Just a bit of appreciation for Knob's leadership and stakeholder engagement/management style. I like that he answers questions practically but also guides the narrative to remain calm, clear headed, sure footed. Most importantly I think is the way he sets the tone of how players are spoken of and written about. Having your team's back like that is always one of the most effective ways to inspires others to give 110% freely. He also doesn't scoff at things he doesn't agree with. He acknowledges why those might be things people think of, but he doesn't let speculations and anxieties run rampant. Super important in this high maintenance fan base lol! And he treats the media and us fans like we are all on the team with the players. The Oilers have had some good coaches, but I don't think many with this particular leadership style. I'm by no means an expert in hockey or NHL though, so I could be wrong. Either way, the team is in good hands! Go Oilers!
No you are not an expert on hockey by any means , or you wouldnt have wasted your time. It is what it is. Yes we know you "could be" wrong....and "either way"...... nice doesnt win Stanley Cups.
@@BobsUruncle-dl7cs awe buddy, BIG feelings 😅 So fragile around people who know how to give kudos where it is due while acknowledging they aren’t an expert. Or is it that you are too insecure to admit that the rest of us know that you also are not an expert and furthermore would never deserve such kudos? EITHER WAY, my life is still marvellous despite your whining, but thanks for the chuckle there little guy 😂
@@BobsUruncle-dl7cs Yes yes, we get it, poor Bobby boy thinks it's scary when women talk. 😂 😂 Eh, go cry about it. No more attention for the incel, though. Have the day you deserve, little guy 😂
They’ve been the better team in both games so if they continue to play like this they’ll eventually take the series. They wasn’t going to sweep them so getting that first one is going to play dividends . Henrique should give them a boost hopefully Monday and of course home ice now. Go Oilers you got this 🤜🏻
Always remember that these experiences are what we build off of, they are character building moments. There are no real mistakes the first time round only decisions. Have no fear, follow your gut. Fortune favors the bold.
@@BoxxMasterr COME ON, MCLEOD SHOULD HAVE BEEN BENCHED AFTER GAME 7 WITH THE CANUCKS. MCLEOD SHOULD HAVE BLOCKED THE SHOT GAME 2 WITH STARS. COME ON, TIME TO PULL THIS A$$!!!!!!
@michaelsjarrett because Henrique can kill too and he is less a liability in the defensive zone. McLeod has had too many soft plays in the d zone in the last couple games. His confidence is low right now. Let him sit a game and reset.
@@BoxxMasterr You sit Carrick, you move Mcleod to the wing where he is and has been much more affective. Mcleod/Henrique/Foegle third line, Janmark, Ryan, Brown fourth line. And it's not that Carrick hasn't been good, but this is skating series. Mcleod sits when we play Florida
It was a soft goal, and Skinner lets wayyyy too many soft goals in... I am tired of hearing about how Skinner will have a bad game, and will always bounce back. DON'T HAVE ANYMORE BAD F*CKING GAMES is the answer. I don't care how well he played after the soft first goal went in, he should have never let that first goal go in. The second goal, that's a different story, but the first goal, DEPLORABLE... It's like Skinner is daydreaming out there sometimes. Enough of this B.S. about how Skinner always bounces back. STOP LETTING IN SOFT F*CKING GOALS FOR F*CK SAKES!!!!
@@bluethunder1951He means Skinner is consistently letting in the 1st shot. Because of this anomaly the Stars in 6. Not even Connor Mcdavids Team can spot an NHL Team the 1st Goal in a Playoff game. We thought we had the first goal against Monster killed when we adjusted away from the collapse defense. We thought that was a disease that hurt earlier Oilers Goalies during the Decade of Darkness and that we had cured it. Guess its a BadBug that just keeps coming back huh?
@@barryjgillis No kidding, I am tired of having sweet smoke blown up my Tailpipe by the Oilers P/R Convoy.....they sure invest a lot of time and money in their Propaganda Machine. With Dustin Schwartz giving Daily Updates from his Toy Phone to Mumford ego-petting the Mall its been a Headcase of a Season , the Oilers have an extremely hard time making or receiving accurate assessments of their performances....Knoblauch will 86 Skinner next year.
@@BobsUruncle-dl7cs game three, Oilers will adjust the first ten minutes to be more defensive, that will let them win next two games in Edmonton and finish them off back in Dallas if they stay healthy. Oil in 5 by most likely 6 at home.
