Oilers v. Canucks - Psalm 27:1-3
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 4:33 PM MST
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PrintVancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Jan 20, 2010 8:00 PM MST
Yahweh is our salvation -
so why should we fear superior goal differential?
Yahweh is our light -
so why should we be afraid of the league's leading scorer?
When truly evil men march against us
to devour our rotting carcass,
when the drunkards drive to town in their Hybrid cars,
they will stumble and fall to a team of losers.
Though an army of Canuckleheads fill the seats of Rexall Place,
and stand to "Loooooo!" their team all night long,
our hearts must not fear.
Though they will spill beer on all of those seated around them,
and declare that Alex Burrows is a great goalscorer,
we must not be afraid:
Foolishness is not contagious and Yahweh is on our side.
Vancouver Canucks (28-18-2) @ Edmonton Oilers (16-26-5)
Rexall Place, 8:00 P.M. MST
Television: Sportsnet West
More analysis after the jump...
Visiting Team Scouting Report: The Vancouver Canucks are a better team than I had expected this season. Their record in games decided by two goals or more is 21-12. Their record against teams with a goal differential of +15 or better (SJ, Chi, Pit, Buf, NJ, Wsh) is 4-2. Their goal differntial of +36 is third in the Conference and fourth in the NHL. They have the league's leading scorer in Henrik Sedin and one of the league's best goaltenders in Roberto Luongo. But a lot of those results are being driven by the percentages. The Canucks have a team PDO of 102.3. Now, as was mentioned, the Canucks have a phenomenal goalie so we might expect their PDO to be on the high side thanks to superior goaltending. In 2008-09 they finished the year at 102.0. In 2007-08 they finished up at 100.5. And they're ahead of the curve yet again. I think it's fair to say 100 is too low an expectation for these guys. That said, 102 is likely a little high. The goaltending I can accept but some of the shooting percentages on this team are crazy. Alex Burrows is shooting over 14% and Henrik Sedin is over 20%. These are numbers that I'd confidently predict to drop if they were "all-situations" but this excludes both empty-netters and the PP! The problem for the Canucks is that they're not a particularly strong outshooting team, besting opponents at EV 1092-1066. With the score close they're actually slightly outshot 621-596 but are saved by an astounding 103.4 PDO number. Now, there are other teams ahead of them with even worse underlying numbers (Avs!) but the Canucks also have a pretty tough schedule coming up. Here are the road and home games left for all of the teams in the Western Conference:
That's not great news for fans of the Coyotes and Canucks. Every team they're competing with for a playoff spot has a much better ratio of home and road games left. I'm not saying that the Canucks are going to miss the playoffs. They probably won't. But they're no sure thing either.
Expected Lineups:
Edmonton Oilers (16-26-5):
Penner - Potulny - Nilsson
O'Sullivan - Horcoff - Pisani
Jacques - Gagner - Cogliano
Moreau - Pouliot - Stortini
Gilbert - Souray
Smid - Visnovsky
Grebeshkov - Strudwick
Dubnyk
Vancouver Canucks (28-18-2)
Sedin - Sedin - Burrows
Raymond - Kesler - Samuelsson
Demitra - Wellwood - Glass
Hansen - Rypien - Hordichuk
Mitchell - Salo
Edler - Lukowich
Ehrhoff - O'Brien
Luongo
Behind the Numbers:
- The "Ryan Smyth Deathmarch" Oilers: 2-16-1. The current "AHL Goaltending" Oilers: 1-14-1. I believe!
- The Canucks have only played in five overtime games so far this season, by far the lowest number in the league.
- The Canucks tend to use the Sedins in the offensive zone and their pluggers in the defensive zone. This has done wonders for the Sedins statistically (Henrik leads the league in scoring!). But it also shows up in the stats for the other guys. Ryan Johnson (Corsi of -40.1/60) Darcy Hordichuk (-32.2) and Rick Rypien (-27.5) are getting smoked. At least Hordichuk and Rypien are signed through next season. Good luck getting a contract Ryan!
- If Devan Dubnyk allows three goals or less it will be the best result of his NHL career. Dubnyk and Deslauriers have a combined save percentage of .902 so far this season... at even strength. They're down to a hilarious .890 combined overall.
- Among Oiler defenders Ladislav Smid and Lubomir Visnovsky have started the most in the defensive zone. Both Gilbert and Souray are close to an even split. At first blush this seems odd since, for the most part, the pairs are being rolled. But then I realized... when the dmen have been healthy the pairs have been rolling Lubo-Smid, Souray-Gilbert, Other-Guys. So Souray and Gilbert jump off the boards after Lubo (and Smid) get it moving in the right direction. They then hand it off to Grebs-Staios-Struds who proceed to suck wind until Lubo (and Smid) get back on the ice. Which still doesn't explain why the QC is in the order of Souray-Gilbert, Other-Guys, Lubo-Smid, but hey, one step at a time.
