GDT: oilering

[Tryamw]

I wake up and you and the NHL site keep trying to tell me we won.. Quit it!.

 

[Borsig]

Now, how much faster do we win that OT if they stop putting Staal out there.

Maybe not at all because possession off the drop

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Tripp casually foreshadowing both 3rd period goal scorers minutes before they each scored was pretty sick.

 

[TheBigLetowski]

Don't overlook how great that backhand sauce pass by Ghost was before the OT goal. Trying to keep puck in the zone, while covered by two oilers. Lands it perfectly on Necas stick for the 2v1. *chefs kiss*

 

[HisIceness]

The boys won? Word

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I hate that this was one of the earlier games on this road trip and I still woke up feeling absolutely wrecked.

I might be "monkey paw"ing it, but no more OT until they return to the correct time zone please.

 

[gooseygoose]

Now, how much faster do we win that OT if they stop putting Staal out there.

I had the same thought but as a mcdavid line matchup it makes some sense to just tire them out before putting out scorers no? Be a little more cautious ? Even aho in post game interview was saying he was much more concerned w defensive plays in ot than he normally is w mcdavid out there

 

[Stickpucker]

What an amazing overtime! Necas is proving he’s worth the price of admission, but he’s done it before in short bursts. We’re going to need a full season.

That backhand pass through traffic from Ghost to Necas on the winner was ridiculous. Ghost could have a career year with us if he stays healthy. Necas and Ghost 3v3 should scare anyone. If Aho gets on a roll we should want all games to go to OT.

Svech still looks out of synch and it’s going to be his turn to shine here at some point.

Of course Necas is gonna pop off. This ain't no contract year!

Stars:
Andersen
Aho
Robinson / Nachos

Stickpuckers 3 stars:
Nachos
Ghost
Orlov

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Of course Necas is gonna pop off. This ain't no contract year!


Stickpuckers 3 stars:
Nachos
Ghost
Orlov

Orlov? The guy that got embarrassed in both goals against? I mean, I get it, it's McDavid, he does that, but still...

 

[Idiot Stick]

stopping by to say i enjoyed this game a lot

Aho killed a man

 

[WreckingCrew]

Glad to see the boys pulled off the W because the first half of that game was pretty tough to watch. Also glad Freddie settled into Steady Freddie for the game.

Seems like Ghost has honestly been our best player and most consistent through the first 5 games. 3rd line has been causing chaos, but as expected, not tons of goals. Our top lines have had decent individual efforts but overall been very disconnected as lines.

I wouldn't mind seeing if Svech - Aho - Nachos & Roslo - KK - Jarvis have some better chemistry.

Orlov? The guy that got embarrassed in both goals against? I mean, I get it, it's McDavid, he does that, but still...

In all fairness I think Ghost took him out on that first one

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Carolina Hurricanes: Still Pretty Good (TM)

 

[Svechhammer]

What an amazing overtime! Necas is proving he’s worth the price of admission, but he’s done it before in short bursts. We’re going to need a full season.

Yeah, this fully. Necas always has a stretch every year where you think he's finally figured it out before falling back into his hero puck turnover machine tendencies. Need him to play a full season of good hockey. Its time he puts it all together.

That backhand pass through traffic from Ghost to Necas on the winner was ridiculous. Ghost could have a career year with us if he stays healthy. Necas and Ghost 3v3 should scare anyone. If Aho gets on a roll we should want all games to go to OT.

Love what Gost is showing so far, and does make you wonder if we made a mistake in letting him walk away last season. Either way, we got him for 3 years and if this is the player we got, its an absolute steal. That said, I'm pumping the brakes a bit on his hype train for now, because I seem to remember him going on a scoring streak when he was first traded here a couple seasons back only to go into a rut down the stretch. But so far, definitely a very good offseason pickup for us.

Svech still looks out of synch and it’s going to be his turn to shine here at some point.

Speaking of guys we need a full season from. As much as we like to ride Necas for never really living up to expectation, we need our #2 overall pick to start looking like a #2 overall pick. He has all the tools to completely take games over. He needs to stop being a passenger out there and start being the alpha player on the ice that we know he can be.