I didn’t see Knobs pulling Skinner the 2nd game. So why would he? Skinner was just about the only player doing great the last game. He can’t be held accountable for what the rest of the team is doing” Not” doing
They all do. Vinny is as soft as sour cream and MacLeod is afraid of his own shadow. There's no excuse for the lack of physicality given when they play hard, they win. This has been a problem for a long time and couldn't be more obvious when McDavid is one of the leaders in hits...... The rest of the guys should be embarrassed.
@@RickL_was_here Harsh - remember game 5 against Vcr? What did they (Vcr) do? Any idea how much hitting anything that moves takes out of you? How did Vcr do in games 6 and 7? This ain't football - it's a 7 game (potentially) series and you have to pace yourself. We almost beat them and would've if Ott hadn't been standing on his head in the first period. We got the split, lets see how game 3 goes
Heres an idea....why not throw sand on the ice for 3 full periods instead of just the first 2 ....go All-In with no mistakes.... insert the MOST EXPERIENCED Veterans as per Games played ...no favorites.... TRUST the Vets like Papa Clutch....Dallas seems to thrive playing your current style so why not change the flavor?
We didn't even have the puck!.....Atleast have control of the puck first before pulling goalie!!! Who knows maybe we couldve tied it up!? like many teams have done in these playoffs and won it in the end. Coach Knob can't make mistakes like this going forward.
You always pull the goalie in that situation with that much time left, and sometimes more time left. The problem was the Oilers did not have 100% safe possession of the puck when Skinner was pulled. In hockey you always pull the goalie in this situation, but not until you have 100% safe possession of the puck, which the Oilers did not have when Skinner was pulled.
Coach the players need to shoot more from the blue line. Just like the Stars scored their goal. How come we dont do that too? The boys need to stop looking for the pretty play all the time. Get pucks on net , score garbage goals!! The refusal to do so might cost us in the end....Yeah, the boys need to shoot from everywhere and SCREEN the goalie! Also, Bouchard needs to shoot more on the PP, AGAIN, looking for pretty plays there too! JUST SHOOT!
This game is heavily dependent on strong goaltending, and Skinner is not demonstrating the necessary skills or resilience for the task. His performance so far indicates he may not be up to the challenge required at this level of play.
Knob, you have to make it a priority to get someone in front of Ottenger and make sure he is blinded on as many shots as possible. Its a war, its a battle, but it has to be done to win. Ottenger is a great goalie, as is bobrovsky, so make it happen, keep somebody right in front of that goalie and get more pucks in the net. Good luck!
Playing Micdavid 24 minutes and Draisaitl 23 minutes is just nuts this time of year and that is why between the 2 of them they had 2 shots with Micd having none of those. This coach is running these guys into the ice. Boochard had 27 minutes, who's watching the ice time for all these guys? Stevie Wonder? LOL, good recipe to lose.
Right. And the Stars are more than ready for those two guys..which is why role players make a postseason team..one of destiny. The other lines make the most of opportunities where the superstars are constantly being pushed shoved and knocked around.
@@mercywilliams2698 Yep so were the Kings and the Canucks. For some reason everyone thinks we are just those two players. From what I saw, we owned the Stars in the first period and game was over if Ott isn't standing on his head, and the goal we did score was from a 4th liner of all people. For sure we rely on them, but how is that different from any other team? All teams have 2 to 4 players they rely on to score on a regular basis. Our FOUR guys are Hyman, Hopkins, Drai, McD. I'm not worried, we needed to win one game in Dallas and we did, and we nearly won two games, we stayed step for step with them. Two very well played games by both sides - great series so far :)
Start Pickard to rest Skinner. Coffey, you need to work with Desharnais on his positional play. He always seems to be on the ice for an opposition goal. Nurse can not worry about where Desharnais is, he needs to know. Other than that, Go Oilers!
I would worry more about Deshernais using that big oversized stick illegally....he doesnt get a Hall Pass because of his size...and he is a Penalty Machine most nights. Im not sure why he was not attracting calls in the first 2 Series, but as we go deeper he is a massive liability he needs a very fast skating partner and hes getting it but needs another year to mature mentally .
@@humz403 You're telling me the first goal Skinner let in was playing great??? Skinner lets wayyyyyy too many soft f*cking goals in for my liking. I am sick and tired of Skinner letting in soft goals. Is he daydreaming out there??? The second goal I can understand. The first goal should have been saved. He was standing there like a piece of f*cking cardboard when the first goal went in. The rest of the game he played great, but he has to play great the entire game for f*ck sakes!!!!
