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Edmonton @ Los Angeles (Game #5) [message #843641] |
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 g2k
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#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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tardigrade81
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Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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Now that is oilers hockey !!
Go win this Thursday
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Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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WooooohoooooO!!!!!!
What a game. One more just like that please. Well, maybe with a few more goals past Kuemper. I'd be okay if it was a laugher for a change.
"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
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 Kr55
Messages: 11474
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Location: Edmonton
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That was a tough tough game. So much effort, so little luck. Refs being their ridiculous selves as well to add to the challenge.
Stuck with it and won. LA looks so tired out there. By the 3rd they just gave up on trying to track McDavid with the puck and just kept collapsing and praying.
Pickard solid, only beat by a perfect deflection up over his glove. Just solid in net, never looking panicked.
"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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Leia
Messages: 441
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
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A huge win in the context of the series, but what was impressive to me, was that it wasn't the big boys having to do it themselves. This was a team effort and big games from the likes of Klingberg, Frederic and Kane.
Another one like that in this series would be good, and perhaps a few more going forward please
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to the place where I belong
to Alberta, to see the Oilers
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Kr55
Messages: 11474
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Location: Edmonton
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| Leia wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 23:07 |
A huge win in the context of the series, but what was impressive to me, was that it wasn't the big boys having to do it themselves. This was a team effort and big games from the likes of Klingberg, Frederic and Kane.
Another one like that in this series would be good, and perhaps a few more going forward please
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Yeah. Once again Kane is the man in on the tying goal. And the guy that finally gets a favorable bounce off Kuemper’s endless rebounds and can finally cash one in is Janmark. No luck for the big boys tonight but didn’t end up needing it.
"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: 4875
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 00:20 |
| Leia wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 23:07 |
A huge win in the context of the series, but what was impressive to me, was that it wasn't the big boys having to do it themselves. This was a team effort and big games from the likes of Klingberg, Frederic and Kane.
Another one like that in this series would be good, and perhaps a few more going forward please
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Yeah. Once again Kane is the man in on the tying goal. And the guy that finally gets a favorable bounce off Kuemper’s endless rebounds and can finally cash one in is Janmark. No luck for the big boys tonight but didn’t end up needing it.
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You bet man.. Kane is a total gamer. Same mold as Perry. The will to win and make a difference.
He's only going to get better.. this is his training camp/pre-season .. 
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4875
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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Keumper's luck finally ran out.. he finally came up craps.. Oil kept the pressure on.. machine-like process..
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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watchman
Messages: 1738
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
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...as BIEKSA says on the TV post game... all of a sudden (since the 3rd period last game), the OILERS look scary.
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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inverno76
Messages: 2433
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 23:03 |
Keumper's luck finally ran out.. he finally came up craps.. Oil kept the pressure on.. machine-like process..
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Not sure if it’s luck. Relentless high octane Oilers are getting past at least two games where we’d be ‘goalie’d’ in the regular season. Kuemper’s been outstanding.
After game 2 , I felt like this was not a team to take a long run, but after a few games they found their timing and looked rested and heakthy’ish.
If this is them ….. could be a fun summer drinking deck beer.
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4875
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| inverno76 wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 23:07 |
| Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 23:03 |
Keumper's luck finally ran out.. he finally came up craps.. Oil kept the pressure on.. machine-like process..
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Not sure if it’s luck. Relentless high octane Oilers are getting past at least two games where we’d be ‘goalie’d’ in the regular season. Kuemper’s been outstanding.
After game 2 , I felt like this was not a team to take a long run, but after a few games they found their timing and looked rested and heakthy’ish.
If this is them ….. could be a fun summer drinking deck beer.
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Oh for sure Keumper has a ton of skill.. great goaltender.. he made great saves.. but quite a few this game just hit him.. that's what I mean by luck.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Kr55
Messages: 11474
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 00:41 |
| inverno76 wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 23:07 |
| Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 23:03 |
Keumper's luck finally ran out.. he finally came up craps.. Oil kept the pressure on.. machine-like process..
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Not sure if it’s luck. Relentless high octane Oilers are getting past at least two games where we’d be ‘goalie’d’ in the regular season. Kuemper’s been outstanding.
