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OH MY GOD.
OH. MY. GOD.
THE Edmonton Oilers WERE UP FOUR–NOTHING. FOUR!!!
AND THEY LOST?!?!
TO THE Long Island Islanders?!?!
SEVEN–FOUR?!?!?!?!
😤 FIRST HALF: “OKAY EDMONTON, I SEE YOU”
This game starts and I’m like:
“Alright! Oilers learned NOTHING from last game but WHO CARES—they’re winning!”
1–0
2–0
then WAYNE GRETZKY—OF COURSE—BOOM! 💣 2-RUN SHOT
4–0 EDMONTON.
You’re cruising. You’re vibing. You’re thinking:
“Series is OVER. Pack it up. Islanders are DONE.”
😐 THEN… THE SLOWEST COLLAPSE EVER
Bottom 5th: Islanders get one. Fine. WHO CARES.
4–1. Still comfy.
Top 6th? Oilers do NOTHING.
And then…
🚨 SIXTH INNING: DISASTER STRIKES
Shuhei Kunda… WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!
Single
Single
WILD PITCH (OF COURSE)
AND THEN—
JACK BAUER.
3-RUN HOME run. TIE GAME.
4–4. JUST LIKE THAT.
YOU HAD A FOUR-RUN LEAD!!!
FOUR!!!
YOU BLEW IT IN ONE INNING!!!
😱 SEVENTH INNING: THE DAGGER
Game tied. You NEED a shutdown inning.
Instead?
Clark single
Chaos
Runners everywhere
And then…
JEAN-SÉBASTIEN GIGUČRE.
Not even a hit! A SAC FLY!!
A SAC FLY GIVES THEM THE LEAD.
THAT’S HOW YOU LOSE THE GAME?!?!
A FLY BALL?!?!?!
5–4 ISLANDERS.
💀 EIGHTH INNING: JUST RUB IT IN
And because hockey gods—sorry, baseball gods—have a sense of humor:
Walk
Single
More nonsense
Thierry Robert RBI single → 6–4
Then more insurance…
7–4. GAME OVER. GOODNIGHT. DRIVE SAFE.
😡 EDMONTON… WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
You had:
A 4–0 lead
Gretzky going yard
Momentum
Control
AND YOU LOST BY THREE.
Your pitching:
Kunda? Implodes
Guzman? Meh
Rosado? GAS CAN 🚨
You gave up:
12 hits
7 runs
AND ZERO CONTROL WHEN IT MATTERED
This team cannot hold a lead right now and it’s DRIVING ME INSANE!!!
👏 ISLANDERS… CREDIT WHERE IT’S DUE
Listen—I’m yelling—but GIVE THEM CREDIT:
Arnel Pastor → 7 innings, settles it down after getting rocked early
Bauer → THE SWING of the game
Gigučre → clutch sac fly
Everyone contributing
They didn’t panic.
They just… WAITED.
And Edmonton handed it to them.
🚨 STEVE DANGLE FINAL VERDICT:
Oilers: YOU BLEW IT 🗑️🔥
Islanders: patient, clutch, opportunistic
Series: 2–0 ISLANDERS 😳
AND NOW EDMONTON HAS TO GO HOME…
…AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY BLEW
A FOUR. RUN. LEAD.
IN A PLAYOFF GAME.
I AM LOSING MY MIND. 😤
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