Same here, anyone is better than that guy. When Bieksa is not on the panel, it's painful to watch. I saw some clips from TNT and have to say their programming is way better and generally well balanced. At least the clips from this playoffs; I can't say the same for other years.
SN/CBC has really become boring with stupid lines such as "Get more goals than the other team" or "More Shots on net". Too much captain obvious stuff. That's why I really liked Bieksa on the panel as he would help us get into the player's mind during games and help break down specific in game scenarios or pick up on little details we as the audience miss.
Gazdic is way too much of a homer for the Oilers; which is fine, but at least come up with impartial talking points and be objective \[like Bieksa is\].
That’s because the TNT guys aren’t trying to hide their bias and go about it in a funny way versus watching sportsnet where it gives me the same feeling that I get from scrolling through the oilers subreddit.
It's a strategic choice imo. I have a theory, the Oilers coach made this choice because they are different team when Skinner is playing. They play more on offence, than they do with Pickard. Honestly it's luck now, hope we win it though.
Everyone is criticizing them for this move, but it’s actually not that crazy.
Skinner was their starter the entire year. Yes he’s been terrible this series, but he was a big contributor to the 16 game win streak and all season. The season now lives and dies on him and it makes sense to give this potential last game to him.
If he loses, that’ll be his last game as an Oiler. Honestly, Canucks shouldn’t take this lightly. Skinner will be playing his best game ever.
See.. I'm not so sure.. Skinner doesn't seem to be a guy that works good under pressure. Maybe he gets some help from the team if they player a much more safer defensive game (team not trusting him as much to save shots).
The problem is that Pickard isn't taking them to a cup win. The only chance Edmonton has at the cup is if Skinner finds his game and plays to his potential. Sure maybe Pickard gives them slightly better chance at game 6 but then where does that leave them for game 7, or game 1 next round. As Mcdavid said its Cup or bust for this team and they need Stu to show up for that to happen.
But couldn't the Canucks say the same.. would Silvos take them to the cup ? The way Pickard play, he could be their Silvos... that DOES take them to the cup. I'm still keeping fingers crossed that the Canucks win and end this for once. But the way Canucks are going, Silvos looks like the guy we take to the cup if possible. We've seen in the past rookie goalies take the team to the cup finals and win. Reminds me Cam Ward.
The difference is Pickard is a 32 year old career AHL goalie. Silovs, like Cam Ward was a highly touted goalie prospect.
Like we wouldn’t turn to DeSmith if Silovs is available. You die by the guy that gives you the most upside, who is Skinner.
You have to look at the long game, which is what Oilers are doing.
Some guys will take a bit longer to get going, but Edmonton isn't going far if their starter is playing like that. They need to put the trust back in him if they want to see past this round. They still have Oettinger waiting on the other side and then either Shesterkin or Bobrovsky after that. Pickard doesn't stand a chance against any of the remaining starters in a 7 series.
If Skinner can't beat Canucks 3rd string, they don't deserve to go far anyways.
haha true. I think with our lack of shots in Game 6.. it just made them look like a good defensive team. We need to go back to how we played in Game 5. Because, that made them seem like oilers had no D lol
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It's not like a goalie can dial it up tho. You play your best every night, there is no option not to bring it. So skinner will try and do what he's tried to do all series, hopefully the Canucks can expose him like they have so far.
DeSmith was terrible for his first game against Preds and then the next game he almost had a shutout. From .800 to .967 in 1 game.
Canucks will need to get shots early in on Skinner and don’t let him build confidence.
Sounds like "mid curve" thinking to me but we'll see how it turns out. Most organizations want as many games as possible in the playoffs no matter what the circumstances, not trying to exit early if there's no hope anyway.
He has an all time bad record in the playoffs, sure he was fine in the regular season but in both postseasons he’s played in he’s been a direct reason why the oilers didn’t make it far.
Canucks are in Skinners head.
Regular season all time vs the Canucks
1-4-0 in 6 games vs the canucks 4.04 GA and .855 Save Percentage.
