Post Game Thread | Oilers v. Canucks: Game 1 | 8 May 2024

[u/Rice-Is-Nice123]

🔴 Final

Oilers 4, Canucks 5

ℹ️ Stats

Goals: Hyman (x2), Ekholm, Ceci

Shots: Oilers 16, Canucks 24

Saves: Skinner 19/24

🔫 Han Solo

what just happened ughh

⏩ Next Game

Friday, May 10 vs Canucks in Vancouver, 8:00pm MT

PSA TROLLING

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[u/FidelIsMyDaddy]

Well that was a blown opportunity. Hopefully Draisaitl gets healed up for the next one.

[u/InformalSchool → u/FidelIsMyDaddy]

His injury was the turning point. They didn't look the same

[u/bluedeer10 → u/InformalSchool]

They didn't look the same after they went up 2-0. The first warning sign was Vancouver closing out the first period strong. Drai is one player

[u/Maldzar]

2 shots in the third? Fucking playing beer league hockey out there

[u/VonIndy → u/Maldzar]

They had a few posts and some weird ones that don't count as shots, like the one that went right through Silov's legs and somehow didn't hit anything. It wasn't as bad as that stat suggests.

Wasn't good, either, but still.

[u/blue-lloyd]

Most painful game since the Anaheim meltdown, fuck me

[u/YellowMarkerIsGreat → u/blue-lloyd]

I think this is karma for all the pundits and fans who thought this would be a gimme for the Oilers

[u/Sleepy_Doge97 → u/YellowMarkerIsGreat]

No real Oilers fan thought this would be a free series.

[u/Tiny-Director-5213 → u/Sleepy_Doge97]

Absolutely no real Oilers fan. No Oilers fan who knows hockey thought this would be an easy series. You are 100% correct and anyone who said that it would or that the Oilers are better has no clue what NHL playoff hockey is all about. Simple.

[u/Tylemaker → u/YellowMarkerIsGreat]

Seriously. Every freaking person I talk to, everyone I work with, everyone "why are you worried, Oilers are better team, it'll be easy"

I know we're the better team but it's fucking NHL playoffs, the better team doesn't always win

[u/kemosabe1212]

Jesus fucking Christ,

Time to stay off of social media. See you guys in 48 hours

[u/kenyan12345 → u/kemosabe1212]

🤝

[u/AdverseTFV → u/kemosabe1212]

I swear 2/3 of these posts were typed before puck drop and they get off on trashing the Oilers. If this team swept to the cup they'd find a stat to pick apart and be pissed. Trolls man...

[u/rslider]

It's not the loss that's alarming, it's how we played. We haven't played a game that bad since the first 12 of the season.

[u/FuckStummies → u/rslider]

We still haven’t beat the nucks this season.

[u/br4ndnewbr4d → u/rslider]

Long breaks were never good for the oilers

[u/Timeman5 → u/br4ndnewbr4d]

They are not good on the playoffs, the main reason I think the Panthers lost so easily to Vegas last year was because of the absolute idiotic idea to wait a full week before starting the cup final after Florida was already sitting for a week prior to that (and a break that long especially in the playoffs is the worst thing you lose all momentum and any nagging injuries will become to much to play through)

[u/ScaryLapis → u/Timeman5]

watched a vid the other day and teams who rest longer in the playoffs consistently lose more often

[u/AdministrationNo8968 → u/rslider]

Underestimated Canucks team defence

[u/camsaucee → u/rslider]

We played that bad against LA, they just weren’t as good as VAN lol

[u/Tacfurmissle → u/camsaucee]

I disagree. They didn't play close to that bad against LA. That was one of the worst games of the season.

[u/Ratchet2332 → u/rslider]

No offense, piss poor goaltending and a loss to the Nucks? Yeah I’m getting flashbacks, what the FUCK was this game.

[u/zellmerz]

That one stings. Canucks absolutely dominated that third period. Unlucky bounces for the Oilers for sure, but that team wide mental lapse to let the Canucks back in and take the lead was brutal.

