GDT: Power Outage. Oilers v Stars, 2 PM on SN.

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, skate across the top of the blue line, pass, pass, fake a shot then pass, pass, pass gets intercepted and iced, regroup, Bouchard to McDavid, skate behind net, skate around the world, pass to Draisaitl cross seam through 3 players, iced, regroup, Bouchard to McDavid, pass, pass, pass, fake shot then pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, HOLY SHIT A SHOT, blocked, iced, regroup, Bouchard to McDavid, skate to the half wall, pass, pass, tip pass, pass, pass, fake shot then pass, pass, pass, Hyman with the jam play which hasn’t worked in 65 straight games now, puck frozen, 2nd unit comes out for its 13.5 seconds of PP time.

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The power has gone out of the power play. What used to be almost an automatic goal or scoring chances this year has looked more like an electrical short than power play.

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It’s more hockey by candlelight with this group and it’s like they’ve never played with each other before.

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They have a strange aversion to shooting the puck. Are they going for the highlight of the night? Do they think they get extra points for beauty? Can Draisaitl only one time a puck from a 90 degree angle to the net? Has Bouchard forgotten that he has a literal cannon?

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The Oilers need the PP clicking on all cylinders or their opponents can physically run them with impunity as it’s our only real weapon to prevent teams from running us out of their buildings. We’ve no physical threats and KK values hitting as much as having full dogshit bags inside his car on a hot summers day with no AC and the windows rolled up. So with an ineffective PP, McDavid’s target on his back grows exponentially. SHOOT. THE. PUCK.

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So simplify things - a lot - and perhaps it’s time to replace 18 with 90 and 93 with 53 for a game or two. Either way we need to go from darkness to bright lights on the PP and today will be as good a time as any to light up the Stars. Without a functioning PP it’ll be tough to take down Dallas.

We go live at 1!
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Projected Lines

Draisaitl-McDavid-Hyman
Janmark-RNH-Arvidsson
Skinner-Henrique-Brown
Podkolzin-Ryan-Perry

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stecher
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner

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Projected Lines

Robertson-Hintz-Stankoven
Benn-Johnson-Bourque
Marchment-Duchesne-Dadonov
Back-Steel-Blackwell

Harley-Heiskenen
Lundell-Lundqvist
Smith-Lybushkin

Oettinger

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GD Music - Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden



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Fearless Prediction

3-2 Oilers but I’m not confident in that prediction at all…

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[JeffSkinner53]

Throwback. Still get chills.

 

[Broberg Speed]

Is this still a hockey forum or has it devolved into a one opinion suits everyone cheer club?

 

[Morpheus]

Is this still a hockey forum or has it devolved into a one opinion suits everyone cheer club?

Yes

 

[Morpheus]

Another GDtune:

 

[T-Funk]

Start with PP2. PP1 can cleanup with some f***ing urgency if ineffective.
Or whatever knob whispers to them i guess...

 

[Broberg Speed]

Yes

Sad

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

Another quality GDT, cheers @5 Mins 4 Ftg !

Get that PP going, trying to carry the puck into the net seems like a running gag at this point. For the past few years we've been through this discussion at one point during every season, they start playing fancy sweet hockey without blasting the puck on goal. It usually clicks after a period of time and they keep killing it on the PP but it seems to me they/we have to go through this every goddamn year, haha.

10pm Oilers hockey, let's go!

 

[MoontoScott]

Always looking for the tic-tac-toe play on the powerplays instead of keeping it simple.

Increasingly, teams have a forest of sticks waiting for you inside the blue line--that even Mc-D can't pass through. Other teams have adjusted to the Oiler PP and have reduced the effectiveness of that executioner shot by Drai--they seem able to push him further to the perimeter where the angle of the shot is lower probability in terms of scoring.

Simpler would be better.

 

[Bring Back Bucky]

Is this still a hockey forum or has it devolved into a one opinion suits everyone cheer club?

Whatchoo babbling about now brotado ?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Is this still a hockey forum or has it devolved into a one opinion suits everyone cheer club?

It's an HFOilers sub forum, so we dont really care to be updated how St Louis players are doing every other post.

 

[tardigrade81]

Is this still a hockey forum or has it devolved into a one opinion suits everyone cheer club?

It’s also a good platform for where I submit various poses of myself, and you guys let me know how I look

Here’s one

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

It’s also a good platform for where I submit various poses of myself, and you guys let me know how I look

There are some things that can’t be unseen.

 

[Bring Back Bucky]

It’s also a good platform for where I submit various poses of myself, and you guys let me know how I look

Here’s one

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You’ve been putting in some work lord yes you have.

 

[tardigrade81]

There are some things that can’t be unseen.

Lmao

You’ve been putting in some work lord yes you have.

I applied for chippendales and didn’t get hired, so now trying for ChunknDales

 

[JeffSkinner53]

It’s also a good platform for where I submit various poses of myself, and you guys let me know how I look

Here’s one

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"The ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like"

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

No doubt these guys will be looking for revenge. Hopefully more game 5s and less game 2s from that series.

 

[MessierII]

Stars will come out hard but they are coming off their first L and we are just getting going. Should be an interesting game.

 

[Mr Positive]

Dallas will be extra motivated but afternoon games are just a weird vibe so that might throw them off. I'd guess a high scoring game

 

[tardigrade81]

"The ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like"

I’ve worked hard on this Bod!

 

[dssource]

Oilers finally getting the scoring going a bit. That also helps with defense since we spend more time playing D in the O-zone. Nice to see. I think we win this game and get to .500 (and never look back).

Extra late games mid week and early games on the weekend. Big F U to the NHL for their dumb-ass scheduling. Going to miss this live and watch it later as we've got an insanely beautiful weekend here and I'll be spending my day enjoying the last bits of summer.

Have a great day and weekend everyone!

 

[snipes]

Keep it rolling boys

 

[MoontoScott]

It’s also a good platform for where I submit various poses of myself, and you guys let me know how I look

Here’s one

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You are very handsome--no doubt about it.

 

[tardigrade81]

You are very handsome--no doubt about it.

I’m framing these type of comments so when my wife decides to leave me I can pretend I will have no problem finding another

None the less

I should be able to watch the first two periods. Have supper at my dads so might miss the last period

 

[Oilslick941611]

Is this still a hockey forum or has it devolved into a one opinion suits everyone cheer club?

better than the one opinion suits everyone doom and gloom club it was.


What kind of question is this man? You're the cheerleader of one opinion is correct club.