Post-Game Talk: Oilers no show in big home game, Smith outplayed by an AHL goalie

[Whiston532]

I legitimately don’t understand what this team still sees in smith.

 

[BlackDogg]

Thank you for your sievice Mike

 

[Lukin1978]

This is ridiculous get rid of Smith now he's killing this team.
They have no confidence in him making saves when they need it.
Smith to the retirement home recall Skinner it's a bandaid but it would help.

 

[syz]

Can't wait to find out that this was another one of those "Mike Smith requested to start" games or something. No idea how you justify starting him with no back-to-back coming up.

 

[ZJuice]

I don’t know what to say. Bag skate? Mostly to get the boys’ bodies in shape…

I would prescribe: bag skate asap then video review for next practice

 

[McMozesmadness]

 

[redgrant]

disagree. With average goaltending this is a top 10 team

Yeah people are overreacting. This team with its shit goaltending still makes playoffs and loses first round.

I wonder how we are without a geriatric goalie

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Btw Jay sucks too

Idk man. Maybe the coach wasn’t the problem after all.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Smith needs to do the loyal thing for the team and announce his retirement tomorrow.

 

[yukoner88]

that game was a football to the groin

 

[KidLine93]

how much longer until this team finally sends smith down. Its getting comical at this point. Todays performance wasn't really a surprise

 

[Cloned]

Also I’m just gonna say it.

Hyman needs to be better. He hogs the puck a lot and often it turns into a wasted possession. Drai is guilty of this too, but at least he has 38 goals.

Hyman has this tendency of watching a lot of pucks go by and it’s infuriating sometimes.

 

[NewEraGM]

disagree. With average goaltending this is a top 10 team

You can’t say that or else every team would say, yea but if we just had better [insert area that needs improvement] we would be top 10.

 

[Marty McSurly]

Battling

 

[Jumptheshark]

Oilers are trying to f*** up my vacation

 

[rboomercat90]

If Smith isn't waived or traded tomorrow, the management has quit on the season

Management quit on the season last summer when they decided to bring both Koskinen and Smith back.

 

[Moregoalspls]

Time to get a GM that doesn't rely on there "gut" Oilers need to stop being a regressive team.

 

[bone]

Wasn't that goalie supposed to be their ECHL starter?

Smith better not get another game ever. He's officially done. Plays like shit. Allows 6 goals on the on the first 18 or so shots. Gets bailed out by random offsides that were the tiniest of tiny, then tries to show up the fans on the one save he makes because Montreal misses their shot.

What a f***ing loser.

 

[BudBundy]

Actual footage of Holland looking at his creation:

 

[McTedi]

I wish I didn't care about this team.

 

[booyakasha]

Pretty much all ugly tonight.

Smith was terrible. Nurse, McDavid and Draisaitl weren’t much better.

let's not lump Drai and Nurse with McDavid....he was special tonight.

 

[iCanada]

Seriously. I am at a loss for words for this team. Are we cursed?

No.

We've went into the season with these two shitty f***ing goaltenders AGAIN.

Results are exactly as f***ing expected.

You can't be giving up weak f***ing goals all the time, it's a back breaker.

We could have f***ing prime Gretzky Messier Richard Howe Orr McDavid Drai Pronger Niedermayer Lidstrom and Chelios... we'd still f***ing lose with .750 goaltending.

 

[belair]

I'm done with the 11/7 setup. The top guys are clearly burnt out.

 

[NewEraGM]

With MAF no waiving his no trade clause, who do the goalies go after???

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I wish I didn't care about this team.

Same, although admittedly it is getting easier to tune out.

 

[gordonhught]

You can’t say that or else every team would say, yea but if we just had better [insert area that needs improvement] we would be top 10.

I can say it cause it’s true