Welcome to the fifth edition of The Rig Rant!
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Week five of The Rig Rant includes reaction to the Oilers winning streak coming to an end with losses against Ottawa, Toronto and the New York Rangers. There was some very questionable reffing and it was a tough week for Captain Connor as he was mauled on several occasions. Things were not going well for our Oilers. What would happen when they closed out the week against the Islanders? Would the Oilers continue their losing streak with a fourth or could they snap out of it? Let’s see what fans had to say about it.
**DISCLAIMER**
Many of these tweets contain horrible language. We can’t be held responsible if your children read this article and start swearing at your TV (or you).
Let’s get started…
It’s clear that regardless of what happens in the win column – fans are still in love with the McMagic that is Connor McDavid.
https://twitter.com/JayOil/status/792251959365341184
https://twitter.com/KjellIverson/status/792897037859708934
https://twitter.com/maylee9/status/792897393960247296
Zoom. #OTTvsEDM pic.twitter.com/STUCdutmyz
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) October 31, 2016
Ahhh Connor – you make all of our dark days so much brighter.
Now let’s move on to the Ottawa game. The Oilers had several chances on the power play but it was bad. Really bad.
Oilers first period play so far. #Turnovers pic.twitter.com/9yewjq0rA1
— VisuallyBetter (@Isuckatpicking) October 31, 2016
Odd that the Senators would have too many men on the ice. Usually senators don't show up for work at all. #Oilers
— Andrew Grose (@GroseAndrew) October 31, 2016
#Oilers power play so far tonight… -bm pic.twitter.com/gbQIq2TI0h
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) October 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/NHLbyMatty/status/792904466131406850
Gonna need the Oilers power play to come behind the barn with me pic.twitter.com/oyisirHIHq
— Twitch Dot TVs MurtBunch (@JSBMjeanshorts) October 31, 2016
The Oilers Powerplay. pic.twitter.com/aB1aDYZzyz
— VisuallyBetter (@Isuckatpicking) October 31, 2016
When things get boring and all else fails, use the intermission time wisely
https://twitter.com/DatBawse/status/792905111039123456
https://twitter.com/humantorch/status/792915302371692544
this game #OTTvsEDM pic.twitter.com/UgUSpfHNpd
— x – 𝔏𝔦𝔰𝔞 𝔐𝔦𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔢 𝔐𝔬𝔬𝔯𝔢 🩻 (@hockeygoth) October 31, 2016
Now let’s dig a little deeper into the reffing situation.
So this is the level of leniency defenders have against McDavid. In the refs defense, he is obstructed by that lovely Pizza 73 sign. pic.twitter.com/1a6kFzz1hl
— Ben (@Ben_in_yeg) October 31, 2016
Ref in the offensive zone. pic.twitter.com/HfBdASnIEu
— Inside Oilers (@InsideOilers) October 31, 2016
@Isuckatpicking And they say this shit is fake…pfft#HIAC pic.twitter.com/pPWerRcEyv
— HiggsDistortion (@Higgsdistortion) October 31, 2016
Nahhhhh – that wasn’t a penalty. *Insert eternal eye roll here
Ok, let’s see what fans thought of the game so far…
https://twitter.com/Sun_Tychkowski/status/792918920906760192
https://twitter.com/AhmedtheBanker/status/792921086132232192
https://twitter.com/maylee9/status/792921111252049920
So true Megan, so true. Unfortunately, the Oilers weren’t able to pull out a win or even get a goal. The feel good moment came when the Senators goalie, Craig Anderson got the shut out. After taking some time off to be with his wife who was recently diagnosed with cancer, he returned to face the Oilers and played lights out earning himself a shutout. If you’re going to lose, that moment kind of takes the sting out of it.
Always want the Oilers to win, but good for Anderson. Great performance in a very difficult time in his life.
— Ryan M.D. (@RGK_61) October 31, 2016
Absolutely boring game but I have to admit I'm happy for Craig Anderson tonight. #hockeyfightscancer
— TJ (@PotratzHockey) October 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/PatrickOilers/status/792935004808458240
So that wrapped up the game and the month of October. How did fans feel with where the Oilers sat so far?
https://twitter.com/David___Co/status/792933355410952193
Bye bandwagon fans! 👋🏽
— Relish Ketchup Mustard (@RKM17) October 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/iBry83/status/792933498046775296
https://twitter.com/NewWaveOil/status/792933881888534528
Okay let's not over-react. Trade Talbot and let's move on. #Oilers
— Andrew Grose (@GroseAndrew) October 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/Alex_Thomas14/status/792934984977944576
Well this was really no surprise…just give him all the trophies and call it a season.
