The 2013 Oilers Preview (Season Starts In Van on Jan. 20th)

[Spawn]

9 game road trip... **** easy to imagine that being a make/break part of the season. Although we finish with 7 of 9 at home...

 

[I am the Liquor]

no one really gives a **** about Edmonton outside of Edmonton though, this is a reality. While they may be exciting, they've still been bad and a bit of an unknown, therefor they're not much of a draw yet. smallest market in the NHL, can't totally blame them. Things will change over the coming years as they get better.

Not true. There are Oiler fans all over the country from coast to coast.

 

[Trizent]

TSN early sked - Jan 22 Wpg-Wash & SJ-Edm, Jan 23 Tor-Pitt, Jan 24 LA-Edm, Jan 25 Pitt-Wpg

 

[PinSeeker]

You run on adrenaline the first game. Maybe the second is OK if you get a night's rest in between.

To play two games in two days after essentially 6-7 months of not playing top level hockey? That's tiring.

Waayyyyy ot but who is that in your avatar?!?!

 

[oilers92]

5 in 7 to finish should be fun lots of 3 day breaks could have broken a few up but i guess all teams will get this just a shame its at the end especially if the team gets in the hunt could play a slight factor

 

[Yablo21]

9 game road trip... **** easy to imagine that being a make/break part of the season. Although we finish with 7 of 9 at home...

Not only nine game road trip, but all 9 games in 2 weeks, ouch!

 

[Philly85*]

Brutal schedule. Hope these young boys are ready. I mean that looks bad IMO. West is going to be ultra competitive.

 

[CheerstoBeers]

Your official schedule is released..can't copy and past at the moment but check @jasongregor on twitter

Here it is

http://oilersnation.com/2013/1/12/still-waiting-on-a-schedule

 

[McJC]

Damn, really wanted them to start on the 19th on HNIC.

Oh well, I'm just really excited to watch any type of NHL hockey. I've been so NHL deprived that I'm even excited about watching... yes.. the Leafs...

 

[Alberta]

Your official schedule is released..can't copy and past at the moment but check @jasongregor on twitter

Here it is

http://oilersnation.com/2013/1/12/still-waiting-on-a-schedule

Love how Gregor copied the schedule from HF Boards and posted it on Oilers Nation with no credit.

 

[Soundwave]

Starting on the 20th is OK I guess. Gives us an extra day of practice and the Canucks will have to play us on the 2nd night of a back to back right off the hop.

CBC probably would've much preferred Van-Edm on the 19th though.

 

[T-Funk]

Starting on the 20th is OK I guess. Gives us an extra day of practice and the Canucks will have to play us on the 2nd night of a back to back right off the hop.

CBC probably would've much preferred Van-Edm on the 19th though.

Looking at the schedule real quick I only see two back-to-backs the entire season, which isn't too bad.

Can't risk the Oilers beating Vancouver on opening night. Hughson would quit.

 

[Replacement*]

9 game road trip... **** easy to imagine that being a make/break part of the season. Although we finish with 7 of 9 at home...

To make matters worse the 9 game road trip takes place in 16days. Meaning 9 game days and 7 rest days(and who knows how many travel hours if theres any kind of winter storms.

Worse still the last 4 games of the trip are played in 6nights. Stagger home after.


Weird oddity:

We play Calgary one time before April.

 

[Soundwave]

I'd guess

Hall RNH Eberle
Yakupov Gagner Hemsky
Smyth Horcoff Eager
Hordichuk Belanger Hartikanen

Smid Whitney
Schultz Schultz
Petry Potter

Dubnyk

On opening night. Gonna need Hordi and Eager to bring physicality. Two real offensive lines, finally. Lets hope Petry is ready to take a big step in his development.

Hall-RNH-Eberle-Schultz-Whitney

Gagner-Hemsky-Yakupov-Potter-Petry

We should be able to ice two very nice PP units.

 

[Dorian2]

I have a feeling that this week is going to be a loooong wait for some people.

Really looking forward to watching Yakupov and Shultz for the first time....not to mention Ebs, RNH, and Hall.

Our first 2 lines look really strong. Some teams are going to have a handful there.

 

[Insta]

Ugh still 8 days before game 1.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Oilers fans that haven't watched Barons games are going to love Schultz. Get ready folks.

 

[McDrai]

We could roll with 3 lines...

Smyth/RNH/Eberle
Hall/Horcoff/Hemsky
Harti/Gagner/Yakupov

This would give other teams fits imo

 

[Towmater14]

The Mou has been signed, the lockout is officially over!

 

[OilerTyler]

We could roll with 3 lines...

Smyth/RNH/Eberle
Hall/Horcoff/Hemsky
Harti/Gagner/Yakupov

This would give other teams fits imo

I'm not sure Smyth can handle top line minutes, especially with the condensed schedule. He burned out after a couple of months last year. I think the best combinations I've seen so far are:

Hall - Nugent-Hopkins - Eberle
Hemsky - Gagner - Yakupov
Smyth - Horcoff - Hartikainen
Eager - Belanger - Petrell

 

[K1984]

So does camp open tomorrow? If it does is it open to the public?

 

[Jeff Lebowski]

The Mou has been signed, the lockout is officially over!

We should be hearing about a few trades now. I'm pretty sure that the Luongo deal is done. That's the reason that he's been so "classy" during all of this. He already knows that the deal is done.

 

[Towmater14]

So does camp open tomorrow? If it does is it open to the public?

As far as I know it's just going to be medicals etc....

 

[40oz]

So which teams (aside the Oilers) aren't playing on the 19th?

 

[OilerTyler]

So which teams (aside the Oilers) aren't playing on the 19th?

Looks like the Flames, Sharks and Sabres