Oilers v. Senators - Jeremiah 11:1-8
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 3:30 PM PST
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Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers, Mar 9, 2010 6:30 PM PST
This is the word that came to Muckler, the prophet of Yahweh:
"Remind them of what I agreed to with you and remind the shameful Senators and all those who live in Ottawa of their betrayal. Tell them that this is what Yahweh, the God of Muckler has to say: 'Cursed is any man who does not live up to his word - doesn't anyone remember when Muckler brought this team up out of the wilderness of first round playoff defeats? It was my command for you to listen to him, one of my chosen people who was experienced with my hand of blessing. If you had simply followed him, I would have been with you. Yes, I would have fulfilled the oath that I swore to Muckler about winning the Stanley Cup.'
And I, Muckler, said, 'Amen.'"
"Then Yahweh said, 'Proclaim the words of my favour upon you to all who will listen in Ottawa and even on the streets of Edmonton. Listen to Muckler, this man of God, and follow him. From the time I put the Senators under his command until the time of Murray the usurper I blessed that team. But the blessing came with a warning: "Do not betray my servant." But Melnyk, that fool, he paid no attention and let Murray, that evil usurper swoop in. Yes the people of Ottawa now follow that stubborn and evil-hearted duo who are under a curse. I have given them a terrible coach, a terrible goaltender, sent an evil spirit into a star player and I even made them miss the playoffs. And now this year they will make an early exit like in the days of old - just as it was in the days of Johnston - and yet still Melnyk won't repent, fire the evil usurper and install my chosen servant.'
And I, Muckler, said, 'Amen.'"
Ottawa Senators (36-25-5) @ Edmonton Oilers (21-38-6)
Rexall Place, 7:30 P.M. MST
Television: Sportsnet West
More analysis after the jump...
Visiting Team Scouting Report: The Ottawa Senators are the kind of team that's played well against teams from both Conferences which enables me to respect them a little bit more. 8-5-1 against the West is a nice number. Overall, the Senators have done well outshooting their opponents at EV (1568-1404) but have been done in by some rather poor goaltending. I think a lot of the Senators' success has to do with coaching. Craig Hartsburg was awful, no question, but Cory Clouston would seem to be a very good coach. For instance, of the guys who have played at least ten games no one has a Corsi worse than Daniel Alfredsson's -2.79/60. And that's not meant as a slag on Alfredsson. The other players in the negative are Spezza, Volchenkov, Fisher and Phillips and we all know that these are at a minimum pretty good players. No, what Alfredsson's team worst Corsi suggests to me is that Cory Clouston is an excellent coach who is putting all of his players in a position to succeed. He puts his best players in the most difficult situations and then shelters his weaker players. It's a mighty fine system and one that the Oilers could surely learn from. To illustrate let's look at the zone-start numbers for two former UND defenders who have played some in the NHL this year despite probably not being all that ready for it: Brian Lee with 90 OZ to 50 DZ (easiest on the team) and Taylor Chorney with 67 OZ to 114 DZ (toughest on the team). I've said it before and I'll say it again: Pat Quinn should be fired.
Expected Lineups:
Edmonton Oilers (21-38-6):
Penner - Horcoff - Pisani
Pouliot - Gagner - Nilsson
Stortini - Potulny - Comrie
O'Sullivan - Cogliano - Brule
Gilbert - Whitney
Strudwick - Chorney
Johnson - Peckham
Backsides
Ottawa Senators (36-25-5)
Alfredsson - Spezza - Michalek
Shannon - Fisher - Kovalev
Kelly - Cullen - Neil
Ruutu - Winchester - Donovan
Phillips - Volchenkov
Sutton - Karlsson
Carkner - Lee
Leclaire
Behind the Numbers:
- Yesterday, the Senators signed defender Brian Lee to a two-year contract extension. It's a one-way deal with a cap hit of $875,000 per season. I was a bit surprised that Lee managed to get this contract. Lee has had a difficult season both in the AHL and in NHL. In 31 AHL games he has three goals and seven assists for ten points to go along with a -12 rating. He's supposed to be an offensive guy so those point totals are as concerning as anything. In 18 NHL games Lee has two goals and an assist for three points and a -2 rating. As you might expect, he's being sheltered in those NHL minutes, both in terms of com-pe-tition and in terms of where he starts his shifts. He's an offensive blueliner without offence and those guys don't stay in the league too long. Some Sens fans seemed surprised that Lee was re-signed, especially to a one-way deal, and I can't say that I blame them.
