Pre-Game Talk: Decisions Decisions Decisions v2.0

[gordonhught]

I don't even watch the games anymore. Too much disappointment when they lose.

 

[PuckG]

I don't even watch the games anymore. Too much disappointment when they lose.

I have tickets to game 6 and I’m not even sure I should put myself through that. I’m not usually as pessimistic but that last effort was brutal.

 

[gordonhught]

I have tickets to game 6 and I’m not even sure I should put myself through that. I’m not usually as pessimistic but that last effort was brutal.

I understand.

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

I have no idea why Drai would leave. Where is he going to go that can pay him what he's worth that has a better chance of wining in the short term?

Boston

 

[Bring Back Bucky]

Man the drama quotient is at QueenLevel7 today in here.

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

You'd have to think this is likely the case.

If he is questioning re-signing when the window opens to sign him, Oilers likely move him for assets to take a run at it without Draisaitl and a year left of McDavid.

Keeping him the best option for the short-term obviously, but losing him and not acquiring assets back will haunt the organization for many many years.

It’s his payday
You got to think he’s going to free agency. Why wouldn’t he?

 

[Yablo21]

Not that I've wanted to pull Ryan as much as others and I understand why Knob as stayed away from Carrick, but I really think they need to inject some toughness/physical play and add Carrick next game.

Plus Carrick is great on the cycle which we have been sorely missing this series, I don't understand why he hasn't been in.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Not a single deadline acquisition played last night despite it being an all-in year. The only one who might have is old, small and injured.

Hopefully that changes next game.

 

[WEMCHUD]

I know a lot of people thinking the series is over, but there's a reason they're best of 7's, not best of 5's.

Going to the game on Saturday. Last game I went to was the wing against the knights during the first 8 game win streak this season so hopefully they can pull out a win again!

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

It’s his payday
You got to think he’s going to free agency. Why wouldn’t he?

He’s signing this summer imo whether it’s with the Oilers or not. He’s probably going to be the top paid player in the NHL regardless if he waits until he’s a UFA.

Lots can happen in a year so I just don’t see him not locking down that kind of money / contract asap. Not to mention the extra year is huge on his contract for whoever owns his rights.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

McDavid injured and possibly sick too smh.

 

[Kerberos]

I have tickets to game 6 and I’m not even sure I should put myself through that. I’m not usually as pessimistic but that last effort was brutal.

The inconsistency of this team and their inability to find a baseline that every other championship team possesses is what's most infuriating. Just never know what you're gonna get and that makes it difficult to really invest.

It'd be easier to handle the losses if they were simply bested by a better team but this team loves to constantly shoot itself in the foot. Makes watching them a chore and not much fun at all.

 

[frag2]

Who should start game 6? It's an elimination game and Skinner is the starter and tends to play good after some rest but Pickard has been good the last 2 games but he should have had goals 1 and 2 last night.

He had a week's rest and we still lost G1 lol

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

McDavid injured and possibly sick too smh.

Maybe their star players would also be hurting if we actually hit them.

 

[Fishy McScales]

Illness going around was my immediate thought around last game.

No other sensible explanation why a team almost collectively goes from decent to gassed so early in a game.

 

[frag2]

Maybe their star players would also be hurting if we actually hit them.

This. Also, being sick/hurt doesn't excuse going to center ice and dumping the puck being the ONLY play in the last 30 mins of the game.

 

[FlameChampion]

McDavid injured and possibly sick too smh.

Said it in other thread, but I don’t think our players rest up when they are hurt in the regular season like typical teams do. They come into the playoffs banged up and it only gets worse.

After this teams slow starts or poor Decembers, they feel like they can’t miss a game because they are always playing the regular season from behind.

 

[WaitingForUser]

He’s signing this summer imo whether it’s with the Oilers or not. He’s probably going to be the top paid player in the NHL regardless if he waits until he’s a UFA.

Lots can happen in a year so I just don’t see him not locking down that kind of money / contract asap. Not to mention the extra year is huge on his contract for whoever owns his rights.

He can’t sign with anyone but us this summer he still has a year left on his deal.

I have tickets to game 6 and I’m not even sure I should put myself through that. I’m not usually as pessimistic but that last effort was brutal.

I will gladly take them off you hands lol

 

[McHelpus]

McDavid injured and possibly sick too smh.

Ggs, see ya next year.

 

[oil Leaks]

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ oilers take my energy! ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

 

[WaitingForUser]

Ok enough negativity. Prediction for tomorrow. Connor has his Gretzky moment and the best game of his career to force a game 7. 5-2 oilers LFG

 

[Oilhawks]

Said it in other thread, but I don’t think our players rest up when they are hurt in the regular season like typical teams do. They come into the playoffs banged up and it only gets worse.

After this teams slow starts or poor Decembers, they feel like they can’t miss a game because they are always playing the regular season from behind.

That’s exactly it, they had to play their best players (including the maligned Kane) through injury because they simply couldn’t start the season on time

The best they could do was rest McDavid for a few games before the end of the season after they clinched

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

This. Also, being sick/hurt doesn't excuse going to center ice and dumping the puck being the ONLY play in the last 30 mins of the game.

Yep dump the puck in from half. The Canucks pin our guys to the boards and send an extra man to get the puck. They win the puck battle and go the other way. Repeat. I was going crazy.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I know there will be a lot of positivity posts about an upcoming game 6 but I'll phrase it again. Who here thought game 6 was going to be an elimination game for the Canucks in Edmonton?

Disappointment, utter, is how one would categorize this relative to what was expected. Thus far the Oilers have failed due to a number of reasons.

Maybe we win, I think we even are still favored to win this game. But that only gets us to game 7, on the road.

Backs are against it. Margin for errors now nil.

Whens the last time the Oilers won a game they could be eliminated in? I don't even know. 3 playoffs ago? LA series?

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

He can’t sign with anyone but us this summer he still has a year left on his deal.


I will gladly take them off you hands lol

Yeah I know I’m saying he signs with the team he is traded to if that happens.