Pre-Game Talk: Can the Oilers win in Windy City?

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

In before @Mr Kot “never touched boobs” pre-game thread 3.0

No Kostin, McLoed, Kane.
Probably no Yamanogoal or Fo-goal.
Soup or Stew?

Based on how we finished vs the Panthers the lines may be;

Draisaitl McDavid Hyman
Janmark RNH PJ
Benson Ryan Shore
Holloway Malone Hamblin

Nurse Ceci
Kulak Barrie
Broberg Bouchard

So a killer first line, a 3rd line and two 4th lines.

Will need a sharp gameplan and sharper goaltending from whomever starts. I think it’ll be Skinner then Campbell v Minnesota on the back to back.

Need a Win.

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[gordonhught]

Looking forward to seeing how Kostin plays against Chicago.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Looking forward to seeing how Kostin plays against Chicago.

My guess is he will be invisible.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I hope Benson has that same fire from the Preseason

 

[NeverForget06]

Hawks have been beyond terrible lately but they've given the Oilers fits going all the way back to the bubble. The game earlier in the season against these guys was insane.

This would be a perfect opportunity to play the full 60. Get a lead, and as the better team shut them down and cruise to victory, something like 4-1. No 6-5 slobberknocker like last time lol

 

[iCanada]

5 of our 12 forwards didn't make the team out of camp. Lol


Meanwhile Flames on pace to set another man games lost record. Lol.

 

[lutrev]

@Mr Kot​

My friends, I have never once touched boobs. Can someone tell me how they feel before I die?


Oilers won with this quote

 

[KarmaPolice]

With how tough the schedule was this month of November, I was hoping we'd just go at least 500. We have a chance to salvage the month and get to that mark (for the month) with a win against the Hawks tomorrow. Here's hoping.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Didn't we already play the Blackhawks in Chicago?

What a brutal schedule. Fly out to New York for 3, come back home for 1 game and then travel East again.

 

[Fourier]

With how tough the schedule was this month of November, I was hoping we'd just go at least 500. We have a chance to salvage the month and get to that mark (for the month) with a win against the Hawks tomorrow. Here's hoping.

The Oilers have played one game vs the bottom 7 in the League right now. 5 games vs the top 7.

 

[KarmaPolice]

The Oilers have played one game vs the bottom 7 in the League right now. 5 games vs the top 7.

It's been a pretty gruelling schedule. Not just the teams we've faced, but the travel and bad timings of back-to-backs. If we can clean up against the weaker competition in December it will massively improve our playoff chances. This team has a habit of playing down to their opponents, but they can't get themselves in that trap.

 

[FlameChampion]

I just hope that we can get the lead early and build on it. It would be nice to see McDrai not have to play 25 mins on the start of a back to back.

 

[Fourier]

It's been a pretty gruelling schedule. Not just the teams we've faced, but the travel and bad timings of back-to-backs. If we can clean up against the weaker competition in December it will massively improve our playoff chances. This team has a habit of playing down to their opponents, but they can't get themselves in that trap.

They have followed that pattern this year as well. They actually played quite well vs the top teams.

One real positive is that the Kraken and even Vegas have had more games vs the low end of the league. So there is a possibility of improvement from below and from above if Seattle starts to face tougher teams.

 

[Drivesaitl]

It's been a pretty gruelling schedule. Not just the teams we've faced, but the travel and bad timings of back-to-backs. If we can clean up against the weaker competition in December it will massively improve our playoff chances. This team has a habit of playing down to their opponents, but they can't get themselves in that trap.

I get that people raise this a lot but as a longstanding Oilers fan I worry more about games like what we have coming up. The Oilers generally play up or down to level of opposition. I don't think it matters so much. I mean theres a few clubs that kick us in the junk pretty consistently but outside of that its anybody getting a result any night. The Oilers play their worst games when they sense weaker opposition.

Plus that I don't think we've played all that well in November, period.

 

[Stoneman89]

Looking forward to seeing how Kostin plays against Chicago.

Not playing due to visa issues.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Not playing due to visa issues.

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[trick91]

Excited to see Benson play.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Didn't we already play the Blackhawks in Chicago?

What a brutal schedule. Fly out to New York for 3, come back home for 1 game and then travel East again.

We play Minnesota and Nashville on the road twice this month as well. Dumbest schedule ever.

 

[frag2]

In before @Mr Kot “never touched boobs” pre-game thread 3.0

No Kostin, McLoed, Kane.
Probably no Yamanogoal or Fo-goal.
Soup or Stew?

Based on how we finished vs the Panthers the lines may be;

Draisaitl McDavid Hyman
Janmark RNH PJ
Benson Ryan Shore
Holloway Malone Hamblin

Nurse Ceci
Kulak Barrie
Broberg Bouchard

So a killer first line, a 3rd line and two 4th lines.

Will need a sharp gameplan and sharper goaltending from whomever starts. I think it’ll be Skinner then Campbell v Minnesota on the back to back.

Need a Win.

Can only hope. I have a feeling Woody will just put JP up there again and then wait and see. Dude just loves handicap his team

 

[Stoneman89]

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[brentashton]

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This feels like an episode of Joanie Loves Chachi…one bad joke after another…

 

[tardigrade81]

I’m gonna try and stay awake for the game. Stupid 8:30 games

I’ll need strong coffee

 

[brentashton]

I’m gonna try and stay awake for the game. Stupid 8:30 games

I’ll need strong coffee

I think it’s 8pm tomorrow your time. You get extra time to ask Leah for a Tuesday morning re-do and still catch puck drop after all the bullshit pregame stuff.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Looking forward to seeing how Kostin plays against Chicago.

he will be selling beers in the stand to oiler fans

 

[K1984]

I predict a normal Oiler game in Chicago. That is shitty effort and poor start, being downright terrible in our own end, likely shit goaltending, but will either win or lose by a goal in the end in an incredibly frustrating game.