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Winnipeg @ Edmonton (Game #18) [message #776582] |
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 Kr55
Messages: 10770
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Knew we could do it!
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Ragnarok73
Messages: 2419
Registered: February 2011
2 Cups
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| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 17 February 2021 22:41 |
Knew we could do it!
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Yeah, my sphincter is unclenching as we speak.
"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.
5-14-6-1
"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."
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Adam
Messages: 7176
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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Well, I'll take it, but that was tougher than it needed to be.
I'm becoming less and less of a fan of Tippett...No killer instinct.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireBobbyNicks
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watchman
Messages: 1412
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
1 Cup
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the more they learn how to protect these leads the better... 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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WhoreableGuy
Messages: 592
Registered: August 2006
Location: Calgary
No Cups
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Damn I thought Connie was going to go for that empty net! Now all they will say is how he tied Crosby after his 369th game with 501 points.
"Bah Gawd! Would somebody stop the damn draft!"
- Jim Ross calling the NHL Draft Lotto 2015 as the Oilers win
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K.McC#24
Messages: 2834
Registered: March 2004
Location: ALBERTA
2 Cups
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Smith stopped pretty much what needed stopping, a nice night aside from the Pionk goal. Some curious calls and missed calls, bad night for the refs probably for both teams. Dumb penalty for Ehlers with less than 3 min left.
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watchman
Messages: 1412
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
1 Cup
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It was a real decision to start either of the OIL goalers... but SMITH made the saves he had to.
 good work.
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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inverno76
Messages: 2343
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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| Adam wrote on Wed, 17 February 2021 22:43 |
Well, I'll take it, but that was tougher than it needed to be.
I'm becoming less and less of a fan of Tippett...No killer instinct.
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And way too bullheaded. I don’t like him out coaching many guys. His systems might be great, but he’s very unwilling to adapt to in game moments.
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inverno76
Messages: 2343
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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Smith looked confident and played a quiet game. I think the Pionk goal was a mess on 41’s part, but he otherwise played a great game.
Love that Vancouver won in regulation. The 3 point games will be the death of someone.
Was it just me or do Yams and JP look like legit really good top 6 players?
[Updated on: Thu, 18 February 2021 12:33]
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Kr55
Messages: 10770
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| inverno76 wrote on Wed, 17 February 2021 23:01 |
Smith looked confident and lasted a quiet game. I think the Pionk goal was a mess on 41’s part, but he otherwise played a great game.
Love that Vancouver won in regulation. The 3 point games will be the death of someone.
Was it just me or do Yams and JP look like legit really good top 6 players?
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Yams is just full of great defensive efforts. Kid deserves some more rewards offensively. Sure it'll start coming again soon.
Pulju is definitely the most confident we've ever seen him. See no reason to not let him keep on trucking in a top 6 role. Not a defensive liability either like we've had with guys like Kassian and Neal when they get their shot up there.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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NetBOG
Messages: 2948
Registered: January 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
2 Cups
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Good game by Smith
Timely scoring on a reigning Vezina winner who was dialed in
Didn't let substandard reffing affect them
Connor hit a milestone
PoolParty and Drai with highlight reel snipes
All around good defensive play
At least the Chicken Littles go away for a few days
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4419
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
4 Cups
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Great game by Smith.. stellar saves, so many open looks in front of him that he made a save on, team in front of him tried to make it more interesting than it had to be. Bad ref calls didn't help.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1189
Registered: October 2006
Location: Kensington, PEI
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I'm not sure what game the refs were watching, but it didn't look like it was the one on the ice in front of them. Weird calls both ways. Almost like they realized they had completely botched the calls in the first period, so decided to make up for it over the rest of the game. As former referee I HATE makeup calls. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Didn't watch the 3rd period (11pm starts SUCK) but it sounds like we did the same as we always do and went into full turtle mode? I'm not a fan of that at all.
Happy to see Connor get his 500th point so early in his career. I suspect he'll hit 600 a lot sooner than Crosby did. JP is looking the most confident I've ever seen him, and holy cow is he a man mountain. Just immovable once he gets in front of the net.
Yamamoto may be my favourite player to watch. He's so dang tenacious on the forecheck. Doesn't matter that he's half the size of the players he's going up against - he gets in there, and comes out with the puck more often than not.
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CrudeRemarks
Messages: 1703
Registered: November 2010
Location: Edmonton
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Well I am super glad the team found a way to win on guaranteed win night. Would have been pretty embarrassing otherwise. I'm starting to think we play better when we don't fall behind right at the start of the game.
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get a lottery pick.
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