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Can't wait to see Thornton or Gambrell as the #2 center against Vegas. Or will it be Goodrow? They're gonna lose 5 in a row, then win 5 in a row, then lose 5 in a row...
GDT: Edmonton McDrai’s vs Sharks 7:30pm NBCSN
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Can't wait to see Thornton or Gambrell as the #2 center against Vegas. Or will it be Goodrow? They're gonna lose 5 in a row, then win 5 in a row, then lose 5 in a row...
SJSharksfan39
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Well, streaks have to come to an end. I'm hoping they can take one of the next two games, but they will be tough. Now might be a good time to play Vegas though. The Islanders game is going to be interesting.
Levie
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NBC gushing over the Oilers. Am I the only one that thinks their team isn't any good and they just have two superstars who can put up points... Eerily similar to the Sharks in the 00's...
Alwalys
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I don’t think the Oilers team is overly great. 5 on 5 they really struggle outside of their top line. That being said their special teams have been terrific all year and their goaltenders (especially Koskinen) have consistently outplayed the others teams goaltenders. They also have rebounded well after bad games. They have lost very few games in a row.
hohosaregood
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Ack! Thbbft!
me also, lets not lose several in a row... and start a new multi game win streak
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If Koskinen holds up the Oilers would have the best player in the game and a top-5 goaltender. That's going to do some damage in the postseason.
But...Koskinen will come down to Earth. It seems like too many things are not sustainable (high shooting percentages, PP conversion rate, etc.).
Still, when McDavid is at the top of his game, he caves the opposition in.
In other news, Quenneville is doing a good job with an average team, and suspect goal tending.
The true test of this team's improvement is how they respond to bad play and how long it takes them to get out of slumps. Slumps are going to happen but they can't extend to where you're losing three or four games in a row like how the first month played out for them. This is two bad games in a row now and at least they won one of them but they can't win four to six in a row then drop four or five in a row. That's not going to cut it long term.
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tahoesharksfan
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It's so disappointing having to sit through such a lackadaisical performance especially when they actually looked so good against the exact same team just a week ago. This is turning out to be a challenging season on many levels.
Trying to think of the right words to put down here about Jumbo. It's painful watching him play at the level he's at right now...just saying.
Trying to think of the right words to put down here about Jumbo. It's painful watching him play at the level he's at right now...just saying.
tony d
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Tough loss last night for the team. As to the Oilers they're having a good year so far, wonder if they'll keep it up.
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Why was Jumbo sooo much better last year? Has his skating fallen off that much in the past year?
He's actually still pretty good in the offensive zone, but he's a total mess in the defensive and neutral zone. If Thornton were playing at last year's level (decent 2nd line C), I think SJ is in a divisional playoff spot. His drop and the loss of three top 9 players is awfully tough to overcome. I'd love to bump down Meier to play with Jumbo and Goodrow/Sorensen, as I think they could cover Jumbo's weaknesses defensively, and that would be a match-up problem for third lines/pairings. The problem is your top 6 would then be Kane, Hertl, Couture, Labanc, Marleau, and Sorensen/Goodrow? Yikes. Add Hall, and maybe I am comfortable, but yikes.
Burns, Karlsson, Simek, Vlasic, Dillon, Ferraro is the best d in the league even with poor play from the stars, but the goaltending is awful and the forwards are mediocre.
He's actually still pretty good in the offensive zone, but he's a total mess in the defensive and neutral zone. If Thornton were playing at last year's level (decent 2nd line C), I think SJ is in a divisional playoff spot. His drop and the loss of three top 9 players is awfully tough to overcome. I'd love to bump down Meier to play with Jumbo and Goodrow/Sorensen, as I think they could cover Jumbo's weaknesses defensively, and that would be a match-up problem for third lines/pairings. The problem is your top 6 would then be Kane, Hertl, Couture, Labanc, Marleau, and Sorensen/Goodrow? Yikes. Add Hall, and maybe I am comfortable, but yikes.
Burns, Karlsson, Simek, Vlasic, Dillon, Ferraro is the best d in the league even with poor play from the stars, but the goaltending is awful and the forwards are mediocre.
Much larger issue then Jumbo Meier had 8 more goals at this point last year. If he was close to that this year we easily have 2 more wins maybe 3. Couture has less then half goal production as well.
With losing the depth and goals upfront and having them struggle big time in the goal department, kind of crazy we are about ,500 and worst goaltending in league once again
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You would hope that last night's game would be a stark lesson in the value of offensive strategies that move the puck into high probability scoring areas. It is too much to ask to expect PDB ever to get that.
Well I have to admit I don't really obsess over the hockey standings but I thought it was very interesting that the top 3 teams in the pacific are Edm, Phx, & Van, virtually a complete flipping of the hourglass as Randy said. Some of that might be unsustainable flukes but I love seeing things mixed up like that. As for SJ, they are in big trouble with the Karlsson contract. It will take a long time for them to dig themselves out of that. Let's hope they accumulate enough high draft choices in the forthcoming lean years to make a difference 10 years down the road. Of course Edm will continue to end up with the #1 pick most of those years from whatever cheat they have managed to game the system with.
themelkman
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Sharks are not drafting high anytime soon. Maybe 4-5 years down the road once the core ages and our defense is really screwed.
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WSS11
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Ovechkin is ripping one timers from the face off dot or top of the circle while Burns is dusting off the puck and wristing the puck from the blue line at a bad angle..The other team has a forward cheating to the point it’s so obvious.
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Welp. Looks like Goodrow is the 2nd line center. I was half-joking, Pete.
Anomie2029
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Yes, it's the Karlsson contract that's the issue. We will just ignore the Vlasic until he is 39 contract, or the Burns' until he is 40. But that's just defence - how about the Couture until he is 36, or Jones' $5.75 until he is 33.
Hint: It's all the long-term and big money contracts.
He has serious issues with Karlsson. He complains about him a lot.