 

[OBXer]

I wrote the game off in the second. I even speculated this season may be lost.

I’m now destined to spend at least one day in the hockey fan penalty box of shame.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Tripp casually foreshadowing both 3rd period goal scorers minutes before they each scored was pretty sick.

I put $10 based on his call. Won $140 on ghost.

Edit: correction that was another bet. The ghost call netted me $65. Yes I’m a gambler. No I don’t have a problem.

 

[spockBokk]

Didn’t Jarvis have some success when paired with Staal and Martinook in the playoffs last year? Or was that regular season? Can’t recall…

Anyway, I like the idea of Necas with Aho at 5-5, really load up that first line:

Svechnikov-Aho-Necas
Carrier-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Jarvis
Robinson-Drury-Blake

You’ve got everyone on their natural sides with that lineup too. Problem would be that middle 6 only has Jarvis as a finisher.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Didn’t Jarvis have some success when paired with Staal and Martinook in the playoffs last year? Or was that regular season? Can’t recall…

Anyway, I like the idea of Necas with Aho at 5-5, really load up that first line:

Svechnikov-Aho-Necas
Carrier-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Jarvis
Robinson-Drury-Blake

You’ve got everyone on their natural sides with that lineup too. Problem would be that middle 6 only has Jarvis as a finisher.

Interesting....I might swap JR and Jarvis though (Jarvis then plays with his Finnish Brother, KK)

 

[CanesUltimate11]

Didn’t Jarvis have some success when paired with Staal and Martinook in the playoffs last year? Or was that regular season? Can’t recall…

Anyway, I like the idea of Necas with Aho at 5-5, really load up that first line:

Svechnikov-Aho-Necas
Carrier-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Jarvis
Robinson-Drury-Blake

You’ve got everyone on their natural sides with that lineup too. Problem would be that middle 6 only has Jarvis as a finisher.

Jarvis had some success early on with Staal and Martinook if memory serves. Then was put back with them after game 1 of the Islanders series and I don't think much came of it.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I wish all NHL overtimes were like that one last night. I think that's what the NHL originally envisioned when they first implemented it.

 

[Svechhammer]

Jarvis had some success early on with Staal and Martinook if memory serves. Then was put back with them after game 1 of the Islanders series and I don't think much came of it.

Jarvis broke a finger early in the Isles series that made him largely ineffective the rest of the playoff run. Can't really take anything away from the way he looked with that line because he wasn't even close to 100% health-wise, especially when you factor in the torn labrum and rotator cuff that he suffered early in the season and just pain managed the rest of the year.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Didn’t Jarvis have some success when paired with Staal and Martinook in the playoffs last year? Or was that regular season? Can’t recall…

Anyway, I like the idea of Necas with Aho at 5-5, really load up that first line:

Svechnikov-Aho-Necas
Carrier-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Jarvis
Robinson-Drury-Blake

You’ve got everyone on their natural sides with that lineup too. Problem would be that middle 6 only has Jarvis as a finisher.

Don't do that to poor Jarvis again...he doesn't deserve that

 

[LakeLivin]

Good play Orlov

What Kotkaniemi did, that's Brind'amour on faceoffs, right? Hand right above the head, get really low

What's the opposite of drink?

 

[Tryamw]

What's the opposite of drink?

Eat? Fortunately Nachos were served

 

[CanesUltimate11]

Jarvis broke a finger early in the Isles series that made him largely ineffective the rest of the playoff run. Can't really take anything away from the way he looked with that line because he wasn't even close to 100% health-wise, especially when you factor in the torn labrum and rotator cuff that he suffered early in the season and just pain managed the rest of the year.

Yeah that was the line juggling issue I had with Rod in those playoffs. I was ok with swapping Svech and Jarvis to get some size with Aho but leaving Jarvis stapled to Staal the rest of the way made me want to tear my hair out. I forgot about the finger though which makes a bit more sense then to leave him there and focus on defense and if he scores it's a bonus.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Staal + Jarvis didn’t score much, but the opponent scored even less. Per NST, just 1 5v5 GA in over 126 minutes of ice time last playoffs.