Post-Game Talk: Almost a win...

[Ninety7]

Did you get the tickets through ticketmaster or other means? Just curious as I wasn't seeing any going for that low. I was seeing a lot of 40buck tickets with all the added charges.

When did they announce Connor wasn't going to play?

Ticket master app. I didn’t hear about it until 5 minutes before the game. Only found out through a friend.

 

[Oilers in NS]

love the fact Gags shoots first... scary but would like to see him play with Drai or Nuge

I thought Gagner played good

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I thought Currie could have used more icetime, the guy seems to skate well. I thought Koskinen played well, but the overall lack of talent is a bit of problem

 

[Nostradumbass]

I thought Currie could have used more icetime, the guy seems to skate well. I thought Koskinen played well, but the overall lack of talent is a bit of problem

Koskinen was still second guessing a lot this game, he was hesitating before some of his pushes across the crease. The one where AZ dinged it off the post was due to Koskinen hesitating before he followed the pass.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I thought Currie could have used more icetime, the guy seems to skate well. I thought Koskinen played well, but the overall lack of talent is a bit of problem

This is just how Hitch operates. Gotta give more icetime to the block of cement wearing #27 though.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Koskinen was still second guessing a lot this game, he was hesitating before some of his pushes across the crease. The one where AZ dinged it off the post was due to Koskinen hesitating before he followed the pass.

The Crouse drive? That one didn't hit the post, his stick did.

I mean I guess what you're saying, I think you're just looking for what you're "expecting" to find.

 

[joestevens29]

If I would've said Koskinen was going to face 35 shots and only let in 2 goals, people probably would've thought I was crazy.

 

[Nostradumbass]

The Crouse drive? That one didn't hit the post, his stick did.

I mean I guess what you're saying, I think you're just looking for what you're "expecting" to find.

I'm rooting for the guy, we really have no choice. I'm just trying to judge objectively. No doubt he played better, but there's still things to work on.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

If I would've said Koskinen was going to face 35 shots and only let in 2 goals, people probably would've thought I was crazy.

If you said the Oilers would get 35 shots and score twice people would've said you were crazy...

 

[space321]

Hitchcock needs to go... this team isn't THIS BAD. The team should be TMac level bad, but this is just brutal. After the honeymoon period ran out, we've won like what, 5 or 6 games in two months? I f***ing called it when he got hired, but apparently he "said all the right things" which meant that he was gonna magically take this team to the playoffs.

His over reliance on "vets" and "hard hitting" players is baffling. He demoted Rattie after 2 goals in 4 games. Played our AHL callups like 6 minutes each. Plays Lucic/Kassian and now Colby Cave like 15+ minutes. And its CLEARLY NOT WORKING because we've 1 win in the last 10 games. Yet nothing changes.

 

[ZJuice]

Imagine if the team tried this hard when McDavid was playing.. it’s beautiful

 

[joestevens29]

If you said the Oilers would get 35 shots and score twice people would've said you were crazy...

Lol, very true. Good thing I didn't make both statements, someone would've been driving me to Alberta Hospital

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Imagine if the team tried this hard when McDavid was playing.. it’s beautiful

They only really played hard when the Coyotes scored their second goal. Otherwise they pretty much coasted through the game. They had like 12 shots 35 minutes into the game to the Coyotes 24.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

what a sad PGT...7 pages

apathy is alive and well in Oil country

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

what a sad PGT...7 pages

apathy is alive and well in Oil country

Probably that and not much to talk about it, pretty boring, then excitement, then a let down.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Probably that and not much to talk about it, pretty boring, then excitement, then a let down.

Well, excitement is a rarity in Oiler games nowadays.

But after the TDL passes I imagine this place will become a ghost town.

 

[joestevens29]

what a sad PGT...7 pages

apathy is alive and well in Oil country

In all fairness there is a heat wave right now.

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

Imagine if the team tried this hard when McDavid was playing.. it’s beautiful

They played hard for about 7 minutes. Other than that, they mailed it in.

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

So many empty seats at the game last night. Easily 1000+. Hardly any line ups for drinks/food. Gotta be hitting the Oilers bottom line.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Well, excitement is a rarity in Oiler games nowadays.

But after the TDL passes I imagine this place will become a ghost town.

One would suspect, unless they bring up and run with some kids

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

One would suspect, unless they bring up and run with some kids

They'll probably bring some up.

Run with them? Highly unlikely.

 

[BlackDogg]

Apathy is strong with this team. As it probably should be.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

They'll probably bring some up.

Run with them? Highly unlikely.

I mean I would look forward to Hitch being made a "consultant" then letting Gulutzan or Yawny take over for the rest of the year

 

[SomeDudeOTI]

Koskinen was still second guessing a lot this game, he was hesitating before some of his pushes across the crease. The one where AZ dinged it off the post was due to Koskinen hesitating before he followed the pass.

One thing I think gets missed a lot when discussing our goaltending is the shell shocked effect of playing behind our defense. Hesitating, indecision, playing too deep, going down too early... all of that imo stems from a goalie that feels like he's got to do it all himself because you never know when the D is going to actually take their man (etc). It happens to every goalie that's played here over the last few years... they come in looking good then after a while getting hung out to dry they turn into Ben Scrivens and play too deep and go down too early.
We'll never have good goaltending until the defense is upgraded, the goalie has to trust the team as much as the team has to trust the goalie.

 

[joestevens29]

One thing I think gets missed a lot when discussing our goaltending is the shell shocked effect of playing behind our defense. Hesitating, indecision, playing too deep, going down too early... all of that imo stems from a goalie that feels like he's got to do it all himself because you never know when the D is going to actually take their man (etc). It happens to every goalie that's played here over the last few years... they come in looking good then after a while getting hung out to dry they turn into Ben Scrivens and play too deep and go down too early.
We'll never have good goaltending until the defense is upgraded, the goalie has to trust the team as much as the team has to trust the goalie.

Have to think playing behind 13 different defenders this year adds a bit of an element to this.