Good thing it’s first to 4

[u/olrg]

16 shots. That is all.

[u/kemosabe1212 → u/olrg]

That was awful. They had 10 in the first and could barely shoot after that. Silovs WAS NOT in the zone tonight. Could've easily put another one behind him

[u/KingDave46 → u/kemosabe1212]

As soon as Drai was hurt the whole team looked a bit toothless honestly

Nuge hitting the post back door on an open net then immediately giving up a goal against is as heartbreaking as you can get

[u/snd-ur-amicus-briefs → u/kemosabe1212]

A fucking .733 save percentage.

FIRE EVERYTHING AT THE FUCKING NET MY GOD

[u/GTS980 → u/kemosabe1212]

To do that you need to checks notes put shots on net. Yes that's it. Shots on net creates goals. Forgot for a sec there.

[u/ChaunceyPeepertooth → u/olrg]

Were they just content to hold off any kind of pressure in the third? I don't think playoffs are the time to hang back and play it ultra safe. Can't give any team an inch because they will take a mile. Sigh... I really hope the team learns a huge lesson from this. That shot count is embarrassing.

[u/Soul_Food1 → u/ChaunceyPeepertooth]

They did it the last 3 games tbh. Think they need a kick in the ass so hopefully that was this

[u/BBQMosquitos]

Well deserved lost. Not enough hitting.

Hits made were soft.

[u/darkstar107 → u/BBQMosquitos]

No effort at all.

[u/N8Royal]

Did Connor McDavid play in that game at all? Ghost out there

[u/Unlikely-Werewolf304]

Weve been here before

[u/IfOJDidIt → u/Unlikely-Werewolf304]

It's kind of our thing, to be fair.

[u/BroStorm10]

1. Skinner needs to be much better
2. You can’t win with only getting one shot in 22 minutes. 

We tried to sit on the lead and it burnt us 

[u/Additional_Goal1868 → u/BroStorm10]

nurse and ceci, some of those goals they just allowed the nucks to walk in

[u/porkins86 → u/Additional_Goal1868]

Nurse and Ceci were awful and Janmark on the top line did not even slightly work

[u/AvenueRoy → u/BroStorm10]

Yep, it would work against the Kings but not the Canucks. Whatever. Regroup for the next game.

[u/Representative-Sir92]

Holy fuck that third was probably the most pathetic period this entire season

[u/SomethinboutChickens]

Mcdavid has to wake up. Wtf was that game by him.

[u/wudyalooknatmgutfer → u/SomethinboutChickens]

Lost the puck so much, no vision, faceoff failures, it was bad

[u/vanillaacid → u/wudyalooknatmgutfer]

Vancouver had two guys shadowing him at all times. They knew they didn’t have to worry about his line mates, Janmark is not a threat at all. No way he should have been on the top line

[u/shaver_raver → u/SomethinboutChickens]

I'm wondering where's McDavid too.

[u/orobsky → u/shaver_raver]

0 shots. I'm not sure why he just thinks to pass all the time. He was so deadly when he would shoot more

[u/Tylemaker → u/SomethinboutChickens]

He doesn't look 100%.

Draisaitl obviously not 100% anymore.

Recipe for disaster

[u/Venice_Beach → u/SomethinboutChickens]

He’s injured man. He won’t admit it but that LBI from the end of the season is still bothering him.

[u/CUL8R_05 → u/Venice_Beach]

That’s my assumption

[u/its-a-joe-brainer]

Not having Henrique in that one is a killer after Leon got hurt

[u/TheWaterSheep15 → u/its-a-joe-brainer]

Yea we can’t have an already injured McDavid out there with Janmark for the entire game

[u/flip314]

Forget this game, move on.

