Recalled/Assigned: Pitlick coming up (03/19: Emerg. Recall)

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I don't know. Yak and Petry can both fly

Don't forget about Ales

 

[sepHF]

What? Why he hasn't been in the lineup instead of Jones/Brown?

Brown is pretty damn fast too. He's still developing so I think they want to feed him a boat load of ice time in the AHL to boost his development a long. I was really impressed with him during preseason though.

Jones actually can score goals, so there's that too.

Strange that they recall a C when we need a winger!

He's played a lot more wing at the professional level than center. They finally started giving him games at center this year.

 

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edit : double posted ><

 

[Jamie]

So Smyth, Hall, Gagner, Eberle, Joensuu and Macintyre are all out with injuries (or at least for the time being)? Am I missing anyone? Yikes... And Grebs is filling in as a forward? (don't actually hate that idea...)

Yakupov-RNH-Hemsky
Perron-Arcobello-Pitlick
Grebeshkov-Gordon-Jones
Gazdic-Acton-Brown

Well... I've seen worse...

 

[Faelko]

So Smyth, Hall, Gagner, Eberle, Joensuu and Macintyre are all out with injuries (or at least for the time being)? Am I missing anyone? Yikes... And Grebs is filling in as a forward? (don't actually hate that idea...)

Yakupov-RNH-Hemsky
Perron-Arcobello-Pitlick
Grebeshkov-Gordon-Jones
Gazdic-Acton-Brown

Well... I've seen worse...

Where?

 

[tempest2i]

Where?

Patrick O'Sullivan - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Hemsky
Dustin Penner - Andrew Cogliano - Sam Gagner
Ethan Moreau - Robert Nilsson - Fernando Pisani
J-F Jacques - Marc Pouliot - Zach Stortini

*shudder*

 

[Sloth Slothersons*]

Patrick O'Sullivan - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Hemsky
Dustin Penner - Andrew Cogliano - Sam Gagner
Ethan Moreau - Robert Nilsson - Fernando Pisani
J-F Jacques - Marc Pouliot - Zach Stortini

*shudder*

Good times.

 

[Towmater14]

Ill guess

Yak-nuge-ebs
Perron-arco-pitlick
Grebs-gordon-hemmer
Gazdic-acton-brown

Switch Hemsky and Pitlick around and put Smyth in for Grebs and that would be my guess.

 

[thadd]

Would be very happy to see Pitlick playing 4th line minutes!

 

[nexttothemoon]

Has it hasn't actually been confirmed that Eberle will be out for tomorrows game? From Eakins media blurb, it sounded like it was unknown whether he'd play tomorrow... probably a gametime decision imo.

 

[misfit]

Strange that they recall a C when we need a winger!

Pitlick is a winger.

 

[s7ark]

Pitlick is a winger.

I think he's been playing C in the AHL this season, but he definitely has more pro experience on the wing

 

[AlowlyMcOilersfan]

very excited to see this kid play

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I hope that he just plays a simple chip and chase game and just hammers defensemen all night long.

 

[AlowlyMcOilersfan]

I hope that he just plays a simple chip and chase game and just hammers defensemen all night long.

Those are the exact things I'm excited to see, or at least hear on the radio while I am at work.

 

[Soli]

I think he's been playing C in the AHL this season, but he definitely has more pro experience on the wing

Mostly been playing RW, a couple games at center.

 

[voxel]

First NHL game for him! He deserves the shot even his hands are stone. He'd probably be a decent PK option.

 

[Soli]

@EdmontonOilers
"Skate as fast as I can and hit everything that moves." - Pitlick outlines his simple game plan for his @NHL debut tonight in MTL

So... he went to the Mike Brown Acadamey of Hockey.

At any rate, that's exactly what I want to hear and see from Pitlick.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Pitlick is the type of player the Oilers desperately need..."north-south" player that bangs the body...he's got a great shot too

let's hope he can play at the NHL level

 

[The Head Crusher]

Ok how many people do we have up right now?

 

[Bryanbryoil]

@EdmontonOilers
"Skate as fast as I can and hit everything that moves." - Pitlick outlines his simple game plan for his @NHL debut tonight in MTL

So... he went to the Mike Brown Acadamey of Hockey.

At any rate, that's exactly what I want to hear and see from Pitlick.

That sounds like what he needs to do to be successful. If he can play the same way that he did in his 2nd to last preseason game he will make it hard to be sent back down.

 

[The Nuge]

@EdmontonOilers
"Skate as fast as I can and hit everything that moves." - Pitlick outlines his simple game plan for his @NHL debut tonight in MTL

So... he went to the Mike Brown Acadamey of Hockey.

At any rate, that's exactly what I want to hear and see from Pitlick.

Awesome. If him, Eager, and Gazdic all play that way tonight, its sure going to be a nice change

 

[AlowlyMcOilersfan]

Awesome. If him, Eager, and Gazdic all play that way tonight, its sure going to be a nice change

Yeah, I think we got faster overall.

We'll see if they can actually play though.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Awesome. If him, Eager, and Gazdic all play that way tonight, its sure going to be a nice change

4 minutes from each of Eager and Gazdic won't make much difference.

 

[AlowlyMcOilersfan]

4 minutes from each of Eager and Gazdic won't make much difference.

Well, it depends how we start.

If we can actually get a solid lead, the fourth line will get more time.

If we start sucking right away, 4 minutes seems about right.