GDT: Are We Digging In Yet? Oilers vs Canes, 7PM on SNW

[Vagabond]

Is knob smoking Crack? W t f is he thinking!?

Nurse playing on the right side with Dermott is f***ing hilarious.

Why is Rico on the fourth line!?

Good Gawd.. I just pray we don't get blown out. Not looking like a recipe for success whatsoever.

 

[BlackDogg]

Put nurse in forward position. Get a new dMan.

 

[Mr Positive]

We will win a lot of games if we play like we did against Dallas. This team is great. Just keeping hammering away

Put nurse in forward position. Get a new dMan.

That would be a fun thing to try

Issue is that we are thin at D compared to F

 

[Mez]

Inc Svech hatty? Seems like the Canes routinely kill us.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Inc Svech hatty? Seems like the Canes routinely kill us.

He routinely kills us yes. Didn’t he get 4 on us a couple years ago?

 

[DavidHasselhoffsFist]

Inc Svech hatty? Seems like the Canes routinely kill us.

Last time we played them

 

[Stoneman89]

Here's what I think we need to see:

-- Team kills all the PP's against them

-- Hyman scores

That would be a good start. Wouldn't be much though if we don't score on the PP ourselves and get outscored 4-1 5 on 5.

 

[Oilslick941611]

I don't mind some perimeter play, but take your damn chances when you see an opening. The perimeter is nowhere near the problem that the players' passive attitude is. Roll it to the next guy, shoot it along the wall, let someone else make a play, oh let the point shoot it and miss the net.

To be fair. Opposition isn’t biting. They know to stay in the lanes and you’ll neutralize the oilers offence. Just look at the all shots that get blocked. The book is out. Gotta try something new.

 

[Oilers88]

Reaching Jay Woodcroft levels of reach combined with comfort here.

Must be the water.

Or KK is doing this to tell his superiors that they f***ed up badly this summer and we need a 2RD right f***ing now.

KK had Emberson in the AHL and Dermott in the OHL. From what we've heard, I would guess he was very involved in both decisions and liked both players. I don't think he's sending a message to anyone.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848773276874772960

If he plays both left and right, then you can think of him as two $4.2625 million defencemen, instead of one $9.25 million defenceman.

 

[McTonyBrar]

My head hurts even more now after reading that lineup. Nurse on the right side?

Nurse has never played the right side in the NHL. This is a risky move. His whole life he’s never been on that side. Now, all of a sudden, they expect him to take care of a bad D partner along with learning a new position?

Seems so fair. I hope this isn’t some stupid Hail Mary move

 

[Messrules11]

Man I hate Carolina, let’s beat them like they’re the shitty old Whalers.

 

[tardigrade81]

Put nurse in forward position. Get a new dMan.

I’ll sign that petition

 

[Old Boys Club]

Score some f***ing goals

 

[syz]

Nurse is going to fluke his way into having a good game and it'll extend the experiment by another 2 months.

 

[Mr Positive]

If Nurse can cut it at RD then it opens up options for trade deadline targets

It's a good idea to play around with this early in the season while the stakes are low and we're playing well

 

[rboomercat90]

I’m not sure where to put this post so I’ll put it here in the GDT. I’m watching the Washington/Philly game and it’s in intermission. Somebody needs to explain to me what PK Subban brings to a panel. He’s horrible, no insight on anything. Spends most of his time screwing around and isn’t funny anyway. I’ve given up on watching any of these panels on any networks now. I normally just change the channel during intermission anyway but wasn’t quick enough this time. Even still, he’s a special kind of awful. I’d rank him below Leah Hextall in terms of who I want to hear from.

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

If he plays both left and right, then you can think of him as two $4.2625 million defencemen, instead of one $9.25 million defenceman.

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[brentashton]

Nurse is going to fluke his way into having a good game and it'll extend the experiment by another 2 months.

Whatever it takes for him to start playing like a real top 4 D is ok in my books.

That said, he struggles more than not on his normal side, so this might be a real car wreck.

 

[McDNicks17]

I blame the guy that said to try Nurse on his right side because he can't get any worse in the last PGT.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Can it really hurt moving Nurse over? It’s not like he’s our #1D.

My only gripe with this is I don’t think it’s the time to experiment too much. We need to get to .500, there were a lot of positives against Dallas too. Big guns need to do their job and score, that’s the biggest issue rn.

I’d rather save the experimenting until we’re at least a few games above .500, or when we’ve got a fat lead in a game, or when we aren’t playing a contender on top of all that.

Also have they even tried Skinner with McDavid yet? I don’t want to claim it would be a magical combination, but the moment we signed Skinner it seemed like the most rational position for him. I knew Arvidsson would work with Drai, so put RNH with them because he’s good with Drai and give McDavid a speedy goal scorer. If you wanna try something different try that, maybe it gets McDavid going which would turn the team around.

 

[brentashton]

I’m not sure where to put this post so I’ll put it here in the GDT. I’m watching the Washington/Philly game and it’s in intermission. Somebody needs to explain to me what PK Subban brings to a panel. He’s horrible, no insight on anything. Spends most of his time screwing around and isn’t funny anyway. I’ve given up on watching any of these panels on any networks now. I normally just change the channel during intermission anyway but wasn’t quick enough this time. Even still, he’s a special kind of awful. I’d rank him below Leah Hextall in terms of who I want to hear from.

I’d tell you, but I’d be banned or cancelled. I’ve interacted with you a lot Boom, you know the reason.

These panel talking heads could be from another planet for all I care, as long as they can be informative, intelligent and engaging.




And I agree with you also. He’s bad at his TV job.

 

[McTonyBrar]

I’ll sign that petition

Nurse has been our best defender. If you trust Bouchard to friggin defend so far this year, enjoy yourself lol

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Nurse has been our best defender. If you trust Bouchard to friggin defend so far this year, enjoy yourself lol

Nurse has not been that and Bouchard is twice the player he is.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Maybe we should switch 6 forwards to defense and move all the defense to forward? If we’re gonna experiment let’s get wild. Maybe they can wear their jerseys inside out or spell all of their names backwards

KK isn’t going far enough, turn the blender all the way up

 

[Mr Positive]

I’m not sure where to put this post so I’ll put it here in the GDT. I’m watching the Washington/Philly game and it’s in intermission. Somebody needs to explain to me what PK Subban brings to a panel. He’s horrible, no insight on anything. Spends most of his time screwing around and isn’t funny anyway. I’ve given up on watching any of these panels on any networks now. I normally just change the channel during intermission anyway but wasn’t quick enough this time. Even still, he’s a special kind of awful. I’d rank him below Leah Hextall in terms of who I want to hear from.

Subban gets a lot of leash because he is a very charismatic and fun person. But it doesn't translate to being a TV personality, like how your funny friend might not cut it as a comedian. It's a related skill but not the same