Pre-Game Talk: Lers vs Leafs - Jan 4, 2022

[Mez]

No McDavid is like almost half the team so I took the Oi out of Oilers. Drai gonna play until he drops. Leafs can put the final nail in the tippet coffin?

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[Llamamoto]

We have a 4 day break after the game tomorrow, ample time to get rid of Tippett. A loss could very well be the final straw for him.

Good on McDavid for taking one for the team and sitting out to guarantee a loss.

 

[KlefDown]

Oilers lose 5-0

 

[elmeroil]

Call me crazy but I see a win coming with 97 out. Other than NJ it's not like he's done a lot lately except skate fast sometimes

 

[CycloneSweep]

Im expecting like a 10-0 game so anything better than that is a win in my books #Oilerspositives

 

[OilerTyler]

This feels like a great game to not watch

 

[Jumptheshark]

We just lost MCDavid for 10 to 12 days

Oilers' McDavid absent from practice after testing positive for COVID-19 - TSN.ca

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I think I'll do some research and experimentation on CBT instead.

 

[McDrai]

We just lost MCDavid for 10 to 12 days

Oilers' McDavid absent from practice after testing positive for COVID-19 - TSN.ca

Maybe for the best that he sits out for a couple of weeks. He seems to go gangbusters when returning from a long break/injury so maybe the rest and (hopefully) a new coach will do him good when he returns.

 

[K1984]

No McDavid is like almost half the team so I took the Oi out of Oilers. Drai gonna play until he drops. Leafs can put the final nail in the tippet coffin?

If anything this will just extend Tippet's tenure. Just another thing to add to this list of why its all not his fault.

 

[Whyme]

I also think the team can do well without McDavid for a game or two as the others probably want to show they can get points without him too. I think this would be a perfect opportunity to try Pulju on McDavid's PP spot, would also be good for the team to see what they've got there, but I have no hopes that Tippett will do this. It'll probably be someone like Turris or Shore instead.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

If anything this will just extend Tippet's tenure. Just another thing to add to this list of why its all not his fault.

I know what you're saying and I agree that it will be used as an excuse, but having McDavid out of the lineup is no excuse to lose a game. The team should be better than that.

I'm pretty sure it would have been a loss with healthy McDavid anyway. The team is in shambles no matter what right now.

 

[NedPlimpton]

This is really gonna be something.

 

[bone]

We just lost MCDavid for 10 to 12 days

Oilers' McDavid absent from practice after testing positive for COVID-19 - TSN.ca

5 days

NHL, NHLPA agree to modify COVID-19 protocol

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Oilers lose 5-0

That's probably the score WITH McDavid.

Oilers lose 10-0 and the Leafs media celebrates the slaughter until the end of time.

 

[Jumptheshark]

5 days

NHL, NHLPA agree to modify COVID-19 protocol

5 days from the last positive test=--we do not know how far into his thing he is

 

[Mez]

5 days

NHL, NHLPA agree to modify COVID-19 protocol

So he will miss 1 game unless he's symptomatic...at most 2.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Call me crazy but I see a win coming with 97 out. Other than NJ it's not like he's done a lot lately except skate fast sometimes

Haha, alright.

I hope you're right tho.

 

[bone]

5 days from the last positive test=--we do not know how far into his thing he is

That's not how it works.

Specifics of the changes to the Protocol after a positive test include:

• Isolate for five days;
• If the individual has a fever, continue to isolate until their fever resolves;
• If the individual has no symptoms or their symptoms are resolving after five days, they can leave isolation and return to practices and games, provided the following conditions are met:
  • A lab-based PCR test that is negative, or a lab-based PCR test that has a CT value >30, or two negative molecular point of care tests collected >2 hours apart; and,
  • Medical clearance from the individual's Club physician; and,
  • Such exit is permitted by their local health authority.
  • The individual shall continue to always wear a mask around others for five additional days, other than for practices and games.

All other aspects of the Protocol remain in place.

 

[Del Preston]

Another nationally televised game for all of Canada to watch.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Another nationally televised game for all of Canada to watch.

I thought public executions were illegal in Canada.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I thought public executions were illegal in Canada.

Leaving you alive is far crueler.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

We just lost MCDavid for 10 to 12 days

Oilers' McDavid absent from practice after testing positive for COVID-19 - TSN.ca

It was a rapid test which generates a lot of false positives. He is getting tested again tomorrow along with Ryan. Also if he does have Covid and is asymptomatic he can come back after 5 days according to the new Alberta regulations.

 

[Spawn]

Call me crazy but I see a win coming with 97 out. Other than NJ it's not like he's done a lot lately except skate fast sometimes

He’s still over a ppg in this 2-10 stretch. After him and Draisaitl it’s still a ghost town for the rest of the forward group.

 

[McDNicks17]

Call me crazy but I see a win coming with 97 out. Other than NJ it's not like he's done a lot lately except skate fast sometimes

The Oilers are +11 with McDavid on the ice and -22 without him on the ice over the past 15 games.