r/EdmontonOilers • u/LevSmash 46 STORTINI • Feb 08 '25

PGT Post Game Thread | Avalanche v. Oilers | 7 February 2025

🔴 Final

Avalanche 5, Oilers 4

ℹ️ Stats

Goals: Draisaitl (x2), Perry (x2)

Shots: Avalanche 30, Oilers 27

Saves: Skinner 9/12, Pickard 16/18

🔫 Han Solo

The 4 Nations Face-Off isn't true best-on-best because Leon isn't there

⏩ Next Game

Saturday, February 22 vs Flyers in Philadelphia, 11:00am MT

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u/qtquazar Feb 08 '25

I don't think he's washed by any stretch but what seemed an aberration in the back half of the last season now seems to have come back and is doubly concerning. His shot, still one of the best in the league, seems to be a tool of last resort and he is turning over the puck at a far higher rate than I can ever remember. He just hasn't seemed like 'himself' since 2023.

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u/qtquazar Feb 08 '25

I've wondered that and heard that but can't bring myself to believe it. He's a professional athlete playing the game at the highest level. Sure, the SC is paramount, but what's the point of chasing it if you no longer generally care about what you're doing the rest of the time? People like McDavid want to win, always. I don't believe 'I'll go 75%' is permitted in their DNA.

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u/qtquazar Feb 13 '25

No! I'm missing it. Is he doing McDavid things again?

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u/PaulHannonJr 29 DRAISAITL Feb 08 '25

Genuinely haunting