GDT: Game 41: Red Wings vs oilers 7:00 pm et 1/11/24 (ESPN+, BSD)

[MIKELGRW]

Halfway point, Walman? Let's Go Boys!
#RedWings lines in practice before hosting Oilers tomorrow at 7 on ⁦
@BallySportsDET
⁩ Perron-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Compher-Kane
Rasmussen-Copp-Fischer
Fabbri-Veleno-Sprong Kostin (IR) skating
.Maatta-Seider
Chiarot-Petry
Gostisbehere-Holl
Walman not skating.
Lyon/Reimer

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[Shaman464]

This will be a 5-4 game. But I think it's a coin flip which team gets the 5.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

They're giving away a body bag the day McDavid comes to town...

 

[Gniwder]

They're giving away a body bag the day McDavid comes to town...

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CROSS body bag, it's an euphemism for man purse. Or maybe fanny pack for people without booty.

I like that Fester put Joey with Robby and Sprong. Ghost playing LD is super sketchy, I bet he goes -4.

 

[The Red Line]

When was the last time we played a game, 11 years ago? How was everyone's off-season?

Oilers have been on a hot streak, but that's gotta end soon, ideally tomorrow.

 

[GreatGordie9]

When was the last time we played a game, 11 years ago? How was everyone's off-season?

Oilers have been on a hot streak, but that's gotta end soon, ideally tomorrow.

The Oilers played down to the Hawks level last night and just scored twice on 15 shots. They usually have that many shots in a period.

 

[LarKing]

Maatta on the top pair feels like we're just asking McDavid to put up 6 points

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

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Halfway point, Walman? Let's Go Boys!
#RedWings lines in practice before hosting Oilers tomorrow at 7 on ⁦
@BallySportsDET
⁩ Perron-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Compher-Kane
Rasmussen-Copp-Fischer
Fabbri-Veleno-Sprong Kostin (IR) skating
.Maatta-Seider
Chiarot-Petry
Gostisbehere-Holl
Walman not skating.
Lyon/Reimer

All I'd change here would be to take that fourth line of Fabs-Velvet-Sprong and slide it into the second line spot, and bump the other two down to third and fourth.

I know they'd probably want Compher out there against Draisaitl, but Kane (our Kane) is a bit of a defensive liability, despite the occasional steal, so I don't see a big difference between the Compher and Veleno lines defensively. And Fabbri and Sprong are hot right now.

 

[Gniwder]

All I'd change here would be to take that fourth line of Fabs-Velvet-Sprong and slide it into the second line spot, and bump the other two down to third and fourth.

I know they'd probably want Compher out there against Draisaitl, but Kane (our Kane) is a bit of a defensive liability, despite the occasional steal, so I don't see a big difference between the Compher and Veleno lines defensively. And Fabbri and Sprong are hot right now.

The Copp line is set up to be the defensive line, though the past 3 games, Sprong has been better defensively than Copp. It's like he made a New Year resolution to actually backcheck, lol. With Sprong playing better defensively, that line deserves more than 12 minutes, but Fester is slow to adjust so I'm not expecting any drastic change in ice time. Fabbri probably gets some time with Copp to keep Fischer's ice time around 10 minutes. I hope eventually Sprong gets more ice time if he continues to play this way.

 

[MIKELGRW]

 

[MIKELGRW]

Walman is good to go, per Lalonde.

 

[Snuggs]

Thinking about going to the game tonight. Never seen Connor McDavid live.

 

[Ezekial]

Big game for us, it would be nice to be back over true .500 in 2024.

 

[KJoe88]

Idk about this one…

 

[jkutswings]

Thinking about going to the game tonight. Never seen Connor McDavid live.

Against Detroit, he might skate fast enough that you could attend and still not see him!

 

[lilidk]

Ghost will looks good with McDavid

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Thinking about going to the game tonight. Never seen Connor McDavid live.

Give it a go! I've seen him in Edmonton live and it's well worth it.

You guys have a pretty decent team besides this year. I think you'll battle the Islanders the rest of the season for that final playoff spot and win it.

 

[saska sault]

Okay, we are gonna get off to a fast start. I feel it. You all just wait and see!

 

[dalem177]

"The Canadian folk balladeer Stan Rogers wrote a song called "The Idiot" about a man moved to Western Alberta to take a refinery job, whose song narrator feels that some might think him "an idiot, I suppose" for trading green spaces for steady pay. One of the most refined players in the league today is of course is Edmonton's captain Connor McDavid; and with the Wings hosting the Oilers tonight, no doubt there are a few Detroit defensemen hoping that tonight is not the night that McDavid makes them look like, well, an idiot, I suppose."

- Plausible Keats

 

[MIKELGRW]

 

[jkutswings]

Dear Alex Lyon:

We apologize in advance for all the odd-man rushes and point blank chances you're about to face. Your defensemen don't intend to hang you out to dry...

...They're just not very good at defending.

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

Ken Kal, paraphrasing: 'The Red Wings game plan is pretty simple -- bottle up McJesus and Draisaitl and prevent them from scoring.'

Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Newsie's scribbling down notes.

I think we'll have to rely on our depth scoring tonight -- and our 3rd and particularly 4th line should feast on Edmonton's bottom 6. And we'll have to hope to remain the Ref Wings and get the benefit of all that pro-Detroit officiating to keep the Oilers from getting 5 or 6 powerplays.

 

[dalem177]

Why do I find it hilarious that, of all the players to rub out Bedard, it was Brendan effing Smith?

I could listen to DDK break down plays like this for a long time.

 

[kook10]

Get rid of Howie and get DDK on the broadcast team.

 

[theYman]

Oilers have been I on a tear since November. They just got pissed and haven't looked back since the bad start they had. Expect McDavid to be flying all night. Gotta keep it going.