Del Preston
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Post-Game Talk: Wild 5, Oilers 2
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McMozesmadness
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I guess there won't be 9 PGT's tonight... Sigh...
Tough one to watch, but games like this happen.
I think we out-chanced them, but every mistake was in our net.
I think that's the most frustrating part. They didn't earn it, we handed it to them.
Props to the boys for playing hard right till the final bell.
Tough one to watch, but games like this happen.
I think we out-chanced them, but every mistake was in our net.
I think that's the most frustrating part. They didn't earn it, we handed it to them.
Props to the boys for playing hard right till the final bell.
TheGhost
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Lousy game, need to just move on and learn from it. For some reason it seemed like every scoring chance the Wild had went in.
Mc5RingsAndABeer
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Yep. This is a new team with a good core group.
We needed that after the road wins against SJ and LA.
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Dr Drai with a $212,000, 20th goal of the year. Bonus time.
I liked that hip check Larsson had.
Russell had a rough night. Talbot wasn't to blame for this loss at all.
I liked that hip check Larsson had.
Russell had a rough night. Talbot wasn't to blame for this loss at all.
OilerTyler
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CantHaveTkachev
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due for a stinker...and no shame in losing to the Wild
they're simply better right now
they didn't play too poorly, just too many mistakes that ended up in the back of their net
they're simply better right now
they didn't play too poorly, just too many mistakes that ended up in the back of their net
McMozesmadness
5-14-6-1
**** were you watching. Emotion wasn't a problem. Effort was fine. Execution defensively was awful.
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Also not sure if the McBlender helped all that much tonight. Pouliot seemed to get worse after getting moved away from RNH/Eberle. If your second line is playing better than your first line for a game then just let that happen. If anything, bump up somebody like Slepyshev and see how that works.
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- Oilers actually played pretty even with the Wild but our mistakes cost us this game. Mistakes that been very rare for the past month or so. Tonight those mistakes reared their ugly head again. Maybe it was the Wilds speed and tight checking, maybe the Oilers were just off their game after a long break.
- 2nd pairing was egregious. 2nd goal was on Sekera, 3rd goal on Russell.
- Lucic with bad giveaway on first goal, but made up for it with a beauty pass for Drais 20th.
- Nuge and Ebs still playing good.
- Pouliot still sucks. Just can't execute anything this year. He needs to be demoted to 3rd line. Lucic should get time with RNH.
- Klefbom continues to be a shot generation machine for us. Future is bright for him. Still a chance he becomes a true #1 D for us.
- McDavid held pointless sucks. Crosby gets a point
- 2nd pairing was egregious. 2nd goal was on Sekera, 3rd goal on Russell.
- Lucic with bad giveaway on first goal, but made up for it with a beauty pass for Drais 20th.
- Nuge and Ebs still playing good.
- Pouliot still sucks. Just can't execute anything this year. He needs to be demoted to 3rd line. Lucic should get time with RNH.
- Klefbom continues to be a shot generation machine for us. Future is bright for him. Still a chance he becomes a true #1 D for us.
- McDavid held pointless sucks. Crosby gets a point
FanOfSadTeam
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Just because we didn't win, doesn't mean we were utter ****. Team came out strong but the Wild pounced on our mistakes. Their goal at the end of the first and right after our first goal were the backbreakers.
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I'm now noticing the pattern that whenever (a) they have a layoff (like now), or (b) they come back from a road-trip, the first game at home is always a stinker. Problem that needs to get solved.
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Agreed. Tonight was not a loss based on lack of effort. It was a loss based on bad execution. Too many mistakes leading to turnovers turning into goals against. It happens.
Also, the Wild are the best team since December. No way Oilers fans should be too down after this loss.
FanOfSadTeam
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Also, Lucic is so weak getting the puck out of our zone. Him along the boards trying to get it out is scary to watch.
