McLeoud is a 4th line player, but gets put on the 2nd and 3rd line just because of his speed. He doesn't have the shooting, accuracy, phyisicality or IQ
Eckholm writes a cheque to take a big hit, to give us a 2 on 1, resulting in a goalt. Ekholm skate pass to keep the puck in o-zone resulting in a goal. Ekholm has that big wrinkly sexy brain, and his body has to cash those cheques
Full team effort. I think the Oilers under Woody or Tippett would have folded after the tying goal. Kudos to Knoblauch and the players for sticking with it and scoring the go-ahead goal and not allowing the Canucks to deflate them! Pickard, great win for his first of his playoff career ❤ Give Bouchard a blank cheque! LETS GO OILERS! 💙🧡
I like the way things are going, but they bounced back like this under Woody too. My mind goes to the 130 foot bedshitting performed by Mike Smith in I think game four of the BOA where Nuge bounced back and scored the winner.
That was a good pick Leon with hollo and Kane.. we need to win the game5 and game6.McDavid will win the game5 for Oilers. And game6 is the full team effort. LFG🎉
It was nice to see a real, live goalkeeper in the goal! Picard's game is great, he wants to play hockey, he moves great, he was very good. Skinner should not appear in the gate anymore, no last-ditch attempts. Skinner put the team in a very difficult situation. Picard is the best element in the car that goes for the cup. He came out under such pressure of responsibility and did a great job.
Great game! Defence played better than recent games…now they need consistency! If they are not doing the job, they need to be pulled and bring out Stetcher / Bromberg…there isn’t time
Never saw an emotional response by the coaching bench in my life. Kris took a page from RICK SLIME TOCCHET…must stop Hughes from creating plays. Stop garland …crash the net and stop Arturs Silovs…KANE WAS DOMINATING TONIGHT. Physical and on the prowl. Pick looked fantastic in net. LFG OILERS!!!! Just shoot the puck more. Be more aggressive and physical-see Kane hit on MEYERS…destroy Zadorov and Quinn Hughes …
Good in Kane hopefully by end he take zadorav out of game he too big towers Mayer on his face 4 minutes penalty but they killed oilers Kane can be big affected on playoff last year Kane big impact on la serious
Unless he's trying to keep Canucks coach guessing who will be their goalie tomorrow... there's no way you put back in Skinner IN VANCOUVER after Pickard's performance. Skinner has zero confidence and Pickard just got that W playing well, you play him until you lose at least 1 game... plus crowd will chant Skinnnnnnnnnner after getting pulled and get in his head from the start. BAD move if he goes back with Skinner but I think he just doesn't want to tell the Canucks yet who's playing.
Pickard hasn't played two full games in a row all season, so I think even if he wasn't trying to keep Vancouver guessing, he wouldn't confirm the starter until after doing a thorough check-in and making sure Pickard is physically ready. I agree that that's the move though.
If you think one main line can go to round 3 , then its already over. look at woody last years playoff lines.he wasn't wrong it will make or break the competence .
In the playoff all you need is two solid lines with two solid sets of defense and a goalie who stands on his head..they don't have the players to do that unless they catch lightning in a bottle and they play above they're heads in the upcoming days / weeks
Big Vin Desharnais has to utilize his size and hitting capacity more than he has shown...he needs to be an intimidation factor in his defensive zone..I see him "floating" with one hand on the stick and seemingly not sure where to go when the offensive is coming on strong against him. Footspeed is needed for him to get on the heavy checking opportunities where he should be laying on solid hits along the boards and in front of the net.. he needs to up his nastiness and try to match Nurse in aggression. Hoping to see Perry slam in some goals.. he takes a lot of beatings and I wish him the best to ring up some points for his sacrifices.... same for Kane ..two guys who really lay it all out on every shift
Having two relevant lines is important. Superstars make others around them better and 97 and 29 dont really make each other better 5 on 5. Kane, RNH, and Holloway are all much more relevent when they are playing with one of them.
Knoblauch said Leon put the line together. I don't think a coach should publicly admit something like that, and keep that sort of thing behind the doors.
That's not what he was saying... He listed two guys who were fresh, then added Leon as the third on the line. He is not saying Leon put that line together.
