GDT: The Ultimate Oiler has Awoken

[Oilhawks]

So- what adjustments did Tippett make since game 1 of this series?

He scratched Bouchard so Jones and Bear can play. And his dumb ass finally admitted that DRY might be something.

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

How is smith still in?

Half the goals weren't his fault and there's no point to changing him now. If anything its good because maybe he'll start a fight and give us something to cheer about.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I dunno but I can't wait to hear what Dave has to say after this one

Something something something rut something something juice something something regroup.

 

[FiveFourteenSixOne]

The fact that the Oilers are going to go 2 out of the last 3 games with no powerplay pisses me off almost as much as the score. I mean, give me a f***ing break. You mean the Leafs didn't deserve a SINGLE penalty again tonight? f*** off. Just absolutely f*** off.

 

[Cloned]

We need another full-time left D. Cheap, veteran UFA. Russell's been too inconsistent and we also need a fill in if Russell has to move over to the right side down the stretch.

Dirty Flames took out KK.

 

[harpoon]

We need the player we want him to eventually become in our top four right now.

Yeah. Cause that’s how the NHL works.

 

[bellagiobob]

Leafs playing another penalty free game. They are playing well enough that they don’t need impunity from the league.

 

[Oilhawks]

That’s counterproductive at this point.

Oilers weren't going to place above the Jets after this series anyhow. They're likely 3rd or 4th at the end of the season. Might as well have the Jets f*** up the Leafs.

 

[Groundskeeper Willie]

Drai grabbing brodies face lol

 

[Patch101]

Something something something rut something something juice something something regroup.

Maybe a touch of "balanace" and "effort"

 

[gordonhught]

Something something something rut something something juice something something regroup.

Need to play harder

balance

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Team is still sleepy in front of him.

I mean he was 6-0 before this Leaf series

 

[Cloned]

I don’t care that RNH scored a goal tonight. He’s infuriating to watch.

The only reason I wouldn’t be offering him in trade right now is because of DRY.

 

[melikehockey]

Any talk of Mathews for hart should officially stop.

Mcdavid too after these three games

 

[Paralyzer008]

Our forwards made it pretty easy for the Leafs D to keep up this pace of play.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Smith lets in 6 goals per game. Not going to win with Smith in net.

You do realize that Smith has far more wins than losses right?

 

[belair]

Dirty Flames took out KK.

KK wasn't much of an upgrade on Jones. But he was at least willing to sacrifice the body. I've been asking for a LD improvement since we dropped the puck.

 

[GOilers88]

That’s counterproductive at this point.

Sorry but I don't even care anymore lol. All the folks out there laughing at the notion of the Leafs losing a few games in a row because there's no other good teams in Canada.

Canada's team? Yeah. Only team that can unite a nation in the hopes they lose.

 

[Paralyzer008]

T.J. Brodie has absolutely schooled us.

 

[rboomercat90]

As shitty as we’ve been, we get nothing from the Leafer refs yet again. Pathetic.

The score is what it is but the tone of the game gets set early by how the officials are calling the game. That was one sided in all 3 games.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I mean he was 6-0 before this Leaf series

He was really 6-1 but still.

I don't think the team plays all that much better in front of him than Koskinen.

 

[stratedge]

Yeah, Bear delivers a decent first pass, but undersized AND mediocre skating doesn’t exactly scream “minute-eating defenseman” as far as I’m concerned. If you’re small, need to be mobile to compensate. I’m not kicking him out the door or anything, but I don’t feel like we “need” to keep him if an opportunity arises to get good value for him. I doubt he’s going to be one of this team’s 10 best players once more of the pieces are in place.

I'm all for patience (see: Petry, someone I was very against getting traded) but the issue is that when your offensive superstars are in their prime in the next 3 years, can the Oilers afford to have a whole bunch of defenseman stuck in the learning phase? Bear/Jones/Bouchard/Broberg are just too far away from being net positive impacts on the ice, if this team waits for them to develop, other windows are going to close. If they're taking up 4 of 8 NHL positions for the next 3 years (though I suspect they lose Jones in the expansion draft), is this team going to win a cup? No way.

The timing of the maturity of different aspects of this team is all wonky, which is the kind of thing you have to always be looking for trading opportunities to correct. Given how badly this team needs goaltending or a goaltending prospect, that's what I'd be looking to flip Bear for.

 

[YakDavid]

Half the goals weren't his fault and there's no point to changing him now. If anything its good because maybe he'll start a fight and give us something to cheer about.

So we’d still be losing if we eliminate the ones that were. I’m just thinking if we’d get a better response.

 

[Cloned]

KK want much of an upgrade on Jones. I've been asking for a LD improvement since we dropped the puck.

He’s better than Jones. And he wasn’t that great. That tells you how bad Jones is.

 

[TheNumber4]

KK wasn't much of an upgrade on Jones. But he was at least willing to sacrifice the body. I've been asking for a LD improvement since we dropped the puck.

4K >>>> Jones to my eye.