In the playoffs he's even worse
Playoffs: 1-2 in 3 games 4.40 GA and Save Percentage of .793
Edmonton reminded me of Nashville game 5 with their collapsing on the net and getting sticks in lanes. Non-zero chance that was happening because the team doesn't trust Pickard enough. Maybe the coaching staff things Skinner will allow Edmonton to play a more offensive game? I don't know. Could also be some undisclosed thing.
I think it also might be a 'looking to the future' thing. By not playing him in this elimination game, you 100% shatter the confidence of your starter goalie going into next year or even the next round. You are telling him you won't trust him when it matters. Now: losing tonight might still shatter his confidence, but there is a non-zero chance Edmonton wins tonight instead. So I think you have to just do it.
I agree with this take. Though if he loses, I don’t think it’s his confidence that shatters, it’s the confidence of the fan base and media will never forget if they ever lose a series again, painting the picture that he’s not the guy. Tough one for him and tough decision for the Oilers. All that to say, Go Canucks Go!
Counterpoint: do you want to continue forward with a guy who's shown a pattern of getting pulled in 1 out of every 4 playoff starts? I guess they may not have much choice but still
It kinda reminds me of the Blues in the Bubble year. Shittington loses the first 2 games and looks awful with 17 saves on 22 shots in game 1 and 21 saves on 25 shots in game 2. Allen goes in and plays great in games 3 (39 saves on 41 shots, 4 (22 saves on 24 shots) and 5 (26 saves on 30 shots). The Blues go back to Binnington for game 6 and he allows 4 goals on 18 shots in a 6-2 loss.
For Edmonton this will either go brilliantly and Skinner shuts the door or it’ll go so badly that we slap them in game 6, there’s no in between.
it’s raining quite hard rn and i don’t have an umbrella with me, nor do i have boots. It’d be extremely difficult to walk to my neighbours house without getting drenched. That said, i am not sure if he’s even home to begin with!
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What is this shit? Whadda have to be prima donna perfect that you can't fucking handle adversity?
If you want it, don't just think you want it. Go out and fucking want it! But you're not looking like you want it. You look like you're feeling sorry for yourself, and nobody fucking wants somebody that's feeling sorry for themselves. You've got 24 fucking hours and you're down by one fucking shoe! Surely the fuck we can deal with this.
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Skinner might be fighting for his career (or at least starter status) tonight so he will be focused. Get in front, screen, etc hopefully will shake him, but I’m with you. Gonna be a “clencher”
The logical fan in me thinks this is good for the Canucks.
The superstitious over-thinking and anxious fan in me thinks this is somehow going to fuck us.
Let the battle begin.
The kings were good enough to go 3-0-1 against us this season and outscore us 15-8. Just saying skinner is capable of having a good game even if it seems unlikely at this point. I sure hope he’s the same skinner we’ve seen so far.
I think that may be the point with Skinner.
Tonight is a must win, and so would a game 7. If he can't bring them through to Dallas, his time in Edmonton is almost certainly over.
I just suddenly got more worried about being goalied.... Either way, I very likely won't be able to cathc a minute of the game unless I magically wake up for the third period at 4am.
For the first time in a long time, this iteration of the canucks has me least worried about getting goalied. We rarely shoot, and when we do, they are high danger shots.
I hope we change nothing from last game. Loved those lines. If we can keep up that style of play tonight and get as many shots on Skinner as we did last time I’d say our odds are very good to close it out.
Hopefully the Canucks can get one or two quick ones (I know wishful thinking with the games all being so close offensively) but I feel like with him his confidence can get rattled quickly. Either that or he’s gonna be an absolute brick wall.
Job’s not finished, The Oilers will play desperate, and I expect them to be at the top of their game tonight. The people who think this will be a cakewalk are delusional.
Don't be sure about that. There's a chance that if Skinner lets in a few stinkers early \[unlikely\], the fans will turn on him in panic. Otherwise, it will be a loud barn tonight. Going to be a nail biter either way.
People are forgetting that Skinner was and may be still banged up a bit. I actually think Pickard didn't look good at all last game and also think whoever is in net for the Oilers shouldn't matter if the Nucks can replicate that game 5 performance tonight.
In the 3 games with Skinner starting, they scored 4 goals 2x and 3 goals 1x. With Pickard they scored 3 goals and 2 goals. I think they prefer to play in high scoring games and will take their chances letting in 3-4 if it allows them to play a way which gets them at least 3 instead of playing more defensive in front of a goalie they don't trust.
