GDT: PS #5 | "Return of the Mac" | Oilers vs. Yotes | 7:00PM | Streamed

[KidLine93]

McDavids #1 fan.

you lost me here. Thought you were trying to make a kevin lowe reference

 

[nexttothemoon]

41 shots... 71% on the dot and they still lose 4-2

Unlucky.. or just no damn finish yet again?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

You could've told me this was a regular season game from last year and I would've believed you.

If only they could dominate like they did last year in preseason
We need those studs like Rattie and Yamamoto back

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Fine with me. It would be stupid to throw Bouchard in the top 4 right now. He's not ready, don't force it.

It wouldn’t be. At all. Not if he’s the best option.

Benning is horrendous in the top four. Russell doesn’t work. All we have is unknowns.

 

[Smartguy]

I feel like I say this every year... the Oilers played sloppy. Now I'm wondering if they even have the skill to not play sloppy. Playing sloppy is just what they are.

A team playing sloppy in preseason, preposterous!

 

[CycloneSweep]

They need preseason skill like Rattie and Pulju back

Or actual skill like McDavid, Draisaitl and Nuge. We don't have 6 moderately skilled guys for our top 6. We have one NHL defensemen with any skill that can still play defense in Klefbom.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

41 shots... 71% on the dot and they still lose 4-2

Unlucky.. or just no damn finish yet again?

Too many shots from distance. Neal in particular seemed content with 40% power flips from 50 feet.

 

[CycloneSweep]

It wouldn’t be. At all. Not if he’s the best option.

Benning is horrendous in the top four. Russell doesn’t work. All we have is unknowns.

I'd take maybes right now over known bad players.

I think it's becoming apparent that Larsson will probably never return to a top 4 defender form.

 

[KidLine93]

41 shots... 71% on the dot and they still lose 4-2

Unlucky.. or just no damn finish yet again?

I'm guessing its their goalies first NHL game or he's an ex-oiler by the looks of those stats

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

If only they could dominate like they did last year in preseason
We need those studs like Rattie and Yamamoto back

This preseason has shown us that the Oilers are still very weak on the back end and don't have a lot of finish up front.

I mean, we knew this already but still. Preseason doesn't determine everything but it's not as if it doesn't show anything.

 

[CycloneSweep]

41 shots... 71% on the dot and they still lose 4-2

Unlucky.. or just no damn finish yet again?

We were using our full lineup against a 3rd sting goalie and like...half of Arizona's lineup.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Or actual skill like McDavid, Draisaitl and Nuge. We don't have 6 moderately skilled guys for our top 6. We have one NHL defensemen with any skill that can still play defense in Klefbom.

Yeah..this game didn’t reveal anything we didn’t already know

 

[LTIR]

Should try Drai on his own line.
Gagner-Drai-Kassian looked decent.
Can't let a shutdown line/pairing shut both top guys down.

 

[CycloneSweep]

This preseason has shown us that the Oilers are still very weak on the back end and don't have a lot of finish up front.

I mean, we knew this already but still. Preseason doesn't determine everything but it's not as if it doesn't show anything.

It's not the results in preseason. Goals are too all over the place etc. But you can judge individuals pretty easily if you focus on their play and not production.

 

[48g90a138pts]

Thanks man .... but like Cup said, it’s not worth it for a pre season game.

VPN is handy for watching YouTube vids that aren't available in your region crap. And sometimes your ISP may block or throttle back your feed when your streaming TV or movies. When using a VPN, your ISP doesn't have a clue what your doing.

I don't use mine much at all but comes in handy in those stupid situations.

 

[Cloned]

I don't like Kassian on the top line. He flashes a good game every 10 games or so, but the rest he's just meh and doesn't have the hockey sense to open himself up for shooting opportunities or passes.

I'd run:

Burdasov - McDavid - Drai
Nygard - RNH - Neal
Jurco - Sheahan - Chiasson
Granlund - Cave - Kassian

Klef - Persson
Russell - Larsson
Nurse - Benning

Smith