Pre-Game Talk: Lets Light This Candle. Edmonton v Winnipeg, Wednesday 8 PM.

[Spawn]

Did 32 new teams arrive into the NHL? Because yeah, a line with McDavid (best player since Mario) + 50 goal scoring Hyman is automatically one of the best lines in hockey. Third player could be a rented mule and that would still be true.

Fair enough.

Point is that McDavid-Hyman are the engine that drives that line. RNH doesn’t contribute much there. In fact, the duo of McDavid and Hyman did better away from RNH than they did with him (offensively and defensively).

Nuge would be better suited elsewhere imo.

Like for example on a line with Drai and Arvidsson while Skinner plays with McDavid-Hyman.

It’s an absolute farce Janmark is in the top 6.

 

[Duke74]

Did 32 new teams arrive into the NHL? Because yeah, a line with McDavid (best player since Mario) + 50 goal scoring Hyman is automatically one of the best lines in hockey. Third player could be a rented mule and that would still be true.

Which is exactly why Nuge would be of more service on the second line.

 

[rboomercat90]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843337156556927052

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843338711087673494

Honestly I do not mind this setup once Kane gets back to health. We need some punch in that 3rd line and spreads the offence out a bit.

I wish Mark was a regular poster on these boards. That way I could just put him on ignore.

 

[Heavy Dee]

For all the shit they take, Ryan was good in the preseason, Perry scored a couple of goals too. If those young guys want guaranteed spots, play better. Plain and simple. Treading water and making the odd good play here and there doesn't get you a NHL spot over proven vets, you are there in preseason to knock people's socks off, so do it.

You should be playing those games like you've been shot out of a canon if you're one of those guys on the bubble.

Lavoie and Philp outplayed those two. It didn't matter.

 

[Spawn]

For all the shit they take, Ryan was good in the preseason, Perry scored a couple of goals too. If those young guys want guaranteed spots, play better. Plain and simple. Treading water and making the odd good play here and there doesn't get you a NHL spot over proven vets, you are there in preseason to knock people's socks off, so do it.

You should be playing those games like you've been shot out of a canon if you're one of those guys on the bubble.

Only one player on the team scored more than a single goal in the preseason. And it wasn’t Perry (whose only goal came while being gifted a spot next to McDavid surprise surprise).

Take a guess who that player that scored two goals was. Also happened to lead the team in shots despite only playing 3 preseason games.

Lavoie earned a spot on this team. The organization is more concerned with giving Perry yet another kick at trying to win a cup while he’s got one foot in the grave.

Ryan and Perry proved they were done once the games ramped up in the playoffs. And now they’re a year older. It’s an absolute joke we’ve lost a prospect out of loyalty to these two.

 

[Senor Catface]

Hopefully Podkolzin knows CPR with those linemates.

 

[VainGretzky]

Jeff Skinner and Arvidsson are both on new teams with new systems give them 10 games before panicking , they will both come around Arvidsson had 5 points in his 1st 10 games with LA then had 44 in his last 56 games

 

[Thomas Tatar]

Jeff Skinner and Arvidsson are both on new teams with new systems give them 10 games before panicking , they will both come around Arvidsson had 5 points in his 1st 10 games with LA then had 44 in his last 56 games

Agreed, sure Skinner looked rough in pre-season but it takes guys time to gel and learn new systems. We need to give them a little leash before lighting the torches

 

[Jumptheshark]

I wish Mark was a regular poster on these boards. That way I could just put him on ignore.

He might be. You never know

 

[Oilhawks]

He might be. You never know

 

[Spawn]

Jeff Skinner and Arvidsson are both on new teams with new systems give them 10 games before panicking , they will both come around Arvidsson had 5 points in his 1st 10 games with LA then had 44 in his last 56 games

Bigger issue is that apparently our next option if someone slides out of the top 6 is Janmark. Thats as big brain as Pat Quinn starting JFJ on the first line.

 

[Spawn]

What our starting forward lineup should have been:

Skinner-McDavid-Hyman
RNH-Drai-Arvidsson
Janmark-Henrique-Lavoie
Podkolzin-Philp-Brown