The Oilers lost another home game by 3+ goals last night to the Tampa Bay Lightning, and captain Connor McDavid had some interesting words in his post-game interview. In today’s video I break it down, give my thoughts on the Kris Knoblauch situation in Edmonton as the seat is becoming warmer and warmer with every loss. #oilers #edmontonoilers #nhl
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I think the team just needs a nice long break this summer and then tell Knoblauch to stop with the line blender and let some players get chemistry at the start of next year. Lots of young prospects to look forward to.
Let me help you:
You Lost:
Cory Perry (Thats a name)
Evander Kane (That's a name)
Jeff Skinner (That's a name)
Viktor Arvidson (That's a name)
John Klingberg (That's a name)
You Added:
Jack Rozlovic (That's a name)
Jason Dickinson (Arguably a name)
You are worse than last year…..by a lot. This is the difference. Coaching has nothing to do with it. So many good players on that lost list. Names everyone recognizes. Nobody cares about Murphy, Dach, Regula or whatever…These are not names….
Calgary is beating all the teams we cant at least, Florida and Tampa. Cooper did say that McDavid deserves to lift the cup so maybe Mcdavid was just saying nice things in return?
Savoie-McDavid-Hyman line worked well together, so naturally that means Knoblauch splits them up. Since they've been split the Oilers have been outscored 9-2 and are 0-2-0…. and one of those games was a shutout lmao. Oh, and the icing on the cake is that those 2 games add to a long list of home ice blowouts. Brutal year.
Knoblauch’s shelf life has expired.
I almost feel like this season is a wsriteoff, too late for a new coach to bring in a new system. I'd like to see them bring in a new coach at the end of the season, cap will be higher so there will be flexibility, and try to set up for a serious run next season.
Hockey in Edmonton for the Oiler players, just doesn't look like they are having any fun. That is on the Captain straight up to the owner. Yes, another Edmonton coach will get fired. But these guys got to start having fun. Win or lose. As it is, they wouldn't be happy if they actually won the Stanley Cup. "Obviously." -The standard sad sack interview answer.
what Austin said about coach s/b motivating; ie; you guys got this….. and everything you mentioned about CHEMISTRY; Knobblock changes lines on what 'appears' to be a whim incl putting left handers on wrong side/position, and clearly has 0(ZERO) regard for EXISTING CHEMISTRY+how to enhance THAT. just my 2cents. i seriously would be tickled purple if AUSTIN BECAME THE NEW COACH. having a realistic positive, well-rounded, all dimensional outlook is imperative, and Austin you have that. Knobby clearly doesn't have any of it; feels like the old trying to put a round peg in a square hold; won't fit!PERIOD.
Regula, Murphy, Dach und Dickinson, die Oilers sind echt zu beneiden. Bowman ist das größte Problem und er wird das Team auf den letzten Platz führen. Mangiapane und Frederic sind totale Flops, wäre ich McDavid, würde ich aus Edmonton fliehen. Die dritte und vierte Reihe hat nicht mal AHL Niveau, Savoie oder Howard, die sind keine NHL Spieler. Wallstedt sollte geholt werden und die gesamte Abwehr getauscht werden. Schickt McDavid zu den Rangers für drei Erstrunden- Picks. Es ist Zeit für einen echten Neuaufbau, dieser Kader ist einfach grottenschlecht..
more importantly, Knobby is directly or indirectly(don't care which)pissing in existing players' cornflakes repeatedly; can FEEL it when they're on the ice.that's gotta make a dent in any player's confidence after a while but Knobby just keeps changing/fixing that which IS NOT BROKEN(line moves…)so frustrating as a fan. but I love the Oilers and have since McD signed on; and I live in calgary, and I'm old(very old), but I remain loyal to the players because all they need is positivity and clever WORKABLE lines and Knobby isn't delivering either. I feel for the poor players. they seem to start with some passion, and after 1 shift, you can FEEL them 'wilt' so to speak. it kills me. I;ve seen them have it going on for 2 playoff finals in a row(close = they had to be doing something(s) righter/better). wish they'd send Knobby til his hat gets wet and go piss on someone else's cornflakes or anything but here.