Hey Kris, great to see u putting Picks in net. Please please keep him in net! Picks earned it tonight! Now could u please take Ceci out for upcoming games? Please replace him with Stecher or Broberg... I don't hate Ceci, just his performance has been either invisible or terrible on ice. Turnovers and can't get the puck out... Anyway, G4 wild W! LFG Oilers! Two Game Winners from Bouch is AWESOME! Go Oilers Go! 🔵🟠
** First, its not all on goalie ! ** Vancouver players rushing in have TO PASS - ** 5 OILER PLAYERS ** - BEFORE goalie SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PLAY. ** DEFENSE AT THE BLUE LINE RUSHING IN, IS A BIGGER ISSUE THEN goalie PERFORMANCE ... PERIOD **
What dissappearance?! He has well over a point per game in these playoffs, 1 point shy of Colorado's point leaders, not to mention all the other things he does on the Ice, you have been watching stoned or what?!
At least Pickard moves. Skinner literally didn't move on two goals. That is a mental thing. Probably the worst indicator of where he is at right now. To play Skinner is a gamble now at this point.
@@Gbruntis agreed. I never see skinner as our #1 guy based on his last year’s playoffs performance. Not just mental, his athleticism is not the greatest either. He always has slow reflexes and he’s rigid. If he tries to make a split, his groin will tear. I always see him being overhyped by the media because he’s a local boy and he’s still young. His supporters will soon run out of excuses for him when he gets older and still play at this level.
Have confidence in your ability to shoot, you didn’t reach this level on just skating fast, so go out there and get involved in the physicality of the game
Thank Kris for switching to Pickard in net. OMG ! I wish Pickard could be in net for the whole series against the Canucks. Then after put Skinner back in net if Oilers make it to the 3 round.
It’s Pickard’s net now. Stick with him till the end. We’re done with Skinner’s experiment. Do you want to win the cup or gamble on his fragile confidence right now?
@@safikyle1 if you consider last year playoffs him getting suspended. Cambell looked good in the playoffs but didn't get played. We get past Vegas we might have won the cup. How many times nurse has flubbed and scored on his own net key times. His contract is almost double Campbell's. I unno lol. Maybe I rly don't like the guy hahaha.
@@Jessefsjp and they’re in the drivers seat going into game five, and if they win it’s Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey time back in Edmonton on HNC, hope it’s an early start.
I think it was more of a team effort. And Pickard deserves another start for sure.
Great effort today by Picks, kudos to Knob for going to him
Really happy for Holloway, he has improved since coming back and shows so much competitiveness.
McLEOD HAS GOT TO STEP UP. Holloway looked great with LEON AND KANE
I think Holloway will develop into a really good player, lots of upside and skill.
McLeod has to head to the net when he has the puck. Don’t overthink it.
I like the Holloway and drai part. and I thought McLeod was okay too 👌🏼but yea I’ll like to see him get one thou
McLeoud is a 4th line player, but gets put on the 2nd and 3rd line just because of his speed. He doesn't have the shooting, accuracy, phyisicality or IQ
he gets all this speed, blows past guys and then is like "oh I dont know what to do now"... im like DUDE SHOOT
Eckholm writes a cheque to take a big hit, to give us a 2 on 1, resulting in a goalt. Ekholm skate pass to keep the puck in o-zone resulting in a goal. Ekholm has that big wrinkly sexy brain, and his body has to cash those cheques
He's a very smart and and sexy player for sure!
Great win Oilers. Picks played a solid game. Deserves to play another game.
Full team effort. I think the Oilers under Woody or Tippett would have folded after the tying goal. Kudos to Knoblauch and the players for sticking with it and scoring the go-ahead goal and not allowing the Canucks to deflate them!
Pickard, great win for his first of his playoff career ❤
Give Bouchard a blank cheque! LETS GO OILERS! 💙🧡
I like the way things are going, but they bounced back like this under Woody too. My mind goes to the 130 foot bedshitting performed by Mike Smith in I think game four of the BOA where Nuge bounced back and scored the winner.
@@noahbiehler3181 that's very true!
Ceci struggled out there. Thankfully Kris made the decision to split 25 and 5, but maybe it's time for him to take Ceci out.
Yep, could give Stetcher a look next game.
@@nahguo3k Yep. Or Gleason.
Broberg?
That was a good pick Leon with hollo and Kane.. we need to win the game5 and game6.McDavid will win the game5 for Oilers. And game6 is the full team effort.
