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 Review: Edmonton @ Utah (Game #78) [message #851354]
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 Re: Review: Edmonton @ Utah (Game #78) [message #851356 is a reply to message #851354 ]
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Kr55  is currently offline Kr55
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Hmmm. I’ve watched that same game way too many times. Used to need Skinner or Campbell in net to make it happen, but Bowman managed to find a goalie that is both of those guys at their worst in 1 body.


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 Re: Review: Edmonton @ Utah (Game #78) [message #851357 is a reply to message #851354 ]
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Mike  is currently offline Mike
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That whole game was amateur hour. Jarry is garbage. Nurse is absolutely brutal still. Bouchard had a rough night, but I'll give him a pass. Ekholm too.

Thought the bottom 6 guys looked decent. That's encouraging at least. Whatever - assumoing the Ducks don't come back, we'll be at worst tied for 1st with Vegas with 4 games to go.



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 Re: Review: Edmonton @ Utah (Game #78) [message #851358 is a reply to message #851354 ]
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Skookum Jim  is currently offline Skookum Jim
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score 5 goals and lose.. pure Oiler

That defence other than Ekholm is a defensive tire fire.
Murphy is slow as crap but at least you can see he thinks the game properly

Walman .. slow, lazy, dopey liability.. no offence .. unless he is dealing with a major injury Oil need to find a way to unload that pending 7M boat anchor contract..

Nurse.. dopey liability.. no offence.. is what he is.. faint
Bouchard .. dopey defensive liability (but he adds offence)

Did you see Ekholm track down and eliminate Cooley on that break away?
Holy crap..
Cooley is ranked at the same max skating speed as McDavid 39 kmph and Ekholm gained ground on him.. !!!!!

Wish we had 4 more Ekholms 😪

We need upgrades at defence.. some how.. some way

Problem is I don't even think Oilers think its an issue that needs to be fixed.. they think they have the guys.. 😓

Oilers need to wake up and address it this off season

[Updated on: Wed, 08 April 2026 01:07]


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 Re: Review: Edmonton @ Utah (Game #78) [message #851359 is a reply to message #851354 ]
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Dach looking like he can take a job..

Kapanen is starting to look ineffective.. his contract year.. I used to think he was one of the Oilers better forwards.. he's devolved in the last couple months..
The kind of player you should be extremely cautious of at contract time.. or it'll bite you.

[Updated on: Wed, 08 April 2026 01:08]


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 Re: Review: Edmonton @ Utah (Game #78) [message #851361 is a reply to message #851359 ]
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I fell asleep in the third period. I still think we win if Ingram is in net. It is what it is. It’s a point. Move on and get a win over the sharks


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 Re: Review: Edmonton @ Utah (Game #78) [message #851362 is a reply to message #851361 ]
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Kr55  is currently offline Kr55
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tardigrade81 wrote on Wed, 08 April 2026 06:29

I fell asleep in the third period. I still think we win if Ingram is in net. It is what it is. It’s a point. Move on and get a win over the sharks


How we played reminds me of when the team is scared of their own goalie, and we just stop making any offensive push. But that leads to even more defensive zone time and panicking and makes everything worse.



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