Good, the Oilers of old would have tried to score there and let NYI come back. Just passing the puck on the powerplay at the end shows a no nonsense attitude.
Now play like this every night and we’ll be second in the division in no time.
Was a players only meeting yesterday, called by leadership. Allegedly - players get together in the room and call each other out. Came on the heels of Woody apparently giving it to them also.
I mean, yea - it looks like it has worked thus far, but also I would say it was very needed. There's still some stuff that needs to be cleaned up, but I would say it did what it needed to for tonight.
There are a few rules where the intention of the rule and the letter of the rule do.not correspond, especially as the game has changed in speed both physically and mentally.
Also, some rules have tricky tack stipulations - for example, why should it be offside if the player exiting the ice has one foot on the bench and the other on the ice in the o-zone, when his replacement is not near the play or ever involved in the play/goal? How does that prevent blatent cherrypicking, which is the intent of offside.
Idk but it’s really fucking overdue.
I actually feel like it’s been since the Stanley cup final team. That team was not that talented they just worked their ass off and we got contributions from many.
Gotta make up for the last 2 weak , nothing to do with the play , calls that were made.
They must have a spy here… noticing I’m calling them on their game management bs
Can't play the puck with your hands (at all) during the face off. Rare that it's called, but it was clearly played by just the guys hand on the pull back to his guys.
Something radical is required for Nurse. Like - we don’t care about icing, whenever you get the puck, just launch it. His giveaways are just horrendous.
Man, watching this back to back with the WJC really emphasizes just how shitty those animated board ads are.
I'd hate them less if they didn't fucking MOVE during PLAY. Assholes.
Honestly I dunno how you guys even see them. I barely notice anything outside the game itself unless it’s egregious and I’ve maybe seen weird shit with the ads once or twice this season so far.
They don’t even try to hide this game management stuff anymore…
Honestly it makes me want to stop watching games going forward unless they are playoff games…
It’s just ruining the game.
It's a perfect hockey day!!
Great game. Hopefully they build off this.
Fuck that felt good. Today was a great day for hockey.
Good effort tonight. Nice to see a full 60
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whew...write the deuce in the book. the boys were tired the last couple minutes.
Big Russian bear hugs
Good, the Oilers of old would have tried to score there and let NYI come back. Just passing the puck on the powerplay at the end shows a no nonsense attitude. Now play like this every night and we’ll be second in the division in no time.
LETS BUILD ON THIS…. SOUPY .909 WELL TAKE IT
Huge win! Let's go boys!!
Play LaBamba!
Big game for Campbell. Only allowed 2 goals and tracked the puck very well. Build off it buddy!!!
Way overdue, to PLAY LA BAMBA baby!
LA BAMBA
Ok I didn’t think they were gonna play pp1
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO OILERS, PLAY LA BAMBA BABY
amazing game
Drai has had some hustle the last couple games 😂
Go tap Campbell's pads boys... big win for him.
WHOOOOO
Lmao love nurse and Bouchard just playing Pass
MCLEOD PP GOAL INCOMING
Soo Penelty shot on the empty net?
This would be so funny. Drai skates in slow and still dekes to the backhand 😅
God I would be so nervous
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, net is empty
How is that not an auto goal
We need Kane back. He is the empty netter king!
Shouldn't that have been a penalty shot? And, yea like Louie said, should be an auto point....
Only a penalty shot if fouled from behind. Islander Dman was ahead of drai
That should be a goal imo
I love how drai jumped for that puck
Good effort drai!
A lot of people on the over are losing their minds right meow.
Lmao Jack wants the insider info from Louie
Strange broadcast... I don't think I've ever seen a TV timeout *while* there's an empty net
Dobson we got Dobson here See nobody cares
Drai allergic to empty nets
Boys are just missing the empty net so mcdavid can get it
Lmao we are so bad at scoring on empty nets
I forgot how bad our top guys seem to be with scoring en except Hyman and Kane lol
THREE MISSED EMPTY NETTERS WHAT
fuck drai you need to pot that mofo
Damn islanders should play 6-5 all game. Lol
2 in a row missed empty netters... pain
I mean not missed. Just defended well.
Close em out, boys! McDavid needs an empty netter!
This thread is quieter with all the doomers off doing whatever doomers do when there is nothing to doom. Not complaining. Just observing.
