Post-Game Talk: Patrick Russell needs to recalibrate his controller

[ScoreGoalsPlease]

Thank you Chia for Bear and Koskinen. Time to start a Bring Back Chia thread.

When we play Detroit later this month he'll get re-hired in the second intermission.

 

[Mez]

Koskinen bailed us out again.

This aint it chief...

 

[McAsuno]

Keep the wins coming. Really enjoying this season so far.

 

[Da McBomb]

Koskinen and Bear are most encouraging for me

 

[voxel]

I don't care what anyone says or what his points are, McDavid is not himself. Really lackadaisical this year.

Very noticeable in the preseason. He’s pretty contact shy along the board.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

A win is a win, we would've found a way to lose this one the previous 2 seasons.

 

[LTIR]

First time watching Bowey. Easily the worst player on the ice tonight.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Draisaitl has an 8-game point streak. McDavid has been held pointless twice.

Product of McDavid confirmed.

 

[Cloned]

Time to go renew my lapsed Kostko membership I guess.

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

I was never worried that game. We were in control the whole time.

 

[GodPucker]

We have had an "easier" schedule, but I am so sick of hearing it. You can say the NYI were the one good team. Top D team last year.

The Effin Flames have had Vegas and COL as "Hard" teams. 1 more hard team. That's it. All I hear from these mouth breathers is about our soft schedule.

 

[Skolman]

I don't think it will be long before we see our first trade

 

[MaxR11]

Much better effort tonight. Tenacious backcheck and urgency all over the ice. Controlled aggressiveness. Force the opponent puck carrier at all times (taking time and space away) and have support either doubling up on the puck carrier smartly at the right time or cutting off and intercepting passes.

Forcing the wings shooters, making the shots contested and disturbed. Makes things a lot easier for the tendy. Maybe it was NEVER the tendys fault in edmonton.... it was likely the lack of effort/urgency in defending and giving just that extra time and space for the opposing shooters to snipe and change angles on the tendy.

Culture of consistent hard work and supporting each other on the ice through 60 mins.

I think the leadership of Neal is shining through too, not just his goals. You can see that second line pick it up when the Connor line was saggin just that bit. Can't discount Neal's veteran leadership.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

We completely outplayed them for most of the game, including 4 posts hit that game.

That was all wings in the third period. The Oilers didn’t muster up much.

 

[Del Preston]

Mikko is playing just as I predicted he would.

 

[dssource]

Good. Solid. Win.

 

[GodPucker]

And lol at that Kiskinen bailed us out comment. Dude, we hit so many posts and missed some great high danger chances. You act like it was just one sided. Score effects as well in the 3rd. Team was on it's heels.

 

[CageRage]

I take my train to Moscow and im a happy guy. I buy an oilers jersey while there. I'm think Klefbom. GO OILERS GO

But do you drink on the way to Moscow?

 

[TheNumber4]

I think we as Oilers fans need to start the Draisaitl for Selke train. At least let’s start shining the spotlight so he’ll get nominations down the road cause he is a monster on D. I don’t think there’s a better forward in the league and not many D-men that are as good as him in pass anticipation and interception.

 

[Cloned]

We have had an "easier" schedule, but I am so sick of hearing it. You can say the NYI were the one good team. Top D team last year.

The Effin Flames have had Vegas and COL as "Hard" teams. 1 more hard team. That's it. All I hear from these mouth breathers is about our soft schedule.

I think people underestimate the Canucks. They are not a bad team this year.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I don't think it will be long before we see our first trade

If so you'd have to think it'll be for forward help.

 

[TheGhost]

Could someone gif the McDavid/Prussel empty net thing? I can laugh at it cause we won lol

 

[dem]

Ethan Bear actually creating lanes and getting the puck on the net is mind blowing as an Oiler fan.

 

[nabob]

Funny how in a game like this they squeak out a 2-1 win, but it easily could have been a 6 goal outburst like the Philly game. Solid effort and a well coached team. Kosikinen looking really good so far this year. Have to wonder how he could have looked last year if Hitch hadn’t run him into the ground.

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

Doughty dismissing the Flames like the white noise franchise they are.