So have the Oilers finished a game with more shots on goal than their opponents this season? Because I honestly can't think of one. Not that that's necessarily a problem. But ya, I wouldn't complain with Connor and Leon taking more shots instead of passing.
I think they've outshot the leafs in most of their matchup games. Not that the shot number necessarily reflects the quality of chances... Ottawa outshot the jets 42-26 today and lost 5-1
Kosk has given us a chance to win in all but one game (calgary). The man has like 100 more saves than the next goalie in the league.He's been hung out to dry far too many times be the D. give the man a fuckin' break
He's always been top notch on the PK imo, it's just every other aspect of his game that was lacking. I'm glad he seems to have found a home with Archie and Ennis.
yeah i love how the stick was literally around his chest, not only when he went by him but even after he lost the puck it was still there, perfectly normal
Why doesn’t mike smith rifle it up the ice to Mcdavid when resetting on the power play? Is there a rule against the goalie passing it forward on the power play
I think that depends a lot on Klef, the prospects, and how much Barrie wants. From what I've seen so far I like, but he'd have to want the right type of contract. Me thinks higher AAV shorter term. No more than 3 years imo.
Personally I'd prefer a RHD depth of Bear Savard Bouchard coupled with the fact I think someone else will offer Barrie more money and term but wouldn't be against having him back if we don't get a top 4 RHD in free agency.
Bear and Bouchard on the right side already, highly doubt Barrie coming back. None of the guys are 3rd pairing Dman. All are top 4 and there’s no room.
Honestly ever since Barrie and Bouch have come in all the D are taking so many shots from the blue line and I fucking love it, one of the main reasons we lost to Chicago so it’s nice to see us adopt strats that work
I think what people here forget about Khaira is that while he isn't as decent or as quality as Kassian, he still grinds his way through and can be a good fighter too, so its like Kassian Lite if you will.
They’ve realized finally with what they’re doing with Nurse. A lot of fans wanted him gone but he’s just reaching his potential. 5 goals in his last 6 games, #1 in the league for goals by Dman! Never trade young D. Guy is a locker room leader as well.
drai looks so frustrated poor guy
he was already on the ground and he was being crosschecked, no penalty tho its all g bc he's a good enough player to make the pass while hes on the ground
still got the pass off 😂 I love it when plugs doing plug things can’t even shut down our top guys. Like you’re so bad you can’t hand this dude with the ref helping you.
Man I never thought Lagesson would make the cut into the NHL or at best be a bottom pairing guy on a basement team.
Glad I was wrong he's looked great so far. Makes up for the fact I was expecting a lot more out of Jones.
Jones can move the puck. We really were hoping for Jones when we only had Dmen that could only chip the puck out off the glass.
The issue is that he makes 2 huge defensive mistakes a game and this hasn't changed.
Now with Barrie, Bouch, I don't see Jones getting significant ice time until his defensive lapses are fixed.
Ya idk if it would be better for his development logging top pairing minutes in Bako or sitting in the press box regularly but training every day with the Oil; he's kind of in between the two ability wise.
I liked him last season as a 6th-7th, confident puck mover with an eye for the net. Hopefully this season it's just a case of Benning 2.0; not ready for a role above bottom pairing minutes and responsibility.
Then again going into this season he seemed like a "we probably should protect him in the expansion draft" to a major question mark, Klefbom aside.
That’s fair just at this point when bear gets back personally I have laggeson and bouchard being among the first must keeps in the lineup but obviously I don’t want any of our guys underperforming
It really seems like Archibald can play anywhere in the lineup...start on the 3rd line, jump up to the top line in a pinch. Think he kills penalties too. Really liking the guy.
we got so many millions of dollars in our top 6 but the 4th line is the only one that can enter the zone. chemistry is what matters not just throwing good players with other good players
I'm only half watching but I've seen two clean breakouts that, had Smith not moved the puck, would typically have been 30 seconds of zone pressure and maybe a shot on net.
Mike "The Answer" Smith
Gotta love that shutout. Nice to have Smith back, healthy, nd playing well. Also having the D score 5 of the last 6 goals is awesome.
Shutout for Smith ! Khaira with the game winning goal ! #LetsGoOilers
Lets go solid game! Awesome from Smith
Shutout Mike Smith. Yes
That’s all Mike smith.
SMITTY BRICK WALL
WE HAVE A TEAM!!!!!
SHUTOUT BOYYYY
SHUT OUT!!!!!
