GDT: WCSF | G6 | Oilers vs. Knights | 5.14.23 | Rogers Place | 8:00PM | SN

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Alright pretty much back to the lineup that won game 4.

I can’t see this team taking the night off, they get up for games when they have no choice and they certainly have no choice, this is a must win.

I expect the Oilers to play their best, if they do that and don’t shoot themselves in the foot with penalties I think we take this to 7. Anything can happen if we take it to 7.

Kostin must be hurt, he’s taken a stick to the nuts, blocked about 3 shots that could have broken something, he’s probably feeling it.

But also didn’t they fake putting Shore in before and pulled him out last second? It might just be practice lines or something.

Anyway, go Oilers, hope this isn’t the last game for us. It’s funny how many of us are dejected right now but we just need to win this one game to feel hope again, very close to the WCF still!

 

[SupremeTeam16]

Something tells me the Oilers will be spending some time on the PP tonight and since everyone is shitting on Skinner he’ll have a good game.

 

[rickysusedsht]

The only thing clicking is gullies power play....time for woody to step up and give us some 5on5 juice

 

[tardigrade81]

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers. Now let’s go kick some ass.

 

[belair]

Gotta stop giving up that quick one after scoring.

Bit of a weakness that our PP pretty much sidelines our top two lines for the following couple of shifts. We really need to find that combination of secondary players that can keep putting on the pressure in that shift following a PP goal.

We're not an impressive team when we sit back.

 

[Faelko]

What a stupid start time. There’s nothing but filler on SN starting at 5pm.

 

[Mr Kot]

Alright boys, it's not fully charged yet, but we may need it's power.

I am posting the rarest pepe again.

 

[BlackDogg]

Well apparently Woody has a golf date tomorrow, starting Skinner again. I hope you bogey every hole...

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Well apparently Woody has a golf date tomorrow, starting Skinner again. I hope you bogey every hole...

If history is any indication he wins this one and then lets in 3-4 goals in the first period of game 7 and we lose.

 

[K1984]

Save the focus on taking Pietrangelo’s teeth out for next season. The NHL will be focused on completing the “f*** the Oilers over” cycle tonight. The first three legs (attempt to injure on star player, incoherent suspension, dog shit officiating in Game 5), are complete, last one would be to protect Pietrangelo by calling a penalty if we breathe on him. Hit him when we can, but keep it clean and don’t even think about taking anywhere close to the line.

On another note, Pietrangelo’s press conference couldn’t be a better example of the pathetic state our game is in today. 10 years ago a player would have been laughed out of the league for essentially saying “boo hoo they were hitting me so I slashed him.” The fact that a veteran player thinks that’s something that isn’t completely embarrassing to say publicly says it all. Then for him to call out Ekholm…. piece of f***ing shit.

Throw a game away, take a suspension, and put that clown in the hospital in November next year. Don’t do it now.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Well hey, the DRY line is back.

So there's that at least.

Skinner is definitely the guy of the future but I think it's a mistake starting him. Either way, Woody has painted himself into a corner though. Damned either way if the Oilers don't win.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Go get, this team is good enough to beat anyone, beat the the Knights. Let's Go Oilers!!

 

[MoontoScott]

I think Skinner will play well tonight but more importantly the boys who would like to ride the bus to a Stanley Cup will be back with their "A" game.

Its game 7 that is the large vertical climb.

Am I the only poster who is getting overwhelmed with the new ads structure?

 

[mkatcherin00]

Ok Woody, you better pull Skinner after he lets 2 stinkers in. Don't wait so long

 

[Duke74]

Can't wait for Skinner to shit the bed and Yamamoto to neutralize the second line again.

Oh well. At least I can enjoy the rest of my summer.

 

[Duke74]

Well hey, the DRY line is back.

So there's that at least.

Why not keep forcing things that haven't worked for more than 3 years? What could go wrong?

It's not like this is a playoff elimination game or anything...

 

[Oilers333]

Yah if Skinner struggles and we lose this can be squarely placed on Woody's head.

 

[WaitingForUser]

Take care of Business tonight and force a game 7. Then pray that Seattle doesn’t win tomorrow. If Dallas wins we have a more even chance in game 7. If Seattle wins we will face the Knights and the league in game 7.

 

[djbard99]

Why aren’t we starting Campbell ><

 

[unicornBLOOD]

People are complaining about starting Skinner over Campbell tonight. I'm not sure what the right move is, Skinner has let us down so far this postseason, while Campbell let us us down all season long. When is the last time our goalie has stolen a game for us? To go on extended playoff runs, you need steady goaltending at the minimum, with the odd great performance. We haven't gotten that so far. Skinner is young, I believe he has more to give and could develop more. Campbell looks small in net, and is erratic and unreliable. Skinner hasn't been horrible, but he's had the worst postseason out of all the 2nd round starters, and inec.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Why aren’t we starting Campbell ><

Because the coaching staff believes in Stu. Honestly, it's fine, he earned this benefit of the doubt this year.

 

[29Beast97Mode]

Skinner hasn't been great but the oilers depth scoring has dried up this playoffs for the most part. Be nice if Kane and RNH had a good game but I won't hold my breathe.

 

[soothsayer]

Vegas is going to have to have the game of their season to go toe-to-toe with a desperate Oilers team on the verge of elimination. Quite frankly, I don't think the Golden Knights have a good enough team to win against the Oilers playing to their potential. I expect the Oilers to kick the shit out of Vegas tonight.

 

[KCC]

Yah if Skinner struggles and we lose this can be squarely placed on Woody's head.

I did not like woodcroft coaching decisions last game. Kostin and Jan mark barely played 3-4 minutes and mcdrai were taxed playing 25 minutes. Why? The game prior to they only played 20 and kostin and janmark played like 12 minutes. And they came up huge on the forecheck all game. That was non existent last game. I don’t get it honestly. He completely changed things

 

[Kanedogg]

Vegas is going to have to have the game of their season to go toe-to-toe with a desperate Oilers team on the verge of elimination. Quite frankly, I don't think the Golden Knights have a good enough team to win against the Oilers playing to their potential. I expect the Oilers to kick the shit out of Vegas tonight.

Problem is skinner can mitigate all of this letting in his standard weak goals this playoffs.