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Pre-Game Talk: Oilers vs Leafs Wednesday 5pm
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McDrai
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RNH-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Neal-McDavid-Puljujarvi
Kahun-Turris-Kassian
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Del Preston
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Expecting this to be another ugly loss.
But fear not, folks. Baghdad Bob says the team is a work in progress as we begin McDavid's sixth season in the league.
But fear not, folks. Baghdad Bob says the team is a work in progress as we begin McDavid's sixth season in the league.
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Looks good to me, so I’m expecting something entirely different!
MessierII
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To be honest I think the leafs are a better match up for us right now. The leafs play loose and score a lot but give up a lot. We’re due for some puck luck and their shaky D might be just what we need to spark our confidence.
This is the last preseason game in my mind. They need to bring it tonight and especially Friday. If they lose the next 2 imo the season may be in jeopardy.
Yes yes I know it would only be 6 games at that point but momentum is huge and in a season like this against limited teams so close, bouncing back will be very difficult. Especially since this team hasnt really had any injuries to important players yet either.
Yes yes I know it would only be 6 games at that point but momentum is huge and in a season like this against limited teams so close, bouncing back will be very difficult. Especially since this team hasnt really had any injuries to important players yet either.
KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
TopShelfGloveSide
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Neal can come back any time now. Need his in tight filthy mitts on the PP right about now.
NeverForget06
Here we go again !
StupidGenius
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I wouldn't consider an LTIR that we have known for months an injury in this case.
I think we need his personality on the bench too. Dudes always smiling and laughing, making jokes and beeking the other team.
Need that kind of energy.
Messrules11
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Based on the results so far....theres is much better lol.
Much better possession numbers, lower goals against rates, lower scoring chance rates, lower high danger chances too.
Bogosian has been rough so they could try to vicimize him but the rest of the dcore has out performed ours thusfar.
MessierII
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They’ve also got to play Ottawa twice. No disrespect to the sens but the leafs have had a pretty soft schedule to start.
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Agreed. With our main energy guy Kassian being stuck on Autopilot we could really use Neals personality.
They played Montreal, won that in overtime and beat Winnipeg who beat Calgary in OT..and Calgary shit on Vancouver (who we split with) twice in a row.
Ottawa actually looks much improved right now lol.
Us and Vacouver so far look like the east teams in the schedule.
It's too early for that lol. Although a quick look Brodie has better numbers so far across the board and plays 2 minutes more 5v5 a game.
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Bob isn’t sure about DRY line reuniting yet. “Tippett has a reason to try it the way it is” (losing games??)
Certain that Bear is back in for Lagesson, Russell stays in.
Certain that Bear is back in for Lagesson, Russell stays in.
I'm guessing the lines will be....
RNH- McDavid - Kassian
Kahun - Draisaitl - Yamamoto
Nygard - Turris - Puljujarvi
Archibald - Shore - Chiasson
Nurse - Bear
Koekkoek - Barrie
Russell - Larsson
They have a guy known for his shot on the PP and they are trying to just use him like they did Klefbom, which...is awkward cause he is a righty...teams spent all summer studying and dismantling the Oilers PP too. Let Barrie rip pucks on net, replace Chiasson with Neal or Yamamoto to wack at rebounds.
Man all of these cryptic answers to the question of putting that line back together are just making me paranoid that it really is McDavid putting pressure on the coaching staff to give him a top player to play with. I don't really believe that is the case, but there is ZERO reason not to go back to that line. If they won't put that line together, they might as well put McDavid and Draisaitl on the same line again and hope for the best, because outside of the DRY line that is lineup that was most successful last season.
Garbage. His reason is not worth losing the entire play in series and going 1-3 to start the year.
Also Bear back in is good, but I hate to sit lagesson when he wasn’t that bad last game. I’m honestly ready to dress 7 dmen, and double shift drai/Mcdavid/rnh/Turris on the fourth line.
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