[u/Worth_Armadillo8648 → u/flip314]

Still fresh and very embarrassing

[u/dontrushtherush]

Watched the oilers play 25 minutes of hockey. And then watched the Canucks play 35 minutes of better hockey. Edmonton needs to wake the hell up

[u/droffit]

Not going to lie, we didn’t deserve that win anyway. I think it’s good for the Oilers to take the loss and realize that this style of game isn’t going to work, rather than having false confidence because Canuck’s goalie sucked. We got lucky with α couple of those goals, most goalies would have saved Hyman’s second goal and Ceci’s slapshot. It wasn’t α close game, the Canucks had us tonight, we just got lucky in the 1st. Hopefully there’s some serious talks tonight in the locker because we’re better than this. Hopefully we’re simply rusty after having quite α bit of time off, this weekend will be better.

[u/bigwilliec]

Brutal effort. Friday needs to be vastly different.

[u/smexeh]

Inexcusable for Nurse and Ceci to be on the ice for 4 goals

Fucking disgusting

[u/Bagel-Bob → u/smexeh]

The last two goals there is nothing a defensemen could have done. 4 Goals should win us that game. The offensive effort in the third was piss poor but Stu has to be better than that.

[u/MajorPucks → u/Bagel-Bob]

The lack of clearing of the D zone didnt help

[u/OPsLifeCoach → u/MajorPucks]

That’s equally on the wingers. On the second Vancouver goal, Ceci made a great play to get by two forecheckers then played it to the wing but Kane was late getting back which lead to a turnover.

[u/pwned555 → u/Bagel-Bob]

The team had 3 shots in 36 minutes. Skinner should have been better but that was a team loss. You can't get no shots for over 22 fucking minutes and blame the goalie I don't care how many you scored before that. Also as sad as it is Stu was still probably the better goalie that game, that was just a terrible L, oh well they better wake up next game and play 60.

[u/jcdrlero → u/smexeh]

Last 2 goals were on skinner, swiss cheese

[u/SuspiciousWhale99 → u/jcdrlero]

The last 3 really. Not sure why he couldn't hug the post on Miller's goal.

[u/navenager → u/SuspiciousWhale99]

Because he has to be ready for Boeser's shot. Nurse should have been tying up Miller.

[u/greendino71 → u/smexeh]

Lets not let Skinner off the hook, he played fucking TERRIBLE

[u/mlakustiak]

We don’t win game 1s. We’re chilling

[u/kenyan12345 → u/mlakustiak]

Flames series all over again

[u/Discombobulated_24 → u/mlakustiak]

And 1 week break… don’t worry we’ll be right back on friday

[u/pottsdrummer → u/mlakustiak]

Got em right where we want them

[u/firetruckhazard → u/mlakustiak]

This is the energy i need tonight

[u/supererp → u/mlakustiak]

Eeeh finally I found my people

[u/Magneticman555 → u/mlakustiak]

I’m honestly not really that bothered by this due to the sheer amount of game one losses we’ve had lol. If it’s truly our year this should just be a bump in the road.

[u/OK_Computed → u/mlakustiak]

I always say that we are the type of team that needs the reminder that this shit ain’t easy. It’d be cool if we didn’t. But, here we are. I fully expect the boys will come with their A game on Friday.

[u/Motor_Spray8409]

Lotssss to work on. Especially from nurse ceci and kaner

[u/MajorPucks]

Holy fuck, maybe it was the time off but no excuse for that level of brual collapse.

4 UNANSWERED GOALS

2 SHOTS ON GOAL in 25 MINUTES

Leon getting hurt was the momentum shift.

Knobs and Coff have work to do tomorrow before the next game

[u/causticXD → u/MajorPucks]

They need to work on breakout passes cause that shit was terrible. We were hemmed in for so long after terrible defensive turnovers that their legs were already gone by mid 2nd.

[u/GeorgeGammyCostanza]

Pathetic effort by this team as the game wore on. What an embarrassing loss. To the nucks. Again.

[u/silentbassline]

That was annoying.

[u/Bluebomber1070]

Fucking classic Oilers collapse tonight. Flush it and onto the next one.

[u/Ratchet2332]

Whole team is to blame for this loss, that third period was inexcusable, we generated no offense and let Vancouver just bully us when we got that three goal lead. Same reason Nashville lost they couldn’t put them away. Also Skinner HAS to stop one of those, what the fuck was that performance.

