Ya, I think Namestinikov isnt quite ready yet. He is a solid call up player, but he could use a year. Plus, I'd rather see Johnson get moved back to center, even if its only on the third line. Johny isnt a good winger. Hes a great center, but a bad winger.
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Ya, I think Namestinikov isnt quite ready yet. He is a solid call up player, but he could use a year. Plus, I'd rather see Johnson get moved back to center, even if its only on the third line. Johny isnt a good winger. Hes a great center, but a bad winger.
The Macho King
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Love all the " Wish we played in the East" comments from them, not like we had an off night on top of injuries beginning to pile up. Tough loss, but Drouin was everything we had hoped for. Was definitely a treat to watch tonight, hopefully tomorrow the Veterans don't take another night off and waste another two points...
I need to drink heavily now.
We sucked, and please with Cally be minor and only day to day.
Having your strongest start of a season in your career and now this crap. How the hell did he get hurt? He did not get hit by a puck or anything.
WTF with Palat and that pass? It's like the top guys tonight did not want to be there. Next year don't even go to Edmonton and just forfeit. Save time and energy.
Touche'
We sucked, and please with Cally be minor and only day to day.
Having your strongest start of a season in your career and now this crap. How the hell did he get hurt? He did not get hit by a puck or anything.
WTF with Palat and that pass? It's like the top guys tonight did not want to be there. Next year don't even go to Edmonton and just forfeit. Save time and energy.
Touche'
The Macho King
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CarpeNoctem
Chilling w The Chief
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Extend Andrej Sustr
I thought this today too.
Also, DFC and I have said it before, and I'll say it again... when your 19 year old rookie, in his first NHL game is the best player on your team by MILES and shows constant tenacity and hustle and skill, who, by the way, has played 3 games in 4 nights, and was likely jet-lagged, and at the same time, you have guys like Stamkos on the same team, it's embarrassing.
This game sucked. Flat out. Just like my run-on sentence above.
Why does everyone keep bringing up the 3 games in 4 nights? He's 19 years old, he should have energy for days.
2MinutesforGiraffing
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Hose has a point. I remember being 19. Hell, Drouin + Kuch + Nammy should have been skating full speed all game.
Oh to have that energy again.
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Oiler fan here. I have to say Drouin looks sensational. So ****ing shifty and strong. The way he thinks the game is beyond the NHL average. It really is true, he was the best player not playing in the NHL last year. I just want you guys to answer an Oiler related question seeing as you guys watched the game, Did Yakupov make any bad plays? Do you think he deserved to be benched at all? Only asking because i know you guys watched the game and I want an unbiased opinion.
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He was sent to the AHL because of the conditioning he missed at training camp. 19 year olds can get gassed too, look at how unprepared Drouin was after breaking his foot last year. It's actually pretty impressive how much energy he had given the circumstances.
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Extend Andrej Sustr
Steven Stamkos is 23 years old, so should he. And he's Steven ****ing Stamkos, one of the best players in the world.
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I didn't really notice Yakupov, other than the bear hug he gave Drouin on that back check and the goal he assisted on. Probably because Eakins benched him so much/my stream kept dying
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I didn't really notice Yakupov, other than the bear hug he gave Drouin on that back check and the goal he assisted on. Probably because Eakins benched him so much/my stream kept dying
Drouin was pissed, he two handed Schultz in the skates while he was going off. He's way grittier then I expected. You guys got a real keeper with him.
I love your team btw... hopefully hedman and Gudas comes back for you guys real soon. Hedman is doing wonders for my pool. Oh and Drouin >> Mackinnon.
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wxkid23
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I didn't get to see the game but I'm not real shocked considering the injuries rapidly accumulating. Need to find a way to grit out a win tomorrow night to stabilize things. Luckily the schedule is not real strong until mid-November and we can get healed up
Two things I've learned from this game:
1) When Cooper says an injury is "minor" or "day to day", expect them to miss at least a couple weeks. Guy is always underestimating or underselling injuries. If you don't know, just say you don't know like you used to. Now he's either trying to play doctor and is awful at it, or is just ****ing lying every time he discusses an injury.
2) Not only does the team notoriously play up or down to competition, we lack that killer instinct. We rarely ever smell blood and go for the throat and that's not good. Championship teams know when to step on the throat and finish a team off. We don't.
1) When Cooper says an injury is "minor" or "day to day", expect them to miss at least a couple weeks. Guy is always underestimating or underselling injuries. If you don't know, just say you don't know like you used to. Now he's either trying to play doctor and is awful at it, or is just ****ing lying every time he discusses an injury.
2) Not only does the team notoriously play up or down to competition, we lack that killer instinct. We rarely ever smell blood and go for the throat and that's not good. Championship teams know when to step on the throat and finish a team off. We don't.
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Well, that was embarassing. WTF was Palat thinking passing cross-ice in our own zone with 3 Oilers in the way?!
I thought Bishop was fine, he made a couple great saves but didn't look good on Schultz's shot ricocheting off his stick and in. Hall undressed him on the PS too.
I liked the Connolly-Johnson-Kucherov line (they ended up scoring the 2-2 too).
I thought Bishop was fine, he made a couple great saves but didn't look good on Schultz's shot ricocheting off his stick and in. Hall undressed him on the PS too.
I liked the Connolly-Johnson-Kucherov line (they ended up scoring the 2-2 too).
FinnLightning26
Death and no taxes
I too liked that line. I hope they keep it together. Connolly probably played his best game as a Lightning player last night.
AlphaCatalyst
Elite Fan
Still frustrated and disappointed with that game.
Really hoping for a better effort tonight.
If the trend continues we should be able to expect a win as we have a w-l-w-l-w-l- record right now.
On a somewhat bright side all of the l were by 1 goal so they could (should) have been w
Really hoping for a better effort tonight.
If the trend continues we should be able to expect a win as we have a w-l-w-l-w-l- record right now.
On a somewhat bright side all of the l were by 1 goal so they could (should) have been w
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