Post-Game Talk: Oilers 7, Sabres 2

[seguino]

Pulju, sad to say, suuuuuuucks.

 

[the mcdavid era]

JP needs to be traded. The kid won’t be in the NHL in a few years. His brain is too slow for this league.

 

[booyakasha]

JP looked terrible last night. Not sure what the Edmonton Journal is smoking. He looks like a goofy kid learning to skate. He can’t maintain possession. As soon as he gets the puck, he either makes a panic pass or loses the puck right away. Last night, he passed straight to a Sabres player. Oh and Jp loses every puck battle.

David Staples did the player grades.
That is all I need to know about the game evaluation.

 

[TB12]

3rd (and 4th) angle of McDavid's breakaway goal tonight

Classic triple deke

Charlie took his helmet off to take the penalty shot. Typical hotdog move.

Such a McDavid.

 

[BudBundy]

JP looked terrible last night. Not sure what the Edmonton Journal is smoking. He looks like a goofy kid learning to skate. He can’t maintain possession. As soon as he gets the puck, he either makes a panic pass or loses the puck right away. Last night, he passed straight to a Sabres player. Oh and Jp loses every puck battle.

Give it up Shero. We are on to you. You’re not getting another winger on the cheap from us.

 

[Wretched Oil]

Doesn't matter, I'm still going to suck my thumb until Chia is fired.....

 

[Drivesaitl]

Really? He had two good chances in close, and one nice passing sequence with Khaira and Spooner. I thought that that line did well as a whole.

On one of his good chances he had a wide open shot on goal, close in, with time, and f***s up a backhand. Puck doesn't even get to net, it just sits there. It was lol bad except we've seen Pulju do something like this so many times. The guy screws over so many scoring chances. More than the SOG that end up on net.

 

[Stoneman89]

Would have liked 7 McDaddy points but 2 will suffice. Saving them for the Canucks.

And comments like the last sentence is why karma bites us in the ass and teams like the Canucks beat us.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

And comments like the last sentence is why karma bites us on the ass and teams like the Canucks beat us.

Didn't say we'd win.

 

[Little Fury]

Having a normal one.

 

[Coffey]

Me reading all the "JP stinks, I finally realize it" posts.

Welcome on board to the non-delusional train.
He's the Finnish Yakupov.

And you can f*** off with your "wait till he grows into his frame" bullshit.

 

[YakDavid]

Me reading all the "JP stinks, I finally realize it" posts.

Welcome on board to the non-delusional train.
He's the Finnish Yakupov.

And you can **** off with your "wait till he grows into his frame" bull****.

So we ruin development in players. Lets trade a 20-year-old who is in his third year overseas. While I agree with our development in the past we definitely need to not pull the trigger here. Send him down. Let him work on stuff.

 

[torniojaws]

Puljujarvi isn't who we thought he was and it kills me to admit it. Time to sell .

Just like Devan Dubnyk and Taylor Hall.

 

[voxel]

JP looked terrible last night. Not sure what the Edmonton Journal is smoking. He looks like a goofy kid learning to skate. He can’t maintain possession. As soon as he gets the puck, he either makes a panic pass or loses the puck right away. Last night, he passed straight to a Sabres player. Oh and Jp loses every puck battle.

I would have said the same thing about JP a year ago... heck, I keep calling him Bambi since early this season. If you search my history I was pissed off at his weak puck protection skills since his first camp.

But I thought he played alright against the Sabres. Some nice battles, passes, etc. He's starting to use his size. Last night was progression for me for him.

 

[Coffey]

So we ruin development in players. Lets trade a 20-year-old who is in his third year overseas. While I agree with our development in the past we definitely need to not pull the trigger here. Send him down. Let him work on stuff.

Thing is, I don't even see flashes, dude. Just seems like someone who's way out of their element. And after 130 games to only have 35 pts?
Like I said in other threads, I don't WANT him to fail, but I feel that he won't get much better and we should get as much out of him as we can in a trade.

 

[LaGu]

I will second the opinion that Pulju didn't look terrible last night. That line had some good looks and I wouldn't mind seeing them together another couple of games.

Edit: hey, where are the corsi crowd? Pulj was the only positive corsi player last night. Case closed, he was awesome

 

[Hopelesslucicfan]

It's a sad state when the most joy some people get out of this team is the prospects failing to live up to potential so they can say they were right all along.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Just like Devan Dubnyk and Taylor Hall.

Who thought Taylor hall wasn’t good?

 

[The Batman]

All the shit talking on Puljajarvi is hilarious. He's only had a few weeks under Hitchcock after two seasons of "development" by the Koala. Give the kid at least until the end of the season before you roast him.

 

[Heavy Dee]

Just like Devan Dubnyk and Taylor Hall.

Nice stretch. Are you a leafs troll?

 

[Studz]

I also thought Pulju played decent last night. I don't understand the hate, anyone who thinks he is gonna improve overnight probably has never played a sport in their lifetime.

 

[Throttlehead]

I also thought Pulju played decent last night. I don't understand the hate, anyone who thinks he is gonna improve overnight probably has never played a sport in their lifetime.

Its the same people that complain about every bad play a player makes. Petry should be in the AHL, Schultz doesn't belong in the NHL, Cogliano hands of stone, Hall is a problem in the room, Eberle is too soft, they were also working over Nuge just last year.

One of the main problems is the Oilers just can't stick with a plan and carry it out, whether it be staff or players, and fans pressure a lot of these decisions.

 

[Canada Drai]

It's a sad state when the most joy some people get out of this team is the prospects failing to live up to potential so they can say they were right all along.

It's pure toxicity.
And then you have the people who cry about Chia and post proposals that rival his worst moves.

I'm not immune to being toxic myself but I try and keep it to a minimum or keep it funny.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

It's a sad state when the most joy some people get out of this team is the prospects failing to live up to potential so they can say they were right all along.

Welcome to HFOil, bunch of those losers around.

 

[Blue Line Turnover]

I have had my doubts about JP, but I have a feeling that he'll be at least a 20-25-45 player that is a beast on the forecheck (when he matures.