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Oilers must have did quite the number on Nashville. They look like absolute garbage tonight.
Too much diving.Oilers must have did quite the number on Nashville. They look like absolute garbage tonight.
You so know that Rinne and Varlamov, two very good goalies are awful in the shootout?
Pucks hit the post a lot when he is in net, either he is incredibly lucky or it was a shot that wasn't going in. Just cause you hit the post doesn't mean that puck could of gone in
Lots of people don’t give him any credit either.Normally I agree with most of the things you say but let's not ever compare Rinne or Varlamov to Koskinen. That game doesn't even get to a shootout if that was the case. People are starting to give this guy a little too much credit. Expect the best from your goalie at all times. Nothing less should suffice. If a goalie has a bad period after a good period, theres no need to toot his horns.
That's because he isn't wearing an Oilers uniform.View attachment 192807
I still can't believe this didn't get a fine
I didn't even see that cute leg kick until now.View attachment 192807
I still can't believe this didn't get a fine
Rieder getting all kinds of shade thrown on him here. From people not too familiar with the player or what he brings.
Rieder in a typical year pots on average 14G and 30pts. Those are his average numbers. Which would be about 5-6 place in production on this roster.
Rieder as well had 7pts in his first 16GP this season (all assists but some good plays in the bunch) and was at the time 5th in Oiler pts.
Then Rieder was injured with an "upper body injury" which has been undisclosed, I'm suspecting something shoulder.
Rieder imo returned too quickly from the injury but because the team needed him. He is one of the clubs best pk players and has been his whole career. He is also very stingy in EV play and gives up only 1.7GA/60mins. Very respectable numbers.
He's here on a one year contract and has struggled, but I think primarily due to injury. His production before the injury, and recently, while lacking in goals has been a 30pt pace. There was around 20games where he just couldn't play the way he normally would and struggled. Remove one month from his stats and he's an even play playing on a bad bottomsix.
You give this player a contract because he's bound to rebound. Some team will benefit from that. He has speed, plays the game the right way, and can support some offense.
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This Toby Reider is an absolute sham. He is an imposter and should be investigated.
Where the hell is the player that was there previously? It ain't this guy.
Don't think he recovers from this kind of decline. Unfortunately ala #27.
I think the injury was more serious than let on. Like I said earlier I think its a shoulder injury which for most players can really impact everything from speed to willingness to absorb punishment. Rieder usually goes to the net a lot more than this version. Its one of the reasons I believe he will be better if he gets some time to heal or repair whatever it is that hampered him. He does seem back to his game the past couple weeks, and he started the season reasonably well.This Toby Reider is an absolute sham. He is an imposter and should be investigated.
Where the hell is the player that was there previously? It ain't this guy.
Don't think he recovers from this kind of decline. Unfortunately ala #27.
No it isnt....not from a goal scoring perspective. This is the one and only season where his goal production changed.
Up until this season he has been a consistent 12 to 16 goal scorer.
I say again...how can you or anybody else rationalize 1 outlier season as defining a player? Especially a 26 year old player.
Something is wrong with this thread. I'm agreeing with everything Guymez is stating.
Unlike Lucic....Rieder is 26 years old and had a bad season. He is not the only player on this team to have that happen either. More than one player on this team has struggled with confidence issues...thats what happens on a team like this.
Its not a new phenomena.
So with that in mind is it wise to suggest that this season define him as a player moving forward for the next 5-10 years of his career?
I think the injury was more serious than let on. Like I said earlier I think its a shoulder injury which for most players can really impact everything from speed to willingness to absorb punishment. Rieder usually goes to the net a lot more than this version. Its one of the reasons I believe he will be better if he gets some time to heal or repair whatever it is that hampered him. He does seem back to his game the past couple weeks, and he started the season reasonably well.
As far as the Big M. Yep, the big strong players can just seem slow and lazy but they burn a lot more energy out there. Really its amazing what kind of jump and acceleration Drai has for his size, but that doesn't come easy. He's rounding into Lindros form. just a wrecker.
if we ever got Leon the Professional back in the playoffs again he would do some killing. it just strikes me that the bigger the moment, the bigger he is. I love players like that.
First - I never wanted Lucic here period. At all. But how old was he last year when he had a 'bad year' as well that continues into this monstrosity today. Hes done. Don't think anyone would debate that.
Second, this isnt Reiders first 'bad year' either. He was trending this last year.
And both these guys aren't having bad years. There are absolutely abysmal.
So...
One guy quotes he's not that bad because he was 7 assists or something in the first 16 games. No goals but 7 assists.
Now you are talking about his goal production average. What, assists don't count?
Stats can say anything you want. We all no this. I was a very big fan of Reider and felt he would in fact hit for 25 no prob on second line wing. Not to mention our PK problems were over I thought. He was that good in my book.
Injury or not (and how can a poster say a 'significant undisclosed injury'? If it's undisclosed - how would anyone know if its significant?!), Reider has completely flat out stunk.
Not understanding the excuses here.
Is there any way to infect these losers with Klefbom's glassritis? Maybe they'd think twice about launching themselves into the air if it broke every damn bone in their bodies.View attachment 192807
I still can't believe this didn't get a fine
I couldn't possibly be this agreeable. What is happening to me..Account has been hacked
I just dont see Reider the same as I did prior to wearing Orange. Before the injury even. I've been waiting and waiting and defending him but he is so off.
Nonsense.
First this has nothing to do with Lucic...Lucic and Rieder arent even remotely comparable.
Second....last season he gets traded to LA and gets 2:30 seconds less ice time. Little wonder his production decreased. That doesnt even take into account his deployment.
So to suggest that he was 'already trending down' is an oversimplification unsupported by the reality of the situation.
I mean hate on the player all you want. This isnt about being a fan of the player for me. Its about recognizing the situation and not letting emotion make the decisions on his value as a player moving forward.
I have been speaking to his goal production average all along. Its meaningful despite the desire to blow it off by some posters.
As for points....I addressed that too.
I talked about TOI and deployment and how that absolutely affects production.