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Post by happyhappy on Nov 7, 2021 7:28:53 GMT -7
It's still pumping through my veins. So fun. Really like how Lowetide poetically summed up McD's magical goal. To quote: "It might be the best goal I’ve ever seen. When you add up the drama of the moment, remember Connor McDavid’s clear irritation on the brilliant Mika Zibanejad 5-4 goal, then the way he set his jaw and tore a hole in the space-time continuum starting at the Rangers blue line, this was majesty at a supernatural level. In a career where impossible becomes commonplace, that goal was beyond comprehension. Give the poets two centuries, maybe they’ll find the words. For the rest of us, we were witness to true greatness in Edmonton last night. Shocking."
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Post by windsoroiler on Nov 7, 2021 8:37:41 GMT -7
Does not feel as good with the Lames beating them 6-0 and the Nucks beating them too.
With that said gonna keep it real.
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Post by happyhappy on Nov 7, 2021 10:38:01 GMT -7
Does not feel as good with the Lames beating them 6-0 and the Nucks beating them too. With that said gonna keep it real. Disagree. The fact the flames and nix beat the Rangers too takes nothing away from how truly awesome this goal was (for me anyway), especially at that moment in that particular game, imo. We only control what happens in our games, we won this game in crazy comeback fashion, and Connor scored a phenomenal goal on a monumental night. I'll take it with open arms.
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Post by windsoroiler on Nov 7, 2021 14:42:08 GMT -7
Does not feel as good with the Lames beating them 6-0 and the Nucks beating them too. With that said gonna keep it real. Disagree. The fact the flames and nix beat the Rangers too takes nothing away from how truly awesome this goal was (for me anyway), especially at that moment in that particular game, imo. We only control what happens in our games, we won this game in crazy comeback fashion, and Connor scored a phenomenal goal on a monumental night. I'll take it with open arms. The point I was making is that we have not beaten one of the better teams yet. So to take things in stride, that's all.
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Post by Marshall Bruce Mathers III on Nov 7, 2021 17:02:52 GMT -7
Disagree. The fact the flames and nix beat the Rangers too takes nothing away from how truly awesome this goal was (for me anyway), especially at that moment in that particular game, imo. We only control what happens in our games, we won this game in crazy comeback fashion, and Connor scored a phenomenal goal on a monumental night. I'll take it with open arms. The point I was making is that we have not beaten one of the better teams yet. So to take things in stride, that's all. We've played and beaten a top 5 team in the league this year.
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Post by fogolin2 on Nov 7, 2021 19:28:13 GMT -7
Disagree. The fact the flames and nix beat the Rangers too takes nothing away from how truly awesome this goal was (for me anyway), especially at that moment in that particular game, imo. We only control what happens in our games, we won this game in crazy comeback fashion, and Connor scored a phenomenal goal on a monumental night. I'll take it with open arms. The point I was making is that we have not beaten one of the better teams yet. So to take things in stride, that's all. Can only play the teams on the schedule. As of now, we are "one of the better teams"
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Post by happyhappy on Nov 8, 2021 6:37:37 GMT -7
The point I was making is that we have not beaten one of the better teams yet. So to take things in stride, that's all. Can only play the teams on the schedule. As of now, we are "one of the better teams" Yep. We are doing just fine vs the better teams that we've played so far. vs teams top 10 we are 3-1-0 (woulda/shoulda/coulda beat Philly) vs teams 11-21 we are 2-0-0 (stopped Preds 4 game win streak) vs teams 22-32 we are 4-0-0 It has been a bit of a lighter schedule to start and we have taken full advantage. Big road trip coming up.
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Post by windsoroiler on Nov 8, 2021 7:15:37 GMT -7
In 6 or 7 out of our 10 games we have played backup tenders. Several times we played teams on back to backs or 3 in 4 nights. Playing teams with some of their better players out with injury. It has been a lighter schedule. Until last game, all the games prior were 35-40+ shots against. Great we are finding ways to win, just not the best recipe for success.
