Post-Game Talk: Oilers lose 3-1, sky is falling, etc

[backhandsauce]

Hall isn't as good as people think. He never makes a good hockey decision. Mcdavid and him won't click. It won't work. Trust me.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

Slepyshev looked other worldly in the last 5 minutes. We need to see that more.

If the pre-season has taught me anything, he's a little slower to catch up to the speed, but when he does it's beast mode.

Agreed. His first rookie game was meh. After that he was good.
First NHL pre season game, meh. Second on, good.

First NHL game...meh...second and on....

 

[ehhteen]

Dunno if it's just me, but I thought I saw McLellan move Hall up with Nuge and Purcell and Pouliot with McDavid and Slepyshev near the end of the 3rd period there.

 

[HeavyHitter99]

I hate to be a gloomy gus but that game was probably over the second the Blues tied it.

Effort aside that was eerily similar to a lot of games last year.

I didn't think it was similar at all. Our defense was pretty solid, goaltending was solid, we didn't get dominated shots wise. Having a player in the top 6 that killed the play every time he touched the puck was a major fault tonight

 

[Johnny McBravo]

Connor looks pissed about the loss

 

[McDeepika]

Slepyshev/McDavid looked better once Hall got taken off that line. Not really sure how much this team will need Hall moving forward.

Purcell was obviously junk

Sekera has looked pretty bad

Talbot was very good

 

[Draw Me a McElephant]

I need to get in on the pile on Purcell party. I honestly think they may have won this game had Eberle not been injured - Purcell was that bad. The fact that McClellan kept playing him is shaking my faith in the coaching staff a bit.

 

[smackdaddy]

Zero offense, zero pressure. Just a lot of puck chasing

 

[McJadeddog]

Same old story. Soft play, terrible defensive coverage, no offensive ability whatsoever, and a terrible PP. Sekera was god awful. Slepy was invisible all game. Purcell was a travesty. McDavid looked only okay, and was still trying things that worked in junior. Hall was simple atrocious.

On the bright side Talbot looked really good.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I appreciate the effort but the Oilers absolutely have to start winning these games. It's only a matter of time before "Not again" slips into their heads and they just play out the string.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

Dunno if it's just me, but I thought I saw McLellan move Hall up with Nuge and Purcell and Pouliot with McDavid and Slepyshev near the end of the 3rd period there.

He put Pouliot with McDavid and it started working.

 

[sepHF]

McDavid is rattled. I love it.

 

[Soundwave]

I really liked our defence tonight.

Klefbom had a bad giveaway early in the game but I'll give him a break since he hasn't played hockey in 2 weeks due to a foot injury.

Reinhart took 2 penalties but they were pretty soft and I'm pretty sure the 2nd one was drawn from acting.

Gryba was reliable and did well playing the tough guy role.

Fayne made some good decisions on the PK

Sekera was solid.

Schultz looked much more effective out there than last year.

Am I mission something there on the d-men?

After the first 5 minutes that was a gong show, the D was considerably better than last year's. Actually looked semi-competent. But still a few too many mistakes.

Sekera needs to be a bit smarter.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Zero offense, zero pressure. Just a lot of puck chasing

They did have some pressure in the late 1st, early 2nd and late 2nd, but as a good team can do, the Blues just overpowered.

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

That was a gutsy performance. At least they showed effort instead of giving up.

 

[Rafters]

What happened to the good Taylor Hall?

Good question.....he looked slow

 

[oobga]

I need to get in on the pile on Purcell party. I honestly think they may have won this game had Eberle not been injured - Purcell was that bad. The fact that McClellan kept playing him is shaking my faith in the coaching staff a bit.

Purcell is definitely the complete opposite of Ebs. He is anti-clutch. To borrow a phrase from a brilliant hockey mind, Purcell couldn't even spell "intense".

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Slepyshev looked other worldly in the last 5 minutes. We need to see that more.

If the pre-season has taught me anything, he's a little slower to catch up to the speed, but when he does it's beast mode.

Yeah he showed me he belongs in his spot so far.

I like Schultz tonight, Reinhart had a decent night too.

Also, Gadzic, better hockey then I saw all preseason, nice game.

 

[McAsuno]

Connor looks pissed about the loss

He should be.

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

Oh my, he hates to lose?

#CharacterIssues

 

[Aerrol]

Good game, you guys - that was probably the best effort I’ve seen from the Oilers in 5 years.

I’m really excited for the BoA this year. Our teams’ records are tied after all, right?

The Calgary fan can see it, but I'm confident that there will be a lot of our own posters who couldn't lol.

 

[Mr Positive]

This wasn't a horrible game. We played right up to the Blues most of the game. We had obvious flaws, but I can see us solving these problems. We could very well compete for a playoff spot. This game doesn't indicate otherwise.

 

[Sweetpotato]

Lol McDavid interview. He was pissed at himself, I foresee a lot of game tape in the next couple days

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

I need to get in on the pile on Purcell party. I honestly think they may have won this game had Eberle not been injured - Purcell was that bad. The fact that McClellan kept playing him is shaking my faith in the coaching staff a bit.

He did this when Ference and Nikitin were playing meh... I think he does it to show the GM "See how much this guy sucks, get them away from my team"

 

[backhandsauce]

Can someone tell me who Hall does click with? He just isn't as good as people think.

Put mcdavid with Eberle when he gets healthy.