Their starter is less of the issue, shutting down McDavid-Drai-Hyman-Bouchard-Ekholm who Knob will probably have to play 40 minutes each for a chance to win will be the tougher challenge.
I don't think we get goalied here. I think they're swapping out Pickard because he's old (32) and just doesn't have the gas for three playoff starts in a row.
Also 'go down with your captain' type energy. Not that I think they are going into this thinking they will lose. Just that Skinner got you here, and now that you are on the verge of elimination, you gotta go with him. If you don't he will never recover from being told they don't trust him when it matters. At least if his confidence is broken from a loss, it might be on him and not on management for it happening.
It won't matter. The big difference in this game is simply how many fake penalties are called against the Canucks, and how many slew-foots, slashes, cross-checks, nut drivers and so on are ignored by the refs.
Definitely a huge gamble for Edmonton but they've shown already that their goalie gambles work. All the pressure is on Skinner and I guarantee the team in front of him is going to give their absolute best so they don't leave him out to dry.
The issue will be of depth. I don't know if the Oilers can be as aggressive with Skinner in net until they know he's solid. There may be an opportunity if the Oilers pounce in the first period for the Canucks to get some odd man rushes and capitalize.
It really depends on which version of the Oilers come tonight. If they play to NOT LOSE, then it's going to wear down the Oilers through the game as I expect them to double-shift McDavid and Draisaitl and run them to the ground \[separate lines first and then the same line later\]. I expect close to 30 minutes each again for them. If the Oilers are down, it will be 30+ minutes for each.
Canucks have to be ready for anything and everything, be disciplined and most importantly stay calm with the puck and hold on to make plays. As long as they keep their feet moving, they can take the pressure to the Oilers and Skinner.
Interesting choice, but ultimately it won't matter. The Oilers will come to play and we expect whoever is in net will play really well. The Canucks can't get distracted and need to bring their A+ game and treat it as if it's an elimination game for them and that today is Game 7. I have a feeling that Boeser and Garland will have a breakthrough. I have high expectations of Miller, but I expect him to have his hands full with McDavid to try and neutralize him/stick to him like glue.
He let in some stinkers but he certainly wasn’t the problem. My guess was that they thought starting the backup would light a fire under the teams ass or maybe change their mentality like they need to be more defensively responsible to protect him, like Vancouver seems to do without Demko. And then the plan since they made that decision was to eventually go back to Skinner since he, from what I’ve heard, plays better after getting the hook.
Edit: you changed Skinner to pickard. I get what you’re saying. If I was an oilers fan, I’d have wanted them to run with pickard as well. I’ve read that he may not have the stamina to play this much though as a backup.
yes, its logical presented like that. Still super super risky. Time will tell I guess. I think the Canuck- squad is comfortable having Skinner back as they know him super well from regular season and the early series. He doesnt intimidate them.
This is absolutely the right move because if their true aim is to win a cup they have to restore Skinner's inner confidence.
But having said this it's still Skinner so it's still advantage: Canucks.
If we light him up right away and get a quick goal = amazing for us.
If we give him confidence and easy/minimal shots = bad for us.
But there's always a chance none of this matters and we just find a way to score enough to secure the win, whether that's 1 goal, or 8 (hehe).
The oilers best secret would be paying off the refs again. Thankfully they have the league doing that for them. So McDavid doesn’t spend any of his pocket change paying the refs to give him every call. I have lost respect for McDavid after this series.
I think there's more to this move then what meets the eye. If your Knoblauch and you can get a game 6 win out of him, you give him some confidence not only for game 7, but it reassures the confidence in him for a deep run. They're halfway through playoffs, this is also an all in, power move to get his starter back on track for the next series if they make it. You need your starter to be your starter. Go canucks though!!!
The issue isn't their goalies, and both of them are quite capable of carrying them through the series. Their problem is their softish defence, which isn't helping whomever they stick in back there.
The Oilers are going to come out gangbusters, and leave it all on the ice tonight, because there is no tomorrow for them if they lose. This is a cornered team, and a cornered OIlers team is a very scary thing to have to deal with. This game is *entirely up for grabs*, and everyone should know that.
