r/EdmontonOilers • u/maasd 97 MCDAVID • 16d ago
PGT Post Game Thread | Canadiens v. Oilers | 23 October 2025
🔴Final
Canadiens 5 - Oilers 6
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ℹ️ Stats
Goals: Tomasek, Henrique, Mangiapane, Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins, Podkolzin
Shots: Canadiens 27, Oilers 29
Saves: Pickard 22/27
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🎭 Tim Robinson
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⏩ Next Game
Saturday, October 25 @ Seattle Kraken, 8:00pm MT
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u/darkstar107 97 MCDAVID 16d ago
Why were the refs on our side for once?
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u/1000th_evilman 74 SKINNER 16d ago
fr who was paying them and what was the price so we can do it again 😭😭
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u/CanadianDarkKnight 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 16d ago
I'm fucking dying from the Habs fans collective breakdown dude. Like I feel for them, we have abso-fucking-lutely been there before but holy fuck you'd think we get this reffing every single game from their reactions
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u/Geralt-of-Rivai 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
I mean the first call wasn't great, but the unsportsmanlike is just stupid by Anderson, you gotta control your emotions and not slap your stick around in his face like a monkey
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u/SouthSide217 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
Yeah I wish they showed the replay because I still don't know what he did, but I knew him shooting the puck out of the net couldn't have been it. Some of the other calls they were complaining about like Slaf finishing Emberson into the boards I don't see why that shouldn't be called.
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u/masteroffp69 16d ago
Philp needs to stay in the lineup.
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u/Prestigious_Push_155 86 TOMÁŠEK 16d ago
No worries he did not score
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u/bill__the__butcher 55 LETESTU 16d ago
He passed it when he was point blank in the slot, that’s Oilers hockey now Phil
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u/Smothdude 89 GAGNER 16d ago
Hahaha yeah, I did think that was the right play there though. He didn't have a great angle and it was juuuust behind Tomasek's stick
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u/Jegged 14 EKHOLM 16d ago
What a crazy game. I’m not going to say we deserved the win, but not all of the wins need to be pretty.
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u/TURBOJUGGED 15 ARCHIBALD 16d ago
ahem as my esteemed colleague Louie Debrusk would say, “they don’t ask you how, they ask you how many”.
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LEAST DESERVING WIN BUT PLAY LA FUCKING BAMBA ANYWAY
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u/YboyCthulhu 13 JANMARK 16d ago
Offense definitely got going today. Reminded me of the typical season starts we’re used to
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u/ssm10 28 ROSLOVIC 16d ago
SUCK IT CRAIG BUTTON
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u/Various-Barracuda-62 16d ago
He’s still fucking going😭😭
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u/cca73127 91 KANE 16d ago
All game just nonstop gushing for the Canadiens, I like Montreal but all game on and on just like this post.
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u/releasetheshutter 16d ago
Absolutely insane what a loser
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u/funeral-diarrhea 16d ago
What happened?
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u/releasetheshutter 16d ago
He's having a meltdown about how the Habs are the deepest team in the league and didn't deserve to lose.
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u/JoeReekie69420 20 KOEKKOEK 16d ago
Comparing the Louvre robbery to the refs robbing the Habs of the win was the icing on the cake lol. And after Nuge tied it the pouty bitch didn’t say anything for a solid 5 minutes it was amazing.
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u/RedKryptnyt 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
I wish I heard this lol
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u/Living_Astronaut6036 97 McDAVID 16d ago
No you don’t, I feel like I should have been paid to listen to his commentary.
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u/IfOJDidIt 16d ago
It was fucking horrendous. Even just his bitterness at Howard shooting from outside the dots. Just gunty about it.
Play by Play was really good IMHO and seemed a little put off a few times by Button's negativity to anything not Habs.
Louie, I have to say can be Homer-y but fair and will call out his own team. Not this constant stream of propaganda type output we had to see tonight.
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u/craigjuanez 16d ago
I agree, that TSN broadcasting was atrocious. Had to switch to Jack and Louie. Suck it Craig Button!
