Pre-Game Talk: Decisions decision decisions

[McDaddy]

Shocked the league even bothers to talk to Soucy about that play, I still expect and Oiler to also be suspended, for "fairness"

Connor gets a game for the "vicious 2-hand to the padded pants with intent to injure".

 

[Duder54]

Waiting for Stuart Skinner interview this morning just to see how this freaking clown reacted to his own play. Hope Spector breaks him.

I hope Spector falls down a long flight of stairs, but you do you.

 

[Shanahanigans]

A team often takes on the personality of its coach, it would help if Knob showed a pulse behind the bench. Even keel is great but it’s the Stanley cup playoffs, show some emotion, get fired up or pissed off, your team might show some too.

 

[Broberg Speed]

Pickard is going to be our Roloson.

It's his net now and he will run with it.

You misspelled Campbell.

Actually Pickard probably starts with Campbell as backup. Campbell could still save the day.

 

[PuckG]

A team often takes on the personality of its coach, it would help if Knob showed a pulse behind the bench. Even keel is great but it’s the Stanley cup playoffs, show some emotion, get fired up or pissed off, your team might show some too.

To be fair, he very briefly looked like he was gonna cry after the 3 goal Canucks comeback.

 

[Broberg Speed]

I actually thought Zadoroz would get a single game and Soucy would get multiple games... possibly even 5.

They gave Zadoroz a stinking fine so far.

 

[scotchtapejr]

If we had .850 save percentage goaltending we would be up 3-0. Any blame to anyone else other than Stuart is Pejorative Slured

 

[GhostfaceWu]

If Henrique is good to go you go back to the la series lines period with the exception being Carrick in for Ryan and foegele in the press box

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

According to Canuck fans if Miller slashes one of our players in the leg we are cleared to cross check him in the face.

 

[PuckG]

Win this and it’s a best of 3.

We saw one line control possession and double them up on HDSC for virtually 2/3 of the game.

Once again, the difference was a few soft goals and a few posts.

So as long as you can get one bottom 9 forward to create something offensively and as long as you get any degree of bounce back from Skinner or an average game from Pickard, we can take the game. Just need things to even out a little.

Also, can’t be complete bitches and be letting anyone take liberties like they did at the end of last game.

I think there was a reason the vast majority of people said Oilers in 6 or 7. Still a very real possibility.

 

[Heavy Dee]

I don’t think Skinner has been that bad. Has he made the big save? No all goals have been good goals Foegele absolutely gifted them one last game the Canucks are not gifting us goals

It's this type of logic that has us in this position.

 

[Broberg Speed]

An Inch away from the Adam's apple.

 

[Oilhawks]

Shocked the league even bothers to talk to Soucy about that play, I still expect and Oiler to also be suspended, for "fairness"

Canucks fans crying about it too.

Soucy sucks. At least he’s better than Cole’s been, but he won’t be missed that much. Big (Empty Head) Z was the one that we needed suspended

 

[Drivesaitl]

A team often takes on the personality of its coach, it would help if Knob showed a pulse behind the bench. Even keel is great but it’s the Stanley cup playoffs, show some emotion, get fired up or pissed off, your team might show some too.

KK was angry after the Zadorov-bench minor saw off and was vocal and pretty demonstrative. Most angry I've ever seen him. They didn't show him after his star player was getting mauled after final whistle.

 

[PULSATING]

Our losses this series haven't even made me mad just... idk sad or something. Same f***ing problems with this team since 2018 wasting the prime of Mcdavid and Drai.

 

[Little Fury]

Canucks fans crying about it too.

Soucy sucks. At least he’s better than Cole’s been, but he won’t be missed that much. Big (Empty Head) Z was the one that we needed suspended

It's funny that they call Zadarov that like anyone else is going to forget there's only one Big Z.

 

[Drivesaitl]

An Inch away from the Adam's apple.

Reading the comments in the youtube on that leads one to further realize what idiots nucks fans are. To a person they are all applauding the utter cowardice of a simultaneous assault, in front and behind of the best player in the world AFTER the game expired.