Edmonton got lucky against Vancouver. Vancouver was playing a third string goalie and almost beat them. If Vancouver had Demko we would have beaten Edmonton in 4.
@@racialmilk8261 I’m not crying I’m proud we were very resilient. We never gave up. Just stating facts the only thing that can beat the Canucks is injuries.
@@mikesidhu3277ofc they used all the energy in a season just get where they are rn lols sometimes regular season doesn’t mean anything when it comes to playoffs 😅
Just a bit of appreciation for Knob's leadership and stakeholder engagement/management style. I like that he answers questions practically but also guides the narrative to remain calm, clear headed, sure footed.
Most importantly I think is the way he sets the tone of how players are spoken of and written about. Having your team's back like that is always one of the most effective ways to inspires others to give 110% freely.
He also doesn't scoff at things he doesn't agree with. He acknowledges why those might be things people think of, but he doesn't let speculations and anxieties run rampant. Super important in this high maintenance fan base lol! And he treats the media and us fans like we are all on the team with the players.
The Oilers have had some good coaches, but I don't think many with this particular leadership style. I'm by no means an expert in hockey or NHL though, so I could be wrong. Either way, the team is in good hands!
Go Oilers!
No you are not an expert on hockey by any means , or you wouldnt have wasted your time. It is what it is. Yes we know you "could be" wrong....and "either way"...... nice doesnt win Stanley Cups.
@@BobsUruncle-dl7cs awe buddy, BIG feelings 😅 So fragile around people who know how to give kudos where it is due while acknowledging they aren’t an expert. Or is it that you are too insecure to admit that the rest of us know that you also are not an expert and furthermore would never deserve such kudos? EITHER WAY, my life is still marvellous despite your whining, but thanks for the chuckle there little guy 😂
@@twinsong One word...Midol.
@@BobsUruncle-dl7cs Yes yes, we get it, poor Bobby boy thinks it's scary when women talk. 😂 😂 Eh, go cry about it.
No more attention for the incel, though. Have the day you deserve, little guy 😂
The Knob is an early riser. Hopefully he's a little wiser after that tender pull.
I have faith in the Knob.
@@mrfake675 He is a work in Progress and all arrows point up.
They’ve been the better team in both games so if they continue to play like this they’ll eventually take the series. They wasn’t going to sweep them so getting that first one is going to play dividends . Henrique should give them a boost hopefully Monday and of course home ice now. Go Oilers you got this 🤜🏻
😂 good one
Always remember that these experiences are what we build off of, they are character building moments. There are no real mistakes the first time round only decisions. Have no fear, follow your gut. Fortune favors the bold.
Cope
There can only be one.
Third line needs fixing!
bring in Henrique, Sit McLeod a game
@@BoxxMasterr COME ON, MCLEOD SHOULD HAVE BEEN BENCHED AFTER GAME 7 WITH THE CANUCKS. MCLEOD SHOULD HAVE BLOCKED THE SHOT GAME 2 WITH STARS. COME ON, TIME TO PULL THIS A$$!!!!!!
If we sit McLeod and Dallas scores a couple powerplay goals. Then what are you saying? Why break up a good thing
@michaelsjarrett because Henrique can kill too and he is less a liability in the defensive zone. McLeod has had too many soft plays in the d zone in the last couple games. His confidence is low right now. Let him sit a game and reset.
@@BoxxMasterr You sit Carrick, you move Mcleod to the wing where he is and has been much more affective. Mcleod/Henrique/Foegle third line, Janmark, Ryan, Brown fourth line. And it's not that Carrick hasn't been good, but this is skating series. Mcleod sits when we play Florida
So happy Carrick is in. He's been fantastic
Skinner is not consistent letting 1st shot in? Stars in 6.
You mean he’s used to letting in the early shots that positional control on the shooter he should have it, that first goal he should’ve had it.
It was a soft goal, and Skinner lets wayyyy too many soft goals in... I am tired of hearing about how Skinner will have a bad game, and will always bounce back. DON'T HAVE ANYMORE BAD F*CKING GAMES is the answer. I don't care how well he played after the soft first goal went in, he should have never let that first goal go in. The second goal, that's a different story, but the first goal, DEPLORABLE... It's like Skinner is daydreaming out there sometimes. Enough of this B.S. about how Skinner always bounces back. STOP LETTING IN SOFT F*CKING GOALS FOR F*CK SAKES!!!!