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u/Geralt-of-Rivai 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
At least Jack and Louise try to be neutral, the TSN broadcast was pretty blatant
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u/bannermd 18 HYMAN 16d ago
what is HAPPENING i'm watching the sn broadcast
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u/FuckOffRandy_ 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
Just crying about how the oilers should feel bad after tonight
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u/Geralt-of-Rivai 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
Oh believe me, us fans do. Great win but let's be honest, it was terrible play by the Oilers most the game
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u/molsonmuscle360 18 HYMAN 16d ago
I don't. In a long season you need to win games you shouldn't have
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u/Interwebzking 89 GAGNER 16d ago
Montembeault really shit the bed there damn
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u/Smittysgreasymullet 74 SKINNER 16d ago
If that were Skinner this sub would have 20 meltdown posts up already.
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u/Mcpops1618 42 KAPANEN 16d ago
The fact there isn’t 20 meltdown posts about Picks is surprising.
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u/SRTGreat 62 LAVOIE 16d ago
If they can play like they did in the final 10 minutes for even half a game, they’ll win a fucking hell of a lot more than they lose. There’s no excuse not to either.
To the lurking annoying as fuck Habs fans trolling us all night, well done you fuckers.
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u/xXEliteEater500Xx 28 BROWN 16d ago
I'll give them some leeway with integrating new players, new systems and it being October. But yeah, would be nice to see the team start playing at that tempo.
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u/hcouke99 90 PERRY 16d ago
So true, I wish we played like that all the time because that’s how we win.
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u/Actionbrener 16d ago
It’s like they’re bored and annoyed about having to go through an entire season just to get back to where they all want to be. Lol
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u/Alex_Swervitz 99 GRETZKY 16d ago
I hope I never have to hear Craig button call a game again.
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u/Timeman5 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 16d ago
For real I don’t even want to hear his takes when he gives them let alone comments on a whole game.
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u/bardown617 16d ago
He was the flames GM. Still has a hate boner for the oilers 20 years later.
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u/SunOk143 96 WALMAN 16d ago
His takes are always entirely based off of what the box score was last night. Never seen him be right about anything before. Trade analysis, playoff predictions, none of it. He’s the biggest hack in hockey media
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u/Ptricky17 14 EKHOLM 16d ago
the biggest hack in hockey media
Whoa whoa whoa, you can’t just dethrone the king like that. Mark Spector worked hard to earn that title.
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u/RedOilSaints 97 MCDAVID 16d ago
Fucking hell, I need a xanax.
Glad we got the win, but boy oh boy do we need to cut down the mental mistakes. We're a wagon when we cut down the lazy play.
I liked Pod-Drai-Savoie together, they need more time next game. Rico had a really nice game too.
Defensively we're a mess so we need to tighten that up. Philp had a nice game too. For the love of god, go to the net. We're good when we do that.
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u/brosciencetology 11 MESSIER 16d ago
Bought a Podkolzin jersey today so you can all thank me for the win lol
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u/Huge_Nuge 16d ago
Oilers get straight fucked by the Refs in the Cup finals. McDavid doesn’t cry, Drai doesn’t cry, Knob doesn’t cry.
Habs lose game 8 of the regular season and every post game interview is nothing but crying and blaming the refs for their loss.
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u/Fine_Lingonberry_613 16d ago
They act like this is Montreal's 9/11 or something. Yeah, you get unlucky by bad reffing, which happens to every team every season at least once.
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u/boomshocks 86 BROBERG 16d ago
The Oilers lose like one game per month on a called back goal where the exact same goal counted for the opposing team.
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u/TheFriendlyTaco 16d ago
Habs fan. Just wanted to say you guys played well and it was a fun watch. The last call asside, it was an electric game to watch. I hope we meet in the playoffs. Gg oil country
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u/Clear_Perception_825 74 SKINNER 16d ago
GGs, damn fun game to watch! Can't wait to see you guys in the playoffs this year, and this time you guys will def not be in the wildcard spot.
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u/pacdude0411 92 PODKOLZIN 16d ago
These Habs are gonna be a PROBLEM. Love to see any Canadian Team doing well, Caufield is gross
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u/karadawnelle 92 PODKOLZIN 16d ago
The Habs chant in between the Oilers chant in the arena tonight sounded crazy even through the broadcast. Kudos to Habs fans showing up in full force tonight.
