Post-Game Talk (GBU): Matt Can Hackett

[pigpen65]

Where were Eberle and Yakupov? Injured or scratched? And everytime i watch the Oilers i still haven't noticed any tangible evidence of RNH's talent. I only know he's a good player from seeing people say he is, but somehow i have missed seeing it myself everytime i've watched their team.

 

[SundherDome]

U: that reverse camera angle and it skewed the game because it seemed like it had an angle to it. Don't know if anyone else caught it.

 

[jvirk]

U: that reverse camera angle and it skewed the game because it seemed like it had an angle to it. Don't know if anyone else caught it.

You mean b/c we were watching it looking at the penalty box and it's usually suppose to be that we're looking at the benches?

Yeah i saw that...it was annoying

 

[SundherDome]

You mean b/c we were watching it looking at the penalty box and it's usually suppose to be that we're looking at the benches?

Yeah i saw that...it was annoying

That's the one. And it seemed at an angle which seemed awkward... ice looked bigger on the penalty box side

 

[NotABadPeriod]

U: that reverse camera angle and it skewed the game because it seemed like it had an angle to it. Don't know if anyone else caught it.

The Oilers arena is like that. For whatever reason, it's the only one that has the benches/penalty boxes flipped.

 

[mgeise]

Where were Eberle and Yakupov? Injured or scratched? And everytime i watch the Oilers i still haven't noticed any tangible evidence of RNH's talent. I only know he's a good player from seeing people say he is, but somehow i have missed seeing it myself everytime i've watched their team.

I definitely expected him to take the next step to that near-elite status after putting up 52 points in 62 games as an 18 year old, but it just hasn't happened. The guy is still just 20, but I wonder if they're at all concerned about him in Edmonton. He might not be more than a scoring #2 center rather than the true #1 center he was projected to be.

 

[dire wolf]

I definitely expected him to take the next step to that near-elite status after putting up 52 points in 62 games as an 18 year old, but it just hasn't happened. The guy is still just 20, but I wonder if they're at all concerned about him in Edmonton. He might not be more than a scoring #2 center rather than the true #1 center he was projected to be.

He was invisible last night, but the kid still has 47 points in 69 games (0.68 PPG), which is really good.

 

[mgeise]

He was invisible last night, but the kid still has 47 points in 69 games (0.68 PPG), which is really good.

Yeah, he'll still be very good, no doubt about that. Just might not be that all-situations guy that you expect a #1 pick to be.

 

[phosphene*]

Yeah, he'll still be very good, no doubt about that. Just might not be that all-situations guy that you expect a #1 pick to be.

Edmonton picked a pretty weak period to tank. RNH and Yakupov look underwhelming compared to their counterparts in other years.

 

[sabres4ever]

We didn't deserve to win that one, the way we played.

Is it just me, or is that rink dark? Seems like half the lights were out.