Welcome to episode ten of The Rig Rant.
By now, I’m sure you know that every week, we search for the best, worst and most hilarious tweets and compile them all into one amazing article for your viewing pleasure.
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Week ten of The Rig Rant saw the Oilers start the week at home against the insanely boring Minnesota Wild and then head out on the road to visit the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, the red hot Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday and finish off in Minnesota Friday to face the Wild for the second time.
This week, there were a lot of one goal games and a lot of overtime. Four out of their last five to be exact, went to overtime. The Oilers struggled yet again and missed out on much needed points by beating teams they should be beating. With the Flames, Sharks, Ducks all in the hunt for first place in the Pacific division, things were getting a bit dicey and Twitter was a miserable place to be…sometimes. Oilers fans have a hard time being consistent with their feelings…but you’ll see that as you read on.
**DISCLAIMER**
Some of these tweets contain horrible language. We can’t be held responsible if your children read this article and start swearing at your TV (and/or you).
Let’s get started…
The Oilers didn’t waste any time when they faced the Wild and former Edmonton goalie Devan Dubnyk (who is owning the league at the moment)…
He's a beauty! 1-0 #Oilers pic.twitter.com/i4MAnhDdaD
— x-GOilers Steve-O (@_SilentNoise) December 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheCamperDave/status/805604160595001345
Good to finally see Dubnyk having a good game in Edmonton.
— Andrew Grose (@GroseAndrew) December 5, 2016
KASSIAN SMASH! BENNING HIT AVENGED! FIST KISSES FOR THE INFIDELS! -bm #oilers #nhl pic.twitter.com/khs71qjzbq
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) December 5, 2016
I was mentally tapping the triangle button before that fight.
— RG3 (@rascalgas) December 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/TravisDakin/status/805612848625782785
https://twitter.com/TheTowelBoy/status/805620620486733825
This next tweet contains what turned out to be quite controversial. McDavid was removed from the ice due to concussion protocol (after his face hit the ice). Some thought it was ridiculous that he was pulled from the game for over half a period to be looked at, others thought it was better to look him over for 6 minutes instead of finding out that he needed to be out for 6 weeks or longer. Everyone has their opinion, but here’s the replay anyways…
After being accidentally tripped and hitting his chin on the ice @cmcdavid97 has to leave the ice for concussion protocol. pic.twitter.com/8NFkpVthqh
— Gene Principe (@GenePrincipe) December 5, 2016
All of us right now #Oilers #McDavid pic.twitter.com/mORU8A5Glg
— Connor Halley (@ConnorHalley) December 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/IAmByks/status/805632523715887104
And in the 3rd period, McJesus emerged from the locker room #Oilers @therigrant pic.twitter.com/o57Posdfgy
— x-GOilers Steve-O (@_SilentNoise) December 5, 2016
Live view of Gustavsson tonight 🙈 pic.twitter.com/49tRDmfqFI
— Kyla J Lane (@KylaJLane) December 5, 2016
Toe save & a beauty! #MINvsEDM pic.twitter.com/GK5zv3cCdD
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 5, 2016
Wild vs Coyotes games must be like watching grass grow.
— Braian (@SAOilersFan91) December 5, 2016
WHAT A POKE-CHECK! #MINvsEDM
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 5, 2016
But not the second one… Wild win 2-1 in OT. #MINvsEDM
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 5, 2016
Game summary:
Concussion protocol
Poke check
Trap trap trap
Wild hockey isn't so wild
Dubnyk was only bad as an Oiler— The Oil Rig (@oilrigEDM) December 5, 2016
That was that – The Oilers lost in overtime to (not so) Wild.
On to the next…
Never forget @BuffaloSabres #Oilers #Mcdavid pic.twitter.com/ep8pssS6Eq
— VisuallyBetter (@Isuckatpicking) December 7, 2016
Time for the Connor show #ConnorsBetter pic.twitter.com/LqhcvCB6RO
— x-Pete Bauer (@OhYesICanada) December 7, 2016
Being an Oilers fan is like willingly eating a box of doughnuts even though you know 1 in 12 has been poisoned. -bm #oilers
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) December 7, 2016
UGGGGH…That first period is totally summed up by this next tweet.