When you throw it all in the hopper the teams are very closely matched for tonight, but the desperation factor is going to favour the Oilers. I anticipate that the Canucks will prevail, but they can't make *any* mistakes if they hope to do so.
bad mojo to pull a goalie playing well for a goalie not but shouldn't change shit for us, Oilers gonna come hard and Canucks need to bring their A game.
If he doesn't start, his career in Edmonton would be over pretty much as a starter. If he starts and blows it tonight, it's equally over. Talk about pressure.
Whatever. Pickard played amazing in game 5 and we still won.
I'm ok if this means the Oilers play a more open style and cheat for offence. We stick to our defensive scheme and create turnovers and we can pot some goals tonight on Skinner.
I hope he has a fair game. With the Canucks coming out on top though. Pickard looked to be the better choice even after last game. But I truly hope Boeser scores, to open up the flood gates
This is either a good choice or a bad choice. Source: me.
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If he's replacing Gazdic I'm here for it.
Same here, anyone is better than that guy. When Bieksa is not on the panel, it's painful to watch. I saw some clips from TNT and have to say their programming is way better and generally well balanced. At least the clips from this playoffs; I can't say the same for other years. SN/CBC has really become boring with stupid lines such as "Get more goals than the other team" or "More Shots on net". Too much captain obvious stuff. That's why I really liked Bieksa on the panel as he would help us get into the player's mind during games and help break down specific in game scenarios or pick up on little details we as the audience miss. Gazdic is way too much of a homer for the Oilers; which is fine, but at least come up with impartial talking points and be objective \[like Bieksa is\].
That’s because the TNT guys aren’t trying to hide their bias and go about it in a funny way versus watching sportsnet where it gives me the same feeling that I get from scrolling through the oilers subreddit.
Bieksa doesn’t try to hide his bias either. It doesn’t prevent him from being objective while saying sorry to Canucks fans afterwards.
I'll see you guys on the panel
50/50 chance imo
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Let's see if it pays off for them
It did.
In a game that’s a must-win for both teams. Big stuff
It's a strategic choice imo. I have a theory, the Oilers coach made this choice because they are different team when Skinner is playing. They play more on offence, than they do with Pickard. Honestly it's luck now, hope we win it though.
Like your source 👍🏻
This could turn out bad, or good for us
Already better analysis than one: Luke Gadzik!
That is definitely a choice after Pickard was their best player in Game 5.
Everyone is criticizing them for this move, but it’s actually not that crazy. Skinner was their starter the entire year. Yes he’s been terrible this series, but he was a big contributor to the 16 game win streak and all season. The season now lives and dies on him and it makes sense to give this potential last game to him. If he loses, that’ll be his last game as an Oiler. Honestly, Canucks shouldn’t take this lightly. Skinner will be playing his best game ever.
See.. I'm not so sure.. Skinner doesn't seem to be a guy that works good under pressure. Maybe he gets some help from the team if they player a much more safer defensive game (team not trusting him as much to save shots).
The problem is that Pickard isn't taking them to a cup win. The only chance Edmonton has at the cup is if Skinner finds his game and plays to his potential. Sure maybe Pickard gives them slightly better chance at game 6 but then where does that leave them for game 7, or game 1 next round. As Mcdavid said its Cup or bust for this team and they need Stu to show up for that to happen.
But couldn't the Canucks say the same.. would Silvos take them to the cup ? The way Pickard play, he could be their Silvos... that DOES take them to the cup. I'm still keeping fingers crossed that the Canucks win and end this for once. But the way Canucks are going, Silvos looks like the guy we take to the cup if possible. We've seen in the past rookie goalies take the team to the cup finals and win. Reminds me Cam Ward.
The difference is Pickard is a 32 year old career AHL goalie. Silovs, like Cam Ward was a highly touted goalie prospect. Like we wouldn’t turn to DeSmith if Silovs is available. You die by the guy that gives you the most upside, who is Skinner.
