GDT: Ascending the Mountain; Oilers v Avalanche, 8 PM

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Expectation: Oilers climbing the mountain tonight.

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Reality: Oilers climbing the mountain tonight.

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Probable lineup

Kostin McDavid Yamo
RNH Draisaitl Hyman
Holloway McLoed Ryan
Janmark PJ

Nurse Ceci
Kulak Barrie
Broberg / Nemo Bouchard

Skinner

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Colorado lineup
Lehkonin MacKinnon Rantanen
Newhook Compher Malgin
Cogliano Myers O’Connor
MacDermid Helm Kaut

Toews Makar
Girard Johnson
Englund Hunt

Georgiev

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Fearless Prediction; 6-3 Oilers

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GD Music; Over The Mountain - Ozzy

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[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Could use one of these tonight.



Or these.

 

[GMofOilers]

All 4 of the final four teams last year are just holding on to a playoff spot at this point.

Colorado doing the worst.

 

[brentashton]

Expectation: Oilers climbing the mountain tonight.

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Probable lineup

Kostin McDavid Yamo
RNH Draisaitl Hyman
Holloway McLoed Ryan
Janmark PJ

Nurse Ceci
Kulak Barrie
Broberg / Nemo Bouchard

Skinner

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Colorado lineup
Lehkonin MacKinnon Rantanen
Newhook Compher Malgin
Cogliano Myers O’Connor
MacDermid Helm Kaut

Toews Makar
Girard Johnson
Englund Hunt

Georgiev

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Fearless Prediction; 6-3 Oilers

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GD Music; Over The Mountain - Ozzy

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LIKE

Mountains exhilarate me but put me on edge, all at the same time. I think it’s the prairie boy in me, I also get claustrophobic after being in the mountains for too many days. I need to see flat horizon and my dog running back home from 100 miles away.

The Avs are the same, put me on edge but can exhilarate me because I know this team is capable of giving them a thumping.

Looking at your gifs, I’m not sure I know which one will be indicative of tonight’s climb. Here’s hoping!

 

[Kerberos]

McDavid with 5 points and Skinner with a clean sheet.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

This will be a most interesting match up. A couple of teams that were great last year but have fallen off considerably and have been a disappointment.

 

[BlackDogg]

Expectation: Oilers climbing the mountain tonight.

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Probable lineup

Kostin McDavid Yamo
RNH Draisaitl Hyman
Holloway McLoed Ryan
Janmark PJ

Nurse Ceci
Kulak Barrie
Broberg / Nemo Bouchard

Skinner

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Colorado lineup
Lehkonin MacKinnon Rantanen
Newhook Compher Malgin
Cogliano Myers O’Connor
MacDermid Helm Kaut

Toews Makar
Girard Johnson
Englund Hunt

Georgiev

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Fearless Prediction; 6-3 Oilers

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GD Music; Over The Mountain - Ozzy

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[Captain Controversy]

Mcdavid hatty coming.

 

[Jumptheshark]

All 4 of the final four teams last year are just holding on to a playoff spot at this point.

Colorado doing the worst.

they have been hit with injuries and I suspect they may wake up in March

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

Colorado is struggling right now. Excellent opportunity to put the boot on the throat and put them in our rear view mirror for good this year
6-2 good guys

 

[Louis Cypher]

This week could make or break the season.

Avs
Kings
Ducks
Sharks
Knights

Time to pull up our big boy pants and prove we belong in the playoffs.

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

This week could make or break the season.

Avs
Kings
Ducks
Sharks
Knights

Time to pull up our big boy pants and prove we belong in the playoffs.

Gotta come out with at least 7 points. Seriously

 

[GMofOilers]

Skinner starts, wish we would of put in Campbell one more game.

 

[Rengorlex]

Tough game. Colorado has a stacked top line and pairing. We must win the 2nd line vs 2nd line matchup.

 

[SwedishFire]

I actually want a Niemo Broberg pairing for one game, letting Bouchard be rotating.

 

[Anarchism]

Tough game. Colorado has a stacked top line and pairing. We must win the 2nd line vs 2nd line matchup.

Landy, Byram and Manson out...we got a shot.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Perfect GDT. Climb every mountain! Choose Your Own Adventure:

Mount Blackstrap (aka the Pimple On the Prairie): Oilers roll a injury ravaged Avalanche team with high octane scoring, solid own zone play that continues, and big game by their rookie goaltender. Avalanche losing streak continues without critical top players out of the line-up. Oilers players only work meeting sinks in and winning home games actually begins to happen.

K2 (Hypoxia Induced Meltdown): Oilers systemic issues creep back in their game with own zone defending that struggles against fast, aggressive forechecking; PK is snowed under; good hosts at home complacency is back after 1 win in a row; opposition goaltender is better for 60 minutes; let a road weary, injury riddled team off the hook.


My Prediction (Climb Every Mountain!):

The Van Trapp's escape a trap game! Oil reset holds true for 2nd home win in a row! Oil outscore a depleted Cup Champion Avalanche PP. Skinner steps up.

4-3 Oilers Win!! Parade route planning begins again...

 

[Jumptheshark]

This week could make or break the season.

Avs
Kings
Ducks
Sharks
Knights

Time to pull up our big boy pants and prove we belong in the playoffs.

pretty much---we have to beat the Ducks, Sharks and Avs--knights and kings are above us. --losing ground to the guys behind us is bad at this point in time--this game is game 41--the half way mark

Avs have 3 games in hand on us, preds 2, blues 1,

 

[Jumptheshark]

 

[brentashton]

Perfect GDT. Climb every mountain! Choose Your Own Adventure:

Mount Blackstrap (aka the Pimple On the Prairie): Oilers roll a injury ravaged Avalanche team with high octane scoring, solid own zone play that continues, and big game by their rookie goaltender. Avalanche losing streak continues without critical top players out of the line-up. Oilers players only work meeting sinks in and winning home games actually begins to happen.

K2 (Hypoxia Induced Meltdown): Oilers systemic issues creep back in their game with own zone defending that struggles against fast, aggressive forechecking; PK is snowed under; good hosts at home complacency is back after 1 win in a row; opposition goaltender is better for 60 minutes; let a road weary, injury riddled team off the hook.


My Prediction (Climb Every Mountain!):

The Van Trapp's escape a trap game! Oil reset holds true for 2nd home win in a row! Oil outscore a depleted Cup Champion Avalanche PP. Skinner steps up.

4-3 Oilers Win!! Parade route planning begins again...

Hey, hey, hey, Blackstrap might be a heap of garbage, but its OUR heap of garbage.

 

[FlameChampion]

Thought campbell might get the start. Hes at least starting to trend up. A Colorado team that should be starting to get desperate, might not of been a great game to put Campbell in though.

Not really sure to expect in this one. Hopefully we win.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Colorado is struggling right now. Excellent opportunity to put the boot on the throat and put them in our rear view mirror for good this year
6-2 good guys

Revenge is sweet.

 

[Stealth1616]

Saturday night game against an opposition that beat them in the playoffs last year and is just trailing them in a playoff race.

Should be a game the boys are highly motivated right?

 

[FlameChampion]

Saturday night game against an opposition that beat them in the playoffs last year and is just trailing them in a playoff race.

Should be a game the boys are highly motivated right?

Depends if they got party plans for after the game

 

[dssource]

Best way to get past these guys in the playoffs is to make sure they don't make it and taking 2 points from them tonight would go a long way in that regard.

Connor on after hours tonight so I think he has a big night.