GDT: GAME #8: Oilers 2 @ Canucks 0

[clunk]

Please...

Up front, sure Oilers >>> Canucks
But behind the blueline Oilers <<< Canucks (granted the gap isn't anywhere nearly as wide if Tanev is out)

Oilers D is actually pretty decent now with Larsson.

 

[Hit the post]

Oilers D is actually pretty decent now with Larsson.

Larsson isn't Karlsson (still think their blueline + goaltending is pretty sad).

 

[Regal]

Larsson isn't Karlsson (still think their blueline + goaltending is pretty sad).

Talbot is a pretty good goalie. I'd argue he's better than either Markstrom or Miller.

 

[Pip]

Please...

Up front, sure Oilers >>> Canucks
But behind the blueline Oilers <<< Canucks (granted the gap isn't anywhere nearly as wide if Tanev is out)

I don't think the gap is wide at all with Tanev out.

 

[Huggy]

Yea Sbisa is a black hole of bad play I dont see us winning with the coaching staff playing him over tryamkin, we wouldn't neccesairly be winning more or have better posession but in 20 games we probably have ab etter cahnce of doing so.

 

[yoss]

Actually looking forward to this one. No I don't care to elaborate.

ps put Hansen with Horvat, i don't know who else on the line, haven\t thought that far ahead.

 

[me2]

Oilers D is actually pretty decent now with Larsson.

I'd say it is better than ours with Tanev out. Even with Tanev i think it is close with Russell playing ok for them.

Oilers have allowed 10 ES goals (scored 17).
Canucks have allowed 12 ES goals (scored 8)

 

[DFAC]

I think you guys are underestimating Klefbom and Larsson...

 

[JuniorNelson]

This might be a worthy game, hard fought and all that. Canucks were not intimidated against Oil in preseason. If they aren't impressed, they won't give up anything. Anyway, it's more of a test for the Oilers than Canucks. Oilers should put Canucks away easily but Canucks might surprise. I think if they spot the Oilers the usual first minute goal everybody will settle down and smother them the rest of the way. Canucks earn a point for the tie!

 

[thepoeticgoblin]

Miller tonight and then Marky on the backend of a b2b? Just happy I get to see some Nucks hockey again. I think we are in for 0-2 weekend though.

 

[Boose Brudreau]

Actually looking forward to this one. No I don't care to elaborate.

ps put Hansen with Horvat, i don't know who else on the line, haven\t thought that far ahead.

I would try Hansen with the Sedins. We've seen that line work in the past and I think it's because Hansen is so good at retrieving pucks, keeping plays alive by creating turnovers and he can cycle.

Then I would try: Granlund-Horvat-Eriksson

and: Baertschi-Sutter-Virtanen

 

[Soups On]

7-8 minutes of Virtanen and Bo and Baer logging those solid defensive minutes. What's not to like?

It'd be better if Dorsett and Sbisa were in and getting +50% zone starts. That'd be real gud.

 

[Evolu7ion]

I don't think the gap is wide at all with Tanev out.

Even when both teams are healthy I don't think there's a gap...

Tanev / Klefbom
Edler / Larsson
Hutton / Sekera
Gudbranson / Russell
Sbisa / Davidson
Larsen / Nurse

I like each of Larsson, Russell, Davidson, Nurse more than their counterparts Edler, Gudbranson, Sbisa, Larsen respectively.

Sekera/Hutton is a toss up to me - Hutton has the potential to win that matchup, but he hasn't shown it so far this season.

Klefbom/Tanev is also a toss up for me, that's how highly I think of Klefbom.

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

lol we're underdogs against Edmonton for the first time since the world wide web was invented.

 

[rune74]

You all act surprised that a team that has multiple first overall picks may have some better players then us? Edmonton should have been better years ago. It's unrealistic to expect our team to have the same level of players as a team that has tanked for what 13 years.

 

[embee]

8-1 oilers

Gonna be ugly

Oilers are for real which i guaranteed in the summer

And the canucks are collapsing FAST in every area possible

You guarantee a lot of things...

 

[Boose Brudreau]

You guarantee a lot of things...

if you're going to predict right.....you have to predict often.

 

[James Underbuss*]

Oilers 28 Vancouver 2


Oilers will make the Canucks look Old and Slow AF.

 

[James Underbuss*]

You all act surprised that a team that has multiple first overall picks may have some better players then us? Edmonton should have been better years ago. It's unrealistic to expect our team to have the same level of players as a team that has tanked for what 13 years.

Crazy to think how good they are playing AFTER trading Hall and Yak.

 

[thepuckmonster]

My preddy is that this game will end 1-0.

Also Todd McLellan looks like he sells bootleg DVDs out of the back of his 1999 Toyota Camry.

 

[rune74]

Crazy to think how good they are playing AFTER trading Hall and Yak.

The benefit of having an abundance of bad years/high picks. You can afford to move players out.

 

[TruGr1t]

Every time I watch and/or read anything about the Canucks I have Simon & Garfunkles "Sound of Silence" playing in the back of my head: "Hello darkness my old friend." It's quite soothing.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

5-0 Canucks because ...
Karma

 

[clunk]

My preddy is that this game will end 1-0.

M2B/B2M has single handedly managed to change the slang/language of posters on Hf to his own. I can't say that I'm not impressed... Genius.

 

[J Canuck]

2 days off feels like forever. We have 3 back-to-back sets in half a month, 5 sets by Nov. 8. Wacky schedule.