Great insight. Impressive as always brother. Thank you.🙏
I understand the critical view on Knobs, but it's pretty rough. 2 finals and running into the Panthers team that no team was going to beat. Hard to see any coach doing much better.
Calvin Pickard felt like the last piece of heart Stan Bowman took out of this group. Since then, the Oilers have looked less like a real team and more like a bunch of contracts skating through assignments. The emotion is gone, the push is gone, and that sense that guys are battling for each other is fading fast. What is left now feels flat, disconnected, and too manufactured for a team with real Cup expectations. And Kris Knoblauch has been put in an impossible spot, asked to clean up damage he did not cause.
Tampa had a great start but have been lousy last 15-maybe 20 games-losing more than winning
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I knew oilers would suffer this year-oldest team in league-2 straight trips to finals-fatigue factor & worst team defensively I've ever seen & I'm not blaming goalies-Chicago & San Jose, Anaheim were great this year-no easy points against them & east has many much-improved teams who didn't make playoffs last year-NY islanders, Boston, penguins, buffalo-Tampa was in playoffs for a while but had great season this year early on
I knew oilers would suffer this year-oldest team in league-2 straight trips to finals-fatigue factor & worst team defensively I've ever seen & I'm not blaming goalies-Chicago & San Jose, Anaheim were great this year-no easy points against them & east has many much-improved teams who didn't make playoffs last year-NY islanders, Boston, penguins, buffalo-Tampa was in playoffs for a while but had great season this year early on
At this point, I think McDavid will be much better suited to pursue a cup on another team. He’s given everything for the oilers and the management has failed to get him to that level. The two finals are a bit of a lucky streak yes, but for a true genuine shot, he needs a team with structure. A team that is deep without glaring issues in one of the major areas. Imagine how decorated he would be if playing for teams with both defence and goaltending.
Way too early prediction, but without a cup next year, he will be leaving for another team.
Bowman did not sign Skinner or Arv.
I like Connor I like knobber lol I think Connor is a great player, probably the best I've seen…. That said he has biases like everyone else, and he's always had a stiffy for jon cooper. And that being said oilers are ready for coaching change, to start with….
This team is definitely regressing as your stats showed. It looks to be a combination of aging core, bringing in the wrong players, and ineffective coaching.
Die Oilers sind mit AHL Spielern an Tampa und Florida gescheitert. Unsere Torhüter und die Verteidiger sind grauenvoll. Die Edmonton Blackhacks, das Farmteam der Chicago Blackhacks
Yes. It is Kris Knoblaugh problems.
They suck . Connor is as good as gone
You can't fire the coach. There is no practice time this season. No time for a different structure or system. There would be no point. Yes, Tampa is coached well, but that doesn't mean Jon Cooper is available to coach Edmonton. If you want a harder coach for the Oilers, Pete Deboer is available in the summer, but they had that before with Mclelland and Tippet.
It's coaching, bowman, Jackson. They are all liable but I think it's more on Bowman because the Jarry trade was NOT it. Goal tending should have been the top priority. Instead, they prioritized a defence and a 3rd line centre… Which doesn't really fix anything if you don't have solid goal tending. They should have made more moves to get it done. And now we're stuck with someone that is worse than Jack Campbell.. I dont even know how that's possible.
Fire Bowman. I think they are letting knoblauch go after this season… Which I dont think they are going to have a deep run.
They;ve been feeding Knobs S**t sandwiches since he arrived. Abracadabra Conner wants out. Good job Daryl
Id trade McDavid, the Nuge and Darnell for 2 nasty top 4 D and no less than 10 1rst round picks….
and abra ca dabra the Conner era is over……good job NHL….expansion teams and no trade clauses will keep the cup down there in some Bououy shit hole
I wish I knew what is going on and what needs to be done to fix it all. It's been hard to watch this season. I just hope we do whatever we need this summer to actually get the cup next year before McDavid leaves.
Bring back Mac T? Lol