- Ethan Moreau takes a lot of guff for his penalty-taking and well he should. He's last on the Oilers with a penalty differential (penalties drawn - penalties taken) of -1.0/60. If we look at only players with at least 20 games as an Oiler there's a tie for second: Ryan Stone and Zack Stortini are both at -0.4/60. The team leader in this category? Andrew Cogliano at +0.9/60, although newcomer Ryan Jones is fantastic at drawing penalties. His ratio is +1.8/60 so far this season.
- Andrew Cogliano has a shooting percentage of 4.7% so far this season as well as 5 goals. Gilbert Brule has a shooting percentage of 14.0% and 14 goals. Cogliano has taken 106 shots compared to 100 for Brule. Maybe Brule is the better shooter though you wouldn't know it from their career shooting percentage numbers. Brule has shot 9.5% in his career while Cogliano is at 12.8%. Both of these players are RFA's at season's end. Cogliano has the better track record but Brule is having the better statistical season. It will be interesting to see what kind of contract each player gets this summer.
- Jeff Deslauriers posted his third shut-out of the season against New Jersey, putting him into a tie for 12th. His .903 save percentage has him tied with Niklas Backstrom for 34th and his EV save percentage is now up to .907 as he approaches 1000 NHL shots. That's still pretty bad, but there are other goalies (plural!) in the league doing worse... like Pascal Leclaire.
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Wow. Deslauriers collects a puck from each win. He’s gonna need a small dufflebag when this is all said and done.
I wonder if that tradition started before he got to the NHL. If so, dude has a lot of pucks.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
The Oilers play really low in their defensive set. Comrie, for instance, just dumped the puck to his own wing where, of course, there were no Oilers and the puck came back down behind the Oilers’ net. But earlier Nilsson’s point got off a good shot because Nilsson came down to help in the corner. I get the feeling that having these forwards come down so far sometimes make the break-out challenging.
Aaron Johnson is much better at handling the puck than I had thought when he first came over. Pretty big guy too. I’d much rather have him stick around for another season as 7th D than Strudwick if such a choice exists.
Me three
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
Not such a great penalty there from Ryan Whitney, cross-check to the head. Another bad decision: Chris Neil on the power play.
Neil again on the instigator power play.
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I have trouble thinking Peckham will have the speed and/or instincts to stay in the league. He picked up the puck there and then immediately got stripped when he skated into the corner leading to some pressure in the zone. I like his physicality but he doesn’t do much else well that I’ve seen.
But every once in awhile he does something that seems like he’ll have the agility to stick.
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Please point it out the next time you see it. I do not have nearly enough of these little moments for me to believe.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, Carkner really didn’t want to fight there. This will be a well-earned instigator penalty from Stortini that Bruce will no doubt complain about.
Bruce will no doubt complain about.
I said the same thing out loud to no one in particular.
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What I complained about was the same thing Stortini responded to, the hit from behind by Carkner on Potulny.
And I just saw yet another replay of Andy Sutton crosschecking JFJ in the face then throw the first punch while the latter still had his gloves on yet still an instigator penalty was called on JFJ. The Worst Call Of The Season.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
It was a pretty tame hit Bruce. Not into the boards, Potulny got right up. There was no reason to respond like that. Take the guy’s number and get your licks when you can do it without taking yourself out of the game and giving your team a penalty to kill.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
I’m astonished that Carkner didn’t just go. Usually he is the aggressor, has a reputation of a quick trigger. This time he got his licks in on Potulny, waited long enough to draw the instigating penalty, then won the fight. Not a good sequence from an Edmonton perspective.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously now… Chris Neil on the first power play unit instead of Alfredsson? W-H-Y would you do this?
What a spectacular pass by Gagner. He put that in the only place Alfredsson couldn’t get to that was still in Cogliano’s reach. Lord holy that was beautiful.
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That’s a high skill pass for sure. 80s Oilers stuff.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
That’s something that I thought only Nilsson and Hemsky could do for the Oilers.
I watched that four times on the DVR
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I only saw it the once, should have gone back. A soft saucer pass into space, forcing the hook. Was it off the backhand side?
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t a saucer, just a silky slow, flat pass into the perfect space.