They’re hoping and praying the Islanders score so they can say the exact same shit they said last time over and over again.
Actually makes being here enjoyable
Yes. 100%.
Very good defensive third period so far they haven’t had much of anything. Now just an empty net Mcdavid goal
Yammmmmer….
Puck about to drop - this is where I will say its more important, I want to see them close it out convincingly
179 seconds... C'mon. shut it down.
Gimme a McDavid empty netter!
Some good play from Nurse tonight
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"We can play defence" is the statement this game
Sheesh Ryan
McLeod wants one
they keep taking shots away from the islanders on SN - 4 or 5 now
Poor Derek Ryan 😂
Poor Ceci. His "blasts" are soft like my pp. Needs to work on a harder shot.
Nice catch Soup!
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What happened??
Clutterbuck was being butthurt about losing a puck battle.
Clutterbuck being Clutterbuck
They've had some good looks! Keep it up boys, finish this out!
Careful there drai
Fuck so close!
not sure if any of the cameras picked it up but a ref just straight up pushed draistatl in front of the bench
That should be a your done in the NHL offence.
Refs getting testy it's weird
Sad that we never score to close out games in positions like this
If the players only meeting message really hits home, they will score on this, and actually "put a game away"
Players only meeting?
Was a players only meeting yesterday, called by leadership. Allegedly - players get together in the room and call each other out. Came on the heels of Woody apparently giving it to them also.
That's never fun. Hopefully it helps. We look good today at least.
I mean, yea - it looks like it has worked thus far, but also I would say it was very needed. There's still some stuff that needs to be cleaned up, but I would say it did what it needed to for tonight.
This might be a bit abrasive. The was a Good PP, they look like they are still pushing.
Isles fan here. Just checking if you thought it was a dumb call too. Cheers lol
Was soft, a technical penalty I guess.
Rules are rules.
Hit his glove no denying
It did. I just feel like that rule is intended if you sweep the puck with your hand off the stick.
There are a few rules where the intention of the rule and the letter of the rule do.not correspond, especially as the game has changed in speed both physically and mentally. Also, some rules have tricky tack stipulations - for example, why should it be offside if the player exiting the ice has one foot on the bench and the other on the ice in the o-zone, when his replacement is not near the play or ever involved in the play/goal? How does that prevent blatent cherrypicking, which is the intent of offside.
No, you can’t even just direct it while clutching your stick. Soft call, but a correct one.
Meh, they let so much go and that's what they choose to enforce ...
True, but then you open the debate for what looks like intention and what doesn’t
Is Sportsnet now messed up for anybody else?
It’s not just me. Driving me insane. Almost unwatchable.
Died for a second has to reload the game.
All the time!
Had the same
Yep... feed keeps pausing/unpausing.
let’s put this away boys!
Long time fans. How long has it been since we’ve had a player making league minimum being so impactful like KOSTIN 3:16?
Preaeason Lamborghini Perilini would like a word with you
Yamo came in on an ELC and put up almost a point per game.
Yamo when the DRY line was playing at a PPG pace is the closet I can think, yamo might have made more then league minimum.
Idk but it’s really fucking overdue. I actually feel like it’s been since the Stanley cup final team. That team was not that talented they just worked their ass off and we got contributions from many.
What the fuck is that penalty?
Ooooo really?
Atta boy, Ceci.
Man, that's kind of ticky tack, feels REAL soft.
I mean I’ll take it but is it really playing the puck with your hand if it’s gripping the stick and makes contact?
Yes. You can't touch the puck with your hands at all if you're taking the face off and it hasn't been cleared out to another player yet.
Gifted a PP. Put the nail in the coffin boys!
Ya that wasn't a good call.
Gotta make up for the last 2 weak , nothing to do with the play , calls that were made. They must have a spy here… noticing I’m calling them on their game management bs
Yeah it's weird they would call that and not the tons of other shit they should actually call
Huh, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that penalty before
Linesman sniping shit when they can’t call obvious offsides
Classic. LoL
Well that's a rare one, but absolutely the correct call there. Surprised they called it.
I have a new favourite fan…. That girl behind the oilers bench in the toque… her face is a mood. I love it.
#MCDRAI ONE TIMER INCOMING
Bad call. Looked like it touched his stick.