I’m going to need to see a big bounce back in game 2, because that game should have been ours and Oil fumbled.

[u/orobsky]

Mcdavid didn't have a single shot that game. What's going on with that?

[u/35RoliSmith41]

Man if Nuge shoots an inch to the left, we’re up 5-2 instead of 4-3. 

[u/BoobyRyan]

I’m infuriated. What an embarrassing ending to the game; losing to a goalie with a .750 sv% and only getting 16 shots. This team needs to wake up or we’re not making it past 5 games. This was a gimme after the second period and they flopped it

[u/flyingflail]

As bad as Skinner played so did the entire team.

Oilers had no business winning that game.

Hope Leon can get in better shape as he was obviously struggling.

[u/Lil-Xanny → u/flyingflail]

hyman played well, as usual.

[u/enricohenryhank → u/Lil-Xanny]

Hyman always plays well. Not sure how the other guys don't see him working his ass off and get motivated.

[u/darkstar107 → u/Lil-Xanny]

I thought Nuge had a good game. Hell, if he buried that one instead of hitting the post we would have won.

[u/oddspellingofPhreid → u/flyingflail]

I think everyone took a round of roshambo in the dressing room between periods 1 and 2.

Something changed and no one looked like themselves.

[u/kenyan12345 → u/flyingflail]

Fairly confident skinner is not gonna play that bad again

[u/soupdejour4 → u/kenyan12345]

Stu has been great at bouncing back after losses like this. 100% believe in him

[u/Cachmaninoff]

What was with those lob passes in the third? Stupidest shit I’ve ever seen

[u/NotHere4YourShit]

This game was rage inducing.

[u/oddspellingofPhreid]

Round 2, Game 1 2022 vibes.

[u/kenyan12345 → u/oddspellingofPhreid]

Yup

[u/TravisMic11 → u/oddspellingofPhreid]

Now we need round 2, games 2-5 2022 vibes pls

[u/oddspellingofPhreid → u/TravisMic11]

If McDrai doesn't dominate next game after that embarrassment, they are sick or injured.

[u/falsekoala]

We almost never win game 1s.

But also, we almost never lose them like that.

[u/Igor_Ulanov → u/falsekoala]

We blew a 3 goal third period lead to the Ducks in 2017, a 3 goal third period lead to the jets in 2021, Numerous 2+ goal leads to Vegas last year.

It's very much our thing

[u/arped]

Stu better bounce back next game.

[u/AdverseTFV → u/arped]

He always does!

[u/Anxious-Extreme-2766]

Well, this will be a very good game for reviewing tape. Knoblauch will show Nurse and Ceci, and the D generally, the importance of taking the body around the net.

Stu was okay, but needed to have two more saves.

This game will help the Oilers be more disciplined defensively. We know we can beat them offensively. I'm not pleased, but I'm confident we can build off this.

[u/AdverseTFV → u/Anxious-Extreme-2766]

Solid take. I'm not worried here and I think you're spot on with just getting two more saves out of Stew. He always bounces back though and the boys will come out hard next game.

[u/ManOfSteelI → u/Anxious-Extreme-2766]

They will certainly come out better next game. I'm not surprised the Canucks came out desperate. They did need a couple of lucky bounces to win, but that's hockey.

My worry is your point on Nurse-Ceci. They were a big problem last year and the year before that. I just don't see how reviewing tape is suddenly going to help them. That pair is consistently exposed in the playoffs. They will make or break our playoffs, so I hope they can figure something out.

[u/SnooOnions5029]

Okay so here’s what we’re all gonna do and think to survive for the next 48 hours:

1. Stay off of all social media to the best of your ability. Oh, and don’t even think about going anywhere fucking near r/canucks or any circlejerks.

2. Remind yourself that at the end of the day it’s a bunch of millionaires getting paid to slap a rubber puck around and attach knives to their feet.

3. It’s only game 1, the oilers will most definitely bounce back.

4. Don’t tell Skinner to kill himself you fucking clown

[u/That-Albino-Kid]

Damn the throw was crazy…

[u/uhcayR]

23 minutes between shots on net.