Again facing Detroit next, their 3rd game in 4. It's an advantage and we should have a little more juice. Yes we have played 3 good teams but most of the time we have some advantage one way or another.
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Post by neufab94 on Nov 8, 2021 8:32:20 GMT -7
A great comeback win this is important for the entire team to recognize that they are never out of it, especially after seeing McDavid dance 4 guys. Truly a thing of beauty.
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Post by drtaf on Nov 8, 2021 9:09:58 GMT -7
In 6 or 7 out of our 10 games we have played backup tenders. Several times we played teams on back to backs or 3 in 4 nights. Playing teams with some of their better players out with injury. It has been a lighter schedule. Until last game, all the games prior were 35-40+ shots against. Great we are finding ways to win, just not the best recipe for success.
Again facing Detroit next, their 3rd game in 4. It's an advantage and we should have a little more juice. Yes we have played 3 good teams but most of the time we have some advantage one way or another.
This is true, but as others have pointed out, the points are worth same now as in March-April so "make hay while the sun shines" comes to mind. Also, last I checked we played 82 games in exact same amount of time as the rest of league and in case of other pacific teams, play the exact same opposition. So somehow, somewhere down the line, it is all go to even out and maybe we should all keep this in mind if/when do end up going through a "rough patch"? All that counts is the total after 82 games and after that, it means J.Shiite once playoffs start. I'm not 100% sure how the schedule is decided, i do know it's pretty complicated and includes input from all 32 teams and takes into account the various other uses of the stadium as well. So the fact we started with a "good schedule" means someone in oilers planning/management who took care of this, should be getting some well deserved kudos, while other teams planners should get shitted on. One thing i do know is: the NHL sure as fluck didn't give us an easy, early season schedule because they like us!!!! And in all honesty, sometimes what looks like an "easy schedule" can sometimes become a nightmare. for example: Eastern teams who were marking down "the alberta road trip" as a soft touch this season may have to re-evaluate?
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Post by pillotte on Nov 8, 2021 10:33:56 GMT -7
Does not feel as good with the Lames beating them 6-0 and the Nucks beating them too. With that said gonna keep it real. Not sure if you have had the experience of sitting on the bench and doing nothing for about an hour before. I have and the legs go dead, there isn't a lot of energy in them. That's exactly what happened with the Oil until midway through the game. Then as Drai said to one of the Rangers "hold on we're coming". When was the last time you saw McD mishandle so many pucks or the timing for passes was way off. The Flameouts nor the Nuckers had to sit through an hour of nothing before they played. You really feel it in the legs and need something to excite the "juice" as PJ's goal started to then the crowd took over and the energy and excitement was there. Enjoy the ride instead of a constant criticism IMHO
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Post by Bronco73 on Nov 8, 2021 12:17:10 GMT -7
Does not feel as good with the Lames beating them 6-0 and the Nucks beating them too. With that said gonna keep it real. Not sure if you have had the experience of sitting on the bench and doing nothing for about an hour before. I have and the legs go dead, there isn't a lot of energy in them. That's exactly what happened with the Oil until midway through the game. Then as Drai said to one of the Rangers "hold on we're coming". When was the last time you saw McD mishandle so many pucks or the timing for passes was way off. The Flameouts nor the Nuckers had to sit through an hour of nothing before they played. You really feel it in the legs and need something to excite the "juice" as PJ's goal started to then the crowd took over and the energy and excitement was there. Enjoy the ride instead of a constant criticism IMHO add to that you have a team that played the lowly canucks only to lose in overtime, then get a healthy lead against one of the leagues current top teams only to blow that lead and lose in overtime after a massively deflating highlight reel goal from McDavid making their entire line look like keystone cops. They went to Calgary completely deflated. Then in Calgary they get their first and only goal called back on an offside after the player that scored it got boo'd by the entire crowd every time he touched the puck and lifted his hand to his ear to rub it in to that same crowd. It was a devastating roadie for the Rags, they just gave up.
