Oilers v. Wild - James 4:7-10
by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 4:43 PM MST
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PrintSubmit yourselves, then, to the Lord your God in all that you do. For if you draw near to God before the puck is dropped, he will draw near to you when it is in play. Resist the Wild and they will run from you, and thus the game will be played in their zone. And i you take the lead, wash your hands of their filthy Lemairian traditions. If you fall behind, grieve, mourn, and wail for it is not just to lose to a team such as this. Don't just laugh it off or shrug your shoulders at yet another loss. For if you humble yourselves before the Lord, he will carry you to victory.
Edmonton Oilers (15-17-3) @ Minnesota Wild (20-12-6)
Rogers Arena, 6:00 p.m. MST
Television: Sportsnet West
More analysis after the jump...
Home Team Scouting Report:
Their record is excellent good, but they are bad. They should could still make the playoffs based on a great start. But in order for that to happen, their unsustainable tremendous goaltending will probably come back down to earth soon need to hold up over the long term. They'll also need to get a bit quite lucky or substantially improve their play at even strength.
Expected Lineups:
Edmonton Oilers (15-17-3):
Smyth - Horcoff - Hemsky
Hall - Nugent-Hopkins - Eberle
Gagner - Belanger - Jones
Eager - Lander - Petrell
Smid - Gilbert
Potter - Petry
Peckham - Teubert
Khabibulin
Minnesota Wild (20-12-6):
Clutterbuck - Koivu - Heatley
Bouchard - Cullen - DiSalvatore
Powe - Brodziak - Johnson
Gillies - Peters - Staubitz
Zanon - Zidlicky
Schultz - Scandella
Falk - Prosser
Backstrom
By the Numbers:
- The Minnesota Wild have a few guys without much NHL experience on the blue for tonight's game: Marco Scandella, Justin Falk, and Nate Prosser have played in just 119 NHL games combined. On the other hand, all three of those players have plenty of hockey experience. Scandella is the youngest, and he'll be 22 in February.
- The Oilers are actually in a similar situation. Jeff Petry, Colten Teubert, and Corey Potter have just 103 NHL games combined, but none of them are rookie professionals. Teubert is the youngest, and he'll be 22 in March.
- With so much inexperience on the blueline, you'd expect the Wild to be using their veterans in the tough spots. As such, it's somewhat surprising that Marek Zidlicky has had the easiest end-zone start ratio among the team's defenders, and that he ranks no higher than third by any of the three quality of competition metrics. It's not much of a surprise, then, to see Zidlicky leading the defenders my all of the possession metrics, and power play ice time. Too bad for them that he's having a tough season with respect to goals and assists (he's got just six points) because they sure could use another couple of good young assets via trade to help push the rebuild forward.
- Another veteran with somewhat disappointing numbers is Dany Heatley who's on pace for just 24 goals, which would be the lowest total of his career. That said, he's also on pace for 235 shots on goal, which is only a touch below what you'd expect based on the number of shots he gets per game over his career (you'd expect 259 shots over 82 games). The biggest problem for Heatley has been a career-low shooting percentage of just 10.1%. If he finishes there, 2011-12 will be the fifth consecutive season that his shooting percentage has declined.
- Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall, Ryan Smyth, and Ryan Jones are all on pace to score at least 20 goals this season. The last time the Oilers had five guys score twenty has 2002-03 when Ryan Smyth, Anson Carter, Mike York, Mike Comrie, and Todd Marchant all scored at least twenty. As it turned out, Carter didn't even end the season with the Oilers: he was traded to the Rangers at the deadline for Radek Dvorak who scored one of the prettiest goals in Oilers' history in the 2003 playoffs.
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You’re getting lazy.
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I hear Scott stormed out of a press conference yesterday and grew his hair out. Bad in the room.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 5:56 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
The hair is definitely grown out. As for the scouting report… we played these guys last week!
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 6:22 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah, I know. I’m tired of writing about them. I wish the Oilers played the Caps or Rangers. I got a lot to say about them.
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http://twitter.com/NHL_Oilers/status/152553464914907136
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The Edmonton media REALLY likes fighters.
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Matheson needs a full brain transplant.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:19 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
But you wouldn’t ask him about his obvious brain injury if you were talking to his face!
