News and Blog Report: 5/2/13

[BlueBelle]

Heartbreaker
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012020126&navid=DL|EDM|home

Bob and Jack
http://video.oilers.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=4&id=198681&navid=DL|EDM|home

The loss that shouldn't have been
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/02/...-in-edmonton-oilers-loss-to-vancouver-canucks

Vancouver Canucks ride late tying goal to overtime win against Edmonton Oilers
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/02/...-goal-to-overtime-win-against-edmonton-oilers

Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Jones's eye injury convinces him to wear visor
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/02/...joness-eye-injury-convinces-him-to-wear-visor

Oilers not so quick on the draw
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2013/02/04/oilers-not-so-quick-on-the-draw/

Canucks rally for overtime win against Oilers
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor...ly+overtime+against+Oilers/7917913/story.html

MacKinnon: Oilers’ post-season hopes rest on winning the close ones
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor...ers+post+season+hopes+rest/7917948/story.html

Ask Matty: Oilers will need nearly 60 points to make playoffs
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor...rs+will+need+nearly+points/7917498/story.html

Oilers Notebook: Injured Eager to be back in action soon
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor...ok+Injured+Eager+will+back/7917751/story.html

Oilers' Jones to wear visor when he returns
http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2013/02/05/oilers-jones-to-wear-visor-when-he-returns

NHL draft tracker: Tristan Jarry, Edmonton Oil Kings
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/jr...istan-jarry-edmonton-oil-kings-165732291.html

Oil Kings find an extra gear to extend win streak
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Kings+find+extra+gear+extend+streak/7917370/story.html

Oklahoma scene: Barons lose forward Magnus Paajarvi to ...
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-scene-ba...s-paajarvi-to-edmonton-oilers/article/3751976

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[BlueBelle]

Oilers player grades – Edmonton allows 40 shots, falls 3-2 in overtime to Vancouver, loses Shawn Horcoff “long term”from Edmonton Journal » Cult of Hockey by Jonathan Willis
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...-40-shots-falls-3-2-in-overtime-to-vancouver/

Ralph Krueger’s bold move in benching Whitney is unexpected, refreshingfrom Edmonton Journal » Cult of Hockey by David Staples
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...in-benching-whitney-is-unexpected-refreshing/

2013 Draft Blog - Curtis Lazar Pt.3
http://thepipelineshow.blogspot.com/2013/02/2013-draft-blog-curtis-lazar-pt3.html

Shutting down the Oilers power play - at the blue linefrom OilersNation by Jonathan Willis
http://oilersnation.com/2013/2/5/shutting-down-the-oilers-power-play-at-the-blue-line

FOOTHOLD IN THE BLUE PAINTfrom OilersNation by Robin Brownlee
http://oilersnation.com/2013/2/4/foothold-in-the-blue-paint

Canucks 3, Oilers 2 (OT) – Oilers Lose Game, Mark Fistric, Shawn Horcoff
http://oilonwhyte.com/2013/02/05/canucks-3-oilers-2-ot-oilers-lose-game-fistric-horcoff/

Edmonton Oilers Need To See Magnus Paajarvi Live Up To Potential Soon
http://www.rantsports.com/nhl/2013/...ee-magnus-paajarvi-live-up-to-potential-soon/

Oilers will need to make room for Ryan Jones
http://www.ourhometown.ca/edmonton/sports/RS0558.php

COLUMN: Spector on Canucks: An enviable position
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2013/02/05/canucks_goaltending_situation_luongo_schneider/

A Tale of Two Goalies
http://kuklaskorner.com/patch/comments/a-tale-of-two-goaltenders

Ways Phil Kessel is dealing with his nine-game scoring slump
http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2013/02/phil-kessel-slump.html

 

[Jumptheshark]

this is going to be an ugly week in oilerville

 

[Lessy]

this is going to be an ugly week in oilerville

The next 2.5 weeks are huge for this team and we should be able to tell if this team has a legit shot at the playoffs before we play in Chicago on the 25th. 6 of our next 8 are on home ice and every one of them is a winnable game. If we're 3 games above .500 at that point we aren't making the playoffs.

 

[Jumptheshark]

The next 2.5 weeks are huge for this team and we should be able to tell if this team has a legit shot at the playoffs before we play in Chicago on the 25th. 6 of our next 8 are on home ice and every one of them is a winnable game. If we're 3 games above .500 at that point we aren't making the playoffs.

for me--I have the oilers just on the edge of the playoffs and I think fans hoping for more will be angry and let down

 

[Lessy]

for me--I have the oilers just on the edge of the playoffs and I think fans hoping for more will be angry and let down

Agreed. It'd be great to be playing meaningful games in the last month of the season for once - that's all I ask for this year as a fan. Playoffs would be a bonus but I'm not holding my breath. There's plenty of teams that are bad enough to keep us out of the basement though. Columbus, Calgary, Colorado are three teams that we should be finishing ahead of.

 

[rockinghockey]

I don't see the Oilers making the playoffs this year. I see them drafting around 10th this year which is an improvement. This year will give management an idea of who should be on the team and who should not.

If we are out of the playoffs come trade deadline do Whitney, Hemsky and Jones get moved?

 

[The Big Unit]

I don't see the Oilers making the playoffs this year. I see them drafting around 10th this year which is an improvement. This year will give management an idea of who should be on the team and who should not.

If we are out of the playoffs come trade deadline do Whitney, Hemsky and Jones get moved?

I have a tough time seeing a playoff team taking Whitney. He's a healthy scratch on our team, how's he supposed to make the roster of a playoff or cup contender even as a depth guy?

 

[The Big Unit]

Agreed. It'd be great to be playing meaningful games in the last month of the season for once - that's all I ask for this year as a fan. Playoffs would be a bonus but I'm not holding my breath. There's plenty of teams that are bad enough to keep us out of the basement though. Columbus, Calgary, Colorado are three teams that we should be finishing ahead of.

What's upsetting is that we could easily be ahead of Vancouver right now. Although we didn't deserve a win last night, it was a winnable game; same goes for the Colorado game in Denver. It's these games i'd hate to be looking back at in May thinking "if we had only won this game or that game". What's refreshing is that the Oilers are competitive in every game and haven't looked hopeless regularly like the last few years.