Post-Game Talk: Despite Eakins' attempts, the Oilers beat Tampa 3-2

[DearOldUncleTony]

Refs kinda screwed Tampa but I'll take it.

 

[Nunymare]

I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but I thought the SportNet panel was good.

Friedman and Morrison are probably the two best panellists they have IMO.

 

[McAsuno]

Refs kinda screwed Tampa but I'll take it.

We got screwed in the canucks game, so its only fair.

 

[harpoon]

Also have to laugh at the melodramatic Ference hate.

Really? I just have to laugh at Ference's brutal game.
Its just sickening when your "captain" is the worst player on the ice night after night.

 

[Nuge93]

I liked Petry's game. Anybody that thinks that we'll be able to replace him is out of their minds.

Petry is a stud, our best D along with Marincin. Can't move him.

Send Dr. Drai back, let Arco get time at 2C, and bring in Drai next year when he's ready. Can't have another player forced into a system they aren't ready for. (See; most young Oilers)

 

[Aerrol]

As I just said in the Yakupov thread, sheltering Yak is one thing, but it's just ridiculous that he's getting less time than Joensuu and Draisaitl. Y'know, the even younger rookie who actually looks like he NEEDS sheltering (unlike Yakupov so far).

 

[McJeety McJeet]

This. So much this. Very very happy. If we can beat the Caps on Wednesday we could be playing Carolina to at least salvage the start a bit.

 

[Del Preston]

Nice to win.

Wish Yakupov was being used properly though. It's disgraceful imo.

 

[booyakasha]

here we go....here comes the winning streak!
The Oil will be over .500 by months end, ...it will be a happy Halloween.

 

[McYoungGuns]

I thought Drai looked decent but he def needs to be sent down

Also I noticed the guy that said Hall looked bad , is nowhere to be seen, I wonder why.

 

[SoftDumps]

Finally a W. Nuge's goal was a laser. 4th line was very good, again. It's weird to have a 4th line that doesn't get absolutely buried every night.

Ference was...Ference. Marincin, Fayne, and Petry had very good outings to my eye. Schultz even broke a couple cycles which surprised the hell outta me.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Awesome game, so happy we won, bet the boys are feeling really good about this one. We beat what people are calling the class of the east and held Stamkos off the score sheet.

Nuge Hall and Yak all looked excellent, Fayne and Marincin are rocks on the back end, eberle played well, our fourth line was excellent, and the Perron Drai Purcell line created a couple great chances as well. Schultz and Petry both had solid outings as well.

Ference still sucks and so does Eakins use of Yakupov. I'm definitely of the opinion we need to pick up a center and send Drai back, he's just not quite ready yet.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

I wish we played in the East.

 

[oilers_guy_eddie]

I mean, yeah, on the one hand the Ference hate is turning into kind of a **********, but on the other hand, it's entirely warranted. Dude looked like Bill Buckner on rollerskates tonight.

 

[AlowlyMcOilersfan]

As I just said in the Yakupov thread, sheltering Yak is one thing, but it's just ridiculous that he's getting less time than Joensuu and Draisaitl. Y'know, the even younger rookie who actually looks like he NEEDS sheltering (unlike Yakupov so far).

Yeah, Draisaitl is getting every chance to succeed, but it seems like he isn't quite there yet. This homestand will make or break his chances of sticking, and he hasn't quite shown enough.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

I mean, yeah, on the one hand the Ference hate is turning into kind of a **********, but on the other hand, it's entirely warranted. Dude looked like Bill Buckner on rollerskates tonight.

Tonight? Try his entire time as an Oiler. Maybe one or two games here and there where he wasn't a complete disaster, but as people have been saying since his first season here, he's god awful and least deserving of playing any minutes on this team.

 

[Smart Dunsparce*]

Eberle had a great game. In fact there were a few key good games from a few players.

Also, I'm gonna be rollin in dat vcash.

same here pal. hahah

 

[Gambl0r83*]

Where the **** was Yak in the third. Guy plays 10 minutes and still gets an assist and a +1 rating. Leon plays like who he is, a rookie, gets 15 min and a -2 rating. Love the win, but we could've won this 5-2 easily .This coach is a new level of dumb

 

[Aerrol]

Okay, while we're riding high on a win (finally!!!), I'm gonna come out and ask 2 very silly questions I couldn't find the answers to:

1) When do I stop being a 'rookie user'?
2) How do I bet this vcash?

 

[Dorian2]

Yak played 10:47, less than any other player.

Some may not agree with me, but:

Good.

Give the guy sheltered minutes and let him build from there.

If Yaks keeps pushing like this, he will eventually get the ice time.

He still has a lot to prove.

 

[Mr Positive]

same here pal. hahah

lol I put most of it in that Oilers regulation win. I was skeptical but the odds were too good

 

[Suxnet]

Where the **** was Yak in the third. Guy plays 10 minutes and still gets an assist and a +1 rating. Leon plays like who he is, a rookie, gets 15 min and a -2 rating. Love the win, but we could've won this 5-2 easily .This coach is a level of dumb

I couldn't believe it, so I looked it up and indeed, a rookie was given more icetime than Yak. Eakins is a ****ing joke.

 

[McDreamy]

same here pal. hahah

Yeah me too lol. Had a good feeling about this one.

 

[Aerrol]

Some may not agree with me, but:

Good.

Give the guy sheltered minutes and let him build from there.

If Yaks keeps pushing like this, he will eventually get the ice time.

He still has a lot to prove.

And Draisaitl deserves over 3 minutes more time? Ference almost 10? Joensuu? Even Pouliot got about 2 minutes more time despite being on the same line and doing a whole lot of nothing.

 

[McAsuno]

Some may not agree with me, but:

Good.

Give the guy sheltered minutes and let him build from there.

If Yaks keeps pushing like this, he will eventually get the ice time.

He still has a lot to prove.

There's a huge difference between sheltering a player and giving this kind of treatment. Yak's been pushing this gamestyle, since the start of the season. How he hasn't at least earned more icetime and for some reason was the lowest tonight shows absolute crap. Played well in all 3 zones, and created a goal for Schultz. If anything, he's getting treated like crap from Eakins