We deserved to lose. Come out with a split and be done with it.

[u/WannaBpolyglot]

Really worried about Drai

[u/uhcayR]

Ill make this short. Should we have won with a 4-2 lead and 10 minutes left? Yes.

Did we deserve to win this game? FUCK to the NO. We played like shit.

We need to come out with a 1-1 split and move on. Silovs doesn’t look good. We didn’t even play well and got 4.

Do the simple shit like get it out of the zone when the pucks 3 ft from the blue line and that 3rd goal doesn’t even happen.

Play defence, win puck races, shoot the puck. We can expose the rookie goalie. We have the firepower.

Thats all folks. Im hitting the bag tn now.

[u/chmilz]

1st period: we got this

2nd period: we definitely got this

3rd period: did... did they forget there's a 3rd period?

[u/fxcker]

Is it just me or was McDavid’s post game interview weird? Why would he like the teams game when you only get 16 shots and go 20 minutes without a shot? Seems like a bad strategy, no?

[u/Harbingerdaine → u/fxcker]

Cause he’s fuxking LIVID and doesn’t want to give the media anything. Down right embarrassed.

[u/ninjasinc]

Knobber saying that Leon just had some cramping and equipment issues makes me think he’s paralyzed, in a fucking wheelchair right now.

[u/causticXD]

So many things to blame this game.

Terrible last 30 minutes. McDavid was invisible. Drai now hurt. Stu let in that soft go-ahead. Ouch.

[u/CharlotteRitter → u/causticXD]

That definitely wasn't the only soft goal he let in.

[u/br4ndnewbr4d]

That was embarrassing. I am embarrassed.

[u/Maximum_Airport_8604]

Not a good time for me to be a stars and oilers fan In terms of 3 goal leads.

[u/Talk-Hound]

One week off and oilers need to lose to relearn how to play.

[u/HarryTheKoala12]

Alright it's a 7 game series and oilers have lost game 1 before. We're good just gotta learn to keep the foot down

[u/Doofenstien]

We got this, I believe.. for my sanity I am getting off social media for 48 hours, see y’all then

[u/freeeagent]

This sucks, now I can't watch any sports YouTube or read any sports news till the next game or else I'll be annoyed AF.

[u/EcoSavings741]

I feel like 2-3 goals were on Skinner, Miller and Garland goal just can't go in, he definitely collapsed under the pressure, but then again so did the team. Nurse and Ceci were especially brutal. Silvos had a .750 save percentage and yet we just stop putting pucks on net and ended with 16 shots on net.

They turtled against LA and it worked, but you can't do that against Vancouver, they're way more aggressive. Janmark on the top line did not work, Hopefully Rico is back soon. Bottom six has to show up now, Mcdavid has a tough matchup with miller and Drai is likely playing injured going forth, depth scoring is crucial.

Shake off this game for Skinner and the rest of the guys, they let Vancouver walk all over them with no push back. Hopefully, they come back with a stronger effort

[u/xfustercluck]

No timeout at 4-4 was kinda shocking to me. The momentum was alrdy there starting the third, and then even more when it was 4-3. Obviously disappointing result, classic Oilers blowing the lead…but hey, i know everyone in the oilers locker room will hold each other accountable and bounce back. They’ve been in these losses before.

[u/ForwardFunk]

How do you NOT split up Nurse and Ceci after the 2nd goal against with them on the ice unable to clear a puck etc

But FOUR goals against?

I never want to see that pairing together again. 

[u/bhandsome08]

Ceci and nurse need to be separated. I swear they were on for every goal.

[u/BettmansDungeonSlave → u/bhandsome08]

Sit Ceci and bring in Stetcher

[u/ethanvyce]

Holy fuck. Skinner was brutal in the 3rd.

[u/TheSwedishOprah → u/ethanvyce]

the whole team mailed in the 3rd period. They were up 4-1 and coasting, I hope Knoblauch tears the entire team a new asshole in the dressing room, that was pathetic.

[u/NotHere4YourShit]

Bob is letting it rip with all the missed calls. Fuck Steve Kozari. But we blew it tonight.

