Up four to f***ing one and this is the game they shat out midway through. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. How the f*** do they quit playing, essentially, up by that much? These clowns are supposed to be professional f***ing hockey players, getting paid seven, eight figures to play a game, and they can't muster up enough effort to stick with it over 60 f***ing minutes? Bravo, well done... another Oilers special in the books.
Where to begin.. Ceci Nurse pairing was absolute dogshit all night, -3. Kane was completely useless, and did very little to engage in his own hometown. Skinner had another one of these games we've seen from him, where he collapses and lets in at least two stinkers he should have had. Perry was a ghost, yet again. Desharnais was victimized by the speed and looked overwhelmed.
Wonder if Pickard gets the call. They should sit Ceci, since they can't sit Nurse; that asshole makes way too much and someone in management would bitch about it. Put in Stecher. Sit Perry, put in Gagner. I don't know what was wrong with McDavid but he looked invisible. I'll say it again, he ***still*** hasn't f***ing learnt how to play in these games, when everything tightens up, and he can't rely on rush plays. Draisaitl is far, far more impressive when things lock down like this, but now he's likely hurt and playing through whatever happened.
Whenever the Oilers have lost in the playoffs.. it's almost never the opposition team beating them. It's always been the Oilers beating the Oilers. Wake the f*** up you clowns. You are never going to be contending for anything with this kind of garbage lack of committment and work rate. No killer instinct, no real leadership aside from Draisaitl.. f*** outta here with this garbage.