Pre-Game Talk: Draisaitl needs to do Dallas.

[russ99]

Real happy with Knoblauch testing out lines and deployments in game situations to help prep for the postseason.

I'd estimate Tippett and Woodcroft lost us 0.5 to 1.5 games a series on shortening the bench and running Connor and Leon into the ground.

Also, we won't see Cassidy changing things on the fly in the Vegas series this postseason with no response from our coach.

 

[JonathnTaylorTavares]

Are you guys happy with Henrique so far? Or meh..

 

[tiger_80]

I think Kane scores tonight. Very important to get him going. I think we are gonna win Pacific as well. Vancouver sliding at right time. FEw months after I called it but it is happening. Soft team

Kane seems to be deteriorating really fast.

Are you guys happy with Henrique so far? Or meh..

Yes, we like Iglesias Jr.

 

[mkatcherin00]

Man the schedule is just killer to end this year

Dallas tonight
Colorado Friday
Calgary Saturday
Vegas Wednesday
Arizona Friday
Canucks Saturday

We need at least 4 wins if we have any shot at the division. Throw in an OT loss in there too lol

Are you guys happy with Henrique so far? Or meh..

He has potted some goals, but pretty meh for me. He is slower than I thought he was and softer.

 

[Shibumi]

Last night's game has me p.o.ed. refs legitimately stole a point. Screw Gary

The point we did get has the potential to be huge though especially in light of Vancouver's loss last night.

 

[01LC4N]

All I ask for is a fairly called game

 

[Drivesaitl]

The only fortunate part of the mid-90s through to about 2010 is that we did get to see some pretty fun third and fourth lines but unfortunately we were always 3 players short for the first two lines. MGM Grand line was fun to watch. Dowd, Devereaux and Laraque on a 4th line where all three players had hat tricks in the same season. Even that fun run with with I believe Brodziak Stortini, and Glencross that almost got us into the playoffs in 2008 or 2009.

It's nice to finally see strength in the top 6 with actual NHLers in the bottom 6. Hopefully this newfound chemistry carries over and we get to witness a third and fourth line that can contribute 4-5 goals in a series would be monumental for this team.


For sure, I can't dispute it, just more of an age thing with the game totals piling up here he (and some others higher up the lineup) may benefit from a night off, much like Ekholm came back after a night off looking better than he ever has.

You were able to appreciate some of those players a bit more than me. At the time I did when things were going well but lots of nights where it was lines of hacking the puck to bits. 97 and 98 playoffs though were among favorite memories. Also of seeing youngers like Miro Satan at end of 96 when the team got going and there was some excitement and buzz again. Its weird the things one remembers as a fan but one game I'm sitting behind net at sleepy Rexall with maybe 13K in attendance and Miro scores a beauty goal on a nice wrist shot. The goal being perfectly framed from behind net. (not always my favorite vantage but seemed perfect on that night. I think it was a tying goal.

Could never understand why we moved on from Satan. He was a favorite of mine the moment he got in the lineup. One shot scorer. Satan immediately in Buffalo showed us why Oilers should've kept him.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Man the schedule is just killer to end this year

Dallas tonight
Colorado Friday
Calgary Saturday
Vegas Wednesday
Arizona Friday
Canucks Saturday

We need at least 4 wins if we have any shot at the division. Throw in an OT loss in there too lol


He has potted some goals, but pretty meh for me. He is slower than I thought he was and softer.

Really? Henrique is more physical than I thought he was going to be. 27 hits in 13 games and constantly in the paint.

 

[mkatcherin00]

Really? Henrique is more physical than I thought he was going to be. 27 hits in 13 games and constantly in the paint.

I don't know lol. Just from what I have seen and imagined in my head, but he is not soft like Mcleod or RNH. I am comfortable with a Henrique going into the playoffs.

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Oh great we get these two POS refs tonight lol

PK better be ready

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Are you guys happy with Henrique so far? Or meh..

I like his deployment with Draisaitl as a 2LW option and he's good defensively. Gives us another PK option, so far so good.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Really? Henrique is more physical than I thought he was going to be. 27 hits in 13 games and constantly in the paint.

Yep. He's a physically stronger version of Nuge that finishes checks but with similar cerebral plays and reads. Solid player.

Plus if Henrique had spend his whole career on a juggernaut like the Oilers he'd have more pts than Nuge. Guy has scored 261 goals with not a ton of help.

Henrique is a natural to play with Drai because he reads plays well and is ready.

Guy did really well for a 3rd round pick.

 

[VainGretzky]

Are you guys happy with Henrique so far? Or meh..

He is coming around Oiler fans are impatient he did not produce his 1st few games but has been real good lately

 

[29Beast97Mode]

Henrique has been all over the goalie since he arrived here. Started slow, but I think he's a good pickup.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I like his deployment with Draisaitl as a 2LW option and he's good defensively. Gives us another PK option, so far so good.

Henrique there is so plus plus. Not only gives Drai somebody that can play with puck, pass, finish but it adds to the shutdown dimension Leon can be. Henrique so much better option than say Kane in that regard.

Henrique adds to Drai in every zone. Its why you keep him there.

 

[oXo Cube]

Henrique has been pretty bad at center. Pretty good playing wing with Draisaitl.

It's a bit too bad that I'm not sure he's the swiss army knife we thought he was going to be but there's nothing wrong with just being an effective complementary player especially at this stage of a guy's career.