Ryan Garner: Plenty of Fight, But Lack of Finish: Oilers Choke Away Lead in 5-4 Loss

The juggernaut known as Luke Gazdic!!

if ryan smyth truly loves the edmonton oilers, he needs to do the right thing and let mactavish take him behind the woodshed and put him out of his misery.

...or at the very least, retire.

Never going to make the playoffs with Dubnyk/LaBackup

Trade for Miller! And start winning.....

Was also very impressed with Jesse Joensuu, I think he'll end up being quite the signing for the Oilers. Good move.

"...I would have guessed that a gazdic was the noise you made when you’re eating peanuts and one of them goes down the wrong tube"

loved it!

"...I would have guessed that a gazdic was the noise you made when you’re eating peanuts and one of them goes down the wrong tube"

loved it!
- ChetManly

Why is he going to dancing lessons?

Why is he going to dancing lessons?
- Yeti1181

Forced to by his wife and or fiancee for an upcoming wedding?

Never going to make the playoffs with Dubnyk/LaBackup

Trade for Miller! And start winning.....
- Byfuglien Ate Me

A new goalie might be in order although I'd like to see more than one game this season before deciding. Miller on the other hand I don't think is the answer. I think he has already peaked and is only going to get worse.

A new goalie might be in order although I'd like to see more than one game this season before deciding. Miller on the other hand I don't think is the answer. I think he has already peaked and is only going to get worse.
- rathagor

A tandem of Emery and Dubnyk would be great to see.

A new goalie might be in order although I'd like to see more than one game this season before deciding. Miller on the other hand I don't think is the answer. I think he has already peaked and is only going to get worse.
- rathagor

Its not just one game though, every time I watch the Oil I always think they are a Randford/Fuhr type goalie away from being a real good young team.

I think Edmonton,s time to make a big move is coming ,they are deep in skilled tallent in the top 6. But lack in depth everywhere else,Maybe a 3for1 type of deal is the tonic here

if ryan smyth truly loves the edmonton oilers, he needs to do the right thing and let mactavish take him behind the woodshed and put him out of his misery.

...or at the very least, retire.
- Barx

Totally this

Never going to make the playoffs with Dubnyk/LaBackup

Trade for Miller! And start winning.....
- Byfuglien Ate Me

This speaking of your title- WTF was Buff trying to do last night eat Eberle???

Forced to by his wife and or fiancee for an upcoming wedding?
- ChetManly

Well he does seem to have a few ladies from his previous blogs. Will check fb and get back to you.

A tandem of Emery and Dubnyk would be great to see.
- ChetManly

Can't see Philly trading away emery.

Put Smyth on the 3rd line where he belongs and move Yakupov to either the 2nd or 1st line. I'm also scratching my head as wtf they are thinking moving Eager right now..... I would've kept him and played him against the Canucks so he can teach Kasian some manners

The good, we engaged in the physical side of things didn't wait for the other team to do so.

Put Smyth on the 3rd line where he belongs and move Yakupov to either the 2nd or 1st line. I'm also scratching my head as wtf they are thinking moving Eager right now..... I would've kept him and played him against the Canucks so he can teach Kasian some manners
- nagasadow

Just like he did last time, right? Oh wait....

That was a team effort loss. Duby should have had goals 1 and 5. Ference and Shultz should have been doing something during goal 4 (mostly Ference). Eakins gave Yak no ice time till the last period. He had the 3rd lowest on the team. I am sorry, when you have no chemistry you shake up the lines. Smyth can take draws, you move him to acrobellas spot and put Hall with Yak.

Hall was not passing because he didn't think he had anyone on his line. He looked ticked of all game. He kept trying to do it by himself until he got Yak out there. Hemsky showed up for one shift and faded again. Why that guy can't do more than one. Why do we have two fighters and neither beat Kane after he took liberties with Eberle, Hall and Smid. That's why teams have fighters.