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I'm guessing Deslauriers isn't playing...
But should I risk dressing him in my fantasy pool anyway?
by Peter Raaymakers on Jan 20, 2010 5:10 PM MST reply actions
Dubnyk gets the start
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by Derek Zona on Jan 20, 2010 5:42 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
1.5 hours to puck drop.
i may or may not be swinging by, depending on how well i concentrate on my homework.
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when the drunkards drive to town in their Hybrid cars,
I can always could on the reverent one to give me a laugh. Thanks Scott.
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A blogger on another network asked me for a prediction in this shindig.
I said 5-1 Canucks.
And I think I shorted Vancouver.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 6:55 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Pretty quiet in here so far.
So, that Alex Burrows sure is a dirtbag, isn’t he
That should do it.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 7:51 PM MST reply actions
Hey, I’m confident. Oilers are due to steal one. Oilers’ goalies are due to steal one. We’re due to start getting some bounces, and if we get, say, 6 of them in one game we might win it. Statistically it has to happen eventually. Why not tonight?
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We have goalies?
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 8:14 PM MST up reply actions
My stream is watching Montreal – St. Louis still.
Smart guy at the controls.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:05 PM MST reply actions
Moreau – Horcoff – Pisani: the Past Their Prime Line.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:09 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
I’m always off on the lines. So. Frustrating. I think I’m better with the opposition than I am with the Oilers, though this time I missed Bernier coming back in.
Also, Loooooo!
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 8:11 PM MST up reply actions
And that Vancouver has Mitchell out, and are apparently only playing with five defenders. I can only assume the Oilers found out what hotel they had booked and got Comrie and Brule to roll around in all of the beds.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 8:15 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I can only assume the Oilers found out what hotel they had booked and got Comrie and Brule to roll around in all of the beds.
The misery makes you funnier.
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only 5 defenders?? we have 6 out there
edler, salo, ehrhoff, o’brien, rome and lukowich are all playing tonight.
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POULIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comes back and wins a faceoff against a fat man!
God, I missed him.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:12 PM MST reply actions
Poor Zorg
Finally loses thecaptain off his port side and gets JFJ in his place.
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The options aren’t good. Two of the four LWs are the two worst non-goaltending players on the team.
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No, but they sure do miss Mike Comrie.
Weird. I never thought I’d say that.
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Jeff Deslauriers isn’t married, is he?
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:20 PM MST up reply actions
I don’t know if he ever accepted Robin Brownlee’s proposal or not.
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not for long..... i hope.....
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That Colorado debacle aside, they’ve actually been okay in terms of outshooting through this losing streak. The goaltending is just soooooooo bad.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 8:22 PM MST up reply actions
But you can’t blame Tambellini for that.
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No, I’ve just quit posting them. Basically, I’m an idiot. But hopefully I’ll catch up between now and the Olympic break. I’ve got a bunch of games logged and not posted and a bunch more that I need to watch.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 8:26 PM MST up reply actions
damn it.
btw, are curse words allowed here, or should i leave them at NM?
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by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:24 PM MST up reply actions
Right upstairs where mama keeps the cookies!
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:24 PM MST reply actions
The book on Vancouver is that they have a hard time closing out the inferior teams, and Edmonton is nothing if not an inferior team.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:29 PM MST up reply actions
exactly.
we do well against the teams higher in the standings, and horribly against the bottom-dwellers.
why do you think we had so many panic attacks at the end of last season? we were losing to LA and anaheim, but beating calgary.
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Penner still isn’t playing his best hockey. Did a good job fighting to get and keep the puck, then throws Gagner a short pass and misses it so Gagner has to shoot it off his back foot.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:30 PM MST reply actions
Pouliot, Jacques, and Stortini. A line of the Oilers’ first, second, and third-round picks from the 2003 draft.
How often does that happen?
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:32 PM MST reply actions
Not often. I remember Kevin Lowe, Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson — the first three Oiler draft picks ever — scoring the first three goals of the first home game of the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 8:36 PM MST up reply actions
Awful call. I’m surprised Alex Burrows wasn’t on the receiving end.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:37 PM MST reply actions
there's Burrows!!! :P
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Stortini follows thecaptainethanmoreau’s example.
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That’s a pretty cheap goddam penalty. Pisani gets sticked in the face and cut and they call nothing, then they turn around and call shit like that? Brutal.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 8:43 PM MST up reply actions
Don’t ride around on the other guy. Put your stick on the ice. It’s a simple concept. One that the captain hasn’t figured out. It’s rubbing off apparently.
