[5-2 WIN] Derek, Reviver Of Yak. Oilers Reach 10 Wins.

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[McDeathbyCheerios*]

Thank God

 

[Gret99zky]

It appears that Todd Nelson is an NHL coach.

And Dallas Eakins is a guy who rides a bike.

 

[tv14]

3 wins against the West. LA, Chicago, San Jose. Da ****?

 

[yukoner88]

love the Viking style naming

 

[guymez]

Best game I have watched the Oilers play in years.

Was there an Oiler that didn't play well tonight?

Pleasure to watch this team under Nelson.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Oilers with 29 takeaways and limited the other team to 21 shots. Pressure caused the Hawks to turn over the puck a lot.

 

[ItsHemmerTime]

Totally different looking team.......definitely enjoyed watching that game.....it's been a long...long...lllloonnnggg time since I have..

 

[phrenssoa]

That might have been Lander's best game as an Oiler.

... Oh and Derek Roy's too I suppose.

 

[OneMoreAstronaut]

A win, and a goal from Yak. Christmas has come late to Oilerville.

 

[tinfish]

Pouliot-Roy-Yakupov won this game.

 

[yukoner88]

It appears that Todd Nelson is an NHL coach.

And Dallas Eakins is a guy who rides a bike.

I always end up reading your posts with comicbook guy's voice in my head, sometimes it makes for gold

 

[mathonwy]

judging by the way the oilers have been playing under nelson, definitely bad. Eakins was hot garbage.

I... wow. Well... tonight was a step in the right direction for you guys.

If this IS the real deal, the sad thing will be that MacT ends up looking like the savior when we both know how bad of a GM he is.

oh.. that Yak goal is dirty..

 

[sportsdynasty]

We need more Coyotes. Trade Hall for OEL. Klinkhammer is big and hits everything hard.

 

[Nunymare]

Really liking Lander and Roy. The whole Roy line is playing excellent hockey.

 

[Gambl0r83*]

 

[thadd]

Yakupov had one bad moment in the 2nd. Throughout the rest of the game he looked great.

Justin Schultz looks useless on the PP.

Nice to see Hopkins' minutes reduced.

Weird seeing Hall play more responsible hockey than usual...

Good game which I think we deserved to win. Had a good mix of everything.

 

[molsonmuscle360]

Pouliot-Roy-Yakupov won this game.

Words noone expected to hear tonight. So glad to see Yak have a great game. Roy is just what this team needed.

 

[Ibanez]

Really liking Lander and Roy. The whole Roy line is playing excellent hockey.

Lander impressed me tonight. Seemed hungry. Maybe we have a player there

 

[Old Boys Club]

But... but its all about the process...

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Is this real life? Still need to snap that road losing streak.

 

[Arpeggio]

You can tell that Nelson has changed the system. How many Blackhawks had wide open shots from in between the circles tonight? I don't recall any, and that's a huge improvement.

I'm completely onboard with Nelson, he's starting to get this team playing like OKC.

 

[Tarus]

The stink of Eakins is starting to wear off, amazing what real systems implemented by a real coach can do for a team.

That second line if they can keep it together, could possibly save Yakupov's future with the Oilers, if not his NHL career. He desperately needs veteran NHL players who can shelter him to help him achieve some success, which would allow the NHL game to slow down for him.

Thought Hall had a good game as well. He's clearly lacks his speed and acceleration, but playing through a leg injury may be beneficial over the long term as he needs to learn at some point how to be successful without relying on his elite speed/athleticism(aka, positioning and playing the system).

The 3rd line is what they needed years ago, veteran players who will go out and grind. The obsession with the three scoring line bull**** really needs to die in this city.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Klinkhammer is a solid 4th line guy that takes the body like his career depends on it, ie. what Pinizzotto should've played like.

Great goal by Yak, hopefully this is the start of him turning his game around.

Roy is better than Gagner was, I thought that they were similar players at this point in their careers, I was 100% wrong on that. I'd even consider re-signing him to a 1-2 year deal at this point.

Klefbom is the shiz.

Lander with the best game of his NHL career, keep it up Anton!

Schultz is looking a lot better defensively, good for him.

 

[Lewy]

I was gonna just chilly chill and play Destiny. Watched the game instead. Very glad I did. Winning is so much better than losing.
Lander is a player.
Yak looked great.
Awesome to have some insulation at centre.