GDT: GM 1 | Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers | 7:00PM PST | SPAC

[Gaunce4gm]

Good

BB6
NH36

Bad

OJ48
TH27


the rest, somewhere in between

There’s a lot of takes you could have had on OJ48, but bad is not the right one

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Boeser straight up looked possessed tonight

If he is moving his feet, hes effective. Hes too slow to not be skating 100%. When he skates he gets his chances

 

[EpochLink]

Oilers haven’t had a good defense since their Stanley Cup run of 2005-2006.

Thats 15 years of defensive ineptitude.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

There’s a lot of takes you could have had on OJ48, but bad is not the right one

Kailer Yamamoto disagrees with you

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Oilers haven’t had a good defense since their Stanley Cup run of 2005-2006.

Thats 15 years of defensive ineptitude.

But but but....they got Barrie.....PP blah blah

 

[RattsSSV]

Oilers are garbage.....

how many first overall picks they need and they still suck.
I bet you anything McDavid secretly wishes he played for any other team.
Cold, boring ugly city, and a team that cant figure it out

As an Oilers fan I am disappointed in your assessment but it's your house. I will say that I hope you guys gave a good season and I am jealous of your getting Holtby. You guys have a great goalie coach in Ian Clark.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Good

BB6
NH36

Bad

OJ48
TH27


the rest, somewhere in between

Don't know how anyone watching that game can call OJ's play bad. He killed it.

Got walked by Drai on that one goal, but so did the forward jsut before he went around him. Draistl is a good player and he managed him well otehrwise.

 

[Gaunce4gm]

Kailer Yamamoto disagrees with you

He was clearly interfered with on that play, and he lead the team with 80% CF. He was NOT bad. I get that everyone likes shitting on OJ48 and everyone knows that Matthew Tkachuk would’ve been a better choice, but objectively speaking he was solid-good tonight

 

[EpochLink]

As an Oilers fan I am disappointed in your assessment but it's your house. I will say that I hope you guys gave a good season and I am jealous of your getting Holtby. You guys have a great goalie coach in Ian Clark.

I said it in my previous post, the Oilers last good defensive unit was back during the 2006 Cup Finals year. 15 years of misses is a long time.

 

[iceburg]

Kailer Yamamoto disagrees with you

Take a look at Roussel ‘s support on that play... non-existent. That was not Juolevi’s fault.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

JV18 was pretty....invisible, hope he smokes CM97 tomorrow

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I said it in my previous post, the Oilers last good defensive unit was back during the 2006 Cup Finals year. 15 years of misses is a long time.

That was prime Chris Pronger though, dude was an absolute mammoth

 

[Gaunce4gm]

Take a look at Roussel ‘s support on that play... non-existent. That was not Juolevi’s fault.

It was also the ONLY 5V5 shot surrendered while he was on the ice..

 

[NorCalhockey]

Oilers are garbage.....

how many first overall picks they need and they still suck.
I bet you anything McDavid secretly wishes he played for any other team.
Cold, boring ugly city, and a team that cant figure it out

Oilers haven’t had a good defense since their Stanley Cup run of 2005-2006.

Thats 15 years of defensive ineptitude.

Coming in to this season everyone and their uncle knew the Oilers needed to upgrade their defense and goaltending. They really didn’t do that and yet there are more predictions with Oilers in the playoffs instead of Canucks. Too many hockey “experts” are dazzled by the McDrai combo and let that overrule the Oilers deficiencies

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Jayce Hawryluk will be a good bottom 6 option once he’s healthy. Definitely an upgrade.

 

[RattsSSV]

I said it in my previous post, the Oilers last good defensive unit was back during the 2006 Cup Finals year. 15 years of misses is a long time.

Absolutely. Since Katz took over the Oilers the team has been in utter disarray. Fortunately with signing Koekkoek and Barrie and having Bouchard waiting in the wings it is probably the best since the 06 run.

 

[VibinCanuck]

Olli was good tonight, that first goal was more Yamamoto committing two penalty than him making a mistake. If you want to be uncharitable maybe he had the puck too long (still his second NHL game, mistakes will happen).

He faced down Draisaitl a bunch of times and only got burned once.