GDT: Dec. 27 - Oilers at Flames [7:00pm on SN-W]

[Taranis]

GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!

EDMONTON WON LAST GAME, WERE SAFE!



Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames

7:00 PM Mountain Time on SNET-West

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Calgary Flames [14-17-6]
(the standings don't matter, we're having fun here)

Projected Lineup:
Projected lines from flames.nhl.com. To be updated after morning skate:

LEFT WING​

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CENTER​

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RIGHT WING​

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MICHAEL CAMMALLERI​

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MIKAEL BACKLUND​

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PAUL BYRON​

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TJ GALIARDI​

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MATT STAJAN​

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LEE STEMPNIAK​

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JIRI HUDLER​

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JOE COLBORNE​

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DAVID JONES​

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LANCE BOUMA​

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SEAN MONAHAN​

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BRIAN MCGRATTAN​

LEFT DEFENSE​

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RIGHT DEFENSE​

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MARK GIORDANO​

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LADISLAV SMID​

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CHRIS BUTLER​

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TJ BRODIE​

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CHRIS BREEN​

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SHANE O'BRIEN​

STARTER​

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BACKUP​

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RETO BERRA​

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KARRI RAMO​

The Bandaid Brigade:




Dennis Wideman - Injured Reserve. Fractured Hand. 28 Nov - Present (Week to Week)
Curtis Glencross - Injured Reserve. High Ankle Sprain. 21 Dec - Present (8 Weeks)
Kris Russell - 2nd Degree MCL Sprain (4-6 Weeks)
Blair Jones - Meniscal Tear (Indefinite)

Edmonton Oilers [12-24-3]

Projected Lineup:
Projected lines from oilers.nhl.com. To be updated after morning skate:


Hall - RNH - Perron
Joensuu - Gagner - Eberle
Smyth - Gordon - Hemsky
Gazdic - Lander - Yakupov

Ference - J.Schultz
Belov - Petry
N.Schultz - Potter

Dubnyk

Last 10: Edmonton 3-6-1; Calgary 4-4-2

Season series: With two of the five games in the books, the Battle of Alberta is in a stalemate. The Edmonton Oilers won the series opener 4-2 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Nov. 16 and the Calgary Flames responded with a 2-1 overtime win at Rexall Place on Dec. 7.

Big story: While these Pacific Division foes have had to go through some recent soul-searching over their master plans, they renew their rivalry with each having found some success prior to the NHL's three-day Christmas break. The Oilers ended a six-game slide (0-6-0) with a 6-2 victory against the Winnipeg Jets; the Flames snapped a four-game losing streak (0-2-2) with a 4-3 shootout win against the same St. Louis Blues team that had dealt the Oilers a 6-0 shutout Saturday.

Team Scope:

Oilers: They didn't go into Christmas on a losing streak, and they made their general manager look good in the process. That was the prevailing train of thought after the Oilers' win against Winnipeg on Monday, especially given Craig MacTavish's "state of the team" comments earlier in the day. Six different Oilers found the net in a strong team effort, and coach Dallas Eakins reflected the feelings of many afterward.

"Don't think our families weren't sitting at home, or wherever these guys are flying, saying, 'Please win the game. We want our family member who is coming home to be in a good mood,'" he said. "I know my wife was looking forward to us winning the game so we could have a good three days together and me not off in La-La Land, solely focused on the next game.

"It's large even during the season when you're not going to play for a couple of days; you don't want to be sitting around with a loss. It's terrible. You're just miserable."

Flames: The numbers don't lie: What the Flames did Monday was impressive for any team. The Blues entered the game 14-0-1 leading after the first period and 16-0-2 leading after the second, and they were up 3-1 on the Flames during the second intermission.

Mike Cammalleri cut the deficit to one and Mark Giordano forced overtime with 4.2 seconds left. Then Joe Colborne scored the only shootout goal between the teams in six rounds to give the Flames the win.

"A fun win," Cammalleri said to the Calgary Herald. "Fun for our fans. Fun for everybody involved.

"We know how good they are. Beating them is especially good because you know it takes a lot to do that. The fact that we were able to make it that hard on them in the third ..."

Who's hot: Oilers forward Taylor Hall had a three-point game Monday and has five points in his past three games. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has four points in his past three. … Cammalleri and Giordano have three-game point streaks going. Cammalleri and Jiri Hudler have goals in back-to-back games.

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[Goodlad]

All in on the Flames! Don't make me regret it boys! GFG!

 

[Taranis]

 

[MarkGio]

Another game I can't watch, but I'll lay some money down on this one.
Go Flames Go!

 

[MarkGio]

Shout out to Taranis for handling the GDTs!!

 

[galiano]

Is there a live stream available ?

Flames fan on the West Coast !

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I put a bit in on the hometown heroes, but I wasn't ballsy enough to go all in. Did that last game and almost lost!

 

[Janks]

Won't be able to watch this one from Mexico, but I'll be checking tsn for updates. The Internet her is pretty crappy to say the best. Can't wait to be home so I can watch sports again.

Go flames!

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Go Flames go! Take them out!

I predict a 5-2 decisive Flames win!

 

[StreakingRed]

After a big win vs the Blues, I hope we're not in for a letdown. Go Flames!

 

[Volica]

God, I know it's best if Calgary keeps playing marginally and loses more than it wins... but I can't stand losing to the Oilers at all; even though they're one of the teams that statistically should beat Calgary to make life better for us in the long run.

So, I guess Edmonton will have to make up those points elsewhere, little ******, GFG!

On a side note, how sad is it that their top two lines make ours look awful, and these guys can't win a game to save their lives?

 

[Taranis]

It seems like every year should be the Oilers year, perhaps if they can find a decent free agent goalie in the off season and Nurse steps in they can finially start playing to their potential. I would love to have Hall or RNH as a Flame.

 

[BVicious]

Section 111
Row 2

Got myself a Xmas present

 

[Beats By CoRD]

Section 111
Row 2

Got myself a Xmas present

Nice seats brah! Have a good'er!

 

[HAKAN LOOB]

On a side note, how sad is it that their top two lines make ours look awful, and these guys can't win a game to save their lives?

The Flames top two lines at least have more than one NHL player. DA OIL's got Perron and 5 junior superstars.

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

The Flames top two lines at least have more than one NHL player. DA OIL's got Perron and 5 junior superstars.

True that!

Can't wait for the game, here's hoping I hear Oil fans complain and whine even more!

 

[Taranis]

 

[herashak]

wow thats good.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Well done.

 

[Taranis]

Should have mentioned in the orginal post, that graphic is not done by me, it was done by an Oiler fan.

 

[Taranis]

Lets go guys, Battle of Alberta, get fired up.

 

[Calculon]

Stajan in.

 

[Taranis]

As reported in my GDT.

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Never really have taken part of a GDT, might as well take part in it today!


GFG!!

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Good jump so far.