Pre-Game Talk: Next 10 Games Pole

[Chet Manley]

I've given up guessing what this team will do. Except grind out a bunch of one goal wins... that sort of thing isn't in the cards.

 

[Moregoalspls]

Only team without a Bettman point after 30

 

[Lacaar]

StL home - L
Ducks home (afternoon game) - W
Nashville away - W
Dallas away - L
Vancouver home - W
Calgary away - L
Seattle away - L
Winnipeg home (2nd of a back to back, dreaded New Years Eve game) - L
Seattle home - L
Islanders home - L

Historically they've never been good this time of year. and it kind of fits with the see saw season they've been having. And I'm never right so hopefully if I predict this it turns out opposite.

 

[Mav3rick07]

I'm gonna go with 6-4-0.

The Oilers never seem to make things easy and even though I like this stretch of hockey against favorable teams, I expect a few let down games.

 

[McDrai]

StL home W (Should be able to squeak out a win)
Ducks home L (Lesser team in afternoon game)
Nashville away W (We do well against them)
Dallas away L (They own us and that bitch Benn will probably get a hat trick)
Vancouver home W (Winnable game)
Calgary away L (Calgary the more desperate team)
Seattle away L (Seattle will be tough to beat on the road)
Winnipeg home (Hellebuyck stonewalls us) L
Seattle home W (We get our revenge)
Islanders W (another close one)

5-5-0

 

[gordonhught]

10-0 December

 

[Cloned]

Not sure why this stretch is being viewed as favourable.

There are some top 10 teams in there, plus teams we always have trouble with.

 

[Beerfish]

5 wins

 

[Sheikyerbouti]

7 -3

Losses to Dallas, Winnipeg and one other team due to a flat performance. Anything less is unacceptable given the schedule

Oilers are better than the Kraken. Similar teams because both outscore their mistakes but Seattle is falling apart defensively while the Oilers are getting better. No way does LA and Seattle stay ahead of the Oilers for long imo

 

[Leonardlizard]

StL home -- win
Ducks home (afternoon game)-- Win
Nashville away -- Win
Dallas away -- lose
Vancouver home -- win
Calgary away -- win
Seattle away -- better f***ing win and review their main way of scoring off the rush hitting the 3rd man trailing. They nuke that and play tight defense it's Oil all day.
Winnipeg home (2nd of a back to back, dreaded New Years Eve game) -- lose
Seattle home -- win
Islanders home -- lose

 

[DavidHasselhoffsFist]

The logical answer seems 7-0-3

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Gonna pick 6-4 as well. Only difference to above is we get the W against Calgary and lose the Islanders game.

I found out many years ago that the Oilers are totally unpredictable game in, game out. I agree with the 6-4. I'm an optimistic person so I want to see 8-2.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

The logical answer seems 7-0-3

Donate those 3 OTL to the Flames. They need those.

 

[Gordy Elbows]

The smart money says 3-7 because you can’t bet against a toilet seat…you just can’t.
Typically, December / January is our slumber period…supports the toilet seat trend.
I’ll see myself out.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

The smart money says 3-7 because you can’t bet against a toilet seat…you just can’t.
Typically, December / January is our slumber period…supports the toilet seat trend.
I’ll see myself out.

I will bet avatar if you want. If the Oilers are +.500 I win. I pick your profile pic. If they're -.500 you pick my profile pic.

Deal?

 

[OiledUp]

10-0-0. The key is to tell Draisaitl we're playing Nashville every game.

 

[SwedishFire]

StL home W
Ducks home (afternoon game) W
Nashville away W
Dallas away L
Vancouver home W
Calgary away L
Seattle away L
Winnipeg home (2nd of a back to back, dreaded New Years Eve game) L
Seattle home W
Islanders W

6-4

I agree. Winning against good teams,and loosing to bad teams is hiw they use to play.

 

[SwedishFire]

10-0-0. The key is to tell Draisaitl we're playing Nashville every game.

Who is McDavids favourite? Columbus?

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Who is McDavids favourite? Columbus?

I think it might be Calgary?

 

[Drivesaitl]

First 10: 7-3-0
Second 10: 3-7-0
Last 10: 7-3-0

Up and down like a toilet seat said our GM last year. Toilet seat should stay up for the next 10 games.

Here is a rundown of the next 10, in order:

StL home
Ducks home (afternoon game)
Nashville away
Dallas away
Vancouver home
Calgary away
Seattle away
Winnipeg home (2nd of a back to back, dreaded New Years Eve game)
Seattle home
Islanders home

6 out of 10 at home, games pretty much every other day which seems to get the Oilers in a groove and only 1 back to back which is a road/home whereas Winnipeg will have a day between games.

Foegle should be coming back shortly (unless he is dead and the Oilers aren't saying anything), maybe McLeod as well? Hopefully Campbells game continues to improve and he isn't costing us games in this 10.

Given our opponents and no more major injuries, we should be able to run at least another 7-3, and perhaps even as high as a 9-1 (we never win in Dallas).

I am going to say 8 wins, 8-1-1 on a nice Christmas holiday heater.

Whens the last time the Oilers put up a 17pts in 10GP stretch? Dallas, Winnipeg, NYI and Seattle look to be tough games. One can say STL, Nashville and Ducks are the easy games on tap but STL often gives us trouble.

Is yours a list of games the Oilers could conceivably win or the expected actuality that they will? I'd be quite surprised if the Oiler would manage only one loss through this stretch of games. Nor do the Oilers necessarily play very well through the holiday season. Historically theres been stinkers with this club in the time frame.

That said even if the Oilers go 6-4 as I predicted its merely putting them where they have to be further to grabbing a reasonable playoff spot. We should want to finish no lower than 2nd place in division. But given that I'm hardpressed as well to think that Seattle is just going to lay down twice for us. They play the kind of game that can give the Oilers problems. I would expect a split in that two game set.

 

[Zerotonine]

Easily could b 10 wins, but Dallas has are nnumberamd I'm sure there is a let down in there as well so I went with 8

After Christmas is when we flip the switch.....

 

[tardigrade81]

8 wins I think

And we win tonight. Book it.

 

[North Cole]

Really hoping 7-3.

STL W
ANA W
NSH W
DAL L
VAN L
CGY W
SEA L
WPG W
SEA W
NYI W


That's my guess. Let's see how wrong I am at the end lmao. Ending up 24-16 would be huge.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Whens the last time the Oilers put up a 17pts in 10GP stretch? Dallas, Winnipeg, NYI and Seattle look to be tough games. One can say STL, Nashville and Ducks are the easy games on tap but STL often gives us trouble.

Is yours a list of games the Oilers could conceivably win or the expected actuality that they will? I'd be quite surprised if the Oiler would manage only one loss through this stretch of games. Nor do the Oilers necessarily play very well through the holiday season. Historically theres been stinkers with this club in the time frame.

That said even if the Oilers go 6-4 as I predicted its merely putting them where they have to be further to grabbing a reasonable playoff spot. We should want to finish no lower than 2nd place in division. But given that I'm hardpressed as well to think that Seattle is just going to lay down twice for us. They play the kind of game that can give the Oilers problems. I would expect a split in that two game set.

It’s my long shot prediction and I’m sticking to it because I can if I want to.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

6-2-2