Pre-Game Talk: The time hast come...Van@Edm | Wednesday @ 8pm
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Hockey starts out east at 3.30 our time and ends at 11PM with our game vs the hated Canucks. I cant wait to be a lump in the home theatre again with my eyes glued to the screen. Good times have finally come, and a reason to stay home and quarantine till I get my vaccination sometime in 2023.
Oilers 6-5, lots of rust on both teams leads to lots of goals for both teams and we have McDrai, so f*** you Vancouver.
Oilers 6-5, lots of rust on both teams leads to lots of goals for both teams and we have McDrai, so f*** you Vancouver.
Draiskull
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He will likely be leading the D in ice time.
Having Russell allows him to be the rover and gives Jones a veteran partner in Larsson.
Mez
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I think its best for him to get used to the system on the 3rd pairing...Im sure he will get looks with others.
Going to be a tough division. I don't see any team being an 'easy game" whatsoever. I think Ottawa will get much more points than people around the league think.
yukoner88
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Just put a couple versions of these in the OP to toast off the opening of the season n were good to go I think
I really hope McDavid is more of an a**hole that the guys respect and rips into guys vocally this year (I know he won't rip into them lol). You can tell from his interviews he seems more confident and open to saying what his expectations are for himself and the team.3 - 1 Loss.
The Oilers get a quick goal from McD in the first 2 minutes, and then sleepwalk through the rest of the game with zero intensity / effort until the last 4 minutes or so.
Does this scenario sound familiar?
On the bright side, after this loss, the Oil win the next 4 out of 6.
BTW I PRAY that my prediction is wrong, and that the Oilers stomp the Canucks 5 - 1.
yukoner88
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Given the few quotes we've heard from him training camp, I think McDavid has pretty high expectations everyone to bring their "A" game this season
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This just struck me. Barrie in OT is a weapon this team has not really had.
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I still don't know about Archibald on that 3rd line. I like him and everything, it just seems weird with Turris and Puljujarvi. Three righties. I'd rather Ennis there.
ChaoticOrange
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I think Tippett wants a forechecker/physical option on every line.
Kassian on line 1
Yams on line 2
Archie on line 3
Chiasson on line 4
According to Canucks' Legend Kevin Bieksa, both passing speed and shooting speed will increase with every touch of the puck between righties. We will see many goals from this line if his theory is true
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Woo Hoo! Hockey is back! Can't wait for tomorrow!
There will be a LOT of rust in the first bunch of games. On a regular year it's bad. This year will be worse. Hopefully we can outscore what is likely going to be a poor defensive game on both sides.
I'm hoping our boys come out pumped, excited and ready to take this season by the horns early.
This season we will see if Markstrom covered up a lot of the nucks issues, which I believe he did.
There will be a LOT of rust in the first bunch of games. On a regular year it's bad. This year will be worse. Hopefully we can outscore what is likely going to be a poor defensive game on both sides.
I'm hoping our boys come out pumped, excited and ready to take this season by the horns early.
This season we will see if Markstrom covered up a lot of the nucks issues, which I believe he did.
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I pray Pulju is one day good enough to get onto that top line and finally demote Kassian
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I don’t think there’s reallly going to a big difference between our 2nd and 3rd pair. They’ll play similar minutes.
He'll be the best forward on the ice when the fourth line is out there.
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Russell - Larsson pairing is a black hole for possession which is why by default Barrie is on the 3rd pair.
I'm curious what the PK defence pairings will look like. Nurse, Larsson and Russell will all get PK minutes, but then does Bear get the other PK minutes on the right side, or do they go with Jones and have 3 lefties?
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Bear for sure he was great on the pk last year. Likely both see time though.
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That was also after a 3 month Lay off in his rookie season. Tippett even said it was so he doesn't get overwhelmed.
Before the layoff Jones was logging 17-20mins a night. I think he'll be solid. Not flashy but solid
That's not the third pair. It's 3 even pairs with even amount of ice time. Tippett talks about having 3 good pairs in his pressers.
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