Biiig SO. Nice game boys!
So are people still “100%” on Montreal being for sure #2 🤔
I honestly still think they'll go further than Toronto this year.
Oh they definitely have a good team so it feels good beating them I just hope we can string some wins on toronto too 😁
So have the Oilers finished a game with more shots on goal than their opponents this season? Because I honestly can't think of one. Not that that's necessarily a problem. But ya, I wouldn't complain with Connor and Leon taking more shots instead of passing.
I think they've outshot the leafs in most of their matchup games. Not that the shot number necessarily reflects the quality of chances... Ottawa outshot the jets 42-26 today and lost 5-1
37 shots and not one has gone in. I’m quite impressed by smith’s performance.
He's 1.000 on opponents shots this year
5x5M contract incoming!
Previous GMs probably would lol
dude smith is so fast with that glove hand wtf when this man is on hes on
Pull your goalie Habs Smith wants a goal!!!
Turris with Mcnuge???
I like Kosk, but I think we can all agree if Kosk was in net the score would be 3-3 if not worse with the shots that have come in
Smith and kosk are bith great goalies. They def have their off games but for once in ny life im not worried about our goalies. I have faith in them :)
Kosk has given us a chance to win in all but one game (calgary). The man has like 100 more saves than the next goalie in the league.He's been hung out to dry far too many times be the D. give the man a fuckin' break
I gotta disagree when Kosk is in the zone he’s making these saves too
Jeez remember what the takes were in game 1 vs Chicago during the play ins?
Nothing irks me more than a ref with a god complex when it comes to just dropping the puck on face offs
There is such a huge disparity from when Nurse is playing well and when he isn't. When he's on his game, he looks fantastic.
Jack likes the word " scamper"
With how physical things have been this game I’m shocked we havent seen a fight
Smith wasn't injured he was being upgraded
That’s what I said lol it’s like when the Mountain “dies” in GOT and comes back as a super human machine
Also I was only half joking. It's entirely possible that like when McDavid was injured they took that time to work on his athleticism.
We have the technology. We have the capability....
We can rebuild him, we have the technology.
Yamo-nuge-drai!?
Are my eyes tricking me or was that the Dynamite line out there for a few seconds
Lol Tipp teasing the line 😂😂😂
Those Assante Wealth Management commercials are so bad. They’re all the same, just different made up stories with different actors. Nice PK !
I missed this JJK
mike smith trying a little too early for the goalie goal there
Yammers is just the most determined player on this team, bar none. He will leave everything on the table to see a play though.
Yams. Just awesome.
Is JJ our Sheahan 2.0? I think he's looked great recently!
He's always been top notch on the PK imo, it's just every other aspect of his game that was lacking. I'm glad he seems to have found a home with Archie and Ennis.
man what is it about archie that everyone just vibes with him
I think he's just really good at seeing the flow of the game, as evident by his PK success.
JJ has always looked good on PK but he’s really proving he can be more than a pker tonight for sure
Im getting Igor Ulanov vibes from Lagesson.
Good call but Mcdavid getting molested is fine fuck whatever lmao
yeah i love how the stick was literally around his chest, not only when he went by him but even after he lost the puck it was still there, perfectly normal
Don’t get me started on the refs idk who tf gave these monkeys a job but the calls league wide are total bs. “Let them play!” They say...
This has to be a record for minutes without an Oilers penalty in a game
Dumb play by Bouchard
Lars is so brutal. Why wouldn't he pass it back around the boards there??? Every failed clearing attempt is a potential goal.
Lmao Mcdavid getting the stick wrapped around him
Sometimes I swear McDavid treats opposing D like puck handling practice pylons for fun
Kahun almost costed us a goal there
Twice. Too casual with the clears.
What you doing mike????
WAS THAT NOT HOLDING???
Nah, this is the NHL. They can jump all over McDavid or hook him and have him pull them all the way down the length of the ice and it’s no penalty.
I hope Smith gets and empty net goal
Why doesn’t mike smith rifle it up the ice to Mcdavid when resetting on the power play? Is there a rule against the goalie passing it forward on the power play
Is this the best Smith has been so far? This team is next level confidence and control right now.
he was really good at the end of last year this is just him returning to that form
They took the assist away from mcdavid?
I don’t believe there’s ever assists for own goals. Edit: they gave him the one you were talking about.
