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GDB 21.0 Wrap Up: Blackhawks @ Oilers
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baggedmilk
Nov 23, 2014, 00:33 ESTUpdated:
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At least there’s no game tomorrow. Final Score: 7-1 Blackhawks
Last night, the wheels completely fell off for the Oilers in the 2nd half of the game. The Oilers dominated the first period, but they couldn’t score.  It’s hard to win games when you don’t score.  I was nervous to see how tonight’s game was going to play out. You’d have to think that the Oilers are starting to feel dejected after losing 5 straight, and Chicago was a rested hockey team. Needless to say, I didn’t see this game going very well before it had even began. 
Luckily, it appears that I am acquiring some kind of psychic abilities. It’s either that or it was painfully obvious that the Oilers were going to be outmatched against Chicago. The Blackhawks made the Oilers look foolish all over the ice, and once against the turnovers were ending up in the back of their net.  The Oilers were buried before the game was 20 minutes old. It was another awful display that tells us the Oilers are A) Not good enough to compete, or B) They have the wrong coach for the job – I know where I’m leaning. (Spoiler: it’s both A & B)
To adequately describe how bad the Oilers were tonight we would be here all night. There aren’t enough adjectives to describes how shitacular a hockey game this was from an Oilers fan perspective.  To make matter worse, nothing is likely to change – at least not anytime soon.  I foresee a lot of the same cliches and excuses, and a whole lot of nothing as far as action goes. That’s life in Oil Country.  I really hope I’m wrong, and that change is coming, but I won’t be holding my breath. I’m excited to see what apology letter #3 to the fans will look like.
We wrap.

THE BRIGHT SIDE

  • I love every time I get to see Joey Moss sing the anthem. Bless that man forever.
  • Nikitin plays much better when he’s not playing at all.
  • Twitter was good. The #HereComeTheOilers hashtag was fantastic as always.
  • Rum is delicious.

THE FACE PALMERS

  • The odd man rush trend continues. 2 on 1 goal by Toews to opening the scoring.
  • Slow start. Down by 3 at the end of the first period. Zzzzzz
  • The Hawks had 2 goals on 2 shots to start the game. 
  • Viktor Fasth wasn’t much better than Scrivens. That being said, it was a firing range and I feel bad for both of them for having to play goalie for this team.
  • Worst. Game. Ever.

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