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Oilers v. Wild - Matthew 25:14-30

The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a coach who had many roles that needed to be filled. He called his players together and explained to them that each would get ice time according to his abilities. In the first period he would give one eight minutes, another four, and still another only two.

And so it was that the player who was given eight minutes earned eight more, and the one who was given four immediately went to work and earned four more. But the player who was given just two minutes was overwhelmed even with that.

During the intermission the coach called on each player to account for how he had used his time. The player to whom he had entrusted eight minutes came forward and said, "Coach, I've thoroughly outchanced the opposition both at even strength and on the power play and I scored a goal to give our team the lead!"

The coach was full of praise: "Well done, my good and faithful servant! Because you have been faithful in handling this small amount, I will make sure to give you even more ice time as the game goes on! I will let you start in the offensive zone, and I will use you on the power play!"

Next, the player to whom he had entrusted four minutes came forward and said, "Coach, I've held my own despite starting almost every shift in the defensive zone. I've killed penalties without allowing too many chances, and the opposition hasn't been able to score."

The coach was again full of praise: "Well done, my good and faithful servant! Because you have been faithful in handling this small amount, I will make rue to give you even more ice time as the game goes on! I will get you to start in the defensive zone, and use you to kill penalties. It is a hard task, but I know you will do well!"

Finally, the player to whom he had entrusted just two minutes came forward and said, "Coach, I have tried my best not to upset you. I made sure to ram into things frequently, and I didn't fall down too much. I even tried to start a fight, and although I took a penalty, I know that it was easy to kill because of its aggressive nature."

But the coach replied, "You bumbling fool! Not only did you not come close to scoring, but you made life difficult on everyone else by taking that foolish penalty!  If you had at least played by the rules, we wouldn't have been at so great a disadvantage! I will take your ice time away and give it to the player who had eight minutes. For whoever has much will be given more, and whoever has little will lose what little they have. Before the next game, I'll ask that this useless oaf be sent to the minors where the weeping and gnashing of teeth never stops."

 

Edmonton Oilers (1-0-0) @ Minnesota Wild (1-1-1)

Xcel Energy Center, 6:00 p.m. MDT
Television: Sportsnet West

More analysis after the jump...

Star-divide

Home Team Scouting Report

It seems to me that the Minnesota Wild are in the middle of rebuilding. Their actions over the summer may or may not have made the team better, but the changes definitely made them younger, and provided them with some more flexibility going forward. Is this kind of rebuilding necessary? Probably. They've registered poor shot rates for several seasons now, and that's continued again so far this season. The Wild have generated just 24.7 shots per game compared to 29.7 for their opponents, and while it's important to remember that these are early days, that -5.0 shot differential is awfully similar to the -5.8 shot differential they had in 2010-11. The new top line of Devin Setoguchi, Mikko Koivu, and Dany Heatley has done its part, but when they aren't on the ice, the club is getting hammered. That this is happening against the Blue Jackets, Islanders, and Senatorsall teams I picked to miss the playoffs - is further reason for concern if you're looking for the Wild to make the playoffs this season. The Oilers haven't won in Minny for years now, but with the team that the Wild are icing this season, that's probably going to change (even if it doesn't happen tonight).

 

Expected Lineups:

Edmonton Oilers (1-0-0):

Hall - Nugent-Hopkins - Hemsky
Smyth - Belanger - Eberle
Paajarvi - Horcoff - Jones

Petrell - Lander - Hordichuk

Sutton - Gilbert
Barker - Petry
Smid - Peckham

Khabibulin

Minnesota Wild (1-1-1):

Setoguchi - Koivu - Heatley
Bouchard - Cullen - Latendresse
Gillies - Brodziak - Clutterbuck
Bulmer - Powe - Staubitz

Zanon - Zidlicky
Schultz - Scandella
Stoner - Spurgeon

Backstrom

 

By the Numbers:

  • Andy Sutton played 20:08 in his first game as an Oiler, and looked much better than I thought he would. The game's speed on Sutton's (lack of) puck-moving ability are going to be a major issues if he continues to play alongside Gilbert on the shut-down pairing, but against Pittsburgh, Sutton was found culpable on plays that led to scoring chances (according to David Staples) just twice, with one coming at even strength and another on the penalty kill.
  • Linus Omark will be sitting this one out, which on the one hand seems laughable since he's clearly better than at least two of the guys playing wing tonight. On the other hand, Tyler points out that Tom Renney might be responding to some specific flaws that Omark displayed against the Penguins, namely his ability to mark an opponent in the defensive zone.
  • With the arena debate up and running, I think it's worthwhile to point out that the rink in downtown St. Paul, which began construction in 1998 and was completed in 2000, had a construction cost of approximately $130M, and was built exclusively with public money. I know that inflation is going to boost that number substantially, but it makes me wonder about the model being proposed in Edmonton. I understand that you probably get more bang with a $450M arena (although Lisa said that the arena in St. Paul was her favorite), but if I was on Edmonton's city council, I'd be awfully tempted to follow the St. Paul model and build the rink without a partner on a smaller budget (the city is already committing to twice what they spent in Minnesota with the current project), and then negotiate a lease with the Oilers.
  • There are always some strange numbers to start the season, but my favorite one is probably Ryan Jones' even strength Corsi number, which stands at +37.5/60 and leads the team. It's an absolute tragedy that he hasn't been bragging about this on his Twitter account.  
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was a beast against the Penguins. The goal was obviously big, but it's not like he was getting beat up otherwise: according to Dennis King, the Oilers outchanced the Penguins 10-2 at even strength while Nugent-Hopkins was on the ice, a very impressive showing. Of course... it does help when you're playing with the team's two best players: over Taylor Hall's career, the Oilers have earned 53.8% of the even strength chances (+70 -60) when both he and Ales Hemsky have been on the ice.

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Estimates on Gilbert’s TOI?

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 5:51 PM MDT reply actions  

26 minutes.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 5:57 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I’ll be going over on that as well.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:11 PM MDT up reply actions  

Gilbert's actual TOI

26:35, including 2:43 in OT.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions  

LOL, at least I came close!

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 10:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

over, but barely

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by OilLeak on Oct 13, 2011 6:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

Scott, this is in my top 3 Gospels.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 5:53 PM MDT reply actions  

Thank you, sir.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

The Ovechkin one remains my favorite.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

Agree, this one was exceptional even by Scott’s lofty standards.

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by Bruce McCurdy on Oct 14, 2011 11:58 AM MDT up reply actions  

That was a nice shot.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:11 PM MDT reply actions  

What a pass by Hall to Gilbert. Lordy.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Great save by Backstrom too. Whoever was supposed to be marking Gilbert messed up large on that play.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

Taylor Hall is ridiculous. Ales Hemsky is especially dangly early on.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:16 PM MDT reply actions  

I liked the play where Latendresse was adamant that Hemsky had put himself offside.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

How I’ve missed Smyth.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:20 PM MDT reply actions  

Barker’s primary move seems to be pass it to Petry.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:21 PM MDT reply actions  

I’ve heard worse plans.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

I hear his “pass it to Kassian” plan didn’t work out so well last season.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

Paajarvi deep below the goal line there to clean up defensively.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:22 PM MDT reply actions  

I really liked that defensive cycle by Paajarvi. As Petry chases up, Paajarvi moves down into the corner to steal the cycle pass.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:23 PM MDT reply actions  

That aspect seems to come to him naturally. Of all of the “YOUNG GUNZ!” he’s the best on his side of the red.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Eberle > Hall > Penner?

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:24 PM MDT reply actions  

Not in the defensive zone.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:26 PM MDT up reply actions  

Trivia question from Sportsnet. Rank them from most to least game-winning goals last season.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

Nice! Credit Smid with an unofficial assist on that one; he made a heads-up play to keep the puck in the zone.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:28 PM MDT reply actions  

I thought it was pretty funny to see him sneak down later in the sequence only to be ignored as a shooting option.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Ryan Smyth can only score Ryan Smyth goals.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:28 PM MDT reply actions  

And how can you not love it!

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Full points to Khabibulin on that save.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Andy Sutton moves like a hibernating bear. Holy mackerel Taylor Hall.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:33 PM MDT reply actions  

That was a very good wrister. Used the defender as a screen very well.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:35 PM MDT up reply actions  

I don’t even know how to describe him anymore. I wish he were a center so I could call him Modano.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

Nugent-Hopkins got to wandering a bit at the end of that sequence. He seems to do very well defensively when he’s engaged with a player (whether the puck is there or not), but has a harder time identifying which player to engage.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:34 PM MDT reply actions  

Bad rebound there.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:35 PM MDT reply actions  

The puck is especially bouncy when Nik is on the ice.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

That’s probably it.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Beauty takeaway by RNH

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by OilLeak on Oct 13, 2011 6:36 PM MDT reply actions  

What the heck was that pass from Khabibulin? Why is he still here?

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah, that was awful.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

But he’s a true battler!

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

Clearly Hordichuk is trying to calm things down.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Omark would have stayed onside

by Bananahammer on Oct 13, 2011 6:40 PM MDT reply actions  

I like Sutton, he makes simple effective plays.