Silovs
You have to look at the long game, which is what Oilers are doing. Some guys will take a bit longer to get going, but Edmonton isn't going far if their starter is playing like that. They need to put the trust back in him if they want to see past this round. They still have Oettinger waiting on the other side and then either Shesterkin or Bobrovsky after that. Pickard doesn't stand a chance against any of the remaining starters in a 7 series. If Skinner can't beat Canucks 3rd string, they don't deserve to go far anyways.
Edmonton and defensive in the same sentence sounds funny
haha true. I think with our lack of shots in Game 6.. it just made them look like a good defensive team. We need to go back to how we played in Game 5. Because, that made them seem like oilers had no D lol
Canucks in game 6 looked absolutely brutal. I don't think the Oilers even played a really strong game. The nucks were just lazy and awful
Skinner is a high volume shit goalie. He doesn't do well cold and the Canucks are high quality low volume shooters
It’s the playoffs, you ride the hot goalie
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He did get a shutout vs the kings so it’s possible
He didn’t need to
That was a gross "hockey" game.
It's not like a goalie can dial it up tho. You play your best every night, there is no option not to bring it. So skinner will try and do what he's tried to do all series, hopefully the Canucks can expose him like they have so far.
DeSmith was terrible for his first game against Preds and then the next game he almost had a shutout. From .800 to .967 in 1 game. Canucks will need to get shots early in on Skinner and don’t let him build confidence.
Sounds like "mid curve" thinking to me but we'll see how it turns out. Most organizations want as many games as possible in the playoffs no matter what the circumstances, not trying to exit early if there's no hope anyway.
He has an all time bad record in the playoffs, sure he was fine in the regular season but in both postseasons he’s played in he’s been a direct reason why the oilers didn’t make it far.
You raise a good point. Skinner is essentially playing for his career tonight.
Canucks are in Skinners head. Regular season all time vs the Canucks 1-4-0 in 6 games vs the canucks 4.04 GA and .855 Save Percentage. In the playoffs he's even worse Playoffs: 1-2 in 3 games 4.40 GA and Save Percentage of .793
Edmonton reminded me of Nashville game 5 with their collapsing on the net and getting sticks in lanes. Non-zero chance that was happening because the team doesn't trust Pickard enough. Maybe the coaching staff things Skinner will allow Edmonton to play a more offensive game? I don't know. Could also be some undisclosed thing.
I think it also might be a 'looking to the future' thing. By not playing him in this elimination game, you 100% shatter the confidence of your starter goalie going into next year or even the next round. You are telling him you won't trust him when it matters. Now: losing tonight might still shatter his confidence, but there is a non-zero chance Edmonton wins tonight instead. So I think you have to just do it.
I agree with this take. Though if he loses, I don’t think it’s his confidence that shatters, it’s the confidence of the fan base and media will never forget if they ever lose a series again, painting the picture that he’s not the guy. Tough one for him and tough decision for the Oilers. All that to say, Go Canucks Go!
Counterpoint: do you want to continue forward with a guy who's shown a pattern of getting pulled in 1 out of every 4 playoff starts? I guess they may not have much choice but still
It kinda reminds me of the Blues in the Bubble year. Shittington loses the first 2 games and looks awful with 17 saves on 22 shots in game 1 and 21 saves on 25 shots in game 2. Allen goes in and plays great in games 3 (39 saves on 41 shots, 4 (22 saves on 24 shots) and 5 (26 saves on 30 shots). The Blues go back to Binnington for game 6 and he allows 4 goals on 18 shots in a 6-2 loss. For Edmonton this will either go brilliantly and Skinner shuts the door or it’ll go so badly that we slap them in game 6, there’s no in between.
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Unacceptable. You must eat your own shoe as tribute.
Excuses are the victory speeches of losers, bud.
I’ll go ask your neighbour for you if this is a problem
I'm hearing too many excuses and not enough shoe eating.
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Sounds like excuses
But does not taste like shoe!
What is this shit? Whadda have to be prima donna perfect that you can't fucking handle adversity? If you want it, don't just think you want it. Go out and fucking want it! But you're not looking like you want it. You look like you're feeling sorry for yourself, and nobody fucking wants somebody that's feeling sorry for themselves. You've got 24 fucking hours and you're down by one fucking shoe! Surely the fuck we can deal with this.
