Pre-Game Talk: Oilers @ Leafs - Monday 7:30 EST

[The Joker*]

Hopefully can keep things rolling against the Leafs.

Discuss.

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[RipsADrive]

Wasn't it reported that a young goalie would be making his first NHL start against us?

Things aren't looking up.

 

[Mcnofool6110]

We have 7 ROW, same as Anaheim and somehow 2 more than the Leafs.

Garrett Sparks likely to start. Hope Eberle welcomes him with his first career hat trick, but I hope everyone continues to ***** about his terrible play.

 

[The Joker*]

Wasn't it reported that a young goalie would be making his first NHL start against us?

Things aren't looking up.

Sounds catastrophic for the Oilers.

 

[Paralyzer008]

Nurse struggled a bit against Pittsburgh, would like to see:

Klefbom-Fayne
Davidson-Sekera
Nurse-Schultz

For Toronto's game. I really liked the Davidson-Schultz pairing though.

 

[duul]

I'm going to this game. My buddies NHL debut. Going to be a conflicting one for sure.

 

[Hemsky4PM]

The Oilers might be able to get on a mini-roll if they don't play there terrible defencemen.

Nurse - Sekera
Klefbom - Fayne
Davidson - Schultz

It's only a matter of time until Reinhart replaces Fayne. Gryba is probably best suited to be a no.7 guy who spots in, I guess coming in and out with Fayne. Ference, as we all know, is done. I won't be surprise if he's played his last NHL game already. I guess they'll put him in later in the season when it's clear that the club will buy him out and that he'll retire. Final home game of the season makes sense.

 

[duul]

The Oilers might be able to get on a mini-roll if they don't play there terrible defencemen.

Nurse - Sekera
Klefbom - Fayne
Davidson - Schultz

It's only a matter of time until Reinhart replaces Fayne. Gryba is probably best suited to be a no.7 guy who spots in, I guess coming in and out with Fayne. Ference, as we all know, is done. I won't be surprise if he's played his last NHL game already. I guess they'll put him in later in the season when it's clear that the club will buy him out and that he'll retire. Final home game of the season makes sense.

Fayne looked disgustingly bad last game. He shouldn't be playing. He should be up in the PB with Ference for the rest of the year. I'd like to see this:

Klefbom-Sekera
Nurse-Schultz
Davidson-Gryba

Klefbom has always shown he excels when played with a defensively minded partner so he can make plays.

 

[GRadio]

I'm going to this game. My buddies NHL debut. Going to be a conflicting one for sure.

Your buddy definitely comes first

 

[T-Funk]

Your buddy definitely comes first

Oilers win definitely comes first.

 

[OttawaOilers]

The fact the Leafs are starting an AHL Caliber Goaltender in his debut game vs. the Oilers shows how much respect they have for Edmonton....

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

the scrub goaltender kiss of death.....never change, league.

 

[Mr Positive]

Imo Reimer has been on fire and without him they'll lose to us. Famous last words I know

But if we can win this game then that's a streak (technically). Maybe with some confidence and with Schultz back we can get something going before McDavid arrives

 

[PaPaDee]

The fact the Leafs are starting an AHL Caliber Goaltender in his debut game vs. the Oilers shows how much respect they have for Edmonton....

Who better for him to start against than the worst team in the league.

 

[488fitter]

I'm going to this game. My buddies NHL debut. Going to be a conflicting one for sure.

Oilers win 1-0 in OT while putting up 52 shots could be a win win scenario perhaps

 

[K1984]

Fayne looked disgustingly bad last game. He shouldn't be playing. He should be up in the PB with Ference for the rest of the year. I'd like to see this:

Klefbom-Sekera
Nurse-Schultz
Davidson-Gryba

Klefbom has always shown he excels when played with a defensively minded partner so he can make plays.

Ya Fayne has no business playing ahead of Gryba right now. He's a been absolutely awful three games in a row.

At least when Gryba screws up its a momentary lapse, but does ok otherwise. Fayne poops himself every time he's on the ice.

 

[Psychoil]

Your buddy definitely comes first

No he doesn't. U try and get in ur buddies head and mess him up!

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

Who better for him to start against than the worst team in the league.

Their not playing Calgary...

 

[Narnia]

The fact the Leafs are starting an AHL Caliber Goaltender in his debut game vs. the Oilers shows how much respect they have for Edmonton....

Don't forget Toronto is still pissed off they didn't win the draft lottery.

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

The leafs have the record they do due to Reimer going into God mode, and that's all I have to say about that.

 

[McPuritania]

One of the teams I always want desperately to beat. Usually means I'm annoyed, and disgusted afterward. Please win this one.

 

[McTrashBoat]

Okay so here's the stats this year from the Leafs goalie

2015-16 Toronto Marlies AHL 11 2 0 633 20 0 2 1.90 8 2 1 303 0.938

Hes No pushover it seems

 

[Paralyzer008]

The fact the Leafs are starting an AHL Caliber Goaltender in his debut game vs. the Oilers shows how much respect they have for Edmonton....

Reimer is hurt.

Bernier was awful against Washington.

Sparks has a .938 in the AHL.

This couldn't be less true.

 

[booyakasha]

The fact the Leafs are starting an AHL Caliber Goaltender in his debut game vs. the Oilers shows how much respect they have for Edmonton....

It actually shows how much respect they have for Bernier.

 

[KCC]

Fayne looked disgustingly bad last game. He shouldn't be playing. He should be up in the PB with Ference for the rest of the year. I'd like to see this:

Klefbom-Sekera
Nurse-Schultz
Davidson-Gryba

Klefbom has always shown he excels when played with a defensively minded partner so he can make plays.

He shouldn't, that much is clear, but it was the team's 3rd game in 4 nights. Same with the Pens. Their defense didn't exactly look like Norris trophy candidates either. To put it bluntly, both sides were God awful.

The leafs have the record they do due to Reimer going into God mode, and that's all I have to say about that.

While he has really helped the team, the Leafs have actually (surprisingly) played pretty hard many games. They've cut down on the amount of shots they gave up last year drastically. Remember all those 40+ shot games? Slim to none this year and with much less talent to boot. Not going to overlook them if they (like Carolina) continue to work hard. A solid effort can really go a long way. We talk about it all the time with EDM. If they put in the effort on a nightly basis and still lost, we'd all be fine with it. But they don't and that's why we get even more upset.