Post-Game Talk: Cli(e)nched

[syz]

Canucks were under siege all series except 1 game. You remove that first game where he was awful and he's been the best goalie of the playoffs for me.

Look at some of the highway robbery he committed tonight. His stop on kulak. His stop on drai just amazing stuff skinner isn't capable of.

Im not saying trade for him or something but Vancouver can churn out good goalies like an assembly line.

One thing I'll say is that I think the Oilers (again) found some weaknesses as the series progressed. They did it to Korpisalo and Markstrom and they did it again here imo.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Pickard never played himself out of the job. He should be starting against Dallas, not Skinner.

Pickard played great in game 5. I do not disagree about game 6 as Skinner was clearly struggling. The Oilers held the Canucks to 15 shots on net in game 5 and ran them out of the home Rogers rink.

The last two games, the Oilers would have won with either guy in net. That said, I’d still be wary of Skinner. Any signs of an off night, he needs to get pulled and Pickard put in. Can’t f*** around in the WCF.

 

[TheNumber4]

Big Z with a KEY stop at the end.

 

[SnooPac]

It may have been posted, but Jack Michaels posted the final seconds of the game with his voice overlayed.
I replied with the call 10s before that video started, with Jack Michaels' "PULSATING" call.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1792813565306700091

@OfCorsiDid I couldn't post just the audio to twitter, so I had to make a "video". I did that by taking your image and using it as a still for the video...
Hope that's OK.

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PLAY LA BAMBA

 

[MessierThanThou]

Pickard played great in game 5. I do not disagree about game 6 as Skinner was clearly struggling. The Oilers held the Canucks to 15 shots on net in game 5 and ran them out of the home Rogers rink.

The last two games, the Oilers would have won with either guy in net. That said, I’d still be wary of Skinner. Any signs of an off night, he needs to get pulled and Pickard put in. Can’t f*** around in the WCF.

I wouldn't even take a chance on Skinner for game 1. The Stars are stacked. Pickard is much more of a sure bet in goal.

 

[foshizzle]

Came in here to congrats the oilers

Unlike some salty nucks fans

I accept that the Oilers are simply a better and more experienced team

Good luck rest of the season

Thanks man, see you next year! Hope Boeser makes a full recovery!

I wouldn't even take a chance on Skinner for game 1. The Stars are stacked. Pickard is much more of a sure bet in goal.

Isn’t the only win against Dallas this year come with Pickard in net?

 

[TheNumber4]

I think we can both agree that Knob is an amazing coach who has done great things with this team. Nobody is missing Woody now.

Yeh we can agree there. Ballsy and correct move to go to a skinner too. That deserves alot of respect.

 

[McIce Whole]

Big Z with a KEY stop at the end.

Holy shit, didn’t even realize this. That was 100% going in on Stu as well wow we got lucky with that one

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Big Z with a KEY stop at the end.

History wasn’t made.

That was headed for the far post age Skinner I don’t think saw it.

 

[MessierThanThou]

Thanks man, see you next year! Hope Boeser makes a full recovery!


Isn’t the only win against Dallas this year come with Pickard in net?

Well there you have it. Even more of a reason to put Pickard back in.

 

[foshizzle]

I want Janmark back next season great defensive player

You can upgrade on Janmark. He has absolutely no offensive finish.

 

[SnooPac]

Oilers in 7.
I expect an easy couple of wins.

Such an easy call 2 make after they lost game 5.
Never in doubt. Just cruised through these last to games, no problem.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

I wouldn't even take a chance on Skinner for game 1. The Stars are stacked. Pickard is much more of a sure bet in goal.

Maybe run Skinner 3 starts (depending on performance) and give Pickard a start on the fourth. He’s shown to be a capable, reliable backup and the team plays hard for him. He’s definitely the more athletic of the two.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Just watched the game on tape.

All I got to say is;

REDEMPSKIN

 

[MessierThanThou]

Maybe run Skinner 3 starts (depending on performance) and give Pickard a start on the fourth. He’s shown to be a capable, reliable backup and the team plays hard for him. He’s definitely the more athletic of the two.