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Not sticking the other guy in the face is a simple concept too. It’s the lack of consistency that makes me bonkers. Pisani got it right on the eyelid from D.Sedin, and nothing.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 9:00 PM MST up reply actions
Ah. I thought you were defending Zorg.
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Ah, but if Sedin is on the receiving end of a high stick, then it’s a penalty. (Horcoff) That’s the kind of stuff that makes my blood boil.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 9:12 PM MST up reply actions
First Line
Gulliver and the liliputians
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Tanner has a Glass jaw.
Of course, so does Vitali Klitschko.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 8:45 PM MST up reply actions
Doug MacLean drives me nuts. He has close to zero credibility in my eyes.
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Plus, he just sounds like a jackass. He speaks so authoritatively on everything, but you know it’s a house of cards.
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Can someone explain the Moreau – Horcoff – Pisani line to me, that one just doesn’t seem to make much sense.
Clearly Horcoff and Pisani are being punished.
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It’s been a hard match to this point.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 8:59 PM MST up reply actions
Vic has his drag and drop shift charts working again, Bruce. Here’s tonight’s game. Hard match looks about right.
by Robert Cleave on Jan 20, 2010 9:08 PM MST up reply actions
Sweet! Thanks
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 9:10 PM MST up reply actions
Well, if Quinn was going to pick a game to try to win, I’m glad he went for the Canucks.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 9:11 PM MST up reply actions
A veteran guy with a defensive rep at all three positions to take on the Sedins.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 8:54 PM MST up reply actions
Thank you for the answers. I would have thought there was a better choice than Moreau on the line regardless of rep.
I would have thought, also
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 9:10 PM MST up reply actions
The Oilers figure they’ll put out the three forwards on the team who are older than 26 to check. Also, they’re the only players on the team with more than four seasons in the league… not a lot of options.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 9:08 PM MST up reply actions
Also, they’re the only players on the team with more than four seasons in the league…
That’s so ****ing disturbing that I don’t have words for it.
In fairness I meant forwards. And two others are on IR. Which means they started the year with five forwards with 4+ seasons. Does that make it better?
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
Nobdy could have foreseen injuries.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
damn it.
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We’ll trade him to you! You guys give up on Hodgson yet?
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 9:05 PM MST up reply actions
we’re not sure what’s happening with hodgson.
go to NM and see what the others have to say.
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That’s a more favourable response than I was expecting!
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 9:09 PM MST up reply actions
i just personally try not to think about hodgson right now. he’s sidelined indefinitely, and the other guys at NM won’t stop discussing what we should’ve done with him in september.
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Yepp, and the problem is we really don’t have anyone doing prospect analysis in the way say Lowetide does for the Oilers, so it’s much harder to know where he is in terms of his development. With the injury I really think it’s a crapshoot at this point, I was hoping to see him slot in as the 3rd/4th line center next year or the year after, but now I have no clue what is up as the injury is likely to set back his development curve badly.
Whoa there. We’ve got over a period left. Though if we win I think the post-game title of “Dooooo…b” is a near-must.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 9:28 PM MST up reply actions
According to his mask it’s spelley “Dubey”, but I’m not buying.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 9:31 PM MST up reply actions
Very nice rush by Gagner. Another good game for him. Seemed off in Colorado but he’s certainly been a bright spot the last couple of weeks.
He’s surging this year. It’s showing up everywhere but the boxcars.
He might be my new Penner.
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Souray with the classic HUA there.
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He did recover pretty well though. It was a terrible original play but the stickwork afterward was quite good. I was surprised he avoided a penalty given Gagner just drew one on a similar break.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 9:34 PM MST up reply actions
Cogs has to go upstairs there.
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It’s weird – he missed all of those games and this team stinks, but when Pouliot is on the puck, I don’t have the same miserable feelings I do when most of the rest of them have the puck.
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I dunno, Poo had a couple of sloppy mishandles. He does look good when he is carrying the puck, though, always has.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 9:49 PM MST up reply actions
Pouliot-Stortini-Jacques playing hot potato there. At least they were playing it in Vancouver’s end.
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Stortini leading Oiler in Corsi with +6 thru 40. Nice assist too.
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He’s been one of the guys that’s really put in the effort every single night. The results aren’t always there but the effort always is. Always nice to see him have a night where the results are good.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:02 PM MST up reply actions
Jacques
What in the world was 22 doing there?
A drop pass out of the zone!?
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The twentieth star, JFJ, it calls for thee.
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 20, 2010 10:04 PM MST up reply actions
Did you see that play in the second where he dropped back to the front of his own net, so the defenceman went into the corner and then JFJ just skated away and vacated the slot?
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 10:07 PM MST up reply actions
It’s like someone programmed a hockey robot and put him on “random”.
