GDT: #52|Pittsmonton Oiguins|Edmonton Oilers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins|February 4, 2015|6 MT

[OilerPensfan97]

(14-28-09) --vs-- (28-14-08)


[fieldset=GAME DAY INFORMATION]Game Day: [February 4 2015]
Game Time: [6:00 PM]
Location: [Rexall Place]
Radio: 630 Ched.
TV: [Sportsnet]
Streamed:
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[NHL]2013020673-X-h[/NHL]​

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[Fieldset=OILERS PROJECTED LINEUP]

(PLEASE CHECK POST 50 FOR PROPER FORWARD LINEUPS)

Hall - Nugent-Hopkins - Eberle
Pouliot - Roy - Yakupov
Fraser - Lander - Purcell
Hendricks - Gordon - Klinkhammer

Klefbom - Schultz
Ference - Petry
Aulie - Fayne

Scrivens (unconfirmed)
Fasth
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[fieldset=PENGUINS PROJECTED LINEUP]

Kunitz - Crosby - Perron
Spaling - Sutter - Hornqvist
Bennett - Lapierre - Downie
Sill - Arcobello - Adams

Despres - Letang
Scuderi - Martin
Bortuzzo - Pouliot

Fleury (unconfirmed)
Greiss
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[OilerPensfan97]

Preview:
(From http://penguins.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/m_gamecenter?id=2014020757)

Season series: The Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers split two games last season. Evgeni Malkin's power-play goal in the third period gave the Penguins a 3-2 win in Pittsburgh on Oct. 15, 2013. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a power-play goal 1:01 into overtime when the Oilers won 4-3 in Edmonton on Jan. 10, 2014.

Penguins team scope: This is the start of a Western Canada road trip for Pittsburgh featuring three games in four nights. It's also the return of forward David Perron to Edmonton, where he had five goals and 19 points in 38 games this season before being traded Jan. 2 for forward Rob Klinkhammer and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. Perron has six goals and nine points in 12 games with the Penguins. Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff (head), who has missed the past two games, did not practice Tuesday. Malkin (lower body), who has missed five straight, was on the ice for a second straight practice. He centered Mark Arcobello and Patric Hornqvist. Malkin is "pretty close right now" and could play, coach Mike Johnston said via the Penguins official Twitter account.

Oilers team scope: Edmonton has won four of six and is 4-3 in the shootout this season following a 13-rounder against the San Jose Sharks on Monday when Klinkhammer finally scored to give the Oilers a 5-4 victory. Goalie Viktor Fasth is 3-1 with an .870 save percentage (three goals on 23 shots) in the shootout. Forward Jordan Eberle scored twice and has three goals in two games. Defenseman Justin Schultz had a goal and an assist, and for the second time in three games had a plus-3 rating. Forward Taylor Hall returned after missing three games with a bone bruise. He assisted on Eberle's first goal but reaggravated the injury and didn't take a shift after the second period. Forward Benoit Pouliot, who missed five weeks earlier in the season with a broken foot, didn't finish the game Monday after taking a puck off his foot.

 

[OilerPensfan97]

Stats:

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Perron 4 - Oilers 1

 

[Dorian2]

Love the title.

Some GDT music to enjoy.

 

[OneMoreAstronaut]

Stats:

Wow those records are a tale of two opposite teams.

 

[Beerfish]

 

[Approved Variety]

Projected oiler line up is really wrong.

 

[Klimando Kostani]

If we win tonight, we won the trade... Simple as that.

Got to bump the Penguins out of a playoff spot for that extra draw at mcdavid

 

[backhandsauce]

I hope Klinkhammer takes a good run at Perron.

 

[Approved Variety]

As per Todd Nelson, Yak staying with Roy, Pakman on top line.

 

[Crabapple]

Ran into coach Nelson downtown yesterday. We chatted for a few minutes, he's a really nice guy. He said to be excited for the next 30 games, and I gotta say I really am. He doesn't care about McDavid or Eichel just wants the boys playing like a team.

 

[McHilman]

Breaking news/new addition to the locker room!!!!

Ryan Rishaug ‏@TSNRyanRishaug
Ping pong table has been allowed back into Oilers room.. Wasn’t under Eakins. Yakupov lost to RNH Tuesday. Was sour.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Eakins sounds like a man that doesn't allow people to smile in the locker room.

 

[popo]

Breaking news/new addition to the locker room!!!!

Eakins needed the ping-pong table out of the way to clear space in the locker room. The statue of himself he planned to errect was rumored to be massive.

 

[oXo Cube]

It's difficult to carry any water when you are also losing to RNH at ping pong

EDIT: I forgot Arco ended up in Pittsburgh. Guaranteed he sets up Perron twice tonight.

 

[Dorian2]

Eakins sounds like a man that doesn't allow people to smile in the locker room.

Yeah. If I had known some of the crap he was pulling with practices and even something seemingly minor like the ping pong table, there's not a chance that I would have supported him. I unfortunately got into a "do not change the coach again" mode.

Why in **** would you take out a game in the dressing room that promotes competition, dexterity, and hand eye coordination?

Jesus H Christ

 

[AJGass4]

I am so *** glad that ass is gone. Thank you for being a terrible enough coach that even your biggest endorser could no longer watch the gong show you created You meathead.

 

[s7ark]

Breaking news/new addition to the locker room!!!!

Even if Nelson improves the team, MacT has to go. He would have stuck it out with Ego Eakins for a decade if he had his way. Everyone in the Oilers is always smarter than everyone else in the room.

Early start tonight. Any word on if Hall and/or Pouliot will play? If both are out, we're pretty screwed.

 

[Approved Variety]

Both Hall and Pouliot are day to day.

Nelson and Rishaug report Pakman on a line with Nuge and Ebs, while Yak stays with Roy and Teddy bear.

 

[czar99]

Breaking news! Nelson to be let go by weeks end! Conflict of philosophy's!

 

[Horseradish]

I'm only watching to see the Perron hatty and Arco's Gordie Howe hat trick (he'll fight Ference...and win).

 

[Stad]

It's difficult to carry any water when you are also losing to RNH at ping pong

EDIT: I forgot Arco ended up in Pittsburgh. Guaranteed he sets up Perron twice tonight.

They aren't playing on the same line.

 

[Oilfan2]

Even if Nelson improves the team, MacT has to go. He would have stuck it out with Ego Eakins for a decade if he had his way. Everyone in the Oilers is always smarter than everyone else in the room.

Early start tonight. Any word on if Hall and/or Pouliot will play? If both are out, we're pretty screwed.

We have no way of knowing if MacT "would have stuck it out with Eakins for a decade". Fact is he fired him after a year and a half. As well, he picked up Roy for the C position. Sent Drai down to juniors with some NHL experience. Time will tell if keeping him up that long was the right move.

Sure, these moves were too late in happening but he actually made them so....I don't know. Has he learned a lesson? Will things be better next season?
Maybe one more off-season to see if he's learned anything after being a rookie GM. If he sucks or continues to suck, well.....

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Breaking news! Nelson to be let go by weeks end! Conflict of philosophy's!

God I hope not

Unless the last 30 games are catastrophically bad I'm fully on board with giving Nelson the reins next year. He's earned it