Sabres outshot the Oilers 10-5 and outscored them 2-0 in that first period. *sigh* -bm #oilers pic.twitter.com/IKHLsKKqxQ
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) December 7, 2016
Can someone make sure the players are aware of this? They missed the first one https://t.co/wuko8SbBLk
— x-Pete Bauer (@OhYesICanada) December 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/1nkedOil/status/806304033770074112
*when you tell Connor you think Eichel is better* pic.twitter.com/3y6uNpXB65
— Twitch Dot TVs MurtBunch (@JSBMjeanshorts) December 7, 2016
#OILERS GOOOAAAAAAL! EBS, 2-1! #EDMvsBUF
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/DVDVR_DFA/status/806311378747150336
#OILERS GOOOAAAAL! LOOCH! TIE GAME! #EDMvsBUF
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 7, 2016
AND THEY’RE BACK! Or are they…
https://twitter.com/1nkedOil/status/806309652493320192
https://twitter.com/AzorcanGlobal/status/806310026126106625
Mark Fayne will not return to tonight's game. #EDMvsBUF
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 7, 2016
OF COURSE HE WON’T! (uggggggh)
I assume Mark Fayne's body is literally falling apart. -bm #oilers pic.twitter.com/v52nl4uKyJ
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) December 7, 2016
THEY REALLY ARE BACK!! THE OILERS TAKE THE LEAD!!
#OILERS GOOOAAAAAL! LEON! 3-2! #EDMvsBUF
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 7, 2016
People always say that the day I met my wife was probably the luckiest day of my life. They forget about the day we won the McDavid lottery.
— Ryan M.D. (@RGK_61) December 7, 2016
*Fondly remembers a time when people said Draisaitl would struggle without Hall* pic.twitter.com/ajBd1bSLvj
— Kris (@TheGuyNamedKris) December 7, 2016
Leon & Looch love. #EDMvsBUF pic.twitter.com/UiKwKVdGD5
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 7, 2016
Well, it was fun while it lasted…
Game over. Sabres win 4-3 in OT. #EDMvsBUF pic.twitter.com/PQjpNk3yVh
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 7, 2016
Game summary:
Sad, more sad, hopeful, happy, excited(!!), frustrated, full on pissed, sad, glad we got a point.
— Shauna (@SLShockeyfan) December 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/IAmByks/status/806362288605302789
Ok – we’re on to the Flyers game. The Flyers – that are on a red hot 6 game win streak. This is going to be fine…we’ll all be fine.
Congratulations to @Simmer18 as he will make his @EdmontonOilers debut tonight. Exciting night for him, mom, dad, brother and sister.
— Gene Principe (@GenePrincipe) December 8, 2016
The Deutschland Dangler strikes! #EDMvsPHI pic.twitter.com/ccFXFysm0t
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 9, 2016
Eberle has some wheels tonight, hey? pic.twitter.com/ufiC93i0IL
— TheTowelBoy (@TheTowelBoy) December 9, 2016
Settling in for another night of watching Gustavsson. pic.twitter.com/aZWdfZMLE6
— Kyla J Lane (@KylaJLane) December 9, 2016
Thats what you call a solid road period #Oilers pic.twitter.com/YvW9yN4NpS
— Hernan Salas (@HernanSalas_) December 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/AzorcanGlobal/status/807023950555332608
Here it is Oilers fans…the moment Connor McDavid solidified his place in our hearts.
Suck this Manning 🚨 pic.twitter.com/9UhduNqOCr
— Braian (@SAOilersFan91) December 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/NewWaveOil/status/807030317659942912
That’s right, scores a goal – then decided to chirp Manning. In case you’re not aware, Manning is the reason McBroken was trending last year. You’ll see in a later tweet why Connor chirped Manning…he explains it all.
