GDT: LXI | "Why You Heff To Be Bad?" | Oilers vs. Ducks | 2.21.15 | 5:00PM | SN1

[yukoner88]

this would be a fun goal song

 

[McShogun99]

Mac T: I promise to bring in players that play with some jam.

Trades for Purcell...

 

[yukoner88]

Mac T: I promise to bring in players that play with some jam.

Trades for Purcell...

hopefully is of the 20% thats out the door

 

[Klimando Kostani]

Nuge!!! You had it

 

[Klimando Kostani]

Our top line with three solid chances this period

 

[yukoner88]

Oilers had a slow 1st, but this 2nd is looking much much better

 

[Klimando Kostani]

Come on boys... We need some finish

 

[Klimando Kostani]

Wow, osterle is a player. Five minutes in the first.

Though OKC is feeling the callups because their record is starting to slump a little.

 

[ZJuice]

That AHL line.. Yuck!

 

[CanadianSuperPromise]

Absolutely nasty pass from Yakupov. It's amazing what a half-decent coach and a little confidence can do for a young player. A month ago, posters were commenting on Yakupov lack of hockey sense, inability to drive the puck and how bad his one-timers are. Funny to see the exact opposite from Yak now.

 

[Hero]

Just checking in, how have the oilers been playing?

Really hoping they can pull out a big win tonight.

 

[yukoner88]

Just checking in, how have the oilers been playing?

Really hoping they can pull out a big win tonight.

been decent, were slow for most of the 1st period, but have been solid and for the most part, have carried the play in this 2nd.

 

[TheGuyInTheChair]

Just checking in, how have the oilers been playing?

Really hoping they can pull out a big win tonight.

Don't you worry buddy. The Oilers never let us down.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Where's Gordon?

 

[Klimando Kostani]

Absolutely nasty pass from Yakupov. It's amazing what a half-decent coach and a little confidence can do for a young player. A month ago, posters were commenting on Yakupov lack of hockey sense, inability to drive the puck and how bad his one-timers are. Funny to see the exact opposite from Yak now.

Hamilton would have whiffed on that.

And props to Nelson for recognizing that and moving yak up the depth chart so he would have decent players to play with.

 

[doulos]

Oesterle looks decent tonight.

 

[Klimando Kostani]

Just checking in, how have the oilers been playing?

Really hoping they can pull out a big win tonight.

The ducks looked like they were going to blow out the oilers after ten minutes in the first.

Since then the oilers have carried the action though due to lack of finish its still even going in to the third

 

[Hero]

Well hoping for them to get the win, will be tuning in between this and the Leafs.

Go OILERS!

 

[gqmixmaster]

I dont get the dislike of purcell, sure he is slow but he is generally acceptably effective IMO. I would understand if we had insane forward depth but...

 

[Klimando Kostani]

Benoit Pouliot - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Jordan Eberle
Teddy Purcell - Derek Roy - Nail Yakupov
Ryan Hamilton - Matt Hendricks - Irio Pakarinen
Luke Gazdic - Boyd Gordon - Rob Klinkhammer

Oscar Klefbom - Justin Schultz
Martin Marincin - Mark Fayne
Andrew Ference - Jordan Osterele

Ben Scrivens
Richard Bachman

All bolded are AHL players and almost everyone else is playing a line or pairing or two above where they should be, we have no business being in this game but the Oil are actually looking really good.

That's coaching

 

[yukoner88]

I dont get the dislike of purcell, sure he is slow but he is generally acceptably effective IMO. I would understand if we had insane forward depth but...

I just wish he was harder to play against. It would be nice to have a guy with his body frame, and use it to punish the other team once in a while. Purcell is an ok player, but is warm butter soft.

 

[nexttothemoon]

I dont get the dislike of purcell, sure he is slow but he is generally acceptably effective IMO. I would understand if we had insane forward depth but...

Purcell is the Schultz of forwards... a guy that just doesn't look like he gives much out there in terms of effort/intensity... ya he gets some pts but just doesn't give the impression that he puts anything more than he has to into the game.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Purcell is the Schultz of forwards... a guy that just doesn't look like he gives much out there in terms of effort/intensity... ya he gets some pts but just doesn't give the impression that he puts anything more than he has to into the game.

Schultz plays more physical than Purcell.

 

[gqmixmaster]

Purcell is the Schultz of forwards... a guy that just doesn't look like he gives much out there in terms of effort/intensity... ya he gets some pts but just doesn't give the impression that he puts anything more than he has to into the game.

Some guys just aren't that physical, but I like how he manages his skating to open up room - he is really good at reading the play, making passes and shooting.

He could be so much more if he was a faster skater but he seems to make up for that enough with his positioning IMO.

 

[yukoner88]

Some guys just aren't that physical, but I like how he manages his skating to open up room - he is really good at reading the play, making passes and shooting.

He could be so much more if he was a faster skater but he seems to make up for that enough with his positioning IMO.

He's more or less a depth guy, and with Hall out, Purcell is having to play higher up the line up than he should be, which doesnt help anyone out.