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Kurri used to be great at that. Gretzky was the purest master of the craft though. Ever.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
WHAT USED TO BE THE MOST EXCITING PLAY IN HOCKEY!
Now, it’s meh.
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Figures the one time we get a penalty shot is instead of a 5-on-3. The PS is actually a lower % opp. The hockey gods hate us too.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Too bad about the penalty shot call though. I think they’d probably be better off with the 5-on-3 for over a minute.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
Pisani
Hey look, Pisani with a forecheck steal while shorthanded…
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The one thing Pisani has continued to do well this year is PK.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah Horc hitting Volchenkov from behind was a penalty, but Carkner hitting Potulny wasn’t. I will agree the Horc hit was the more dangerous of the two. To me both were penalties.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know Bruce. That Carkner hit was pretty tame. He was basically pushing him off the puck. I guess they could have made a call but it’s not like it’s an automatic and it definitely wasn’t at the level where it demanded an immediate response.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
PK
Why is Chorney on the PK? He’s terrible when he has 4 teammates!
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That cough job by Chorney that led to a wide-open 2-on-1 in the early going was the worst play of the period.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
Cogliano 4/4 = 100% on the dot.
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That proves it! He should stay at center!
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
The last google search to redirect to C & B
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Ha ha. Well, they’re both lefthanded. But you’re right there’s no comparison, JDD’s Sv% is much higher.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
Good stuff Bruce, hilarious. It is amazing how far the NHL average goaltender has come in the last twenty years.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
Team defence has really tightened up in that time too. It’s not all goaltending.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
I’d suggest that the improvement in goaltending is by far the biggest factor.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
… and I’d suggest you watch some video from the ’80s.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
My favorite is what I’d call the “oh well” defense. If a defender would get beat, even if it meant an odd man, he wouldn’t try to get back into the play. It was more “oh well, I’ll wait here in case we can get a break coming back the other way”
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Oh I have. You don’t see too many goals from outside the faceoff dots anymore.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
You don’t see too many goalies who look like stick figures any more either.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
If you’re referring to the increased size of goaltender equipment, I found the Contrarian Goaltender pretty convincing (although I’m sure you’ve already read it). He does mention defensive play as a factor as well, and I agree, although I still think the improved goaltending was the most important change.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I read it. But you look at the old Guy Lafleur videos, he shoots from the boards from the camera side and you can see a whole lot of net. Today, nothing, there’s no reason to shoot from there unless you’re Moreau or POS padding your shots totals. Part of it is technique and a big part of it is larger, lighter gear that is designed to close down the holes.
But I actually agree with you that improvement in the ‘tenders themselves is the biggest factor. Goalie coaching is 2000 light years ahead of "I don’t care how you do it, just stop the puck!" mentality that prevailed in the ’60s and ’70s.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
It would be interesting to go back and count scoring chances for some games in the 80s and then compare the counts we have for games today. I’ll bet that there’s more in the 80s but that the discrepancy won’t be that big. The historical shot counts don’t change all that much.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
Well if the goalies were worse, the chances perimeter would expand, right?
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It would be tough to decide on exact parameters. I’m not sure what to do with that question. What would you suggest for a perimeter?
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
Not sure, but if you’re saying the goalies were worse then – that faceoff dot shots were dangerous – then, logically, the definition of a chance would expand.
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I’m more inclined to go by team strategy than anything else. Did coaches still try to force shots from outside the dots because they’re lower percentage? If so, I’d still be inclined to treat the chances the same way. I mean, shots from the outside were more dangerous, but shots from in close were more dangerous than they are now too.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
In what can only be described as a huge surprise, I’m going to disagree with you both and blame expansion. There are a ton of crappy players at the bottom of lineups now.
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And yet, strangely, the replacement level for goalies is going up.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
Listening to the Ottawa feed, they’re saying that Souray’s arm “ballooned to four times its size.” Are these guys exaggerating or is this legit? If so, that’s scary stuff.
Apparently no. He dinged his elbow on his surgical hand which caused swelling and a trip to the ER.
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That’s some serious, serious swelling.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
Well, it’s not as if staph is the common cold.
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Ruuttu had already changed and been replaced before Cogs surgically removed that stick. Of course neither zebra noticed the circumstantial evidence.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, I’m sure they noticed the evidence when Cogs sat there getting it out. They probably just didn’t notice where it came from.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
Buddy stuck his stick right into Cogliano’s skate and it’s not tripping?
