Post-Game Talk: At least we got a point?

[stratedge]

People are a little too down on this game. They didn’t play very well, McD and Draisaitl particularly, but I mean, Winnipeg is the best team they’ve played this year and they still mostly shut them down.

No reason to call for any player’s head after this game.

Shut them down? The Jets had like 15 grade A chances. If they didn't suck at hitting the net this games a blow out.

 

[longtimeoilfan]

Good game. Jets outplayed us but man this Oil team gave an excellent effort. So different from the past where this game would have been destined to be lost in regulation (like 3-0). So much urgency and effort by the Oil to get in the way and disrupt Jets shooters and puck carriers.

Bear continues to impress. Good poise and smarts and fairly solid D overall. Looking really good.

Very good game by Smith. He's a battler and the team battle for him in the D zone too. Good learning game.

Top line looked tired a bit sloppy and a bit disengaged tonight. Hard to blame them when they've been carrying the load and all the ice time they get.

Thank you!

 

[iCanada]

No its the ice. Rolling pucks all game impossible to complete a pass

I was sure the puck was actually one of these for a long time.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

I hate to be that guy. By this is a game where Taylor Hall would come in handy as Connor has an off night.

Thank god for the point

 

[snipes]

You're more susceptible to the flu if you're pushing yourself physically to the limit, doesn't surprise me if he ends up getting sick, he is being worked very hard here. You just haaaaaaaad to have Larsson and Lucic didn't you Chia? Created a problem we shouldn't have.

Happens every year for him at the end of October it seems.

 

[McOilers97]

This should never be acceptable. It should never "be nice" for them to bail us out, it should be absolutely necessary that the bottom 6, hell the bottom 9 score more than 4 ES goals over 9 games, with 1 of them being Nygard who's injured, and the rest being james neal.

Our bottom 6 is on pace for 9 goals this year, and the one goal they do have is from Nygard. I don't care how good theyve been defensively if they aren't going to threaten to score at all.

Mcdavid and Drai are allowed to have bad games, but I'm sure it's even harder for them to recover from when they know if they have a bad game, they have nobody else who can score. Imagine leading the league in points, and still feeling like you aren't doing enough to win games because you have nothing outside one line.

Relevant points - we need a lot more from the bottom 6 in particular, but I guess for me, knowing that the group is just Holland doing a quick patchwork with cheap unproven players, my expectations are extremely low. They should still be producing more than they are, but there really aren’t any bonafide guys on those lines that have been 10-15 goal scorers in the league before. Just Sheahan honestly.

I see that possibly changing this summer with a bit more cap space available.

 

[Mickmagoo]

I was sure the puck was actually one of these for a long time.

Lol yea exactly.

 

[Garbo Man]

I hate to be that guy. By this is a game where Taylor Hall would come in handy as Connor has an off night.

Thank god for the point

Well you're in luck because if you didn't hear we're 100% signing him next offseason

 

[snipes]

On a positive note I did like Bear that game especially watching him man handle Schiefele at the end.

 

[harpoon]

Drai seemed fine to me

Really? I’m not going to dump on him, or call him ‘drunk’ like half the board was doing tonight, but that was not a game he’s going to be proud of. Same goes for McDavid. Let’s just acknowledge that hockey is a fast paced game with thousands of variables that don’t always break your way.

 

[McAsuno]

I hate to be that guy. By this is a game where Taylor Hall would come in handy as Connor has an off night.

Thank god for the point

Of course, but also bottom 6 scoring which has been abysmal so far.

 

[Soundwave]

I hate to be that guy. By this is a game where Taylor Hall would come in handy as Connor has an off night.

Thank god for the point

Yeah this is much a text book night where that trade continues to bite us in the ass. This is the exact type of game you need a 2nd line driver for to give the top line a breather.

 

[McXLNC97]

Oh well, once it gets to S/O it's like a coin toss. Jets should have been penalized for too many men on that Oilers rush when the one Jet jumped on early and got into the play.

 

[Snowpants]

Happens every year for him at the end of October it seems.

Yeah it is weird isn’t it??? Same time every year

 

[snipes]

That was the worst ice i've ever seen in an NHL game in my entire life

The Rangers earlier this year was worse AINEC

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

McDavid was looking kind of green to me at points tonight, I'm guessing he has the flu.

 

[McAsuno]

Oh well, once it gets to S/O it's like a coin toss. Jets should have been penalized for too many men on that Oilers rush when the one Jet jumped on early and got into the play.

Refs were shit this game too. Neal got his stick slashed and broken out of his hands, but they called a weak ass 'holding' on Nuge.

 

[Beerfish]

Wow people blasting mcdavid when the reason we lose much like last year is NO SECONDARY SCORING EVER when the top guys are not scoring.

 

[Zguy370]

Players like Khaira need to GTFO.

What a "clumsy" player

 

[oXo Cube]

Oh yeah and I'm not the type to ref whine too much but ignoring that too many men in overtime was absolute bullshit.

 

[iCanada]

The Rangers earlier this year was worse AINEC

I actually think the ice at the MTS was better than the ice at the MSG, tbh.

 

[harpoon]

This is a game where you need someone in the bottom 6 to pot one or two

Yup. It’s definitely Gagner time.

 

[McXLNC97]

On a positive note I did like Bear that game especially watching him man handle Schiefele at the end.

If he continues playing the way he has, you gotta take a shot at him and try to lock him up cheap. His positioning tonight was great, especially like that Scheifele play you mentioned

 

[snipes]

Yeah it is weird isn’t it??? Same time every year

Like clockwork.

The McFlu hits him around the end of October.

In fairness, it hits a lot of people in Alberta hard this time of year. That cold dry air season shift gets a lot of people. I don’t usually get it but I know lots of people that do.

 

[GodPucker]

Manning had a few good plays, but so many bad ones that started fire drills. Please switch him next game.