GDT: OKC Barons @ Houston Aeros, Sunday 12/16 4:05PM MDT

[CupofOil]

Yup... I worry about what he looks like in his own end in the NHL.

He's going to have major troubles in his first few seasons especially. Hopefully pairing him with the other Schultz will lessen the mistakes.

 

[eS7]

If Zucker could shoot at Eberle's percentage...would he be a god?

 

[eS7]

Maricin noooo!!

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Great, Marincin takes a penalty. 4 on 3 PP coming up. Houston's coach calls a TO.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

He's going to have major troubles in his first few seasons especially. Hopefully pairing him with the other Schultz will lessen the mistakes.

We just need to keep him off the PK to start.

 

[Moonlapse Vertigo]

Yup... I worry about what he looks like in his own end in the NHL.

I'm not worried about it right now. We need a guy who can produce offense from the blueline above everything else and he brings that in spades.

When Smid is your leading goal-getter from blueline with 5, you're hurting. Schultz will have some defensive growing pains but at this point who cares? If he produces offense at the NHL level then I'll be happy.

 

[oilers2k10]

Aeros look tired..
damnit, timout..

 

[Wheatking]

Not a fan of this time out.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Offensive zone draw for teh Barons with 30 seconds left, Nelson calls a TO. Eberle, Arco, Hall, and SChultz are the skaters for OKC.

 

[CupofOil]

We just need to keep him off the PK to start.

He struggles 5 on 5 also, his weaknesses defensively have really been showing out in the last 10 games or so. It's almost like he puts minimal effort in until he gets the puck. I highly doubt that he'll play PK with the Oilers at least not in his rookie season.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Shootout coming up.

 

[Worraps]

I don't feel good about going into a shoot out with Danis between the pipes.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

He struggles 5 on 5 also, his weaknesses defensively have really been showing out in the last 10 games or so. It's almost like he puts minimal effort in until he gets the puck. I highly doubt that he'll play PK with the Oilers at least not in his rookie season.

Most of his positioning blunders that I see are on the PK. I really hope that they keep him clear of the PK his first year or two in Edmonton.

 

[Mcnofool6110]

I don't feel good about going into a shoot out with Danis between the pipes.

He ain't the best 1 on 1 goalie. But we got Ebs.

 

[Bouch1337]

He ain't the best 1 on 1 goalie. But we got Ebs.

0-2 shootout record says hi

 

[Mcnofool6110]

0-2 shootout record says hi

Quiet, logic.

 

[OilFury]

dont think we need schultz for pk, cmon shootout lets go danis

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Nice EN by Ebs there. (I think my feed is about a day back.)

 

[40oz]

**** sake.

Granlud loses the puck and in still sneaks five hole

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Houston wins, the Barons can't score a single SO goal in 4 tries.

 

[Spawn]

Gah bleh. Pretty awful final couple of periods. 10 shots in the final 2 periods+OT.

Can't give up late goals like that. Also can't have a goalie let in a goal in the shootout when the player fans on it.

 

[OilFury]

ugh ****** loss ohwell danis got us a point

 

[Worraps]

Pretty sure Roy would have stopped both of those but can't really put it on Danis when none of our shooters score.

 

[Moonlapse Vertigo]

If we had some reliable, shutdown defensemen in this line-up we'd be looking a ridiculously good record right now. It's frightening how many late game goals this team has yielded courtesy of it's horrid defense. Tambellini's done an absolutely **** job of augmenting the organization's defense and there's no excuse for it. The NHLers are taking up forward positions.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

It sounded like Harski was a bit banged up yesterday, I thought that he was pretty quiet tonight, I guess I know why now. Henry ruined what was an otherwise good night with a bad penalty that eventually cost us the game.