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Two Games Is Too Early To Panic

The season is two games old.

Last year, the Oilers had a 100% winning percentage four games into the season and we all saw how that worked out; in other words, it's far to early to read anything into the Oilers numbers so far.  That said, let's take a quick look at three items I've been concerned about:

  1. Nikolai Khabibulin: .855 SV%
  2. Oilers' penalty-killing percentage: 55.6%
  3. The Oilers First Line (with Jean-Francois Jacques): 6GP - 0G - 1A - 1PTS - -5

It's early.  It's early.  It's early.

Two of those items have a good chance at turning around.

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Quit being such a pessimist, JW. I have every confidence that over time our PK will get to at least 60%.

by Bruce McCurdy on Oct 7, 2009 11:20 AM PDT reply actions  

I’m actually confused in regards to which two stats will improve. It’s the PK and Khabibulin, right?

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by Derek Zona on Oct 7, 2009 12:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Also Confused

I thought 1 and 3… Hemsky and Horcoff won’t stay off the scoreboard for the season (though as a line I have my doubts it will work out). PK might get better, but good?

by till_horcoff_is_coach on Oct 7, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was thinking it would be Khabibulin and the Oilers First Line (with or more likely without JFJ).

by Bruce McCurdy on Oct 7, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think it will be more than 70 percent and probably better than last season

by SumOil on Oct 7, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

then again i am the ever so ompimistic guy

by SumOil on Oct 7, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Clearing up

I think #1 and #3 turn around. The PK won’t stay that bad but I bet it doesn’t crack the top-twenty in the NHL on the season.

A posse ad esse.

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by Jonathan Willis on Oct 7, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh, and to clarify further: there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that Jacques stays on that first line more than ten games.

A posse ad esse.

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by Jonathan Willis on Oct 7, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Praise the snowball.

He’s just been so bad – not an NHL top 9 player bad.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 7, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

How about that

As per Gregor:

Penner will skate with Horcoff and Ales Hemsky if he plays. Quinn moved Penner up to that line in the third because, "The play was stalling with that line. I didn’t think Horcoff had much going early, and Penner was playing well so I moved him up," said Quinn

.

A posse ad esse.

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by Jonathan Willis on Oct 7, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hope that Horcoff and Hemsky don’t drag Penner down with them

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by Derek Zona on Oct 7, 2009 4:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

That took…what, two games? How long did it take MacTavish last year? Twenty? Thirty?

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by Doogie2K on Oct 7, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

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