Oilers fall 3-1

[Johnny McBravo]

The Nuge needs to put on this shirt and go out "slump bustin".

This will get him of the snide.

He needs to pray to Yak's crystal ball

 

[McTedi]

Defensively, Nuge has been playing good. Offense is a different story however imo.

True, he hasn't buried any scoring chances. But he is winning puck battles and is generating scoring chances. He continues to impress me...I must be the only one on here

 

[Johnny McBravo]

True, he hasn't buried any scoring chances. But he is winning puck battles and is generating scoring chances. He continues to impress me...I must be the only one on here

His defensive game has come a very long way, this impresses me. His offense has been underwhelming. This is concerning because that is his calling card.

 

[HallOfGreatness4]

feels like the same old Oilers sometimes

 

[Moonlapse Vertigo]

True, he hasn't buried any scoring chances. But he is winning puck battles and is generating scoring chances. He continues to impress me...I must be the only one on here

Bottomline, Oilers fans are concerned because we've seen a lot of misery over the past six years. It's tough to watch one of our prized first overall picks struggle to put the puck in the net.

 

[Kayen]

Bottomline, Oilers fans are concerned because we've seen a lot of misery over the past six years. It's tough to watch one of our prized first overall picks struggle to put the puck in the net.

Make that two, Hall only has one goal!?!

 

[HallOfGreatness4]

Make that two, Hall only has one goal!?!

He has two, but he's not scoring nearly enough goals

 

[Moonlapse Vertigo]

Make that two, Hall only has one goal!?!

It would be nice to see him start converting on his chances but I'm okay with his production so far. His goal against the Sharks was huge and he's played a big role on two of Yakupov's goals. RNH's five assists have been really quiet.

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

I watched a lot if games today. I envy sone teams who have a proper breakout. You watch Chicago and they will have a man stationary on the end boards or one in front if the net. The Dman actually gets to the luck first. Our guys seem to coast back and never get to the puck first.

You know for sure other coaches tell their team to pressure out D as much as they can. There is not an ounce of respect given to our D because the opposition knows if you pressure them they will fold up.

 

[Moonlapse Vertigo]

I'd stop short of praising the Hawks tonight. They look tired and sluggish to me.

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

Oh ya for sure. The hawks are dead tonight. Pretty hard game to watch. Good effort from Calgary today

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Surprised at all the depression around this loss.
3rd game in 3.5 days.

Last one being very high altitude.


I wasn't expecting a win at all. I was expecting a lot of fatigue, sluggishness, and maybe some altitude sickness. Any of you guys do a rigorous workout 3 times in 3.5 days would maybe know what they're going through.


:/

 

[Mr Forever]

Going 1-1-1 on a road trip like this is solid.

 

[Replacement*]

Surprised at all the depression around this loss.
3rd game in 3.5 days.

Last one being very high altitude.


I wasn't expecting a win at all. I was expecting a lot of fatigue, sluggishness, and maybe some altitude sickness. Any of you guys do a rigorous workout 3 times in 3.5 days would maybe know what they're going through.


:/

The AV's have played 3 games in 3.5days. How on Earth is it an excuse for one club and not the other?

As far as "Very High altitude" this is a joke right? An athlete would have to be from the Mauritian Islands to be significantly effected by this altitude. We come from a Mountain province for crying out loud. I can't imagine any of the Oilers haven't spent appreciable time in the rockies here, or in Colorado.

The lol altitude excuse. Been hearing that one since Shawn Horcoff.

Fact of the matter is anybody losing games to the injury depleted Colorado Avalanche are dropping what should be a very easy 2 pts. The only easier mark being Columbus who we don't face nearly enough..

This is the free bingo night on the calender and we lost, pure and simple. For fans expecting this club to ever turn a corner this was a huge loss. The clubs we face simply don't ever get easier than this.

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

I really wanted a win today because Vancouver is up next. Luongo is hot. Canucks look like they are starting to roll. They play really tight D.

 

[Moonlapse Vertigo]

I really wanted a win today because Vancouver is up next. Luongo is hot. Canucks look like they are starting to roll. They play really tight D.

