Pre-Game Talk: Oilers @ Boston Thursday 10/11

[Heavy Dee]

Line combinations are:

RNH-McDavid-Rattie
Lucic-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Rieder-Strome/Brodziak-Kassian
Chiasson/Puljujarvi-Khaira-Caggiula/Strome

Klefbom-Larsson
Nurse-Russell
Garrison-Benning
Bouchard rotating in.

Talbot
Koskinen

That stubborn prick will just not try pulju with Leon.

 

[Little Fury]

So they're moving Jesse to the left side again? I guess we can all hope that Jesse gets set up for a onetimer and the light bulb goes on for the coaching staff.

Who's gonna set him up on that line?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Yeah that's kinda the point. If you want a more recent example, the Oilers had the Art Ross winner on their team last season and were 20th in the league for offense.

2nd highest they've been since 2008-09
with the league's worst PP

 

[Ritchie Valens]

That stubborn prick will just not try pulju with Leon.

I've stripped Mclellan of "stubborn prick" status and demoted him to asshole.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Yeah about that:

It's stuff like this that pisses me off something fierce. Jesse emerging or not has a HUGE bearing on this season. If he's lost in the woods for the season then we may as well write the year off and head home. This is a coach that seems to be coaching to get fired. What a ****ing clown.

Who's gonna set him up on that line?

Caggiula?

I assume he's also off PP2 in favor of Caggiula as well. Good job Todd!

 

[Little Fury]

2nd highest they've been since 2008-09
with the league's worst PP

Yeah, again: they had the Art Ross winner. You really have no clue what point you're trying to make here, do you?

 

[Hopelesslucicfan]

 

[Little Fury]

It's stuff like this that pisses me off something fierce. Jesse emerging or not has a HUGE bearing on this season. If he's lost in the woods for the season then we may as well write the year off and head home. This is a coach that seems to be coaching to get fired. What a ****ing clown.

Jesse r.n.

 

[Little Fury]

Honestly the team going 0-10 in October and Todd gone by Halloween might be for the best long term.

 

[Marty McSurly]

LOL, please change McLellan. Adapt and grow, it's good for you.

I'm not a huge Mike Babcock fan but the thing I like best about his coaching is he has admitted he likes to change assistant coaches so he can can get as many different view points on coaching as possible. In other words, he is constantly trying to get better and learn more from others.

McClellan seems so stubborn I don't think he would ever have that mentality. Brand new assistant coaches this year, same garbage PP setups and putting JP on the 4th line.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

The only thing that I agree with is Russell with Nurse. Benning over Bouchard is puzzling to say the least.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Yeah, again: they had the Art Ross winner. You really have no clue what point you're trying to make here, do you?

the point is they were worse at offense before McDavid and it's not even close...even if "it's all McDavid" now

 

[Satire]

Does anyone see any difference in systems and break outs, special teams, etc from last year to indicate that the influence of the new assistant coaches have kicked in?

Are they doing anything different from last year. This is mostly a question to people that are keen observers of strategy and are more experts at the x's and o's then myself or others. Because if it all looks the same that has to be concerning considering they threw 3 people under the bus last year, which does not speak highly of the character of the bench boss if he stayed quiet and was ok with the blame on his subordinates while not really doing any sort of adjustments to make his new staff feel like they actually have some input. Not the smartest strategy to not listen if you are trying to make yourself look like you aren't the weak link.

Its early, maybe its an overreaction and hes been listening to them all summer, we are all just speculating and will be very glad to be wrong.

I didn't notice any changes which was terrifying. We had the same sloppy bank off the boards break out passes as always. The rest of the league had caught on to that and have started to cut that option off.

Our Penalty kill was still the same old passive box it has always been. No one to pressure the puck carrier.

Our power play had the same feel to it as well. Teams forced us to cough up the puck by being aggressive and not giving us space. Lack of a bomb from the point meant they didn't have to worry about being punished for doing the same. Lack of threats from both sides of the ice due to having all lefties and righties on both PPs meant the opposition could cheat a bit and force the play to the non-dominant hand.

Was kind of disappointed. Hoping that maybe it will just take some time to adjust to the newer systems rather than just more of the same.

But hey what do I know... I just watch the games like everyone else.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Honestly the team going 0-10 in October and Todd gone by Halloween might be for the best long term.

As long as we don't make any stupid trades before he's gone you might be onto something.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

I give up on Todd.

 

[CanadianHockey]

If anybody's interested in a wallpaper for the month, feel free to use mine.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I give up on Todd.

I think Todd has also given up

 

[Little Fury]

the point is they were worse at offense before McDavid and it's not even close...even if "it's all McDavid" now

Yeah, wow, huge insight that the offense of the worst team of the last 15 years is better with the best player in the universe.

 

[Little Fury]

As long as we don't make any stupid trades before he's gone you might be onto something.

Well, if it were up to me the next coaching hire would be on a new GM as well.

 

[NeverForget06]

Yah lets promote Kassian to the third line, he always looks like the most motivated Oiler on the ice...... what a joke. Jesse should be moving up the lineup, not down it.

 

[Faelko]

TMac missing Letestu apparently...

What a disaster of a lineup

 

[PinSeeker]

The only thing that I agree with is Russell with Nurse. Benning over Bouchard is puzzling to say the least.

Terrible decision, Benning deserves the pine, not Evan.

 

[oXo Cube]

As usual the lineup decisions are just beyond puzzling.

The team struggles enough to score at the best of times, Todd.

 

[Hopelesslucicfan]

Of course the media immediately jumps to Todd's defence instead of asking questions.

 

[McFlash97]

It's stuff like this that pisses me off something fierce. Jesse emerging or not has a HUGE bearing on this season. If he's lost in the woods for the season then we may as well write the year off and head home. This is a coach that seems to be coaching to get fired. What a ****ing clown.



Caggiula?

I assume he's also off PP2 in favor of Caggiula as well. Good job Todd!

I used to like Todd...

But:

What is Puljujarvi doing on the 4th line ?


like wtf ???


This guy is a clown. Just rid us of this misery asap , Get Puljujarvi playing on the top 2 lines, Reider was bought in to kill penalties and get shorthanded opportunities and solidify a third line, not leech points of Draisaitl for a better contract. Pulju needs a proper setup man. Get his confidence up early and ride the wave. This absolute goof of a coach ......