LFG🎉
It was nice to see a real, live goalkeeper in the goal! Picard's game is great, he wants to play hockey, he moves great, he was very good. Skinner should not appear in the gate anymore, no last-ditch attempts. Skinner put the team in a very difficult situation. Picard is the best element in the car that goes for the cup. He came out under such pressure of responsibility and did a great job.
Great game! Defence played better than recent games…now they need consistency! If they are not doing the job, they need to be pulled and bring out Stetcher / Bromberg…there isn’t time
Never saw an emotional response by the coaching bench in my life. Kris took a page from RICK SLIME TOCCHET…must stop Hughes from creating plays. Stop garland …crash the net and stop Arturs Silovs…KANE WAS DOMINATING TONIGHT. Physical and on the prowl. Pick looked fantastic in net. LFG OILERS!!!! Just shoot the puck more. Be more aggressive and physical-see Kane hit on MEYERS…destroy Zadorov and Quinn Hughes …
Good in Kane hopefully by end he take zadorav out of game he too big towers Mayer on his face 4 minutes penalty but they killed oilers Kane can be big affected on playoff last year Kane big impact on la serious
"RICK SLIME TOCCHET". Jesus. He's a great coach, has never thrashed any player, has always been respectful. You come across..........dumb.
Big win tonight! Let’s Go Oilers
Unless he's trying to keep Canucks coach guessing who will be their goalie tomorrow... there's no way you put back in Skinner IN VANCOUVER after Pickard's performance. Skinner has zero confidence and Pickard just got that W playing well, you play him until you lose at least 1 game... plus crowd will chant Skinnnnnnnnnner after getting pulled and get in his head from the start. BAD move if he goes back with Skinner but I think he just doesn't want to tell the Canucks yet who's playing.
Pickard hasn't played two full games in a row all season, so I think even if he wasn't trying to keep Vancouver guessing, he wouldn't confirm the starter until after doing a thorough check-in and making sure Pickard is physically ready. I agree that that's the move though.
If you think one main line can go to round 3 , then its already over. look at woody last years playoff lines.he wasn't wrong
it will make or break the competence .
Did Perry play? I didn't notice him
he has been a non-factor all playoffs.
He was there for the photo opp with Boeser. I call that a contribution.
Im just trying to figure out why would you let Derk Ryan take that faceoff draw, i know he is good but Leon is the best on the team, that puzzled me
That Picard start took guts
Leon with holloway and Kane fogel - second line
still need more fr mcleod, forgele,perry.. meaning the 3rd line.. they have not done much..
Need Henrique back
In the playoff all you need is two solid lines with two solid sets of defense and a goalie who stands on his head..they don't have the players to do that unless they catch lightning in a bottle and they play above they're heads in the upcoming days / weeks
Downtown Edmonton popping off sounds like.
What?
Big Vin Desharnais has to utilize his size and hitting capacity more than he has shown...he needs to be an intimidation factor in his defensive zone..I see him "floating" with one hand on the stick and seemingly not sure where to go when the offensive is coming on strong against him. Footspeed is needed for him to get on the heavy checking opportunities where he should be laying on solid hits along the boards and in front of the net.. he needs to up his nastiness and try to match Nurse in aggression.
Hoping to see Perry slam in some goals.. he takes a lot of beatings and I wish him the best to ring up some points for his sacrifices.... same for Kane ..two guys who really lay it all out on every shift
Keep these lines together, and play Pickard again.
Having two relevant lines is important. Superstars make others around them better and 97 and 29 dont really make each other better 5 on 5. Kane, RNH, and Holloway are all much more relevent when they are playing with one of them.
Knoblauch said Leon put the line together. I don't think a coach should publicly admit something like that, and keep that sort of thing behind the doors.
That's not what he was saying... He listed two guys who were fresh, then added Leon as the third on the line. He is not saying Leon put that line together.
@@andresanor8663 Right, makes more sense when I watch him instead of just listening while doing something else.
Hey Kris, great to see u putting Picks in net. Please please keep him in net! Picks earned it tonight! Now could u please take Ceci out for upcoming games? Please replace him with Stecher or Broberg... I don't hate Ceci, just his performance has been either invisible or terrible on ice. Turnovers and can't get the puck out... Anyway, G4 wild W! LFG Oilers! Two Game Winners from Bouch is AWESOME! Go Oilers Go! 🔵🟠
I personally prefer Carrick on 4th line C, he would bring more aggressiveness and more physicality to handle Nucks D men's body checks.
