Post-Game Talk: OT Heartbreaker

[GOilers88]

Knob loves Foegele- that’s why

When someone on the 4th line starts scoring, I don't understand this need to switch them up. Let the 4th line score. Clearly he's capable of it.

 

[foshizzle]

He needs to make saves. Never said he didn’t. But to allow that breakaway by Nurse sleeping is inexcusable

Skinner needs to make a save. He was badly outplayed by Talbot. He was terrible.

 

[TheSecondSeason]

Also hey Nurse/Ceci is still a pairing. They’re awesome, keep playing them together.

Ceci has a very low IQ when it comes to reading plays and getting out of position to check. OT was a prime example. No situational awareness. Broberg has better awareness than this guy. Nurse just seems to be out of position all the time.

 

[OddManRush]

I think you just roll with one of Pickard/Campbell and live with the results. Skinner can’t cost us Drasaitl and McDavid. The city is not ready for them to leave

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

Skinner's going to start the next game unless he's injured. Get all of the whining out of your system now.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Clown take.

Keep cheering for this fraud

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

I don't think we can buy out TWO goalies. This is 100% on management like all else.

People forget we were scoring at an insane rate and still losing.

 

[foshizzle]

Skinner will say he wants all the starts...Again.

He has shown he can’t handle the pressure.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Blame the idiot who signed Campbell. I don’t know why this doesn’t occur to you.

Campbell has won a more recent OT game than Skinner

 

[Pavel10]

Skinner will say he wants all the starts...Again.

Yeah well this isn't the Stuart skinner self growth tour.

 

[Ibanez]

Yeah, Oilers didn't deserve to win tonight. They played too comfortable most of the game. Skinner and Nurse were the goats but they needed more from a lot of the players. Support cast actually showed up

Wash the hands. Move on. Kings played their A game. Not sure they can do that every night

Oilers aren’t afraid of other teams arenas. I actually think McDavid and Drai thrive off the hatred from enemy crowds

 

[nabob]

Do you even watch other teams? Show examples of fragile goalies taking a team places.

He loses his fundamentals when he is rattled. It’s so clear. Why was Doughty chuckling after his goal?

Clown take? You’re as fragile as Skinner.

You’re the Shane Corson’s of fans. Imagine actually hoping your team loses just so your hate of a player can feel justified.

Trash.

 

[FanOfSadTeam]

Sit Ceci and play Stetcher. Please for the love of God.

 

[T-Funk]

Everyone knows Skinner is just a decent goalie and Pickard is a decent goalie. They are not great goalies. Our f***ing team needs to f***ing play defense to have a chance and they always revert back to this lazy garbage.

 

[rboomercat90]

Bad defense, worse goaltending. Achilles heel of this team. This was one of those nights where you were worried every time the Kings directed a puck towards the Oilers net. I’m not surprised Skinner wasn’t pulled tonight even though he was awful. Game 2 of the playoffs is too early to be messing with your goalies head, especially after you’ve won game 1 but, the leash has to get much shorter starting now. We saw last year that he couldn’t put back to back good games together in the playoffs. He stopped fighting after the second goal tonight, just like he was doing last year. That needs to be recognized by the coaching staff and dealt with. Knoblach can’t be afraid to start his other goalie when Skinner goes off the rails.

 

[Oilhawks]

Next GM has to work some magic and have the balls to push Skinner back into a tandem position. As good as he was in the regular season, he hasn't been good enough both playoffs now.

 

[TheNumber4]

When defenceman Doughty gets a breakaway you know we f***ed up on D.

 

[Dynamic]

Could see that result coming from a mile away. But going to LA I’m feeling better about there game. They play a much simpler game away. At Roger’s they can be great or they wilt under the pressure like tonight. It was a weird game energy wise compared to game one.

 

[GOilers88]

I think you do, the jig is up with Skinner. All the Skinner defending, look back to the 06 run and see all of the highlite unreal saves Roloson made. That's what gets you to the finals. Skinner isn't going to provide that elite goaltending ever.

You go with Pickard and you hope like he'll he seizes the moment!

I give my starter one more game. He got them there. It's not about being a "Skinner defender". He had a bad game. But I also think he had a good game 1.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Ceci has a very low IQ when it comes to reading plays and getting out of position to check. OT was a prime example. No situational awareness. Broberg has better awareness than this guy. Nurse just seems to be out of position all the time.

Knoblauch keeping them together is braindead. This coach ain’t it.

 

[McOilers97]

This is why I hate this place.

Second year guy, wasn’t good enough today, but to say you’ll never support him is an absolute clown take. Embarrassed for you.

I can’t stand this whole “I’m dug in on hating this player forever” nonsense that many around here spew.

 

[Vagabond]

Oilers need Cujo or Roli.. or both. Skinner just doesn't perform in the playoffs. I like Skins, but he's not there yet.

 

[elmeroil]

Yeah, this really is the truth. Whenever he looks good, its because the team is playing really well. He makes most of the stops that is expected of him, but almost never saves the high danger chances.

I've said this all season and so many Skinner fans during the streak were all see see see how awesome Skinner is? No he has never been, the defensive system hid so many of his weaknesses.

 

[Gnome17]

allowing that goal cannot possibly be all on Skinner. He actually made a lot of saves after the first three goals against.

That breakaway happening in OT is inexcusable

I mean go watch Boston play. Even 2 games ago, when they had Ullmark and lost, hes making some spectacular saves, and Swayman has been unreal. If Boston had Stu Boston would have lost 7-3 today. Stu doesnt save high danger chances, almost ever.

 

[Drivesaitl]

That Fiala goal was amateur hour by Skinner. Still ticks me off. Happy for Holloway.. That's it..

If anybody asks Skinner he'll say he played a solid game. People were talking up before game what a great quailty it is that he never gets upset, that he's all cool. Well, nothing bothers him. Letting 5 goals in doesn't bother him, at all, thats part of the problem. The guy is so lax with everything. 2mins left in regulation he misplays puck on a routine dump and we're luckly Kings had nobody on the rush.