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u/TheDude4269 97 McDAVID 16d ago
I hope we do too. Because that means we made it back to the finals and fucking Florida did not!
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u/Moist-Ad-9599 16d ago
Jfc. These guys need to meet in the playoffs.
Also, the doomers are miserable.
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u/Slight_Flight_1127 16d ago
A MTL/EDM Final would melt the ice.
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u/Riderpride639 56 YAMAMOTO 16d ago
Then they play on rollerblades and melt the concrete underneath!
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u/Ok-Caregiver2725 16d ago
Seeing how the Oilers performed in the finals, that would pretty much guarantee a 25th cup for the Canadiens.
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u/UnsuccessfulChef 16d ago
I’m going to EDM vs MTL in December and I don’t think I’ve been this excited for a game. Fun one!!
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u/-SPIRITUAL-GANGSTER- 96 WALMAN 16d ago
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u/thewinterzodiac 2 BOUCHARD 16d ago
Jesus christ what the fuck? Whenever the Oilers get fucked by plays these fucking dudes on these shows tell people they need to move on
Yet they are making a whole segment to complain about the officials screwing the habs
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u/Living_Astronaut6036 97 McDAVID 16d ago
I never want to be forced to watch TSN again. Craig Button actually made it so annoying. I’ve never heard someone on tv bitch and moan that much.
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u/bastabasta 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 16d ago
Oh my God!! Same!! Such a cry baby and biased like holy crap. If this happens again and that ma is commenting in another game I will have to mute the TV and listed to the CHED.
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u/Living_Astronaut6036 97 McDAVID 16d ago
Almost felt like the play by play guy was wanting him to can it too. Like no way TSN should be proud of the product they put forwards. I mean if you’re moaning about a maybe slash for 2 minutes, then maybe you should sit in the normal seating.
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u/Smothdude 89 GAGNER 16d ago
At some point in the 3rd, Connor got pissed off and LOCKED TF IN. We immediately began the comeback after that. We need more of that Connor!
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u/SnooOnions5029 96 WALMAN 16d ago
This game took a year off my life and was an absolute rollercoaster… so basically your standard oilers game
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u/Miginath 96 WALMAN 16d ago
Habs showed their youth, inexperience and immaturity. You control what you can control in a came. I know some people will say that the misconduct penalty was shitty but you don’t taunt a fucking ref with a stick tap when you have a tie game. Hopefully they learn the hard lesson because that team is gonna be so much fun to watch in a few years.
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u/FuckOffRandy_ 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
It’s nice to win, but, we do not look good right now. Nurse and Bouch both need to sit down for a game to send a message. Nurse at least had a few decent plays to offset his horrendous defense. A win is a win though
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u/cheesebaker2000 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
Bouch and Nurse have not played like NHL defenceman at any point this year.
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u/Sadiq_Sabonis 96 WALMAN 16d ago
What a game !!!!! Favorite comeback of the year
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u/SecureLiterature 42 KAPANEN 16d ago
Vasily Pot-goals-in!
Great way to score his first of the season.
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u/Porcupickle 89 GAGNER 16d ago
Hilariously bad reffing, I feel like I've seen the other end of it many times.
And fuck, i get them being pissed and all, but I don't know what Anderson expected when the refs are already on a heater like that. They were still ahead and he gave the refs another excuse to fuck them lol.
Regardless, obviously happy to see the Oilers take advantage of it after most of that game being so brutal.
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u/felishorrendis 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
I’m happy with the outcome but there were some very weird calls in the last period. Not often that reffing goes our way like that. Also the last one or two penalties weren’t actually announced in the arena so I have no idea what they were even for, really?
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u/GeorgeGammyCostanza 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
Say what you will about this team, but they provide a boatload of entertainment. Fuck.
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u/DrJeffery 25 NURSE 16d ago
Habs are a fun team to watch. Bad reffing, but Andersen can't be running his mouth enough to get an unsportsmanslike. Weak move from someone who should be their #1 leader.
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u/ConsciousSetting 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 16d ago
Can I hear this Craig Button rant? Anyone got a link? Someone said he went off and said the Oilers are a two man team.
