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Edmonton @ New Jersey (Game #65) [message #841718] |
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 OilFans
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Location: Edmonton
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watchman
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Location: River City
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...here we go. No excuses. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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Leia
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Registered: May 2003
Location: England
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96 shots of the iron so far this season for the Oilers after that Bouchard one late on. A nothing sort of a period though.
Take me home, country road
to the place where I belong
to Alberta, to see the Oilers
take me home, country road
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oilfan94
Messages: 448
Registered: June 2006
Location: USA
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I saw most of the 1st. Not a great period, but Draisaitl looks angry.
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tardigrade81
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Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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Tie game ;
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tardigrade81
Messages: 2780
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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One more period to do something
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HamBlaster
Messages: 1077
Registered: June 2007
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LOL... this team can barely hang in there with a decimated Devils squad. This Oilers team is so sub-standard.
Hahahaha... down 3 - 2. Gross.
Everyone outside of McDavid and Drai are trash on this team.
[Updated on: Thu, 13 March 2025 19:54]
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Jay
Messages: 681
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
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| HamBlaster wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 19:41 |
LOL... this team can barely hang in there with a decimated Devils squad. This Oilers team is so sub-standard.
Hahahaha... down 3 - 2. Gross.
Everyone outside of McDavid and Drai are trash on this team.
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It really is ridiculous how little pride the rest of this teams has. Without 29 they are a bottom 5 team in the league.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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oiltec
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Registered: December 2022
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| HamBlaster wrote on Fri, 14 March 2025 01:41 |
LOL... this team can barely hang in there with a decimated Devils squad. This Oilers team is so sub-standard.
Hahahaha... down 3 - 2. Gross.
Everyone outside of McDavid and Drai are trash on this team.
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I think it is fair to say this is a two man team. When everybody is going good they can compete with anyone. When the dynamic duo can't make magic this team is in trouble. An injury to one or both will be devastating.
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Kr55
Messages: 11184
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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No chance on the second goal but Skinner totally lost what was happening in the third. Looked just awful floating in with all that open space to his right. Bleh. Painful game to watch overall. Both teams look like they’re going through the motions.
"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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PlusOne
Messages: 1627
Registered: July 2006
Location: Regina, Sask
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| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 19:45 |
No chance on the second goal but Skinner totally lost what was happening in the third. Looked just awful floating in with all that open space to his right. Bleh. Painful game to watch overall. Both teams look like they’re going through the motions.
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That was a perfect screen on the third goal as well. Our D need to start clearing the space in front of the net. Skinner has trouble on pucks he can see, no need to make it even harder on him.
Survivor LX(I) and 67 Champ(i)on
| CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 30 January 2020 12:21 |
und(i)sputed O.L.F.N Heavybra(i)n Champ(i)on of the Woooooooooooooooooorld. Plus. One.
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Kr55
Messages: 11184
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Location: Edmonton
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| PlusOne wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 19:46 |
| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 19:45 |
No chance on the second goal but Skinner totally lost what was happening in the third. Looked just awful floating in with all that open space to his right. Bleh. Painful game to watch overall. Both teams look like they’re going through the motions.
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That was a perfect screen on the third goal as well. Our D need to start clearing the space in front of the net. Skinner has trouble on pucks he can see, no need to make it even harder on him.
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Not a goalie expect but IMO, Skinner had room to look around. See more active goalies making way more effort than he did there to follow the play. He seemed pretty content to look at the backs of players.
D could be better too for sure. Pretty lazy night for lots of guys.
"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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tardigrade81
Messages: 2780
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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Won't win anything with Skinner in net but entire team just looks lost right now. Offense also just isn't doing enough. Season is drastically crumbling
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oiltec
Messages: 104
Registered: December 2022
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| tardigrade81 wrote on Fri, 14 March 2025 01:50 |
Won't win anything with Skinner in net but entire team just looks lost right now. Offense also just isn't doing enough. Season is drastically crumbling
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Man, I thought Skinner had a decent game tonight. His team-mates aren't making things happen like they did before the 4 Nations Cup.
