Pre-Game Talk: Oilers vs. Penguins

[OilerPensfan97]

Might as well start some discussion.

GDT should be up very early considering how far out east I am. If I forget in the morning, I can do it at lunch, since it will be like 9:30 in Alberta .

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[Hopelesslucicfan]

I'm interested to see how well these lines play out.

Hall Drai Eberle - Hopefully Ebs can compliment the awesome chemistry the other two have shown so far.

Pouliot Nuge Yakupov - Probably the closest thing we have to Mcdavid while he's out, hopefully Pouliot and Yak prove what they were doing wasn't all Mcdavid. I can definitely see this being a good line though.

Hendricks Letestu Purcell - If Purcell can play as well as he did last game, this could also be a good line. Any line with Hendricks on it is going to play hard either way.

Pakarinen Lander Miller - Who knows, Maybe these two can spark lander. He's got to be on his last leg by now.

Should be a good game.

 

[McBigYak]

Really need to take advantage of a weak Penguins offense. You know its just a matter of time before these guys start scoring again, hopefully its not tomorrow.

I'm liking the line combos. Lets get some offense going and give the guys some confidence without McDavid in the lineup

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

I'm sad that we won't get to see McDavid Crosby this season.

 

[SullivanT]

Can't wait to see Ebs back in the lineup

 

[Bangers]

Can't wait to see Ebs back in the lineup

Has it been confirmed that Eberle will play?

 

[Titsuple]

Has it been confirmed that Eberle will play?

yes it has

 

[Aerchon]

A winnable game but not one I would say we should win.

I have really liked our pairings with Nurse and Reinhart in the lineup but the high powered offense is more on par with a team like Washington. So I think we have troubles containing them barring our goalie getting really hot.

Our offense could bail us out but its so hard to say how well the new line ups will effect chemistry.

So most likey a 4 to 2 loss but if they play like they have and adjust to the line up a 4 to 3 win is possible.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I'll be in Hawaii for the next week, so I won't be able to watch much. Hoping we go 3-2 in the time I'm gone.

 

[Dorian2]

I'll throw this little trinket of info in here if anyone is interested.

Eberle post practice interview on a couple of things. Especially his take on playing with Crosby this year. It seems he almost came out of that inspired:

http://video.oilers.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=4&id=865522&navid=DL|EDM|home

 

[Logical McNonsense]

I'll throw this little trinket of info in here if anyone is interested.

Eberle post practice interview on a couple of things. Especially his take on playing with Crosby this year. It seems he almost came out of that inspired:

http://video.oilers.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=4&id=865522&navid=DL|EDM|home

Man Eberle is so well spoken, I feel like he would make an exceptional captain. Seems to really get it.

 

[dustrock]

Drai has to either play Crosby or Malkin. Yee haw.

 

[Wretched Oil]

I'll throw this little trinket of info in here if anyone is interested.

Eberle post practice interview on a couple of things. Especially his take on playing with Crosby this year. It seems he almost came out of that inspired:

http://video.oilers.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=4&id=865522&navid=DL|EDM|home

He'll be fine jumping right in.

Had a hard time not staring at the lump on that dudes wrist the first half

 

[Mr Positive]

this will be a big game. The Pens have been very good this year, and obviously this is a post-McDavid reality.

Getting Hendricks and Reinhart back was huge. Getting Eberle is bigger. Getting Schultz back will help too, as much as many don't want to say it

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Sad question; if drai tears it up is nuge gone by the end of the season? Or the other way around? Neither?

 

[KCC]

Sad question; if drai tears it up is nuge gone by the end of the season? Or the other way around? Neither?

Nuge is an established "vet" now pretty much who has been matching up against the league's best since day one. I'd still trust him leaps and bounds over Drais. That said, neither are being moved unless the team is suddenly Dallas Eakins bad and PC just decides enough is enough and needs a big change. This year is still very much a "look and see where everyone is at" type of deal.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I'll be in Hawaii for the next week, so I won't be able to watch much. Hoping we go 3-2 in the time I'm gone.

Which island?

 

[Board Gordon]

Drai with 7 points en route to a 12-9 win.

 

[Hopelesslucicfan]

Sad question; if drai tears it up is nuge gone by the end of the season? Or the other way around? Neither?

I would hope neither. Look at how bad we look when one of our centres goes down.

If drai can prove himself in the nhl, I'd prioritize him
Over someone like pouliot or yakupov just because he can play center if someone goes down.

We finally have some center depth, no reason to throw it away.

 

[Mav3rick07]

I don't care what formula we use or who scores our goals, all I ask is that we're still in the playoff picture when McDavid returns.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Which island?

Maui - Lahaina, specifically. I've never been anywhere warm and tropical so I'm pretty pumped.

 

[MCDAVIDISH]

I don't care what formula we use or who scores our goals, all I ask is that we're still in the playoff picture when McDavid returns.

I'm holding out hope. Same thing with McdAvid in or out of the lineup.. Our success is contingent on decent goaltending and hopefully middle of the road defense.

 

[Spawn]

Sad question; if drai tears it up is nuge gone by the end of the season? Or the other way around? Neither?

If Draisaitl tears it up and Nuge continues to be the player he is, I don't see any reason to trade either.

 

[Arctic Fox]

Which island?

Are you planning to ambush him with your army of turtles?

 

[Sniper99]

I'll be in Hawaii for the next week, so I won't be able to watch much. Hoping we go 3-2 in the time I'm gone.

Bring us back some of that nice Hawaiian weather. But just enough for us. Nothing for those folks 3 hours south of us.