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Post by sharptooth on Nov 8, 2021 12:48:31 GMT -7
In 6 or 7 out of our 10 games we have played backup tenders. Several times we played teams on back to backs or 3 in 4 nights. Playing teams with some of their better players out with injury. It has been a lighter schedule. Until last game, all the games prior were 35-40+ shots against. Great we are finding ways to win, just not the best recipe for success.
Again facing Detroit next, their 3rd game in 4. It's an advantage and we should have a little more juice. Yes we have played 3 good teams but most of the time we have some advantage one way or another.
Thanks for ruining my day!
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Post by fogolin2 on Nov 8, 2021 13:02:11 GMT -7
Does not feel as good with the Lames beating them 6-0 and the Nucks beating them too. With that said gonna keep it real. Not sure if you have had the experience of sitting on the bench and doing nothing for about an hour before. I have and the legs go dead, there isn't a lot of energy in them. That's exactly what happened with the Oil until midway through the game. Then as Drai said to one of the Rangers "hold on we're coming". When was the last time you saw McD mishandle so many pucks or the timing for passes was way off. The Flameouts nor the Nuckers had to sit through an hour of nothing before they played. You really feel it in the legs and need something to excite the "juice" as PJ's goal started to then the crowd took over and the energy and excitement was there. Enjoy the ride instead of a constant criticism IMHO Home teams almost never win the games with those big ceremonies beforehand, for this exact reason.
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Post by igibb on Nov 8, 2021 13:21:21 GMT -7
Bottom line is this team has to get better 5 on 5 or they will not get out of the first round of the playoffs. Obviously a long ways to go to work on that but they cannot rely solely on the powerplay to bail out their mediocre even strength play all year long and then expect success come playoff time. It has killed them the last two years. It's awesome they are piling up the points using it to their advantage but my fear is they get in the rut of using it as a crutch.
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Post by Marshall Bruce Mathers III on Nov 8, 2021 13:51:22 GMT -7
Bottom line is this team has to get better 5 on 5 or they will not get out of the first round of the playoffs. Obviously a long ways to go to work on that but they cannot rely solely on the powerplay to bail out their mediocre even strength play all year long and then expect success come playoff time. It has killed them the last two years. It's awesome they are piling up the points using it to their advantage but my fear is they get in the rut of using it as a crutch. We're not doing too bad 5 on 5. We have 23 even strength goals, and the top team has 27.
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Post by igibb on Nov 8, 2021 13:59:21 GMT -7
Bottom line is this team has to get better 5 on 5 or they will not get out of the first round of the playoffs. Obviously a long ways to go to work on that but they cannot rely solely on the powerplay to bail out their mediocre even strength play all year long and then expect success come playoff time. It has killed them the last two years. It's awesome they are piling up the points using it to their advantage but my fear is they get in the rut of using it as a crutch. We're not doing too bad 5 on 5. We have 23 even strength goals, and the top team has 27. And that top team has allowed 16 to our 21. We are basically a break even team 5 on 5. We are 20th in the league at 5on5 GF%
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Post by Marshall Bruce Mathers III on Nov 8, 2021 14:02:52 GMT -7
We're not doing too bad 5 on 5. We have 23 even strength goals, and the top team has 27. And that top team has allowed 16 to our 21. We are basically a break even team 5 on 5. We are 20th in the league at 5on5 GF% Fair point.
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Post by igibb on Nov 8, 2021 14:06:26 GMT -7
And that top team has allowed 16 to our 21. We are basically a break even team 5 on 5. We are 20th in the league at 5on5 GF% Fair point. Don't get me wrong winning is what is important right now and we are doing that but we are so heavily reliant on the PP that it is going to be trouble come playoff time if we don't get better 5 on 5 when those PP chances vanish.
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Post by Marshall Bruce Mathers III on Nov 8, 2021 14:10:02 GMT -7
Don't get me wrong winning is what is important right now and we are doing that but we are so heavily reliant on the PP that it is going to be trouble come playoff time if we don't get better 5 on 5 when those PP chances vanish. I agree. I think our 5 on 5 goals against will decrease as the year goes on. Bouchard is going to improve more and more as the year goes on. I think our D over all is going to get better. They'll tighten up (hopefully).
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