Several of them saying "Connor McDavid deserves that"

Interesting how deluded people can become in fan fervor.

its also a cultural signpost of our times that says its OK to attack somebody from behind, its OK for two or more people to assault simultaneously. its the verbal antics of school kids raised to believe that two or more on one is somehow OK, that hitting somebody from behind is somehow honorable. You have to wonder about the socialization of these multitudes with these attitudes.

Idiots like that deserve to be watching a level of hockey that doesn't include great players, just idiots like Soucy. Idiots like this went to the wrong schools in the wrong eras.

 

[Broberg Speed]

KK was angry after the Zadorov-bench minor saw off and was vocal and pretty demonstrative. Most angry I've ever seen him. They didn't show him after his star player was getting mauled after final whistle.

We need a disposable thug to do what they just did to the two best players on the planet, I guess we're back to that.

Maybe someone gets tomahawk chopped across the wrist next game.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I've been a big supporter of Skinner, but he's been absolutely atrocious this series. At this point, Pickard literally could not be worse and it might shame this group into actually playing like they give a shit for 60 minutes.

Start Pickard.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[rec28]

Skinner's cooked. Knoblauch is a bad poker player and I think his post game presser waffling suggests he's moved on to Pickard for game 4. Team has a low bar asking for only average goaltending. Pickard resets the biggest weakness that has been exploited.

I'd move Nugent Hopkins back to Line 1 and reunite the most dominant line in the regular season. Give McDavid back his distributor guy that can help open ice for him. Draisaitl needs to drive Line 2 with Holloway injected to add speed, heavy forecheck game and with Kane. Can still find time, if needed for McDavid Draisaitl Stack Line in game but there's zero support scoring when this team runs its five best players as a unit.

Carrick in at 4C and Ryan shifted to wing where he can still help with his smart play but have a bigger body taking the centre ice responsibilities. Brown out and Gagner in for an energy boost and greater willingness to play in hard areas. Think Stetcher's capabilities are being overrated. Sounds like Henrique injury has him too compromised.

Nugent Hopkins - McDavid - Draisaitl
Holloway - Draisaitl - Kane
Janmark - McLeod - Gagner
Foegele - Carrick - Ryan

Hyman?

 

[Mez]

If Soucey isn’t suspended I would have no issue at all with someone running Hughes from behind or sticking out a knee. If the league won’t send the message that plays like that aren’t acceptable then the team needs to. Sadly I think they’ll come out passive and game 4 will be a low emotion game like has happened in previous years.

The league is sending a message either way....it's either suspension or it's open season on star players. Send in Carrick or some other plug to headhunt late in the 3rd.

 

[elmeroil]

Skinner's cooked. Knoblauch is a bad poker player and I think his post game presser waffling suggests he's moved on to Pickard for game 4. Team has a low bar asking for only average goaltending. Pickard resets the biggest weakness that has been exploited.

I'd move Nugent Hopkins back to Line 1 and reunite the most dominant line in the regular season. Give McDavid back his distributor guy that can help open ice for him. Draisaitl needs to drive Line 2 with Holloway injected to add speed, heavy forecheck game and with Kane. Can still find time, if needed for McDavid Draisaitl Stack Line in game but there's zero support scoring when this team runs its five best players as a unit.

Carrick in at 4C and Ryan shifted to wing where he can still help with his smart play but have a bigger body taking the centre ice responsibilities. Brown out and Gagner in for an energy boost and greater willingness to play in hard areas. Think Stetcher's capabilities are being overrated. Sounds like Henrique injury has him too compromised.

Nugent Hopkins - McDavid - Draisaitl
Holloway - Draisaitl - Kane
Janmark - McLeod - Gagner
Foegele - Carrick - Ryan

Ummmm did you just bench their leading scorer in the playoffs?

 

[Little Fury]

Never have I seen a series where the good guys should be up 3-0, are down 2-1 but it feels like 0-3.

 

[elmeroil]

A 5K fine for that Zadorov crosscheck, they better note that down and take a 5K fine themselves at the end of next game since that's pocket change and not suspendable. That's criminal