 RDOilerfan
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Registered: January 2016
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| Rocksteady wrote on Tue, 22 November 2022 11:32 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 22 November 2022 10:49 |
... Way too often we see vet guys, from the stars down throwing their heads back after their man scores because they know they screwed up AGAIN! This isn't a team full of rookies. All the main guys have been in the league long enough to know you have to backcheck hard. You have to pick up your men all the time. I am not letting the dmen totally off the hook but way too many times the defenders are engaged and the winger or center just watches the opponents cruise right up the middle untouched to fire it in. They all know better, they are just choosing not to defend.
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Fair play. It appears they are all waiting for McD to wind up or Draisaitl to get set up in his zone in the circles. I think JP has been getting into the dirty areas of the game and he's improved but even Hyman has trouble taking his man. Absolutely team defensive and the commitment to do it is glaringly obvious.
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I am not giving a pass to the dmen as some haven't played well and they need to add a better defender but if the Oilers players expect the 2 dmen on the ice to do all the defending while the forwards wait to get fed pucks so they can go in on a rush, it's never going to work. Championship teams play TEAM defense. The Tatar goal is a good example. Barrie made a mistake so he needs to be better but Tatar should NEVER be allowed to cruise down the middle unmarked. For this goal it was JP standing there not picking him up watching a guy score but on other goals all year, it's other guys. PICK HIM UP!
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