Kr55 wrote on Wed, 22 March 2023 23:25

Red Rage wrote on Wed, 22 March 2023 23:24 0.824 Shoulda started Campbell. Skinner made the Key Saves when it mattered most. For real though, our defensive breakdowns have been pretty bad. Still lots of work to do if we expect to make a playoff run.

Not a great game goaltending-wise for Edmonton. None of the goals were bad, but Skinner didn't make any great saves either. We outshot them badly, but they got the far-better performance.

That said, there were a lot of people in that camp. Other than Ekholm, I didn't think any defenceman stood out in a positive way. Worst game I've seen Desharnais and Broberg play. Everyone else made some glaring mistakes too.

Forwards would be on for one or two shifts, and then have several sloppy ones. We'd dominate and then we'd struggle to make two passes in a row. A game after looking finally like the guy from last year, Kane was particularly awful.

I thought Draisaitl was actually fine most of the night, and the passes from him were fan-freaking-tastic. The big three were all we had going for us last night. Thankfully it was enough.

smyth260 wrote on Wed, 22 March 2023 23:27

I can’t help but feel robbed of a special moment there. Connor scores 60. DJ should have just not played the goal song and let the crowd chant his name and give a standing ovation. Instead crowd is sleepy and the players leave the ice quickly.

Sportsnet also robbed the crowd. Great games for Keller, Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins, but McDavid won the game in overtime with his 2nd of the night and 60th of the season. Give him a star and let the fans chant like crazy. Huge number of people stuck around for the stars, and I thought it was a mistake not to give 97 the nod, even for just the third star!

NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Thu, 23 March 2023 08:23

Sounds like another sloppy game against a far weaker team. That's 3 sloppy ones in a row now. Still...I guess we still won them all, so take the points & move on. Have to play better vs Vegas though.

I think that's four sloppy games in a row - Ottawa, Seattle, San Jose, Arizona. All ugly games, and all wins. It's great to get the points but the team has to settle some things down and play a better game if they're hoping to contend this year. Can't always out-score our problems! This one was a fun game to watch, but man - they need to be better than this if we're hoping for more than a cup of post-season coffee this year. We just don't have the goalies to play this sloppy.

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