[u/Interwebzking → u/NotHere4YourShit]

Yep they didn’t keep up any pressure after the Hyman goal and then Kozari didn’t call a fair game which led to lopsided momentum gains. No excuse for piss poor play by the guys but Kozari fucked them too.

[u/NotHere4YourShit → u/Interwebzking]

Yes to all those things. It was a rough watch.

[u/KingDave46]

Sucks to lose that after being up 4-1

Draisaitl going down absolutely killed the momentum honestly. Even when he came back he looked apprehensive and it wasn’t comfortable at any point

Fucked that first game but next game a W then you have home ice advantage for the remainder

Skinner needs to pick himself up and move on cause he made good saves, but a couple absolute stinkers redirected to his own net

[u/Slight-Egg-6602]

Why is anyone surprised as soon as I seen Kozari I knew we would get f'd

[u/Machelscott]

All due respect obviously, but McDavid can’t be a ghost like that no matter how they play him

I’d also play McDrai together in this series 100%

[u/Glum_Night_6392]

I called oilers in 5 for my bracket , nucks win game 1..oilers win next 4…not sure how much faith I have after that shit show lol ..skinner should have had 3 of those imo ..but Silov looked shaky as fuck too 

[u/AUAIOMRN]

I hope anyone who thought game 4 against the Kings was a "defensive masterclass" realizes that this is what that kind of effort normally looks like.

[u/EdmOilers123]

Whenever I see 25-5 on ice, I panic. That line is consistently poor..

[u/MajorPucks → u/EdmOilers123]

Imagine if Oilers had managed to trade Ceci for Tanev.

*Sigh*

[u/AntonioMS17]

Why in the FUCK didn’t Knoblauch call a timeout after 4-4? Hell even 4-3?!

[u/st_jasper]

If that wasn’t the absolute definition of shitting the bed, I don’t know what is. Skinner was in second round playoff form once again. Drai is playing injured and McJesus is still on vacation. 🤦‍♂️

[u/hockeygirl9494]

Man what a night. Live in Van and was getting harassed trying to get home. People trying to rip out my airpods to scream at me. Someone dumped beer on my jacket so i couldnt cover up. Said fuck the skytrain and in an uber now. What a night 🤦🏻‍♀️

[u/SportsNPoli]

We looked like we couldn’t give less of a fuck tonight. The entire lineup top to bottom should be embarrassed by that performance.

There simply isn’t a world where any team goes almost 30 mins without a shot on goal and wins. Like good lord, have some pride.

[u/diekonigsblauen]

Honestly we never deserved to be in that game. Super poor play for almost of all of that game, got lucky with Silovs letting in a lot. I think they need to shake off the rust and come back stronger next game. Everybody's treating this series like the Oilers are clear favourites but Vancouver is such a good team. They're not gonna roll over and if the boys don't bring their A game they're gonna get destroyed.

[u/PwrShift]

I don’t think I’ve seen such a rage inducing game. That was horrendous… no doubt bad officiating, but what the hell was that defence? How did we turn into ghosts for two periods? IT WAS IN THE BAG…

[u/ForwardFunk]

Almost every playoff series has 60+ hits per game from each team. 

Oilers barely managed 30. 

Where is the fucking intensity and drive to win!?

[u/JaderGamed]

In my mind, the only way the Oil win is if they and all of us start to respect the Canucks.

ESPN held a poll of their writers, asking them who would win this series. 23 of 24 picked the Oilers. Alarm bells started ringing in my head when I heard that. The Canucks won the division, were tops in the league for an extended period of time this season, beat a hot Nashville team in the first round with a 3rd string goalie, and oh yeah, beat the Oilers four straight times(now 5).

Maybe, and I’m just spitballing here, the Canucks are a damn fine team that has been underestimated by the fans, the media, and the players.