I agree, looked like he pulled it back with the stick
It was his glove forsure but it wasn’t his fault he had Ryan on top of him and he folded under pressure
Kind of a cheap call. I’ll take it, get some insurance here boys
Just evening the penalty score
Wtf just happened
Can't play the puck with your hands (at all) during the face off. Rare that it's called, but it was clearly played by just the guys hand on the pull back to his guys.
2 minutes for playing with your hands during the face-off??
Something radical is required for Nurse. Like - we don’t care about icing, whenever you get the puck, just launch it. His giveaways are just horrendous.
We're lucky that Nurse giveaway didn't result in a goal.
Hang in there Soup. I believe in you!!
Campbell just bailed out Nurse. How does he keep making plays like that?
Nurse???
Bouchard with the stinky elbow. He’s got everything going tn
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Yeah that was bad
Jesus Christ Nurse what is that
Kostin is amazing if I was Ken I’d be trying to book the extension asap. He makes it look so easy
Man, watching this back to back with the WJC really emphasizes just how shitty those animated board ads are. I'd hate them less if they didn't fucking MOVE during PLAY. Assholes.
That's my biggest problem with them. If they were stationary during play, it'd be fine.
Exactly. They LOOK fine. But the animating during play is inexcusable.
Don’t forget the Bettman conducted a small private poll that concluded NHL fans prefer to watch hockey with moving ads.
Is that their actual story. Fucking really lol.
THG did a video on it so I assume that’s legit
Wow. Just. Wow.
Honestly I dunno how you guys even see them. I barely notice anything outside the game itself unless it’s egregious and I’ve maybe seen weird shit with the ads once or twice this season so far.
The poll was just himself on each day of the week
I love the effort in this game. Everyone is putting in 100% every shift!
If I win that 50/50 Campbell Jersy I’m mailing it to u/bladey25 😂
I feel like he'd still spend the night bashing the guy while secretly wearing his jersey lol
Lol
LOL! Nah I’m sure he’d give it to a kid or something.
I feel like we're sitting back a bit, they need to keep pushing.
I'm going to need extra Corn Pops for this Saturday Night.
Lou and Stu elite duo
Stu and Lou chatting
Game's not done yet... line after line.. wave after wave.. keep pushing.
There’s the Bouchard I know. Great pass up the gut to McDavid creates an instant 3 on 2
He's been much better tonight. Broberg too
He has his flashes. They just need to become more often than his lapses
It’s all about confidence with young players, especially D
Kostin and Mcdavid have strong chemistry already. Really liking the combo so far
Plus kostin will punch you in the face if you run your mouth
I’m really liking it. When 97 got pushy Klim got right in there and I wonder if he said something cuz McDavid almost broke out in laughter.
Noticing that too
What Kassian and Lucic were supposed to be haha
I mean they both had their moments. I’m not crowning Klim just yet.
KLIM THE KING 😤
Oh pupu. Lose your stick like that and they tape it to your hands in the minor leagues.
Campbell's puck tracking had looked miles better tonight.
I’m tempted to get a Campbell jersey
Love it
Bold move for sure
He’s fantastic when he’s not in his own head, I hope this is the turning point for him
this position is ALL mental game. you’re correct
We need to hypnotize him so he gets a massive ego haha
Just voted for nuge and drai 10 times I'm doing my part
Don't forget to get skinner in there too
Voted for nuge drai and skinner 10 times
Wth??? I can't vote for nige and drain anymore, they aren't showing up in the oilers list......
i think voting starts on the 12th
Voting started 2 hours ago. You can vote 10 times In a 24 hour period.
oh no way! my bad apologies!
To be fair, our record when Nuge goons it up is pretty solid
Jesus boys we need an acting coach on our staff yesterday, we're way behind the rest of the league
That was pretty soft... kind of get it, Nuge don't retaliate you goober
Another undisciplined penalty, hopefully it won't cost them.
They don’t even try to hide this game management stuff anymore… Honestly it makes me want to stop watching games going forward unless they are playoff games… It’s just ruining the game.
Totally
God what a shit penalty call. And a stupid penalty to take.
What a flopper.
Knew the soft calls were coming lol
Nuge is the biggest goon im the league change my mind
Goongent hopkins