Post-Game Talk: Wild Zebras and Shaky Smith: A Hollywood Story

[iCanada]

So what the **** did Granlund get called for exactly? The geniuses on broadcast showed nothing.

Fighting through a two handed hold of the LA kings player, I guess.

 

[Garbo Man]

It always boggled my mind that you get a fine for calling out bad reffing...Should they not be held accountable for when they make egregious mistakes?

 

[Garbo Man]

Fighting through a two handed hold of the LA kings player, I guess.

He got it for wearing a Kings player as a backpack halfway down the ice

 

[Quality Oil]

A forgettable game.

 

[Fmrnuckfan95]

Time to waive Smith

 

[snipes]

They better come out flying next game.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Team played KAK and played cheap hockey tonight

 

[GodPucker]

Granlund hooked like mad and gets a penalty for shoving him off

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

He got it for wearing a Kings player as a backpack halfway down the ice

That's a penalty now this year just like in IIHF rules. He didn't leave the ice immediately after removing the human backpack.

 

[oobga]

GO home OIlers. You're drunk.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Granlund hooked like mad and gets a penalty for shoving him off

Embarrassing

 

[GodPucker]

If anybody knows of any more, I can find them. I like finding these zebra idiots mistakes

 

[Garbo Man]

That's a penalty now this year just like in IIHF rules. He didn't leave the ice immediately after removing the human backpack.

He lost his backpack near the benches and didn't stop to put it back on so obvious penalty there

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

Granlund hooked like mad and gets a penalty for shoving him off

Calling that a slewfoot I guess? The guy is standing straight up and leaning into Granlund. That's not exactly a balanced skating position ref.

 

[MoontoScott]

Yup...its going to happen again (and again and again) too.

Another lesson.

The Oilers have to realize that if they want to be a championship team, taking a bunch of nights off is not an option. The Kings are certainly beatable.

 

[Garbo Man]

Calling that a slewfoot I guess? The guy is standing straight up and leaning into Granlund. That's not exactly a balanced skating position ref.

NHl has the worst refs in the world

 

[The Panther]

Smith has been bad lately.

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

The Oilers have to realize that if they want to be a championship team, taking a bunch of nights off is not an option. The Kings are certainly beatable.

I think they call it load management in the NBA. Don't think the Oilers are doing it right.

 

[McFlyingV]

Granlund hooked like mad and gets a penalty for shoving him off

Lol this summed up the reffing in this one. Poor effort overall, but good OOT scoreboard tonight so whatever.

On the bright side, Calgary could be dead last in the West if the teams below them win their games in hand lmao.

 

[iCanada]

If anybody knows of any more, I can find them. I like finding these zebra idiots mistakes

The egregious ones off the top of my head; there was Neals stick being chopped out of his hand, Bears stick getting Bautista flipped out of his hand, Kempe elbowing Klefbom, Doughty slashing Archibald twice on the PK, the elbow to the face Martinez gave Chiasson that pissed him off, probably two dozen dead puck era examples of interference on McDrai. When we had a PP, probably like four or five times Kopitar just pinned McDavid to the boards for 5+ seconds. Martinez sat on McDavid in front of the kings net for a solid 15 seconds at one point while McDavid tried to get up. McDavid got high sticked on the one PK...

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Good presser with Tippett. Fine with their consistency this year and likes what they've been doing. Nailed the poor start, goal at end of period is a poor goal to give up having possession of the puck, agreed with Draisaitl that their line wasn't good. Doesn't matter where a team is in the standings. They were left chasing all night.

EDIT: Liked Draisaitl's honest assessment (of what was quite likely his worst game of a stellar early season).

Oil weren't ready to go tonight. Down early, poor own zone play and mediocre goaltending.​

 

[guymez]

The Oilers have to realize that if they want to be a championship team, taking a bunch of nights off is not an option. The Kings are certainly beatable.

I agree.
If the Oilers are playing like they are fully invested they win this game.
It was a poor effort and it really wasnt that hard to predict.

Learning how to win is hard...especially when you are the first place team and teams get up for you.

These games (as brutal as they are to watch) are actually a positive for growth.

 

[Blue Line Turnover]

How did Larsson look?

 

[MoontoScott]

I think they call it load management in the NBA. Don't think the Oilers are doing it right.

True.

The losses to weaker teams really sting when it comes to the closing lap of the race. As we know, 2 points can make the difference between playoffs or sitting at home watching First 48 re-runs.

 

[McTonyBrar]

How did Larsson look?

Meh. First game back though