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

[McTonyBrar]

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.

It’s true

 

[trent_vinyl]

Did Stauffer the shill confirm? Stoked if Nygard is back albeit I don’t know why they keep scratching jurco. Get juj out of here.

If Jurco's out, I'm left shaking my head once again with this team and it's coaching. Again, last night, he was one of only a handful of guys who seemed to have any energy out there. He a smart, solid, and pretty creative player. The way the forwards are playing right now, he should probably be up on our second line. Keeping him in over Russell, Khaira, Granlund, or Hass just blows my mind.

 

[McTonyBrar]

If Jurco's out, I'm left shaking my head once again with this team and it's coaching. Again, last night, he was one of only a handful of guys who seemed to have any energy out there. He a smart, solid, and pretty creative player. The way the forwards are playing right now, he should probably be up on our second line. Keeping him in over Russell, Khaira, Granlund, or Hass just blows my mind.

LOL what on earth has jurco done compared to the rest? Does he PK? No. Does he play PP? No. He’s got 2 assists off of Neal’s scoring tear. Anyone could’ve got those assists

 

[joestevens29]

LOL what on earth has jurco done compared to the rest? Does he PK? No. Does he play PP? No. He’s got 2 assists off of Neal’s scoring tear. Anyone could’ve got those assists

There shouldn't be anyone shocked to be scratched tonight that played last night's game. Outside of a few.

 

[CycloneSweep]

LOL what on earth has jurco done compared to the rest? Does he PK? No. Does he play PP? No. He’s got 2 assists off of Neal’s scoring tear. Anyone could’ve got those assists

He shows a pulse offensively. Keeps the play alive and he isn't a liability defensively like most of our bottom 9

 

[McTonyBrar]

He shows a pulse offensively. Keeps the play alive and he isn't a liability defensively like most of our bottom 9

.... the rest of our bottom 9 PK. There damn good at it. If Jurco isn’t a liability defensively then why doesn’t he PK?

 

[CycloneSweep]

.... the rest of our bottom 9 PK. There damn good at it. If Jurco isn’t a liability defensively then why doesn’t he PK?

There is more to the game than the penalty kill. If they are all good at it then who cares if you replace one of them for a guy who can actually push a bit of offense? You don't need 9 f***ing forwards to pk

 

[Yablo21]

There once was a man from Cologne
With Jesus the opposition groans
The goalies are alright
And that Bear kid is tight
Just need the bottom 6 to throw us a bone.

 

[MaxR11]

It’s true

i hope gregor shares that with the team. small chance it'll light a fire under their sagging a$$es. wonder which dman this was. probably a edmonton and area boy or former oiler that has played us already this year. Boychuck? Spurgeon? Lewington? Or maybe Pysyk... i think he knows him well.

 

[dssource]

Don't want to Haiku
I don't want to watch tonight
Just win you F...kers!

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

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.

I was going to get angry, but it's impossible. It's all true.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Chiasson and Khaira got their contracts...no need to try hard

Granlund and Sheahan suck and Jurco isn't an NHLer

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

Edmonton Oilers
Our team has no f***ing depth
Missing the playoffs

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

You

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.

You would think that wouldn't be that hard to find. So many guys want to make it to the league but don't have the talent. Hard work and consistent effort should be easier to find than talent.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

More like Thomas Rattie.

 

[I am the Liquor]

 

[soothsayer]

Still waiting for that magic competition dust to make our bad players good somehow.

 

[Mcnofool6110]

Hey guys, don't worry
Everything will be okay!
(I may be quite drunk)

 

[iCanada]

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.

Yeah. Plus that shot from the half wall is maybe something. He's got decent wheels, and can bang bodies.

I'd be down to try. Surely it can't be worse. Lol. He'd instantly be our top scoring bottom 6er.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

so send khaira down for cave then....do something

 

[I am the Liquor]

Bottom six poison
Ken Holland finger up bum
Oilers miss playoffs

 

[Mcnofool6110]

Connor McDavid
James Neal, Leon Draisaitl
No one else exists

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

 

[MaxR11]

You

You would think that wouldn't be that hard to find. So many guys want to make it to the league but don't have the talent. Hard work and consistent effort should be easier to find than talent.

Boils down to motivation. For some reason, guys who come here start to sag really easily and lose motivation. I believe that reason to be our general culture.

 

[Mav3rick07]

Oilers win tonight 5-2.

Our bottom six finally comes through and we get goals from Rattie, Puljujarvi and Slephshev.