Pre-Game Talk: The Contender Visits The Pretender

[94 Oil Drops]

Uh-oh! We have to play the Bruins tonight.

Still no Oilers trades. That makes me sad.

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[SwedishFire]

Uh-oh! We have to play the Bruins tonight.

Still no Oilers trades. That makes me sad.

Does Holland realise he misses all trains? He will be left alone on the station.

 

[Captain Controversy]

Holland has a plan....lol
To wait until the very last second....Only to trade for GhostBear and Jensen out of Washington

 

[Dynamic]

I got my dates mixed up and thought they were in Boston. I had much more hope if they were on the road against the Bruins, maybe 50-50 chance at a win I thought.

At Roger Place…… f**k, it will be a miracle if we get a point.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Holland has a plan....lol
To wait until the very last second....Only to trade for GhostBear and Jensen out of Washington

Jenson would be ok. No thanks to Ghost Bear though. We already have Bouchard and Barrie. Litteraly the last kind of player we need.

*Just found out Lafferty just went to Toronto. Bob Stauffer weeps.

 

[tiger_80]

Holland has a plan....lol
To wait until the very last second....Only to trade for GhostBear and Jensen out of Washington

Ken's in the bathroom.

That's the day Lucic Jr. scores his first NHL goal!

 

[FlameChampion]

Auto loss so guess that means we win

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Well we lost to the worst NHL team last game, so...

...But no, I don't forsee a win tonight.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

We play well against better teams.

We just dumb down our play to match the level of our competition.
We're the team that beat Tampa twice, then loses our 2 games to Columbus.

We beat Carolina, and lose to Montreal.



I think we can beat Boston, because they'll actually try.

I'm more worried about our games versus San Jose and Arizona where they'll maybe play 20 minutes, and coast for the rest of it.


Wrapping up the year with a series of games against the Ducks and the Sharks? ooof.. I'd be surprised if we win half of those.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

The Oilers usually play the Bruins well. I'm being unusually optimistic and say the eek out an OTL.

 

[tardigrade81]

Hoping to watch this. Stomach flu making its way through the out household so I’m hoping I don’t get it tonight

 

[CycloneSweep]

It’ll be nice to see an elite team play.

 

[BudBundy]

Bold super hot take! I fully expect us to get our asses handed to us, so naturally it will be an Oilers win. Our team of rollercoaster riders will be so terrified of being embarrassed by the Bs that they will actually defend a little. Skinner, who can actually occasionally stop pucks, will get the 40 save W.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Hoping to watch this. Stomach flu making its way through the out household so I’m hoping I don’t get it tonight

I hear A&W cures all.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Hoping to watch this. Stomach flu making its way through the out household so I’m hoping I don’t get it tonight

That's unfortunate. Hope your folks get well soon and that you can stay healthy. Just remember that stress is bad for your immune system so you should probably not watch. lol!

 

[ElysiumAB]

Any word on Kane playing tonight?

 

[tfwnogf]

Oilers will get their first shutout of the season

 

[rickysusedsht]

I guess the boys and management will see what a cup contender looks like up close and how this team stacks up .

 

[ElysiumAB]

Any word on Kane playing tonight?

Kane not playing tonight.

"Kane (upper body) is still considered day-to-day but won't be ready to face Boston on Monday, per NHL.com."

 

[BlackDogg]

I hear A&W cures all.

Or causes it. One or the other

 

[CycloneSweep]

Oilers will get their first shutout of the season

Haven't we been shutout already?

 

[Spawn]

Toughest stretch of the season coming up over the next 10 games. Playoff spot is far from locked up. Let’s get the 10 games started with an unexpected win.

3-2 Oilers in a nail biter

McDavid 2 goals to get to 50

 

[Oilhawks]

Might sound weird but idgaf much about the games until they make a trade / TDL

 

[Mr Kot]

Hoping to watch this. Stomach flu making its way through the out household so I’m hoping I don’t get it tonight

Stop eating regular food for now, start sipping sports drinks or electrolyte drinks until you feel a bit better. Then, eat plain rice, dry toast, and bananas.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

This is it boys and girls, the measuring stick game where you put a bit of passion in your McConnor bowl so we don't have to endure the countless tread about how the east is so much better... yerk yadayada...