GDT: Game XX • RUSSELLMANIA • Hawks @ Oilers • 7:00PM • SN

[syz]

I saw Eberle shoot the puck without dusting it off and everything on that one.

Sure, pal. Was that before or after Bigfoot and the UFO?

 

[duul]

Our PP has been good tonight. Everyone seems to be figuring it out except Eberle.

Get the puck to McDavid. If he gives it to you, shoot it on net. If he shoots it, drive the net. Very simple and effective.

We got dusted that period overall from probably the best team in the league right now. Talbot playing huge in goal.

 

[KidLine93]

this. is . gold

 

[McBrom7]

Hahaha that's gold Del, awesome. A little bend in that period, but didn't break.

I guess Woodcroft gets to keep his job for 5 more years. PP looking awesome! Caggs actually has a really nice one timer from the slot there I think Nuge set him up perfectly.

Talbot being Talbot.

20 more miles boy's let's get it!

 

[oobga]

Nice to see jumping into Mcdavid's legs is still legal. Wouldn't have taken much change of contact for that play to be the end of McDavid's left knee for a while.

Love that shot by Pulju. Soooo close to going in.

 

[Arpeggio]

Caggiula is gonna move up the lineup in no time. Hendricks is killing that line right now, but Drake has all the talent to be a great player.

 

[stratedge]

I like how the Oilers took all the opportunities from the other PPs they should have had, and squeezed them into the one they finally got to ensure a goal.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Replace Eberle with Pulju on the pp until he rediscovers how to score.

 

[CupofOil]

Btw ever since Eberle got put back with Nuge, his hands have been silky smooth. Still struggling to bury his chances, but I think he plays better at Nuge's speed than he does at McDavid's.

Yeah but he's snakebitten something fierce right now. Missing point blank opportunity after point blank opportunity, it's kind of hard to watch.

 

[VainGretzky]

But I was told we should move him at TDL for picks because Davidson is so much better with eye test and advanced stats

 

[Pointteen]

Btw ever since Eberle got put back with Nuge, his hands have been silky smooth. Still struggling to bury his chances, but I think he plays better at Nuge's speed than he does at McDavid's.

He definitely does. Those two as a second line is a good option. On another team. Unless they want to step up their scoring in a big way.

 

[harpoon]

Liking this game a lot. Oilers are trying to play with the Hawks, and not looking awful doing it. And lets not forget this is one of the hottest teams in the league right now.
I'm sure everyone saw the stat, but how sick is it that Kane is 1.76 PPG against the Oilers. What a player.

Love Patrick Maroon. Never hesitated for a second. Beeline for Kruger.
Glad somebody finally passed to Sekera.
He was banging his stick like crazy there. Must have had a premonition or something.

Good work by Eberle to knock down a pass, nullify Hawks breakout, create an odd man chance for the Oilers, battle for the puck along the boards, draw the penalty. Crickets from the usuals.

But I was told we should move him at TDL for picks because Davidson is so much better with eye test and advanced stats

Yeah that convo was, uh ....
I like Davidson and all, but I never saw him move the puck like Russel does. Or like he did for The Flames. Don't kid yourself, the Flames miss him a lot.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Hawks feed pointing out a subtle little pick Caggiula had up high to open the shooting lane for Shinkera. He seems to be a very smart player.

 

[McBigYak]

Caggiula is gonna move up the lineup in no time. Hendricks is killing that line right now, but Drake has all the talent to be a great player.

Yeah it sucks because the guy is an absolute warrior but I think his NHL days are done.

 

[Pointteen]

Hahaha that's gold Del, awesome. A little bend in that period, but didn't break.

I guess Woodcroft gets to keep his job for 5 more years. PP looking awesome! Caggs actually has a really nice one timer from the slot there I think Nuge set him up perfectly.

Talbot being Talbot.

20 more miles boy's let's get it!

I was very impressed with The Drake's one timer and he missed the net. What does that say about what we have been seeing?
If only we had a Souray bomb to combine with Klefbom.

 

[walktheboulavard]

 

[DreamTheatre]

Imo Hendricks should sit and Pouliot should go onto the 4th line.

 

[waggie]

Bravo, I quite literally spit out my drink when I saw this!

 

[Fairy McGodfather]

Sure, pal. Was that before or after Bigfoot and the UFO?

Not your pal, buddy.

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

But I was told we should move him at TDL for picks because Davidson is so much better with eye test and advanced stats

Stop listening to Flames fans.

 

[Arpeggio]

He definitely does. Those two as a second line is a good option. On another team. Unless they want to step up their scoring in a big way.

Yep because the Oilers have had so much secondary scoring over the last ten games. Everyone is going to be singing a different tune when Eberle ends up finishing the season with 25 goals and Nuge is back up around 50 points. It's hard to score in today's NHL, they're not gonna be able to just snap their fingers and find guys who can provide offence like Eberle is capable of.

 

[DipsyMcDoodles]

Stop listening to Flames fans.

Russell and Eberle for Gaudreau?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Our PP has been good tonight. Everyone seems to be figuring it out except Eberle.

Get the puck to McDavid. If he gives it to you, shoot it on net. If he shoots it, drive the net. Very simple and effective.

We got dusted that period overall from probably the best team in the league right now. Talbot playing huge in goal.

Klefbom looks good on the point, too. He doesn't seem to get much credit here, except when he scores. But he's distributing the puck really well from the point, and making good decisions with the puck. The only thing I might ask is for him to shoot it more when he has an open lane to the net (but only if there's at least a partial screen, or if someone looks to be about to screen the goalie at the time of the shot).

 

[harpoon]

Caggiula is gonna move up the lineup in no time. Hendricks is killing that line right now, but Drake has all the talent to be a great player.

I watched him single handedly cause the Oilers to be hemmed in their zone for an entire shift in the first.
Twice he had the puck on his stick and just gave it right back. Never even came close to clearing the zone.
Hendricks is probably tired out trying to cover for him.

 

[Spawn]

Replace Eberle with Pulju on the pp until he rediscovers how to score.

Pulju has one goal on the year in the first game of the season...


Talk about needing to rediscover how to score.