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Rob Soria
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Rob Soria
@Oil_Drop
Author of Connor McDavid: Hockey's Next Great One, former Edmonton Oilers writer for Copper & Blue, The Hockey Writers and currently on hiatus, Music Lover 🎧🌱
Edmonton, Alberta Katılım Ekim 2011
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@CentristRadial Frankly, they can't afford to do it. They'll have good nights and bad nights but all that matters are the points.
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@Oil_Drop Agree. The Oilers are focused on making the playoffs. They don't really care about fan narratives.
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I genuinely can't believe how worked up Oilers fans and the local media about last night's game.
IMO, a solid showing against Tampa and the upcoming divisional games are of far greater importance.
People are reading far too much into what that Panthers game represented.
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@jaysay1977 They've been very average this year. As far as the division goes, it has been a joke.
However, there is one every year. This year it's the Pacific.
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@Oil_Drop It represents how average this team has been all year, No one should be surprised. Lucky their division is a joke
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@jimmathesonnhl Fair and it's all good. I just didn't view the Florida game as important as many did.
For me, it was just two points. You obviously want them but they division games are more important.
IMO, the Oilers focus is getting where they need to until 29 comes back.
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Sorry Rob. Appreciate your takes but not this one…
Rob Soria@Oil_Drop
I genuinely can't believe how worked up Oilers fans and the local media about last night's game. IMO, a solid showing against Tampa and the upcoming divisional games are of far greater importance. People are reading far too much into what that Panthers game represented.
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@monk3y_bizness With no Leon, I say the get at least six points out of the next five but I think there is a good chance they grab seven.
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@1331Brian I think they'll respond & be just fine from here until the end of season. They start playing for keeps in mid-April. That's when I expect this team to elevate.
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@CoffeeSacred @jimmathesonnhl I didn't say they had no chnaces, I said there was veey little to pick between the two teams through 40. We can sit here & say the looked slow & sluggish but again, they gave up very little. Oilers had chances but couldn't beat Bobrovsky.
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@Oil_Drop @jimmathesonnhl Gave up breakaway and there was no one within 6 feet of Greer in the front of the net on that tip. They looked slow and sluggish. Not one forward not on McDavid’s line had a shot on net through 40.
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you were watching wrong game, fella
Rob Soria@Oil_Drop
Another result where fans & media will shit on the Oilers for effort & god knows what else. Just like last year's final, you can't spot Florida 2 or 3 goals when, at worst, they should be up one or even. Getting the odd save is a must. Without them, the ask becomes a tad much.
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@lion_teaa I don't quite get this angle & I heard it repeatedly last night. Oilers already beat them this year and lost yesterday. Much like their two series, it's pretty tight between the two teams. Unfortunately, the Panthers won the two big ones. Winning last night won't change that.
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@Oil_Drop Yet the comments on forecheck of the other team.. it did cause issues. We seem to keep doing the same thing over and over and still can’t get pass the panthers
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This could be my favourite Knoblauch post game presser of the season. I knew he get asked the questions he did and he handled it perfectly. As I said earlier, that was a fairly even game. The puck didn't go in & they gave up next to nothing but... youtu.be/IHhtqwPDgzQ?si…
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@Oil_Drop I can’t do Henrique anymore.
Savoie - McDavid - Hyman
Podkolzin - RNH - Roslovic
Samanski - Dickinson - Jarventie
Jones - Lazar- Kapanen
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No sign of Frederic in the 3rd suggests he's likely out against the Bolts. Wouldn't be surprised to see Lazar get back in, as he's been practicing.
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Savoie - McDavid - Hyman
Podkolzin - RNH - Roslovic
Samanski - Dickinson - Kapanen
Jones - Henrique - Lazar
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Another result where fans & media will shit on the Oilers for effort & god knows what else.
Just like last year's final, you can't spot Florida 2 or 3 goals when, at worst, they should be up one or even. Getting the odd save is a must. Without them, the ask becomes a tad much.
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@moe99oilers I think he's going to be a useful B6 guy who will chip in a little bit of offence feom time to time.
At the moment, I have no doubt the ask is to be defensively sound & always on the right side of the puck. He does both very well. I like him quite a bit. There's a player there.
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@brightswc @kami4374 I wasn't suggesting there were none but there weren't many and they all went in. Again, not blaming the goalie but one extra save in the first, probably changes that game.
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@Oil_Drop @kami4374 Here is one obvious moment when a guy is left all by himself while 2 Oilers defenders are in la la land
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@Shashi20163108 @jimmathesonnhl To be fair, whenever I'm at a game they lose, the first thing I always hear in the crowd is complaints about their so-called effort. It never fails 😆
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@Oil_Drop @jimmathesonnhl It was a lifeless performance. People in our row, people in front of us, people behind us were all saying the same thing. And then I’m seeing comments on here and I’m seeing the media all saying the same thing. Highly unlikely we’re all wrong.
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@Shashi20163108 @jimmathesonnhl Believe me, I realize I'm in the minority on this one 😆
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@Oil_Drop @jimmathesonnhl That’s fine, Rob. Everyone has their own opinion. To me and many others it was clear and obvious it was a complete no show. Blatantly obvious.
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@Oil_Drop @jimmathesonnhl Was at the game the effort was absolutely putrid by the Oilers. This was a complete no-show by the team.
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@kami4374 Because that's how he creates what he does. In order to be that player, taking chances is part of the deal. If you're hoping for 97 to turn into Patrice Bergeron, you will be disappointed. How many games has Connor won for this team, this season? Same question for their goalies?
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Of course it would be great if he made the save. But McDavid has made too many giveaways like that in the last few games , tried to make something out of nothing and his hands seem to be off. He needs to be more patient . How about just not give away the puck in the first place. And then the mistake is amplified because the defencemen were playing too deep, thinking offence first instead of defence.
I didn’t see Florida give up any breakaways tonight.
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@brightswc @kami4374 Honestly, where were all these solid opportunities Florida had? Not blaming Ingram at all but part of the deal with a goalie, is making timely stops. They can happen whenever, as each game is different. He made a few in the 2nd against SJ that were huge. He made none tonight.
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