Pre-Game Talk: Saturday @ Jets: Woody makes watching games a Mile High Experience again

[Coachcorner]

Wonder who replaces Puljujarvi in the lineup. I'm thinking we go:

Hyman - McDavid - Yamamoto
Kane - Draisaitl - McLeod
Foegele - RNH - Ryan

Not sure about the bottom line though. I'd call up Griffith or Lavoie and give Perlini a look. Need to rotate in some bodies or else the forwards will be exhausted playing so much, especially with the 11-7 format.

How long Jesse gon be out sire?

 

[McShogun99]

What a long assed Bus ride, I hope the roads are ok.

If you can avoid the trucker protests at the border you can make the drive in under 12 hours.

 

[ujju2]

He’s is an Elite third line center. He is finally able to play where he is best suited to play. The Kane signing finally allowed him to be able to play there.

Any player is "best suited" to play in a lower competition role. Could you imagine McDavid as 3C? That doesn't mean anything about that player's ability. In Nuge's case he's easily a top-line level player in his good seasons and a top-6 level player otherwise. Being able to play him against lesser competition as a 3C is a luxury we're fortunate to have. And he's getting his minutes anyways, mainly because he plays significant time on both the PP and PK.

 

[Rengorlex]

How long Jesse gon be out sire?

4 weeks.

 

[gordonhught]

I think your correct about the lines.

I expect Shore and Benson may be our bottom pair of F and perhaps Malone gets a call up as Woody has a ton of experience with him and he can check.

Way too early for Lavoie IMO.

Malone.

 

[McBeastMode]

Nice weather in Winnipeg

 

[Sanchez]

Nice weather in Winnipeg

Good thing there's no airport as the planes would be covered in ice and snow

 

[FlameChampion]

Will be an interesting game. Hopefully we can pull out a victory. The Minnesota game will be tough however.

 

[snipes]

6-1 win.

We absolutely run them out of the building with suffocating 5 v 5 play.

McDavid hat trick, he has looked so dominant under Woodcroft.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

6-1 win.

We absolutely run them out of the building with suffocating 5 v 5 play.

McDavid hat trick, he has looked so dominant under Woodcroft.

Yep McDavid is scary good again.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Nice weather in Winnipeg

Safe to say the Greyhounds there are probably going to be running a little late. Hope the A&W in there is still open.

 

[3IR]

The Jets always play us hard, and I wouldn't be surprised if they....

JK we're gonna win 5-1 f*** em.

 

[Stoneman89]

You guys are bad, talking about Winnipeg like that (but funny). I can imagine the elites in the GTA usually speak like that about us.

 

[oilers'72]

I want to dispel the rumour that Winnipeg doesn't have an airport.

I have definitive proof!

 

[longtimeoilfan]

So are we bussing directly from Edmonton or flying to Minnesota and bussing north?

Kenora might be closer... and they have an airport.

 

[bone]

I want to dispel the rumour that Winnipeg doesn't have an airport.

I have definitive proof!

Propaganda put forth by the evil baby eating cabal that Hilary leads.

 

[oilers'72]

Propaganda put forth by the evil baby eating cabal that Hilary leads.

Where does gate 31B actually take someone to? And why do they all come back "changed".

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Oilers pulling up to Winnipeg arena
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[Mr Kot]

Propaganda put forth by the evil baby eating cabal that Hilary leads.

this but unironically

 

[tardigrade81]

 

[Coachcorner]

4 weeks.

Yes, now we know sire.... and its not good. Jesse is one of the keys of the puzzle. He really battles and makes the world a better place. No matter if he ain't even scesoring... he still makes defense and room for mcdavid.

 

[Del Preston]

Some good photoshopped pics of the Oilers deboarding a plane in Winnipeg. Reminds me of the "moon landing" in 1969.

 

[oilers'72]

Some good photoshopped pics of the Oilers deboarding a plane in Winnipeg. Reminds me of the "moon landing" being in 1969.

What's not shown is that the plane landed on a stretch of Highway 1/Portage Avenue, just on the western outskirts of the city.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Some good photoshopped pics of the Oilers deboarding a plane in Winnipeg. Reminds me of the "moon landing" being in 1969.

I was gonna say.. the buses in Winnipeg look weird.

 

[Snipes45]

Yes, now we know sire.... and its not good. Jesse is one of the keys of the puzzle. He really battles and makes the world a better place. No matter if he ain't even scesoring... he still makes defense and room for mcdavid.

I know his metrics, but I personally do not see him being missed greatly as a lot will. It will be a very unpopular opinion.

He still looks so unbalanced out there. It's like every single play he makes is by the skin of his teeth. Reaching for a pass, trying to make a pass, reaching for guys instead of pinning them along the boards, whiffing on a lot of chances, and even injuring himself scoring a tap in that he whiffed on lol.

I hope this player improves. I just want him to improve basic things like not being so clumsy holding onto a puck. His stick is also too long. He just doesn't have "it" when you watch him. He just fumbles and bumbles his way through games and has the odd nice poke check or forecheck here and there.

I would be shocked if he got anything over 4 million