Post-Game Talk: WCSF GM 4 | Oilers def. Canucks 3-2 (Garland, Joshua) | Thaaaaaaat sucked.

[Flik]

Would have been HILARIOUS if we won, but we squandered a lot of opportunities, especially that 4 minute PP in the first.

I'm so conflicted right now lol

We never gave up! Love it!

But also, where was that assertive play earlier in the game????

We need to start loading up our lines a bit moving forward. Hughes needs play 25+ mins a game as well.

We can do this!

 

[PG Canuck]

Hog has been terrible, I guess we can sub him out for Laff because I don’t even know wtf Laff does anymore

Hog got his reset now it’s time to see what he can do again. I like what Karlsson has provided. Lafferty/Mikheyev provide nothing. No energy, no physicality .

 

[IslandBeast]

Hronek got turn-styled.

 

[TruKnyte]

He CANNOT wait until we pull the goalie in the third f***ing period before making adjustments like playing Miller less in the rare game where he isn't carrying the team. He has to read the game and how his team is playing.

He's gotten away with it so far but you can see it costing us games in both series.

Haven’t been impressed with his ability to adapt. Same goes for ice time and line deployments, just not setting them up to win

 

[arttk]

Hog got his reset now it’s time to see what he can do again. I like what Karlsson has provided. Lafferty/Mikheyev provide nothing. No energy, no physicality .

Need to sub in Pod so at least we get some size and speed. Karlsson is just useless

 

[Bleach Clean]

JT Miller blowing the zone on that play also a very bad look, just kinda bad all around, lost focus when they needed to get it to OT and get a chance to reset.

Miller played worse than Pettersson this game. Tocchet should have rode Pettersson with Suter and Boeser.

 

[Kryten]

Id rather play the black aces than see Hronek and Cole again

 

[EpochLink]

Team should be motivated for game 5.
Silovs was great, they need to score on the PP for game 5.

Series tied 2-2 now.

Should've, would've, could've. Also, this should be a wake up call for Hronek, he cost the team the game, that's on him. Play better.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

it is f***ing absurd that this happened and letting this go through is a firable offence

That's called 10/10 times if it's the Canucks and not the Oilers

 

[Sedinery]

We played the top line for 3 minutes straight. Why keep them out tired?

Its basically overtime so why not put a fresh line out to get to intermission ?

 

[rypper]

 

[Flik]

He CANNOT wait until we pull the goalie in the third f***ing period before making adjustments like playing Miller less in the rare game where he isn't carrying the team. He has to read the game and how his team is playing.

He's gotten away with it so far but you can see it costing us games in both series.

100%. Just a few adjustments based on who is flying is all we need.

 

[MS]

He took the hit and his partner got the puck. Either blame Boeser for not clearing it, or Draisaitl for knocking down the clearing attempt.

Yeah, Hronek had a rough game today - more offensively than defensively - but there's not a ton he did wrong there. The dump-in set him up to get absolutely smoked and he got stuck in and took the hit and the puck came free to his partner. He played that 100% correctly.

 

[bbud]

My god the bar is in hell with Pettersson.

He did step up late but ffs start games with that intensity

 

[Sedinery]

Kane throws a hit on Hronek late when he Shouod have been out of the game

Will he be suspended??? Nope its the fixed nhl

 

[TruKnyte]

100%. Just a few adjustments based on who is flying is all we need.

And yet he doesn’t seem able to do that. It’s like he can’t get a read on the flow of the game once it gets going.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Honestly when a guy with Draisaitl's talent manages to bat the clearance out of mid-air like that it's more a crazy talented play by the other team than it was a bad clear by our team.

And yeah, that's not conclusive. Not gonna argue that too much.

That f***ing guy has absolutely murdered us in this series. McDavid hasn't even been that great, it's all Draisaitl and their top pairing defencemen.

 

[VanJack]

Even with 1.47 left in a tie game, I still figured the Canucks were in mortal danger. What Hronek was doing out there in the final minute is a mystery only Tocchet can answer. Kane blew him up with a forecheck and Bouchard scored seconds later. Not only does Hronek lose puck battles but he can't stay upright.

He might be playing his way off this roster. There's no way I'd pay him $7m a season on a new contract.

Another heroic effort by Arty, although that last one he probably wants back. But a screen was likely. And racing out to deliver that Johnny Bower poke-check even had Kelly Hrudy bubbling in amazement.

Silovs is not only the goalie of the 'present' but of the 'future' as in the 'immediate' future. Demko trade talks should start as soon as the season is over. Some goalie-starved team in the East would cough up a bevy of young assets to acquire him.

And the Canucks need more youth, size and speed everywhere. They proved they could trade Horvat at the top of the market, So they should try again.

 

[NailsHoglander]

Coilers can't hold a lead

 

[Flik]

As much as this ending sucked, just admit y'all have missed this drama.

It's so much f***ing fun!

Playoffs!!!!!

 

[SillyRabbit]

That f***ing guy has absolutely murdered us in this series. McDavid hasn't even been that great, it's all Draisaitl and their top pairing defencemen.

Ironically, both Draisaitl and Ekholm are in a lot of pain and if we just hit them some more, I bet they wouldn't be playing so well.

 

[EpochLink]

They should come out flying next game, they had this game tied.
Home ice, crowd into it, pure motivation.

 

[arttk]

Even with 1.47 left in a tie game, I still figured the Canucks were in mortal danger. What Hronek was doing out there in the final minute is a mystery only Tocchet can answer. Kane blew him up with a forecheck and Bouchard scored seconds later. Not only does Hronek lose puck battles but he can't stay upright.

He might be playing his way off this roster. There's no way I'd pay him $7m a season on a new contract.

Another heroic effort by Arty, although that last one he probably wants back. But a screen was likely. And racing out to deliver that Johnny Bower poke-check even had Kelly Hrudy bubbling in amazement.

Silovs is not only the goalie of the 'present' but of the 'future' as in the 'immediate' future. Demko trade talks should start as soon as the season is over. Some goalie-starved team in the East would cough up a bevy of young assets to acquire him.

And the Canucks need more youth, size and speed everywhere. They proved they could trade Horvat at the top of the market, So they should try again.

Woah chill

They should come out flying next game, they had this game tied.
Home ice, crowd into it, pure motivation.

Get it done

 

[valkynax]

This is the game we will all look back at as the turning point.

Okie Dokie!

Here's my question: What is your problem?

It puzzles me that you can't seem to accept the fact that a good number of the fans, after having gone through the full fury of Dimbo's Reign of Error, are willing to chill out and just enjoy the game.

If the team wins, great. If they don't, on to the next. If this was the turning point and they went on to lose the series, so f***ing what? Will it satisfy you for us to all lose our shit and turn into a clown show for the Oiler fans to point and laugh at? Or will you only get a kick out of being proven right? I already made my stance clear as day: I'm proud of what they've done this season. Win or lose, they've defied pretty much all expectations and surprised a lot of people. My faith in the team and our management have been revitalized, something I didn't think would happen for at least a decade.

 

[Joe Rogan]

If Mikheyev is stapled to Pettersson G5, the season is done lmao