After game 2 , I felt like this was not a team to take a long run, but after a few games they found their timing and looked rested and heakthy’ish.
If this is them ….. could be a fun summer drinking deck beer.
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Oh for sure Keumper has a ton of skill.. great goaltender.. he made great saves.. but quite a few this game just hit him.. that's what I mean by luck.
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Even beyond the initial shots. Kuempers rebound control was trash all night. Stuff coming off him all over the place but never where we needed it. All the chaos and the puck just finding ways to never be in a good spot. Until Janmark.
"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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Oscargasm
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Location: YEG
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Absolute clinic for a third straight pant launching!
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
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Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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Kr55
Messages: 11474
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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Kings have their Ferrell, who seems to be a lame entitled award chaser now.
But we have Shaq:
https://x.com/BizNasty2point0/status/1917440399905362097
"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: 1738
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
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...maybe it's just me, but 93 had jump that he hasn't shown since his 100pt season. 91/93/18 is now a real threat. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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halfafrog
Messages: 65
Registered: March 2006
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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I think the boys have bought in.
They know they can do it now.
So this is what hope feels like?
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Kr55
Messages: 11474
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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This should have been a blowout if not for Kuemper and some insane luck with bounces right up until one landed for Janmark. LA is looking like a team that emptied the tank trying to finish us quick. Almost worked too, but the Oilers were sitting on another level and it came out in perfect sync with LA getting exhausted.
Glad this game was close though, cause we shouldn't feel like we can breeze through game 6.
"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: 4875
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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That's hilarious!
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
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smyth260
Messages: 1160
Registered: November 2007
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A fantastic performance. Oilers always seem to get better as a series goes on.
Horrible reffing. We’ve had 5 straight periods of dominance, not really getting any edge in the PPs and they are definitely there. I was screaming at my TV about the covered puck by Byfield. That said though, we got some divers on the team and I wonder if that is playing any role.
Clean house or bust
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4875
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Location: Burnaby, BC
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Have to say I'm lovin' Corey Perry.. another great game.. the guy has so much skill and puck IQ.. he does the sick toe drag that almost scores.. and then the behind the back pass in tight to Leon for a glorious shot on net.. all in close within 3 feet of the crease.. total Beaut.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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nullterm
Messages: 1099
Registered: July 2007
Location: Port Moody, BC
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In Pickard We Trust.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
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g2k
Messages: 2933
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
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The sprinkle of swagger in this thread is making me uneasy.
But I think we deserve it. This team. Wow.
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4875
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Location: Burnaby, BC
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| g2k wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 22:29 |
The sprinkle of swagger in this thread is making me uneasy.
But I think we deserve it. This team. Wow.
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I know what you mean.. and agree.. shouldn't get cocky.. but there were some players that played well and should be credited.. just shouldn't crap on opposing players (too much).. screws with hockey karma.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Adam
Messages: 7368
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| g2k wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 23:29 |
The sprinkle of swagger in this thread is making me uneasy.
But I think we deserve it. This team. Wow.
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It's funny the difference in just a few days. I always remember something MacTavish said mid-playoffs in 2006 though. Don't get too down on the losses or up on the wins. It was a great game, but that one is over and we need another like it tomorrow against a team that now has their backs to the wall. There's a reason that people always say the fourth is the toughest to win (just ask Toronto!)
The Kings will come out fighting for their lives...but we're the better team and if we can play like that again, then we should win. It would be great to just put this to bed now.
"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
#FireBobbyNicks
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Hibernia
Messages: 131
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Location: Sin John's
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| Adam wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 13:03 |
Don't get too down on the losses or up on the wins.
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Bingo. We've seen a few of these dominant games in the past. The trick is doing it again the next game. It's hard. Very hard. If the team lets themselves think, "Oh, we got them now" we'll be right back to the first part of this series. LA is gonna be hungry, desperate and possibly a little ornery tomorrow night. How the Oilers handle the first period might tell us all we need to know about this club and if they've actually turned a corner or if they just caught lightning in a bottle for a few periods.
