Around the NHL Thread - Found the Missing #16

[super6646]

6-3 Knights

 

[Mr Snrub]

Guys, I think we broke the Oilers.

 

[InfinityIggy]

6-3 Knights

Obviously the refs fault.

 

[King In The North]

Thank god for that toughness. Glad Lucic and Kassian are in the lineup.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

#truculence.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Guys, I think we broke the Oilers.

The Oilers were fully capable of breaking themselves without our help, thank you very much.

 

[Kybb79]

Haha Oilers suck.

 

[Mobiandi]

That has to spell the end for someone in the Oilers organization. They look hopeless

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Guys, I think we broke the Oilers.

This is actually Talbot's 5th RBS (Really Bad Start) of the season to tie Mike Smith. Kinda weird how parallel their season has been, although we are the better team obviously.

In other news, with the departure of "HOPE" (Hall-Omark-Pajaarvi-Eberle) , the future of their franchise currently lies in:

Nugent-Hopkins
Yamamoto
Ostap Safin
Puljujarvi
Evan Bouchard

Or, "Nyope"

 

[Bounces R Way]

That has to spell the end for someone in the Oilers organization. They look hopeless

What a toxic wasteland of a hockey club. When they fire scowlin Todd it'll be like slapping a new coat of paint on a run down rickety fence.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

This is actually Talbot's 5th RBS (Really Bad Start) of the season to tie Mike Smith. Kinda weird how parallel their season has been, although we are the better team obviously.

In other news, with the departure of "HOPE" (Hall-Omark-Pajaarvi-Eberle) , the future of their franchise currently lies in:

Nugent-Hopkins
Yamamoto
Ostap Safin
Puljujarvi
Evan Bouchard

Or, "Nyope"

So McDavid retires and then makes a comeback with a different team in this scenario?

 

[SKRusty]

The Oilers were fully capable of breaking themselves without our help, thank you very much.

TBH with that defense core and complete lack of depth in their forwards it is likely the Oilers are over-achieving. Calgary's best asset is and has been Chiarelli. Edmonton won't be a contender for years. Bad contracts, bad players and a team built for a decade ago. For Edmonton to be competitive Lucic's contract will need to be dealt with and then there is getting a quality development system in place and then they have to start drafting properly.

It is pretty sad when Chaisson is 4th on the Oilers for points. Russell is their #3. Both of these players are worse than our entire line-up.

 

[Rubi]

Looking at goalies who've played 10 or more games, I must say that there are a lot of quality goalies that are having sub par seasons so far this year.

Not sure what's going on with Matt Murray but I was shocked to see that he's 1/1000 of a pt behind Mike Smith is save%
Martin Jones is another big surprise to me. Juuse Saros who a lot of people here wanted to trade for isn't doing so great at .903 save%. Fleury has had a rough season so far but he did play well against the Oilers last night. Braden Holtby's struggles continue.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Lot of those guys Rubi it's largely the teams in front of them. Especially Murray. Pens fans are saying he's facing multiple breakaways, odd man rushes and just plain bad defense most nights.

 

[Volica]

Man.
Juuso Saros sucks. Preds should give him to us for a song.

 

[SKRusty]

Lot of those guys Rubi it's largely the teams in front of them. Especially Murray. Pens fans are saying he's facing multiple breakaways, odd man rushes and just plain bad defense most nights.

I think there are a large number of goalies not yet comfortable with the chest protector changes. Many can say it is the team in front of them but Murray, Price, Allen, Holtby and Talbot are used to stealing wins and their performance is more a product of not being 100% comfortable with the equipment changes. I don't know how many of Smith's BAD Goals against have went through his arms or just above the shoulder. They will adjust and get their confidence back. Thus why knee-jerk reactions are not needed right now.

As a side note there will be a few goalies that will have their career ended because they can't adjust. Is Smith one of them? I don't think so from his mechanics but the confidence factor is always an unknown.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I would cry if we traded for Holtby.

 

[JPeeper]

I still can remember Holtby's save from the Cup finals last year to seal the victory in game 4. Possibly the dirtiest save in the history of hockey.

 

[Mobiandi]

Yeo's been fired. Coach Q incoming?

 

[FlamerForLife]

Yeo's been fired. Coach Q incoming?

They named Berube the interim head coach

 

[Anglesmith]

They named Berube the interim head coach

Interim can be very brief.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Berube might be the worst coach in the history of the NHL.

 

[JPeeper]

Berube might be the worst coach in the history of the NHL.

 

[Rubi]

Lot of those guys Rubi it's largely the teams in front of them. Especially Murray. Pens fans are saying he's facing multiple breakaways, odd man rushes and just plain bad defense most nights.

Sure but a .877 sv% and a 4.08 GAA? That's just brutal. I know goalie stats are hugely dependant upon the quality of play in front of you but something else is going on here. The guy is just as bad as Smith and you can't say Smith's stats make him look worse than he is because the Flames play poorly in front of him.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

He’s worse, much worse.