Post-Game Talk: SWAJ

[Oil Dood]

Gagner has 12 years of NHL experience....Benson has 2 games
Experience matters.

Gagner also doesnt have the same risk of having his confidence damaged by playing against the other teams best dmen.
I honestly dont understand the drama being created around this decision.

Tippet is a smart coach. He probably understood Benson was not quite ready so he sheltered him. That is a good thing. Unless we want to see what happens when we put guys that are not ready into roles? I mean that has worked since 06 right?

 

[CycloneSweep]

Gagner has 12 years of NHL experience....Benson has 2 games
Experience matters.

Gagner also doesnt have the same risk of having his confidence damaged by playing against the other teams best dmen.
I honestly dont understand the drama being created around this decision.

I don't think it was a confidence thing. If they were worried about confidence playing him almost not at all for 2 games and sending him down might be a bad idea.

 

[Mr Sakich]

You’re in half of the tales I have to tell, lol.

I think you might be the longest term guy on these boards.

 

[Bring Back Bucky]

Gagner has 12 years of NHL experience....Benson has 2 games
Experience matters.

Gagner also doesnt have the same risk of having his confidence damaged by playing against the other teams best dmen.
I honestly dont understand the drama being created around this decision.

No kidding. f*** the drama here is unreal. We talk about proper development. A guy earns a cup of coffee. Gets one to have a look at the NHL pace for several days and takes a few spins. Now he can go work on what it will take to be an NHL top nine every day player. To me it’s refreshing. This team is in a playoff race for Christ’s sake.

 

[bellagiobob]

Have we heard any updates on Connor's knee? I haven't seen anything.

Day off today. Likely won't hear anything until after practice tomorrow.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Yamamoto looked ready to go right out of the gate and did well.

Benson does not. More percolating required, IMO.

 

[guymez]

No kidding. **** the drama here is unreal. We talk about proper development. A guy earns a cup of coffee. Gets one to have a look at the NHL pace for several days and takes a few spins. Now he can go work on what it will take to be an NHL top nine every day player. To me it’s refreshing. This team is in a playoff race for Christ’s sake.

Couldnt agree more.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

No kidding. **** the drama here is unreal. We talk about proper development. A guy earns a cup of coffee. Gets one to have a look at the NHL pace for several days and takes a few spins. Now he can go work on what it will take to be an NHL top nine every day player. To me it’s refreshing. This team is in a playoff race for Christ’s sake.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I watch the nashville feed. Their announcer keeps on whining and saying Drai was diving.

lol he had a stick shoved under his skate blade. When that happens, player fall down. It’s not rocket science.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

lol he had a stick shoved under his skate blade. When that happens, player fall down. It’s not rocket science.

Bet they weren’t complaining about that missed obvious icing call that started the events to their first goal.

 

[guymez]

I don't think it was a confidence thing. If they were worried about confidence playing him almost not at all for 2 games and sending him down might be a bad idea.

Having a young player spend time and practice with the big team and get to play (sheltered) in a couple of games in his home town is hardly a bad idea.

How on earth could that negatively impact his confidence?

 

[tardigrade81]

A&W is far superior with their bacon and eggers....but for me there is a local diner in Red Deer called Queens diner that makes the best breakfast sandwich I have ever had. The bulk of the food at McDonalds I can only eat if I am in a certain mood.

Ya local diners are always delicious! Nickys cafe here in Regina makes fantastic breakfast sandwiches as well. My stomach hasn’t felt great since the McDonald’s lol.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

A&W is far superior with their bacon and eggers....but for me there is a local diner in Red Deer called Queens diner that makes the best breakfast sandwich I have ever had. The bulk of the food at McDonalds I can only eat if I am in a certain mood.

McDonald’s is my guilty pleasure. Love that shit.

 

[3IR]

So maybe Neal isn’t ready?

hopefully precautionary and he either sits on the bench or comes in for khaira

 

[Mav3rick07]

So maybe Neal isn’t ready?

hopefully precautionary and he either sits on the bench or comes in for khaira

This has me worried about Connors knee because Cave plays Center .

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

I don’t mind Cave as a call up.

 

[pratt]

A&W is far superior with their bacon and eggers....but for me there is a local diner in Red Deer called Queens diner that makes the best breakfast sandwich I have ever had. The bulk of the food at McDonalds I can only eat if I am in a certain mood.

100% agree with this. It's its own category of craving. When I want a burger, I want a real burger, either BBQ at home, Red Robin's (RIP), or harveys, a&w, Wendy's for fast food options ). McDonald's doesn't even come into the conversation cause it's something different, But when you want a Big Mac only a Big Mac will do (I guess Original Joes has a version and Whitespot used to -- probably still do)

 

[nexttothemoon]

Cave up and Khaira down would be a reasonable move (which Holland won't do)... OR maybe a trade is in the works.

3rd scenario... there's your 1st line centre replacement for McDavid.

All hail Cave.


Probably time for a Granlund callup again as well... hopefully he's got his head out of his ass after that demotion as he looks to be playing decently in Bako.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Little stat tidbit... who was the only Oiler who was a plus player in both of their last 2 games?

Ethan Bear.


Bear also lead all Oilers in PK time over the past 2 games.

 

[ujju2]

Cave up and Khaira down would be a reasonable move (which Holland won't do)... OR maybe a trade is in the works.

3rd scenario... there's your 1st line centre replacement for McDavid.

All hail Cave.


Probably time for a Granlund callup again as well... hopefully he's got his head out of his ass after that demotion as he looks to be playing decently in Bako.

Why would sending Khaira down be reasonable when we could just shop him instead? Plenty of teams looking for a big bottom-6 player with some skill.

 

[replacement]

Mike Smith hasn't lost a game in regulation since December.

 

[booyakasha]

Little stat tidbit... who was the only Oiler who was a plus player in both of their last 2 games?

Ethan Bear.


Bear also lead all Oilers in PK time over the past 2 games.

Top 15 in Rookie scoring...nice.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Seeing John Marino at #8 on that list above stings a little.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Why would sending Khaira down be reasonable when we could just shop him instead? Plenty of teams looking for a big bottom-6 player with some skill.

Well I did say "maybe a trade is in the works"...

 

[guymez]

I don’t mind Cave as a call up.

I dont either as long as he replaces Khaira.