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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Pulling the goalie when they did - at the 7 min mark - was quite a dumb move by Knob that reeked of desperation too.
You're an offensive team, you need to try and push a bit more, draw a penalty or just try and get a bounce for a little longer before you empty the net and push all the chips in.
I don't think it made a big difference in the grand scheme of things as the game was never in doubt, but I think it showcases how 1 dimensional that Oilers team really is from a coaching staff right down to the players.
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I have said this before. The extreme early goalie pull is flat out stupid
You basically are betting that you can keep possession long enough to score before the other team gets it. Given the trouble Edmonton had keeping possession with Florida’s checking, it was not going to work out well.
They might as well have pulled out the big shameless guns and kept holding sticks, snapping their heads back, or diving until they drew a call
It is some kind of record, and a hilarious one, that Reinhart got not 1 but 2 empty netters with over 5 minutes left
It is funny how the panel marveled at practice at how fast the Oilers practiced and wondered how any team could skate with them. Honestly the puck and the play move faster when it is passed than when it’s skated. Pressure them, funnel them, cover pass options and make them take routes that are dead ends.
The handoffs were exquisite.
It was great to watch McDavid try to run a gauntlet of 3 Panthers down the boards. First guy gets a piece, the second gets a bit more and hands him to Forsling, who has been reading the play and staples him to the boards. Oilers lose possession. Board battle behind the net. Leon loses. Panthers clear the zone
Knob had no response to the checking and the 7 minute pull was flat out stupid
He is no different than every other coach there. When times are tough give the wonder twins the reins. Works against a lot of teams, but not against the Panthers.
Better luck next year