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:20 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Last game against Minnesota of the year! It’s been an odd series; Minnesota has 3 wins to our 2, but because of all three of those wins being after regulation, we have 7 points to their 6.
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Is this your attempt to have Bruce rant about the standings? Because he will!
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 6:24 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Huh, do you think so? I never got the impression that Bruce had any strong opinions one way or the other on the Bettman point. :-p
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 6:35 PM MST up reply actions
Oilers outscored the Wild 16-11 on the season series, but won just two of six games.
Or by Bettman’s crazy standings:
EDM 2-1-3 = 7 points
MIN 4-2-0 = 8 points
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by Bruce McCurdy on Dec 29, 2011 11:27 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AsId-qVIb4#t=01m24s
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Did Petry start with Peckham? Does that mean Teubert and Potter on the second pairing?
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That’s an affirmative. That’s a crazy second pairing.
Sweet sassy molassy
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And that’s why “energy lines” should just die.
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I don’t know… it’s a pretty genius euphemism for “bad lines”. What else could you say to make them seem useful?
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 6:33 PM MST up reply actions
“you’ve been waived.”
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by Derek Zona on Dec 29, 2011 6:34 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Wave lines! Have the fans do the wave every time they come out! It’ll seem fun, and it’s participatory! On the odd occasion they score, the fans will feel like they helped! Great idea, Derek!
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 6:38 PM MST up reply actions
I love watching Hall at full stride.
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Hopkins owned there in the zone by Nick Johnson.
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Smid takes a long walk into the o zone. It’s always funny when he circles the net.
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Why? Why send out the 4th line for that draw? I hate 4th lines.
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You hate OUR fourth line.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:21 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I hate nearly all fourth lines. They’re useless.
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how cab you possibly hate the momentum changing 4th line?
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by DarrenV on Dec 29, 2011 9:31 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
I wish Dale Hunter would realize he actually has a legit NHL line for his fourth.
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by red army line on Dec 30, 2011 12:47 AM MST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
Gilbert has effortlessly snagged a puck in the Dzone and moved it out and up twice so far.
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DRINK!
“keep our eye on this situation”
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Lander and Horcoff is an odd pairing 4v4
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Mostly because Lander isn’t ready to play defense 4v4 at the NHL level
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Why is it only estimated that he’s hit the post thirteen times? Did they stop tracking that?
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It’s a very difficult thing for announcers to deal with
http://www.coppernblue.com/2010/11/2/1714186/ryan-kesler-and-posts
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Hopkins line buried again.
I hate this line on the road. It will someday be great, but it’s tough to watch on the road.
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Wowzers. Absolutely no one knew what position they were playing on that one. Smyth, Gilbert, and Horcoff all looked very, very confused. Too bad because I thought it was a good original pinch from Gilbert.
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Over the last month, every Gilbert pinch has ended with craziness on the other end.
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The one where Khabibulin was completely out of his net and MIN almost buried it.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 6:40 PM MST up reply actions
That’s a typical shock collar play.
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I think it’s time to put Belanger between Hemsky and Smyth.
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“Minnesota Wild #1 in blocking shots in the NHL”
When the puck never leaves your end…
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… and every single one of them a -1 Corsi event.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Dec 29, 2011 11:45 PM MST up reply actions
Ah, bummer. Multiple 4th liners have been sent to the dressing room.
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I think you mean Wave Liners.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 6:45 PM MST up reply actions
At least Lander is next to Horcoff trying to pick his brain.
I hope he’s trying to pick his brain.
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You’d think a team with so much forward talent would be at the very least watchable at 4v4
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Nice try by Hemsky to play it off the back of the net to himself.
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Anton Lander with his third shift of 4v4 hockey. Hopkins, and Hall with none.
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Watching that shot getting blocked got me to wondering. Do you figure there’s more disparity in skill when it comes to defensemen and shot-blocking or centermen and faceoff-taking?
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Apples and oranges, I’d say. Shot-blocking is a combination of willingness and judgment; faceoffs are pure skill.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:10 PM MST up reply actions
Definitely totally different skills, but I wonder which is better to pay for.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 7:12 PM MST up reply actions
I’d be inclined to say faceoffs. There are elite defensemen who don’t block many shots, but very few elite centres who don’t win faceoffs.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:14 PM MST up reply actions
Didn’t Gabe already show that there were very few defensemen who had that skill?
