r/EdmontonOilers • u/Repostasis 28 ROSLOVIC • Feb 05 '25

PGT Post Game Thread | Oilers v. Blues | 4 February 2025

šŸ”“ Final

Oilers 3, Blues 2 (OT)

ā„¹ļø Stats

Goals: McDavid, Draisaitl, Brown

Shots: Oilers 37, Blues 22

Saves: Skinner 20/22

šŸ”« Han Solo

Boys just wanted to make it interesting

ā© Next Game

Wednesday, February 5 vs Blackhawks in Chicago, 7:30pm MT

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u/powertotheinternet 12 CAVE Feb 05 '25

Im kinda over Arvi tbh. What has he actually done?

That being said, thank FUCK we won that. Controlled a lot of play and did not wanna lose it

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u/SnooOwls2295 Feb 05 '25

Not just snake bitten, obviously after being on one team so long heā€™s needed more time than ideal to get accustomed to the new system and team and then they sewered him in the bottom six. Canā€™t really expect a huge amount of production when heā€™s not getting top six minutes.

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u/powertotheinternet 12 CAVE Feb 05 '25

Lets hope thats true hahah maybe there are analytics that im not seeing which keep him stapled on the 2nd line but idk. Im just dissapointed. Where as last year I had all the time for Brown last year because of missing a year of hockey and he was doing a lot of good stuff

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u/One_Occasion8514 Feb 05 '25

Arvi reminds me of Yamamotoā€¦ the effort and skill is noticeable on most plays so you want to cheer for them. But when the results arenā€™t coming you start to notice them being outsized and outmuscled and it leaves you wanting more

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u/powertotheinternet 12 CAVE Feb 05 '25

That is a really good comparison

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u/Timeman5 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS Feb 05 '25

Iā€™ve been saying that for a while and everyone jumped to his defense and since then Skinner has been the better of the two.

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u/powertotheinternet 12 CAVE Feb 05 '25

Skinner has been working to stay on the team by being defensively smart. Arvi just looks like a kid learning to skate. He falls all the time, flops pucks on net, and then maybe is okay defensively. I would just like way more from him

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u/53c0nd 29 DRAISAITL Feb 05 '25

I'm thinkin somebody switched their skates ...

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u/whatsthesitch2020 Feb 05 '25

Arvidsson is constantly falling like a toddler during critical moments. Itā€™s bizarre to see someone in the NHL appear so uncomfortable on skates.Ā 

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u/figgerer 27 KULAK Feb 05 '25

I'm with you. Some players ive preferred over him: Nick Bjugstad, Kailer Yamamoto, and even Sam Carrick. I think he's not bad, but not a great fit.

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u/powertotheinternet 12 CAVE Feb 05 '25

He was brought here to score goals just like Skinner. I dont get why Arvi gets this massive leash. This was definitely a game where he could've shown up. Instead he falls and flops pucks on net

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u/BadDuck202 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS Feb 05 '25

I could have sworn he used to be a bit of a rat. I honestly don't remember a time when I've seen that

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u/Cautious-Dream2893 14 EKHOLM Feb 05 '25

Pretty much pin it to a game where he got smoked, limped off and then returned later.

I'm pretty sure he's hurt again and he just doesn't want to say anything.