McDavid. #Oilers pic.twitter.com/sWaunsnR45
— VisuallyBetter (@Isuckatpicking) December 9, 2016
Now we know who the culprit was on this sign…#McDavid pic.twitter.com/0lTRuHaHwG
— Ben (@Ben_in_yeg) December 9, 2016
The #Oilers have a 2-0 lead….. pic.twitter.com/md1u0MN9wN
— zach (@zjlaing) December 9, 2016
Two quick goals by the Flyers to tie it up? It’s going to be one of those games isn’t it…
— Braian (@SAOilersFan91) December 9, 2016
Live look at the Oilers pic.twitter.com/TbItvZnRcy
— Connor Halley (@ConnorHalley) December 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/DVDVR_DFA/status/807037982108549120
McDavid vs everybody pic.twitter.com/xafOgn3lly
— Jesse (@JesseOilersFan) December 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/1nkedOil/status/807045079776927744
Benoit buries the go-ahead goal! #EDMvsPHI pic.twitter.com/tuxF7MXPdW
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 9, 2016
I could barely keep up with everything that was going on in this game, so you’ll just have to read the tweets and go with it.
Russell looked like a heroin addict on that shift. But, instead of delicious heroin, he was addicted to penalty minutes.
— Adam McGale (@AdamMcGale) December 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/blakemitch/status/807045707496497152
Unleash the (semi) Klef-bomb! 💣 #EDMvsPHI pic.twitter.com/49pSpMAk1X
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 9, 2016
this game #oilers #EDMvsPHI pic.twitter.com/Uwudyhn3Ge
— x – 𝔏𝔦𝔰𝔞 𝔐𝔦𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔢 𝔐𝔬𝔬𝔯𝔢 🩻 (@hockeygoth) December 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/KjellIverson/status/807047030648410112
McDavid is going through his angsty teenage years #oilers
— soniasrunway (@soniasrunway) December 9, 2016
@TheRigRant Current qualities of @NHL officials #EDMvsPHI pic.twitter.com/0VHNkxNLuu
— Grant Gustafson (@GrantGus65) December 9, 2016
Hold on to your butts…it's all tied up again. pic.twitter.com/1qkrYJ4DcU
— Ryan Tomko (@TomkoRyan) December 9, 2016
Oilers. pic.twitter.com/d9axxEC4do
— Dr. McDrai (@Pandamonium97) December 9, 2016
— Kris (@TheGuyNamedKris) December 9, 2016
Gustafsson today. #Oilers #HereComeTheOilers pic.twitter.com/VSIjESaYEE
— x – GoodGoalieFan 🌻 🇺🇦 (@peteroiler11) December 9, 2016
I mean, at the end of the day the #Oilers had two two goal leads. Inexcusable loss.
— zach (@zjlaing) December 9, 2016
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ pic.twitter.com/H9FLiRwVb9
— TheTowelBoy (@TheTowelBoy) December 9, 2016
Oh #oilers pic.twitter.com/JgB9jBUUJX
— Krista (@K_ris_tah) December 9, 2016
So another loss – but a crazy 11 goal game!
Let’s get back to McDavid…he was interviewed afterwards and asked about the chirping…and his response made some Oilers fans want to find Manning and beat the hell out of him themselves!
#Oilers captain @cmcdavid97 discusses surrendering the lead & other topics following tonight's 6-5 defeat in Philly. pic.twitter.com/VfNbvVFqwE
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 9, 2016
One of our loyal followers was lucky enough to get some sweet seats in between the benches for the Oilers game in Philadelphia and snapped a few cool pics for us to share.
bench bump in Philly with the newbie @TheRigRant pic.twitter.com/cL0hiQeBme
— UnRetired n Wired (@Tsnivek) December 9, 2016
Pretty special way to watch an @EdmontonOilers game last night @TheRigRant pic.twitter.com/7U6CQ1yDfs
— UnRetired n Wired (@Tsnivek) December 9, 2016
Now we had to Minnesota to face the trap happy Wild once again.
