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Edmonton @ Florida (Game #4) [message #846424] |
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 g2k
Messages: 3007
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
3 Cups
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#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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tardigrade81
Messages: 3511
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Cups
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Omg we did it !!!!!!
Amazing comeback!!! I just
Can't. Believe it.
Holy hell yes !!
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Ragnarok73
Messages: 2489
Registered: February 2011
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I feel like I’ve run 20 km. Damnit, this is exhausting to watch…. 
"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.
5-14-6-1
"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."
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Oscargasm
Messages: 6001
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
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LOOK OUT DOWNTON YEG, PANT LAUNCH ENGAGE!
MUUUUUUUST!
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5150
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| Oscargasm wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 20:39 |
LOOK OUT DOWNTON YEG, PANT LAUNCH ENGAGE!
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McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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watchman
Messages: 1857
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
1 Cup
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BIG break...
...nice to see one finally go our way.
This has to be crushing for FLA. ...back home to a crazy crowd. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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Kr55
Messages: 11931
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Gutted that one out
Pickard for the rest of the playoffs.
"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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Ragnarok73
Messages: 2489
Registered: February 2011
2 Cups
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| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 21:39 |
Gutted that one out
Pickard for the rest of the playoffs.
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For the rest of the year including next season.
"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.
5-14-6-1
"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."
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g2k
Messages: 3007
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
3 Cups
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| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 21:39 |
Gutted that one out
Pickard for the rest of the playoffs.
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I hope you are right.
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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Mike
Messages: 1847
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
1 Cup
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| g2k wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 00:46 |
| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 21:39 |
Gutted that one out
Pickard for the rest of the playoffs.
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I hope you are right.
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There is zero chance we see Skinner again unless Pickard gets injured. Or at least there should be zero chance.
Of all the opinions and takes I’ve had tonight, there is none that I am more certain of than this one: not a snowflake’s chance in hell we win that game with Skinner in net. None.
What a brilliant outing by Pickard.
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Mike
Messages: 1847
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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I really liked JEFF Skinner’s game tonight. Brown is looking like he is getting his feet back. Frederic seemed to have had a few noticeable shifts.
Don’t want to crap on him too much, but Ekholm I didn’t think was great.
And why did Stecher not play? Benched or hurt?
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Kr55
Messages: 11931
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 21:54 |
I really liked JEFF Skinner’s game tonight. Brown is looking like he is getting his feet back. Frederic seemed to have had a few noticeable shifts.
Don’t want to crap on him too much, but Ekholm I didn’t think was great.
And why did Stecher not play? Benched or hurt?
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Hasn't he had some concussion issues? I think that stick to the head that the refs completely missed after calling 2 high sticks on us might have done him in. Hope he is OK.
"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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Mike
Messages: 1847
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
1 Cup
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Well - a guaranteed game 6 and I’ll be in Paris…2AM start time with all day meetings the day before and after. That should be fun! And should there be a game 7, I will be on a plane during the game.
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Oscargasm
Messages: 6001
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 21:59 |
Well - a guaranteed game 6 and I’ll be in Paris…2AM start time with all day meetings the day before and after. That should be fun! And should there be a game 7, I will be on a plane during the game.
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Sounds like Sportsnet+ is going to be your best friend
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5150
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 20:59 |
Well - a guaranteed game 6 and I’ll be in Paris…2AM start time with all day meetings the day before and after. That should be fun! And should there be a game 7, I will be on a plane during the game.
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I agreed to go on a surfing trip to Tofino with my buddy 1 month ago.. never looked at possible game dates.. so gonna have to find a pub!
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Leia
Messages: 501
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
No Cups
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 21:59 |
Well - a guaranteed game 6 and I’ll be in Paris…2AM start time with all day meetings the day before and after. That should be fun! And should there be a game 7, I will be on a plane during the game.
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A tip from someone who lives that time zone hell all the time, get to bed any time from around 6.30 to 8pm, it's far from ideal but some sleep is better than none.
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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Leia
Messages: 501
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
No Cups
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WOW!!!!! this team, the hope, the highs and lows it brings us. I wouldn't miss it for a minute
Late home from work, late to bed and miss the first 15 minutes of the first, get up and see goals 2 & 3 go in. Didn't quit on them, that fight back and then the OT goal is a big a goal as anything and a fantastic way to exocise the ghosts of game 2 and 3.
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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Suomalainen
Messages: 1034
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
1 Cup
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TNT mentioning it's the first time in SCF history that a team has come back down by 3 goals after the 1st
97.