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There is no manual.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 10:14 PM MST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure that there is no manual. There is only the random setting.
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If they had added Brad Lukowich to Brendan Witt and Matt Greene I would not have been a happy fellow.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:04 PM MST reply actions
Don’t forget Sean O’Donnell and Douglas Murray.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 10:17 PM MST up reply actions
See? Alex Burrows – angel. The perfect humanitarian hockey player.
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Their last shift was okay but the 12-16-19 line has had some trouble getting the puck out of their zone quite a bit tonight (though Strudwick’s been with them quite a bit in those instances). At any rate, I wouldn’t be too hurt if I didn’t see them on the ice from here on in.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:19 PM MST reply actions
Explain to me what Cogliano did there that was so much worse than Raymond hammering Smid 10 feet from the puck and injuring him.
This reffing has Sucked tonight.
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Oh, you say that every night (in which an Oiler is injured and/or the Oilers have a chance to win)
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:23 PM MST up reply actions
Sometimes. I’m definitely saying it tonight. Pisani got cut, Smid got hurt, and there’s no fucking rules.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 10:30 PM MST up reply actions
And the Oilers can’t blame the refs. Jason Strudwick decided to send Penner to the wall to defend air and he got trapped over there.
If the Oilers are being taught to do that, fire Quinn.
Holy smokes, that’s two goals as a direct result of that crap.
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Oh, I think there’s more than one reason to fire Pat Quinn.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:42 PM MST up reply actions
WHY IN THE HELL DID STRUDWICK SEND PENNER TO THE BOARDS BEFORE THE FACEOFF?!
Why do the Oilers vacate the damned center of the ice when they are short-handed?!?!?!?!?!??!
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Okay, okay. No. Overtime. Either beat the Canucks and give them no points or lose and get nothing. No. Overtime.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:23 PM MST reply actions
Lanterns belted Edler there. Good hit.
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I would love it for Quinn to pull the goalie. Push for the win!
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:27 PM MST reply actions
That is a blatant fucking dive. Scott, you going to defend the zebras after THAT?? In overtime for fucks sake.
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I always defend the zebras! I’m reliable that way. Bad call there, mind you. Not a blatant dive though. Raymond did a good job of moving his feet and he did step on 37’s stick on his last stride. With the benefit of replay I’d give it a “no call.”
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:34 PM MST up reply actions
Grebs’ stick was nowhere close to Raymond’s feet. Raymond did “the Burrows” after he lost the puck.
In overtime?
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 11:01 PM MST up reply actions
Did the Oilers kill off any penalties tonight?
I’m sure glad they didn’t bring in Moore or Fiddle or Betts or Malhotra.
Gotta see what they have when they get healthy.
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so, how do you guys like the improved sedin twins? :P
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Haven’t they been good for, like, a really long time.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:37 PM MST up reply actions
Also, I wish they played for my team.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:38 PM MST up reply actions
haven’t you noticed? they’ve upped it to a whole new level this year.
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Meh. Percentages mostly, along with just ridiculous splits in terms of offensive v. defensive zone ice time. I haven’t watched all of the games, but the extra points don’t add much to my admiration. They’ve been dominant for awhile and this year they’re getting the opportunities and the bounces.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:40 PM MST up reply actions
i also meant for points, such as henrik leading the league in points…
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Which is great for him and I’m glad he’s being recognized as a great player but I don’t think it’s the result of improved play on his part as much as it is improved luck and improved context.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:43 PM MST up reply actions
Just to be clear, I think the Sedins are fantastic players. I just think they’ve been fantastic for some time.
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:44 PM MST up reply actions
The “Ryan Smyth Deathmarch” Oilers: 2-16-1.
The Current “AHL Goaltending” Oilers: 1-14-2.
I still believe! Only one regulation loss to go!
by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2010 10:37 PM MST reply actions
And of course, it’s Strudwick on the ice for the game tier and game winner.
But he’s steady, so keep playing him 20 minutes a game.
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Thank you, Kent. I keep writing about how it seemed to me, but I know I’m biased. Glad to hear a disinterested third party saw it the same way.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 20, 2010 11:03 PM MST up reply actions
Let’s face it: the officiating in this league sucks balls. It just does. The mess up frequently, they mess up huge and the league runs around covering trying to cover it up rather than actually do anything about it.
“Edmonton will start getting those calls when they commit to a new building.”
— Gary Bettman
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 21, 2010 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
It’s hilarious your management would martial Bettman to ramp up the arena propaganda. Is there anyone who has less credibility in the eyes of most hockey fans?
by Kent Wilson on Jan 21, 2010 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
This just in, Kent: they don’t give a flying fuck about the fans. They’re after the politicos and Chamber of Commerce types.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 21, 2010 11:58 AM MST up reply actions
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