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It’s amazing what happens when you get a couple of fellows that can play the game together for a party.
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Gagner again
Early in the period Gagner made another beautiful pass to Cogliano – this time through a man, rink wide, on the tape in full stride. He’s making me all happy about being an Oiler fan.
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They’re actually trying to decide if they should qualify him or just move him for a 2nd.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
No one else is going to qualify him at that cost.
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O'Sullivan
done for the game with an injury.
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Left early, too, just 2;28 TOI. Did you see or hear what happened?
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
I went back to look and I see a slash, but it doesn’t look that bad from the game angle.
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“Dominik-Hasek-like” was the Ottawas reaction to Deslauriers dropping his stick to grab the puck. It’s like Ben is doing colour.
Announcers love that stuff. They don’t see the irony.
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Oh Chorney
pocket picked again when he has the chance to clear. He’s so…not good.
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Yeah, on Friday they had a sequence where the fourth line was out for between 2:19 and 2:29 apiece, then iced it. 8 minutes left in the third, 1-1. No timeout. I couldn’t fucking believe it.
Quinn never did use his timeout in that game.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
The Glove Save
It’s only amazing because he was so out of position to begin with.
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Yeah, a really unfortunate goal, although that one was through his legs.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
JDD was hotter’n the Sun up ’til then.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
His positioning just always looks off to me but he sure was getting in the way and that’s the bottom line on any given night.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
Before the Sens goal Whitney blocked a shot with his foot. Do you think he’ll be okay Derek? It made me feel nervous. I think I even felt a shiver go up my spine.
Taylor Chorney needs to change the lie on his stick or something. That’s at least three clearances he’s pretty much completely whiffed.
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I think he would struggle in any pro league right now.
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That is one of the most spectacular broken sticks I’ve ever seen.
Who says the Oilers aren’t entertaining?
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Yeah, I’d love to hear an uncensored microphone on him.
I’ve been watching him since you mentioned him. I think the skating is okay – but the thinking isn’t there yet. He’s not make the fast play or the easy play. He’s kind of like the opposite of Staiwick right now in that regard.
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I’d love to hear such a mic on Ruutu, Neal, Peckham or Stortini.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t get suckered into the instigating penalty. Smart play by Peckham. Of course Jerkko never instigated anything in his life, no sirree.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
Cullen blows one through the 9-hole.
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And backsides everywhere are safe.
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That last goal wasn’t a great effort all around. Strudwick loses a key battle and Brule is (for some reason) way down low and can’t get back to the loose puck.
I’m fairly confident the off-winger is coached to do this. I’ve seen it at times from almost everyone and then the center moves up to take his spot if he goes into the corner. But on this occasion it looked like there was no reason for Brule to come down.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 9, 2010 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
Ryan Whitney with his second minor that leads to a 5-on-3 and just destroys Deslauriers in the process.
Oh, and GOAL.
Strudwick decided to defend nothing but open ice on that 5 on 3. That was interesting to watch.
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Well the PHP line outscored Ottawa’s big line 1-0 head-to-head. Everything else was a hot mess.
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Penner sighting
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Comrie with reason to complain on that one. That looked like a dive from Volchenkov and diving when you’re up 4-1 is… well, it’s understandable that he’d complain about it.
If I were Comrie, buddy would have a legitimate reason to go down next time.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, guys, I’ve been away for this one. For some reason, my backside really feels like something’s been shoved up it.
It’s called “Oiler hockey” and you’re right, it’s painful.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
Unless your backside is Jeff Deslauriers’ five or nine hole – nothing has been shoved up it tonight.
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Rexall was a happenin’ place tonight. In the third period you could hear a puck drop.
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Everything is fine, Bruce. The good defenders have been traded away for cap space next year.
Bad defenders + otherwise easily obtained cap space + Taylor Hall = rebuild
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An absurd oversimplification. We’ve been pissing and moaning all year about how hard it would be to get cap space. Meanwhile the “good defenders” were getting their asses owned.
Grebeshkov: -16 in his last 39 GP
Visnovsky: -16 in his last 27 GP
Staios: -24 in his last 30 GP
If those were our best defenders we didn’t need any help tanking.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 9, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
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