GDT: Game #51 - Red Wings @ Oilers - 7PM - Swedish? Hold my beer

[Duke74]

Those lines are gross.

I feel like there's a bug of some type going around the team now. Nurse missed practice Monday and Ekholm and Kapanen missed yesterday. All due to "illness" according to Knob.

Maybe that explains Draisaitl's last two games.

 

[Mr Positive]

I'm excited to see Klingberg but let's all remember he might have a lot of rust. I'm hoping Knoblauch gives him a long leash

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

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I prefer a Klinger over a Bro

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

If we can get bubble Klingberg it'll take some of the sting off losing Klefbom, Larsson, and Broberg

 

[FiveFourteenSixOne]

The dude is not stranger to hip surgery, so if he's feeling good, I will believe him and hope for the best in this scenario.



He's going to go tonight, but he's still fighting something it sounds like.

Whoa Nellly, Ek sounds f***ing sick as a dog.

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

More hip surgeries than your grandma

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Whoa Nellly, Ek sounds f***ing sick as a dog.

He does "sound" better as the clip goes on. Hopefully he's not too taxed tonight.

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

Klingberg is in. Need a stronger effort tonight let’s keep the roll going

 

[Oilslick941611]

They actually signed Saad??

no, hes on termination waivers today.

 

[tardigrade81]

Should be a great game. Detroit has a solid team

Oilers win 4-3

 

[CornKicker]

I actually think Todd is the second best coach in the MCD era behind KK

Was a scapegoat of the Chia regime and Talbot shitting the bed

agree, woodcroft got to reap the benefits of what Todd installed

 

[FlameChampion]

Well I hope he’s healthy and feels good. Interested to see what he actually looks like. But I don’t know how much I believe players when it comes to this stuff.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Hard not to root for a guy with a back story like that.

 

[AUAIOMRN]

 

[McShogun99]

This should be a game where Knob goes 11-7 to ease Klingberg back into things.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

This should be a game where Knob goes 11-7 to ease Klingberg back into things.

Maybe, I think him getting a look with Nurse is fine, Kulak will get some shifts, they trust Emberson, they can ease him back in.

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

Klingbergs debut, nice. I imagine he'll need a few weeks to get things going, hope things work out well for both sides.

Go Oilers!

 

[guymez]

Hard not to root for a guy with a back story like that.

100%
Im rooting big time for him.
Its hard not to imagine Klingberg treating this like his big opportunity to show what he can finally do at the NHL level when he is completely healthy.
You have to think that he is an extremely motivated player.

If he can find his A game on this team before the end of the season then he becomes a major addition for very little cost.
If that actually happens...suck on that Vegas.

 

[dssource]

Happy that they split McDrai onto sepearte lines.

Excited to see Klinberg. Really excited to see his potential under Coffee.

Should be a fun one tonight.

Game is on SNP. Anyone know if it's nationally televised tonight?

 

[Soundwave]

Gonna keep my expectations in check for Klingberg, he hasn't played in a long while and it coming off some serious injuries and will probably have to adjust some to being on a totally new team.

 

[dem]

Media gotta stop hyping Klingberg. Too much pressure for a guy who had hip surgery coming in missing a year and a half of hockey.


This will probably not end well.

 

[tardigrade81]

I could have a Thursday whiskey for the game

Hmmmm

 

[K1984]

Media gotta stop hyping Klingberg. Too much pressure for a guy who had hip surgery coming in missing a year and a half of hockey.


This will probably not end well.

They're just reporting what he's telling them. He's doing a good job creating his own hype, I haven't heard anyone claim he's anything more than a low risk/high reward gamble at this point.

 

[jukon]

I predict a Klin-goal and a +2 rating.

 

[Da McBomb]

Would be cool to see Klingberg given a chance on the PP if Bouchard struggles.