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[ULF_55]

Edmonton Oilers Kris Knoblauch on Travis Dermott: 'He’s made a very positive impression' | TSN

As NHL opening night rosters have to be submitted by 5 p.m. ET on Monday, there is a good chance that defenceman Travis Dermott will remain with the Edmonton Oilers.

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Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said Sunday that Dermott has made an impression on management and the coaching staff throughout camp.

“Before Wednesday, we’ll see what happens with Travis,” Knoblauch told reporters, pointing to the team's opening game roster. “But I think he’s made a very positive impression with management and the coaching staff on just the way he plays.

“He’s tenacious, he’s quick, he moves the puck really well, he does everything fairly well so we need that and also the flexibility of him being able to play left defence and right defence.”

Dermott is 15 months older than Rifai. Has played 329 NHL games.
Oilers have $170k in space and 7 defense already under contract.

If signed wonder if it will be a two-way, and if he's waived right away?

 

[ACC1224]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843326122819469426

 

[Peasy]

Only 2 fanbases that I think suffer more than us are Blue Jacket fans and Sabre fans.

 

[weems]

Love this... "f*** the plays, pound their f***ing D!"

This is such an underrated aspect of winning playoff series.
Getting pucks in deep, forechecking and finishing checks on opposing D.
Once you get to game 5-7, these defencemen are mush and don't want to retrieve pucks anymore.
They also start to handle the puck with less poise and the turnovers starts to increase.

 

[ULF_55]

Love this... "f*** the plays, pound their f***ing D!"

Somehow that rings a bell.

"f*** the plays, shoot the f***ing Puck!"

 

[Sypher04]

That Maurice clip is exactly what I’m talking about when I say many great teams embody the attitude of their coach. That is championship aggression Maurice brought out of his group.

 

[BertCorbeau]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843326122819469426

Jenner has had a really rough year

And unfortunately his physical playstyle is catching up with him

 

[ULF_55]

Jenner has had a really rough year

And unfortunately his physical playstyle is catching up with him

And the Blue Jackets have renounced LTIR.

"It is an abomination to hockey and sport in general.
We will be petitioning the Board of Governors and Vegas Golden Knights to have it repealed."

 

[Gallagbi]

I seem to recall us Leaf fans getting raked over the coals for letting Holl go. Pepperidge Farms remembers.

I don't remember that at all

 

[uncleben]

And the dust settles...

 

[Fogelhund]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843326122819469426

You feel for that franchise. Things just go from bad to worse.


Here is their lineup to start the season. Ouch.

So, #CBJ 23-man roster:
F (13): Sillinger, Kuraly, Gambrell, Fantilli, van Riemsdyk, Monahan, Olivier, Aston-Reese, Chinakhov, Labanc, Pyyhtiä, Marchenko, Johnson.
D (8): Christiansen, Johnson, Werenski, Provorov, Harris, Gudbranson, Jiricek, Severson.
G (2): Tarasov, Merzlikins.

 

[Nineteen67]

 

[Legion34]

This is such an underrated aspect of winning playoff series.
Getting pucks in deep, forechecking and finishing checks on opposing D.
Once you get to game 5-7, these defencemen are mush and don't want to retrieve pucks anymore.
They also start to handle the puck with less poise and the turnovers starts to increase.

I still think the absolute best strategy is if you are losing. Just pound the puck from the blue line at the players. Make them block shots. Right at their feet. Good luck skating in game 7.

 

[BallardEra]

That Oilers D!!!:

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Emberson
Kulak-Stecher
Dermott

 

[Nineteen67]

This is such an underrated aspect of winning playoff series.
Getting pucks in deep, forechecking and finishing checks on opposing D.
Once you get to game 5-7, these defencemen are mush and don't want to retrieve pucks anymore.
They also start to handle the puck with less poise and the turnovers starts to increase.

Underrated? I would guess every coach preaches this message every series.

 

[1specter]

Only 2 fanbases that I think suffer more than us are Blue Jacket fans and Sabre fans.

Man, I wonder what it must be like to be a Jackets player right now and in the locker room after a tragedy like that looming over you, among all the other struggles that franchise has had. Genuinely wish all the players there the best and hope they can pick themselves back up.

 

[LaPlante94]

This is such an underrated aspect of winning playoff series.
Getting pucks in deep, forechecking and finishing checks on opposing D.
Once you get to game 5-7, these defencemen are mush and don't want to retrieve pucks anymore.
They also start to handle the puck with less poise and the turnovers starts to increase.

I hope they continue to do this series. Enjoyed the 6 episodes that just came out recently about last seasons playoffs.

 

[IPS]

Love this... "f*** the plays, pound their f***ing D!"

Does it increase a player's xgf% if they pound the f***ing D?

 

[ULF_55]

That Oilers D!!!:

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Emberson
Kulak-Stecher
Dermott

Have they signed Dermott?

Maybe after they demote and LTIR?

 

[ULF_55]

Does it increase a player's xgf% if they pound the f***ing D?

Maybe it decreases the oppositions xgf%.
Most players have a decent xGiveAFrick%, but after getting run for 7 games maybe notsomuch?

 

[Peasy]

I don't remember that at all

Was on the mainboard holl signing thread. 3 weeks into the season last year he was leading plus minus in the NHL. Detroit fans went on about how great he is, why'd the leafs let him go etc etc. Well a month later the dude was practically a perma healthy scratch

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

I'm gonna say Warsofsky wins the Jack Adams award.

I think San Jose will make the playoffs. They should at least end up a lot more respectable. That's what happens when you add a good coach to a bad team.

When you add a bad coach to a bad team you get the Ottawa Senaturds.

The Leafs are lucky to have three of the worst teams in their division. Buffalo, Ottawa, and Detroit have some of the longest playoffs droughts of all time. They'll all be adding another year after this one too.

That's what a foolish owner and bad GM can yield in pro sports.

You can make mistake after mistake so long as those chumps are around. Which this team does. Even with a GM who stinks at virtially every aspect of his job it's still a guaranteed pass to the playoffs.

You don't need the coach of the year when the competition beats itself.

 

[fahad203]

I'm gonna say Warsofsky wins the Jack Adams award.

I think San Jose will make the playoffs. They should at least end up a lot more respectable. That's what happens when you add a good coach to a bad team.

When you add a bad coach to a bad team you get the Ottawa Senaturds.

The Leafs are lucky to have three of the worst teams in their division. Buffalo, Ottawa, and Detroit have some of the longest playoffs droughts of all time. They'll all be adding another year after this one too.

That's what a foolish owner and bad GM can yield in pro sports.

You can make mistake after mistake so long as those chumps are around. Which this team does. Even with a GM who stinks at virtially every aspect of his job it's still a guaranteed pass to the playoffs.

You don't need the coach of the year when the competition beats itself.

This post is going to be awkward one whe. Berube wins the Stanly Cup but not the Jack Adams

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

This post is going to be awkward one whe. Berube wins the Stanly Cup but not the Jack Adams

If the Leafs win the cup I'm gonna be even fatter than I already am from all the crow I'll have to eat.

 

[CincoHolio]

Was on the mainboard holl signing thread. 3 weeks into the season last year he was leading plus minus in the NHL. Detroit fans went on about how great he is, why'd the leafs let him go etc etc. Well a month later the dude was practically a perma healthy scratch

Same pattern every single year for Holl. Starts off hot, turns into complete unplayable doodoo by quarter season. He either didn't have the conditioning or drive to put in a full season of NHL calibre play.