Half-Assed GDT: Oilers at Blues

[elkranio]

Tarasenko is back apparently

Schenn-O'Reilly-Tarasenko
Maroon-Bozak-Thomas
Schwartz-Sundqvist-Perron
Steen-Barbashev-Sanford

Dunn-Pietrangelo
Bouwmeester-Parayko
Del Zotto-Bortuzzo

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[ManyIdeas]

oh

those lines tho

 

[Stealth JD]

Huh. Maroon on the second line and Perron on the third?
Makes sense.

 

[KingBran]

Binny is starting too.

 

[mk80]

Shoot glove high on Koskinen... you can drive a freight truck through there.

As far as the lines I think they're just trying to spread out the scoring, the MBT line (Maroon, Bozak, Thomas) has had some jump lately, and Perron is still in his second game back from concussion anyway, so slot him in with the third line to see if he can provide a spark there.

 

[The Note]

I’m fine with the lines, Maroon is at least putting up some points lately so may as well ride it out. Perron and Schwartz, even this years version, on the third line is good depth.

 

[DangerDarrin]

Morale is extremely low here in Edmonton, hopefully we can capitalize on that and blaze a trail to the end of the regular season.

 

[Multigrain]

Is Bortuzzo going to get a suspension for the hit on Malkin? Seems as if JR is pushing for something in regards to that. Was it a clean hit they are saying Malkin out with broken or bruised ribs. Could they come down on Bortuzzo or not?

 

[TK 421]

Tarasenko, Perron and Schenn all in the same game? I'll take it, let's do this thing. Phone is at 91% charged, coincidence? Nay... that's a sign from God.

 

[Bluesnatic27]

Tarasenko, Perron and Schenn all in the same game? I'll take it, let's do this thing. Phone is at 91% charged, coincidence? Nay... that's a sign from God.

Funny, I read this when my phone was at 90.

Astral signs can sure come in strange ways.

 

[KingBran]

Morale is extremely low here in Edmonton, hopefully we can capitalize on that and blaze a trail to the end of the regular season.

Judging by all the teams the Blues *should* have beat recently, the outlook is not so good.

 

[Dbrownss]

Huh. Maroon on the second line and Perron on the third?
Makes sense.

He's been good lately. Doubt Berube wants to break it up. Putting 57 on the 3rd should get points out of that line. Swap Maroon and Perron and now you've loaded 2 lines and made 1 alot worse. If Thomas can continue to milk points out of Maroon, why mess with it? He's sucked everywhere else

 

[izzy]

points against edmonton are as easy as holding mcdavid/drai to one goal and scoring at least 1 in regulation.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Our forwards.... they’re....healthy...

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Keeping the line of Maroon-Bozak-Thomas together makes sense and I like that he's doing it.

 

[Spektre]

Tarasenko is back:

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Let’s see if we can break the habit of playing at the level of the opposition. Let’s play WAY better than the opposition and start building momentum for the playoffs.

 

[BlueDream]

I like the lines. Hopefully Blais replaces Sanford when he gets back and then they’ll be good.

 

[Dbrownss]

Let’s see if we can break the habit of playing at the level of the opposition. Let’s play WAY better than the opposition and start building momentum for the playoffs.

None of that makes any sense. Anytime I play against lesser people/teams...I always looked to run the score up

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

So we're down to Gunnarsson (who I have written off for the year, with no inside information) and Blais as the only injuries? In an ideal world Sanford would be getting scratched. I think that's probably what would happen with a fully healthy roster.

 

[Ranksu]

2 free days. Maybe couple deserved Beers and good food and watch Blues hockey.

 

[Brockon]

Well, I'll see if I can wake up to watch this one... My foreman decided I was too sick to be at work between whatever bug is floating around and my asthma flare ups with spring arriving in Whitehorse.

Hoping to tune in and watch Vladi pick up where he left off, getting this team back into that shape that had pundits predicting no-one wanted to be our first round opponent in the playoffs when we were steam rolling everyone on our way to team history.

 

[JoshFromMO]

So we're down to Gunnarsson (who I have written off for the year, with no inside information) and Blais as the only injuries? In an ideal world Sanford would be getting scratched. I think that's probably what would happen with a fully healthy roster.

Edmundson too I believe

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Edmundson too I believe

I knew I was forgetting someone.

 

[Oberyn]

I don't mind the lines. I wish Sanford was scratched though, he's just been terrible for a while now.