Pre-Game Talk: Oilers vs Sabres

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

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[Mr Positive]

Woah JP is back? Nice

 

[McAsuno]

Mike Smith in net zzzzzzzzzzz

 

[fuswald]

Woah JP is back? Nice

Russell as well. Missed the starfish.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

So weird to schedule a loss in the middle of the run down the stretch, but I don't run this team.

Edit: Yeah for Puljujarvi back,

 

[Old Boys Club]

Smith starting

 

[Old Boys Club]

Can't wait for SCHMIDDY and a Russell-Barrie pairing. f*** our stupid senile GM.

 

[Cloned]

Don’t like them taking McLeod off the second line.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Mike Smith starting...

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I hope Smith wins this game. Like him or not the Oilers need him. ...I sure wish they didn't because he's an asshole.

 

[Faelko]

Maybe the boys will come out and try and win one for “Schmiddy”?

And I really want to see McLeod with RNH when he’s back. Kid is too good to be dragging the corpses of Archibald and Kassian around on the 4th line.

 

[McAsuno]

This just in, Buffalo just scored 4 goals on 9 shots as Mike Smith is still in the process of getting up and running to battle. What a battler Mike Smith is!

 

[McAsuno]

maybe don't yell and glare at your teammates, especially the young kids on the blueline you stupid f***.

 

[FlameChampion]

maybe don't yell and glare at your teammates, especially the young kids on the blueline you stupid f***.

I hope Smith proves me wrong but I been watching a guy that looks hurt in net and cant move properly. I hope Woodcroft has a short leash if he doesnt look sharp.

 

[gordonhught]

Don’t like them taking McLeod off the second line.

Agreed. What a stupid decision. And he is slotted on the fourth line? Maybe he gets 8 minutes there. At least put Shore on the fourth line and let McLeod get third line centre.

 

[LTIR]

Yup, not sure why the coaches can't see what is clear to everyone else. Draisaitl and McLeod need each other to create chances and they have looked good together. Hyman creates his own scoring chances and isn't dependant on feeds from Drai.
McLeod-Drai-Pulju would be the no brainer 2nd line.

 

[jukon]

It's a lose-lose scenario. If Smith gets a win, he might play more. If Smith loses, he might not play more, but we throw away 2 points.

Best case scenario, Smith is awful but we still win. We don't see him in net ever again

 

[Arpeggio]

Best case scenario is Smith pitches a shutout, and him and Koskinen play .915+ hockey the rest of the season. I'm not expecting it to happen, but that is what I'm rooting for. I don't think the Oilers have as much patience for him as we think they do, I think if he blows this one that's probably it for him this season. We've already heard rumours that they're willing to roll with Skinner and Koskinen the rest of the season.

 

[Soundwave]

I hope Smith proves me wrong but I been watching a guy that looks hurt in net and cant move properly. I hope Woodcroft has a short leash if he doesnt look sharp.

Yeah the problem here to me doesn't seem like a "reset" ... the problem is he's been hurt since the 3rd game of the season but he and Holland stubbornly refuse to face up to it.

I knew right at the 3rd game where Tippett chose oddly to start Smith for a 3rd game in a row right to start the season (after swearing he'd split starts) that it was a bad idea and sure enough he hurts himself in that game.

 

[Del Preston]

They're in a playoff race and are more concerned with getting an old sieve "up and running" than collecting points. This is probably going to go as poorly as everyone is expecting.

 

[K1984]

Rather than give Smith the inevitable Bronx cheer, it would be nice if a loud "Fire Holland" chant broke out instead.

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

Buffalo's beaten Toronto x2, Vegas, and Minny in their last 6 games.

I wouldn't be surprised if we take the L here.

 

[FlameChampion]

I tired of being pessimistic. I hope Smith proves me wrong, and looks good tomorrow.

 

[joestevens29]

Smith better be on a short leash.