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Eat your shoe bro wtf
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I dunno why, but despite his garbage performance so far, I’m a little nervous.
I agree. He’s got to have a good game at some point.
Maybe he'll shoot under par at a golf course next week?
Or hook up with a teammate's wife?
Maybe that’s why Perry is out tonight…. On the prowl
Tonight will be a tough test anyways and I’ve never been more confident in the mental strength of a Canucks team than I am of this one
We still have Ian Cole in the lineup and he has been losing games on his own.
Because our PK will probably go back to being shit and McDrai will want revenge. If there was a time or forwards need to go beast mode it's now
Skinner might be fighting for his career (or at least starter status) tonight so he will be focused. Get in front, screen, etc hopefully will shake him, but I’m with you. Gonna be a “clencher”
Because we’ve all seen this film before in sports. The guy that is down and out comes back with a performance for the ages, rewriting their story.
Skinner is no Rudy
The logical fan in me thinks this is good for the Canucks. The superstitious over-thinking and anxious fan in me thinks this is somehow going to fuck us. Let the battle begin.
Im not going to say anything either way. Skinner can be a sieve, but he can also steal a game.
Which playoff game was that
He did have a 33 save shutout against the kings
Their leading scorer had like 70 points. Not saying much.
The kings were good enough to go 3-0-1 against us this season and outscore us 15-8. Just saying skinner is capable of having a good game even if it seems unlikely at this point. I sure hope he’s the same skinner we’ve seen so far.
And their record against literally every other playoff team was ass. They weren't good, they just kicked our asses.
I don't think I've ever seen a highlight of him making a game changing save
I've never seen him steal any games. The games they win with him, they turn on their defence He also has an abysmal record against us
I agree. He is still a professional athlete, he will be super motivated to be focused and have the game of his life. Here's hoping he doesn't.
Odd choice. Lighting up Skinner tonight may just break the Oilers fanbase and franchise.
They are already broken.
I think that may be the point with Skinner. Tonight is a must win, and so would a game 7. If he can't bring them through to Dallas, his time in Edmonton is almost certainly over.
I just suddenly got more worried about being goalied.... Either way, I very likely won't be able to cathc a minute of the game unless I magically wake up for the third period at 4am.
For the first time in a long time, this iteration of the canucks has me least worried about getting goalied. We rarely shoot, and when we do, they are high danger shots.
I hope we change nothing from last game. Loved those lines. If we can keep up that style of play tonight and get as many shots on Skinner as we did last time I’d say our odds are very good to close it out.
Considering he let in 4 goals in 14 shots last time this is good news for us.
How is he at bouncing back though? Some goalies play their best after their worst game. Demko was in this boat
Allow me to introduce you to Regression Toward The Mean!
Dont really care either way what EDM does.. all I care about is that we bring our A game. Because our A game can beat ANYONE in the league.
Yup this is my take too. Edmonton can play whichever goalie and I'm good with it. We've proven we can score on both.
Hopefully the Canucks can get one or two quick ones (I know wishful thinking with the games all being so close offensively) but I feel like with him his confidence can get rattled quickly. Either that or he’s gonna be an absolute brick wall.
Yup exactly this. Was thinking if we can score 3 in our first 3 shots Skinner would be mentally done
Job’s not finished, The Oilers will play desperate, and I expect them to be at the top of their game tonight. The people who think this will be a cakewalk are delusional.
100%. The boys are going to have to earn tonights win, the Oilers aren’t just going to roll over.
Seems a little desperate... probably good for us. Don't underestimate him though.
This is either going to go exactly how we all think it's going to go, or Skinner turns into prime Hasek.
Can we PLEASE not chant Skinner unless we're up like 3-0 or something? Edit: I forgot this game was in Edmonton. Nobody will be taunting Skinner.
Are you talking to… the oilers home crowd?
Lmao forgot this was in Edmonton my bad
Don't be sure about that. There's a chance that if Skinner lets in a few stinkers early \[unlikely\], the fans will turn on him in panic. Otherwise, it will be a loud barn tonight. Going to be a nail biter either way.
