Pre-Game Talk: The post pre-season and pre-regular season thread

[BlackDogg]

Any thoughts about the upcoming game on Wednesday against the Canucks....
Second game against the Kings on Saturday...

Oct 2: Vancouver at Edmonton
Oct 5: LA at Edmonton
Oct 8: Edmonton at NYI

Not a terrible schedule for the first 3. Not sure if Boeser will be back from concussion yet but he is skating.

Hint of the lineups? Will the Oilers make a trade by then?
Neal on second line and Smith in net (seems certain).? Will Kassian deke on his next breakaway again?

Already at an advantage over last year - opening an home instead of in Europe.

Will it be streamed?

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[ChaoticOrange]

The only trade indication we have is Terry Jones’ spidey sense.... though I still wonder if Benning finds a new home.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

My prediction is that we will blow the doors off the Canucks only to be severely disappointed with the next two games vs the Kings and Islanders.

 

[ToeMcDrag83]

Making a GDT

 

[Aerchon]

Oilers generally have an easy schedule for the first month or two if I remember correctly. Hopefully they can take advantage of that.

 

[BlackDogg]

Just beat New Jersey please

 

[T-Funk]

I want to see some infuriating Dave tippet system with two breakaways winning us the game. Done with losing.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I can already feel dread settling in. I know it's preseason but it wasn't very inspiring.

 

[Smell My Finger]

Three must win games

 

[McDrai]

I can already feel dread settling in. I know it's preseason but it wasn't very inspiring.

I thought last game was pretty encouraging considering we had no McDavid, Nuge, Klefbom, etc.
I’ll wait until the first game for my dread to set in

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

My impressions:

1. I think Holland sees a massive gaping hole at 3C that neither Haas or Cave will be able to fill.
2. I think Tippett is concerned over Nurse who has to extract his head from his ass and stop serving up softball turnovers that turn into game killing goals.
3. Smith will be our starting goaltender.
4. Our bottom 6 doesn't look any better than last seasons bottom 6 and will still struggle to score goals.
5. McDavid needs 200 points and Draisatl needs 100 goals for us to make the playoffs.
6. The PK looks markedly better.

I am being as positive as I can...

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Just happy to be able to watch games on my actual tv.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

If you had to choose one based on preseason performance only...

Which gave you the most confidence.

1) oilers streams
2) Matt Benning
3) Bottom 6 play
4) Mikko Koskinen

 

[MinimaMoralia]

Welp. The glove of Mikko has already put a damper on this season.

 

[Rufus Aslegard]

My impressions:

1. I think Holland sees a massive gaping hole at 3C that neither Haas or Cave will be able to fill.
2. I think Tippett is concerned over Nurse who has to extract his head from his ass and stop serving up softball turnovers that turn into game killing goals.
3. Smith will be our starting goaltender.
4. Our bottom 6 doesn't look any better than last seasons bottom 6 and will still struggle to score goals.
5. McDavid needs 200 points and Draisatl needs 100 goals for us to make the playoffs.
6. The PK looks markedly better.

I am being as positive as I can...

Yup.

 

[Cloned]

If you had to choose one based on preseason performance only...

Which gave you the most confidence.

1) oilers streams
2) Matt Benning
3) Bottom 6 play
4) Mikko Koskinen

Bottom 6 play. At least they don't like they'll be a collective -50 on the season.

If I had to rank them I'd go something like

Bottom 6 play
Oilers streams










Mikko Koskinen












Matt Benning

 

[GodPucker]

My prediction is that we will blow the doors off the Canucks only to be severely disappointed with the next two games vs the Kings and Islanders.

The Canucks always play the Oilers hard. I see the opener as 50/50 at best.

 

[Bankerguy]

Rough Canucks lineup for Wednesday

Ferland Pettersson Boeser
Pearson Horvat JT Miller
Baertschi Gaudette Virtanen
Beagle Sutter Eriksson

Edler Tanev
Hughes Myers
Benn Stecher

Markstom / Demko

Pre-season stand out for the Canucks are Jt Miller (looks like 55 pts if stapled to Horvat) and Adam Gaudette (30 pt two-way 3C if he can carry on all season and not fatigue like last year)

Pre-season duds: Jake Virtanen. Lazy AF. so so bad
and Eriksson (slower every day)

hopefully its a good game

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Rough Canucks lineup for Wednesday

Ferland Pettersson Boeser
Pearson Horvat JT Miller
Baertschi Gaudette Virtanen
Beagle Sutter Eriksson

Edler Tanev
Hughes Myers
Benn Stecher

Markstom / Demko

Pre-season stand out for the Canucks are Jt Miller (looks like 55 pts if stapled to Horvat) and Adam Gaudette (30 pt two-way 3C if he can carry on all season and not fatigue like last year)

Pre-season duds: Jake Virtanen. Lazy AF. so so bad
and Eriksson (slower every day)

hopefully its a good game

Boeser will be back in time for the game?

 

[McTrashBoat]

Boeser will be back in time for the game?

According to sports net he will

 

[McBooya42]

I can already feel dread settling in. I know it's preseason but it wasn't very inspiring.

What...you're taking a negative viewpoint on the season before it's even started?

 

[Weitz]

Not very inspired by the pre-season.. Hopefully they can get started on the right foot on Wednesday.

Athletic came out with a power rankings today as voted by their NHL writers. Oilers come in at 26th.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Not very inspired by the pre-season.. Hopefully they can get started on the right foot on Wednesday.

Athletic came out with a power rankings today as voted by their NHL writers. Oilers come in at 26th.

Sounds about right to me. We are who we are until the Oilers show that they are improved on the ice.

 

[McOvechking]

B-B-B-Benning and the Jets

It just makes too much sense.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

What...you're taking a negative viewpoint on the season before it's even started?

Would you prefer I plaster false optimism all over the board? McDavid masks a lot of team problems and the roster is marginally better than last year.