Post-Game Talk: Oilers defeat Canucks 5-2 (Santorelli, Hansen)

[DatsyukNBure*]

Not too worried. Great opportunity for the rookies to play against the top guys and learn from their mistakes.

 

[RobertKron]

Lets not get carried away....its the Oilers.

Yann Sauve played nineteen minutes.

Tanev played like 35 seconds less on the PP than he did in the entirety of last season.

 

[Bleach Clean]

Are you kidding? Yes, playing basically an entire roster of bottom sixers, AHLers, and worse against a mostly complete NHL roster is certainly an excuse for why the game went badly. Sure, sports movies have led us to expect some beer league team to go out there and win against a team of pros because they "want it more" or whatever other ********, but that's not real.

The funny thing is that it is real for some. They see team A vs. team B, and that's it. Reactions here only support that notion further.

The Strength of a team's roster makes up for most of the context in a game. Agree with you.

 

[arsmaster*]

Weise on Hall shouldn't have even been a penalty. Hall skates with his head low.

I hate that reckless players are now protected by the rules.

 

[Canucker]

Weise on Hall shouldn't have even been a penalty. Hall skates with his head low.

I hate that reckless players are now protected by the rules.

He clipped his head, if he had made contact with the body I'd agree with you but that was a dirty head hit.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

All of our top players sit out against their opening night roster. Not surprised whatsoever that they lost.

We're going to hate this team for a long, long time. A playoff series would be brutal.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Weise on Hall shouldn't have even been a penalty. Hall skates with his head low.

I hate that reckless players are now protected by the rules.

I disagree here. Weise was going to miss, and intentionally tried to catch Hall in the head with his shoulder. Even though the contact was minimal and Hall was uninjured, the intent was clear and it was a dumb move by Weise.

 

[ddawg1950]

Bobby Mac tweeting that disciplinary hearings for both tomorrow.

 

[rune74]

Well, looks like the league will react to the injury not the play.

Main boards wants Kassian suspended....we r the evils.

 

[canuck4life16]

Bobby Mac tweeting that disciplinary hearings for both tomorrow.

ugh Kassasin made a mistake........there should be no discipline.......there has been worst that got no suspension

 

[canuck4life16]

Well, looks like the league will react to the injury not the play.

Main boards wants Kassian suspended....we r the evils.

we are the villain while Bruins are the heroes

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I can't even go on the main boards anymore.

 

[CanucksOo]

Bobby Mac tweeting that disciplinary hearings for both tomorrow.

Also Weise's hearing is via telephone while Kassian is in person. Um ok....

 

[rune74]

Also Weise's hearing is via telephone while Kassian is in person. Um ok....

Watch him get a 10 game suspension due to a star player getting injured.

 

[arsmaster*]

He clipped his head, if he had made contact with the body I'd agree with you but that was a dirty head hit.

You can hit the head without it being "dirty".

Anyways when 6'0" tall Taylor Hall is skating around with head at about 5' tall he's liable to get hit in the head.

Just tired of that really. I could see if he left his feet or hit him in the head without Hall being bent over, but he didn't.

Guess I'm just old school.

I don't think either play is suspendable but I'm betting both get suspended. Have to start getting some offenders on a known dirty team, right?

 

[canuck4life16]

Watch him get a 10 game suspension due to a star player getting injured.

if Kassasin get suspended but Cookie did not there something wrong here....

 

[rune74]

if Kassasin get suspended but Cookie did not there something wrong here....

You think? Something has stunk in NHL land for awhile.

 

[Canucker]

You can hit the head without it being "dirty".

Anyways when 6'0" tall Taylor Hall is skating around with head at about 5' tall he's liable to get hit in the head.

Just tired of that really. I could see if he left his feet or hit him in the head without Hall being bent over, but he didn't.

Guess I'm just old school.

I don't think either play is suspendable but I'm betting both get suspended. Have to start getting some offenders on a known dirty team, right?

Most players don't skate completely upright...Weise clipped Hall's head instead of bailing on a missed hit...I don't think Weise is a dirty player, I just think that was a dirty play and should be punished.

I really don't understand why Weise's hearing is by phone and Kassian's is in-person though....makes no sense. Neither was really worthy of an in-person hearing.

 

[SighReally]

Kassian, Weise, Hansen, and Edler. Definitely filled with some of the dirtiest players in the league. What a disgrace.

Literally the Hitlers of the NHL.

 

[enuck]

Putting Alberts and Sestito on the ice to increase toughness is not a smart move. They both suck. You are sacrificing skill for toughness.

Also, Bruins were a tough team last year. Easily top three.

Good luck finding bottom skilled players for under 750,000 that don't 'suck'. They're good options given the cap issues. I still don't understand how Volpatti, with no better of an offensive upside, is considered an improvement over Sestito. I'll take a tough 6'5 228 pounder with 8 points in 57 games we can slot in over a 6' 200 pounder with 5 points in 75 games if it keeps the rabble rousers in check.

Alberts is cheap, ($600,000), hits hard and plays at a better level depending on who he's paired with - yeah he's bone headed at times but fits into the cap. Chances are most posters can't name very many depth defensemen around the league because, well, they're unremarkable and barely noticeable until they make a glaring error or take dumb penalties.

 

[rune74]

Anyone know the difference in level of suspensions by phone/hearing?

 

[tc 23]

Anyone know the difference in level of suspensions by phone/hearing?

Phone is max 5 games. In person is required to make a suspension of more than 5 games.

 

[CanucksOo]

Anyone know the difference in level of suspensions by phone/hearing?

I believe in person hearing allows for the option of a suspension of more than 5 games.

[edit]tc23 beat me to it.

 

[rune74]

Phone is max 5 games. In person is required to make a suspension of more than 5 games.

They are going to make an example of him....crap. This is going to be 10 games.

 

[The Optimist]

Watch him get a 10 game suspension due to a star player getting injured.

Or for being a Canuck.