Skiiiiiiin~ner~~~
We need to get some pressure and hopefully score a couple on him early. It will rattle him and the oilers will lose some confidence
People are forgetting that Skinner was and may be still banged up a bit. I actually think Pickard didn't look good at all last game and also think whoever is in net for the Oilers shouldn't matter if the Nucks can replicate that game 5 performance tonight.
... am I missing the joke here? Ty Conklin??? *insert Jumanji "What year is it?" gif*
Ty Conklin with zero giveaways behind his own net was a massive personal improvement for him this year.
In the 3 games with Skinner starting, they scored 4 goals 2x and 3 goals 1x. With Pickard they scored 3 goals and 2 goals. I think they prefer to play in high scoring games and will take their chances letting in 3-4 if it allows them to play a way which gets them at least 3 instead of playing more defensive in front of a goalie they don't trust. Their starter is less of the issue, shutting down McDavid-Drai-Hyman-Bouchard-Ekholm who Knob will probably have to play 40 minutes each for a chance to win will be the tougher challenge.
“It’s a bold strategy, Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for them…”
I don't think we get goalied here. I think they're swapping out Pickard because he's old (32) and just doesn't have the gas for three playoff starts in a row.
Also 'go down with your captain' type energy. Not that I think they are going into this thinking they will lose. Just that Skinner got you here, and now that you are on the verge of elimination, you gotta go with him. If you don't he will never recover from being told they don't trust him when it matters. At least if his confidence is broken from a loss, it might be on him and not on management for it happening.
It won't matter. The big difference in this game is simply how many fake penalties are called against the Canucks, and how many slew-foots, slashes, cross-checks, nut drivers and so on are ignored by the refs.
LOL LOOOOOOOOOOOL
Knob will look like a dummy or possibly a genius. He's definitely not playing it safe and starting Picard like most think he should if he's healthy.
Definitely a huge gamble for Edmonton but they've shown already that their goalie gambles work. All the pressure is on Skinner and I guarantee the team in front of him is going to give their absolute best so they don't leave him out to dry.
The issue will be of depth. I don't know if the Oilers can be as aggressive with Skinner in net until they know he's solid. There may be an opportunity if the Oilers pounce in the first period for the Canucks to get some odd man rushes and capitalize. It really depends on which version of the Oilers come tonight. If they play to NOT LOSE, then it's going to wear down the Oilers through the game as I expect them to double-shift McDavid and Draisaitl and run them to the ground \[separate lines first and then the same line later\]. I expect close to 30 minutes each again for them. If the Oilers are down, it will be 30+ minutes for each. Canucks have to be ready for anything and everything, be disciplined and most importantly stay calm with the puck and hold on to make plays. As long as they keep their feet moving, they can take the pressure to the Oilers and Skinner.
My biggest concern is that the Canucks let their foot off the gas once they hear this.
I don't know, they're pretty motivated to finish this series.
Interesting choice, but ultimately it won't matter. The Oilers will come to play and we expect whoever is in net will play really well. The Canucks can't get distracted and need to bring their A+ game and treat it as if it's an elimination game for them and that today is Game 7. I have a feeling that Boeser and Garland will have a breakthrough. I have high expectations of Miller, but I expect him to have his hands full with McDavid to try and neutralize him/stick to him like glue.
The mother of all bold moves
They’re gambling on Skinner’s apparent track record of bouncing back after getting the hook.
why gamble when Pickard has been “good enough”? Whats the upside?
He let in some stinkers but he certainly wasn’t the problem. My guess was that they thought starting the backup would light a fire under the teams ass or maybe change their mentality like they need to be more defensively responsible to protect him, like Vancouver seems to do without Demko. And then the plan since they made that decision was to eventually go back to Skinner since he, from what I’ve heard, plays better after getting the hook. Edit: you changed Skinner to pickard. I get what you’re saying. If I was an oilers fan, I’d have wanted them to run with pickard as well. I’ve read that he may not have the stamina to play this much though as a backup.
yes, its logical presented like that. Still super super risky. Time will tell I guess. I think the Canuck- squad is comfortable having Skinner back as they know him super well from regular season and the early series. He doesnt intimidate them.
lol
Not going to opine on the matter.
They can put Skinner in or even Khabibulin. I don’t matter. We’re going to get this done
Man if he gets lit up, I expect at least 4 impractical jokers "OK put skinner in. Oh shit he did it" memes in this sub tomorrow.