@@bluethunder1951He means Skinner is consistently letting in the 1st shot. Because of this anomaly the Stars in 6. Not even Connor Mcdavids Team can spot an NHL Team the 1st Goal in a Playoff game. We thought we had the first goal against Monster killed when we adjusted away from the collapse defense. We thought that was a disease that hurt earlier Oilers Goalies during the Decade of Darkness and that we had cured it. Guess its a BadBug that just keeps coming back huh?
@@barryjgillis No kidding, I am tired of having sweet smoke blown up my Tailpipe by the Oilers P/R Convoy.....they sure invest a lot of time and money in their Propaganda Machine. With Dustin Schwartz giving Daily Updates from his Toy Phone to Mumford ego-petting the Mall its been a Headcase of a Season , the Oilers have an extremely hard time making or receiving accurate assessments of their performances....Knoblauch will 86 Skinner next year.
@@BobsUruncle-dl7cs game three, Oilers will adjust the first ten minutes to be more defensive, that will let them win next two games in Edmonton and finish them off back in Dallas if they stay healthy. Oil in 5 by most likely 6 at home.
Pulling goaltender is a suicide. We don’t wanna be on that side all the time. Good luck knob.. you got this.
Put henrique on 3rd line
I didn’t see Knobs pulling Skinner the 2nd game. So why would he? Skinner was just about the only player doing great the last game. He can’t be held accountable for what the rest of the team is doing” Not” doing
What has happened to the slap shot from the line ? Is it because they are worried about being without a stick?
Kaner needs to be moreeee physical
They all do. Vinny is as soft as sour cream and MacLeod is afraid of his own shadow. There's no excuse for the lack of physicality given when they play hard, they win. This has been a problem for a long time and couldn't be more obvious when McDavid is one of the leaders in hits...... The rest of the guys should be embarrassed.
@@RickL_was_here Harsh - remember game 5 against Vcr? What did they (Vcr) do? Any idea how much hitting anything that moves takes out of you? How did Vcr do in games 6 and 7? This ain't football - it's a 7 game (potentially) series and you have to pace yourself. We almost beat them and would've if Ott hadn't been standing on his head in the first period. We got the split, lets see how game 3 goes
When the Oilers came out hitting against Vancouver, the game wasn't even close. Not getting into this.
I would have been too embarrassed to show my face after that goalie pull. Total minor league move.
If it ain’t broken don’t fix it. Well as you said Knobs messed with our 3rd line he needs to keep it the way it was our first game with Dallas!
Heres an idea....why not throw sand on the ice for 3 full periods instead of just the first 2 ....go All-In with no mistakes.... insert the MOST EXPERIENCED Veterans as per Games played ...no favorites.... TRUST the Vets like Papa Clutch....Dallas seems to thrive playing your current style so why not change the flavor?
What the hell you thinking pulling Skinner with that much time left.
That was a brutal pull for sure.
They didn’t even have possession of the puck, and 60-90 seconds is plenty of time left being down only by one.
@@bluethunder1951 exactly, that's on the coach these boys were and are capable of tying the game.
We didn't even have the puck!.....Atleast have control of the puck first before pulling goalie!!! Who knows maybe we couldve tied it up!? like many teams have done in these playoffs and won it in the end. Coach Knob can't make mistakes like this going forward.
You always pull the goalie in that situation with that much time left, and sometimes more time left. The problem was the Oilers did not have 100% safe possession of the puck when Skinner was pulled. In hockey you always pull the goalie in this situation, but not until you have 100% safe possession of the puck, which the Oilers did not have when Skinner was pulled.
Check,check, check!
Coach the players need to shoot more from the blue line. Just like the Stars scored their goal. How come we dont do that too? The boys need to stop looking for the pretty play all the time. Get pucks on net , score garbage goals!! The refusal to do so might cost us in the end....Yeah, the boys need to shoot from everywhere and SCREEN the goalie! Also, Bouchard needs to shoot more on the PP, AGAIN, looking for pretty plays there too! JUST SHOOT!
What happened to Perry?
This game is heavily dependent on strong goaltending, and Skinner is not demonstrating the necessary skills or resilience for the task. His performance so far indicates he may not be up to the challenge required at this level of play.
Are they at the friggin rink already? Just the coaches?
