Post-Game Talk: Gary your krakken is showing

[rboomercat90]

Game ended up being a lot tighter than it probably should have been at the end. Skinner was outstanding, maybe his best game as an Oiler. Wish this team didn’t look like a tire fire in its own end so much. Didn’t seem to matter which line was on the ice, they struggled defensively. Need to beat Pittsburgh tomorrow to make it a really good weekend.

 

[BlackDogg]

The sabres are breaking loss Vegas

 

[Oilers in NS]

Lost my proline on Oilers tonight. I took the over on 6.5. Don’t care, big win. Vancouver is getting nervous


6-2 Buffalo

 

[Oilers in NS]

Watching Vegas feed. Awful hard listening to these idiots justifying what Vegas does with cap situation

 

[Frank the Tank]

Watching Vegas feed. Awful hard listening to these idiots justifying what Vegas does with cap situation

Hopefully they pay for their LTIR shenanigans with a freefall down the standings.

 

[Mr Kot]

Y

Justin Castreau?

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Lmao never going to stop. If Jack Campbell had a great game against a mostly toothless Kraken team, I wonder what your reaction would be

When he starts beating the likes of Colorado, Vegas and Vancouver because he plays really well we can talk. He had a good game, that's not the same as having 3 great games and 1 really good game in a 7 game series against a very good team. The regular season means sweet f*** all come playoff time just ask Boston.

 

[Drivesaitl]

The sabres are breaking loss Vegas

Remember when they beat LA 7-0 as well. They seem to show up against some clubs and lose most of their other games. hard club to figure out.

 

[Spawn]

Damn Nashville is on a hell of a run right now.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Lost my proline on Oilers tonight. I took the over on 6.5. Don’t care, big win. Vancouver is getting nervous


6-2 Buffalo

You love to see it

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Just cause a person (can I use that word?) wasn’t born then doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

I mean, I saw the moon landing and the Oilers win a Cup in 1984. Others here didn’t. But it happened, trust me.

Well...I'm not an android...lol.I'm kidding about the landing but I have been questioning a lot of things lately. Can't get more specific in here

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Lmao, can’t blame them for trying.

 

[tardigrade81]

Only 4 games behind the Canucks. First place is doable!!!

 

[bellagiobob]

Really is mindboggling. Quite fun to go back and read our threads from back then.

 

[JordanGalhanth]

Really is mindboggling. Quite fun to go back and read our threads from back then.

Forget back then, how about this week?

 

[iCanada]

Bud I've had enough of your masterful analysis that make no sense. You literally said the goalie is fat LMAO.

I can't take you seriously at all anymore. It's clear you and some inner circle have a secret vendetta out for the guy.

So since some people don't like the player that you like, there must be some conspiracy?

No chance it could be a legit difference of opinions, or that other people think the player you don't like is too inconsistent and not ready, or that he has the worst high danger save percentage in the league, or any other host of potentially legitimate reasons, right?

Or am I misunderstanding you?

 

[Yablo21]

Skinner finally played a 60 min game. Good for him, we need more then 1 every 15 though

Lol, seriously? He has a top 5 winning percentage in the league.

 

[iCanada]

I call them Drai defenders.. some take it as their duty respond to any criticism against Drai in GDTs.

It's okay to have superfans and Drai has a few here.. Congrats to the big man for yet another 30G season... 6th in a row and hopefully many more to come.

Does Draisaitl not deserve to be defended?

We're talking about a guy pacing for his 6th 100 point season while making 8 million bucks. The following players have this many 100 point seasons - Crosby has 6, Malkin 3, MacKinnon has 1, Matthews has 1...

He's basically second to McDavid in scoring across McDavid's career.


Meanwhile, he's having an off season this far, but he's improved his defensive metrics substantially. He's improved his margin of scoring chances by substantial amounts by decreasing the amount of chances against significantly while maintaining the number of chances he does get at an exceptional level.

Data pulled from; Leon Draisaitl - Summary - Natural Stat Trick

Does that look like a player that's been "lazy defensively" or "not committed to winning" or whatever the latest anti Draisaitl narrative is?

Basically the only reason his season hasn't been his best ever from an analytical perspective is his teams high danger save percentage is atrocious and he's been relatively snake bitten. He's generating just as many chances as ever while allowing less.

 

[iCanada]

Lol, seriously? He has a top 5 winning percentage in the league.

You realize he plays for a contender right? He should have a top 5 winning percentage.

Campbell had the best winning percentage in the league last year.

 

[phrenssoa]

Kulak is underrated.

 

[Yablo21]

He's given that more than once in every 15 games. You and other "Oiler fans" are too clever, blind or just plain biased to see it.

Or maybe you guys just don't want to because then you would have to admit you are wrong. Just amazing how we all rip Leaf fans but there are actually some just as bad as them on this board

I'm starting think it must be personal, sheesh. I can't grow that nice of a mustache either but I'm not letting that cloud my judgement.

 

[Yablo21]

Other than the dumb penalty at the end, Leon had a very good game. Some people are just too dense to see it.

Leon was great, still a dumb penalty. Both things are true.

 

[McTonyBrar]

I'm starting think it must be personal, sheesh. I can't grow that nice of a mustache either but I'm not letting that cloud my judgement.

It's nothing personal. I'm just shocked at how little support the guy gets. Yeah he plays bad at times for sure. But, he's a young goaltender and he will get his shot to play good in the playoffs this year.

I'm surprised that fans are using his rookie playoff year to conclude the goaltender he is lol

 

[mkatcherin00]

It's definitely frustrating. I love this sport but this issue about unequality in calls should be rooted out. If something does seem fair, its a recipe to get fans to quit on you. I'm not ready to say that we are a team that is treated unfairly, but perhaps that we are very often victims of the unwritten rulebook of the NHL. We may get fewer PPs because it feels too unfair. Diving works very well and I don't see us doing much of it (sometimes, but not like what I see many other teams do).

I'm praying for it all to be automated. I suppose if you feel there are conspiracies here, you don't want that since they could more easily rig it that way.

They went overboard in 2005 after the lockout, but how many people remember the rule changes? If a stick is even perpendicular, they called it lol.

If you were chasing a puck to the corner and the opposing team had a player in between you and the puck (pick play) it was always called for impeding your lane.

FFS teams like PITT were getting 400 PPs lol. How many did we have last year? 200 some?

It sounds tinfoil, but there is no doubt games are managed with a narrative in mind. Looking at it in a macro way, the league wants parity. They want closer games.

 

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Damn Nashville is on a hell of a run right now.

Strong leadership.