So play Pickard to avoid the sweep? The Stars are too good for us to keep gambling on Skinner.

 

[foshizzle]

I’m admittedly having a hard time looking past that play. Sure overall he’s been decent. But that could have been a series ending play. You just don’t do that

Hopefully he learns. Going to take a lot for him to come back into my good books. Some points would help….

That play drove me nuts. Facts are he has been solid defensively and hasn’t been on the ice for an ES goal against until game 5 of this series. If they are to beat Dallas- they need McLeod shutting down Johnson

 

[bobbythebrain]

Props to Knobby in that series

Splitting Nurse and Ceci payed off

Both players were were excellent this game. Nurse deserved every ounce of criticism he got but he was excellent tonite. So was Ceci


Edit: The props go to Holland and Bettman. I was told 100% Holland makes the line decisions and Bettman determines every Oiler game.

 

[Oilhawks]

You say that... But they had a 1.022 PDO this series.

Damn well felt like it

 

[foshizzle]

Carrick was not great when he first got here, but he energized the bottom 6 in a massive way when put back in these last few games. You see why they say absolutely every single guy counts in the playoffs.

Rishaug pointed out that the game Carrick went back in - at the end of that game- he went straight to Soucy and was talking to him and stalking him around the ice….

He went onto say that whenever Carrick hit somebody- he have them the stink eye after. Oddly, Vancouver tamed down the hitting with him playing.

 

[Oilhawks]

Oilers have been excellent defensively instead of Stu. Stuart Skinner himself has been average but that’s all we need as long as we keep playing like this in front of him defensively.

As long as he doesn’t lose us games outright that’s all we can ask for. He will never steal us one which is a shame.

Even though the 1-0 win over LA was a very good defensive game, you could argue he stole that one. LA had a decent amount of high danger chances from what I recall (Moneypuck showing 3.06 expected goals for LA that game), and IMO 1-0 shutouts are still a goalie steal in this occasional luck-puck-f***-pinball game of hockey

 

[Ritchie Valens]

So play Pickard to avoid the sweep? The Stars are too good for us to keep gambling on Skinner.

They have to get to Oettinger at the other end. As I said in the WCF pre-series thread, Dallas is winning more on the road than home. Get into town, watch some game tape. Hypnotize Skinner into thinking he’s Brodeur and come home with at least a split. Through 13 games, Oettinger has had only three sub .900 games. That’s the biggest challenge in my opinion.

Whether it’s Pickard or Skinner, they’re at a big disadvantage vs Oettinger. No matter who is in, the entire team needs to be 100% committed to team defense.

 

[foshizzle]

Makes sense to pack for a lengthy road trip and cut down on travel time.

Get down there, enjoy some Texas bbq and get ready for game 1.

I would think it’s more beneficial to fly home tonight- sleep in your bed tonight and tomorrow. Meeting and quick skate Wednesday- fly out right after.

 

[SnooPac]

There was a dude in the canucks crowd holding up a fake Stanley Cup after that 3-2 goal lol

 

[MessierThanThou]

They have to get to Oettinger at the other end. As I said in the WCF pre-series thread, Dallas is winning more on the road than home. Get into town, watch some game tape. Hypnotize Skinner into thinking he’s Brodeur and come home with at least a split. Through 13 games, Oettinger has had only three sub .900 games. That’s the biggest challenge in my opinion.

Whether it’s Pickard or Skinner, they’re at a big disadvantage vs Oettinger. No matter who is in, the entire team needs to be 100% committed to team defense.

I don't know, Pickard was playing really good in those two games. He deserves a longer look. We've seen more than enough of Skinner.

 

[TheNumber4]

Holy shit, didn’t even realize this. That was 100% going in on Stu as well wow we got lucky with that one

Meh. Stu knew it was coming and butterflied appropriately.

Worst home made cup I’ve ever seen. Did he make it out of an empty peanut butter jar? What is the price of aluminum foil too high to use anything bigger?