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I don’t recall to be honest.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 7:13 PM MST up reply actions
BIt of a lazy end of the shift from Belanger. Puck comes around to him and he both gives up on it and decides not to cover for the defender coming down.
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He’s pretty frustrating to watch.
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Hall is falling again. He did that last year like Tubthumper.
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Dear Hopkins – shoot early and often on the power play.
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Dear Hopkins, please shoot the puck. Fake it and pass it, at the very least.
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There you go.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:15 PM MST up reply actions
He needs to keep it up until they stop giving him that lane.
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I know this is confirmation bias, but I swear the Oilers are the least efficient double minor team in the league.
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It’s the same way the Oilers are the worst 5-on-3 team that has ever existed,
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:17 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Ugly high-stick on Hall, and that hit by Clutterbuck was pretty late.
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Guess Nugent-Hopkins must have let the refs know!
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 7:17 PM MST up reply actions
These refs don’t see all that good, but their hearing is outstanding.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Dec 29, 2011 11:46 PM MST up reply actions
Corey Potter played AHL defense on that goal.
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You’re being kind. In our thread I said he plays 2-on-1s like a UHLer.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Dec 29, 2011 11:47 PM MST up reply actions
UHLer is a great nickname.
That was terrible. He had two possible plays and chose C. Nothing.
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And that one.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:22 PM MST up reply actions
At first I thought you were still talking about the second goal… and then I saw the third one.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 7:22 PM MST up reply actions
I thought he might like the second one back, considering that it wasn’t screened at all, and he barely flinched as it went in. But in retrospect, the third one was way worse.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:24 PM MST up reply actions
Khabi got shelfed pretty good on Palmer’s goal; I can’t blame him that much. Perfectly-placed shot by Palmer. Error on Potter.
Bouchard’s goal stunk so bad I can smell it from here.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:22 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Still confused as to why Teubert is on the second pariing.
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Because we’re the Oilers and our players are all bad at hockey.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:25 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
no he’s not. he just hates being modestly average on a below .500 team.
by DarrenV on Dec 29, 2011 9:34 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
I know getting my face beat in always gets me motivated.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:26 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Truculence.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:25 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Hordichuk would punch harder if Ales Hemsky was nice to reporters.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:26 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
His shoulders are holding him back…
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:29 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
WE NEED BETTER GOONS
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:25 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
WE NEEDBETTERno GOONS
Fixed.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:26 PM MST up reply actions
Get me the feet of JFJ, the tenacity of stortini,the strength of Macintyre, and the nothing that Hordichuk brings and you have the perfect enforcer.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:28 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
The willingness of Hordichuk, I’d say. Because otherwise that was basically Georges Laraque.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:29 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
K, hordichuk’s willingness to get his face beat in.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:32 PM MST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
What about Hordichuk’s delusional opinion of his game?
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The rocket Richard trophy is in his sights.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:56 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Or none of the above.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:30 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Only in that the media lit a fire under him.
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God, that was beautiful. I can totally understand why we’re going to trade Hemsky.
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Did you see Hordichuk running Staubitz’s show? We need to get that man more ice time and money!
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:30 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Just wait until Hall or Hopkins has an off-season or decides to push negotiations.
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by Derek Zona on Dec 29, 2011 7:31 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Hacked Matheson’s computer. In case you’re wondering, Hall is too aloof and cocky, Nugent-Hopkins is indecisive and not a leader, and Eberle isn’t clutch enough.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:32 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Well Hall already has one shoulder injury in the books, stay tuned…
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:33 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Me too, this organization hates players that are good at hockey.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:31 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc#t=0m07s
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Smid is our new sniper.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:34 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Look what happens when 1st liners play wave liners.
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Smid from Hall and Eager. Is there a more unlikely scoring combination?
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Khabibulin from Hall and Eager?
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:35 PM MST up reply actions
True.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 7:36 PM MST up reply actions
Although, come to think of it, if he’s going to wander out of his goal that much, would it kill him to chip in some offense?
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:37 PM MST up reply actions
He can’t handle the puck. He wanders with no skill.
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Smid from Eager and Hordichuk?