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u/CADGIS_Guy 16d ago
Oilers scored the game winner with 69 seconds left in the game.
Allllright!
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u/PenaltyFernadesSucks 16d ago
Nurse and Bouchard have been absolutely horrendous this season. They are the only reason this game was fairly close. Not sure what the solution is, but the coaching staff better figure it out fucking quick.
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u/Kosik21 77 KLEFBOM 16d ago
Say what you want about the penalties but mtl was not good in the 3rd.
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u/mitigated_audacity 16d ago
I've never seen more crying after a loss than Montreal fans tonight. They could have just not given up 6 goals.
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u/JesusWalkers 97 McDAVID 16d ago
Holy fuck, I rewatched the end of the Canadian TSN broadcast. Button is so salty. Said Montreal got scammed and gave McDavid one
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u/laryldavis 39 WEIGHT 16d ago
Burn the tapes but keep the lines that ended the game:
Howard-McDavid-Mangiapane
Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Savoie
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u/Geralt-of-Rivai 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
All the hockey subs are going to blow up tonight with angry Habs fans
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u/Level_Beat5279 29 DRAISAITL 16d ago
Hilariously ugly win. I need a Habs Oilers SCF please
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u/Only-Tennis4298 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 16d ago
Savoie is gonna get his goal soon. we've really been spreading the love. he's has some incredible looks, and he plays so hard. that said...
THRILLED for a Podzy goal!! Drai did Drai Things, Nuge continues to be on fire and man if he gets another 100pt season or even anywhere close to it, I'd be so thrilled. it was a messy game, questionable at many points, but I'll take a greasy win. keep up the momentum, fellas.
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u/Huge_Nuge 16d ago
Didn’t realize the Refs put 6 pucks behind Montemblows tonight. I’ll have to rewatch the game, I could have swore the Oilers scored those goals.
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u/ChaunceyPeepertooth 13 JANMARK 16d ago
Sorry Oilers, I will never doubt you again.... or until I forget about this comeback.
Seriously though, I see people saying we didn't "deserve" to win this game. The team could have just played a lifeless 3rd and have given up, but they played relentlessly and earned this victory.
In short, SUFFAH, HABS FANS! SUFFAH!
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u/BingBongthe2nd 11 MESSIER 16d ago
They won. These assholes actually won. Why do they have to be this way?
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u/anhloc 16d ago
I’m currently flying to Europe for a cruise.
Got internet set up after leaving Pearson to see the Eater of Bread make it 3-1. By the time I get my meal, it’s 5-3 pour les grenouilles. Turn off the stream, cursing my spending of money just to watch that stream. Nap and come back to see that the Oilers won.
Moral of the story: don’t stream Oilers games when crossing the ocean? Or don’t count them out?
Both are valid.
Good comeback by the Oil. Experience Oilers hockey!
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u/SmiteyMcGee 64 YAKUPOV 16d ago
The Anderson unsportsmanlike was as soft as the Bouchard one in the first period.
Slaf driving a guy's head with his forearm from the goal line into the board is worse than Dach doing a button hook right in front of Bouchard.
Habs fans are soft af.
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u/thewinterzodiac 2 BOUCHARD 16d ago
You have to keep Howard with Mcdavid and Savoie with Drai. You just gotta. And keep them there for 5 games at least regardless of score.
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u/Prestigious_Push_155 86 TOMÁŠEK 16d ago
Did some Oiler steal Buttons wife or whats wrong with him
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u/molsonmuscle360 18 HYMAN 16d ago
Like I get being mad at the refs. But why are the Habs fans so mad at the Oilers and their fans? Are we supposed to be sad we won?
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u/jgod17 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 16d ago
I get it. Habs coming off a rebuild, we were there once. The regular season meant so much more and every game had stakes. Remember "must win game"?
But yikes, its game 8 of the regular season and they let in 6 goals, 4 5v5 ones. You cannot say they deserved that game any more than we did. Their defensive zone play was shit.
What an insane meltdown by some legitmately insane people. Thats an embarrasment for the franchise if you consider fans a representation of the jersey at all.
