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 CrusaderPi
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Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 14 November 2023 09:14 |
| nullterm wrote on Tue, 14 November 2023 09:11 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 14 November 2023 07:24 |
It's one game so I won't read too much into it, they need to play way more games to see if they have turned it around. The first minute where they couldn't do anything worse made me a little nervous. The usual suspect on defense doing his thing watching a guy score. But after that, they looked like a real NHL hockey team.
The Islanders have a big, good defense, with good goalie. They usually play hard, they play defensive and they look for other teams to make mistakes to score. Their first goal was exactly that. But the Oilers didn't fall into the trap. They didn't force things, they limited their mistakes. They got saves when needed and when given opportunities, their skill capitalized. For the most part, they played good hockey and they won. Was it run and gun, super exciting? Not for the first few periods. There is more than enough talent on this team that if they play properly, they will win a lot of games.
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You’re describing the team I thought we needed to become to have any chance in the playoffs. I hope it holds up.
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I agree. How they played last night is how they need to play all the time. I hope it continues.
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I didn't see much difference between the Seattle or Islanders games and the rest of the season. Last night they played a bad team to a draw for 47 minutes before scoring a powerplay goal and then getting something of a lucky goal. The Islanders are a bad team on a five game losing streak that has a problem with hemorrhaging late goals against and cannot score. The Oilers basically played themselves and won. That's nice, but it's not an indication they look like a real NHL team... or a Stanley Cup contender. The same goes for the next game against Seattle. I hope they do well and collect the two points, but it's probably not going to be an indicator.
The four game road trip in TB, Florida, Carolina, and Washington should tell us something.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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