GDT: XXXIX| "The pre-Stretch" | Oilers@Lumbus | 5PM | etc.

[Ol' Jase]

That, my friends, is a damn good hockey team.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Ok everybody. Let's all go to the blame Eberle thread

 

[Blitzago*]

I'm 49 years old and have been around since the beginning, how about you big guy?

So old age is affecting your memory?

Cause this team is lightyears better than the last 7 teams.

 

[McAsuno]

McDavid plays like he's tired of carrying his linemates

because his linemates can't bury his dishes for a goal. Eberle's a prime example of it. Wth happened to him?

 

[Shathar]

So old age is affecting your memory?

Cause this team is lightyears better than the last 7 teams.

What 7 teams are you talking about? At least I don't think the oilers are 7 teams. some definite brain damage there.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

It was 2-1 until Pouliot decided he was done with the game.

 

[Soundwave]

Well deserved loss, guys didn't want it at all, did not deserve a single point for that effort.

 

[Forgot About Drai]

I dont know why this game frustrated me more then any other game this year.

This team ALWAYS seems too come up flat for the big games.

 

[ujju2]

We had one line going for most of the game, until the lines were changed up. One line won't win you many games. Maybe scratch Eberle and Pouliot for a game or three. And if we win those games, keep them scratched.

 

[SupremeTeam16]

Oilers just played like they expected to lose, didn't even show up, probably the worst game they've collectively played as a group this year.

Nice to see a packed house in Columbus, hopefully that fanbase keeps it up after the streak is broken. Their team is playing some inspired hockey lately and it deserves appreciation, even though they weren't great today, they capitalized when it counted.

 

[Renly Baratheon]

We are so lucky to have McDavid but that doesn't make him immune from criticism. We all know he can be way better than this. He needs to snap out of it.

 

[belair]

It was 2-1 until Pouliot decided he was done with the game.

Pretty much.

What happened to that guy?

 

[McAsuno]

Pretty much.

What happened to that guy?

Turned into POOliot.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Pretty much.

What happened to that guy?

6 teams in 7 years. Thats what

 

[kevy999]

This is the worst stretch of hockey by Mcdavid I've ever seen. How you go from creating multiple grade A chances a game to ****ing ziltch is largely on Mclellans head.

Are you serious? lol So you put no blame on Mcdavid? he has been horrible, and not skating and creating and chances and looks lazy out there. Okay i think it time to stop blaming the linemates and coach for Mcdavid sucking for over 10 games. Connor needs to figure it out in his own head and show some desire and fighting spirit, He has sucked and it has been 85 percent his fault.

 

[Soundwave]

We had one line going for most of the game, until the lines were changed up. One line won't win you many games. Maybe scratch Eberle and Pouliot for a game or three. And if we win those games, keep them scratched.

We've only had one line going for most of the year. Draisaitl picked it up in late December, but we never have two scoring lines going at the same time.

 

[syz]

Torts was matching the 4th line against the Eberle line in the third and Gagner clowned him like 3 times. Depressing.

Still can't help but laugh when you see Gagner fall over for no reason like 5 times, though.

 

[GMofOilers]

Did we actually miss Gryba? lol

Davidson hasn't been good yet. Weighs down partners.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Ok everybody. Let's all go to the blame Eberle thread

Or we could just continue burying our heads in the sand and act like scoring 1 goal in the past 20 games is good.

Those who defend Eberle at every turn are far more annoying than those who point out that he isn't a very good player.

 

[harpoon]

Ok everybody. Let's all go to the blame Eberle thread

Well posted.

 

[booyakasha]

Are you serious? lol So you put no blame on Mcdavid? he has been horrible, and not skating and creating and chances and looks lazy out there. Okay i think it time to stop blaming the linemates and coach for Mcdavid sucking for over 10 games. Connor needs to figure it out in his own head and show some desire and fighting spirit, He has sucked and it has been 85 percent his fault.

I'm almost afraid to say, but games like this show why quite a few (outside of Edmonton) thought he's too young to be captain.

...and also big games were supposed to be why we went out and paid 42 million for Lucic...wasn't he supposed to provide a winning mentality and leadership? disappointed.

 

[Mowzie]

If only we could see this team with Ralph Krueger as coach.

 

[McAsuno]

Or we could just continue burying our heads in the sand and act like scoring 1 goal in the past 20 games is good.

Those who defend Eberle at every turn are far more annoying than those who point out that he isn't a very good player.

No doubt. I'm a fan of Ebs but he isn't free of criticisms either. Especially when he's been on Connor's wing for awhile and his production shows that? Be better, Ebs.

 

[GMofOilers]

We were very sloppy with the puck in our own end and neutral zone tonight. That was a defence problem.

 

[harpoon]

because his linemates can't bury his dishes for a goal. Eberle's a prime example of it. Wth happened to him?

Just assuming you've been watching during your, uhhh, absence. I'm sure we can agree that Eberle hasn't been good enough.
Before the season started I said he'd have to flirt with eighty points in order to get credit for a good season.
The fact that he's on the way to a fifty-sixty point season is very disappointing.
But a handful of disgruntled Yak fans have taken it upon themselves to post pretty much nothing but 'Eberle sucks' all night, every night, in every thread available to them.
Its tiresome and mostly inaccurate.