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by OilLeak on Oct 13, 2011 6:42 PM MDT reply actions  

actually, i was about to comment on how much more enjoyable it is to watch the Oilers this year. How they seem to be playing hockey instead of playing lets win the lottery twice…

… but then Khabibulin passed to NH, and i bit my tounge.

by Bananahammer on Oct 13, 2011 6:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

Smid was really on the ball to get his stick on the forward in front on that play.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 6:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

Good defender as long as he doesn’t have to deal with the puck.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:51 PM MDT up reply actions  

cant find any online feed:(

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by SumOil on Oct 13, 2011 6:52 PM MDT reply actions  

At least that means you don’t have to listen to the Sportsnet announcers pumping Khabibulin’s tires. 9 saves, whoop dee doo. He also gave up Minnesota’s two best chances of the period.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 6:59 PM MDT up reply actions  

found it and just as i did..
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another fantastic save by nk he is definitely on his game tonight

i hope not

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by SumOil on Oct 13, 2011 7:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

I’m pretty certain Shawn Horcoff is going to take his 10,000th career faceoff this period.

I think he’s 2 short.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:52 PM MDT reply actions  

I was wrong. Horcoff now has 9,999 career faceoffs.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:57 PM MDT reply actions  

There it is. 10,000 career faceoffs.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 6:59 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hemsky out.

Sore shoulder will not return

by Jordan G on Oct 13, 2011 6:59 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah… Not. Good.

Oh well, now they can bump Hordichuk up the lineup.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 7:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

I’m interested to see if Hall and Hopkins will carry the play without Hemsky.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Smyth attempts to clear, fails.
Smyth doubles back, dives and breaks play up going the other way.
Thank you Ryan Smyth.

by Bananahammer on Oct 13, 2011 7:02 PM MDT reply actions  

+1

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by SumOil on Oct 13, 2011 7:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

Smyth with two turnovers on one shift. Ugly shift.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions   1 recs

Oh FFS, Peckham. Right in front of the official?

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 7:05 PM MDT reply actions  

He’s just like Matt Greene

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

Wow, that was a terrible change. Not that Smid played the resulting play all that well, but the three other guys sure didn’t do him any favors.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 7:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Lander gets the call with Hopkins and Hall. Huh.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:10 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah, seems a bit weird. I like him, but from fourth-line centre to first-line winger?

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 7:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

If Renney is going to accept a match-up with Koivu’s line, it’s particularly unwise… not that Jones is a better alternative.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 7:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

of course

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by SumOil on Oct 13, 2011 7:13 PM MDT reply actions  

How in the holy hell did the Oilers just give up a 3 on 1 there? You have to be kidding me.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:15 PM MDT reply actions  

Didn’t mind the original Sutton pinch too much, but if you’re going to crowd the puck like that after the hit, you’d best come out with the puck.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 7:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

That was a mess. The only player who didn’t stand there and watch was Gilbert, and he was helpless on the 3 on 1. So was Khabibulin.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

Ryan Jones?!

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 7:16 PM MDT reply actions  

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was a beast against the Penguins. The goal was obviously big, but it’s not like he was getting beat up otherwise: according to Dennis King, the Oilers outchanced the Penguins 10-2 at even strength while Nugent-Hopkins was on the ice, a very impressive showing. Of course… it does help when you’re playing with the team’s two best players: over Taylor Hall’s career, the Oilers have earned 53.8% of the even strength chances (+70 -60) when both he and Ales Hemsky have been on the ice.

You’re like friggin’ Carnac.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:23 PM MDT reply actions  

Someone put the shock collar on Khabibulin.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:24 PM MDT reply actions  

After playing about 4 minutes in the first period, Horcoff has played 25 minutes in the last 3.5 periods.

But yeah, he’s been “properly demoted”.

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 7:27 PM MDT reply actions  

That’s his proper role.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Approximately 29 minutes of ice time in his last 4 periods.

So much for “This is the new look Oilers” that was going around after the 1st period of game 1.

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 7:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

No “young gunz!”?

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

this powerplay cant get set up!! come on!

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by SumOil on Oct 13, 2011 7:27 PM MDT reply actions  

Clearly, better off without Hemsky and Gagner.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Smyth arguing that call shows that he’ll argue pretty much any call.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 7:29 PM MDT reply actions  

jooooooooooooones

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by SumOil on Oct 13, 2011 7:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Horcoff probably should have just taken the shot there.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 7:30 PM MDT reply actions  

He had no shot. The defenseman was splayed in front of him.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hm. My mistake, then.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

Jones is active on the penalty kill, but he never actually tries to force the pass to a spot or cut off a lane. Full of sound and fury…

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Are you suggesting that the Jones fans have fallen for a tale told by an idiot?

