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Post by yuke on Oct 21, 2023 13:00:36 GMT -7
Kane and Brown on 3rd line. Deserved for sure.
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Post by drtaf on Oct 21, 2023 15:18:59 GMT -7
Kane and Brown on 3rd line. Deserved for sure. If Brown doesn’t pick it up in next 4-5games, would you banish him to minors so as to save the $3M+ cap hit next year? It seems unlikely to impossible but then that means woody’s hands are tied?
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Post by igibb on Oct 21, 2023 16:12:50 GMT -7
Kane and Brown on 3rd line. Deserved for sure. They sure did. Kane hasn't been close to good enough since his injury which is not a good sign. The Cult of Hockey guys had some stats and we have been getting badly outscored when he is on the ice ever since his return from injury. We have been outscored 6-1 this year and since his return last year 20-10 with him on the ice . Obviously not all his faulty but when he is mostly playing with the best player and sometimes players on the planet that is not close to good enough. Brown has been completely invisible in the 4 games so far. Both need to pick it up big time or this team is in a world of trouble.
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Post by sharptooth on Oct 21, 2023 16:33:17 GMT -7
Kane and Brown on 3rd line. Deserved for sure. They sure did. Kane hasn't been close to good enough since his injury which is not a good sign. The Cult of Hockey guys had some stats and we have been getting badly outscored when he is on the ice ever since his return from injury. We have been outscored 6-1 this year and since his return last year 20-10 with him on the ice . Obviously not all his faulty but when he is mostly playing with the best player and sometimes players on the planet that is not close to good enough. Brown has been completely invisible in the 4 games so far. Both need to pick it up big time or this team is in a world of trouble. We be fine. Enough 🤣
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Post by yuke on Oct 21, 2023 18:12:07 GMT -7
They sure did. Kane hasn't been close to good enough since his injury which is not a good sign. The Cult of Hockey guys had some stats and we have been getting badly outscored when he is on the ice ever since his return from injury. We have been outscored 6-1 this year and since his return last year 20-10 with him on the ice . Obviously not all his faulty but when he is mostly playing with the best player and sometimes players on the planet that is not close to good enough. Brown has been completely invisible in the 4 games so far. Both need to pick it up big time or this team is in a world of trouble. We be fine. Enough 🤣 Want to back that up with some data?😉
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Post by sharptooth on Oct 21, 2023 18:44:50 GMT -7
Want to back that up with some data?😉 Lmao!!
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Post by SuperDave17 on Oct 21, 2023 19:46:49 GMT -7
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Post by yuke on Oct 22, 2023 11:48:02 GMT -7
Good thing is we are only 3 points out of second place in our division with 77 games to go.
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Post by happyhappy on Oct 23, 2023 10:19:08 GMT -7
Well folks, I'm starting to see a trend perhaps: Game 1 - Crap the bed royally. Game 2 - Probably deserved the win but still lost. Game 3 - Convincing win. Game 4 - Crap the bed royally. Game 5 - Probably deserved the win but still lost. Game 6 - TBD. Now I'd like to say it looks like we're in for a win here on Tuesday but the Wild in Minnesota with Gustavsson in net and without Captain Connor, I gotta be honest, it ain't looking good lol. That all said, hopefully the team rallies around McD's injury like some have mentioned and we find a way to pull out a victory. Be nice to see one of our goalies steal a game soon too... dare to dream, one can hope! Wonder who Woody goes with in net, and the lines should be interesting as well. GOG!!
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Post by fogolin2 on Oct 23, 2023 16:14:48 GMT -7
Hard to say it, but this McD injury might be just what this team needs.
October points are the same as March points. Wake the Kuzmenko up and get it together.
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Post by mrtea on Oct 24, 2023 7:59:42 GMT -7
Hard to say it, but this McD injury might be just what this team needs. October points are the same as March points. Wake the Dutter up and get it together. This has implications of being one of the most important games of the season. If the team can come together and our guys capable of scoring show up and tickle the twine and our whole team defense works together it could be just what the team needs, like Foggy said. I don't want to think of the alternate scenarios. GO Oilers GO!! (I don't think I've ever meant it more.)
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Post by drtaf on Oct 24, 2023 15:43:11 GMT -7
Hard to say it, but this McD injury might be just what this team needs. October points are the same as March points. Wake the Dutter up and get it together. This has implications of being one of the most important games of the season. If the team can come together and our guys capable of scoring show up and tickle the twine and our whole team defense works together it could be just what the team needs, like Foggy said. I don't want to think of the alternate scenarios. GO Oilers GO!! (I don't think I've ever meant it more.) A real tough test for sure, historically we usually do terrible against Minny, so let's see how they handle them and the adversity?
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Post by igibb on Oct 24, 2023 20:44:47 GMT -7
Quickly becoming a bust.
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Post by drtaf on Oct 24, 2023 23:28:34 GMT -7
Yup, its getting harder to resist saying "I guess they chose bust"? This team looks a lot like the team that KH inherited from PC, too soft, very weak D, no team D and goalies just not good enough to give the team a save when they really need it? Although Soup's .800 is misleading when you factor in he was totally abandoned in the 3rd? If you replace McD and Drai with "average 1st line players" it feels like we'd already be planning the draft party, but anything's possible with those 2? At some point others will have to start picking it up. There's a few signs Foeg and Kane are getting up to speed, Holloway looks good, but everyone else still seems in reverse? IDK how this D-system can be fixed, it's been truly awful so far, it feels like we've regressed 4yrs in 2 weeks??
