Start of season..
“We have the best forward depth in the NHL!”
“Podz couldn’t even crack our lineup last season and he’s in the Oilers lineup, speaks volumes to our superior depth”
“No more guys like Mikheyev & Lafferty in our top 6”
“We’ll be amongst the highest scoring teams in the NHL”
What happened..
AHLer Bains on first line
AHLer Raty as 3C
Sprong scrated
Desharnais scratched for ECHLer
Tocchet benching players, calling out team
Panic mode setting in
I wonder if this was a one game message/wakeup call/watch the game from the pressbox and see other players' habits sort of thing. I wouldn't be shocked if he was back in next game.
I was more surprised they sat Desharnais for two in a row.
Really hope the third pairing is Brannstrom-Desharnais
Desharnais looked good in the pre season playing with Wolanin against a full Edmonton squad, so maybe he needs a puck mover on the ice with him to focus on the breakouts.
Sasson, not Blais. Sasson is the first callup at centre and Blais is on an AHL contract.Suter-Miller-Boeser
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Hoglander
Heinen-Blueger-Garland
Sprong-Raty-Sherwood
1. Aman, Bains, Di Giuseppe
2. Blais, Karlsson
The third pair has been a disaster and I’m glad management isn’t waiting till the end of the road trip to address it.
The third pair has been a disaster and I’m glad management isn’t waiting till the end of the road trip to address it.
The third pair has been a disaster and I’m glad management isn’t waiting till the end of the road trip to address it.
I hope that it is either Raty or Bains.The question will be if they're waiving Juulsen (I can't imagine they'd waive Desharnais or Forbort this soon after signing them) or if this means that Tyler Myers is actually going to be out of the lineup for a bit.
The question will be if they're waiving Juulsen (I can't imagine they'd waive Desharnais or Forbort this soon after signing them) or if this means that Tyler Myers is actually going to be out of the lineup for a bit.
I hope that it is either Raty or Bains.
I figure they’ll send down one of Bains and Raty since they are running with 14 forwards right now.
I can't see how they carry 9D on the roster and no extra forwards.
I immediately thought Bains will go back down, they seem somewhat committed to continuing this Raty experiment until Joshua is back.
Yikes. Not a chance they’ll beat Florida. Just nowhere close to their level.