What happened to all of my messages? lol (I guess it's been awhile) BlueSky: StefBarnes
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4875
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Location: Burnaby, BC
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Pretty funny.. Debrusk can't pry the words out of his mouth saying Byfield put his hand on the puck.. in plain sight on the in the net replay.. he refuses to say it.. then teh usually fence sitting Sportsnet panel unanimously say it was absolutely hand on puck and should have been a penalty shot.. every one of them even Friedman.. can't explain it other than he and Jack have a deal for next year down south.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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g2k
Messages: 2933
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Location: The Hood
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 29 April 2025 23:33 |
Pretty funny.. Debrusk can't pry the words out of his mouth saying Byfield put his hand on the puck.. in plain sight on the in the net replay.. he refuses to say it.. then teh usually fence sitting Sportsnet panel unanimously say it was absolutely hand on puck and should have been a penalty shot.. every one of them even Friedman.. can't explain it other than he and Jack have a deal for next year down south.
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Safe Louie.
I think I figured out why he’s rarely critical of Skinner.
Because he always standing beside Pickard.
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inverno76
Messages: 2433
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
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Give Skinner a start in game 6!!!
Said no one ever
Wooooo!
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tardigrade81
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Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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| inverno76 wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 06:45 |
Give Skinner a start in game 6!!!
Said no one ever
Wooooo!
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This nearly gave me a heart attack lmao
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| tardigrade81 wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 13:30 |
| inverno76 wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 06:45 |
Give Skinner a start in game 6!!!
Said no one ever
Wooooo!
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This nearly gave me a heart attack lmao
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For reals bruv, I was like...
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MJ
Messages: 275
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Location: Victoria
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We dominated most of the game. Exact opposite of game 2 where I had really nothing to say positive. Go Oilers!
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Kr55
Messages: 11474
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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Hard to really judge performances because LA did so little in the game but knob maybe found a new pair he likes in Walman+Klingberg
The common pairs last night:
Bouch+Nurse 8:58 - 55.47% xGF
Bouch+Walman 5:00 - 61.58% xGF
Bouch+Kulak 3:24 - 89.13% xGF
Nurse+Kulak 8:34 - 68.91% xGF
Nurse+Klingberg 3:01 - 56.63% xGF
Walman+Klingberg 13:07 - 93.45% xGF
Kulak+Emberson 6:52 - 80.94% xGF
Seems we would also love to clone Kulak and be able to play one with Bouch and Nurse :).
Maybe if Stetcher can come back we could have
Kulak-Bouch
Nurse-Stetcher
Klingberg-Walman
And with Ekholm back if we are so fortunate
Ek-Bouch
Kulak-Nurse
Kling-Walman
"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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Adam
Messages: 7368
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 08:43 |
Hard to really judge performances because LA did so little in the game but knob maybe found a new pair he likes in Walman+Klingberg
The common pairs last night:
Bouch+Nurse 8:58 - 55.47% xGF
Bouch+Walman 5:00 - 61.58% xGF
Bouch+Kulak 3:24 - 89.13% xGF
Nurse+Kulak 8:34 - 68.91% xGF
Nurse+Klingberg 3:01 - 56.63% xGF
Walman+Klingberg 13:07 - 93.45% xGF
Kulak+Emberson 6:52 - 80.94% xGF
Seems we would also love to clone Kulak and be able to play one with Bouch and Nurse :).
Maybe if Stetcher can come back we could have
Kulak-Bouch
Nurse-Stetcher
Klingberg-Walman
And with Ekholm back if we are so fortunate
Ek-Bouch
Kulak-Nurse
Kling-Walman
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It's actually kind of crazy how much the defence goes in to the line blender right now too. I don't remember seeing that before. Some of it is because they're not playing Emberson a lot - he's had less than 10 mins the last two games - but I do wonder if they have different units for different scenarios, or if it's just whoever Coffey decides to yell out in that moment.
