Pre-Game Talk: Versus Columbus. This is a haiku game thread. 5:30 game time

[OldManBouchard]

Bottom nine sucks balls
They need to effin score now
But, Khaira's beard nice

 

[TJ Hooker]

The Oilers look bad.
It is a long season now.
f***ing win a game.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

It's worth pointing out
That when the Oilers score first
They are Five and Oh.

 

[Dorian2]

I might watch the game.
If I don't I'll play guitar.
Oilers better win.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

MORNING SKATE REPORT: Oilers at Blue Jackets

Under the Lineup Notes, is the quote from Tippet saying a few guys got cleared. On the roster, Nygard and Persson have had the * removed from beside their name indicating they are now off the IR.

My guess is they draw back in tonight.

 

[SwedishFire]

Now Haas is higher in the hierachy than Jurco. What happend with that guy?
If Khaira Nuge Gagner is your 2nd line. You dont have a good hockey team.
Im sorry, but no.

Or is the Nygård Haas Neal the 2nd line? Cause its sure stronger.

 

[CycloneSweep]

MORNING SKATE REPORT: Oilers at Blue Jackets

Under the Lineup Notes, is the quote from Tippet saying a few guys got cleared. On the roster, Nygard and Persson have had the * removed from beside their name indicating they are now off the IR.

My guess is they draw back in tonight.

It wouldn't shock my if he kept them out another game

 

[SwedishFire]

I think Chiasson and Khaira plays because there could be only one forward on the bench.

But as I said earlier. try Lagesson and Persson as forwards, or Manning (If you want to push down Russel to 3rd pairing). It can only go uphill with the bottom 6.
I bet they would be more effective. Or at least more talented.

I bet Jurco gets sent down. And granlund is in the Tippet freezebox, and I bet thats not a sweet place to be,

 

[OfCorsiDid]

That is not your panic button or did you finally change the light in it?

Light replacements were on sale at Canadian Tire. Figured I’d go pick some up.

 

[GodPucker]

My English is crap
Still I cheer for my team hard
From omsk in Russia

Your English is fine man. We all get negative about the Oilers. I like what Gregor said. Guys are not doing what they are capable of. They also aren't giving much up.

Look where we are and how bad our depth is. We can only go up from here I think.

Edit: You didn't say anything negative, those were just my thoughts.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I am in Columbus tonight
Watching in Nationwide Arena with a beer
Haiku’s really really f***ing suck

 

[GhostfaceWu]

It wouldn't shock my if he kept them out another game

Hoping is more like it.

 

[McTonyBrar]

It wouldn't shock my if he kept them out another game

There in the game bud. Why do you look for the worst scenario?

 

[GhostfaceWu]

I think Chiasson and Khaira plays because there could be only one forward on the bench.

But as I said earlier. try Lagesson and Persson as forwards, or Manning (If you want to push down Russel to 3rd pairing). It can only go uphill with the bottom 6.
I bet they would be more effective. Or at least more talented.

I bet Jurco gets sent down. And granlund is in the Tippet freezebox, and I bet thats not a sweet place to be,

Honestly never thought of that but it isn't a bad idea. My main problem with Manning is that he is a defenseman and sucks at defending but if he was a 4th liner that plays with the edge he sometimes plays with as well as him having a slap shot he'd probably be an upgrade on the majority of the bottom 6.

 

[Missing smitty]

There in the game bud. Why do you look for the worst scenario?

If you're constantly pessimistic, you can't be disappointed!

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Persson in for Manning. Nygard in for Jurco

For **** sakes, finally.

 

[CycloneSweep]

There in the game bud. Why do you look for the worst scenario?

I wasn't looking at worst case scenario, just could have seen Tippet keep them out till they had a full practice with the team in their spots was all.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Has anyone else noticed this? When the season started all of our lines would pass the puck back to the defence when in the neutral zone and no play materialized. Last 3-4 games our forwards are just dumping pucks into the offensive zone and not chasing it (mostly bottom six lines). Is it just me who’s noticed this?

 

[SwedishFire]

Honestly never thought of that but it isn't a bad idea. My main problem with Manning is that he is a defenseman and sucks at defending but if he was a 4th liner that plays with the edge he sometimes plays with as well as him having a slap shot he'd probably be an upgrade on the majority of the bottom 6.

Im on this idea.

Klefbom Persson
Nurse Bear
Russell (why not Lagesson here Tippet) Benning

Nuge McDavid Neal
Jurco Leon Gagner
Nygård Haas Kassian
Manning Sheahan P.Russell

 

[BlackDogg]

We suck like last year,
Something in the water Bob?
Wasn't all Toby's fault.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Im on this idea.

Klefbom Persson
Nurse Bear
Russell (why not Lagesson here Tippet) Benning

Nuge McDavid Neal
Jurco Leon Gagner
Nygård Haas Kassian
Manning Sheahan P.Russell

Manning shouldn't play defense for this team, let alone forward.

 

[Mav3rick07]

There in the game bud. Why do you look for the worst scenario?

How do you know they’re in the game though ?

I appreciate the optimism but I think it’s best we don’t assume anything. Persson is “likely” according to Stauffer but we haven’t heard a peep about Nygard.

 

[McTonyBrar]

How do you know they’re in the game though ?

I appreciate the optimism but I think it’s best we don’t assume anything. Persson is “likely” according to Stauffer but we haven’t heard a peep about Nygard.

All right?

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Manning shouldn't play defense for this team, let alone forward.

You got that backwards.

 

[MaxR11]

lol, gregor just read a text he got from a current nhl dman he was conversing with the other night... the dman said, "oilers bottom 6 is the easiest to play against in the nhl. no effort, urgency and half a$$ed forechecks and intensity, no physicality and speed other than that swedish guy etc" something like that.