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by Bruce McCurdy on Dec 29, 2011 11:50 PM MST up reply actions
Replace hall with RNH and eager with hordichuk and you have money.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:38 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Darcy Hordichuk gave the Oilers so much momentum that Ladislav Smid scored again.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:35 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
5 MILLION 3 YEARS
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:36 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah, the sort of bad luck where you engage Dany Heatley so ineffectively you might as well be a potato sack.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:37 PM MST up reply actions
Did Heatley even touch the puck? I thought that Petry blocked him out.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 7:42 PM MST up reply actions
Corey Potter has fully regressed
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(insert fifteen different comments about how Potter only looks bad because of injuries and you’re just a nerd and anyway he doesn’t care what you think and did you know that teams without Corey Potter on them usually don’t win the Stanley Cup?)
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:40 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
I’ll still take him over cam barker.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:41 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I’d take a team-wide STD over Barker.
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What did the team do?! Tambo’s the one who hired him!
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:45 PM MST up reply actions
It won’t quite be team-wide, but given the youth on the team, I’ll advise you to be careful what you wish for.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 8:00 PM MST up reply actions
You’ll be glad to know that the SN panel confused Potter for Petry on Minnesota’s second goal.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 7:43 PM MST up reply actions
http://twitter.com/SUNdvandiest/status/152578500891648001
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Well I guess it’s time to try Smid on the wing
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:45 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Ah, MacT. I do miss MacT.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 8:01 PM MST up reply actions
(spits)
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:45 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Technically true, although it’s disingenuous not to mention that Hemsky has 5 more assists in 13 fewer games.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:47 PM MST up reply actions
Remember, there is no media conspiracy against Hemsky.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:48 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
And Hemsky is hurt. But, that only matters when it’s the soft euro. Nice North American guys get a free pass.
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I’m not sure I’d go that far. Prior to this season, the Edmonton MSM was not exactly Tom Gilbert’s biggest fan.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:52 PM MST up reply actions
True, but the media is especially brutal towards Euros. Ask Satan and Pitkanen.
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Be advised: Satan may well lie to you.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 8:02 PM MST up reply actions
To say nothing of fat lazy Penner. I don’t think it’s racism or xenophobia; I think it’s lazy sycophantic reporters being fed horseshit from an organization that values grit and running shows over winning games.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:53 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
This goalie discussion is beyond retarded.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:49 PM MST via mobile reply actions
???
I’m seeing commercials.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 7:50 PM MST up reply actions
There was a shirt discussion regarding what to do with dubnyk and khabby for the rest of the year. While a discussion point in itself, their reasonings were not.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:53 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
*short
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:54 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I’ve avoided Sportsnet enough this season that I didn’t even know Marty McSorley was on their panel now. That… that really says it all.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:52 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
What?! Your missing the eloquent and well thought out discussions of a man who has no intellectual equal.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:55 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
“has no intellectual equal”
That’s brilliantly put.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Dec 29, 2011 11:52 PM MST up reply actions
Good grief is Hordichuk a weird guy. What would possess you to fight him again?
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His brain must already be degrading, this guy is a fool.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 8:00 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
He believes he’s good at everything hockey-related.
He’s not even adequate at skating.
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Glutton for punishment?
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 7:59 PM MST via mobile reply actions
OH MY GOD EVEN MORE MOMENTUM
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 7:59 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Momentum X2
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 8:04 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
http://twitter.com/BostonPizzaNA/status/152583574359515136
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Honestly, I just can’t hate the wing guy. I mean, I don’t see the appeal, but there’s nothing there to hate. Just… some guy who’s way into wings.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 8:01 PM MST up reply actions
Just some guy? Have you never seen Oblivious?
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 8:07 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
If Boston Pizza ever ran commercials for the band Wings I would be that guy.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 8:09 PM MST up reply actions
http://twitter.com/BostonPizzaNA/status/152584076757442563
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Nothing on this one.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 8:02 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Says the man whose team lost to the Islanders.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 8:04 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
OK, that’s fair. It’s all Hemsky’s fault, though.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 8:09 PM MST up reply actions
http://twitter.com/GarretAnderson1/status/152581121530531840
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http://twitter.com/dantencer/status/152584524985929728
They loooooooooove fighters
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I think this goes back to jeans model thinking in sports analysis. Or – looking for “alpha male”/high testosterone phenotypes in players. Man’s man = good at WAR (sports).