Eakins lines were terrible. PP's with 4 forwards and Jesse and Smyth were two of them. Belov the only d? You use Petry and Schultz. They have the experience and are proven on the PP. Then you leave Smyth on the bench. Bad enough Gordon has to be there for the face off. You need to put one of our actual top 6 out there.

Plus MacT has to take some blame. Why are we against the cap with only 1 center who sucks? We have a goalie that we can't pull because our back up came at a bargain. We look to not finish which sucks because we gave up our second round pick for Perron and our youngest big guy. Our enforcer Brown was out there hitting guys and sliding off them like rain drops.

Jesse was the only bright spot last night.

That was a team effort loss. Duby should have had goals 1 and 5. Ference and Shultz should have been doing something during goal 4 (mostly Ference). Eakins gave Yak no ice time till the last period. He had the 3rd lowest on the team. I am sorry, when you have no chemistry you shake up the lines. Smyth can take draws, you move him to acrobellas spot and put Hall with Yak.

Hall was not passing because he didn't think he had anyone on his line. He looked ticked of all game. He kept trying to do it by himself until he got Yak out there. Hemsky showed up for one shift and faded again. Why that guy can't do more than one. Why do we have two fighters and neither beat Kane after he took liberties with Eberle, Hall and Smid. That's why teams have fighters.

Eakins lines were terrible. PP's with 4 forwards and Jesse and Smyth were two of them. Belov the only d? You use Petry and Schultz. They have the experience and are proven on the PP. Then you leave Smyth on the bench. Bad enough Gordon has to be there for the face off. You need to put one of our actual top 6 out there.

Plus MacT has to take some blame. Why are we against the cap with only 1 center who sucks? We have a goalie that we can't pull because our back up came at a bargain. We look to not finish which sucks because we gave up our second round pick for Perron and our youngest big guy. Our enforcer Brown was out there hitting guys and sliding off them like rain drops.

Jesse was the only bright spot last night.
- Hall Fan

I think you got goals 4 and 5 mixed up. 4 was the goal by Trouba and he should have had that. Goal 5 was the one that he had no chance on because nobody was covering Frolik.

That was a team effort loss. Duby should have had goals 1 and 5. Ference and Shultz should have been doing something during goal 4 (mostly Ference). Eakins gave Yak no ice time till the last period. He had the 3rd lowest on the team. I am sorry, when you have no chemistry you shake up the lines. Smyth can take draws, you move him to acrobellas spot and put Hall with Yak.

Hall was not passing because he didn't think he had anyone on his line. He looked ticked of all game. He kept trying to do it by himself until he got Yak out there. Hemsky showed up for one shift and faded again. Why that guy can't do more than one. Why do we have two fighters and neither beat Kane after he took liberties with Eberle, Hall and Smid. That's why teams have fighters.

Eakins lines were terrible. PP's with 4 forwards and Jesse and Smyth were two of them. Belov the only d? You use Petry and Schultz. They have the experience and are proven on the PP. Then you leave Smyth on the bench. Bad enough Gordon has to be there for the face off. You need to put one of our actual top 6 out there.

Plus MacT has to take some blame. Why are we against the cap with only 1 center who sucks? We have a goalie that we can't pull because our back up came at a bargain. We look to not finish which sucks because we gave up our second round pick for Perron and our youngest big guy. Our enforcer Brown was out there hitting guys and sliding off them like rain drops.

Jesse was the only bright spot last night.
- Hall Fan

No chemistry? They had 4 goals. It wasn't a chemistry thing it was what plagued us last year, inexperience at defensive hockey.

You complain about the PP yet they scored 20 seconds into the first two PP. What do you want? Them to score as quick as our goon?

Complain about Gordon, yet he makes a beautiful tip?

Fuking steinley.

This speaking of your title- WTF was Buff trying to do last night eat Eberle???
- saskoil21

Yes, Its what the Brotha does best!

That Smid hit was

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