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

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Its Smiths bday soon, cant waive him.

Another Birthday? How many f***ing birthdays is that guy going to have? Jesus

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Any word on what happened to Bouchard?

Stomach flu. It’s going around. I know….

 

[Mez]

McDavid looks defeated during the post game. I think reality has set in.

Guy would probably look defeated in an interview after winning the cup.

 

[BigFuzzyDice]

Once the new coach smell wore off the old oilers stink resurfaced...

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Why hasn't Smith been put on waivers yet? What the hell is Holland doing?

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Im hoping for IR - then LTIR. He was visibly hurt in last nights game - again.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

McDavid looks defeated during the post game. I think reality has set in.

He is the worst guy in front of the media and a camera. I would be too having to face that panel of media experts daily.

 

[booyakasha]

smith will start tomorrow against calgary

 

[Jumptheshark]

He is the worst guy in front of the media and a camera. I would be to having to face that panel of media experts daily.

Same questions over and over

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Same questions over and over

McDavid even voiced that with Spec. “Oh we’re going there again?”

 

[booyakasha]

so our next games are Flames, Caps, and Lightening....
Come this time next week, I'd wager we will be behind Vancouver in the standings.

 

[xoczar99ox]

I legit don’t even care anymore. This team is so flawed and Holland handcuffed us this off season by blowing all our cap on garbage. It will take a legit miracle for this club to dig out of this hole before McDrai are gone.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Im hoping for IR - then LTIR. He was visibly hurt in last nights game - again.

As long as 'IR' stands for "immediate retirement", I'm all for it.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

As long as 'IR' stands for "immediate retirement", I'm all for it.

Holland can join him.

 

[booyakasha]

I legit don’t even care anymore. This team is so flawed and Holland handcuffed us this off season by blowing all our cap on garbage. It will take a legit miracle for this club to dig out of this hole before McDrai are gone.

I still can\t believe he lost out on Markstrom because he wouldn't give the extra year, but signs Smith to a 2 year contract at 39.

 

[Klimando Kostani]

The only way I wanna see Mike Smith play again

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

smith will start tomorrow against calgary

 

[tardigrade81]

Stomach flu. It’s going around. I know….

Been there. Legit. Three years ago. Throwing up while diarrheaing at the same time for 6 straight hours. It goes without saying, my spouse did not want to have naughty time with me that night.

Granted that’s most nights but still

 

[McTonyBrar]

Without Koskinen going 19-8-3, our season would already be over. Smith is 5-8-1 and Skinner 6-6-0. And Skinner has been sheltered and only faced weaker opponents.

Hmmm yeah Winnipeg wasn’t a weak team

 

[harpoon]

Strongly disagree with Nurse's value. He just isn't level of Makar, Fox, MacAvoy, Hedman , Josi etc who are on of the guys making ~9mil also.

I have to reluctantly agree. I’ve been a huge fan of Nurse since day one, but, outside of just taking the most minutes there is almost zero chance he plays up to that contract.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Holland can join him.

If the media is starting to sharpen their knives and axes, we know what that means.

 

[McDNicks17]

I feel like Holland is more likely to extend Smith than waive him.

 

[foshizzle]

Ken Holland in 2002 and 2008?

Thing is if your argument is Holland and Chia inherited everything then objectively the guys you mentioned Zito and Yzerman both inherited way, wayyyy more of their core than both Holland and Chia did with their 2008 and 2011 teams.

So 2 in what- 26 years for Holland? With the hall of fame roster he had? Yzermen didn’t inherit anything even close to what Holland had. Most of that Tampa team he built.

 

[Drivesaitl]

McDavid played like absolute trash tonight.

He's still the best thing to happen to us in 30 years

Arguably Drai is. McD was SUPPOSED to be the best player in hockey that landed in our lap on the basis of a lottery. Drai is the player that went from good to elite prospect to Legendary HOF caliber player. That Drai has closed the gap to McD (despite carrying coolers like Yama around all season) is a pretty incredible gift. Nobody expected Drai to be this good. To Win scoring race, Rocket Richard, MVP. McD is just performing as expected, and this season he's south of that.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Last three games the team looked atrocious. They had actually looked better during their long losing skid. McDavid is putting up points and leading the league but he does not look like the McD of earlier in the season or at any point in his career. He must be dealing with something physical that we don't know about. He's way off his usual dominant self.

 

[Sanchez]

I still can\t believe he lost out on Markstrom because he wouldn't give the extra year, but signs Smith to a 2 year contract at 39.

But was able to give extra years for Hyman and Nuge. Look where we are now Holland!