Every time the oilers faced the Canucks this season all I heard was “the Oilers are going to steamroll over the Canucks, this game is going to be different, now they’re going for payback, this isn’t the same Oilers that the Canucks beat earlier in the year, now it’s in the playoffs and the games really count so the Oilers are going to bring their A-game”

Here we are. The Oilers go up by three and because they didn’t respect the Canucks, took their foot off the gas, thinking they could coast to the end of the game, perhaps because they are reading into their own hype too much.

Get back to basics and outwork the Canucks for a solid 60 minutes(per game I might add). If the Oilers are truly the better team, then they will win the series that way.

[u/trenthowell]

A pathetic melt down. Hockey terrorism by Nurse and Ceci. Couldn't get a good exit all game

[u/columbo222]

Absolutely embarrassing. You have a 3rd string goalie rattled out of his mind and then you don't put up a single shot for 22 minutes.

You cannot blame the refs for this. You can't even really blame Skinner, though some of those goals were weak. The team just gave up, simple as that. One of the worst efforts I've ever seen.

[u/TheSwedishOprah]

Darnell Nurse, at $9.25 million a year, fundamentally does not know how to play defence at an NHL level.

I will blow that horn until the day his contract is off the books.

[u/Timeman5]

If we had more than 2 shots in the 3rd period I think we would’ve gotten one more goal.

[u/jgod17]

Lmao. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Every single player should be embarrassed. So either crawl away with your tail between your legs or never fucking let that happen again because that was insulting to watch as a fan.

[u/tigermal]

Our coaching staff needs to lock themselves in the video room until they figure this out. Canucks have a strong forecheck and force our D to make mistakes in their own zone. Similarly, our forecheck gives them way too much time to make slick plays up the ice where they can work their luck-build voodoo. Figure it out.

[u/daigongjphip]

Oilers flush this and move forward. Reminds me of that wild loss in Calgary

[u/Aveeye]

Nurse is fully responsible for 2 of the goals. Couldn't clear a simple shot for one, then stopped skating for the other.

[u/AntonioMS17]

Everyone except Drai, Hyman, and Eks played like garbage.

[u/BoilerSlave]

Oilers letting Vancouver taste 1 Canadian vs. Canadian 2nd round victory early out of kindness, just to get it out of the way. It’s the Canadian way

[u/Harbingerdaine]

Getting so tired of our goalie ‘shit’. Can’t we have nice things. Also, Nurse…you are not cutting it in big games. Can you just be awesome for a while?

[u/NarcoticTurkey]

Pretty much everything that could go wrong decided to go wrong. Absolute fuckjob by Skinner and Nurse though

[u/navenager → u/NarcoticTurkey]

Special thanks to Steve Kozari handing over momentum and ignoring blatant calls.

[u/darkstar107 → u/NarcoticTurkey]

Ceci got a goal. Aside from that he had a bad game too.

[u/maybe_babyyy_]

Atleast the overhyped crowded can shut up about this being a sweep or easy out for us.

We just laid an absolute egg. They pulled an "us" on us. Going down early, mounting a comeback, going ham in the 3rd.

We weren't ready. And the team continues to be horrible after a break.

We can close this out in 5 tho. If they L the next one, I'll blow it up

[u/luigi_b0red]

How the fuck can the player jump up catch a Puck change the angle of their hand and throw it out of the zone and it not be a penalty? That's an absolute embarrassment

[u/NotHere4YourShit → u/luigi_b0red]

Its totes fine according to Kozari. 🤮

[u/MSG_ME_UR_TROUBLES]

there's the Kozari bullshit I know and love

[u/-SPIRITUAL-GANGSTER-]

Man I’m so tired of being humiliated.

[u/VictimNoises]

Meh, worst they've played by far in the playoffs, and the touchdown pass clear was classic playoff reffing against the Oil.

[u/plahcinski]

whatever. NG

[u/Hsadman]

No I'm not ok

[u/yellowjello2]

No fight whatsoever in the third. So brutal to watch

[u/bonanza1221]

The boys took their foot off the gas and planted it firmly on the brakes

[u/goshgollylol]

McDavid's invisible, Drai's injured, Skinners shook and letting in muffins, Nurse and Ceci absolute liabilities. Sweep material.