"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
#FireBobbyNicks
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Kr55
Messages: 11474
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| Adam wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 09:35 |
| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 08:43 |
Hard to really judge performances because LA did so little in the game but knob maybe found a new pair he likes in Walman+Klingberg
The common pairs last night:
Bouch+Nurse 8:58 - 55.47% xGF
Bouch+Walman 5:00 - 61.58% xGF
Bouch+Kulak 3:24 - 89.13% xGF
Nurse+Kulak 8:34 - 68.91% xGF
Nurse+Klingberg 3:01 - 56.63% xGF
Walman+Klingberg 13:07 - 93.45% xGF
Kulak+Emberson 6:52 - 80.94% xGF
Seems we would also love to clone Kulak and be able to play one with Bouch and Nurse :).
Maybe if Stetcher can come back we could have
Kulak-Bouch
Nurse-Stetcher
Klingberg-Walman
And with Ekholm back if we are so fortunate
Ek-Bouch
Kulak-Nurse
Kling-Walman
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It's actually kind of crazy how much the defence goes in to the line blender right now too. I don't remember seeing that before. Some of it is because they're not playing Emberson a lot - he's had less than 10 mins the last two games - but I do wonder if they have different units for different scenarios, or if it's just whoever Coffey decides to yell out in that moment.
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McDavid out there most with Bouch and Nurse, and only 3 mins with Kulak, so guessing Bouch+Nurse was done for the offensive push. Kulak saw the most of Kempe with a mix of Nurse, Bouch, Emberson.
Playing 5 D must make it hard, especially if we really wanted lots of Walman+Klingberg. Then you have Kulak having to play with everyone else, but maybe Kulak time was being saved for the more defensive ice time.
Emberson with his 111 total career regular season+playoff games being used sparingly probably not too surprising. Definitely hope we can put in a more experienced guy soon.
[Updated on: Wed, 30 April 2025 09:53]
"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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Adam
Messages: 7368
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 09:51 |
| Adam wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 09:35 |
| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 30 April 2025 08:43 |
Hard to really judge performances because LA did so little in the game but knob maybe found a new pair he likes in Walman+Klingberg
The common pairs last night:
Bouch+Nurse 8:58 - 55.47% xGF
Bouch+Walman 5:00 - 61.58% xGF
Bouch+Kulak 3:24 - 89.13% xGF
Nurse+Kulak 8:34 - 68.91% xGF
Nurse+Klingberg 3:01 - 56.63% xGF
Walman+Klingberg 13:07 - 93.45% xGF
Kulak+Emberson 6:52 - 80.94% xGF
Seems we would also love to clone Kulak and be able to play one with Bouch and Nurse :).
Maybe if Stetcher can come back we could have
Kulak-Bouch
Nurse-Stetcher
Klingberg-Walman
And with Ekholm back if we are so fortunate
Ek-Bouch
Kulak-Nurse
Kling-Walman
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It's actually kind of crazy how much the defence goes in to the line blender right now too. I don't remember seeing that before. Some of it is because they're not playing Emberson a lot - he's had less than 10 mins the last two games - but I do wonder if they have different units for different scenarios, or if it's just whoever Coffey decides to yell out in that moment.
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McDavid out there most with Bouch and Nurse, and only 3 mins with Kulak, so guessing Bouch+Nurse was done for the offensive push. Kulak saw the most of Kempe with a mix of Nurse, Bouch, Emberson.
Playing 5 D must make it hard, especially if we really wanted lots of Walman+Klingberg. Then you have Kulak having to play with everyone else, but maybe Kulak time was being saved for the more defensive ice time.
Emberson with his 111 total career regular season+playoff games being used sparingly probably not too surprising. Definitely hope we can put in a more experienced guy soon.
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Not surprising given this coach's abject terror of using young players. At some point the Oilers are going to have to get over their gerontophilia though. I'd like to see us actually try to use some younger guys more earlier in their career. It'll inject speed and energy and they'll be cheaper than fourth lines full of long-in-the-tooth vets.
That said, it's not likely to change for next game. I do hope that Emerson (and/or Stecher) can win over the coach here so that we actually play a full roster.
"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
#FireBobbyNicks
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Rocksteady
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If that was a full 60 of playing hockey, I like that.
Tough, hard nosed, kept the pace and pressure. I loved every second of this game.
Also, I know nothing about the Oilers.. I had them out in 5. Thrilled to be wrong, keep proving how wrong I am about this team.
The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.
Generally Disappointed.
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