Connor McDavid is the @NHL's First Star of the Month! pic.twitter.com/qWbMqvT37M
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 1, 2016
C. McDavid (@EdmontonOilers), S. Weber (@CanadiensMTL), J. Marchessault (@FlaPanthers) named 3 Stars of the month. https://t.co/q4ldW91WQd
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 1, 2016
Now the Oilers moved on to the centre of the sports universe (if you live in Toronto) to face the Leafs. A game that they should definitely win. The media was hyping up the McDavid/Matthews face off but really, nobody seemed to care. Let’s be honest though… McDavid >>> Matthews.
Expectations were high…
Predicting my goal light annoys crap out of my wife tonight! @edmontonoilers #lightuptheLaffs @TheRigRant pic.twitter.com/f1R24oUwQ5
— UnRetired n Wired (@Tsnivek) November 1, 2016
Unfortunately, watching this game was a no go for Jackie Dee, but she managed to get some highlights. We’ll just let the tweets speak for themselves.
GIVE CONNOR ALL THE SHIFTS! -bm #60MinuteMcDavid #oilers
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) November 1, 2016
Hello, Nurse! 💪 #EDMvsTOR pic.twitter.com/1ghPa9dwze
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 2, 2016
A little love tap. #EDMvsTOR pic.twitter.com/ttxcEAWUDp
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 2, 2016
Kadri obviously didn't get the memo. Now he's gonna get the stitches #DontTouchLittleBro pic.twitter.com/6tCgoiZ7fe
— x-Pete Bauer (@OhYesICanada) November 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/DurGallant/status/793607014932893697
We finally found the only way for Lander to score, take out the goalie @TheRigRant
— TJ (@PotratzHockey) November 2, 2016
Let's have a review of the Jay Woodcroft powerplay. #Oilers pic.twitter.com/z6FqSEqUkt
— VisuallyBetter (@Isuckatpicking) November 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheAndyBabic/status/793615842206298116
https://twitter.com/CopyDarryl/status/793622254772899840
https://twitter.com/DurGallant/status/793618881629724672
That puck had eyes. 👀 #EDMvsTOR pic.twitter.com/MM6X7Ww9zB
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 2, 2016
NURSE 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/gAoAbYZ7HU
— Rαყ Oϝ Fυƈƙιɳɠ Sυɳʂԋιɳҽ (@OilrGrl16) November 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/OilersFan04/status/793630462346264576
https://twitter.com/LateFiennes/status/793630832909029376
Lots of cheering in Toronto as the #Oilers score. Even Toronto hates Toronto. #Oilers
— Andrew Grose (@GroseAndrew) November 2, 2016
I celebrated Nurse's goal too hard. Now im ……nursing my shoulder
— soniasrunway (@soniasrunway) November 2, 2016
Well, despite all the excitement, the Oilers wound up heading to overtime. Kadri owned the Oilers all night and put the final nail in the coffin early into OT (like 12 seconds in or something ridiculous like that).
https://twitter.com/JayOil/status/793639346394034176
SO – we’re midway through the week and the Oilers have managed to start a new streak, one of the losing variety. Now they head to The Big Apple to face the Rangers, a team that is looking very good right now. Not an easy task for the Oil.
Things were looking up though! The Oilers started strong and Nuge managed to FINALLY get himself a goal – thanks to the amazing soccer skills of none other than Connor McDavid…
Check out the link below to see it in all of it’s glory.
