Pre-Game Talk: Pre-GDT Oilers vs Flames

[CornKicker]

Just want to have a spot to talk about how bad the oilers are going to embarass the flames and how red Cassie will be on the mic

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[CornKicker]

I think the oilers are way deeper and the flames D slow. there will be at least 5 oiler PPs.

Markstrom is good enough to slam teh door so they need to score on him quickly and use the home ice advantage to get 97-29 out vs lucic line.

 

[CookiesAndMilk]

Perfect game to end Yam's scoring drought if you ask me.

 

[CornKicker]

Perfect game to stop Yam's scoring drought if you ask me.

also perfect game for Keith, Ceci, Foegele, Ryan and all the other new guys to get their first goals too

12-0

 

[CookiesAndMilk]

also perfect game for Keith, Ceci, Foegele, Ryan and all the other new guys to get their first goals too

12-0

Is Kass playing too?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Is Kass playing too?

I suspect today's practice will determine that, he's eligible to come off IR Saturday.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Now just flip Draisaitl and Hyman please.

 

[Morpheus]

Kick their Kasses !!

 

[CycloneSweep]

Now just flip Draisaitl and Hyman please.

Nope

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Now just flip Draisaitl and Hyman please.

Why?

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

Now just flip Draisaitl and Hyman please.

Apparently Tippett is playing Hyman with RNH to start so they build chemistry early, as he wants to deploy them as a penalty killing duo.

I don't mind having Hyman and Pulju on different lines for now as there's a work horse on each of the top two lines that way.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I’m guessing the second line will score a goal together in game 5

 

[Llamamoto]

Honestly I don't hate having McDrai together for now.

Hyman - Nuge - Yamamoto were our best line last game, I'm completely fine giving them more time to build chemistry.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I’m guessing the second line will score a goal together in game 5

Were they bad last game?

 

[CycloneSweep]

Were they bad last game?

They were good at sustaining pressure. I just don’t see them putting much into the back of the net with the way the line is built.

 

[JarvisFunk]

I think the oilers are way deeper and the flames D slow. there will be at least 5 oiler PPs.

Markstrom is good enough to slam teh door so they need to score on him quickly and use the home ice advantage to get 97-29 out vs lucic line.

I'm completely serious when I say this, I honestly think we will be near the bottom of the league in penalties drawn this year. The playoff whistles will leak into the regular season for us, our powerplay is too lethal, and the refs know it. The other night Vancouver was already getting away with more than we were.

It sucks but that's the way it is.

 

[K1984]

The message needs to be to turn the other cheek in this game.

The Flames will 1000% come out looking to stir shit up physically because it's the only thing they are at all good at, so we need to just sit back and let them take the dumb penalties.

 

[Juxta Position]

I'm completely serious when I say this, I honestly think we will be near the bottom of the league in penalties drawn this year. The playoff whistles will leak into the regular season for us, our powerplay is too lethal, and the refs know it. The other night Vancouver was already getting away with more than we were.

It sucks but that's the way it is.

I agree. The league will take it upon itself to penalize the Oilers for having a lethal powerplay since it's not fair to the other teams, gotta even the odds. The NHL loves it's false parity.

 

[Czechboy]

Perfect game to end Yam's scoring drought if you ask me.

Is it a drought after 1 game?lol

I get what you are saying.. his season didn't end the best last year.

New season though!

 

[soothsayer]

The message needs to be to turn the other cheek in this game.

The Flames will 1000% come out looking to stir shit up physically because it's the only thing they are at all good at, so we need to just sit back and let them take the dumb penalties.

Agreed. If the Flames take dumb penalities, with how good the Oilers powerplay is, it's an auto-loss for them. My concern is when the game gets out of hand.

 

[Czechboy]

Why?

I love the look of that third line and think it can be great.

However, I wouldn't play Kass against Calgary ever. Tkachuk is great at getting him to take stupid penalties. At least he won't be affecting the first line when sitting in the box cheering on the PK.

I am serious though, I think that third line has a lot of potential to be awesome (as a third line).

 

[K1984]

I love the look of that third line and think it can be great.

However, I wouldn't play Kass against Calgary ever. Tkachuk is great at getting him to take stupid penalties. At least he won't be affecting the first line when sitting in the box cheering on the PK.

I am serious though, I think that third line has a lot of potential to be awesome (as a third line).

Huh?

 

[Smartguy]

Apparently Tippett is playing Hyman with RNH to start so they build chemistry early, as he wants to deploy them as a penalty killing duo.

I don't mind having Hyman and Pulju on different lines for now as there's a work horse on each of the top two lines that way.

Agreed. Also the easiest way to ease into a new season is have McDrai give you 2 goals a game. See last season when they started out split up and the team got off to a slow start.

 

[CookiesAndMilk]

Is it a drought after 1 game?lol

I get what you are saying.. his season didn't end the best last year.

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New season though!

Lol f*** me. But in all honesty, it felt longer actually.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

I love the look of that third line and think it can be great.

However, I wouldn't play Kass against Calgary ever. Tkachuk is great at getting him to take stupid penalties. At least he won't be affecting the first line when sitting in the box cheering on the PK.

I am serious though, I think that third line has a lot of potential to be awesome (as a third line).

So we shouldn’t play Kassian and watch ratboy ride McDavid all night like a backpack?