GDT: Preseason Game 7, Oilers at Kraken beer leager. Oilers + 8 PM

[dem]

Lots of moving pieces this summer.. Not surprised they don’t look great yet.

Trying not to pay attention to the preseason too much.

 

[LTIR]

Noah Philp looks good.

Seemed to be on the ice for a few goals against.. I think he will be sent down shortly assuming forward group is healthy.
Should be the first callup option this season .

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Meh, PTSD from poor starts over the past couple years

Couple years?

2 years ago they started on fire.

 

[Senor Catface]

Too bad Rodrigue fell flat. He was one of the better AHL goalies last year.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Wasn't this all our starters? Almost all.

4th line missing. Emberson, Stetcher and Skinner not playing. So yeah. I think this was Seattles lineup.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

The defense with a NHL goalie gives up 2 goals tonight.

Did you even watch the game? Or understand what you're watching?

It seems like one of those is a no.

I watched
The first goal was the defense not boxing out the player in front
The 2nd goal was the Kraken players allowed to bang away his own rebound
The 5th goal was on the defense too
Both Wright goals were on Rodrigue

 

[I am the Liquor]

Canucks are better than the Oilers!!! oops

Well they did win the division but I know that’s hard for you to comprehend.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I watched
The first goal was the defense not boxing out the player in front
The 2nd goal was the Kraken players allowed to bang away his own rebound
The 5th goal was on the defense too
Both Wright goals were on Rodrigue

the 1st goal, how do you boxout a guy 25 feet from the net?

the 2nd goal was no rebound.

So are you sure you watched? It literally slid on the ice under a goalie in butterfly, you have to be a special sort of shit goalie for that to happen.

Well they did win the division but I know that’s hard for you to comprehend.

How'd that work in the playoffs.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Well they did win the division but I know that’s hard for you to comprehend.

And we beat them in the playoffs and were in Game 7 of the cup final.

 

[Drivesaitl]

The team speed is very concerning. Couple that with a huge hole(s) on RD and I have worries.

Seems like I might even have said this a couple times. Yeah I know people say preseason but clubs generally gear up in games 7,8, still waiting.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Couple years?

2 years ago they started on fire.

No, they were 10-10 in 2022

 

[alphahelix]

Well they did win the division but I know that’s hard for you to comprehend.

The Nucks are definitely better than us right now, our opening lineup looks like Swiss cheese compared to theirs. Obviously we have the McDrai factor, but that only gets you so far.

 

[Senor Catface]

Well they did win the division but I know that’s hard for you to comprehend.

Guess who won in the playoffs

lolol what about living on Vancouver Island dulls the brain. You and DSF should hang out.

But keep guessing the Canucks will be better year after year.

 

[McHelpus]

I'm not really a barrie fan, but Dermott and Brown can't pass like him. A slow team needs a Dcorp that consistently make good passes. If Barrie isn't signed to the flames, maybe they should sign him asap?

 

[Senor Catface]

The Nucks are definitely better than us right now, our opening lineup looks like Swiss cheese compared to theirs. Obviously we have the McDrai factor, but that only gets you so far.

Nope

 

[Drivesaitl]

Guess who won in the playoffs

lolol what about living on Vancouver Island dulls the brain. You and DSF should hang out.

But keep guessing the Canucks will be better year after year.

Seems like old times.

 

[LTIR]

Imho him and Arvidsson seem to have some decent chemistry. I don’t think Skinner is a good fit on that line though. Maybe try swapping him and Nuge? Skinner can kind of play that Drai role when he plays with McDsvid, guy to pas back to, snipe a good goal in, not play a ton of defence.
Nuge can settle and help Drai defensively.

Nuge and McD duo seems to be generating chances.. Hyman isn't really doing much ..
Maybe go with Hyman-Drai-Arvi
And Skinner-McD-Nuge

 

[Tobias Kahun]

No, they were 10-10 in 2022

They started 8-2.

 

[Drivesaitl]

4th line missing. Emberson, Stetcher and Skinner not playing. So yeah. I think this was Seattles lineup.

Basically all our players..

 

[Tobias Kahun]

The Nucks are definitely better than us right now, our opening lineup looks like Swiss cheese compared to theirs. Obviously we have the McDrai factor, but that only gets you so far.

Alot farther than an average team in Vancouver I guess.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

They started 8-2.

7-3
And they actually started 2-3

 

[Dempsey]

When the preseason is starting everyone knows it means nothing, that there's no correlation between preseason standings and regular season standings. Then a few losses later you start to see people crack.

Do yourselves a favor and listen to yourself from two weeks ago before your emotions took over.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

7-3
And they actually started 2-3

I guess if we're extending it until they're even.

They started last year 12-12-1.

 

[Drivesaitl]

When the preseason is starting everyone knows it means nothing, that there's no correlation between preseason standings and regular season standings. Then a few losses later you start to see people crack.

Do yourselves a favor and listen to yourself from two weeks ago before your emotions took over.

You got traded.

 

[foshizzle]

Drai line has had 3 games almost exclusively together. How much do career vets need? The whole line has looked terrible.

This was just their second, was it not?

The Nucks are definitely better than us right now, our opening lineup looks like Swiss cheese compared to theirs. Obviously we have the McDrai factor, but that only gets you so far.

100% disagree