Pre-Game Talk: Flyers @ Oilers: What has to happen?

[doulos]

Oilers win if they can get even marginal defensive play from the blueline.

 

[oil Leaks]

jack michaels ‏@edmontonjack 3h3 hours ago
d-pairs at practice--sekera-fayne, klefbom-davidson, reinhart-gryba, nurse-ference.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

McDavid is gonna feast tonight. 5 - 2 Oil
McDavid gets 3 points, Hall is in on the other two.

You mean tomorrow.

This is the pre-pregame thread.

 

[Del Preston]

Ew, poor Nurse.

 

[tempest2i]

Why can't we just run:

Sekera-Fayne
Klefbom-Nurse
Davidson-Reinhart

?

 

[KCC]

If EDM actually shows up they should be able to get the W. But at home they tend to slack alot until time becomes a factor, then they play desperate. They need to play on the road more because they usually play a harder, simpler game.

 

[McIce Whole]

I dont understand why Nurse is sitting. He has been our best dmen since being called up, having him sit makes no sense.

 

[joestevens29]

I dont understand why Nurse is sitting. He has been our best dmen since being called up, having him sit makes no sense.

Maybe Sekera and Fayne are sitting

 

[PaPaDee]

I dont understand why Nurse is sitting. He has been our best dmen since being called up, having him sit makes no sense.

Maybe he's going back to the AHL today or tomorrow if somebody else is ready to come off the IR soon?

 

[Seedling]

Something could be said about Gryba and Purcell, as well.

Gryba has been fine. He's playing more than he should because of injuries. He's been pretty solid IMO.

 

[McIce Whole]

Maybe he's going back to the AHL today or tomorrow if somebody else is ready to come off the IR soon?

Maybe Hendricks? He was skating on the third line with Letestu and Purcell today. But that still doesn't change the fact that Nurse should be in for tomorrow's game. He has earned it. Send Slepy down and keep Nurse up if that's the case.

 

[Jeff Lebowski]

Maybe he's going back to the AHL today or tomorrow if somebody else is ready to come off the IR soon?

That is probably the case with Reinhart coming back.

 

[0ilerman]

In almost relevant news, just made a blockbuster in my fantasy league:
Traded away - McDavid, Malkin, Gallagher
Coming in - Stamkos, Giroux, Steen

Giroux is my favourite player in the league. If the oilers win this game, The Nuge line will have to outplay the Giroux line, simple.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

In almost relevant news, just made a blockbuster in my fantasy league:
Traded away - McDavid, Malkin, Gallagher
Coming in - Stamkos, Giroux, Steen

Giroux is my favourite player in the league. If the oilers win this game, The Nuge line will have to outplay the Giroux line, simple.

Bleh. I don't like that trade for you at all, sorry man.

 

[Jeff Lebowski]

Hopefully the Flyers stomp the Canucks tonight. That will make a win tomorrow even better. It will feel like a regulation win over the Canucks.

 

[0ilerman]

Bleh. I don't like that trade for you at all, sorry man.

I struggled with it, trust me. From a pure fantasy perspective, I just think Giroux and Stamkos will put up better numbers than McDavid and Malkin. Gallagher/Steen was a toss-in to get the deal done

 

[Seedling]

Hopefully the Flyers stomp the Canucks tonight. That will make a win tomorrow even better. It will feel like a regulation win over the Canucks.

Kind of like how the Habs stomped the Flames?

I just want a win. This is a game a good team should win.

 

[Aerchon]

I have not watched Philly at all this year so all my statements are pretty much outdated.

Last year watched them a bit and they looked like a weak team. Very weak team. Living off of one line and poor opponents.

This year they are doing better than I thought they would. Honestly figured they would be in the bottom 5, and may still be by the end of the year.

They have a terrible defense, not great goaltending, and only a decent set of forwards. If they were in the west last year these guys would looked almost as bad as Buffalo.

The thing about hockey is any given team can beat any given team on any night. If we are putting this as team to team on paper the Oilers are the better team. The Oilers on paper are actually a better team than a lot of teams. However the Oilers still haven't quite figured out how to win yet. I think they are close and getting closer.

As long as we don't have our Goaltender crap the bed, or have the officiating crap all over us. This should be an Oilers win.

I would call a 5-1 win for the Oilers barring the above and if we play like we have been but for a full 60 minutes.

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

If they send Nurse down, I'll lose all faith in this team. I'll literally be cheering for them to lose.

 

[SullivanT]

If they send Nurse down, I'll lose all faith in this team. I'll literally be cheering for them to lose.

I would be livid. He has been our best and most dynamic d man to send him down would be extremely counter productive to the team and nurses development.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

They should send down Davidson honestly. He has looked pretty good offensively but that's it.

 

[Getzlafoutloud]

Oil should win if our defence doesn't need another 30 minutes to figure their **** out. Im not sure why but they have such a hard time shaking off the jitters, its like they're handling a grenade not a hockey puck.

 

[NedPlimpton]

Philly is one of those teams I seem to know nothing about/not follow at all. Not sure how we stack up.

But posts in here saying their D is as bad as ours makes it sound like this could be a fun game.

 

[TheRebuild]

If Reinhart is ready, I suspect Nurse goes back to the AHL prior to tomorrow's game.

If Nurse is sent down, it is the equivalent of management coming out and saying "we're intentionally tanking for the rest of the year... See you in June."

 

[TheRebuild]

Ew, poor Nurse.

Maybe they're hoping Nurse takes him under his wing and mentors him a bit on the finer points of hockey?