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Vancouver's season is done...no Boeser and Horvat
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Flamers continue to be super healthy yet can't find a wild card spot yet
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Flamers continue to be super healthy yet can't find a wild card spot yet
Hawks just destroyed the Wild today. Kind of confirming my thought yesterday that the Wild are playing some stinky hockey that won't beat any team. We must have met them just on the cusp of a nosedive.
Do you ever think that when the oilers win its cause they played well? or just that the other team played bad?Hawks just destroyed the Wild today. Kind of confirming my thought yesterday that the Wild are playing some stinky hockey that won't beat any team. We must have met them just on the cusp of a nosedive.
The Wild won 6 of 7 before Edmonton beat them. That "stinky hockey" beat a lot of teams recently.
It was a not well contested afternoon game. Afternoon games are often played subpar, by most teams involved in them. For some reason it seems players have difficulty adjusting to playing games in that time frame. Afternoon games are almost always forgettable affairs. A team with a passing effort can win.Do you ever think that when the oilers win its cause they played well? or just that the other team played bad?
The Sharks could be in that mix as well. I think the Hawks aren't anymore and that Vegas will fizzle at some point one would think. But sometimes teams just go on a tear for a whole season. Knights make the playoffs for sure imo, just not sure how they place.Looking at the west... who do you guys see as the contenders... the legitimate threats?
For me, its the Blues, Preds, Jets and Kings. After that I think we can handle anybody.
Vegas and the Hawks are the other two that I would think could be in the mix.
If we are on our game...... which we haven't been nearly enough this year.... I still believe that we could/should be among that group.
I'm well aware of their record. I have no idea how they have been beating anybody the way they played us.
I discern a good opponent performance from a bad one. The game the Wild played against us beats few teams. I didn't watch any of their prior games. The Wild assisted on 2/3 of our goals. For a team that needs to play smart hockey to win that ain't too smart.
If the Wild played us like that in a 7 game series we would win 4 straight.
The Wild won't even make the playoffs this season. Pretty boring lineup. Not sure what they're trying to build in Minnesota, that club is going nowhere. The better Wild players are geriatric and only getting older, and worse. That club is going to be the next Coyotes.
I think from patterned losing only Oiler fans would think the Minnesota Wild are any good.
Hawks just destroyed the Wild today. Kind of confirming my thought yesterday that the Wild are playing some stinky hockey that won't beat any team. We must have met them just on the cusp of a nosedive.
I fail to see why this is our problem.
Other teams don't apologize for beating the Oilers when they take a game off.
the Wild won 4 in a row before losing to the OilersBecause the Oilers still are not imposing their will on other teams, they are not taking control of games, they are not guaranteeing many results. This was a very unconvincing W and the Wild as you recall did everything but tie it up late and with McD making a game saving defensive play.
It matters because each game can't be viewed in a microcosm. The Oilers barely eked out a W that they had to have against a team playing poorly.
I have a hard time not paying attention to stuff like that because its also indicative of where the team is at. Damn straight we need to be better against the Blues, Jets, Kings coming up. Even against the Sharks tonight.
So win or lose I always try to get a pulse on how the team is playing. We are giving up less, but we're not creating a lot of chances out there. You can still see why the team is getting shutout occasionally.
Unless you watched all 7 of those games prior to the game they played the Oilers, how can you know that they played stinky hockey during those 6 wins?
When the Oilers play at the top of their game, they could beat just about any team in the league. I don't think the Wild laid down for the Oilers, the Oilers outplayed them the majority of that game, dictated the pace. Maybe they stunk because the Oilers made them stink.
This is why the start to the season was so frustrating because I really feel that the Oilers are better than a lot of these bubble playoff teams and should be in contention with the top teams in the division. Unfortunately, that poor start is going to wind up being the death of their season, just too big of a hole to climb out of.
the Wild won 4 in a row before losing to the Oilers
Not sure how it isn't clear. The Wild gave the Oilers 2 of their goals. 1 on the pk. Anytime a team does that in a low scoring game they are off their game. Wild looked slow, didn't generate ****, and CLEARLY were not focused or ready to start this game. The biggest challenge for Talbot in the game was wondering when he would get his first action as it took so long. Wild got 2 shots in first period. The wild looked drunk or hungover on their first PP. It was obvious the Wild started this game poorly.
If you think that was the Oilers dictating terms, fine, I don't agree. The Wild bounced back a bit, evened up the shot clock after an uneven first period and were probably the slightly better club the rest of the way.
Further, the way the Wild played against the Hawks is indicative of the slide they took against the Oilers. The Hawks aren't that good this year and just tore the wild apart. Every team in the NHL trends, has patterns of playing well, or not well for periods. Wild look like they are on a slide.
I never said the wild played stinky in the prior games. I said I don't know how they were winning games the way they played us. The last Wild game I had watched was when the Kings walked all over them 5-2 on December 5. The wild, to me, just aren't any good. Really veering off to old vet team and just prior to a crash and burn like what happened in Arizona. I feel sorry for Wild fans as the collapse of that team is inevitable this season or next.
Has that been all year or just since Matthews went down?leafnet hockey central blathering on about how the leafs have been coached into a boring dump and chase team
Because the Oilers still are not imposing their will on other teams, they are not taking control of games, they are not guaranteeing many results. This was a very unconvincing W and the Wild as you recall did everything but tie it up late and with McD making a game saving defensive play.
It matters because each game can't be viewed in a microcosm. The Oilers barely eked out a W that they had to have against a team playing poorly.
I have a hard time not paying attention to stuff like that because its also indicative of where the team is at. Damn straight we need to be better against the Blues, Jets, Kings coming up. Even against the Sharks tonight.
So win or lose I always try to get a pulse on how the team is playing. We are giving up less, but we're not creating a lot of chances out there. You can still see why the team is getting shutout occasionally.
Has that been all year or just since Matthews went down?
I mean, fair enough but this post strikes me as somewhat hypocritical given your position on our recent loss against the Leafs.
The Oilers played great in that game and you didn't care because they lost.
Honestly the Oilers played well for the first part of the game and then just kinda settled in afterwards. The Wild aren't much of a threat offensively.What I'm saying is that maybe the Oilers are the reason why the Wild played poorly. The Wild have been one of the hottest home teams in the league and the Oilers beat them in a game where they were the better team for the most part. Don't know why the win needs to be nitpicked so much. The Oilers are playing their best hockey of the year over the last 10 games or so and that continued in this game.
Just because you don't like the Wild, that doesn't discredit the victory. The Oilers played a solid game and deserved the W in a very tough arena. I've seen wins this season (like the Coyotes victory at home for example) which the Oilers didn't really deserve to win, this wasn't one of those times IMO but fair enough if you think otherwise. After all, this place would be pretty boring if we all agreed.
Honestly the Oilers played well for the first part of the game and then just kinda settled in afterwards. The Wild aren't much of a threat offensively.
It doesn't, I just don't see the Wild as a potent opponent. You have to beat the mediocre teams and credit to the Oilers for doing that, but let's not act like they beat the Preds or Kings.They were playing with the lead most of the game, almost any decent team at home is going to make a push at some point when they are down. I don't see why the Wild making a push in the 3rd discredits the Oilers victory.
They were undefeated in 8 at home before the Oilers beat them. The Oilers deserve credit, bottom line.
leafnet hockey central blathering on about how the leafs have been coached into a boring dump and chase team
They were playing with the lead most of the game, almost any decent team at home is going to make a push at some point when they are down. I don't see why the Wild making a push in the 3rd discredits the Oilers victory.
They were undefeated in 8 at home before the Oilers beat them. The Oilers deserve credit, bottom line.