Same thing cheerleaders look for in boyfriends, btw.
by Kent Wilson on Dec 29, 2011 8:04 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Corrections: in an article of December 22, 2011, Derek Zona referred to the Minnesota Wild as ‘worst team in [the] league’. This should have read ‘second-worst team in the league’. Copper and Blue regrets the error.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 8:08 PM MST reply actions
To be fair, I had no access to the room and didn’t realize how awful Hemsky was as a person.
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Hey, remember when the Oilers were so good 4-on-4 that the league passed a rule to reduce the number of them? (sighs) Yeaaaaah.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 8:12 PM MST reply actions
Looking at next year’s free agent crop, both Janssen and McGrattan are free agents. Re-sign Hordichuk, nail down those two, get rid of Hemsky for the Wings 5th best defensive prospect and a draft pick and this is a cup team.
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by Derek Zona on Dec 29, 2011 8:13 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
Dammit, why can’t I rec my own comment?
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by Derek Zona on Dec 29, 2011 8:14 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Subtle. But rec’d.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 8:15 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Sure, but if you want them to win more than one Cup, we need to be signing Khabibulin to a lengthy extension, and MVPs don’t come cheap.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 8:14 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Sharp, nothing gets by these Sportsnet guys.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 8:14 PM MST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
A beauty call.
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 8:15 PM MST up reply actions
I’m stunned this happened without a prior shift by Darcy Hordichuk.
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CAN’T STOP THE MOMENTUM TRAIN
HORDICHOOCHOO
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 8:16 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
That comment makes me think of those infernal Tootoo whistles in Nashville.
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This needs to be rec’d. I’ll rec it later fom my laptop.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 8:20 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Future Jim Matheson headlines: HORDICHUK WITH GAME-TYING FIGHT AS OILERS BEAT MINNESOTA IN SHOOTOUT
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 8:20 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
HEMSKY NO HELP IN OILERS COME BACK
by Kent Wilson on Dec 29, 2011 8:21 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
HORDICHUK OVERCOMES HEMSKY, REST OF TEAM IN COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 8:22 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
HORDICHUK TWO DOMINANT FIGHT WINS; HEMSKY RAPES ORPHAN AS OILERS WIN 5-4
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 8:23 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
SOFT EUROS NO MATCH FOR HORDICHUK’S MANLIESS, FERTILITY
by Kent Wilson on Dec 29, 2011 8:25 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
You win.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 8:26 PM MST up reply actions
Gold
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 8:29 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Lol
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 8:28 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
If only that was Smid this game would be tied!
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by Scott Reynolds on Dec 29, 2011 8:21 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
The negative karma from Hemsky’s awfulness in the room pushes the puck high.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 8:22 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Hemsky is so awful that he’d be the first one off the ice in a Stanley cup celebration.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 8:31 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
As we’ll see next year when he’s playing on Detroit’s second line.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 8:32 PM MST up reply actions
Unlike some other Oiler losses, at least this one has them getting chances to tie the game. Though that was some ugly defending from Potter before the break.
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Renney’s personnel genius slowly fading.
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Agreed, and I said so right at the time. Just an horrendous call at any time, let alone in the last two minutes of a one-goal game.
Almost as bad as the “interference” call on Smyth last game. Not quite, but almost.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Dec 29, 2011 11:56 PM MST up reply actions
That’s a makeup call for Hall getting hit in the teeth.
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That sucks. Screwing up one call doesn’t mean you screw up a second one on purpose.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 29, 2011 8:36 PM MST up reply actions
Obviously Darcy Hordichuk’s bravery persuaded the stripes to give the Oilers a bullshit call.
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by Benjamin Massey on Dec 29, 2011 8:36 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
I definitely see this falk kid bad all the time.
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by OilLeak on Dec 29, 2011 8:36 PM MST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Hordichuk: Two minutes and change of pure greatness
by Bananahammer on Dec 29, 2011 8:52 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Took a good two weeks off from watching hockey and it doesn’t look like I missed too much.
These game day threads are gold. Probably way more entertaining than the games.
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by proxy on Dec 29, 2011 11:10 PM MST via mobile reply actions
We have to find some way to entertain ourselves.
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by Ben Johnston on Dec 30, 2011 12:30 AM MST up reply actions
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