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Oden's Ride Over Nordland
- Nov 24, 2011
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Wow, a certain someone picked LAK in 6?
YepWow, a certain someone picked LAK in 6?
Yes, he's always dangerous. Shoots like Draisaitl on the PP. They don't have a lot skill throughout their lineup, imo. But they are fairly large, though maybe not super physical.Kempe is the only shooter on this Kings team that really scares me. Contain him and I think they’ll struggle to score.
McDavid happened in 2022 to win game 6 and 7...in a series that should've been done in 5 without Doughty and Arvidsson
Hyman scored in Game 4 or else they go down 3-1 in 2023
every year they've been overwhelming favorites, yet barely winning
I mean we started Skinner, a lesser goalie, 59 times.Ah, the Cam Talbot experience.
He'll absolutely steal a game, and I expect us, because it is who we are, to lose game 1. I just for some reason think it'll be the same game. It is also insane they started him 54 games this season.
McDavid happened in 2022 to win game 6 and 7...in a series that should've been done in 5 without Doughty and Arvidsson
Hyman scored in Game 4 or else they go down 3-1 in 2023
every year they've been overwhelming favorites, yet barely winning
Goaltending to put it bluntly. Talbots a better goalie than Skinner, Skinners play has been falling off and Skinner was super fatigued last year like mid way thru the first round and his game fell off hard and we decided to overplay him even more.@CycloneSweep Kings in 6 really? Let's hear why.
Give Skinner a short leash. I wouldn't hesitate putting Pickard in.The biggest worry about this series is Skinner is already fatigued and imho is at is limit. He has already played 9 extra games than he did in the regular season last year. And over the last 30 days he has been…well let’s look at the numbers.
The last 30 days 76 goalies have played 5v5 skinner ranks…
SV% 58th (0.891)
GAA 29th (2.83)
Goals Saved Above Average/60 58th (-0.52)
HDSV%
Skinner is struggling at around the same games played mark as he did last year.
Tonight was another awful period from him. Rough game overall but Skinner was especially bad.
This team is going to have to outscore Skinner again because he isn’t going to be keeping them in games really.
Could I be wrong and the signs don’t actually exist and he is going to flip a switch and be great in the playoffs. Sure absolutely.
It is worrying though.
I mean we started Skinner, a lesser goalie, 59 times.
Nah they need to take like 8 petty slashing penalties in game 1 to show the Kings they mean business. Worked the last 2 years.Please dont work your way into this one Oilers. Holy hell not again. For once come prepared.