NHL 23: Broken Sternums and Broken Dreams

[Yorick]

Refs inserting themselves into the game unnecessarily

 

[Brandon Wilson]

Refs inserting themselves into the game unnecessarily

I don't care either way, as long as it's consistent. Call them all, or let them play. But don't call one, and not another. Good game so far.

 

[Bojka]

Pickard is in lmao... enough trying to pep talk Skinner into playing decent. They're playing hard ball now. I guess they realize it isn't working.

 

[Sivo The Ram]

Do people get their hats back?

do people in nashville get their catfish back?!

 

[BEAST]

Oilers fucking suck. Enjoy the next round Canucks.

 

[Bojka]

Oilers fucking suck. Enjoy the next round Canucks.

I actually think the Oilers have played decent tonight. But they hit too many posts and Skinner sucks too much.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Cole is a legend.

 

[Brandon Wilson]

Oilers fucking suck. Enjoy the next round Canucks.

They have 1 line, and no golie. Regardless of what happens this round, they aren't winning the Cup. What do they do in the off season? Aquire a goalie? Are there any good RFA/UFA goalies available this summer? Has Skinner even had a save % over .800 this series?

 

[BEAST]

They have 1 line, and no golie. Regardless of what happens this round, they aren't winning the Cup. What do they do in the off season? Aquire a goalie? Are there any good RFA/UFA goalies available this summer? Has Skinner even had a save % over .800 this series?

That Nurse contract makes sure the team is handcuffed forever.

 

['Rocky']

Not a good look for wonderboy tonight. Just a bad night all around.

 

[Rawex]

They have 1 line, and no golie. Regardless of what happens this round, they aren't winning the Cup. What do they do in the off season? Aquire a goalie? Are there any good RFA/UFA goalies available this summer? Has Skinner even had a save % over .800 this series?

Murray and Samsonov

 

[idrankyourbeer]

im fuckingdrunk

 

[idrankyourbeer]

refs were bullshit again. fuck them

 

[Bojka]

They have 1 line, and no golie. Regardless of what happens this round, they aren't winning the Cup. What do they do in the off season? Aquire a goalie? Are there any good RFA/UFA goalies available this summer? Has Skinner even had a save % over .800 this series?

Actually no. Over 3 games, his save % is .793. He lets in almost every scoring opportunity and even some that aren't.

With regard to the Oilers having only 1 line, they out shot the Canucks 45 to 18 and look superior outside of goaltending. It's really just amazing that the Canucks 3rd string goalie is better than Skinner. With quite a bit of help from the post in last night's game.

I guess Silovs is just playing with no pressure since everyone expects him to be bad and Skinner is a choke artist.

I have no idea who's available, but anyone would be better than Skinner. Choking is probably the worst quality you could have as an athlete. This is 2 years in a row (the only 2 years he has played) that he is much worse in the post season than the regular season and that isn't something that gets better in my experience.

edit: "Sportlogiq counted the high-danger scoring chances at 24-10 in Edmonton’s favour, the expected goals 5.42 to 2.56 for the Oilers."

As Skinner falters in Game 3, Oilers can't continue to lose goaltending battle to Canucks

The pedigree of Edmonton’s offence would not have any Oilers fans concerned about eventually solving Arturs Silovs, as well as he has played. But it all comes apart if the goaltending isn’t there.

www.sportsnet.ca

That's probably being generous with the scoring chances for both teams, but basically the Oilers dominated outside of goaltending.

The Canucks aren't looking better than anyone expected outside of I guess Silovs. They aren't winning either. I think they would get routined by either Dallas or especially the Eastern Conference finalist and their only hope to make the finals would be the Avalanche with Georgiev playing as abysmally as Sinner has.