GDT: WQSF | I | "Regularly Scheduled Programming" | Oilers @ Canucks | Rogers Arena | 5.8.24 | 8:00PM | SN/CBC

[TheNumber4]

If that’s all it was. The Myers contact. It shouldn’t be much….

 

[McTedi]

People are saying that without Drai, this team isn't winning a cup. That is a completely reasonable take.

It's all speculation, why even the need to go there? He could be back for the 3rd, maybe next game, who f***ing knows. But anticipating a worst case scenario isn't a reasonable take lol.

 

[McJadeddog]

From my poor lip reading skills looked like Drai was mentioning his back. Could have tweaked it and as anyone who's had it knows you feel like you can't even move. But can usually also have it go away after a bit, certainly would be a better outcome than a sprained knee or torn groin or something like that

Yeah a tweaked back and be miraculously better like 48 hours later (as an IT worker in my 40s I know this intimately, lol). We aren't going to find out what it was though, so all speculation at this point. I will admit that the replays of Myers and then the trainer looking like he was checking Drai's back on the bench does make it look like a back issue.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Do the Oilers even bother coming out in the 3rd? Apparently Drai being out means we should just forfeit the game and give up.

We can still beat the Canucks.
If he is out last that we are cooked lol

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

If that’s all it was. The Myers contact. It shouldn’t be much….

Not even a crosscheck. Unless it was something else he should be fine.

 

[VainGretzky]

Season could be over in a couple weeks.

Man every post of yours is anti-Oilers negative bs here and in the main thread GDT same schtick from you always go back to CP

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

No. Ceci can’t move the damn puck. He does this all the time

Wingers lost two board battles.

 

[Oilhawks]

Drai is never out this long. Doesn't look good.

f***ing Stuart Skinner. this game is 4-0 without him goofing up on both Vancouver goals and taking a penalty. Same period. jebus.

people wonder why I don't trust this goalie at all.

Also maybe McD could wake up in this game. He hasn't had a good game against Canucks all season.

To be fair, Shitlovs gave up two stinkers as well. That's the difference

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I’m sorry, when 80% of our bad goals happen with Nhrse on the ice, I’m putting more on him than Skinner.

100% of the bad goals this series have come with Skinner in net though

 

[OfCorsiDid]

The second one for sure. His stick should be on goal line flared away from the net. Brutal.

Eh that really wasn't the problem. You want your stick positioned like that to prevent a cross crease pass, but if you're using RVH then the stick's heel should be right up against the top of the down pad.

I never used RVH (that style didn't exist for playing pucks behind the net) so I usually used the opposite, which meant the pad against the post was up instead of down so I didn't have any five hole. Example:

 

[Drivesaitl]

Skinner literally scored on himself

How is this not obvious to anybody?

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

If Drai is having back spasms it’s best he watches the rest of the game and have him get stretched out for game 2

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Close it out in the 3rd like a " mature" cup contender. Don't BS me..

 

[K1984]

Not really. I used to have debilitating back spasms in my early 20s where if I wiggled a toe I’d be in extreme pain and I have a higher pain tolerance. I’d be laid up for days where I had to literally roll out of bed slowly just to crawl on my hands and knees to the bathroom or to the couch, I could not walk upright. They would hit with no warning either, just a wrong move would trigger them. They f***ing sucked.

For sure if you get them repeatedly. One offs suck but go away.

 

[Missing smitty]

It's all speculation, why even the need to go there? He could be back for the 3rd, maybe next game, who f***ing knows. But anticipating a worst case scenario isn't a reasonable take lol.

If you live in the world thinking the glass is half empty, you can't ever be disappointed....

 

[TheNumber4]

Not even a crosscheck. Unless it was something else he should be fine.

Yeh. I’m guessing SN found the worst hit he took that period. So if it’s that, he should be good to go.

 

[29Beast97Mode]

 

[Cloned]

Skinner has been fine.

Every goalie has given up bad goals this playoffs, except maybe Swayman. But Swayman is a Smythe candidate so far so that standard isn’t reasonable.

 

[VainGretzky]

That Myres replay Drai took a rib or kidney shot

 

[CycloneSweep]

Man every post of yours is anti-Oilers negative bs here and in the main thread GDT same schtick from you always go back to CP

You say this but that’s not true in the slightest. You just ignore me when it’s positive.

Shit I spent a whole afternoon shitting on the Canucks and Canucks fans.

I’ve even said numerous times we are going to roll this fake team.

I’ve literally defended Skinner on both goals.
Take a hike.

 

[DrDrai]

If that’s all it was. The Myers contact. It shouldn’t be much….

Ya might be a weird tweak. I’m no pro athlete and haven’t had back problems, but last winter I got a random tweak that had me on the floor, the wife had to throw an elbow into the muscle just to get me moving. Few days of physio and I was up and running again. But I was out that day.

 

[elmeroil]

It's the playoffs, injuries are going to happen. Next man up and for real It's time for a few of these guys to legit man up and make a difference.

 

[McHelpus]

Drai is never out this long. Doesn't look good.

f***ing Stuart Skinner. this game is 4-0 without him goofing up on both Vancouver goals and taking a penalty. Same period. jebus.

people wonder why I don't trust this goalie at all.

Also maybe McD could wake up in this game. He hasn't had a good game against Canucks all season.

I mean the first goal he had no control over? The second one I agree but he has made big saves

 

[Porkleaker]

This was my thought. Maybe a broken or fractured rib. Can make it pretty hard to breathe.

I don't think it's that, much harder to break ribs there, I think he just got hit in this spot where I've pulled muscles and it made it hard to breathe especially when I exerted myself., can be heat, iced, massaged out pretty well.

 

[Drivesaitl]

To be fair, Shitlovs gave up two stinkers as well. That's the difference

Sure. But one of these guys is the teams starter, the other is 3rd string if that. Skinner isn't facing the Oilers guns either. Good thing

Skinner basically created two GA out of pretty much nothing.