Kr55
Messages: 11363
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Feels like the only thing that can save us is the power of California closets. Get back home and absorb the greatness Skinner and everyone else!
"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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watchman
Messages: 1717
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
1 Cup
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Better team won. Our PK says so, our PP says so. 2/25 are continuously exposed. Knoby goes to 97/29, leaving LA to have to focus on 1 line only. Knoby doesn't realize 93 is certainly not a 2C centre anymore. Our centres can't win a PK faceoff to save their lives. The big guys refuse to take the puck to the net.
Jackson is largely to blame on this team's composition: too old, too slow, too soft.
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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Jay
Messages: 769
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
No Cups
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| watchman wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 23:04 |
Better team won. Our PK says so, our PP says so. 2/25 are continuously exposed. Knoby goes to 97/29, leaving LA to have to focus on 1 line only. Knoby doesn't realize 93 is certainly not a 2C centre anymore. Our centres can't win a PK faceoff to save their lives. The big guys refuse to take the puck to the net.
Jackson is largely to blame on this team's composition: too old, too slow, too soft.
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I'd love to see 93 get healthy scratched but there really is no other option. He's looking even more useless than usual this time of year.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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halfafrog
Messages: 64
Registered: March 2006
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
No Cups
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Anyone missing Ken Holland yet?
Oilers PK is short bus special in this series. Killed 2 of 5 tonight. I think other than the 5 vs 3 it's been atrocious.
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So this is what hope feels like?
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Kr55
Messages: 11363
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| halfafrog wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 23:16 |
Anyone missing Ken Holland yet?
Oilers PK is short bus special in this series. Killed 2 of 5 tonight. I think other than the 5 vs 3 it's been atrocious.
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Weren't gonna win with Holland either. Probably wouldn't have even spent Kane's LTIR money. I'd say we miss competent GMing period, but I don't even remember what that looks like. Got close to a miracle last year taking McDrai for granted, but still fell short because of crap GMing.
It's honestly hard to have any respect for the team the Oilers have built when you take a look at how other teams have rebuilt without gifts of generational talents, like Florida, and LA. Just piece by piece making good moves, via the draft and trades, to incrementally add players that perfectly fit with the overall vision of the team. We still just grab at the first shiny things we see and blow our cap space ASAP.
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"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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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4809
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
4 Cups
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In McDavid I trust.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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CrusaderPi
Messages: 7996
Registered: December 2003
Location: Downtown Edmonton
6 Cups
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Wed, 23 April 2025 23:43 |
In McDavid I trust.
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The same as ithey've always been. Hope and pray McDavid can outscore the problems.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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