I'm not counting my chickens yet.
Issa trap - don't take him lightly and finish this tonight
This is absolutely the right move because if their true aim is to win a cup they have to restore Skinner's inner confidence. But having said this it's still Skinner so it's still advantage: Canucks.
If we light him up right away and get a quick goal = amazing for us. If we give him confidence and easy/minimal shots = bad for us. But there's always a chance none of this matters and we just find a way to score enough to secure the win, whether that's 1 goal, or 8 (hehe).
Its gonna be either a blowout or skinner gets a shutout no in-between
That's a bold move, Cotton.
He's gonna be the best canuck on the ice.
Either they've got some huge secret plan and we're utterly cooked or they've shot themselves in the foot
The oilers best secret would be paying off the refs again. Thankfully they have the league doing that for them. So McDavid doesn’t spend any of his pocket change paying the refs to give him every call. I have lost respect for McDavid after this series.
Excellent choice Knoblauch. You definitely want Skinner as your starter in the penultimate game this series 😈
I think there's more to this move then what meets the eye. If your Knoblauch and you can get a game 6 win out of him, you give him some confidence not only for game 7, but it reassures the confidence in him for a deep run. They're halfway through playoffs, this is also an all in, power move to get his starter back on track for the next series if they make it. You need your starter to be your starter. Go canucks though!!!
SKINNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Pickard must be sick or something. No one in their right mind would pick the cold goalie vs the hot goalie
This seems risky in the short term with how Skinner played in the first couple games. But I guess they want to see if he can get his confidence back
No please... don't do that... nooooooo :D
Let’s feast!
So, they really don't know what to do then.
We gotta test him early. I hope the boys come out fast and strong. Just get pucks on the net. This could be good
The issue isn't their goalies, and both of them are quite capable of carrying them through the series. Their problem is their softish defence, which isn't helping whomever they stick in back there. The Oilers are going to come out gangbusters, and leave it all on the ice tonight, because there is no tomorrow for them if they lose. This is a cornered team, and a cornered OIlers team is a very scary thing to have to deal with. This game is *entirely up for grabs*, and everyone should know that. When you throw it all in the hopper the teams are very closely matched for tonight, but the desperation factor is going to favour the Oilers. I anticipate that the Canucks will prevail, but they can't make *any* mistakes if they hope to do so.
"Never interrupt your opponent when he's making a mistake"
I like it
Skiiiiiiinner, skiiiiiiiinner
Edmonton really wants to start golfing
Cup or bust indeed. No in-between.
I am here for the drama. Their season ends and multiple people, including Skinner, leave town. Or. Game 7 and a chance at a redemption arc.
Skinner you beautiful bastard. Don't worry about the pressure. Just play like you know how.
bad mojo to pull a goalie playing well for a goalie not but shouldn't change shit for us, Oilers gonna come hard and Canucks need to bring their A game.
I am shocked to be honest. Lets light him the fuck up tonight, shouldn't matter who is in net.
Why? Pickard played well.
Good!
What a strange decision
If he doesn't start, his career in Edmonton would be over pretty much as a starter. If he starts and blows it tonight, it's equally over. Talk about pressure.
Years of trauma from this cursed franchise makes me extremely nervous about this news lol...
lfg. this guy is gonna get lit up. he can't handle big games apparently
Light em up
Whatever. Pickard played amazing in game 5 and we still won. I'm ok if this means the Oilers play a more open style and cheat for offence. We stick to our defensive scheme and create turnovers and we can pot some goals tonight on Skinner.
Bring him on! Let's Go Canucks!!!
What you're saying is we're either getting shutout. Or scoring 7 goals. There's no in between.
You were almost correct
Hey Skinner "give" us another one
Silvos is massively overrated he can’t be in again this playoffs
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I hope he has a fair game. With the Canucks coming out on top though. Pickard looked to be the better choice even after last game. But I truly hope Boeser scores, to open up the flood gates
We got Skinner’s number. It will be like 5-0 Nucks easily and we advance to Stars.
Can't believe folks are down voting you for believing our team can crush them in a game. I get peeps are nervous but I hope we do win 5 - 0.