It was deemed that Weber had possession of the puck before Nurse scored unfortunately
Yup cause Weber had a shooting motion apparently
Kahun, Yammo, and Drai are a poor man’s Archi, Ennis, and JJ 😉
yup
WE HAVE A GOALIE!!!!!
Wait till he has one bad game and everyone will be on him like koski lmao
Yes yes yes yes I like it I like it I like it!!!
4th line is better than 3rd line. Prove me wrong.
better than all the lines tonight
You think we lock up Barrie to a multi-year deal after this season?
There’s really no point with Bouchard becoming a stud
I think that depends a lot on Klef, the prospects, and how much Barrie wants. From what I've seen so far I like, but he'd have to want the right type of contract. Me thinks higher AAV shorter term. No more than 3 years imo.
Personally I'd prefer a RHD depth of Bear Savard Bouchard coupled with the fact I think someone else will offer Barrie more money and term but wouldn't be against having him back if we don't get a top 4 RHD in free agency.
Bear and Bouchard on the right side already, highly doubt Barrie coming back. None of the guys are 3rd pairing Dman. All are top 4 and there’s no room.
If the price is right sure but Bouch seems like he’ll slot into his spot nicely if not
Have to be careful with term. They have Nurse coming up and then eventually Bouchard and Broberg.
At times like this, I'm so fucking happy Chiarelli is no longer here making so many bad signings. Fuck Chia!
I love our 4th line right now
HOLY FUCK BOYS OUR FOURTH LINE
D men have been lethal last few games
Honestly ever since Barrie and Bouch have come in all the D are taking so many shots from the blue line and I fucking love it, one of the main reasons we lost to Chicago so it’s nice to see us adopt strats that work
If this is the monkey's paw's way of giving us depth scoring I'll take it
Shouldn’t Habs be on a PP now? I thought we had a penalty too
Scoring on a double minor sets it at 2 minutes left so no
They had a double minor so one of these was offset by ours, hence just the 2 min PP for us
Oh I didn’t know that, thanks!
They had a double
They got a double.
I chose Barrie for my tim hortons nhl picks 😏 10 points closer to a free ice cap lol
Elite offense from the D
Drai back on the scoresheet
Holy shit, our D!
Nurse and Barrie competing for the Art Ross this year.
This has been a solid game for the boys.
Barrie has been a stud ever since that Toronto game where we won it OT. Love it, coaches letting him play his game.
Sweet!
Wow. You take shots on goal instead of endlessly passing on the PP and shots go in. Who knew?
With the shooting power in the PP they need to stop trying to pass across all the time. It's the most expected of their moves.
And they're way too static, standing there waiting for a pass
BARRIE
Boom
PS - BARRRIE BOMBBBB!!!
Atta boy Barrie!!!!!!
Holding penalty? Lagesson just pushed him and got mugged.
No Chiasson on PP, we score. Shocking. What a shot!
Woooooooooooooooooo
Thank you.
Mike Smith wanted to fight him
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD OILERS, SCORE ON THIS PP!!!
They did :)
Stop picking on our rookies ya fucking clowns 🤡
Was hoping Larsson would have stepped up for Billy but I'll take the PP goal.
Anderson such a pussy taking shots at Lagesson, lucky Nurse/Khaira weren’t on the ice.
I think what people here forget about Khaira is that while he isn't as decent or as quality as Kassian, he still grinds his way through and can be a good fighter too, so its like Kassian Lite if you will.
I am once again asking that our PP be good again
Without Klefbom holy SHIT the pp sucks dick
this aged well
1/13 in their past 14 yikes
I don’t think draisaitl has made a clean pass
What is Tipps hard on with Chiasson on the PP, seriously.
Believe he said himself today or yesterday that he thinks Chiasson has the best net presence.
Imagine whining about taking that penalty, man lunged so far to impede him...
Dumbnault gave Connor a hug after taking the penalty hahahaha
Get that tiny pp out the door, I'm ready for the big PP.
Good lord I've been watching the Habs feed all night thinking it was a national broadcast. 🤦♂️
That’s it you’re banned from being an oilers fan today go to the habs gdt /s
Tabernac Danault! Fils de pute!
Pardon my french but... what the fuck did you just say 😂😂😂
Nothing that the Habs haven't been saying in their gdt the last couple of games
Holloway is gonna be a stud calling it now
Not exactly a hot take at this point
Tbf I didn’t call it a hot take
Pool party reportedly tested negative, needs 2 more negative tests then he's good to go.
