Loved the game, thought the bench management was klutzy or stupid. Why TM didn't pull Murray when he was clearly having problems after the 3rd goal is a good question.
What I did notice about Johnny was his fantastic puck retrieval on the PP every time the puck was passed to the right side and shot from there. Most of the shots missed, but JG got behind the net to recover them. Wasn't his best game to be sure, but I thought he was a whole lot better once he got away from Eichel. I think JG "just" got out on the 5-on-3 right at the end -- but I can't really remember.
Nuge was excellent (I do hate to say that) as was McKinnon. Thought Matthews should have had a LOT less time - he wasn't overly effective even if he is fast. He really needs to learn the NHL game first. McSaviourOfTheOilers is another story. Overplayed and overhyped - just bugs me.
Oh well - the Russians played well and took advantage, aided by some real dumb coaching decisions of only Oileresque proportions. Keep it up TM - we really want to see the Oilers in the dumpster this year!!
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