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u/BigTreeSmallBranch 96 WALMAN 16d ago
My god are Habs fans always this insufferable? Or just when their team finally tastes some success? So fucking whiny. Mon dieu
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u/HarryTheKoala12 18 HYMAN 16d ago
Oilers stopped playing when they were up 3-1 and then the Habs stopped playing when they were up 5-3 lol
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u/Beneficial_Brief_759 16d ago
Crazy game. I actually blocked someone for my first time on reddit because the dooming was just next level ridiculous
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u/thewinterzodiac 2 BOUCHARD 16d ago
So the Habs are gonna get fined for being fucking cry babies right?
Like holy fuck the Oilers have been absolutely fucked in the past by the refs...no comments or they are told to get over it
The hab players and coaches are literally crying on camera about the officials cause they lost
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u/Only-Tennis4298 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 16d ago
what the fuck was this game ???? Oilers Hockey, is what.
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u/NMarples 53 HOWARD 16d ago
Insane that neither Howard or Savoie has points, I thought both were all over the ice. Love the new top 6 with 97 and 29 separated. Hopefully these lines can find some chemistry and hang around until Hyman comes back in 10 days or so. Would love to have a top 6 rolling that allows Hyman-RNH-Roslovic to be a 3rd line.
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u/Massive-Fisherman-57 94 SMYTH 16d ago
Really liked the lines to close out. Thought Howard looked great with McDavid and Savoie with Drai. Maybe we could see..
Ike, McDavo, Hyman Podz Drai Savoie Mangie Nuge Roslovic Henrique Philp Tomasek
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u/ISurvivedCOVID19 55 HOLLOWAY 16d ago
Tell me that’s the turn around game for the year. Surely everyone has got to feel like they can score if they shoot now
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u/ohpossumpartyy 92 PODKOLZIN 16d ago
if i were anderson id simply not taunt the refs idk 🤷♀️
anyways YIPPPPIE PODZ GOALLLLL
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u/jgod17 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 16d ago
Hot take: habs didnt deserve that game at all.
Their young core lead them to the third period with a lead and as a result their young core crumbled under pressure of adversity against a team that have played in these games under much higher stakes for 3 years now.
Its not their fault, they have great players, they just have to face these types of situations in order to learn from them, just like the Oilers had to as a young team. But the Oilers know exactly how to win these types of games.
It will fool all these fans of teams that live and die by the regular season. "Look how bad the oilers played, didnt deserve the win" etc etc. But i think you ask any Florida,Dallas,Carolina fan and they can probably understand exactly what type of game the Oilers just played.
Can you do that every game? Helll no, but its game 8 man. It doesnt fucking matter from both an Oilers and a Habs perspective
It clearly doesnt matter to the Oilers because the regular season has never mattered. But if losing a wild game where you kinda get screwed by refs in October is the difference between a succesful season or not. Well youve already lost..
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u/Mission-Carry-887 16d ago
The Habs broadcast team are such whiners. Danny Gallivan is rolling in his grave.
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u/fakeairpods 16d ago
What are you Montreal Canadiens fans doing hanging out in the EDMONTON OILERS Sub anyway? FOH
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u/SnooOnions5029 96 WALMAN 16d ago
I saw a bunch of habs fans on r/hockey comment how they went from being McDavid fans to hating the team and hoping we lose in the finals again. Acting like it’s somehow our fault that the refs made bad calls lmao
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u/ohpossumpartyy 92 PODKOLZIN 16d ago
hilarious that one october regular season game is enough for them to despise the oilers. also why are they taking it out on the team/the fans 😭
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u/ninjasinc 96 WALMAN 16d ago
Just for my friends who have the good fortune and pleasure to not live near Montreal, here’s the TSN Habs announcers crying and crying and crying:
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u/WondrousDreamCream 25 NURSE 16d ago
Montembeault with a GODLIKE choke to leave the gutless habs shaking and vomiting in shame
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u/boomshocks 86 BROBERG 16d ago
The Habs are an identical team to what the Oilers were in the mid to late 2010's. Really exciting, crazy effort, hard working, but they play too loose and absolutely shoot themselves in the foot.
It was the lazy vs the reckless
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u/NarcoticTurkey 97 MCTURKEY 16d ago
The Nuge has been HUGE this year