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Is Oilers lack of scoring during 5-on-5 play concerning?



How do you feel about Arturs Silovs in this series? How do you feel about Stuart Skinner in this series? How concerning is the Oilers lack of scoring 5-on-5? How impressed are you with Elias Lindholm’s play? TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins Jay Onrait to share his thoughts.

39 Comments

  1. No one should be surprised. Their schtick has always been riding McDrai and hanging on for dear life.

    Two generational future hall of famers does not make a championship lineup.

  2. Button looks pissed his pick is getting out goalied, zero depth and out coached. Canucks fans knew they had the edge here. This isn't surprising

  3. skinner is horrible for the oilers since the playoffs started but mcdavid was nothing burger in this game and canucks did not have a difficult time in handling him 🤣🤣

  4. 97 had almost 30min TOI and still didn’t score 😂 can’t rely on him, Hymen or Drai when you’re triple shifting them …

  5. They keep playing their 1st line for half the game fatigue will set in eventually. You could also say skinner being played every game is wearing him out.

  6. No way this canuck team loses 3 of the next 4. Two (if it goes seven) are in Vancouver.
    Canucks are getting in Edmonton's head.

    They're winning with their (supposed) top two goalies out. Demko due back almost any time.

    Oilers are all but toast.

  7. Oilers are just the Leafs but instead their stars show up sometimes. Stars carry them, no defense, no goalie.

  8. Craig Button is an icon. I'm quietly delighted that he's a media consultant because I adore his intelligence and knowledge? Also he's easy on my old horse eyes. GO CANUCKS GO! 🤟🦄✨♥️

  9. Button is livid. LOL. No shit, top heavy with goalie vs. balanced with team defense. You should've bet on the latter.

  10. Bottom line the Oilers are lacking, even if they win this series, no way chance are they a Stanley Cup championship team.

  11. i kept telling myself to not watch the game, so i succumbed to just watching an iphone app score board watching
    when oils scored a goal with 2 minutes left, each remaining second felt like eternity to me. whoa we won! so happy!!!

  12. Skinner should make a coupe of saves but fuck do the oilers leave him out to dry all time I’m looking at blocked shots, hits, faceoffs the canucks always finish their checks

  13. Oilers have always been nothing but powerplay merchants and a 2 player team. They have no depth. They have no goaltending. The Canucks would sweep these clowns if Demko was healthy.

  14. The Van Goalie has brutally outplayed Skinner. Oilers 1 line is enough to win with even half decent goaltending vs Van, but they aren't getting even that from Skinner.

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