Everyone knows the first 2 'minutes of a 4 minute power play are just for practice, NUUUUUGGGGGGEEEEEE
— x-Pete Bauer (@OhYesICanada) November 3, 2016
NUGEY!!!! pic.twitter.com/7dkQuyuXNX
— McDavid Beast Mode🇺🇦 (@sportsjunkie007) November 3, 2016
McDavid so good he is using his feet to give opposition a chance 😆
— McLangester (@Tlangester) November 3, 2016
It seemed no matter what the Oilers did, the Rangers were matching it (aside from the soccer style plays)
https://twitter.com/Sun_Tychkowski/status/794319482240061448
First period ends with the shots 10-10 and the score at 1-1. Coincidence? Probably. -bm #oilers pic.twitter.com/SbvJJh2paC
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) November 3, 2016
Eberle getting advice from Edmonton's hottest goal scorer pic.twitter.com/TK0ffPsuUh
— Twitch Dot TVs MurtBunch (@JSBMjeanshorts) November 4, 2016
Captain Connor managed to score a beauty of a goal but it looked like Eberle was in the crease…
https://twitter.com/sportsjunkie007/status/794331972948533248
https://twitter.com/NewWaveOil/status/794332356253466624
It turned out that the call on the ice would stand and it would be waved off due to goaltender interference. Many people jumped aboard the “Eberle is the new whipping boy” train, which continued through the night but more importantly…
This happened..
https://www.nhl.com/oilers/video/maroon-scores-with-quick-hands/t-277437406/c-45979603
😀😀 #EDMvsNYR pic.twitter.com/Qo20RxxNB5
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheCamperDave/status/794334425186115584
https://twitter.com/OilersFan05/status/794334426347905025
We are so damn lucky #SWOONFORMAROON pic.twitter.com/IhY3zVtXWS
— x – #PrettySzn (@Pretty__G) November 4, 2016
AND THEN THIS HAPPENED!!
#OILERS GOOOAAAAL! LARSSON! 3-2! #EDMvsNYR pic.twitter.com/O4NgM1Oguk
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 4, 2016
Tal-Bot 3000 made some amazing saves to hold the Oilers lead.
If I tried to make the same save Talbot just made I would have torn my groin & been heading to ER. I'd have no groin. I'd be groinless.
— Raja Dhami (@gretzkytokurri) November 4, 2016
That Talbot save hurt *MY* groin.
— RG3 (@rascalgas) November 4, 2016
Unfortunately, Talbot’s team didn’t help him out too much and the Rangers tied it up shortly after and managed to pop another one in with a few minutes left in the third to take the lead. The Oilers pulled Talbot to try and even the score, but THOSE DAMN RANGERS found the empty net.
https://twitter.com/alanvbedmonton/status/794349046601125888
Some words of encouragement for Oilers fans as they cap off a three game losing streak and head off to wind up their road trip against the Islanders.
https://twitter.com/KjellIverson/status/794355648053944320
It’s a brand new day! With…brand new lines?
Pouliot-RNH-Puljujarvi, Maroon-McDavid-Eberle, Lucic-Draisaitl-Kassian, Lander-Letestu-Pitlick/Slepyshev
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) November 4, 2016
Perhaps this was the shake up the Oilers needed to get the offence firing. Unfortunately – this also happened…
Kris Russell is out tonight due to an injury, Eric Gryba is back in
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) November 5, 2016
Fans had high hopes for the Oilers on Saturday night and Twitter was fired up for a win…but the Oilers…well they started off a little slow…
https://twitter.com/blakemitch/status/795042148974350336
(Oilers looking at each other) "Man Remenda is gonna love shredding us for that one"
— Steve Dodd (@SteveDodd) November 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/Sun_Tychkowski/status/795042562042134529
Well, this feels familiar…
— Marc (@oilerfan21) November 5, 2016
#Oilers pic.twitter.com/f6NNdKMxs6
— Avry's Sports Show (@Avry) November 5, 2016
#Oilers pic.twitter.com/S8PBiC9WYw
— Twitch Dot TVs MurtBunch (@JSBMjeanshorts) November 5, 2016
At this point, the Oilers were down 2-0 and fans knew that if the Isles scored again, it could be game over.
Deflection perfection. 💯 #EDMvsNYI pic.twitter.com/QmJGh0Sp5i
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 5, 2016
There it is! MAROOOOOOON!!! @EdmontonOilers #Oilers pic.twitter.com/TBFKUQ4vnn
— X-TheIronE (@Pey_DayYEG) November 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/Shanalee1982/status/795046754509058052
There you have it. Just like that – the Oilers had tied it up at two. Fans were on the ledge, but we had a little something to say to the negative nellies…hehehe
Soooo…did you guys want me to get the step ladder out or can you get back on the bandwagon by yourselves?