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 7:35 PM MDT up reply actions  

Compare his pursuit to Belanger’s when they are short-handed.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

that was a good try

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by SumOil on Oct 13, 2011 7:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

Khabibulin is sliding all over the ice like a Penguin running from a leopard seal.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:31 PM MDT reply actions   2 recs

hahahahahaha

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by SumOil on Oct 13, 2011 7:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

I had to youtube it…

It’s uncanny I tell you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6wYy-YBkE0&feature=player_detailpage#t=65s

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 7:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

Just imagine the seal is a shooter lurking in the slot and the puck is going left or right.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

Great sprawl by Smid to break up that play in front of the net. I’ve really liked his game tonight.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 7:33 PM MDT reply actions  

When he’s not forced to handle the puck, he’s good. We’ve established that.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:57 PM MDT up reply actions  

another tough loss for ottawa
Maybe we wont be 30th this season

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by SumOil on Oct 13, 2011 7:39 PM MDT reply actions  

Dare to dream!

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 7:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

Off to a meeting tonight. See y’all in the postgame.

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by Scott Reynolds on Oct 13, 2011 7:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Belanger: 339 points
Hordichuk: 1074 PIM
Sutton: 140 points

One of these things is not like the others…

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Boy, how could anyone get tired of watching pucks ricochet off Khabibulin?

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 7:55 PM MDT reply actions  

I’m surprised when there is no rebound.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 7:57 PM MDT up reply actions  

If Hemsky is out for awhile, Renney needs to use Smyth and Horc together and match. He has to.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:00 PM MDT reply actions  

I think if Gagner is back he can match with 14-10-4 and put 93-94-89 together and 91-20-23.

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I could deal with that.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

then we don’t have to trade Gagner because he’ll be a RW, not a C ;)

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:07 PM MDT up reply actions  

As long as it’s not Jones on the top line.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

What if Gagner isn’t ready and Hemsky misses games? Partner Jones with RNH & Smyth, or go with Paajarvi on that line and Jones with Omark & Belanger?

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

Not Jones. Get Omark back into the top 9.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:15 PM MDT up reply actions  

OK, but Horcoff, RNH, Belanger, Hall, Eberle, Paajarvi, Omark and Smyth are only 8. Who’s the last player in the top 9?

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

Clone one of them.

In theory, there is little difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is!

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

My DNA recombinator is in the shop.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

No idea why Hall is gaining the zone and trying to make moves 1 on 4… just set your PP up.

In theory, there is little difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is!

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:00 PM MDT reply actions  

The Oilers have a bad habit of trying to do too much too fast, and for whatever reason it seems particularly pronounced whenever they play the Wild.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

The Oilers need breakout practice.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:01 PM MDT reply actions  

“BIG REBOUND”

That should be his new nickname.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Eh, I still like the Russian Ricochet.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

I’d love for Jonathan to do another handles count on this one. Barker refuses to do anything with the puck. Petry has been forced to take care of all of the exits.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Barker doesn’t want the puck unless he can shoot it.

Seabuscuit.

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hopkins-Hall have seen a 10 shot reversal in Corsi since the first.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:11 PM MDT reply actions  

There’s a big drop off from 83 to every other winger in the lineup.

23 would help.

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

Just sayin’ that the coronation may have come early.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

Especially considering he just sat for 8 minutes too.

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yay! I get to work tomorrow!

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:14 PM MDT reply actions  

He’s out there now.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

Ah, okay. I hadn’t seen him in forever.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

Natural mistake. It’s unusual for Smid not to be hurt.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

That was him handling the puck like a live grenade there.

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I’m all over it now.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:23 PM MDT up reply actions  

Belanger went off the ice slowly there.

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:20 PM MDT reply actions  

Well, 1 point at least.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:22 PM MDT reply actions  

And hopefully a bit of sobering up.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:23 PM MDT up reply actions  

I’ve discovered the one thing I don’t like about Gamecenter… it’s always about 30-60 seconds behind.

In theory, there is little difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is!

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yessir. But it’s the only bad thing about it.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oops. Sorry to spoil it.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

10 offensive faceoffs in a game is just sad.

In theory, there is little difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is!

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by dawgbone98 on Oct 13, 2011 8:27 PM MDT up reply actions  

Canucks must be licking their lips.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

Canucks are licking their wounds. Detroit is beating them tonight

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Brings a smile to my face!

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

We’re going to hear all about Horcoff and Belanger’s struggles tomorrow. And no one is going to point out the D zone starts.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

I really like Paajarvi’s game. He’s going to be impossible to play against in either zone pretty soon.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:26 PM MDT reply actions  

Impressed that Hall managed to get that shot off.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:31 PM MDT reply actions  

The Nuge was stapled to the bench in the third.

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by Derek Zona on Oct 13, 2011 8:31 PM MDT reply actions  

Hmm, maybe that’s why Oilers were outshot 15-1.

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by Bruce McCurdy on Oct 14, 2011 12:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

…. so is Hall benched now?

by Bananahammer on Oct 13, 2011 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

Shoulder, left in the 1st.

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by Ben Johnston on Oct 13, 2011 8:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

“sore shoulder”

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