Post-Game Talk: Kicked right in the Cernak. Oilers lose 3-1 By Kass

[Faelko]

Looks like the idiots are out in full force tonight...lol

 

[VainGretzky]

Calling up Cave with McDavid going down is a joke the odds of Russell,Cave or Kharia scoring even 1 goal by time McDavid returns about 3%

 

[JayE]

This implosion is all the idiot Holland
A moron
The team is ****, and he does nothing
All year he does nothing

Jesus Christ.

 

[Missing smitty]

A golden chance to create some space in the standings and pissed it away.

Watch Calgary win now.

How dare they lose a game with their best player hurt....burn it all down!

 

[BlackDogg]

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[T-Funk]

What's that phrase that mouthbreathers keep spewing out? Oh yeah something about the cost of rent in their heads.

 

[Senor Catface]

This implosion is all the idiot Holland
A moron
The team is ****, and he does nothing
All year he does nothing

 

[The Safe Play]

Seems like the Oilers did pretty good all things considered.

 

[Messrules11]

Kass just couldn’t handle that people were liking him. He won’t have to worry about that now.

 

[T-Funk]

Did Pronger get 3 games for stomping on that guy's leg a few years back? Or was it the usual one game for him?

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Florida is getting the shit kicked out Of them next game or @Del Preston is bailing me out in MyHamHi.

 

[PBandJ]

Who needs points, moral victories are where it's at.

 

[duul]

Why does anybody in the bottom 9 make more than league minimum? They could be replaced by waiver fodder and we wouldn’t notice a difference

Absolutely right. There is no reason for anyone aside from McDavid, Draisaitl, and Nuge to be making more than league minimum in this forward group. How disgusting is that? You could literally plug and play 9 forwards off waivers into our lineup and it would look pretty damn similar talent-wise to how it does now. Does anyone here think:

Kassian
Neal
Chiasson
Archibald
Sheahan
Gagner
Haas
Nygard
Khaira
Russell
Cave

Any of those players would get claimed off waivers? Maybe Kassian? Probably not though. We could have just as easily built 9 of our 12 opening day forward spots with waiver wire pickups and minimum salary contracts seen at worst an even amount of scoring generated. This is not an exaggeration. Hell, most of our team is already comprised of people who were in the AHL last year or who were healthy scratched a majority of last year. OUR ENTIRE BOTTOM 9 IS COMPLETE TRASH!

We just got outchanced by a team missing 4 of their top 6 scorers. Is that comical to you? We have the top two scorers in the entire league out of sheer luck. Imagine if we lost the McDavid lottery for just a second. We would be easily in the basement with Detroit and Ottawa right now. God, it makes me sick to my stomach just how bad this team is after its first three players. I'll include RNH and Yamamoto as .5 players each.

Team is nowhere close to competing until we have depth like the Tampa Bay's, St. Louis', etc. Man that is such a sickening roster we have.

 

[JayE]

Didn’t get blown out. Well played by Smith. Hate TB so much. Only guy to like on that club is Vasilevskiy.

Can’t believe the ‘goobers’ calling for ten plus games for Kassian before there’s even been evidence provided that a) it was an aimed kick, and b) it connected. According to Rob Brown, who seems to believe it was a kick that connected, Jeff Skinner got two games for a similar play.

I was thinking it would be longer than 2, but the Skinner play is essentially identical and he got 2. We all know precedent and, honestly, any kind of reasoning really doesn't play much into into the league's decision, but if we were to go by precedent, 2 is probably what he'd get. I actually think he should get around 5 because of how dangerous it is, but an argument can certainly be made for 2.

 

[Cloned]

You call what Kassian did a kick?

This is a kick:

 

[Aerchon]

Winnable game due to injuries and a lot of luck early.

Kinda felt the team was going through the paces. Tampa played a great frustrating game but the Oilers were not at their best.

Draisaitl and Klefbom trying too hard and culprits of it tonight. Lot of missed passes and flubbed plays. Klefbom most likely could not have done anything on he SH or the EN but you could tell he gave up on those plays.

Haas Chaisson Russell Cave Gagner and Kharia had a few good moments between the bunch but imo showed they were all are not up to be able to impact a team as good as Tampa. Really showed their lack of talent/nhl effectiveness.

Really missing that true #3 center that can help a line look dangerous at least.

Hope the Oilers play with a bit more stability next game.

Edit: Kassian should not get suspended for the kick. Chara cross check Gallagher in the throat and got a fine. Kassian "pushed off" in frustration. That was not a kicking motion. If it was a goal it would have counted.

Stupid thing to do, but no real chance to injure with the angle and force. I'm not even sure if he actually made contact.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

On a positive note, Bear, Yamamoto, and Jones all had great games. Our development is really improving and we're starting to feel the results of it.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Arizona lost. Come on Anaheim..I never thought I'd say that.. ever

 

[DerpMorg]

We lose one game in a close fashion and the same bottom nine who have been getting praised since Christmas for finally contributing is now being torn to shreds.

Honestly, if that’s how you react to a single game, I’d hate to see how cope with real life.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I’m not upset. A bit drunk. But not upset. We win the game in FLA. Iron maiden T or not. f*** em and eat em.

 

[3IR]

On a positive note, Bear, Yamamoto, and Jones all had great games. Our development is really improving and we're starting to feel the results of it.

Hopefully by next year benson is contributing at a top 9 level. Other than that though, we really need some forwards in the pipeline or on the team asap.

 

[oldtimehocky]

Who needs points, moral victories are where it's at.

Ha. That was the OLD Oilers (like the last 12 0f 13 years). Losing a McD on a team like the OIL leaves a much bigger hole than losing a Stamkos/Kutcherov does on a TBL team. That said, the SHG and the other goaler were the difference. This team played hard and had a real chance at at least a point. No real reason to hang their heads.

 

[McTonyBrar]

On a positive note, Bear, Yamamoto, and Jones all had great games. Our development is really improving and we're starting to feel the results of it.

Jones made that perfect set up for Drai and he got robbed. I thought that was a sure goal in the third

 

[BlackDogg]

You call what Kassian did a kick?

This is a kick:

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I blame the Van Damme mojo...

 

[dustrock]

Kassian has been terrible since the new contract.

 

[Oil Dood]

It was a good game except I thought Klefbom was brutal tonight, he might be our worst defensman for holding the line.

If someone is going to carry the puck in post McD give it to Yammo.