GDT: #14 // Oilers @ Capitals // Nov 5 @ 5 PM MST // TV: SN-West

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GDT TUNES


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Game #14
Oilers @ Capitals
Nov 5 @ 5:00 pm MST
TV: SNET-W

Oilers Lines:

TBA


Capitals Lines:

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[nexttothemoon]

So far... so good.

Too many decent games in a row to not call them a good team at this stage.

Could change of course if they stop playing hard, tough, aggressive hockey... but could change in the positive direction as well if more players start producing and the team starts firing on all cylinders.

Right now they are above average and trending upwards.

 

[sooni]

Rattie kinda sitting because they won last game?

 

[KCC]

The scheduling Gods gave us Detroit and decided, that's enough easy teams for awhile, back to difficult. haha

 

[Cloned]

The scheduling Gods gave us Detroit and decided, that's enough easy teams for awhile, back to difficult. haha

Problem is that there aren't that many truly "bad" teams so far this year. Only LA, Florida and Detroit are well behind the pack; everyone else is mostly around Bettman .500 or higher.

Washington technically isn't even that good so far.

 

[KCC]

Problem is that there aren't that many truly "bad" teams so far this year. Only LA, Florida and Detroit are well behind the pack; everyone else is mostly around Bettman .500 or higher.

The scheduling Gods should at least go easy on us and have us stop facing so many 100+ point teams.

 

[GMofOilers]

The scheduling Gods gave us Detroit and decided, that's enough easy teams for awhile, back to difficult. haha

Theres really not that many easy teams in the league anymore. Every team in the league plays the same teams.

Beside Europe then the long trip in the east to start the season, our schedule is just normal compared to everyone else.

 

[Cloned]

The scheduling Gods should at least go easy on us and have us stop facing so many 100+ point teams.

Technically Washington isn't even a great team this year, so far anyways.

 

[Fourier]

The scheduling Gods gave us Detroit and decided, that's enough easy teams for awhile, back to difficult. haha

They even got Detroit coming off a three game winning streak having beaten Dallas, CBJ and NJ

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

How Ovechkin's oldest trick remains so hard to defend

Interesting article breaking down the Caps PP. Based on it, it seems as though attacking the Capitals right side hard when entering the zone gives us the best opportunity to kill it.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

The scheduling Gods gave us Detroit and decided, that's enough easy teams for awhile, back to difficult. haha

I feel like we've played a handful of games against teams on their 2nd game of back to backs

 

[Niten Ichi Ryu]

Hoping the 4th line can keep it going. They've looked fantastic ever since the Kassian trade rumor.
Cagguila playing like Gallagher right now. Chiasson and Reider heating up. Tobias has quietly been a consistent producer so far.

Every line is starting to click, except for the 3rd line. Lucic-Strome-Puljujarvi is such a terrible combination. Lucic has looked unmotivated and Strome has zero points. Unacceptable. Yamamoto has shown signs of chemistry with Strome, he should've been with him since the start instead of being thrown into the wolves on the top line against team's best dmen. It would benefit both of them and the team.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Washington has been trash defensively. If we limit their top line we should win this.

If McDavid is over that cold he should have a big game.

 

[NedPlimpton]

For some reason I'm scared about this one, but I hope they come out hard and don't stop.

 

[CookiesAndMilk]

Hoping the 4th line can keep it going. They've looked fantastic ever since the Kassian trade rumor.
Cagguila playing like Gallagher right now. Chiasson and Reider heating up. Tobias has quietly been a consistent producer so far.

Every line is starting to click, except for the 3rd line. Lucic-Strome-Puljujarvi is such a terrible combination. Lucic has looked unmotivated and Strome has zero points. Unacceptable. Yamamoto has shown signs of chemistry with Strome, he should've been with him since the start instead of being thrown into the wolves on the top line against team's best dmen. It would benefit both of them and the team.

Replace JP, who needs to be in the AHL anyway, with Marody and that line will already look much better.

 

[PaPaDee]

Same lines as last game? I wouldn’t mind putting Rattie in place of JP.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Talbot expected to start today as well, per 1260.

 

[Zerotonine]

Talbot expected to start today as well, per 1260.

I'm sure they are splitting the B2B regardless

 

[TKB21]

I'm sure they are splitting the B2B regardless

Yup and after Talbots crap show game against the Pens this split makes the most sense.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Will this be the game when the vaunted third line scores?

Probably not.

Just keep winning.

 

[BlackDogg]

Rattie or Cags to Riches?

 

[McDrai]

Talbot expected to start today as well, per 1260.

Welp, hopefully he can put up a solid performance.

 

[PaPaDee]

Talbot expected to start today as well, per 1260.

Hopefully he’s feeling some extra motivation.

 

[Ruok]

The score app says washingtons back up goalie is expected to start. Looks like we can expect to go up against vezina level goaltending.

 

[CornKicker]

who scores first this year?

Strome or Bear?