Post-Game Talk: Pens 6 - Oil 5

[MessierII]

We destroyed them. Shouldn’t have been a 1 goal game let alone an OT game. Awful goaltending from our side. Amazing goaltending from Murray.

 

[Oilhawks]

Klefbom has been really good the last couple games.

He's looking like 2016-2017 Klefbom again. Fingers crossed he keeps it up, we need that.

 

[duul]

Talbot is a huge issue, but so is our defence overall.

Love the secondary scoring tonight but that isn't going to win us games. Look how good Nashville is. The modern NHL is all about defence. Quick recovery and outlet passes are everything and we have one defenceman (who is 6 games into his NHL career) who is capable of making one.

We will never be a serious contender without a true #1. Not even close IMO.

 

[nabob]

Great veteran game by the Pens...

 

[GMofOilers]

On to the next, big 2 points against the caps.

 

[belair]

Kassian lost his job tonight. That guy is so traded.

 

[space321]

If that doesn't say give Koskinen his first start, I don't know what to tell you. I hate seeing Talbot run to the ground by Mclellen. He should of been pulled 2nd period.

Bro our schedule's been the least busy in the league, Talbot isn't being overworked at all.

 

[FanOfSadTeam]

Time for #oilerspositives

Edit: f*** moral victories.

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

Didnt expect a win so ill take it.

 

[Soundwave]

Not even mad. First entertaining game of the season for all 3 periods and OT.

You can't give Pittsburgh an inch even when you outplay them for most of the game.

McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Klefbom were good, Chiasson probably played the game of his life.

Nurse Russell pairing got a bit exposed.

I think Talbot was at fault for 2 goals, but the rest ... especially that OT goal, that's just a great player doing a great thing with a forward as the primary defender in 3 on 3. It happens.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Our defence badly outplayed theirs tonight. Difference is their goalie bailed them out.

Did you notice how our guys never got to the front of the net to score? Bunch of pylons in our own end.

For you stat geeks the Oilers actually lost the corsi battle.

 

[YakDavid]

Talbot needs to be better but I still think this team has special team problems. Our PK looked not good and our PP seemed toothless. The problem is I think our coach thinks thats good. Yes we got two goals we still can't really create. I think it overlooks the effort tonight. From the second period on we were the better team. A couple individual plays let us down.

 

[McFlash97]

Wow.... what's worse, Strome getting jockstrapped during 3 on 3 ot ? Talbot just in absolute sieve mode or McLellan for even putting Strome out during OT against the likes of Crosby, Kessel,Malkin, Letang. Never learn Oilers.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

The team played well enough to win. The goalie didn’t.

Matt Murray had a very average game but he stepped up and stoned McDavid on a breakaway with six minutes left.

I’m almost never a blame the goalie guy, but that L is on Talbot. We were the better team all night long.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

I requested Koskinen like 3 games ago.

Talbot redeemed himself in one game but come on.......he has zero luck and bleeds momentum

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

On to the next, big 2 points against the caps.

Lol the Caps are licking their chops.

 

[BlackDogg]

Chia needs to call in another favor and get another backup starter.

 

[StevenF1919]

Kassian lost his job tonight. That guy is so traded.

*waived

 

[Heavy Dee]

Fun game. Talbot was Talbot. Pulju need to be sent down . Bouchard was too sheltered. Kassian prob done. Nice surprise in Chiasson.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Wow.... what's worse, Strome getting jockstrapped during 3 on 3 ot ? Talbot just in absolute sieve mode or McLellan for even putting Strome out during OT against the likes of Crosby, Kessel,Malkin, Letang. Never learn Oilers.

Strome wasn't put out against Crosby. Strome was put out with Nuge against Kessel and Pittsburg did a good job getting a fresh Crosby on ice.

 

[Weitz]

2.5 million for a backup. Play the guy.

Talbot cost the game.

 

[McGoMcD]

That last good looked amazing but it was actually a week backhand. Murray makes an unreal save on mcdavid and Talbot let's in a week back hand. He has to be better. That was a great team game

 

[780il]

That was on Talbot...

Outplay the other team, only to lose because of goaltending

 

[Klimando Kostani]

We've got points against Pits, Boston and Winnipeg so far. Nashville probably our worst matchup in the league with that defense.

I think Connor is over played, although once Chaisson was out and the kassian line crapped the bed for the fifth goal not sure what options Todd had.

This team looks like it will win a lot of games this year. Could be a wild card team yet but a dependable third pair and fourth line will be necessary as we can't play our top guys this much. They have very little gas by the end of the game

 

[Bank Shot]

I mean he did stop Letang on a breakaway about 30 seconds into overtime...

And Crosby on a partial break.

He made a couple of big saves when the Pens were making the Oilers penalty killers look like pylons early on.

Ideally you want Talbot to make a couple of more saves, but the Penguins got a heck of a lot of 5 bell chances despite being out shot.