GDT: Edmonton @ Nashville

[Jepprey]

Day game versus the best team in the league. Sounds like an easy time.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Ew is Benning back in?

What privilege. Gravel has looked better than Benning has at any point in his NHL career.

 

[GMofOilers]

Benning is a horrible defenseman

 

[YakDavid]

Guess they are giving Garrison a chance. Thought Gravel was good while up here. Couple guys should be feeling pressure.

 

[Digger12]

This feels like one of those games where the Oilers are down 2-0 before they even come out for the warmup skate.

Maybe if they let the Preds punch themselves out, they can pull a Ali/Foreman out of the bag.

 

[McSuper]

Benning is back, Gravel sent down

But why ? Todd gets paid well to coach he should be able to afford a pair of glasses .

We need to start a fund to raise money to get Todd some glasses . He sure can not be watching the games .

 

[Drivesaitl]

During the darkest of days some GDT’s wouldn’t get created until minutes before the game and only because of pity.

I don't think this is actually accurate at all. Which days is that? 5-10yrs ago on this board, pre McDavid the board interest, oddly enough, was much much greater. you would often have threads well over a thousand posts.

Disinterest is fairly new. I think it happened just last season. Not before that.

 

[McSuper]

Does anyone know where I can go to stream this game

 

[McTrashBoat]

Didn't see a GDT, so here goes.



Go Oilers!!

hope you didn't strain yourself making that one

of course if we win you'll have to make more


go Oilers!

 

[Drivesaitl]

Benning back in and Gravel sent back down astounds me. This coach really does f***ing love his lil favorites.

Always seems to be sending a message to Chia too. McLellan always makes special attempts treating Chia signings like chopped liver.


Its to the point of obstinancy. Chiasson would be back riding pine if he hadn't scored 3 goals.

 

[LaGu]

hope you didn't strain yourself making that one

of course if we win you'll have to make more


go Oilers!

Took me about 10 mins to figure out how to embed a tweet, so yeah it wasn't easy

 

[Drivesaitl]

I think if I play the PVR of our last game against the Caps and watch that instead theres a good chance we will win..

But we got the Preds again. A team that actually plays like champs. Multiplied by this being an afternoon game. Tripled by it being a Saturday game.
Quadrupled by Benning being back in the lineup.

Probability is not with us my friends.

 

[Smartguy]

The fact our team has been much better without Benning is no coincidence, before injury he was at fault for at least a goal per game

 

[Drivesaitl]

Took me about 10 mins to figure out how to embed a tweet, so yeah it wasn't easy

I love this post.

Because I was literally thinking, man, that's my kind of GDT OP, except that I wouldn't be able to link a twitter embed, lol.

I'm surprised when gifs do what they're supposed to do.

 

[Frank the Tank]

I know you can't force a healthy player to stay on IR so they have to move someone... is Gravel waiver exempt, unlike Benning?

 

[YakDavid]

The fact our team has been much better without Benning is no coincidence, before injury he was at fault for at least a goal per game

I'd hope coaching knows this and is giving a last chance type thing. To add in Bouchard has made him disposable.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

That bottom pairing...

 

[GodPucker]

Tire Fire benning is in. Sweet!

Disturbing coach making disturbing decisions.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I know you can't force a healthy player to stay on IR so they have to move someone... is Gravel waiver exempt, unlike Benning?

Gravel is an actual D, unlike Benning, thus McLellan preferring one over the other.

I don't know how Gravel would be waiver exempt.

 

[GodPucker]

We also get to see 1000 dump ins from the blue line into the offensive corners!

 

[Frank the Tank]

I see they're stretching out Bouchard's free preview as well. I don't get sitting Marody at all.

 

[Faelko]

Garrison in for Gravel
Benning in for Bouchard

....oof

 

[Drivesaitl]

That bottom pairing...

Watch Garrison and Benning be out on pk, and with Koskinen in net. haha.

We're down 1-0 before the game starts just because Benning.

 

[FanOfSadTeam]

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and Benning panicking in the D-zone

 

[GodPucker]

Can't wait until they fire this idiotic moron