*sigh* Final Score: 5-4 Canucks
The laws of probability state that the Western Conference losses can’t go on forever. So far this season, the Oilers have actually been able to play the Canucks fairly well, but haven’t been able to score. At some point, the dam has to break, right? RIGHT?!? Unfortunately, even though the Oilers were able to score they couldn’t keep the puck out of their own net.
Turnovers were the story tonight, and the Oilers gave up a lot of them. I would argue that any time the Oilers had the puck there was a 50% chance that they would pass it to a Canucks player – it was ugly. To make things worse, the Canucks were able to cash on a lot of these turnovers. The Canucks were also able to cash on the countless odd man rushes that the Oilers so graciously allotted them – such gracious hosts we are.
We wrap.
THE BRIGHT SIDE
- Scrivens played the puck and we didn’t get scored on!
- Pinizzotto made the most of his limited minutes. Gordie Howe hat trick!
- The Oilers were able to claw back from a 2-goal deficit even though they may not have deserved it. At least they made the game interesting.
- Ryan Miller played like garbage and it gave the Oilers a chance regardless of whether or not they deserved it.
- I thought Teddy Purcell played a solid game.
- I refused tickets to the game and drank rum at home instead.
THE FACE PALMERS
- WHY THE HELL ARE THE OILERS LEAVING MARTIN MARINCIN TO ROT IN THE PRESS BOX!? #BecauseOilers
- Another awful start. The Canucks were all over the Oilers early in the first period. In fact, that whole period was dog shit awful.
- Scrivens needed to stop the Chris Higgins goal.
- I’m losing years of my life to this team.
- HIT THE NET! So many wasted opportunities.
- 900,000 turnovers.
- DP with a goal disallowed with 10 seconds left. Kicking the puck in should be allowed, in my opinion.
BEST OF THE TWEETS
Dorsett and Pinizzotto at 2:27. That one had been brewing all game.
— Rob Tychkowski (@Sun_Tychkowski) November 20, 2014
@jsbmbaggedmilk Marincin’s supposed to be our mini “Chara”… He’s not back in the lineup until C is back in the B’s lineup #CoachingLogic?
— Nahreman Issa (@NahremanIssa) November 20, 2014
@OilersNation *Pulls goat by goat beard*
— Where Is Wanye?? (@ford2nv) November 20, 2014
EW, TAYLOR! DON’T TALK TO KASSIAN! YOU’LL GET LICE!! EWW!
— TheTowelBoy (@TheTowelBoy) November 20, 2014
I think it is a good thing Marincin is in the press box. Builds up his mystique and decreases his trade value. Can give him away for free!
— Loxy (@loxyisme) November 20, 2014
So, Nikita Nikitin wants to be called “Nikky,” eh? I’d like to cast a vote for “former Oiler Nikita Nikitin.”
— Robin Brownlee (@Robin_Brownlee) November 20, 2014
@OilersNation I think that Rexall should give us all free beer to cry in
— Dan L’Heureux (@Mobility_Help) November 20, 2014
@jsbmbaggedmilk do you think the Oilers can pull off the win? If not @OilersNation have something to look forward to! pic.twitter.com/EEaYvBo8FT
— Zack (@zackwcole) November 20, 2014
I like seeing Justin Schultz behind the Canucks net. As far away from the D-Zone as he can be. #safe
— Travis Dakin (@TravisDakin) November 20, 2014
@OilersNation and a few months in 1990
— Blair Brownridge (@KBB79) November 20, 2014
@OilersNation 90% of the viewer’s watched this game to the end…. That’s pretty much an oiler win!!!
— RexHolez (@VenneJr) November 20, 2014
#HereComeTheOilers pic.twitter.com/VjxWP0iuWC
— It’s CAM! (@DatBawse) November 20, 2014
“The Edmonton Oilers are filmed in front of a live studio audience.”
— Justin Morissette (@JustinMoris) November 20, 2014
TRADE BAGGEDMILK!
— Kris (@_AGuyNamedKris) November 20, 2014
@OilersNation weird how I miss being thrashed by the Stars every year…
— Pestival (@Pestival1) November 20, 2014
If you want to be included in ‘Best of the Tweets’ be sure to tweet your cleverness to both @OilersNationand @jsbmbaggedmilk.
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Hey Hallsy–how much longer you going to tolerate being a part of this circus? You going to wait til this trade deadline to quietly ask for an out? This summer? Going to give it one more year of suck to tip you into asking for a trade?
Sadly think its about time we start taking bets on where Hallsy ends up after he asks for a trade
This reason right here is why Eakins needs to be canned:
Man that was a solid 20 seconds, lol. Eakins should have been canned 20 games into last season, only on a team where losing is accepted would a coach with his record still be behind the bench. #BecauseOilers
Not that I don’t think this team isn’t a tire fire or anything, but at least a loss to the Canucks wasn’t also accompanied by the team simply running the Oilers and getting away with it. At the very least, every game against the Canucks this year, there’s been push back, though not on the score sheet.
At the time I thought they were out of their minds to trade for the rights of Belov 2 and I guess I was right. The dude just flat out sucks.
I would take Belov 1 over him at this point.
The Canucks reactions after the oilers scored were of absolute disgust. Teams in the NHL have absolutely no respect for the oilers. It’s gotten bad people. It’s been bad for awhile but now it’s gotten brutal. I’m sure the Canucks coach was pe’od after the game.
On the disallowed goal did Miller touch the puck before it crossed the line? I was at the game and it looked like he did, was hard to tell though and whoever runs the jumbotron(if you can call it that) never ever shows replays unless it’s an oilers goal,what’s up with that anyway… if Miller touched it before it went in that should be a goal! If that’s a a rule it should be changed.
I fortunately was at last nights game. I stopped going last year because it is to hard watch NHL hockey players make such basic mistakes that kids in peewee wouldn’t make. IMO this team will never get better with Shultz, Eberle, Yakapov and Eakins on the team. Shultz has no shot, can’t hit the net and has no defensive understanding of the game. Eberle is scared of his own shadow. On every shift last night he turned the puck over to avoid a hit. In his first year he actually drove the net. Yakapov tries but is so confused by this coach he is lost. Eakins is out of his league, by a mile. There are other players who are also a problem but I am not including them as they have little or no trade value. It is so sad.
Aahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahah.
This is beautiful.
#herecometheoilers
#oaklandraidersofhockey
Milos should be banned immediately.
Racial slurs and inflammatory, racist content.
Please ban this individual. The organization may be pathetic but our fan base needs to uphold integrity and decency. Racism has NO part in our lives. Remove this poster and make it known that this deplorable writing has no place on ON.
Just sent this to the mods… He’s gone.
Where is the moderator? These comments are beyond belief!
Agreed. He’s gone.
I just looked at the log, and you didn’t see all the posts that didn’t get through. Sometimes, it takes time for the mods to catch everything.
Thanks to everyone that reported it.
Easy champ. The mods are not a hivemind and they aren’t omnipotent. I know it was a whole 25 painful minutes, but they got there. I’m sure the mods were just busy doing usual 2014 Oilers fan stuff like finishing the last bottle of scotch in the house, having a little sob. tying the fancy noose, and contemplating cheering for the Flames, same as all the rest of us.
:'(
@Quicksilver Ballet
Hey guys. Sorry about the deletion. Just got a text from a mod – “moving on”
Kinda like this new ill humored Baggedmilk hombre.
Can you show up this Friday before 4 pm to the Oilers dressing room?
You’re our new 2nd line center.
No problem – good work.
My mental grit is off the charts.