Get Draisaitl and McDavid some help

[La Bamba]

I would take these players on the Leafs but it would ruin an Oiler fans entire identity

Still a better identity than choking in the 1st round every year

 

[Zanon]

Surprised the Oilers felt the need to go nuclear this soon with McDrai together playing almost half the game.

 

[Duder54]

Surprised the Oilers felt the need to go nuclear this soon with McDrai together playing almost half the game.

Draisaitl being hurt probably plays into that. Less responsibility as a winger - easier to shelter him.

 

[thaman8765678]

Surprised the Oilers felt the need to go nuclear this soon with McDrai together playing almost half the game.

They know they can't compete with the really good teams without McDrai playing 30 minutes per night.

 

[TheNumber4]

Since 2019-2020 Nuge has 11 goals and 44 points in 43 games while being the teams main pk'er up front. He has 9 points in 7 games this year and has not been on for one GA on the pk. Not bad for a ghost.

Agreed. Can’t believe there’s still oilers fans that don’t appreciate Nuge. Surface level production analysis will never understand Nuges true worth. And even if it was his production in the playoffs has been fine.

Surprised the Oilers felt the need to go nuclear this soon with McDrai together playing almost half the game.

Drai dominated running his own line against LA. Played better than McDavid in that series.

Drai was also coming into this game hurt and having him run his own line is lot of workload for someone with a tweaked back.

Also in this game, the Oilers had to overcome 3 seperate Nucks leads. So McDrai being out there to tie it up with timely goals is a pretty smart strategy.

 

[TheOne]

What is this thread??

Profoundly lazy, unoriginal, and exhausted. Mods should lock it.

 

[Fourier]

Draisaitl being hurt probably plays into that. Less responsibility as a winger - easier to shelter him.

I'd say that this is the primary reason. Knoblauch has not gone this way all that often.

The other part of this is that it makes it a lot harder to key on McDavid.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I hear Mitch Marner's available...

 

[TheNumber4]

I hear Mitch Marner's available...

Pfft. Ain’t no one can afford to trade for a god.

 

[Three On Zero]

Surprised the Oilers felt the need to go nuclear this soon with McDrai together playing almost half the game.

They have been outworked for 4 out of 6 periods (sans overtime), the McDrai and pray strategy is the only hope

 

[Javaman]

They're both already injured which I think is why they're together now to compensate. Henrique is injured as well so that's 2/3rds of the former top line that isn't 100%.

Oh I know. And that may very well be enough to put the Oilers into the WCF. Can they do it for all 4 rounds though? That's a really tough ask, even for McDavid and Draisaitl.

 

[Killer Orcas]

I hear Mitch Marner's available...

They need help in playoffs not regular season

 

[Fourier]

 

[SUX2BU]

Here’s their help

 

[Skolman]

Bums? The Oilers have at least 3 other forwards that would be in the Canucks top 6

Care to provide why you disagree @Three On Zero? Or are you just going to continue to put the laugh emoji on every post you don't have an argument for like a big boy?

Here’s their help

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Wah wah wah, keep whining about the refs

 

[HugginThePost]

Weird. I thought giving McDrai the second best goal scorer in the league was help. Thought giving them two defenceman better than any defencema the Nucks have is also giving them help. Bottom lines didn’t create tonight, but if you know hockey it’s not all about production, they contribute to the best PK in the playoffs and play a very responsible defensive game. Hockey is played at both ends of the ice.

Huh?? Please name the two defensemen on the Oilers better than Hughes?

 

[Three On Zero]

Care to provide why you disagree @Three On Zero? Or are you just going to continue to put the laugh emoji on every post you don't have an argument for like a big boy?


Wah wah wah, keep whining about the refs

Some takes are just so hilarious they don’t deserve a real response

 

[LTIR]

Surprised the Oilers felt the need to go nuclear this soon with McDrai together playing almost half the game.

They would've had to win 4 of last 5 games had they lost. The need is understandable.

Huh?? Please name the two defensemen on the Oilers better than Hughes?

Bouchard, Ekholm .

 

[Three On Zero]

They would've had to win 4 of last 5 games had they lost. The need is understandable.


Bouchard, Ekholm .

He said better than Hughes, not worse

 

[TheNumber4]

Huh?? Please name the two defensemen on the Oilers better than Hughes?

Easy. Ekholm Bouchard.

 

[Zirakzigil]

I thought that’s why they signed Nurse to that contract.

 

[LTIR]

He said better than Hughes, not worse

Hughes is the defense version of Johhny Gaudreau. Sad state if you have to hang you hopes on this one dimensional midget in playoffs. Ekholm is the best Dman this series. Although Cole is the 'best defenseman this series for the Oilers'

 

[Three On Zero]

Hughes is the defense version of Johhny Gaudreau. Sad state if you have to hang you hopes on this one dimensional midget in playoffs. Ekholm is the best Dman this series. Although Cole is the 'best defenseman this series for the Oilers'

Yeah, no.

I thought that’s why they signed Nurse to that contract.

They said get him help, not get him overpriced defenceman!

 

[LTIR]

I thought that’s why they signed Nurse to that contract.

Yes, along with Hyman, Kane, Nuge, Perry, Campbell etc to theirs. You win some, and some you don't.

 

[HugginThePost]

Easy. Ekholm Bouchard.

Lay off the pipe.

Hughes is winning the Norris this year.

Yeah, yeah, “the Norris isn’t about defense”!!

Not a single GM takes either Bouch or Ekholm over Hughes.

Not. A. Single. One.