Oilers should have thrown "Schultz" on the back of Maroon's jersey tonight. Dubnyk would likely battle PTSD any time he stood out front. -bm
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) December 10, 2016
There's being hot
there's being on fire
Then there's Draisaitl 🔥🔥🔥🔥— McLangester (@Tlangester) December 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/canucksstink/status/807400654914191360
https://twitter.com/canucksstink/status/807400695863250944
Draisaitl. So hot right now. #EDMvsMIN pic.twitter.com/PuUx5MzzVa
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 10, 2016
Leon Draisaitl, Summer 2017: pic.twitter.com/vp5v9QKjYe
— Baggedmilk, Oily Boy 🍹 (@jsbmbaggedmilk) December 10, 2016
That Draisaitl cross ice pass to Klefbom. #Oilers pic.twitter.com/ueCN4aSgpj
— David Shortt (@AdMan0828) December 10, 2016
I liked the situational awareness by Russell on that PK. Way to get the puck out of the zone. Good boy. pic.twitter.com/YANMgIGlGy
— McDavid Beast Mode🇺🇦 (@sportsjunkie007) December 10, 2016
Bad turnover by Connor. Trade'm.
Just kidding! He could do that 36 more times and I wouldn't care.
— TheTowelBoy (@TheTowelBoy) December 10, 2016
There's never been a more fitting sponsor of Oilers hockey than the liquor depot.
— Braian (@SAOilersFan91) December 10, 2016
You could relocate the Minnesota Wild and it'd probably take six months before their fanbase awoke from the defensive coma and got upset.
— JD 🎙🎤 (@JDfromCJAY) December 10, 2016
Love hearing how good Dubnyk is doing. Never gets old. -bm #oilers pic.twitter.com/I2GTDn8X1S
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) December 10, 2016
From the bottom of my heart to the Minnesota Wild pic.twitter.com/P6UvQq7mCI
— Arch (@Archaeologuy) December 10, 2016
RNH PPG! 💪 #EDMvsMIN pic.twitter.com/ToGP1qQhjg
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 10, 2016
The goal counts pic.twitter.com/gFP8h6eCAz
— Calum (@Calum_C) December 10, 2016
NUGE!!! pic.twitter.com/q2D0EQoHvZ
— Arch (@Archaeologuy) December 10, 2016
Nuge tries more than McDavid in the defensive zone 😲 pic.twitter.com/ijEWS9GHVT
— RelleR (@rellturner) December 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheAndyBabic/status/807430214234112000
With the score tied 2-2 and the Oilers getting a point and heading to yet another overtime, that last tweet pretty much sums up Talbot’s stellar play the whole game. Overtime would solve nothing, so off to the shootout we go…
https://twitter.com/ibleedoil/status/807432221644754944
In the shootout, McLellan opted with Letestu, followed by Hendricks and Draisaitl with only Drai solving Dubnyk. Then it was McDavid, Eberle and Nuge with only Ebs managing to score. It wasn’t enough and the Oil managed to lose the valuable extra point.
— Kris (@TheGuyNamedKris) December 10, 2016
Do we? I can’t decide…but one thing is for sure, this team needs to find offence from someone other than McDavid and Draisaitl. I’ll leave it at that.
Up next week…
The Oilers head home to face the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday and Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. The Oilers then have a three day break before Tampa Bay heads to Rogers Place on Saturday night for Hockey Night in Canada.
So – Connor McDavid is still leading the league in points, and the Oilers are still ahead of Calgary and in a fight for first place in the Pacific Division. It was not a good week, but hopefully they can snag some points this coming week and go on a bit of a tear. It’s a necessity if they want to stay in the hunt.
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Thanks for reading!
See you next week!
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