Hotel probably. They are flying home right now.
Knob, you have to make it a priority to get someone in front of Ottenger and make sure he is blinded on as many shots as possible. Its a war, its a battle, but it has to be done to win. Ottenger is a great goalie, as is bobrovsky, so make it happen, keep somebody right in front of that goalie and get more pucks in the net. Good luck!
That’s hymans job!!
And Perry.
Let your boys Run Kris. Texas brought out Deschambeau and Kelce, .....Run the score board up....embarass them......Let your boys run....
Nobody asked him who’s decision it was to pull Skinner.
Mcleod Foegle line can't score no matter what either of them do
But their metrics arent that bad are they?
McLeod has been pretty disappointing these playoffs, wanting Foegel to get going!!
None of them can create a play coming out of their end, it’s dump and chase and the Stars know it.
Shoot to score don’t shoot at the goalie shoot where the goalie ain’t
Lace em up bud
I don’t think McDavid even knows how to shoot anymore. All he does is pass.
In close and under pressure to get a quick shot off it’s not always easy to fine the holes, so let rip and hope for a rebound.
Frickin snipe it ehh
Play as soft as butter, expect to lose. There's no excuse for what happened last night. None.
Worst goalie pulling I’ve seen this year, sad to watch
The Oils are going to the finals.
Playing Micdavid 24 minutes and Draisaitl 23 minutes is just nuts this time of year and that is why between the 2 of them they had 2 shots with Micd having none of those. This coach is running these guys into the ice. Boochard had 27 minutes, who's watching the ice time for all these guys? Stevie Wonder? LOL, good recipe to lose.
Drai has a busted up finger, from blocking a shot late in game 7 against Vcr.
Right. And the Stars are more than ready for those two guys..which is why role players make a postseason team..one of destiny. The other lines make the most of opportunities where the superstars are constantly being pushed shoved and knocked around.
@@mercywilliams2698 Yep so were the Kings and the Canucks. For some reason everyone thinks we are just those two players. From what I saw, we owned the Stars in the first period and game was over if Ott isn't standing on his head, and the goal we did score was from a 4th liner of all people. For sure we rely on them, but how is that different from any other team? All teams have 2 to 4 players they rely on to score on a regular basis. Our FOUR guys are Hyman, Hopkins, Drai, McD. I'm not worried, we needed to win one game in Dallas and we did, and we nearly won two games, we stayed step for step with them. Two very well played games by both sides - great series so far :)
Start Pickard to rest Skinner. Coffey, you need to work with Desharnais on his positional play. He always seems to be on the ice for an opposition goal. Nurse can not worry about where Desharnais is, he needs to know. Other than that, Go Oilers!
I would worry more about Deshernais using that big oversized stick illegally....he doesnt get a Hall Pass because of his size...and he is a Penalty Machine most nights. Im not sure why he was not attracting calls in the first 2 Series, but as we go deeper he is a massive liability he needs a very fast skating partner and hes getting it but needs another year to mature mentally .
Vinny thinks he's playing peewee... Afraid to hit. His soft play is inexcusable given his size.
Horrible idea, don't sit Skinner when he's playing great.
@@humz403 You're telling me the first goal Skinner let in was playing great??? Skinner lets wayyyyyy too many soft f*cking goals in for my liking. I am sick and tired of Skinner letting in soft goals. Is he daydreaming out there??? The second goal I can understand. The first goal should have been saved. He was standing there like a piece of f*cking cardboard when the first goal went in. The rest of the game he played great, but he has to play great the entire game for f*ck sakes!!!!
McDavid just a average player
Stars are the better team they take the series. Oilers fans are already using excuses. "Bad ice" "flu" "schedule" ..oof
Crying about refs classic pp merchants
Edmonton got lucky against Vancouver. Vancouver was playing a third string goalie and almost beat them. If Vancouver had Demko we would have beaten Edmonton in 4.
Keep saying anything to cope my brother, enjoy the golf season. Your team lost and is irrelevant at this point unfortunately.
@@racialmilk8261 yea we almost beat you without two of our star players.
@@mikesidhu3277 keep crying bud
@@racialmilk8261 I’m not crying I’m proud we were very resilient. We never gave up. Just stating facts the only thing that can beat the Canucks is injuries.
@@mikesidhu3277ofc they used all the energy in a season just get where they are rn lols sometimes regular season doesn’t mean anything when it comes to playoffs 😅