GDT: WCQF #1 | "Connor The Barbarian" | Oilers vs Kings | May 2 2022, 8PM MT/7PT | CBC, SN, ESPN2, BSW/630CHED, AM570

[Zguy370]

I'd rather we loose with Koskinen than with this SHOWBOAT

 

[KCC]

They are working hard down there.. not giving up.

Yup. It's all you can ask for. But if you get crap goaltending then you have to overcome that and come the playoffs that's going to be impossible. You need goaltending and EDM didn't get it tonight.

 

[TheNumber4]

Smith with an egregious giveaway. I don’t think he’ll do it again. It’d be dumb to switch him for Kosko next game. We ride or die with the only chance we got. We have NO chance with Kosko.

 

[Mr Positive]

Time to see how clutch this team is

 

[redgrant]

6 on 5 oh this should be interesting

Yeah i wonder which king scores.

 

[29Beast97Mode]

He needed more time up in the NHL. No way they call him up unless one of these two guys gets injured

that was kneejerk reaction on my part

 

[Balakay14]

Same old Oilers - Mike smith looks shaky all game long - looks like they’ve abandoned the structure they were showing

 

[Oilhawks]

that was kneejerk reaction on my part

I'd like to have seen him up though. If Smith shits the bed that's the series.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Getting picks to the net, find one guys

 

[walktheboulavard]

Its not even smiths fault, honestly guys, he saved his gaff.

Then the team was scrambling and couldn’t settle down and another garbage goal goes in and seemingly ends the game.

It’s the same shit every playoff game.

But who created the shit show that ensued.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Why the f*** is Nuge on the ice

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Come on!!

 

[SM17]

Quick, can you just eff up for once?

 

[McDeepika]

Smith is just not reliable enough in a playoff series. He can have his moments but you just can't count on him

 

[Tobias Kahun]

If Smith is our starting goalie next year.

McDavid needs to ask for a trade.

 

[thadd]

Bouchard is the only man back with the puck
Me: Ok, Bouche, don't douche it up.

 

[gordonhught]

Smith is just not reliable enough in a playoff series. He can have his moments but you just can't count on him.

He needs to stay in his net

Works against him more often than it works for him recently

 

[BlackDogg]

Play some hero songs after

 

[snipes]

Come on guys let’s go

 

[stratedge]

Smith will be the headline, but don't let it be lost that the defense as a whole was doing way too much puck watching in their own zone the entire game. They rarely won a race to a loose puck inside their own blue line. That needs to change for game 2 to give Koskinen a chance at winning.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Smith has been really good lately though guys... it's a bad time for a poor game yes... but it's far from over in this series.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Quick has the potential to carry these guys again.

 

[RandomGuy79]

Do we have to trade one of McDrai to get a goalie? I don't get it.

I don't care what it would cost us, we need to trade everything for one.

 

[gordonhught]

Smith will be the headline, but don't let it be lost that the defense as a whole was doing way too much puck watching in their own zone the entire game. They rarely won a race to a loose puck inside their own blue line. That needs to change for game 2 to give Koskinen a chance at winning.

Defense was better without Nurse

 

[Up the Irons]

yet again, losing the 3rd period of a playoff game. will i ever see my Oilers win a 3rd period? what is that, 7 straight 3rd period losses over 3 playoff series'?