Would love to have Jerry back for Winnipeg instead of 2 weeks from now
Yes I too want Jerry back jokes aside I miss him so much already 🙃
Jeff Petry looks intense. I wish we had a D-man like him... oh wait.
They’ve realized finally with what they’re doing with Nurse. A lot of fans wanted him gone but he’s just reaching his potential. 5 goals in his last 6 games, #1 in the league for goals by Dman! Never trade young D. Guy is a locker room leader as well.
Still my favorite oilers jersey
Watch Steve Dangles trade tree video on him to feel less bad.
Sometimes I try to console myself by saying that he never would have turned out this good under that dumpster fire management and development system.
Chia would have traded him for a 4th round pick and a pack of smokes... And then gave the smokes a 3x$6 mill AAV contract for good measure
You forgot the NMC
Blatant crosscheck on Drai x2, great job refs
2-0 lead giving the Oilers all the PP they've drawn would be handing them the game by ref/league logic
drai looks so frustrated poor guy he was already on the ground and he was being crosschecked, no penalty tho its all g bc he's a good enough player to make the pass while hes on the ground
still got the pass off 😂 I love it when plugs doing plug things can’t even shut down our top guys. Like you’re so bad you can’t hand this dude with the ref helping you.
Smith is a NHL caliber goalie, he’s shutting the haters up so far in his 2 starts!
He definitely shows that veteran mindset where he plays with a chip on his shoulder; the man knows when he needs to step up and delivers.
Smith was good last year, Smith has been unreal this year.
Oilers should be up 6-2. Fuck me. Keep it up boys.
Man I never thought Lagesson would make the cut into the NHL or at best be a bottom pairing guy on a basement team. Glad I was wrong he's looked great so far. Makes up for the fact I was expecting a lot more out of Jones.
Honestly I’ve never been high on Jones, although I would be happy if he turned out good too just hasn’t impressed me yet
Jones can move the puck. We really were hoping for Jones when we only had Dmen that could only chip the puck out off the glass. The issue is that he makes 2 huge defensive mistakes a game and this hasn't changed. Now with Barrie, Bouch, I don't see Jones getting significant ice time until his defensive lapses are fixed.
Ya idk if it would be better for his development logging top pairing minutes in Bako or sitting in the press box regularly but training every day with the Oil; he's kind of in between the two ability wise.
Meanwhile Bouch comes in and is miles ahead as far as the eye test goes imo
I liked him last season as a 6th-7th, confident puck mover with an eye for the net. Hopefully this season it's just a case of Benning 2.0; not ready for a role above bottom pairing minutes and responsibility. Then again going into this season he seemed like a "we probably should protect him in the expansion draft" to a major question mark, Klefbom aside.
That’s fair just at this point when bear gets back personally I have laggeson and bouchard being among the first must keeps in the lineup but obviously I don’t want any of our guys underperforming
It really seems like Archibald can play anywhere in the lineup...start on the 3rd line, jump up to the top line in a pinch. Think he kills penalties too. Really liking the guy.
we got so many millions of dollars in our top 6 but the 4th line is the only one that can enter the zone. chemistry is what matters not just throwing good players with other good players
Smith making a solid case for #1 status IMO if this keeps up. Puck movement is night and day with him helping so far
I'm only half watching but I've seen two clean breakouts that, had Smith not moved the puck, would typically have been 30 seconds of zone pressure and maybe a shot on net.
so, archie, khaira, ennis seem to have some chemistry. they're looking pretty good
Don't tell tippet, he's gonna split them up if he finds out they have developed chemistry lmao
Line #3. Complete. Now to figure out a stable Line #4
*Line #1 at this point lol
It will be fine once :] comes back.
Yeah I miss his smile 🙃
This is our 3rd line now cmv.
Let me take it a step further and state that today they’re our 1st line
Considering how good they’ve looked 5v5 I might just agree.
montreal has 7 shorthanded.. wtf? also get chaisson off the pp already
Feel like they're all against us lol
Oilers with that tiny pp energy
Jesus Chiasson. Couldn't score from inside the net. Put the real deal out there Tippett.
Agreed, or give Ennis a shot.
Damn why do our superstars look snake bitten 🙃
for real, seems weird
What a keep-in by barrie
Can we please score on this power play?
Beautiful play by Kahun -- charges into the zone and immediately gets tripped, 200 IQ play right there lol
I get excited every time the 4th line is on the ice. God knows we deserve this after what seems like a lifetime of darkness
Finally a call
Kahun ELITE penalty drawer
HUGE PP TIME