GDT: Game#61 - Oilers@Blue Jackets - 5PM

[CROTT]

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38-20-2________21-31-10
Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Date: March 7, 2023
Time: 5 PM MT
TV: SN Radio: 630 CHED

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Season Series:
Jan 23rd - Blue Jackets 1 @ Oilers 4
March 7th - Oilers @ Blue Jackets

Oilers Lines:
TBA

Nurse-Desharnais
Ekholm-Bouchard
Kulak-Ceci

Skinner?

Oilers Stats - Edmonton Oilers 2023-24 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com

Blue Jackets Lines:
Gaudreau-Jenner-Roslovic
Chinakhov-Voronkov-Marchenko
Texier-Sillinger-Nylander
Danforth-Kuraly-Olivier

Werenski-Boqvist
Provorov-Severson
Bean-Gudbranson

Merzlikins or Tarasov

Blue Jackets Stats - Columbus Blue Jackets 2023-24 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com

OOT Scoreboard:
Games of interest - BUF@NAS / VAN@VGK / OTT@LAK

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[Morpheus]

Keep da streak alive boys!!

We got some shiny new toys in the line up!

Game day tune:

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Keep the streak alive @CROTT !

My guess on the lines based on what Stauffer was saying tonight

Drai McDavid Hyman
Kane RNH McLoed
Foegele Henrique Perry
Janmark Carrick Ryan

Ekholm Bouchard
Nurse VD
Kulak Ceci

Skinner is my guess in goal.

Holloway farmed out so he can play 20 minutes a night on the top line vs 8 minutes a night on the bottom line, Brown as the extra.

 

[29Beast97Mode]

This guy is funny

 

[CookiesAndMilk]

Keep the streak alive @CROTT !

My guess on the lines based on what Stauffer was saying tonight

Drai McDavid Hyman
Kane RNH McLoed
Foegele Henrique Perry
Janmark Carrick Ryan

Ekholm Bouchard
Nurse VD
Kulak Ceci

Skinner is my guess in goal.

Holloway farmed out so he can play 20 minutes a night on the top line vs 8 minutes a night on the bottom line, Brown as the extra.

Liking these lines for a start. You could also swap Henrique and McLeod if needed I guess.

 

[syz]

Curious to see what the lines could end up looking like with McDrai split up. Should actually have enough forwards now to not have to force Drai to drag someone around.

 

[tardigrade81]

Jackets hey!

I like a good jacket.

But go Oilers !

 

[Oilers in NS]

Oilers have made a trade for a top 6 forward.

 

[brentashton]

Oilers have made a trade for a top 6 forward.

Connor McOgilthorpe!

Nice.

 

[Oilers in NS]

Just seen this one on FB. Had a good laugh

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Liking these lines for a start. You could also swap Henrique and McLeod if needed I guess.

I think they're better off swapping Kane and Foegele.

McLeod and Foegele work best together, and I like Kane and Perry as a combo. Plus you can then occasionally swap up Henrique and McDavid, if you want to have Connor with a little more size/shift disturbers for a few shifts.

But yeah, I'm digging the vibes of the forward core.


I'm also curious to see if Vinny can keep his head above water once again in the top 4. He's not as talented as Ceci, but at least he understands his role on the pairing to stay back and don't do something stupidly aggressive.

On that note, let's see if Ceci can actually settle the f**k down on the 3rd pairing. Kulak's safer than Nurse, but Cody almost seemed to take advantage of that last time by constantly cheating up the ice. If these two could actually play up to the level of a "meh" 2nd pairing, that'd take a lot of the weight off Nurse to carry Vinny in a top 4 role.

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

Keep the streak alive @CROTT !

My guess on the lines based on what Stauffer was saying tonight

Drai McDavid Hyman
Kane RNH McLoed
Foegele Henrique Perry
Janmark Carrick Ryan

Ekholm Bouchard
Nurse VD
Kulak Ceci

Skinner is my guess in goal.

Holloway farmed out so he can play 20 minutes a night on the top line vs 8 minutes a night on the bottom line, Brown as the extra.

I really hope 97 and 29 are spilt up

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Just seen this one on FB. Had a good laugh

It's annoying as there's such an easy fix.

