GDT: XII | The Shakeup | Oilers @ Islanders | 5:00pm | HNIC

[Kerricthebig]

(7-3-1) --vs-- (4-6-1)


[fieldset=GAME DAY INFORMATION]Game Day: 11/5/16
Game Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Barclays Center
Radio: 630 Ched.
TV: SportsNet P/W/E/O
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[Fieldset=OILERS PROJECTED LINEUP]

Patrick Maroon Connor McDavid Jordan Eberle
Benoit Pouliot Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Jesse Puljujarvi
Milan Lucic Leon Draisaitl Zack Kassian
Anton Lander Mark Letestu Tyler Pitlick

Oscar Klefbom Adam Larsson
Andrej Sekera Eric Gryba
Darnell Nurse Matt Benning

Talbot
Gustavsson
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[fieldset=ISLANDERS PROJECTED LINEUP]

Josh Bailey John Tavares Cal Clutterbuck
Andrew Ladd Ryan Strome Anthony Beauvillier
Anders Lee Brock Nelson Jason Chimera
Nikolay Kulemin Casey Cizikas Shane Prince

Nick Leddy Travis Hamonic
Thomas Hickey Johnny Boychuk
Calvin de Haan Dennis Seidenberg

Halak
Greiss
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[fieldset=NEWS AND NOTES]

- The blender is running
- Russel hurt, Gryba in
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[Spawn]

What's wrong with Russell?

Gryba in on the 2nd pairing...

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Hopefully Clutterbuck doesn't get to run McDavid's show with no consequence.

 

[duul]

Will be cool to see the contrast between Larsson and Hamonic tonight after all the rumours from last season.

You think our RW depth is bad? Look at NYI.

I consider this game a must win. A loss will destroy this team, if they're anything like the last 6 seasons. A win will keep us firmly in 1st place.

 

[RipsADrive]

Shame about Russel. Hopefully it's not serious because the defence looks significantly worse on paper without him.

These are almost the exact lines I wanted to try. (Wanted Pulju and Eberle switched too) Hopefully they click.

 

[Oildrum]

Curious as well what happened to Kris Russel.

So Gustavsson is in for tomorrow I assume? Wasn't impressed with him in pre-season, curious to see how he preforms.

 

[LMFAO]

I'm reallyyyyy looking forward for that Lucic-Draisailt-Kassian line

 

[GMofOilers]

Hopefully 2 out of 3 centres show up this game. When it happens we win

 

[Lord Quas]

I'm reallyyyyy looking forward for that Lucic-Draisailt-Kassian line

Right! That line should be imposing

 

[oilersfan87]

I really like the look of our forward lines now, especially the third line. Our defense isn't looking too good without Russel though. I also think Gustavsson should start, give Talbot a night off for a change.

 

[frag2]

So who's gonna be the goat tonight?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

we never win against in Long Island..and now in Brooklyn

we're due right?

 

[Bryanbryoil]

So who's gonna be the goat tonight?

The greatest of all time or the pees on itself while bellowing goat?

 

[McGhostbuster]

One swap of Eberle and Puljujarvi and I'd be a happy man.

 

[ToeMcDrag83]

So who's gonna be the goat tonight?

I think we're due to run McDavid out of town with a loss tonight

 

[duul]

One swap of Eberle and Puljujarvi and I'd be a happy man.

Same here. That's the only issue I see with the lines right now. That and I would change our D pairings with Russell injured:

Nurse-Larsson
Klefbom-Benning
Sekera-Gryba

With Nurse playing very well the past few games I believe now is the time to give him hard minutes and see how he handles it.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I really don't know why you would expose a rookie to the best competition that the Isles have to offer. They're always physical with us, do you really want a flying elbow from Clutterbuck in JP's face?

 

[McOilers97]

Same here. That's the only issue I see with the lines right now. That and I would change our D pairings with Russell injured:

Nurse-Larsson
Klefbom-Benning
Sekera-Gryba

With Nurse playing very well the past few games I believe now is the time to give him hard minutes and see how he handles it.

I think making the fewest changes possible to the D pairings (which they've done), is the way to go. No reason to change every single pairing if you don't have to.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

So who's gonna be the goat tonight?

Gryba if he plays on the 2nd pairing.

 

[Jet Walters]

I think making the fewest changes possible to the D pairings (which they've done), is the way to go. No reason to change every single pairing if you don't have to.

Agreed. Especially if Russell will be back soon. Gryba should be ok against the Isles forwards who are not that fleet of foot.

 

[Jumptheshark]

So who's gonna be the goat tonight?

Eberle and Nuge. .. just a guess

 

[frag2]

The greatest of all time or the pees on itself while bellowing goat?

Well you know how it works here, we used to deal with the former but the last decade, its focusing on the latter

 

[molsonmuscle360]

Curious as well what happened to Kris Russel.

So Gustavsson is in for tomorrow I assume? Wasn't impressed with him in pre-season, curious to see how he preforms.

He looked off after he blocked a shot on the inside of his foot against NYR. Hopefully it's not broken.

 

[McPuritania]

Don't have a good feeling about this one, hope I'm wrong.

GDT Tunes:

 

[shoop]

Benning has played fairly well for a rookie.

Hopefully, Russell comes back with the same game he started the season with.