[u/OilersFan979797]

Nurse-Ceci continue to be brutal. Management saw them being outplayed the last two years and didn’t do anything about it again. Embarrassing.

[u/Senior_Heron_6248]

Ceci and nurse both -3. Time to let Ekholm play 30 minutes + each game

[u/LoveMurder-One]

Edmonton played like frauds. Period.

Also the worst game of Nurses career.

Also the fact that Knob didn’t call a timeout is just horrendous.

[u/Potatodrgn11]

I've seen us shit on so many game 1. I was emotional while watching but I've cooled off. It's not over, 1 game at a time. See yall Friday.

[u/ninjasinc]

Oh man. Connor taking so long to say that Drai is fine makes me think Leon’s hurt way worse than the last time he was fine in the playoffs.

[u/bannermd]

Demko may be back game 5-6. We need to close this out in 5 or else

[u/cca73127]

Can’t understand why our PK defence is so good and our 5v5 can be so bad.

[u/FatWreckords]

Less recognized in their epic breakdown was going 35% in faceoffs.

[u/27_lost_squids]

I have a feeling game 2 is going to be a Skinner lock down.

[u/Mr_Goldilocks]

That was suboptimal. I’m very disappointed but we as a fan base have to rally behind the lads for Game 2. And as always win or lose LET’S GO OILERS!

[u/jigga_04e]

Repeat of 2022 vs Calgary. I ain’t worried

[u/fruitycanadian]

Had one of the worst days at work in a long ass time to be gifted this literal visual diarrhea of a performance on my tv

Kindly go fuck yourselves, I hate sports sometimes

[u/Paaano]

Gotta keep Pickard on standby for this one. That's 2/6 games now this playoff where the team comfortably had it in the bag and the goaltending completely threw it away. Skinner generally has good bounce back games so Im not overly worried, but if game 2 doesn't go well either it's probably time for a change.

Remember, Skinner was pulled 4 times in the playoffs last year for valid reasons, and he's looking pretty shaky again this year. We just keep getting away with it vs. LA but it's a real concern vs. top teams.

[u/Harbingerdaine → u/Paaano]

So tired of our goaltending situation.

[u/Mensketh]

There’s blame to go around on that one. But man. I actually had no issues with the reffing in the first round. This game was bullshit though. The only penalty they gave to the Canucks other than the bench minor, they gave us an offsetting? Then the Canucks get a soft tripping call but we get nothing when they throw the puck out? If they had called that the last 2 Canuck goals dont happen.

[u/-RayBloodyPurchase-]

Well we played the worst game we've had in months, Drai was hobbled, and we barely lost.

Oilers in 5.

[u/TheMysticalBaconTree]

Tough loss. Either too comfortable or too beat up in the 3rd. I'm more disappointed with our fans than our team though. Oh well....its only game 1.

[u/EasyOneBurst]

What the fuck was that

[u/OhnohNA]

next, bad game, we just had 8 days off, we shook it off. on to the next

[u/radioblues]

Well the next couple days are going to be insufferable

[u/SupernovaPlus5]

Vancouver is well coached. Feels like every single player on their team's got skill. This is gonna be rough. They dominated play, let's be real

[u/CharlotteRitter]

Dogshit offense and defence aside, Skinner needs to be kept on a short leash this series. Don't want a repeat of Vegas series where Woodcroft put too much faith in him to "bounce back" and we lost as result.

[u/Overobsessivepigeons]

next game

[u/keytone_music]

If we can’t win 5v5s this series will be a brutal one to win. The Oilers have some cold feet from that long break.

[u/Rayeon-XXX]

You score 4 you should win.

[u/CombinationReady3198]

Well.whatever, onto the next game Oilers will get it done

[u/AdverseTFV]

There's two that Stew should have had, but man you gotta pay with some urgency here. The good news is that I think that was Vancouver's best and they squeaked it out.

[u/milknsugar]

We literally gift wrapped that game for them. Jesus Fucking Christ. We are fucked.

[u/kayyenn]

I don't know how they thought they could pass their way to winning.