If you're not healthy enough to come off of LTIR for a single game between the TDL and the end of the season, then you're not eligable for the 1st round, if not the entire playoffs.


They don't even need to play, the guy can be on IR or a healthy scratch, just their salary can't been hidden or offset (whatever the correct term is) by LTIR.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

GO New Guys!

 

[CookiesAndMilk]

I really hope 97 and 29 are spilt up

Yeah, in the end that still is the best option. That's why I hope they will change the lines down the line. But I don't mind beginning like this and seeing what Henrique will bring to the 3rd line.

 

[ConnorNova0929]

Go Oilers! I really hope Ty Taylor gets the start tonight.

 

[OilynutEsquire]

My guess for the lines

Drai-McDavid-Hyman
Kane-Nuge-Janmark
McLeod-Henrique-Foegel
Holloway-Carrick-Perry

Excited to see how the new guys look tonight

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Don’t look at the highlights from this game last year. Woof.

 

[Heavy Dee]

It's annoying as there's such an easy fix.

If you're not healthy enough to come off of LTIR for a single game between the TDL and the end of the season, then you're not eligable for the 1st round, if not the entire playoffs.


They don't even need to play, the guy can be on IR or a healthy scratch, just their salary can't been hidden or offset (whatever the correct term is) by LTIR.

This would fix it because they would have to be cap compliant.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

GO New Guys!

Seen a few clips of both of these guys…they go to the dirty areas in front of the net, have decent hands in close and decent hand/eye coordination. I think they’ll be solid adds.

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

Hopefully they play better than last time they played Columbus.
That was perhaps the worst 2 periods of hockey I ever saw this team play followed by one of the best.

This would fix it because they would have to be cap compliant.

At least for the first round.

 

[Oilers in NS]

It's annoying as there's such an easy fix.

If you're not healthy enough to come off of LTIR for a single game between the TDL and the end of the season, then you're not eligable for the 1st round, if not the entire playoffs.


They don't even need to play, the guy can be on IR or a healthy scratch, just their salary can't been hidden or offset (whatever the correct term is) by LTIR.

Agree 100%
It’s a flawed system to say the least and they take advantage off it every year.
Another thing that has to be fixed is an even salary situation. We are already down 2 goals before a UFA decides he will pick Florida, TB, Vegas, Dallas due to weather. Then u factor in no state tax compared to our provinces. They can offer a lower offer to the player because he will make more there with this offer over a higher one. Case in point, Stamkos
Now where would you rather win a cup? Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal or TB, Florida, Vegas, Dallas? You would have over 1,000,000 people in your parade in Canada and never have to buy a drink again . In those American cities, would they know you won?

My guess for the lines

Drai-McDavid-Hyman
Kane-Nuge-Janmark
McLeod-Henrique-Foegel
Holloway-Carrick-Perry

Excited to see how the new guys look tonight

Will they be in lineup tonight?

 

[joestevens29]

Agree 100%
It’s a flawed system to say the least and they take advantage off it every year.
Another thing that has to be fixed is an even salary situation. We are already down 2 goals before a UFA decides he will pick Florida, TB, Vegas, Dallas due to weather. Then u factor in no state tax compared to our provinces. They can offer a lower offer to the player because he will make more there with this offer over a higher one. Case in point, Stamkos
Now where would you rather win a cup? Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal or TB, Florida, Vegas, Dallas? You would have over 1,000,000 people in your parade in Canada and never have to buy a drink again . In those American cities, would they know you won?


Will they be in lineup tonight?

I thought there was a tweet that they were going to CBJ yesterday and would be at morning skate with intention of playing tonight.

I think I play Brown one last game tonight. See if the pressure of adding two new bodies puts any pressure on him.

He doesn't have a good game then he is riding the pine until someone has a bad game.

 

[Coffey]

Don’t look at the highlights from this game last year. Woof.

Wasn't that the game where 97 was so pissed off he scored with a clapbomb?

 

[jukon]

You'd think we gotta start playing Pickard more.

Either:
CBJ: Skinner
BUF: Pickard
PIT: Skinner
WSH: Pickard
COL: Skinner

or even better:
CBJ: Pickard
BUF: Pickard
PIT: Skinner
WSH: Pickard
COL: Skinner