GDT: Canes @ Oilers 1/04

[Havoq]

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Versteeg - E. Staal - Lindholm
Nordstrom - J. Staal - Nestrasil
Skinner - Rask - McGinn
Malone - McClement - Nash

Faulk - Liles
Slavin - Hainsey
Hanifin - Pesce

Wardo




Hall - Draisaitl - Purcell
Pouliot - RNH - Eberle
Hendricks - Letestu - Korpikoski
Klinkhammer - Lander - Khaira

Nurse - Schultz
Sekera - Davidson
Hunt - Gryba

Talbot​

*Lineups subject to change

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[Oogie Boogie]

Will try and actually watch the game tonight instead of seeing snippets here and there

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

That's way more effort than we usually get in GDTs, I hope it doesn't backfire.

This should be a good test for the young D of the Canes and hopefully a fun game to watch. Even without McDavid and Yakupov, the Oilers have a talented, fast top 6.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

yeah thats scary forward depth once yak and mcdavid get healthy

luckily that defense is arguably worse than anything the canes have iced in the last few years

so, because nothing about the canes makes sense

1-0 canes, cam ward with a shutout

 

[Thehair17]

At the game tonight, hoping for a win, but considering we got shutout the only other time I saw them, even 1 goal would be a marked improvement.

 

[Wolfpuck]

A win puts us at .500

hcanes pls

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

yeah thats scary forward depth once yak and mcdavid get healthy

luckily that defense is arguably worse than anything the canes have iced in the last few years

so, because nothing about the canes makes sense

1-0 canes, cam ward with a shutout

They are missing their best D in Klefbom, but I don't know about that in the bold. The lockout year, I recall some games where Pitkanen, Faulk and/or Gleason were out and we had Corvo and I think Harrison on the top pairing? I'll have to go try to dig that up but there were quite a few games when the Canes iced some brutal defenses.

EDIT: not quite. I remembered they had a bad D against Toronto and for that one, they had Faulk, Corvo, Sanguinetti, McBain, Harrison and Jordan.

Feb 26th they called up Murphy from juniors for a couple games and went with Faulk, Corvo, Sanguinetti, Harrison, Gragnani and Murphy against Washington.

A couple games when Faulk and Joni were hurt in April they went with a combination of Gleason, Corvo, McBain, Sanginetti, Harrison, MAB and Bellemore.

No wonder we are all so giddy about having what looks to be a young, promising group of defensemen.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

They are missing their best D in Klefbom, but I don't know about that in the bold. The lockout year, I recall some games where Pitkanen, Faulk and/or Gleason were out and we had Corvo and I think Harrison on the top pairing? I'll have to go try to dig that up but there were quite a few games when the Canes iced some brutal defenses.

EDIT: not quite. I remembered they had a bad D against Toronto and for that one, they had Faulk, Corvo, Sanguinetti, McBain, Harrison and Jordan.

Feb 26th they called up Murphy from juniors for a couple games and went with Faulk, Corvo, Sanguinetti, Harrison, Gragnani and Murphy against Washington.

A couple games when Faulk and Joni were hurt in April they went with a combination of Gleason, Corvo, McBain, Sanginetti, Harrison, MAB and Bellemore.

No wonder we are all so giddy about having what looks to be a young, promising group of defensemen.

 

[nobuddy]

yeah thats scary forward depth once yak and mcdavid get healthy

luckily that defense is arguably worse than anything the canes have iced in the last few years

so, because nothing about the canes makes sense

1-0 canes, cam ward with a shutout

still not as bad as our 2013 defense

edit: BBA beat me to it

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

On the Oilers broadcast, they mentioned that Ward and Staal are the only 2 Canes players from the SC championship team. It was 10 years ago, so not that much of a surprise. I think there are only 4-5 guys from that team even left in the NHL now days, right? Staal, Ward, Williams, Ladd and Cullen. Am I missing anyone?

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

PDG is concussed. Dammit

 

[HisIceness]

On the Oilers broadcast, they mentioned that Ward and Staal are the only 2 Canes players from the SC championship team. It was 10 years ago, so not that much of a surprise. I think there are only 4-5 guys from that team even left in the NHL now days, right? Staal, Ward, Williams, Ladd and Cullen. Am I missing anyone?

Think that is all of them. Whitney and Cole retired last season. What's Craig Adams up to?

 

[HisIceness]

Also, just ****ing win please.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Think that is all of them. Whitney and Cole retired last season. What's Craig Adams up to?

Wasn't resigned by Pittsburgh so he's just chillin.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Hanifin and Pesce are fun to watch. Pesce's more aggressive offensively than Hanifin, but Hanifin is so smooth with his skating and puck handling.

 

[Revenge of the Sieve]

Lacko Taco shoutout from the EDM announcers!

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Hanifin and Pesce are fun to watch. Pesce's more aggressive offensively than Hanifin, but Hanifin is so smooth with his skating and puck handling.

pesces got a little bit of power forward in him when he drives down the right boards

i like it

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Seems that with last change, Oilers are constantly matching the Hall/Draisatl line against the Rask/Skinner line.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

On the Oilers broadcast, they mentioned that Ward and Staal are the only 2 Canes players from the SC championship team. It was 10 years ago, so not that much of a surprise. I think there are only 4-5 guys from that team even left in the NHL now days, right? Staal, Ward, Williams, Ladd and Cullen. Am I missing anyone?

Vrbata, although he got traded during the season.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

anton babchuk is a ufa and should be signed immediately

 

[canwincup]

How has Hanifin been this year? Loved this kid going into the draft!

 

[Unsustainable]

How has Hanifin been this year? Loved this kid going into the draft!

He's retiring soon, we ended his career.

But other then that, an 18 yo playing 19 mins a night and other than the rare rookie brain fart, he's one of the best skaters I have seen on D.

 

[canwincup]

He's retiring soon, we ended his career.

But other then that, an 18 yo playing 19 mins a night and other than the rare rookie brain fart, he's one of the best skaters I have seen on D.

That's great to hear, do you see him devolving an offensive game? Maybe becoming a 40ish point guy?

 

[garnetpalmetto]

I still can't get over how ugly Edmonton's unis are. The '80s are over folks. Go back to those beauties you wore from the late '90s to the early '00s or something based off that.

 

[Unsustainable]

That's great to hear, do you see him devolving an offensive game? Maybe becoming a 40ish point guy?

Once he's more comfortable, he's very conservative right now. But the skill is undeniable, 40pt D with 25mins a night is certainly plausible.