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Kr55
Messages: 11931
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| Suomalainen wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 21:40 |
TNT mentioning it's the first time in SCF history that a team has come back down by 3 goals after the 1st
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Full details:
Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli
#Oilers become the first team in Stanley Cup Final history to win a game when trailing 3-0 after the first period.
Teams with that lead were 37-0.
They’re now 37-1.
Edmonton needed OT to get it done, but Leon Draisaitl played hero again to send SCF back to ‘Berta all square.
"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: 5150
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
5 Cups
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Tied 2-2 .. and McD hasn't even sprung loose yet.. 
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Suomalainen
Messages: 1034
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
1 Cup
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Love the support and genuine happiness Stu gave Pickard after that one
97.
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Kr55
Messages: 11931
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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Just realized we did win by trying to pass it into the net. It's a sign. McDavid arrives for real in game 5.
"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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inverno76
Messages: 2460
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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I’m a big baby at the best of the times, but I’m still
Wiping away the tears.
LFG! We need this!!!
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Kr55
Messages: 11931
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Drai got the record for OT goals in a playoff year with 4. Beating Perry’s 3. Still time to catch up Perry :)
"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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Mike
Messages: 1847
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
1 Cup
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| Kr55 wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 01:10 |
Drai got the record for OT goals in a playoff year with 4. Beating Perry’s 3. Still time to catch up Perry :)
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I’d rather not. I would be good with a couple of 10-1 drubbings. No need for any more theatrics.
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tardigrade81
Messages: 3511
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Cups
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I said the entire time we would come back!!
Ok I didn't
But we did. Neat !
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NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1430
Registered: October 2006
Location: Summerside, PEI
1 Cup
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What a freaking game! Not sure how much more of this my poor heart can take. Pickard absolutely huge after coming in.
Surely you stick with him tomorrow night.
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Suomalainen
Messages: 1034
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
1 Cup
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If Pickard wins the next two to get to 9-0 in the playoffs, surely Conn Smythe? :D
Someone out there has a bet that will give them generational wealth on that, haha
97.
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Jay
Messages: 1049
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
1 Cup
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| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 12 June 2025 22:10 |
Drai got the record for OT goals in a playoff year with 4. Beating Perry’s 3. Still time to catch up Perry :)
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That's an insane playoff run. 4 Overtime goals and the primary assist on the other one. 32 points and counting for the 2025 Conn Smyth winner Leon Draisaitl.
Pickard with ice in his veins.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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Mike
Messages: 1847
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
1 Cup
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| Jay wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 11:33 |
That's an insane playoff run. 4 Overtime goals and the primary assist on the other one. 32 points and counting for the 2025 Conn Smyth winner Leon Draisaitl.
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Most everyone figured McDavid had the Conn Smythe wrapped up coming into the finals, but Draisaitl has certainly closed that gap.
Should the Panthers win, I suppose Bennett should get some consideration. Goals leader, a menace throughout the playoffs. Arguably their most impactful player. Bobrovsky has been quite good again.
Like someone said though - WHAT IF Pickard wins the next 2 and finishes 9-0? He completely bailed us out of the first round. And if he were to come back in in the finals and seal the deal? I wouldn't have a problem with it.
Assuming fairly similar offensive contributions from McDavid and Draisaitl the next 2-3 games, they could split some votes and Pickard could swoop in for the win.
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Jay
Messages: 1049
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
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| Mike wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 10:04 |
| Jay wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 11:33 |
That's an insane playoff run. 4 Overtime goals and the primary assist on the other one. 32 points and counting for the 2025 Conn Smyth winner Leon Draisaitl.
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Most everyone figured McDavid had the Conn Smythe wrapped up coming into the finals, but Draisaitl has certainly closed that gap.
Should the Panthers win, I suppose Bennett should get some consideration. Goals leader, a menace throughout the playoffs. Arguably their most impactful player. Bobrovsky has been quite good again.
Like someone said though - WHAT IF Pickard wins the next 2 and finishes 9-0? He completely bailed us out of the first round. And if he were to come back in in the finals and seal the deal? I wouldn't have a problem with it.
Assuming fairly similar offensive contributions from McDavid and Draisaitl the next 2-3 games, they could split some votes and Pickard could swoop in for the win.
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Yeah I'm assuming the Oilers win here - if Florida does it has to be Bennett. Ugh. Better not happen.