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Kr55
Messages: 11184
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| oiltec wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 20:33 |
| tardigrade81 wrote on Fri, 14 March 2025 01:50 |
Won't win anything with Skinner in net but entire team just looks lost right now. Offense also just isn't doing enough. Season is drastically crumbling
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Man, I thought Skinner had a decent game tonight. His team-mates aren't making things happen like they did before the 4 Nations Cup.
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These last ~2 months, this looks like a team that is already foreseeing playoff disappointment. So little fire in this group. Had 2 exciting periods vs Dallas with the new guys running around throwing some hits, and quickly back to "meh". Couldn't even go a full game with these guys acting like they are a top team.
Sometimes wish we just got swept vs Florida. At least you come from that knowing you have to be way better. The deflating game 7 after the almost comeback may still be crushing for some of these guys. Lots of guys on this team just never got rolling this year. Thank goodness for Drai playing maybe the best hockey of his career though. He had a bit of a different experience last playoffs, basically his ability to perform robbed from him in game 1 against the Canucks. He knows if that didn't happen, he likely helps us take it.
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"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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Jay
Messages: 681
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
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| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 21:54 |
Thank goodness for Drai playing maybe the best hockey of his career though. He had a bit of a different experience last playoffs, basically his ability to perform robbed from him in game 1 against the Canucks. He knows if that didn't happen, he likely helps us take it.
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Bingo. Pietrangelo set the precedence the year before and the NHL rubber stamped it. That's how you stop the Oilers. Teams will try to do the same thing this year because why wouldn't you?
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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Adam
Messages: 7290
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 19:48 |
| PlusOne wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 19:46 |
| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 19:45 |
No chance on the second goal but Skinner totally lost what was happening in the third. Looked just awful floating in with all that open space to his right. Bleh. Painful game to watch overall. Both teams look like they’re going through the motions.
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That was a perfect screen on the third goal as well. Our D need to start clearing the space in front of the net. Skinner has trouble on pucks he can see, no need to make it even harder on him.
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Not a goalie expect but IMO, Skinner had room to look around. See more active goalies making way more effort than he did there to follow the play. He seemed pretty content to look at the backs of players.
D could be better too for sure. Pretty lazy night for lots of guys.
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They look like they may never win again. If McDavid and Draisaitl aren’t on the ice, it just feels like we are zero threat to even get dangerous chances, never mind score. Getting pretty disillusioned on Knoblauch…
"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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Suomalainen
Messages: 917
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
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I just kinda hate watching this team right now. It's like they climbed to 3rd overall in the league and felt that was good.
97.
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Adam
Messages: 7290
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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Nurse wasting another long clapper unscreened from the blue line. Trying to be the new Smytty.
"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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HamBlaster
Messages: 1077
Registered: June 2007
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The rollercoaster that is the Edmonton Oilers team psyche over the last three seasons needs to be studied.
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oilfan94
Messages: 448
Registered: June 2006
Location: USA
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| HamBlaster wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 21:59 |
The rollercoaster that is the Edmonton Oilers team psyche over the last three seasons needs to be studied.
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As frustrating as it is, it is still way more fun than the decade of darkness.
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g2k
Messages: 2894
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
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| PlusOne wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 19:46 |
| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 13 March 2025 19:45 |
No chance on the second goal but Skinner totally lost what was happening in the third. Looked just awful floating in with all that open space to his right. Bleh. Painful game to watch overall. Both teams look like they’re going through the motions.
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That was a perfect screen on the third goal as well. Our D need to start clearing the space in front of the net. Skinner has trouble on pucks he can see, no need to make it even harder on him.
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I disagree with you and Louie on that one.
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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Rocksteady
Messages: 535
Registered: March 2007
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Not going to win anything with that level of try. I don't think the oil are going to win any around this playoff season.
They are in trouble.. not sure what the issue is, but that loss isn't on SSkinner.
That defensive zone slot coverage was abysmal. Yikes.
Depth scoring has been terrible. 93 has been nothing short of a shell of himself.
The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.
Generally Disappointed.
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