GDT: Oil vs Habs - Mar 19/24

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

Lol this game at home is almost as annoying as the leaf one. Losing is not an option.

It’s so annoying all the sheep being habs/ leafs fans because the media focus mainly and they are always on tv

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I’d run Pickard tonight and Skinner Thursday night.



Glad to see Knobby reads HFOil.

Ceci needs to clean it up. 3rd line is slow AF. Need Holloway up here as Colorado exposed our lack of speed. It’s a problem. Fix it up KK!

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

 

[bone]

This is an insult to Stecher. Unlike Bear it'll be hard to even spot errors with this player. Hes' pretty clean with his outs and reads. For his size he's pretty solid. Stecher arguably a better producer as well as he can setup plays and score a few. Stecher is light years better D than Ethan Bear.

To be fair, we are comparing a rookie and sophomore season Ethan Bear vs. an 8-year veteran Stetcher. Naturally I'd expect less of the mistakes from the veteran. My post was moreso focussed on their specific known areas of strength.

Let's beat all the Canadian teams over this span (especially the weekend games), starting with this one.

Glad to see Stetcher get back in. Kind of a rough start in his first showing with 2 penalties. He's probably looking to have a better game tonight too.

It wasn't great, but it was on his offside, and you could see in his face late in that game he was pissed with himself as he didn't look very happy despite the team being up 7-2 celebrating a first goal by Brown and Hyman hattrick. I'm confident we'll see a better version of him tonight.

 

[bone]

I also like to point out that Saturday starts a stretch that sees them play 9 games in 15 days in 7 different cities.

 

[DavidHasselhoffsFist]

If Stecher scores two goals will we stop whining about not trading for Walker?

Original Magic 8 Ball


It said no

 

[tardigrade81]

6-2. We win

 

[94 Oil Drops]

I hope losing Daisy helps these guys get motivated enough to tighten up defensively. Should be a fun one. Always liked the Habs. Just not whenever we play them!

 

[Oilhawks]

If Stecher scores two goals will we stop whining about not trading for Walker?

Knowing this place, no

Maybe if he has a hat trick

 

[Spawn]

Nurse - Stecher is definitely the item to watch today.

Recent sample of games against non playoff opponents suggests the opposite but I think the Oilers will turn up for this one.

They blew out the last two non-playoff teams they played didn’t they?

 

[oXo Cube]

They blew out the last two non-playoff teams they played didn’t they?

Washington is a playoff team now.

But fair enough they did ranch the Penguins after the game in Buffalo.

 

[joestevens29]

Will they show up?

Yes. Which period TBD.

 

[joestevens29]

You know something about Matheson having more points than both karlsson and Letang makes me smile.

 

[Oilers in NS]

Still love beating Habs . Shuts the idiots up in these parts

 

[bone]

They blew out the last two non-playoff teams they played didn’t they?

And are 26-7-1 overall vs. non-playoff teams. If there's anything this team has improved on over the last couple years is taking care of the games they should win.

But that said there is a bit of a slide recently as they are only 5-4-1 in the last ten vs. non-playoff teams, but going 20-1 over the previous 21 such games gives them a little bit of rope.

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

I’m here for the McPoints as per usual.

I hope he puts up 10 Mcpoints to shut the Habs crowd up and send them home crying to their mama!

 

[29Beast97Mode]

I hope losing Daisy helps these guys get motivated enough to tighten up defensively. Should be a fun one. Always liked the Habs. Just not whenever we play them!

I'd cheer for the Habs over the leafs in any situation

 

[McHelpus]

Original Magic 8 Ball


It said no

Well mine said no as well

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

 

[Mav3rick07]

If Pickard wins tonight do we start him next game ?

I still think Skinner is 100 % our guy heading into the playoffs but Pickard has good numbers this season too.

 

[bobbythebrain]

You know something about Matheson having more points than both karlsson and Letang makes me smile.

I remember when Matheson and Nurse used to be very comparable...now it's a big gap.

 

[OilerTyler]

If Pickard wins tonight do we start him next game ?

I still think Skinner is 100 % our guy heading into the playoffs but Pickard has good numbers this season too.

They've probably already mapped out who they want to start in each game for the next week or two so I doubt anything that happens tonight would change that. I'd expect to see Pickard play on Sunday against Ottawa and then against the Ducks the following weekend.

 

[Slats432]

I started cheering for the Habs in 1974-75 or so. Lived in NW Ontario and had to choose between the Habs and Leafs. I was 6 so I chose the cooler jerseys and they looked really fast. Always been a fan. Oilers have been my team since I moved out to Alberta in 1984.

Oilers need a big win in this one. #letsgooilers

 

[NeverForget06]

A win tonight and we are 6 back of the Canucks with 2 games in hand and one head to head.

If we win the division I just know we will be rewarded with playing VGK

 

[Morpheus]

Habs are 6-2-1 on the road versus the west this season.

Oilers are 9-0 versus bottom tier teams at home.