I guess anything is possible. If 97 get's 10 points in the next couple of games or something then maybe. But Leon has the same number of points as 97 and 11 goals compared to 6. And 4 - let me repeat that - 4 overtime goals in the playoffs including 2 in the finals. That has never happened before and probably never will again. Things can change but right now it isn't close.
Ultimately though who cares. As long as it's an Oiler.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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smyth260
Messages: 1193
Registered: November 2007
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I need to take up meditation or yoga or something after this run. Gosh this team loves adversity.
Home ice advantage is ours again and that’s huge.
Clean house or bust
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Rocksteady
Messages: 561
Registered: March 2007
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If I can detract for a minute... Stu wasn't the problem. The team was.
Picks got in and battled, true, loved it - but the team found their legs in the 2nd and 3rd.
The #Oilers were shells of themselves down 3 goals and playing like a tire fire.
Perry speaks up in the 2nd and the team flicks the switch, because like all of you it was over, I turned off the game until I heard Picks was in.
I didn't watch the OT I was too scared that I wouldn't be able to sleep. Then my little one shrieked... (they didn't turn off their iPad like I told them to). We celebrated and it was a good moment for us.
Late night but oh so good.
The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.
Generally Disappointed.
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Mike
Messages: 1847
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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| Rocksteady wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 12:20 |
Stu wasn't the problem. The team was.
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Why are people always saying this though? It's never Skinner's fault.
The guy at the other end does not let in every single high danger chance. He stops a crap ton of them on top of the ones he is expected to stop.
Pickard came in and stopped the ones he was expected to stop, and several high danger ones on top of that.
Skinner? I will admit he has not let in too many stinkers lately, but you just feel like any little breakdown, he's not bailing us out. We're fishing pucks out of the net.
Maybe the team plays differently in front of him. Maybe they don't. At the end of the day, the objective is to score more than the other team, and I believe Pickard gives us a much better chance to do that.
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Leia
Messages: 501
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
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| Mike wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 09:53 |
| Rocksteady wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 12:20 |
Stu wasn't the problem. The team was.
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Why are people always saying this though? It's never Skinner's fault.
The guy at the other end does not let in every single high danger chance. He stops a crap ton of them on top of the ones he is expected to stop.
Pickard came in and stopped the ones he was expected to stop, and several high danger ones on top of that.
Skinner? I will admit he has not let in too many stinkers lately, but you just feel like any little breakdown, he's not bailing us out. We're fishing pucks out of the net.
Maybe the team plays differently in front of him. Maybe they don't. At the end of the day, the objective is to score more than the other team, and I believe Pickard gives us a much better chance to do that.
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What we could say certainly about last nights game is that Knoblauch switched his netminders for an effect on the rest of the team, in much the same way the experts thought that De Boer had with Otter, but unlike the Stars we responded and came back and won the game.
Stu made some saves and to be fair none of the goals were down right down to him, if anything we perhaps should be wondering where Pickard was on the 4th goal, easily the worse of the 4 we let in. However, he saved us in OT and we won the game that's forgotten about.
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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Mike
Messages: 1847
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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| Leia wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 13:24 |
if anything we perhaps should be wondering where Pickard was on the 4th goal, easily the worse of the 4 we let in. However, he saved us in OT and we won the game that's forgotten about.
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LOL - well there's a hot take if I've seen one. You're faulting Pickard on that? Wow.
He's facing down playoff goal leader Bennett, Tkachuk, and a 57 goal scorer in Reinhart while McDavid and Draisaitl are making dinner plans along the boards and Janmark is doing a pirouette to his right. He did what he could facing an outnumbered situation and Reinhart made a hell of a shot to get that in.
If that's the worst goal he lets in the rest of the way, I like our chances.
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NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1430
Registered: October 2006
Location: Summerside, PEI
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Interesting to me that Stecher only got 4 mins and change of ice time. Yeah he got burned on the 3-0 goal (after being high sticked), but I thought he looked good in the minutes he was playing. Guess Knob saw something different though as he commented after the game that Stecher was healthy and it was a coaches decision to sit him)
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Rocksteady
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Registered: March 2007
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| NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Fri, 13 June 2025 11:03 |
Interesting to me that Stecher only got 4 mins and change of ice time. Yeah he got burned on the 3-0 goal (after being high sticked), but I thought he looked good in the minutes he was playing. Guess Knob saw something different though as he commented after the game that Stecher was healthy and it was a coaches decision to sit him)
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I'd attribute that to Coffey, from what I have learned Knobs let Paul figure out that side of things.
The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.
Generally Disappointed.
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