siddious Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 11 minutes ago, phillyb said: That cross check didn’t look good. Nope. Def a suspension coming on that I think (never know with the nhl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Quote That sound you hear? That’s the Edmonton Oilers’ season swirling in the bowl with Stuart Skinner jiggling the toilet handle. The Oilers are swimming in you-know-what in the deep end of that pool now after Sunday’s 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, and the problem is, there doesn’t seem to be a life raft in sight. The Oilers did nothing more than watch as their captain and the best player on the planet was viciously cross-checked twice at the final horn. Their depth scoring is nonexistent. Their biggest advantage in the series – the gulf in special teams – isn’t getting enough opportunities. Quote And, oh yeah, the Oilers now have a full blown crisis of confidence in goal. Skinner was yanked from Game 3 after allowing four goals on 15 shots, which dropped his series save percentage to a staggering .793. His minus-5.7 expected goals saved these playoffs is second worst to only Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck, which is why the Oilers are two losses away from joining the Jets. Skinner ceded the crease to Calvin Pickard to make his Stanley Cup playoff debut in the third period. How bad is it? Skinner not only has the worst numbers of any netminder to start a game in Oilers postseason history. But he is also the NHL’s worst playoff performer in the salary cap era by a sizable margin. Of all 69 goalies since 2005 with at least 15 playoff appearances, Skinner ranks dead last in save percentage with an .881 mark in 20 games. He’s worse than Kari Lehtonen’s .887 (19 games) and Nikolai Khabibulin’s .898 (15 games) – and that’s not a small sample size. It’s impossible to know what Skinner is thinking or feeling. The Oilers did not make Skinner available to speak to the media postgame. The simple fact is this: Skinner is getting the wheels beaten off him by Arturs Silovs in this second round series. Who had that on their bingo card? Quote The Oilers couldn’t get a stop in Game 1 as they gagged on a three-goal lead. And they couldn’t buy one on Sunday. The situation pressed Edmonton’s core into logging some of the most minutes in regulation playoff games as forwards in recent history. Connor McDavid (29:42 total) and Draisaitl (29:04) each played 13 of the 20 minutes in the third period. That isn’t sustainable. https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/oilers-stanley-cup-hopes-are-swirling-with-stuart-skinner-cracking-under-pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) Edited May 13 by Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Edmontons crowd just sang the Canadian National Anthem. Nice to see people love their country and have patriotism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/13/2024 at 10:53 AM, Karan said: https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/oilers-stanley-cup-hopes-are-swirling-with-stuart-skinner-cracking-under-pressure Oh no! it’s almost like goaltending is important or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 What a wild finish! Nucks tie it with just over a minute left, only for the Oilers to retake the lead seconds later with a long range shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 C'monnnn Edmonton!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 JT MILLER chants. Van wins in regulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 This series is crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 That 2nd and 3rd period was a wild fucking roller coaster ride!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Awesome series. I really want it to go seven, mainly because I want Edmonton to win. lol But, a seventh game between these two would be nuts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Not the most confidence inspiring quote from McDavid I thought our scoring depth was bad, but man once you shutdown McDavid/Draisaitl the way Vancouver has been in key situations, the Oilers don't seem to have much going for them. Even if they manage to get by Vancouver, they're going to be out of gas with Knoblauch playing these 2 guys nearly 30 mins a game. Quote “We didn’t win last year’s Game 6 and we’ll learn from that, I guess, I don’t know,” Edmonton captain Connor McDavid said. “We have to be ready to go, that’s what it is.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Skinner for Game 6.....that's interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Froman Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) 3-1 Edmonton. Edited May 19 by Abe Froman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Game 7 on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Edmonton not only won this game but wiped the floor with Vancouver. Around 12 shots total in the third period for a team losing. All the momentum going into game 7. Who knows what will happen but Vancouver needs to win for our 1994 karma to continue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 As good as McDavid was last night, and he was outstanding, Bouchard was the best player on the ice I thought. Kid played a fantastic game . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Holy fucking shit. Hope hes okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 This is a huge plot twist and loss for the canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Oh Canada!!!! Let's fucking go! No Boeser is huge, let's see how VAN plays for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Fuck Vancouver I lost $10 on them last game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) SKIN-NER SKIN-NER SKIN-NER SKIN-NER SKIN-NER SKIN-NER Is that what that chant was? Edited May 21 by phillyb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Silovs save - insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 I love the JT Miller chants so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Wow tons of action already. No hesitation on this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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