archited
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The Oil got hot late and cooked the Habs -- .563
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MacLac
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Get a gander at the genius and rather insulting reporting at BC's the "Province" newspaper....apparently - in quotes - I might add - At least there’s a pair of exciting hockey games to look forward to, right? Canucks play at home in a rare Saturday/Sunday home daily double, the Montreal Canadiens visit on Saturday and the “All We Have To Be Proud Of Is A Giant Mall” Oilers on Sunday. That's what Canuck's fans and beat reporters have been lowered to - Insulting remarks......
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Canucks Live: Teddy Blueger hits IR | Reichel trade! | Canucks limp home to face Habs Saturday, Oilers Sunday
After dream start to road trip things turned Halloweenish with a pair of bad losses as Canucks come home to try and restore pride
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ChazYEG
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As if I didn't already have enough reason to be salty about BC. I simply can't come to like this place, for the life of me. Canucks fans just add insult to injuryGet a gander at the genius and rather insulting reporting at BC's the "Province" newspaper....apparently - in quotes - I might add - At least there’s a pair of exciting hockey games to look forward to, right? Canucks play at home in a rare Saturday/Sunday home daily double, the Montreal Canadiens visit on Saturday and the “All We Have To Be Proud Of Is A Giant Mall” Oilers on Sunday. That's what Canuck's fans and beat reporters have been lowered to - Insulting remarks......
Canucks Live: Teddy Blueger hits IR | Reichel trade! | Canucks limp home to face Habs Saturday, Oilers Sunday
After dream start to road trip things turned Halloweenish with a pair of bad losses as Canucks come home to try and restore pride
archited
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"Coach Knoblauch wants to start Saturday's game in Seattle the same way they finished in Edmonton on Thursday by splitting McDavid and Draisaitl as centres on their own lines, with Howard holding down a spot on the top line with McDavid and Mangiapane during Friday's practice at Rogers Place".
Finally! It will be interesting to see who gels with whom.
Finally! It will be interesting to see who gels with whom.
Glenco
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For once we can’t complain about the goal tending it is the defence that is pretty bad right now coughing up the puck and not covering their man in the defensive zone.
archited
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View the Oilers Projected Lineup vs. the Kraken below:
Howard - McDavid - Mangiapane
Podkolzin - Draisaitl - Savoie
Henrique - Nugent-Hopkins - Roslovic
Frederic - Philp - Tomasek
Ekholm - Bouchard
Nurse - Walman
Kulak - Emberson
Skinner
Pickard
I would still like to see what happens in this line configuration:
Frederic - McDavid - Podkolzin
Howard - Draisaitl - Savoie
Mangiapane - Nugent-Hopkins - Roslovic
Philp - Henrique - Tomasek
In the back-to-back with Skinner in net tonight; I expect Pickard will play tomorrow against Vancouver.
I think that Draisaitl has proven himself to be the kind of playmaker that could really bring Howard and Savoie along. Likewise McDavid could really make Podkolzin and Frederic shine. Mangiapane + N-H + Roslovic could be the most dangerous 3-some; same Philp Henrique and Tomasek. The thing is that this alignment could settle into some really powerful lines and their respective playmaking abilities would compliment one another.
Howard - McDavid - Mangiapane
Podkolzin - Draisaitl - Savoie
Henrique - Nugent-Hopkins - Roslovic
Frederic - Philp - Tomasek
Ekholm - Bouchard
Nurse - Walman
Kulak - Emberson
Skinner
Pickard
I would still like to see what happens in this line configuration:
Frederic - McDavid - Podkolzin
Howard - Draisaitl - Savoie
Mangiapane - Nugent-Hopkins - Roslovic
Philp - Henrique - Tomasek
In the back-to-back with Skinner in net tonight; I expect Pickard will play tomorrow against Vancouver.
I think that Draisaitl has proven himself to be the kind of playmaker that could really bring Howard and Savoie along. Likewise McDavid could really make Podkolzin and Frederic shine. Mangiapane + N-H + Roslovic could be the most dangerous 3-some; same Philp Henrique and Tomasek. The thing is that this alignment could settle into some really powerful lines and their respective playmaking abilities would compliment one another.
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archited
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Back to .500 -- how did Eberle ever get away from us.
IanO
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Looks like we got goalied once again... 33 shots, 2 goals, 1 on the PP and both by D men.
We need some offensive; the Ducks have 3 more goals than us this season?!?!?!
We need some offensive; the Ducks have 3 more goals than us this season?!?!?!
kcantor
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Can you imagine any other team in the league “needing some offence” that wouldn’t salivate over adding McDavid or Draisaitl or half a dozen others from this roster?
I think we just need to be a little bit patient while the lines get sorted and that settling in should start next week when Hyman returns. In the meantime the coaches are learning a lot about what they have to work with and the players are learning a lot about who they’re playing with.
archited
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It goes back to playmaking which in turn goes back to forward lines settled around "star" centres. The problem with experimentation is that none of that is developable in the early stages (some of it is tried in pre-season games but the main thrust then is to get it down to the "permanent squad"). And that is why I opined that the Oilers would face their greatest number of losses early on in the season and get better as line mates gelled one with the other with practice and relevant game-play. Another way of saying that is that the shots on goal are (majority) non-play-making shots (think being fired at the goalies chest plate)... so shots-on-goal "numbers" become somewhat irrelevant on the Oilers' side. The sooner lines become more fixed the sooner there will be what I want to refer to as ace-play-making abilities (little wonder the goals are being scored by defensemen, all of whom are at least familiar with each other).
Glenco
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Holy mackerel that was a painful game to watch
archited
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stuck at .500
Gronk!
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Let's not forget that the coaching staff has changed this past summer.
Glen Gulutzan left to become the head coach for the Dallas Stars.
Paul Coffey has gone back to an advisory role with the team.
Paul McFarland has replaced Gulutzan, so he's in charge of the PP.
Mark Stuart has replaced Coffey as the defense coach.
Peter Aubrey has replaced Dustin Schwartz.
ChazYEG
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Honestly, I feel like Coffey is being missed as Defensive coach. Other than that, coaching staff feels better than last year's, imo.
IanO
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A nice tribute to those that serve our country last night, along with some super wicked awesome folks dropping in on things + a BIG WIN!
Skinner had one serious miscalculation and should have GOT BIG on the second goal, but otherwise was pretty solid behind the net.
It was nice to see the team be able to maintain the zone and actually breakout of their own end.
My player of the game though was Roslovic. Tremendous skill, almost a goal of the year and hardworking.
Skinner had one serious miscalculation and should have GOT BIG on the second goal, but otherwise was pretty solid behind the net.
It was nice to see the team be able to maintain the zone and actually breakout of their own end.
My player of the game though was Roslovic. Tremendous skill, almost a goal of the year and hardworking.