Talbot lets one in from centre ice

[Blitzago*]

We should use one to discuss Lucic elbowing Okposo flush in the skull to no call

You mean the one where Okposo skated into his elbow?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

It's a tricky bounce, but I don't understand why goalies want to glove it in that situation. If you know the puck is bouncing unpredictably, put your whole body in front of it and try to catch after it hits you.

 

[Del Preston]

To be completely honest it was more because the rest of the division started off horribly to the season, not that the Oilers were playing like a playoff team. Once the California teams got rolled there was no chance of Edmonton making it

I'm not saying the Oilers were a playoff team, just pointing out Talbot was pretty damn good when the games still meant something for the team.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Morgan Rielly has 0 goals that's like Tanner Glass 1st half of last season bad

2 assists in 2 games though

 

[Blitzago*]

It's a tricky bounce, but I don't understand why goalies want to glove it in that situation. If you know the puck is bouncing unpredictably, put your whole body in front of it and try to catch after it hits you.

This, I don't understand why they try and catch it with a fraction of what they could put behind it.

Embarrassing

 

[Elias Pettersson]

Chill out. It's just one game. I'll be laughing at all of you when the oilers are back stopped to the playoffs by Talbot

 

[AvroArrow]

Chill out. It's just one game. I'll be laughing at all of you when the oilers are back stopped to the playoffs by Talbot

The defense needs major work before we can start considering them as a playoff team. Defense as in a defensive system and having players play as a structured unit, not defense as in defense-men.

 

[Elias Pettersson]

The defense needs major work before we can start considering them as a playoff team. Defense as in a defensive system and having players play as a structured unit, not defense as in defense-men.

Maybe so, but the defense is way better than last year with Klefbom and Larsson and McDavid can probably outscore the defensive troubles in most of the games.

 

[vendetta]

Maybe so, but the defense is way better than last year with Klefbom and Larsson and McDavid can probably outscore the defensive troubles in most of the games.

Don't hold your breath.. outscoring defensive problems will never get u into playoffs.. they r bleeding goals and chances against so far and if it doesn't get Clea ed up Mc jesus can score 120 and they aren't sniffing playoffs

 

[me2]

Don't hold your breath.. outscoring defensive problems will never get u into playoffs.. they r bleeding goals and chances against so far and if it doesn't get Clea ed up Mc jesus can score 120 and they aren't sniffing playoffs

it usually does.

 

[vendetta]

it usually does.

Sorry I meant it's not really sustainable ...

 

[kurtcobang]

He looked ok at the world championships yea? He had a garbage game so he is trash now lol
He is a middle of the pack starter capable of carrying the weight like he did the second half last year and at the worlds
Calm down

 

[Aladyyn]

2 assists in 2 games though

Literally half as good as Ristolainen

 

[THall4]

Ugly bounce off the ice in front of him...but I think Talbot needs to adjust himself better to handle it..instead of reaching out kind of to grab it...he shoulda squared up in the butterfly and let it hit him.

Overall not a great start to the season for Talbot. And now Gustavsson looks like he might be out for a while.

 

[McDavidbowie]

I bobbled, it's ugly but not as bad as..



Not a great start for Talbot this year but I put the blame on Chia. Gustavsson isn't a great back up. There was nobody to push him to be better like Nilsson did last year. Talbot lost the starter role for awhile and came back and played great.

And the majority of the team seemed to be disinterested. Gotta work on that mental toughness to handle winning and losing.

 

[agent082]

It's a tricky bounce, but I don't understand why goalies want to glove it in that situation. If you know the puck is bouncing unpredictably, put your whole body in front of it and try to catch after it hits you.

This. There was nobody to bury the rebound so why to be too fancy.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Chill out. It's just one game. I'll be laughing at all of you when the oilers are back stopped to the playoffs by Talbot

Maybe so, but the defense is way better than last year with Klefbom and Larsson and McDavid can probably outscore the defensive troubles in most of the games.

I'm not sure you can say you're being "back stopped to the playoffs" when you're relying on outscoring a high number of goals against. One could say you're making the playoffs despite Talbot if that's the case. At which point you're really only laughing hysterically at your own goaltending misery, because like others have pointed out it won't really be sustainable.

 

[Brewsky]

Not a great start for Talbot this year but I put the blame on Chia. Gustavsson isn't a great back up. There was nobody to push him to be better like Nilsson did last year.

I disagree - blame the bad play on the bad player.

Chia iced a fully capable starter.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Oilers be Oilerin'

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

It was a pretty disgusting bounce off the ice. Similar to how Legwand scored against Columbus last year.

I disagree. It was one bounce, and while the puck was flipping end over end (as a puck tends to do), it was pretty much straight in. Even if it wasn't, the bounce was WAY out in front of him and he had plenty of time to adjust. He straight up just looked lazy on the play.

Could be the worst of the center ice goals I've seen allowed by goaltenders...short maybe Chris Osgood reaching out with his stick and deflecting the puck into his own net in the playoffs during the 90s. I guess I have to include Brodeur in the SCF's for that matter too.

And, no I'm not including Toskala's opposing goal line goal. I still can't believe that one actually occurred.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

I bobbled, it's ugly but not as bad as..



Not a great start for Talbot this year but I put the blame on Chia. Gustavsson isn't a great back up. There was nobody to push him to be better like Nilsson did last year. Talbot lost the starter role for awhile and came back and played great.

And the majority of the team seemed to be disinterested. Gotta work on that mental toughness to handle winning and losing.

As much of this Bruins fan loves ripping on Chiarelli...

GOD FORBID WE BLAME THE PLAYER PLAYING POORLY FOR HIS POOR PLAY.

It's the GM's fault he didn't pay for someone to push his starter, getting over $4 million a year, to be a good goalie? That's a mind boggling, ridiculous thing to say. "I put the blame on Chia..." Wow. I'd hate to hear your political opinions....

 

[Pi]

As much of this Bruins fan loves ripping on Chiarelli...

GOD FORBID WE BLAME THE PLAYER PLAYING POORLY FOR HIS POOR PLAY.

It's the GM's fault he didn't pay for someone to push his starter, getting over $4 million a year, to be a good goalie? That's a mind boggling, ridiculous thing to say. "I put the blame on Chia..." Wow. I'd hate to hear your political opinions....

Yeah Chia did the right thing there by giving him the vote of confidence, it's now up to him to take it or lose it.

 

[McDavidbowie]

As much of this Bruins fan loves ripping on Chiarelli...

GOD FORBID WE BLAME THE PLAYER PLAYING POORLY FOR HIS POOR PLAY.

It's the GM's fault he didn't pay for someone to push his starter, getting over $4 million a year, to be a good goalie? That's a mind boggling, ridiculous thing to say. "I put the blame on Chia..." Wow. I'd hate to hear your political opinions....

Go to HF Oil, he is very much getting a ton of blame. Not to mention Bronx cheers when he made a save at the game.

He has had a bad start, I still think competition for goalies is a good thing. He absolutely earned the starter role but there wasn't even a question going into camp. Talbot struggled like this last year but the Oilers had Nilsson to bail them out.

Chia was imo wrong to give him full confidence by having Gustavsson as a back up. There were better options that would have at least pushed him to be better.

 

[Beezeral]

Talbot took himself out of position sliding over to try and make it easier to glove the puck. Instead of being in position to handle a bad bounce, he left the whole net open.

 

[Beville]

Someone aspiring to be toskala?