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Ah, okay. Doesn't really support my insight, but that line played really well last night.
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Ah, okay. Doesn't really support my insight, but that line played really well last night.
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I think there are a few factors.
1. Chemistry. Ferland and Granlund played together for a portion of last year and this year in the AHL. Granlund has also seen time with Jooris in the NHL this year.
2. Style of play. I think players like Granlund & Raymond benefit from having more physical players with them as it opens up more ice for them. I think Raymond with 2 more physical players would do quite well too.
3. Jooris being a RH shot. I know it sound funny, but Jooris being a RH shot changes the whole dynamic. I think having that RH winger really helps most lines, some are skilled enough to get past it (such as our top line) but most are not. I think this is why the 4th line looks better with Shore on it as well. This is why I would like to see Colborne used as a C or LW rather than RW.
4. Squeezing the stick. We hear it a lot, some guys squeeze their stick too tight and try to do too much. This is what I am seeing in Raymond recently, it looks like he is trying to do too much out there.
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Well.. Gaudreau and Monahan didn't pad their stats.. But at least there was some secondary scoring. 
First period was worrisome but then we showed our superior team play and system by dominating last two periods.
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I remember when their "rebuild" started, in what seems like almost a decade ago, Oilers fans were always so quick to remind us of how they would soon be an elite team kicking our tails while we'd still be trying to get Iginla a cup with a bunch of over the hill players surrounding him. Funny how things work out, huh? So no, I don't feel bad at all. Eventually I'd like to see a BoA playoff round, but for the time being I'm enjoying the hell out of what's going on over there. The Oilers organization are hands down the most entertaining reality TV show going today.
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See, I wouldn't have felt bad for them if their rebuild turned out to be really mediocre and their peak was similar to the Sharks. Or if all they managed to produce was a bubble team. But to not even get off the ground? That's rough. They might need to rebuild their rebuild.
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Pretty sure they are going to have to do a bit of a retool, such as draft Hanifin and trade Yak and/or Eberle for a goaltender. Pretty much the example of why building a core of wingers doesnt work.
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Not even remotely. Some Oiler fans (though, a small minority of them) are still convinced they have a better team and we're just "lucky" and next season it will all come crashing down on us. I think it's funny how in that one thread on the mainboards a while back a few of the Oilers fans tried to convince us we have been rebuilding since 2006 or the moment we traded Dion.
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Sometimes I think about feeling bad for them, but then I remember all the trash I am forced to read on the main board year after year and suddenly I don't feel bad for them at all.
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Maybe the only game they were able to take off all year. I don't mind it. We pulled out the win. All that matters.
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InfinityIggy
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True, we pretty much have to have 3 strong games in a row now. Arizona is pretty much another must win. Then if we can beat either LA or Winnipeg our chances are high.
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Yeah, we were definitely pretty crappy in the first. Had we been playing a good team, the results could have been very different.
Was deep in enemy territory last night. Man was that ever a fun game to go to. Also first post on HF hi everyone!
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We really need to go 2-1 for our last 3 games. The AZ game is most important because if we lose that one, that forces us to have to win the last two, which would be much difficult to do given the circumstances.
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Welcome! I'm the sheriff round these parts. I hold universal respect and admiration of everyone.
I bet that was fun. Looked like about half the crowd was decked out in red.
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Thanks man! Been a fan since I was 8 years old back in 04, been lurking these boards for ~1.5 years or so and figured it was time to sign up
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I guess our GDT's are attracting new members.
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