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Post by igibb on Oct 25, 2023 5:50:35 GMT -7
The first thing you do is staple Bouch to the bench. I don't care how many points he gets. -3 in a game where you get 3 points is an embarrassment and he was the number 1 culprit on at least 3 if not 4 of those goals. He isn't good enough.
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Post by windsoroiler on Oct 25, 2023 6:02:55 GMT -7
Agreed. Goal is to allow less goals and chances. We are worse than ever, 4.5 goals a game...
The McLeod and Holloway trend continues. A +++++ prospects. Yeah there is effort but they are doing nada. Brown was McD's choice to bring in, give him some time but so far a 4 million $ player doing nothing. Bouch, another 4 million $ player just hurting the team.
Out of all the guys you could have on PTO's, they chose to sign Erne? Very underwhelming. Forget production, have some energy, make some plays defensively, kill penalties, lay a hit. He's not doing any of those things. There were lots of players available that could have an impact.
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Post by fogolin2 on Oct 25, 2023 8:39:44 GMT -7
Agreed. Goal is to allow less goals and chances. We are worse than ever, 4.5 goals a game... The McLeod and Holloway trend continues. A +++++ prospects. Yeah there is effort but they are doing nada. Brown was McD's choice to bring in, give him some time but so far a 4 million $ player doing nothing. Bouch, another 4 million $ player just hurting the team. Out of all the guys you could have on PTO's, they chose to sign Erne? Very underwhelming. Forget production, have some energy, make some plays defensively, kill penalties, lay a hit. He's not doing any of those things. There were lots of players available that could have an impact. Lots of coasters out there. It's awful so far.
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Post by neufab94 on Oct 25, 2023 14:05:03 GMT -7
Agreed. Goal is to allow less goals and chances. We are worse than ever, 4.5 goals a game... The McLeod and Holloway trend continues. A +++++ prospects. Yeah there is effort but they are doing nada. Brown was McD's choice to bring in, give him some time but so far a 4 million $ player doing nothing. Bouch, another 4 million $ player just hurting the team. Out of all the guys you could have on PTO's, they chose to sign Erne? Very underwhelming. Forget production, have some energy, make some plays defensively, kill penalties, lay a hit. He's not doing any of those things. There were lots of players available that could have an impact. Lots of coasters out there. It's awful so far. If it's Cup or bust, so far it's BUST! The 11-7 drives me crazy. It is not working. No cohesion on defense or the forward lines and how could there be in consistent play when there are no consistent lines? It is a sign of a poor management and lack of depth on the roster.
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Post by drtaf on Oct 25, 2023 18:15:31 GMT -7
Lots of coasters out there. It's awful so far. If it's Cup or bust, so far it's BUST! The 11-7 drives me crazy. It is not working. No cohesion on defense or the forward lines and how could there be in consistent play when there are no consistent lines? It is a sign of a poor management and lack of depth on the roster. more coasters than 6-flags but a lot less exciting ! We cannot defend a lead- this has been a problem since forever and what it means is that when the oilers go up a goal or even 2, the other team is still confident they'll get their chances and goals so keep pressing, whereas with the elite teams, you might as well save your energy, mail it in, cos you know you're not getting back into the game! I presume this is what the "new D-system" was intended to do, be a lockdown and eliminate grade A chances? The problem is, I dont think we have the personnel to run a system like this? The coaching staff might have been fooled by pre-season results when everyone is 1/2-assing it, but now that its gotten real, our team just cant seem to defend, or make teams pay a heavy price to go to the net? With the exception of maybe EK and Nurse, our D is as soft as butter on Bondi! As for the forwards, especially those who havent won a Hart recently, there's only one check they know and it isnt the back check!
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Post by neufab94 on Oct 25, 2023 19:30:00 GMT -7
If it's Cup or bust, so far it's BUST! The 11-7 drives me crazy. It is not working. No cohesion on defense or the forward lines and how could there be in consistent play when there are no consistent lines? It is a sign of a poor management and lack of depth on the roster. more coasters than 6-flags but a lot less exciting ! We cannot defend a lead- this has been a problem since forever and what it means is that when the oilers go up a goal or even 2, the other team is still confident they'll get their chances and goals so keep pressing, whereas with the elite teams, you might as well save your energy, mail it in, cos you know you're not getting back into the game! I presume this is what the "new D-system" was intended to do, be a lockdown and eliminate grade A chances? The problem is, I dont think we have the personnel to run a system like this? The coaching staff might have been fooled by pre-season results when everyone is 1/2-assing it, but now that its gotten real, our team just cant seem to defend, or make teams pay a heavy price to go to the net? With the exception of maybe EK and Nurse, our D is as soft as butter on Bondi! As for the forwards, especially those who havent won a Hart recently, there's only one check they know and it isnt the back check! The basic most elementary idea of building a hockey team is that it has 4 lines, a 13th forward, 3 defensive pairings with a 7th D-man and 2 goalies. Nothing that the Oilers have accomplished demonstrates that they are above this. The 4th line needs to provide energy at the very least.
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