GDT: WCSF | VI | "Because It's The Cusp" | Oilers vs. Canucks | 5.18.24 | 6:00PM | SN/CBC

[WaitingForThatCab]

Pickard was fine? Why the hell would they go back to Skinner? lol

 

[Three On Zero]

Crazy upset if Vancouver can pull this off, hopefully they can do it for Canada

 

[Bankerguy]

Canucks will be lickin their chops at a chance to shoot on Skinner

 

[jackjohnson]

 

[Frank Drebin]

Because you don’t lose assets like that for free, or heads will roll.

It happens often enough. I imagine they will get value on one of the two. Either retain McDavid and lose Drai for free or lose both but get value for Mcdavid.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Game is in Edmonton.
If Skinner lets in a goal early it could get ugly with the hometown crowd.
Canucks need to come out hard and get the lead so Skinner starts to get flustered and his team loses confidence in him.
Don’t make it easy for him.

 

[Bankerguy]

Canucks gona lose cuz of PDO right?

 

[ZJuice]

Game is in Edmonton.
If Skinner lets in a goal early it could get ugly with the hometown crowd
Canucks need to come out hard and get the lead so Skinner starts to get flustered and his team loses confidence in him.

I don’t think there is any confidence left to lose. It is a strange coaching decision to start the shaken Skinner

 

[jackjohnson]

Canucks suck

Canucks gona lose cuz of PDO right?

We dont need many shots to score on skinner. 10 shots = 4 goals

Pickard was fine? Why the hell would they go back to Skinner? lol

Knoblauch thinks he is playing 5 D chess but he is just playing checkers

 

[Three On Zero]

Canucks have been by par the better team this series, crazy how this series has played out .

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Whyte Avenue to be renamed Skinner Street if the sophomore goalie pulls this off.
And Stuart to become the most popular name in Edmonton for new babies.

 

[JAK]

5-3 Canucks.
Canucks score 4 in the third with 5 minutes left, then Silvos add an empty net goal.

 

[Hockeyholic]

How on earth could a HC look at the performances of both goalies and determine Skinner is the better option? Sans Pickard being injured, that is an inexcusable decision. Fireable decision when Skinner stinks it up.

Even if Edmonton wins, it will be 4-3 or 5-4. Pickard's confidence is shaken from being benched for no good reason. Then, you face the possibility of Skinner vs Demko in game 7 on the road.

 

[JAK]

Fireable decision when Skinner stinks it up.

McDavid : No one is going to fire you coach, don't worry.

 

[Hockeyholic]

McDavid : No one is going to fire you coach, don't worry.

And him actually performing will only ensure the coach doesn't get fired. This has been McDavid's worst series in many years.

 

[JAK]

And him actually performing will only ensure the coach doesn't get fired. This has been McDavid's worst series in many years.

Pretty sure McDavid gets a say who's the coach, who in the right mind would dare fire McDavid's junior coach?

 

[Video Nasty]

Insanity that Skinner gets the nod tonight. What bothers me most is that this is clearly some sort of signal that he’s meant to be their netminder of the future. Why else would you worry about if he loses his confidence?

McDavid isn’t blameless this series, but this decision sums up everything wrong with Oilers management from the start. Skinner would have let up 5-7 goals against the assault that Pickard withstood last game…or been pulled in the first period.

I’m officially at rock bottom this season.

 

[Donuts]

10-0 Canucks

 

[Czechboy]

It's a dark time line right now.lol

Thank god Holland picked up Henrique, Perry, Stecher and Carrick for assets and cap space instead of getting a D and backup G. It's working out great.

 

[The Great Weal]

Why the f*** would you go back to Skinner?

 

[Czechboy]

Oh yeah, despite my overhwleming negativity at the roster.. we are winning tonight. This baby is going 7! I have not changed my vote once. I've said 7 from day 1!

 

[WetcoastOrca]

I’m not sure it makes much difference who is in net. Skinner is fully capable of playing a decent game just like Pickard did last game.
Silovs has given the Canucks pretty much average goaltending which is impressive considering his experience but he’s not stealing games.
It will probably come down to which team plays better overall.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I'm shocked they are going back to Skinner.

Pickard looked composed and steady the entire night. Canucks had to throw everything they could at the net to finally beat him.

 

[JAK]

Oh yeah, despite my overhwleming negativity at the roster.. we are winning tonight. This baby is going 7! I have not changed my vote once. I've said 7 from day 1!

I voted Canucks in 6 from day 1.

 

[serp]

How on earth could a HC look at the performances of both goalies and determine Skinner is the better option? Sans Pickard being injured, that is an inexcusable decision. Fireable decision when Skinner stinks it up.

Even if Edmonton wins, it will be 4-3 or 5-4. Pickard's confidence is shaken from being benched for no good reason. Then, you face the possibility of Skinner vs Demko in game 7 on the road.

This must be some psychological mumbo jumbo thingy imho. Sometimes in elimination games coaches make some very risky lineup decisions that have major chances to backfire.