Pre-Game Talk: Blues @ Oilers

[McLotto 97]

Hitch says 98 is playing awesome-putting it all together, attacking with speed. As a reward back to 4th line

 

[Oilers in NS]

Yam, Bear/Jones, and a 1st?

I agree to that one except I want to keep Jones. He is gonna be a dandy

 

[TheRebuild]

Talbot will have a big game tonight I think. Fingers crossed anyway. Lucic will also nearly score a goal.

 

[OnTheBrink]

We should probably use the GDT since McMullet made such a good one!

 

[McFlash97]

Puljujarvi, you've played good the past few games. Back to the fourth line you go.

lol that defense though.

How does Chiarelli have a job with that defense he's built.

Its like hes purposely trying to hold this team back. I mean in 4 years he hasn't found better depth then Benning, Gravel, Garrison, Jones from the AHL. Sekera has been down for 2 years basically
Klefbom is made of glass and Larsson has an offensive IQ of a beer leaguer. That leaves Nurse ....

 

[GMofOilers]

lol that defense though.

How does Chiarelli have a job with that defense he's built.

Its like hes purposely trying to hold this team back. I mean in 4 years he hasn't found better depth then Benning, Gravel, Garrison, Jones from the AHL. Sekera has been down for 2 years basically
Klefbom is made of glass and Larsson has an offensive IQ of a beer leaguer. That leaves Nurse ....

Seriously?

Take a look at our defense when Chia took over and take away the top 3 dmen from that group.

 

[McFlash97]

Seriously?

Take a look at our defense when Chia took over and take away the top 3 dmen from that group.

you mean top 2

 

[Drivesaitl]

We should probably use the GDT since McMullet made such a good one!

Its overflowing with Principe,,

I'm difficult, I like this one.

 

[OnTheBrink]

Its overflowing with Principe,,

I'm difficult, I like this one.

You are something....

 

[GMofOilers]

Thats what Chia took over with.

 

[Drivesaitl]

You are something....

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Plus its a purrty video.

 

[bone]

Seriously?

Take a look at our defense when Chia took over and take away the top 3 dmen from that group.

To be fair, I suggest it is moreso take away 3 of the top 5 dmen.

Game 82 of that season had a d-corps of Keith Aulie, Brandon Davidson, Oscar Klefbom, Martin Marincin, David Musil, Justin Schultz.

The defense that year sorted by ice time were:
Schultz
Fayne
Ference
Klefbom
Petry (traded by end of year)
Nikitin
Marincin
Aulie
Hunt
Davidson
Oesterle
Musil
Nurse

So basically that Game 82 defense would be a comparable situation to today (short Fayne, Ference, Petry, Nikitin)

Game 1 under Chiarelli has this top 6
Klefbom
Schultz
Sekera
Reinhart
Gryba
Fayne

where Nurse, Davidson, Oesterle contributed the most minutes that year outside the starting six, so a comparable starting group short three of the top five would be Shultz, Reinhart, rookie Nurse, Gryba, Davidson, Oesterle (unless you want to reinsert Nikitin or Ference into two of those spots as they did play a few ineffective games that year)

I think this group is marginally better with more experience, but it's not by a lot. That in itself is damning considering what assets have gone out vs. come in with the goal of improving the defense. Granted, any team in the NHL missing three of their top 5 would have a rag-tag group of defense.

 

[Cloned]

But Cloned posted a video just for me..

It would be dissing him not to give patronage.

Plus its a purrty video.

Your weakness is blondes.