GDT: WQSF | I | "Regularly Scheduled Programming" | Oilers @ Canucks | Rogers Arena | 5.8.24 | 8:00PM | SN/CBC

[McJadeddog]

What’s sad is that the Nurse/Ceci pairing is more damaging to our cup aspirations than Drai being out. Like holy shit, are they ever bad. They may as well just switch jerseys for the 3rd.

This is almost true. They have been pretty brutal, Ceci especially. No idea whatsoever how Stecher doesn't get into the game over Ceci. Ceci is just brutal .

 

[RandomGuy79]

Skinner has been fine.

Every goalie has given up bad goals this playoffs, except maybe Swayman. But Swayman is a Smythe candidate so far so that standard isn’t reasonable.

Swayman was just pulled tonight. Allowing 4 on 23 shots, no so great...

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

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[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

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A real Joker look there.

 

[McBooya42]

Voltaren for Drai please!

 

[McJadeddog]

I don't think it's that, much harder to break ribs there, I think he just got hit in this spot where I've pulled muscles and it made it hard to breathe especially when I exerted myself., can be heat, iced, massaged out pretty well.

Kind of agree. If that was indeed the play where he got hurt, seems like a pretty small hit to damage ribs.

 

[McTedi]

Sure. But one of these guys is the teams starter, the other is 3rd string if that. Skinner isn't facing the Oilers guns either. Good thing

Skinner basically created two GA out of pretty much nothing.

To be fair he had help, 2 defenders in particular have been shite.

 

[TheNumber4]

Ya might be a weird tweak. I’m no pro athlete and haven’t had back problems, but last winter I got a random tweak that had me on the floor, the wife had to throw an elbow into the muscle just to get me moving. Few days of physio and I was up and running again. But I was out that day.

Yeh hope it’s one of those weird muscle pulls that a chiro can take care of.

 

[Porkleaker]

Voltaren for Drai please!

Love that stuff, I got the extra strength on tap for him

 

[Cloned]

Swayman was just pulled tonight. Allowing 4 on 23 shots, no so great...

His first bad game in like 8 starts. He’s been elite.

 

[VainGretzky]

You say this but that’s not true in the slightest. You just ignore me when it’s positive.

Shit I spent a whole afternoon shitting on the Canucks and Canucks fans.

I’ve even said numerous times we are going to roll this fake team.

I’ve literally defended Skinner on both goals.
Take a hike.

Main GDT who is going to stop the Oilers you listed every remaining playoff team , I don't believe for a 2nd you're an Oiler fan

 

[foshizzle]

Per Moneypuck Ekholm-Bouchard at 90% expected goals %for. Nurse-Ceci and VD-Kulak below 10%. lol.

 

[Ibanez]

It's the playoffs, injuries are going to happen. Next man up and for real It's time for a few of these guys to legit man up and make a difference.

Paging mclovin. Time to nut up

 

[RandomGuy79]

His first bad game in like 8 starts. He’s been elite.

But not perfect...

 

[alanschu]

Probably back, ribs or intercostals. Good news is it could just be a mild thing.

As someone that is definitely (in no way) like a proathlete, I once had a heavily inflammed intercostal nerve and it was scary enough for me that I went to the hospital because I was just like "it really hurts to breathe."

Ibuprofen was all I needed (Doctor assured me it was good to come in as I had no idea). If it's something like that it would definitely be decent prognosis. In any case, hopefully it's nothing too serious. I know Drai is a competitor and don't want to see him missing any playoff time for his sake.

 

[SupremeTeam16]

Slide huge over to 2C and get that 1-3-1 going for the third. Just clog up the neutral zone and keep turning them around so our wingers can go and pound Hughes/Hronek

 

[Wreckus]

Think Draisaitl is back

 

[29Beast97Mode]

I will personally donate any body part if 29 needs a replacement

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Yeah. He is solid. He is winning his matchups.

Need some offensive juice from that line. 0 shots on net. Have to help the top six.

 

[tiger_80]

Kind of agree. If that was indeed the play where he got hurt, seems like a pretty small hit to damage ribs.

Rib bruises can be pretty painful too.

 

[Shizuka]

Skinner has been fine.

Every goalie has given up bad goals this playoffs, except maybe Swayman. But Swayman is a Smythe candidate so far so that standard isn’t reasonable.

I mean.. Swayman got lit up for 6 tonight man. I think Skinner has been decent tonight too but the gaffes shouldn't happen.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Need a monster McDavid period. But we will probably get an early GA and lots of scrambling.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Yeh. I’m guessing SN found the worst hit he took that period. So if it’s that, he should be good to go.

Possibly. When it comes to back injuries it can often be something that looks like it wouldn’t hurt a baby but just hits right at the wrong time. I hurt my back once picking up a 20lb back of flour, lifting properly. Shit happens.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

ok need a solid 3rd...and more shots!

 

[McBooya42]

Drai on for the third.