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

[voxel]

I just want McDavid's knee to hold up.

Positives:

Smith's puckhandling is infinitely better than most of our D's pucking moving skill so that's a bonus.
Neal >>>>> Lucic
No ChiaPet

 

[Bankerguy]

Canucks just waived Baertschi.

He's a good player but his problem is with injuries. He is healthy now though, I think if he stayed healthy and was in your guys top 6 he's be legit top 6 winger good for 45 - 50 points.
The risk though is that he gets hurt again which could easily happen

 

[McBooya42]

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.

I disagree in that the bottom 6 is waaaayyyy better. We still have our deficiencies sure, but I believe we will be a better team.

 

[bone]

Canucks just waived Baertschi.

He's a good player but his problem is with injuries. He is healthy now though, I think if he stayed healthy and was in your guys top 6 he's be legit top 6 winger good for 45 - 50 points.
The risk though is that he gets hurt again which could easily happen

Ick. That guy has always come off as a Grade A douche (feminine hygiene product). Don't want him near the team.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I disagree in that the bottom 6 is waaaayyyy better. We still have our deficiencies sure, but I believe we will be a better team.

The defense is still barely NHL caliber and the goaltending is a massive question mark.

 

[Satire]

I think we finish with 80 pts this season. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

We need a good winger or two to push Drai into that 2C spot and put him in a position to succeed. Also we need Koski to find his glove hand.

 

[Bankerguy]

Ick. That guy has always come off as a Grade A *****e (feminine hygiene product). Don't want him near the team.

Hmm, he never struck me like that. Always positive in interviews and all that.
I mentioned him because wing depth is a struggle for the oil
He'd be better than Jurco, and Nygard hans't played an NHL game yet, better than Khaira (lived two houses down from me prior). etc.

 

[bone]

Hmm, he never struck me like that. Always positive in interviews and all that.
I mentioned him because wing depth is a struggle for the oil
He'd be better than Jurco, and Nygard hans't played an NHL game yet, better than Khaira (lived two houses down from me prior). etc.

Maybe it's a face to hate ala Couture, but he's always come across very arrogant in his actions on the ice to me, but a lot of that goes back to him in junior, and perhaps I just haven't moved on.

 

[Bankerguy]

Maybe it's a face to hate ala Couture, but he's always come across very arrogant in his actions on the ice to me, but a lot of that goes back to him in junior, and perhaps I just haven't moved on.

ya he does look like a prick hah

 

[Waterbuf]

Vancouverite here.

Oilers/Canucks is actually a very competitive matchup these days.

I want the Oilers to turn it around. At the risk of beating a dead horse I just need to say that its awful and amazing to see how much Chiarelli & Co decimated the Oilers lineup. Even with McDavid and Draisatil you just look at those lines and they are almost a borderline AHL team.

 

[McTrashBoat]

Who's doing the GDT tomorrow?

I dont want the job but I'd volunteer a pic or two to help out if wanted

 

[McDNicks17]

Who's doing the GDT tomorrow?

I dont want the job but I'd volunteer a pic or two to help out if wanted

I think someone said they're doing it.

Maybe @ConnorMcMullet ?

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

I think someone said they're doing it.

Maybe @ConnorMcMullet ?

Yup. @ToeMcDrag83 is doing it for game 2.

 

[TheRebuild]

Thanks for coming by, but I disagree on the borderline AHL team remark... our starting lineup right now is clearly good enough to be a middle-of-the-pack AHL team.

Vancouverite here.

Oilers/Canucks is actually a very competitive matchup these days.

I want the Oilers to turn it around. At the risk of beating a dead horse I just need to say that its awful and amazing to see how much Chiarelli & Co decimated the Oilers lineup. Even with McDavid and Draisatil you just look at those lines and they are almost a borderline AHL team.

 

[BudBundy]

I’m on the record as predicting Oilers finish at 83 points, out of the playoffs, let down by wildly inconsistent goaltending and a few injuries to a paper-thin defense.

Please, oh please, Oilers, prove me wrong!

 

[nexttothemoon]

Team is better than we think it is. Possibly much better.

 

[GrinningBuddha]

Time is running out for that "Holland will make a move by 3 PM Tuesday" prediction from (I think it was) Stauffer.

 

[Morpheus]

Time is running out for that "Holland will make a move by 3 PM Tuesday" prediction from (I think it was) Stauffer.

Terry Jones IIRC

 

[Ctrain2k]

Don’t we have a couple roster cuts to make still?