@@michaelliu5770yes but hes also a liability for penalties as well. But he did great on the first few games.
If Derek Ryan didn’t take that faceofff then we wouldn’t have to fight to break that tie
** First, its not all on goalie ! ** Vancouver players rushing in have TO PASS - ** 5 OILER PLAYERS ** - BEFORE goalie SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PLAY. ** DEFENSE AT THE BLUE LINE RUSHING IN, IS A BIGGER ISSUE THEN goalie PERFORMANCE ... PERIOD **
Holloway was excellent
I think Chris needs to work with the team a little more We did alright you guys we just need to fit Wednesday series and remove on
GREAT GAME OIL, WAY TO GO KANE PLAY THEM VANCOUVER PLAYERS HARD
Oilers need confidence in their D zone.
Sit CECI OR NURSE USE BROBERG AND STECHER
Pickard number 1 star tonight
Thank goodness RNH scored and came back from the disappearance
He has 11 points in 9 games
What dissappearance?! He has well over a point per game in these playoffs, 1 point shy of Colorado's point leaders, not to mention all the other things he does on the Ice, you have been watching stoned or what?!
Omg where would our pk be with out him? He's putting up points and shutting down on the pk! Dude shut up
Stick with Pickard. Don’t go back to Skinner! I rather use Campbell if I really have too
At least Pickard moves. Skinner literally didn't move on two goals. That is a mental thing. Probably the worst indicator of where he is at right now. To play Skinner is a gamble now at this point.
@@Gbruntis agreed. I never see skinner as our #1 guy based on his last year’s playoffs performance. Not just mental, his athleticism is not the greatest either. He always has slow reflexes and he’s rigid. If he tries to make a split, his groin will tear. I always see him being overhyped by the media because he’s a local boy and he’s still young. His supporters will soon run out of excuses for him when he gets older and still play at this level.
Have confidence in your ability to shoot, you didn’t reach this level on just skating fast, so go out there and get involved in the physicality of the game
Thank Kris for switching to Pickard in net. OMG ! I wish Pickard could be in net for the whole series against the Canucks. Then after put Skinner back in net if Oilers make it to the 3 round.
It’s Pickard’s net now. Stick with him till the end. We’re done with Skinner’s experiment. Do you want to win the cup or gamble on his fragile confidence right now?
petterson gonna be worst contract in nhl
Have you forgotten about Nurse?
@@troybaier5460 Nurse is by far the worst contract in the NHL.
@@Gbruntis Huberdeau? Dubois? Campbell? Vlasic? All much worse.
Tocchet has put some weight on his shoulders. Now the Oilers have to pile on and keep hitting Petterson, to see what he's made of.
@@safikyle1 if you consider last year playoffs him getting suspended. Cambell looked good in the playoffs but didn't get played. We get past Vegas we might have won the cup. How many times nurse has flubbed and scored on his own net key times. His contract is almost double Campbell's. I unno lol. Maybe I rly don't like the guy hahaha.
Leon D should have taken the face off not Derek ryan in that late third period. Maybe the CANUCKS WOULD NOT HAVE SCORED THEIR 2ND GOAL
was already a long shift for Draisaitl and he had already taken two straight draws.
Keep a leash on " THE SLUG " Nurse and you'll do better !!!!!!!!!
CiCi went hard too
Were you watching the same game. He didn’t play well.
@@mikemck-ps8og he had a good hit in the north boards
@@mikemck-ps8og lighten up
Just gotta be honest. It wasn’t a great game for him. You gotta call it like you see it.
I’d rather be safe than sorry against this CANUCKS TEAM. Please no OT
LFG OILERS!!!!
Oilers won't make it past this round 😂😂😂😂
Put skinner in net so we can score goals lol.
We gonna be using our best goalie we need to win! You guys should too
Canucks played like absolute dogshit for 53 minutes and still almost won it. recoilers are toast if that's all they got
Oilers played like dogshit for 3/4 games and the series is still tied sooooo… 😂
@@Jessefsjp and they’re in the drivers seat going into game five, and if they win it’s Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey time back in Edmonton on HNC, hope it’s an early start.
Mann, this guy don’t give credit at all, it’s a one goal game lol
Game 3 was 1 goal game too 🤷🏼♂️ lol sometimes I don’t get you ppl 😂😂 fs
Why are you offended by this?
@@mitchstevens6008 Doesn't understand playoff hockey. Just a keyboard warrior that HAS to say something inane.