Yup. I see a slaughter and even more questions on the horizon.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

The AV's have played 3 games in 3.5days. How on Earth is it an excuse for one club and not the other?

As far as "Very High altitude" this is a joke right? An athlete would have to be from the Mauritian Islands to be significantly effected by this altitude. We come from a Mountain province for crying out loud. I can't imagine any of the Oilers haven't spent appreciable time in the rockies here, or in Colorado.

The lol altitude excuse. Been hearing that one since Shawn Horcoff.

Fact of the matter is anybody losing games to the injury depleted Colorado Avalanche are dropping what should be a very easy 2 pts. The only easier mark being Columbus who we don't face nearly enough..

This is the free bingo night on the calender and we lost, pure and simple. For fans expecting this club to ever turn a corner this was a huge loss. The clubs we face simply don't ever get easier than this.

I don't think we were as good as our record showed. We won't be leading the division by years end. I honestly think our team is about as good as Colorado. Neck and neck.

We're not bad enough for the lottery, but we're not really locks for the playoffs either.

And the thing about altitude is THEY PLAY there, they practice there. They are acclimated to high altitude.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Yup. I see a slaughter and even more questions on the horizon.

Didn't we say the same thing when we went into San Jose.... Oilers play to the level of their competition.

 

[Moonlapse Vertigo]

Didn't we say the same thing when we went into San Jose.... Oilers play to the level of their competition.

I guess. We'll see if we get a strong Canucks effort.

 

[Jeff Lebowski]

Just finished watching the game on the PVR. I thought we played well but the guys just can't seem to bury their chances. We could have easily run away with this game after the 1st period. Once the boys start finishing their opportunities, we'll see this team win some games quite handily.

 

[Replacement*]

I don't think we were as good as our record showed. We won't be leading the division by years end. I honestly think our team is about as good as Colorado. Neck and neck.

We're not bad enough for the lottery, but we're not really locks for the playoffs either.

And the thing about altitude is THEY PLAY there, they practice there. They are acclimated to high altitude.

I think we're better than the Colorado Avalanche missing a handful of go to players. If we had 5 key injuries I know we'd be milking that as an excuse.

As far as the altitude I can't say I've ever even noticed Mile High having any effect and I'm a hiker, scrambler, climber, cyclist saying that. Talk 10,000 feet and up and you're talking. As I stated earlier mile high could have some effect on a person who was born and raised at sea level. Theres 3k elevation change from Edmonton - Denver. Less than 2k between Calgary and Denver. Virtually no difference between Banff and Denver. What healthy person has even noticed a difference in physiological effort due to elevation change in Banff Alberta?

 

[jebs]

Krueger should let Jschultz play the whole 2 mins on the PP.

I dont like to call out Hall... I dont have any major problems with his game today. But hes made 1 hit so far. Less hits than everyone on the team except for MPS.... Im not liking that.

 

[Gret99zky]

Surprised at all the depression around this loss.
3rd game in 3.5 days.

Last one being very high altitude.


I wasn't expecting a win at all. I was expecting a lot of fatigue, sluggishness, and maybe some altitude sickness. Any of you guys do a rigorous workout 3 times in 3.5 days would maybe know what they're going through.


:/

All good points. Why not just forfeit the game and go home? I mean, why risk injury? It's not like these guys are professional athletes or anything.

Yup, just phone in sick and head home. Too rigorous.

 

[McJC]

Going 1-1-1 on a road trip like this is solid.

Sure, when you look at it in that light, but we beat a team that went to the conference finals last year (albeit a lot of their team is injured) and put up a fight against the only undefeated team in the NHL. Then we lose to a mediocre team who doesn't have 4 of their top 6 forwards in the lineup.

I just find it incredibly frustrating how we play our hearts out against better teams in the league (LA, Vancouver, SJ) and look sluggish and lethargic against weaker teams in the league (CGY, COL). I hope we break whatever slump we're in and get back to be the team we were projected to be.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I'm not as bothered by this loss as some people are. It's not like we're going to beat Colorado every time we play them.