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Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #19) [message #848421] |
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 Kr55
Messages: 12198
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Oh, we finally got punished for turd play and turd goaltending.
We really seemed to think that after 2 fluke wins, the hockey gods owed us another. Hell, maybe they did try, 6 posts hit behind Pickard? Needed 1 or 2 more columbus shots to be posts instead of goals unfortunately.
[Updated on: Thu, 13 November 2025 20:19]
"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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tardigrade81
Messages: 3644
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Cups
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Offense tried so damn hard
This defense and goaltending kill us
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 Skookum Jim
Messages: 5520
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
5 Cups
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Safe to say Pickard could be put on waivers and would not be claimed. He's regressed back to AHL level this year.
Oh.. and it actually should have been worse than 5 goals against.. hit about 5 posts behind Pickard.. he was not seeing the puck.
And.. Bouchard's dopey play continues.. its a feature.. not a bug
Even Walman, who I thought had been a glimmer of hope for the defense last year, is looking slow and plodding.. his skating is the worrying part..
That defence is a mess.. not one of the D-men can carry the puck out.. they don't have that skill.. all of them stand still looking for stretch passes.. which usually go back the other way.
Mangiapane experiment is close to being done.
Bright spot tonight was Savoie.
[Updated on: Thu, 13 November 2025 21:10]
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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HamBlaster
Messages: 1267
Registered: June 2007
1 Cup
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Can we trade Frederic for Olivier? Not only did Freddy get his face smashed by the guy in the previous game... the whole team saw him be an offensive juggernaut tonight to go with it.
Freddy <<<<<< Olivier
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Dragon_Matt
Messages: 824
Registered: January 2009
Location: edmonton
No Cups
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I disagree on Walman. I think he's been one of the few bright spots on D so far, though I do think that either he's being coached to be more offensive, or feels like he 'should' be more offensive and it's moving him out of his comfort zone.
over his career he averages about a point every 4.5 games. Since joining San Jose in 2024 and now continuing with the Oilers, that's up to about a point every 1.5 games.
Sure, he's playing more minutes, but that's a big increase and comes with big expectations (from coaches and himself)
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5520
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
5 Cups
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| Dragon_Matt wrote on Fri, 14 November 2025 09:59 |
I disagree on Walman. I think he's been one of the few bright spots on D so far, though I do think that either he's being coached to be more offensive, or feels like he 'should' be more offensive and it's moving him out of his comfort zone.
over his career he averages about a point every 4.5 games. Since joining San Jose in 2024 and now continuing with the Oilers, that's up to about a point every 1.5 games.
Sure, he's playing more minutes, but that's a big increase and comes with big expectations (from coaches and himself)
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I'm less concerned about any points he gets.. IMHO his defensive play has gone downhill this season.. positionally weak.. coughing up pucks.. and his skating looks slower.. gets beat to pucks.. too often.. He was a bright spot for me last season.. hoping its a lingering injury and not 100% fit Walman or we're in trouble.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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g2k
Messages: 3024
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
3 Cups
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I'm going there...
Fire the coach.
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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NetBOG
Messages: 3066
Registered: January 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
3 Cups
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| g2k wrote on Fri, 14 November 2025 15:34 |
I'm going there...
Fire the coach.
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He's Conner's boy. Not gonna happen.
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g2k
Messages: 3024
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
3 Cups
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| NetBOG wrote on Fri, 14 November 2025 15:38 |
| g2k wrote on Fri, 14 November 2025 15:34 |
I'm going there...
Fire the coach.
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He's Conner's boy. Not gonna happen.
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Connor
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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CrusaderPi
Messages: 8116
Registered: December 2003
Location: Downtown Edmonton
6 Cups
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| NetBOG wrote on Fri, 14 November 2025 15:38 |
| g2k wrote on Fri, 14 November 2025 15:34 |
I'm going there...
Fire the coach.
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He's Conner's boy. Not gonna happen.
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This silly 18 month cycle of coaching effectiveness is probably a misread of the situation. The Oilers are good enough to win at will in the regular season when they think they need to win. Ride it out. They're not a disaster in the standings right now.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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g2k
Messages: 3024
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
3 Cups
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Sat, 15 November 2025 11:57 |
| NetBOG wrote on Fri, 14 November 2025 15:38 |
| g2k wrote on Fri, 14 November 2025 15:34 |
I'm going there...
Fire the coach.
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He's Conner's boy. Not gonna happen.
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This silly 18 month cycle of coaching effectiveness is probably a misread of the situation. The Oilers are good enough to win at will in the regular season when they think they need to win. Ride it out. They're not a disaster in the standings right now.
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That's totally fair. Just seems like he's morphed a bit into Woody (without the job interview style answers to the press). The way he keeps panicking with the lineup. Too many players without roles other than placeholding while the core catches its breath. On Thursday McDrai played 2 minutes in a 2:45 span.. so he puts the next line out.. that line forces an icing 10 seconds into their shift.. they basically sat 10 seconds of playing time before crawling the boards again. It can't be fun for depth players or enticing for free agents when your name gets dragged through the mud while you play 6 minutes a night. Any chance you get to score, they swap you off for 97 and 29. You don't even get PK time anymore. KK was refreshing when he arrived because he seemed very entrenched in his coaching philosophy/decisions. Lately he seems like he's running out of ideas and just worries about the next goal. I feel if he keeps trending this current direction the L's will start accumulating to an unsettling number and Bowman won't have a choice.
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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