GDT: Oilers vs Wings (Eye of the Tiger)

[Philly85*]

Watching the Hawks and Jets game right now... can't help but wonder what the hell is wrong with Edmonton's defense. Like, why are they so braindead and seem to make the game so difficult for themselves. Chicago and Winnipeg both play simple games defensively and have forwards helping out, each team winning battles at times. I look at Edmonton's defense and see a few good players, Petry, Ference, and Smid to an extent. Is it simply about their lack of individual talent and skill? Is it because of their lack of help/commitment from the forwards?

Has it been bad coaching, or do these players simply have low hockey IQ? Because other teams, even mediocre to bad ones seem to make simple plays, make things appear easier overall in general. It's very frustrating.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

Watching the Hawks and Jets game right now... can't help but wonder what the hell is wrong with Edmonton's defense. Like, why are they so braindead and seem to make the game so difficult for themselves. Chicago and Winnipeg both play simple games defensively and have forwards helping out, each team winning battles at times. I look at Edmonton's defense and see a few good players, Petry, Ference, and Smid to an extent. Is it simply about their lack of individual talent and skill? Is it because of their lack of help/commitment from the forwards?

Has it been bad coaching, or do these players simply have low hockey IQ? Because other teams, even mediocre to bad ones seem to make simple plays, make things appear easier overall in general. It's very frustrating.

Our skilled forwards are probably feeling to entitled and good to try and put in a simple effort defensively

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

The only game against the Red Wings I can remember.

 

[AntsoftheSky]

That second line is going to get absolutely demolished, my god

 

[CanadianSuperPromise]

If the oilers lose to a back to back Detroit team after a 3 day break, does MacT enter shake up mode? Or do we just continue to roll with the hits. I'm curious to see where's MacT's breaking point.

 

[The Nuge]

that team is going to get absolutely demolished, my god

ftfy

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

10$ says Eakins lines up Gagner line with the Zetterburg line and Gagner is on ice for all goals again

 

[CanadianSuperPromise]

The only game against the Red Wings I can remember.

Will we ever experience something like that ever again? At least in our lifetime?

 

[Gret99zky]

If the oilers lose to a back to back Detroit team after a 3 day break, does MacT enter shake up mode? Or do we just continue to roll with the hits. I'm curious to see where's MacT's breaking point.

I'd like to put $10 down on roll with the hits.

 

[randomrob7]

Is there any chance Perron will play?

 

[I am the Liquor]

It is embarrassing how bad our record is at home against Detroit, much less most teams nowadays. Gee, just another loss and does the team heed the advice of guys such as Ference...I doubt it. Detroit as usual will school Edmonton and as usual the class will check out mentally.

Until Ference starts heeding his own advice, he can shut it.

 

[Soli]

Is there any chance Perron will play?

He was placed retroactively on IR for Tuesday. He's not eligible to play again (come off IR) till Nov 5th, against Florida.

 

[Gobo]

The only game against the Red Wings I can remember.

Smytty was so good back then.

Also, no one on our team resembles a Pisani, except maybe Gordon.

EDIT: Samsonov was HUGE for us that playoffs.

 

[I am the Liquor]

If the oilers lose to a back to back Detroit team after a 3 day break, does MacT enter shake up mode? Or do we just continue to roll with the hits. I'm curious to see where's MacT's breaking point.

What are you expecting him to do exactly?

 

[Groucho]

Hamilton - Gordon - Arcobello
Yikes.

We don't have one line that will be able to shut down Z-Dats-Bertuzzi. This is gonna be ugly.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

Will we ever experience something like that ever again? At least in our lifetime?

That series made me believe in the Oilers. Then everything after that... It's a shame how we have played after that. We had a year of a mediocre team overperforming and going far. Now we have a team that's underperforming and heading to the bottom again.

 

[Joey Moss]

We're ****ed

 

[Stainsy]

It says that the Oilers are being televised on CBC, however, I can't find it on CBC east or west. I am on Bell, and both feeds say Montreal at Colorado. Does anyone know if Montreal is on east, and the Oilers are supposed to be on west?

 

[DJ EarWax]

4-1 Detroit

 

[booyakasha]

Come on boys!!!

5 - 2 for the good guys tonight, and a strong November...Starts today, and we're in the thick of it by Christmas

 

[CanadianSuperPromise]

What are you expecting him to do exactly?

Anything, literally anything.

Hell, upgrade our 4th line on our ECHL team, It doesn't matter, just do something that improves this team. I'm just trade conservative as the next guy but I swear if we draft within top 5 this year, we are the biggest joke of a franchise.

Anyways, 4-3 Oilers

2 G Yakupov
1 G, 2 A Eberle
1 G Gordon
2 A RNH

 

[CanadianSuperPromise]

I'd like to put $10 down on roll with the hits.

Edgy

 

[Cassano]

I think we will win tonight, the Oilers will make it close though.

 

[CorpseFX]

Until Ference starts heeding his own advice, he can shut it.

that dude will be "the captain no one noticed" more so than Ethan Moreau.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Absolute destruction incoming. 5-1 Wings.