GDT: HFBoards GDT | 10/20/16

[Bobby McKeyz]

Entertaining game in Edmonton, both goalies have been great

 

[Little Psycho]

Nice to see LA finally win one, and good to see Budaj in nets. It's going to be a tough ride while Quick is out...

For sure. Need the backups to make good saves. Budaj could have stopped two of them tonight

 

[Renly Baratheon]

Yakupov is so explosive. can't believe Oilers let him go.

Eakins ruined him after a decent rookie season not to mention Yakupov requested a trade. He's talented enough to salvage a career in the NHL but it wasn't
going to be in Edmonton.

 

[Little Psycho]

Yakupov is so explosive. can't believe Oilers let him go.

Most fans minus the oilers knew it was going to happen.

 

[iCanada]

Lucic has played very very well tonight. He is really on this third period.

 

[Del Preston]

Most fans minus the oilers knew it was going to happen.

The Oilers knew it was going to happen too. Chiarelli said he deserved a fresh start elsewhere.

 

[serp]

Dallas could be in even bigger injury trouble now. If Sharp and Eaves miss time there's only like 6 decent forwards left. Everything else is prospects who aren't ready or 4th line grinders ...

 

[canadianmagpie]

Pretty dirty play by Larsson. Can't even say that he was bumped into Markstrom, should have gotten more than 2.

 

[smackdaddy]

Eakins ruined him after a decent rookie season not to mention Yakupov requested a trade. He's talented enough to salvage a career in the NHL but it wasn't
going to be in Edmonton.

Not really. Yak had barely any points in his rookie season until the last month where he got hot. He was on pace for his usual 30 points over 82 games before the last month. Eakins definitely had an impact, but the majority of what he is today is on Yak, no one else.

 

[canuckster19]

Pretty dirty play by Larsson. Can't even say that he was bumped into Markstrom, should have gotten more than 2.

Wasn't there a Canuck in recent years who got suspended for something similar? Running Quick over I think?

 

[canuckster19]

Dive, never mind, not a dive, but definitely not a penalty, blind ass refs

 

[s7ark]

McDavid is just too fast.

 

[kingsholygrail]

He wishes that was McDavid's 4th goal of the night. haha

 

[snipes]

McDavid with an empty netter.

3-1 Oilers win.

 

[FDBluth]

It's hilarious how easy hockey is for Connor McDavid. Just glides past everyone like it's pickup hockey.

 

[Lshap]

For sure. Need the backups to make good saves. Budaj could have stopped two of them tonight

Budaj is okay for short bursts, but he's no long-term solution. Really curious how far Lombardi will go to save the season, because relying on a backup to play most of the games almost guarantees you'll miss the playoffs.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

Jake Allen has to be No.1 star in the Oilers-Blues game.

Yakupov with a good game

Talbot was better. So frustrating.

I don't care if it's Hasek, I HATE being on the losing end of a goalie stealing a game. I'd rather see my team get their ***** kicked.

 

[syz]

Yakupov is so explosive. can't believe Oilers let him go.

To be fair, he walked around one of the slowest guys in the league.

A lot of "why didn't Yak ever play like this for us?" in Edmonton tonight. Probably because other teams generally didn't leave him wide open in the slot to score, and didn't have guys like Gryba on the ice.

 

[SenzZen]

Oilers defeat Blues in regulation.

Let that sink in.

 

[VainGretzky]

Oilers currently #1 in the league 1st team to 4 wins all regulation nice start so far

 

[syz]

Talbot was better. So frustrating.

I don't care if it's Hasek, I HATE being on the losing end of a goalie stealing a game. I'd rather see my team get their ***** kicked.

Allen was the better goalie tonight, so... don't know where you're getting "stealing a game" from.

 

[voxel]

Oilers defeat Blues in regulation.

Let that sink in.

All ES goals too.

And Oilers were physical. Every other year they would be pushed around.

 

[Cloned]

Allen was the better goalie tonight, so... don't know where you're getting "stealing a game" from.

Both teams had a bunch of point blank high danger scoring chances, which is saying something because the Oilers have NEVER had that kind of game against the top Western teams in the last 10 years.

 

[voxel]

Allen was the better goalie tonight, so... don't know where you're getting "stealing a game" from.

Could have been 5-1 if three Grade AAA chances in the third were buried.

Talbot was just good.

 

[Dbrownss]

Oilers defeat Blues in regulation.

Let that sink in.

Oilers were excellent tonight. Absolutely earned that W.