— Rig Rant (@TheRigRant) November 5, 2016
Unfortunately, just when you thought all was right in the world again…
Brutal knee by Seidenberg, #Oilers to the PP. #EDMvsNYI
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 5, 2016
Neither Jesse Puljujarvi nor Zack Kassian are on the Oilers bench for the 2nd period
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) November 6, 2016
The Oilers lost Kassian and Puljujarvi tonight. Thankfully they're ripe with RW depth. -bm #oilers pic.twitter.com/cT5FtiSiiC
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) November 6, 2016
Oilers RW depth pic.twitter.com/sBVYkaRtvZ
— Dr. McDrai (@Pandamonium97) November 6, 2016
This game had moments of pure boredom, pure excitement and pure crap (to be perfectly blunt). We’re about to pepper you with tweets. It’s the social media version of Cam Talbot’s game nights! Let’s GO!!
First five minutes – why we are still bad – the next five minutes – why there is promise – #oilers
— Petroleros (@YEGBurrito) November 5, 2016
I don't know about you all, but I am seeing a very determined Eberle tonight.
— Ben (@Ben_in_yeg) November 5, 2016
Lance has some wheels. #Pitlick
— TheTowelBoy (@TheTowelBoy) November 5, 2016
that period #EDMvsNYI pic.twitter.com/QLBwMtNzUv
— x – 𝔏𝔦𝔰𝔞 𝔐𝔦𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔢 𝔐𝔬𝔬𝔯𝔢 🩻 (@hockeygoth) November 5, 2016
Wait did we score two goals on a power play this game? What team am I watching?? #EDMvsNYI
— k (@salmalin) November 6, 2016
This game is exhausting. There were fewer up and downs on my wedding night. #Oilers
— Andrew Grose (@GroseAndrew) November 6, 2016
ICYMI, @27MilanLucic's PPG. #EDMvsNYI pic.twitter.com/adU2bcP27k
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/IMShaneJones/status/795063095039246336
So the Oilers managed to climb their way to a 3-3 tie to finish the third period and fans were oddly happy to have the one point…but now it was time for OT!
POINT!!!!!! WE DID IT!!! STANDINGS CLIMBERS! #istilllovemyteam
— Rusty Shackleford (@AdmiralRusty) November 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/srheth/status/795079375901388801
In overtime, Eberle and McDavid were bitten by more snakes than Medusa has on her head – and could not put the puck in the net despite a plethora of chances.
So it was off to the shootout.
The Oilers opted with Eberle and RNH as the first two shooters – but neither of them could put the puck past Halak. Luckily Talbot was as solid as could be and had stopped all three shots that came his way.
So next up to shoot for the Oilers… *Insert drumroll here*….
CONN….Letestu?
Letestu with the Shootout winner as we all predicted
— Connor Halley (@ConnorHalley) November 6, 2016
OILERS WIN! Thanks Letestu?! Ok then! @EdmontonOilers #Oilers pic.twitter.com/thEE1FPnaH
— X-TheIronE (@Pey_DayYEG) November 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/IAmByks/status/795081387871260672
#Oilers #EDMvsNYI pic.twitter.com/wxZ7nKGEI8
— Kara™ 🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@KaraUtri) November 6, 2016
The losing streak is over #Oilers pic.twitter.com/fAg3YYik1B
— Avry's Sports Show (@Avry) November 6, 2016
We couldn’t have said it better Avry! YES!! The Oilers had indeed broken the losing streak and to cap off the week, they sit at 8-3-1 and lead the Pacific Division. Not bad Oilers. Not bad.
What do we have in store for you next week? The Oilers take their road trip to Detroit tonight and finish it off on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. Then the Oilers are back at home on Friday to face the Dallas Stars (wear your poppies – its Remembrance Day).
Last week we were hoping to hit double digits in the win column – so let’s extend that goal and see if we’re there when we meet next week.
Remember to tag @TheRigRant or @JackieDee16 for your shot at making the next Rig Rant article. Hit us with memes, gifs, or just overall hilarity.
Thanks for reading! See you next week!
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