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

[Mr Positive]

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."

That's a stretch, but I do want Nurse to stay. I'm okay with him being the 7th Dman though, with him sharing a top 4 spot with Davidson until one really stands out above the other. Nurse overall has been better than Davidson imo but Davidson was really great in the second half of last game.

I definitely want to see Reinhart draw in, and I really liked the Reinhart-Gryba pairing. I also wouldn't blame McLellan if he didn't want to have an all rookie pairing, even if it's the bottom pairing.

 

[TheRebuild]

That's a stretch, but I do want Nurse to stay.

He absolutely should stay. He should given Ference's job, not Reinhart's spot. Ference should never touch NHL ice again as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Narnia]

Taylor Hall is playing some of the best hockey I've seen him play the past couple games. Add that to Yakupovs play for the few games before that and I think we may have a pretty good coach.

Davidson and Nurse need to keep it up and Klefbom needs to get better. Sekera is a mystery. Ference and Gryba should probably sit, if possible.

My question is sit Talbot or give him another shot?

Montreal didn't play their 2nd in a row as they were in Calgary after Edmonton.

 

[Narnia]

Fayne in for Ference would be a start...



I'd rather a disapointment than a tire-fire at this point.


Nurse-Sekera
Klefbom-Fayne
Davidson-Gyrba

Please?

Reinhaert might be ready for the game.

 

[McPuritania]

That's a stretch, but I do want Nurse to stay. I'm okay with him being the 7th Dman though, with him sharing a top 4 spot with Davidson until one really stands out above the other. Nurse overall has been better than Davidson imo but Davidson was really great in the second half of last game.

I definitely want to see Reinhart draw in, and I really liked the Reinhart-Gryba pairing. I also wouldn't blame McLellan if he didn't want to have an all rookie pairing, even if it's the bottom pairing.

I'm not. Nurse should stay, but if they are going to relegate him to 7th Dman, I'd rather him be anchoring the D in Bakersfield.

 

[suddeninterest]

Watching the Van-Philly game it honestly looks like McDavid/Hall should be able to just walk the entire philly defence all night. With last change the Oiler's speed should have no problems at all. A whole stack of pylons, especially Manning, he had to have gotten beat 3 or 4 times wide so far. Giroux is pretty good though.

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

Flyers don't look good at all to me tonight against Vancouver

 

[Arctic Fox]

Watching the Van-Philly game it honestly looks like McDavid/Hall should be able to just walk the entire philly defence all night. With last change the Oiler's speed should have no problems at all. A whole stack of pylons, especially Manning, he had to have gotten beat 3 or 4 times wide so far. Giroux is pretty good though.

Watching the lowly Flames, the Oilers should have walked all over them too. Instead, the goaltender decided not to show up and we ferenced up that game.

 

[Jepprey]

Flyers don't look good at all to me tonight against Vancouver

That only means they show up against the Oil. lol.

 

[McPuritania]

Watching the lowly Flames, the Oilers should have walked all over them too. Instead, the goaltender decided not to show up and we ferenced up that game.

We also came out flat at the start of the game when we should have had fireworks shooting out of our ***es. Until this team smells blood in the water, and leaps on opponents, you can't ever really rely on them to wallop anyone.

 

[TheRebuild]

Nervous about this game. Teams just feast on the Oilers on the second game of a back-to-back coming off a loss. It's like they get all fired up and want to prove something, while the Oilers are just content to sleepwalk through another one.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Oil came out flat and they ended flat vs the Flames as well... outshot 10-4 in the 3rd. I think some gloss over that since Talbot stunk it up and gave the game away late... BUT how does a team have only 4 shots in the 3rd period on home ice vs a crappy team that's playing 5 games in 7 nights... the lack of fire/determination this team puts up from game to game is atrocious.

 

[NedPlimpton]

guys I just traveled in time.

we win this game 6-2

For real.

 

[Oilfan2]

We also came out flat at the start of the game when we should have had fireworks shooting out of our ***es. Until this team smells blood in the water, and leaps on opponents, you can't ever really rely on them to wallop anyone.

For the past 5 years, we've blamed that on coaching.

What now?

 

[Game 8]

Oil came out flat and they ended flat vs the Flames as well... outshot 10-4 in the 3rd. I think some gloss over that since Talbot stunk it up and gave the game away late... BUT how does a team have only 4 shots in the 3rd period on home ice vs a crappy team that's playing 5 games in 7 nights... the lack of fire/determination this team puts up from game to game is atrocious.

Very true. Likely the area that needs the most improvement this year. If we start checking boxes like this one we are well on our way, if not same old same old.