Sam Gagner to return tonight! --- (GDT coming soon!)

[booyakasha]

as per Dustin Nielson

Dustin Nielson ‏@nielsonTSN1260 2m
According to @DarrenDreger Sam Gagner is expected to play for the Oilers tonight. We'll talk about it next.


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[EchoesoftheEighties]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 16m
Should be a big boost for the Oilers tonight as Sam Gagner is expected to play.

Good stuff.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Good news, I'm sure Gagner's excited to get back in the line up. I wonder why Dreger would know though?

 

[booyakasha]

Well WTF???

Where is the GDT for tonight?....let's get it up and running!...someone?

 

[McDNicks17]

Nice!

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Sam Gagner returns tonight..


Final score


8-2 Leafs

 

[Dorian2]

Good to hear that Samwise is playing. Who the hell are we playing anyways?

Oh Leafs. Never mind.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Good to hear that Samwise is playing. Who the hell are we playing anyways?

20 Phil Kessels

 

[joestevens29]

Good news, I'm sure Gagner's excited to get back in the line up. I wonder why Dreger would know though?

Dreger isn't as stupid as everyone makes him out to be.

 

[Butane Fan]

Welcome back Sam, keep your head up as it appears others teams are head hunting and going for knees of any Oiler. The going rate is 2K for some fund that does appear to help the Oilers with the nagging injuries they get in return.

 

[I am the Liquor]

All our problems are over.

 

[McDNicks17]

Well WTF???

Where is the GDT for tonight?....let's get it up and running!...someone?

I think ToeDrag is going to be posting soon.

I started one and didn't realize he was signed up, so I just scrapped mine haha.

 

[Valic]

All our problems are over.

I'm just hoping as people come back from injury MacT jumps into the trade waters. Our depth forwards haven't shown that bad. Well compared to our D and our Goaltending at least.

 

[belair]

Color me interested.

The actual team captain is returning tonight.

Hopefully he can help Yakupov keep clawing his way out of the s***er. It would be nice to have to three solid scoring lines.

rnh-eberle
gags-yak
perron-hemsky

Throw your support guys in as you please.

 

[Gord]

I think ToeDrag is going to be posting soon.

I started one and didn't realize he was signed up, so I just scrapped mine haha.

he's like the Oilers and doesn't show up to start the game.

This could be the first Oiler game in quite some time to actually have the team play 4 decent centres.

RNH
Gagner
Gordon
Arcobello

that's not too bad.

 

[McPuritania]

Hopefully Gags plays on the wing, and it not, hopefully Arc takes his draws for him.

 

[OileDrop]

Gagner only suits center so he wont be playing wing! I hope we all cheer very loud for him as soon as he steps on the ice

Lets start to climb out of our funk as long as Bachman keeps playing way he did vs LA, we will have a shot... I know our team will be better, we just were gassed from the road trip!

 

[McOilbleeder]

I hope we roll 3 scoring lines. Have Gagner centering Yak. Perron with RNH and Eberle.


Pumped to see Gagner return. Massive boost for this squad.

 

[Soli]

There's only an optional skate today eh? With Eakins, figure we'll have to wait till warm up to know the lines.

 

[McDrai]

Jones/RNH/Eberle
Perron/Arcobello/Hemsky
Lander/Gagner/Yakupov
Gazdic/Gordon/Eager

 

[JoeCool16]

Just win please. And I guess Sam's going to be wearing the Sidney Crosby knight helmet attachment?

 

[OILSLICK94]

Perron - Nugent-Hopkins - Eberle
Jones - Gordon - Hemsky
Lander - Gagner - Yakupov
Gazdic - Arcobello - Eager

Arco and Lander can swap as coach Eakins can see fit,

When healthy (Hall, Joensuu, and Smyth in particular)

Hall - Nugent-Hopkins - Yakupov
Perron - Gagner - Eberle
Smyth - Gordon - Hemsky
Joensuu - Arcobello - Gazdic
Ex. Jones/Eager

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE WIN TONIGHT
JUST WIN!!!

 

[PumpkinBombX]

Jones/RNH/Eberle
Perron/Arcobello/Hemsky
Lander/Gagner/Yakupov
Gazdic/Gordon/Eager

Jones on the 1st, and Gordon on the 4th is terrible.

I hate to say it but, Arco has to play 4th line. Yeah he has a lot of assists and wins faceoffs, but he has no goals.

 

[harpoon]

I think that's only five weeks recovery time. Sure hope he's not rushing it.

 

[Everest]

With Arco still playing decent hockey, Lander called up and Acton looking like a solid 4rth line centre...it will be interesting to see what Eakins comes up with for line combinations.

Pretty much the first time this fall he's had some serious options to consider.

Mind you...it might be more straight forward than that.

Lander was "OK" the other night...but...did we really see anything from him to suggest he's a "must" to be in the line up tonight?

My guess is...Gagner starts the game on the wing...somewhere...Lander will be scratched and Acton will centre a 4rth line.