 |
 Jay
Messages: 1352
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
1 Cup
|
|
| CrusaderPi wrote on Mon, 13 May 2024 08:33 |
| Jay wrote on Mon, 13 May 2024 05:20 |
| CrusaderPi wrote on Sun, 12 May 2024 23:09 |
| Kr55 wrote on Sun, 12 May 2024 22:25 |
| tardigrade81 wrote on Sun, 12 May 2024 22:20 |
Pickard needs to start next game. Plain and simple
|
100%. Skinner is in zero confidence mode. There is no reason to keep playing him now. We've seen this show before.
|
Strong disagree. They can’t panic. Stick with what brought you and all that. Unless the coach thinks they absolutely cannot win with skinner AND Pickard is the guy who’ll win them the cup, then let’s go Jean luc! Come back Tuesday and earn the split at home.
One step closer to the prophesied Campbell redemption arc though, so that’s cool. I heard he had a good off season and AHL season.
|
Same as last year - they have to keep playing Skinner because if not it will look like they're panicking. Or if they don't play him it will ruin his confidence and he'll never be the same. All while he crumbles again and again in big moments.
It's like he's so untouchable and solidified as this bonafide starter that he has to start every game - but also so fragile that he couldn't possibly come back and do his job if, god forbid, he got benched for a game.
I have no idea if Pickard can win them a Stanley Cup, but I have zero confidence that Skinner can.
I'd definitely start Pickard in game 4. They can't keep sewering the team based on this desire to justify the misplaced confidence in Skinner.
It will be interesting to see if/when he is done with the Oilers what he becomes. I'm not convinced he's a starter anywhere else in the league - certainly not on a playoff team - let alone a team with 29 and 97.
|
It's the same as last year in that there isn't a better option waiting, the chances against are being allowed by the defense, and the offense is getting shutdown by playoff hockey.
I don't have a whole lot of confidence in Skinner, but he's the best option. We're getting to the point of last call, sitting Skinner out of a lack of a better and trusting Pickard (or god forbid Campbell with the season) is not the best path forward. I'd put Skinner on a short leash now. 2 goals in the first period again and he's out, probably for the series.
That being said if they start Pickard and win, the coach looks brilliant. If they lose though... I just don't see a plan b that doesn't say it's already over.
|
They did have a better option last year. The guy who was allowing fewer pucks to go into the net was a better option. They decided that the more important things was to give skinner all the starts. I wouldn't recommend the same approach this year.
Do you think it's likely pickard will be worse than Skinner? And if he somehow miraculously manages to do that then you go back to skinner. Why is that so controversial? I honestly can't believe we are doing this again. I guess we will see how it plays out.
I don't really see the offense being shut down by playoff hockey. They are scoring and generating a ton of chances. Just not necessarily the amount you need when you roll out nurse, skinner etc in the playoffs. But you're right, the offense is basically just a testament to how good 29 and 97 are. Ideally you would have other players showing up and making things happen but as long as those two are healthy they'll generate. How long will that be? Probably not long. The formula is pretty clear.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
|
|
|
|
Review:
Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: OilFans on Sun, 12 May 2024 22:00 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Sun, 12 May 2024 22:25 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Mike on Sun, 12 May 2024 22:28 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Sun, 12 May 2024 23:13 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Adam on Mon, 13 May 2024 00:43 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Jay on Mon, 13 May 2024 05:25 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Jay on Mon, 13 May 2024 05:20 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Mon, 13 May 2024 08:19 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Jay on Mon, 13 May 2024 10:10 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Mike on Mon, 13 May 2024 10:45 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Jay on Mon, 13 May 2024 11:11 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Mike on Mon, 13 May 2024 08:59 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Sun, 12 May 2024 22:34 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Sun, 12 May 2024 22:50 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Leia on Sun, 12 May 2024 23:12 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: DeZoE on Sun, 12 May 2024 23:21 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Mon, 13 May 2024 13:16 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Mon, 13 May 2024 15:43 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Mon, 13 May 2024 17:33 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Mon, 13 May 2024 17:39 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Kr55 on Mon, 13 May 2024 18:06 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Jay on Mon, 13 May 2024 18:26 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Jay on Tue, 14 May 2024 06:32 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Adam on Mon, 13 May 2024 17:06 |
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
|
|
Re: Review: Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #3) |
By: Casade on Mon, 13 May 2024 23:34 |
