 RDOilerfan
Messages: 3908
Registered: January 2016
3 Cups
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The dreaded trap game and the Oilers fell right into it.
Smith was absolutely terrible in my opinion. He was fighting the puck from the time it was dropped. Toffoli's goal I think you need stop, get a piece of it, something. The first shot of the game, second shift and you are down a goal. Shades of Talbot all over again.
The second goal I didn't think was great either. The way he tried to save it was weird. He's a huge guy and the made himself look small and it goes far side mid body height. Move your body normally and it probably hits you.
The 3rd goal was a pile of garbage and an absolute back breaker. The Oilers were coming on in the first, had lots of good chances, Quick made a few good stops. Despite a rough start from the goalie, if you are down 2-0 after taking over the period, you can build on that. Kings float in a shot with a few seconds left, Smith somehow can't handle it. Spits the rebound onto Carters stick, goal with less than 3 seconds left. That was the dagger, game over. Any momentum they may have built was gone.
Leon struggled with the puck but I didn't think the Oilers were that bad. Not close to the Sharks game but not the worst. I pin this on the goaltending 100%. You can't win a game with junk goaltending like that. The Kings didn't have a lot of good scoring chances in the first but the few they got, they scored on.
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