GDT: PRE 8 | "Pre Season Finale" | Oilers vs. Canucks | 10.3.15 | 8:00PM | SNET

[Soli]

(6-1-0) --vs-- (0-0-0)

[fieldset=GAME DAY INFORMATION]Game Day: October 3rd 2015
Game Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Rogers Arena
TV: Sportsnet Channels
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[Fieldset=OILERS PROJECTED LINEUP]

Benoit Pouliot - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Teddy Purcell
Taylor Hall - Connor McDavid - Anton Slepyshev
Leon Draisaitl - Anton Lander - Nail Yakupov
Rob Klinkhammer - Mark Letestu - Lauri Korpikoski

Andrej Sekera - Mark Fayne
Brandon Davidson - Justin Schultz
Griffin Reinhart - Eric Gryba

Cam Talbot

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[fieldset=CANUCKS PROJECTED LINEUP]

Sedin-Sedin-Sutter
Baertschi-Horvat-Vrbata
Burrows-McCann-Hansen
Prust-Cracknell-Virtanen

Edler-Tanev
Hamhuis-Bartkowski
Hutton-Sbisa
Biega-Weber-Corrado

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[fieldset=SOLI'S SHORTSIDE]

- Klefbom still day-to-day skating with Ference. Hendricks not on the ice. Gazdic may draw in for Klinkhammer. Talbot plays the full game.

- Today already kinda feels like a win. #86ed

- Score goals. Hit the bodies.


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[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I miss Eberle. He'd rip this game up.

 

[Supermassive]

No Ference either?!

To wish, perchance to dream...

 

[booyakasha]

I hope Yak, and Slepy continue their good play from last game, as they were the most dangerous forwards.
Time for McDavid to bust his cherry, and get a goal.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

I hope the Oilers don't come out wearing the Canucks equipment. That would be pretty confusing.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

hopefully the Sedins open the game up a bit for the skilled guys.....
and that the d actually move the puck.

im pretty worried about this defence sans klefbom but Maybe sekera will get into second gear this game.

 

[McDrai]

That Defense is still going to get torn up...
I'm just hoping for a close and entertaining game (my standards from last season)

 

[canuckking1]

D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Sutter
Baertschi - Horvat - Vrbata
Burrows - McCann - Hansen
Prust - Cracknell - Virtanen

Edler - Tanev
Hamhuis - Bartkowski
Hutton - Sbisa

Miller

Canucks Line up if any of you are interested

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

hopefully the Sedins open the game up a bit for the skilled guys.....
and that the d actually move the puck.

im pretty worried about this defence sans klefbom but Maybe sekera will get into second gear this game.

I think having Fayne with him will settle him down

 

[belair]

Another full game for Talbot?

Wonder if we're running 3 goalies to start or if we're actively shopping Scrivens.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

Another full game for Talbot?

Wonder if we're running 3 goalies to start or if we're actively shopping Scrivens.

They are probably shopping Ference and Scrivens to be honest. Chia wants his guys and not guys who were big parts of last years flop. Well guys who were part of the flop that he doesn't believe can recover.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

Bold prediction. If Talbot plays bad. Nilsson starts against St Louis

 

[belair]

Bold prediction. If Talbot plays bad. Nilsson starts against St Louis

I don't think so. Talbot's the guy and you run with him. You don't start his career off in Edmonton behind the eight ball. We've messed with enough goalies over the past decade.

 

[oilz89*]

D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Sutter
Baertschi - Horvat - Vrbata
Burrows - McCann - Hansen
Prust - Cracknell - Virtanen

Edler - Tanev
Hamhuis - Bartkowski
Hutton - Sbisa

Miller

Canucks Line up if any of you are interested

Surprised Canucks don't have Vrbata with the Sedins. Man... That 3rd pairing. Looks alot like ours. Better then Ference and Nikitin

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

also id rather see

Pouliot-Nugent Hopkins-Yakupov
Hall-McDavid-Draisaitl
Slepyshev-Lander-Korpikoski
Hendricks-Letestu-Klinkhammer

 

[Mcnofool6110]

D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Sutter
Baertschi - Horvat - Vrbata
Burrows - McCann - Hansen
Prust - Cracknell - Virtanen

Edler - Tanev
Hamhuis - Bartkowski
Hutton - Sbisa

Miller

Canucks Line up if any of you are interested

Wait didn't Benning acquire Sutter to play second/third line centre to replace Kesler/Bonino? Didn't the Canucks finally find a bonafide winger for Sedin/Sedin in Vrbata?

Probably just preseason, but I do love laughing at Jim Benning.

 

[Crobby]

I don't like Purcell on that line

 

[PersuasiveSteve]

Is Klefbom still hurt?

I feel like he signed that shiny new contract and we haven't seen anything yet, I was looking forward to him pairing in the top 4.

 

[T-Funk]

Is Klefbom still hurt?

I feel like he signed that shiny new contract and we haven't seen anything yet, I was looking forward to him pairing in the top 4.

Yeah haven't seen enough of him. He was banged up and went back to skating today.

 

[PersuasiveSteve]

I really can't think of anything to change in the Top 9 F's.

I'm not a big fan of Purcell in the top line but it makes sense considering the other two lines. I am really looking forward to seeing Hall-McDavid-Slepy together again, I'm starting to really hope we see that line Opening Night. And seeing Drai-Lander-Yakupov together makes me think that they want to give Drai/Lander a shot at making this line into something and making the team. So really hoping both lines can produce tonight.

 

[Seedling]

No Ference either?!

To wish, perchance to dream...

Indeed but I don't see him bowing out on his two years....two frickin' years he still has.

 

[Seedling]

They are probably shopping Ference and Scrivens to be honest. Chia wants his guys and not guys who were big parts of last years flop. Well guys who were part of the flop that he doesn't believe can recover.

Chia also moved on from Ference before we signed him to that awful contract. He already didn't like the player or what he has become as a player. MacT signed him. Bold.

 

[McPuritania]

I don't like Purcell on that line

Can we launch him into the Sun already?

 

[BarDownBobo]

I think there's a good chance this is the template for the opening night roster, but with Hendricks instead of Klinkhammer and Klefbom instead of Davidson.

 

[s7ark]

I think there's a good chance this is the template for the opening night roster, but with Hendricks instead of Klinkhammer and Klefbom instead of Davidson.

Agreed.

I'd still like to see see this top 9, but McLellan seems to be leaning a different way

Hall - McDavid - Drai
Pouliot - RNH - Yak
Purcell - Lander - Sleps