GDT: Preseason Game 6: Oilers @ Kraken - 7:00 PM PDT, KHN, Kong

[Fistfullofbeer]

May have been the best game for Gru in pre-season. The D was responsible for most of the goals he gave up.

 

[kihei]

Yes. He has added a different dimension to our offense. And he is pretty good defensively too.

Well, McCann not being out there today hurts him. But what type of linemates do you think he needs to thrive with?

Guentzel might have fit the bill, nicely. Matched with a legit power forward on the other wing, a Timo Meier type maybe. Though he is a left winger, the Toronto version (i.e. before all the goals) of Zack Hyman would have been ideal. All those players would have been gettable at one time or another. So basically a sniper and a power forward, somebody who can do the dirty work in the corners and in front of the net and somebody who can bury the puck.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Kraken players without points today:

Beniers
Eberle
Stephenson
Winterton
Burakovsky

Each of our D had atleast 1 point.

 

[Sombastate]

So is Wright a guarantee to make the team? And if so, do they keep him at C? He looked great tonight.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

So is Wright a guarantee to make the team? And if so, do they keep him at C? He looked great tonight.

Yes and yes.

 

[kihei]

So is Wright a guarantee to make the team? And if so, do they keep him at C? He looked great tonight.

He's a lock to make the team. Do the Kraken keep him at C is a harder question because it depends on factors that Wright has no control of. Ideally yes, but if the offense starts off really badly, does Bylsma experiment with putting him on Beniers wing? He might.

 

[Kevinsane]

Preseason games are meaningless.
Unless you win them.