Post-Game Talk: Canucks def. Oilers - 4-1 (Highmore x2, Horvat, Boyd)

[mriswith]

Lol check out a tweener fan ripping on the Oilers.

Oilers slept through that game.

Canucks fans have seen this play out before. Sleepwalking through regular season games at the end of the season isn't good. People pretend they can "turn the switch" but generally they can't.

Also Koskinen is unplayable. You better hope 39 year old Mike Smith has extra bottles from the fountain of youth to keep him going because he needs to play every single game.

 

[Javaman]

Wait, you mean the Canucks don't play at 7pm tonight?

WTF HNIC

 

[canuckking1]

Time to watch some real hockey

 

[Breakers]

From an underlying standpoint
Hughes literally tilting the ice in this one at even strength, he doesnt have a higher score because he changed.
From the Edmonton side Evan Bouchard got absolutely decimated in this game

 

[Johnny Canucker]

What do you expect? Your team is trash

YUP. These kids from the oilers board come here to chirp, meanwhile they beat up on the worst division in hockey. 80% of their points come from 2 players. Shut them down....and its good night.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Canucks fans have seen this play out before. Sleepwalking through regular season games at the end of the season isn't good. People pretend they can "turn the switch" but generally they can't.

Also Koskinen is unplayable. You better hope 39 year old Mike Smith has extra bottles from the fountain of youth to keep him going because he needs to play every single game.

Guy is 40 and has a McDavid poster above his bed. I wouldn't waste my time.

 

[604]

These wins make me more upset then most of our loses.

 

[AyyLmao]

My dad is a canucks season ticket holder, They played great in the 3rd guys. You have a bright future.

 

[wonton15]

Lol check out a tweener fan ripping on the Oilers.

Oilers slept through that game.

Wrong forum bud. Oilers are going to get crushed in the playoffs though. Might win a round or two but there's a 0% chance you guys are doing absolutely anything.

Back to Canucks - we're going to win out our games, aren't we?

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

Without Demko that was a loss. He made at least 3 massive saves. Can't be upset with a young goalie standing on his head.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Been enjoying a nice day at the lake.

Looks about what you would expect. A bunch of nobodies scoring in mean nothing games. Ie. Jokinen against the Oilers.

 

[Peen]

My dad is a canucks season ticket holder, They played great in the 3rd guys. You have a bright future.

We are the Lowe/Chiarelli Oilers without McDavid

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

If Smith falters in the playoffs for the Oilers..god help them.

 

[AyyLmao]

We are the Lowe/Chiarelli Oilers without McDavid

It’s not like you guys have Sutter signed for 3 years who would effectively aim for the playoffs every year until 2024, their org is garbage. Green is most likely gone so you’d maybe could tank for Wright and or Michkov/ Bedard. Aim for Dallas Eakins if he somehow slips through the cracks.

 

[canuckking1]

If Smith falters in the playoffs for the Oilers..god help them.

No other team will be hurt more by the back to back

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Highmore da GOAT

 

[GreatSaveLuongo]

Like I said we trend to go on random winning streak when it doesn't matter

 

[tantalum]

My dad is a canucks season ticket holder, They played great in the 3rd guys. You have a bright future.

Lol. Garbage time means nothing. The team they played knows this...

 

[AyyLmao]

Lol. Garbage time means nothing. The team they played knows this...

Well I know, the Oilers didn’t really care about the game but it’s a pride thing. Only thing concerning is watching Miller pouting and not giving it 100% all the time.

 

[tantalum]

Well I know, the Oilers didn’t really care about the game but it’s a pride thing. Only thing concerning is watching Miller pouting and not giving it 100% all the time.

My point was really Oilers for years were the kings of garbage time. Good records down the stretch once eliminated or basically eliminated and a fan base that would get excited for the next season because of it. It means pretty much nothing. Or certainly far far less than the previous 6 years....

 

[VanJack]

There's been few rays of sunshine in the general gloom of the season, but Thatcher Demko....are you kidding me? His usual three breakaways faced; shots in the slot from 15-feet out; and deflections from right on the doorstep.

Stoned Draisaitl twice on open looks; and McDavid on a clear-cut breakaway. At least ten, 10-bell saves. He's rapidly becoming a legit franchise goaltender--something the Canucks really haven't had since Luongo left town.

But sadly as others have posted, can see the Canucks going 3-1 in the last four outings, which could drop them from fifth to 12th or 13th in the draft lottery. But that's just the way it is.

 

[m9]

Demko was fantastic.

No idea how Highmore got the 1st star, but whatever. He scored two goals but the second was awful and I'm not sure how much juice that first shot had.

I think Vesey has been better these last two games, though too little too late for him.

Honestly not much at all going on in this one, good on anyone who has more to offer than "Demko good, Kostinen bad".

 

[John Belushi]

I would love to see the Canucks aggregated record once they're eliminated from playoffs since 2015.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I would love to see the Canucks aggregated record once they're eliminated from playoffs since 2015.

check out any teams record when they are transitioning from an old core to a new one..its never pretty

 

[VanJack]

Oiler fans had better pray that 39-year old Mike Smith doesn't break down in their playoff run.

I have no idea if it's just the way he plays against the Canucks, but Koskinen is a sieve. Some of those goals were simply butt ugly.

I suppose they have Stalock waiting in the wings if Smith were to go down......but the Oilers are facing a guy in Hellybucyk who, if he gets on roll, might be the best money goaltender in the league.

I guess Oilers faithful are [praying that goaltending isn't the difference in this series.