Post-Game Talk: Preseason GM05| Vancouver Canucks lose to Edmonton Oilers in Shootout | 2-3 (Bains & Smith)

moiderer

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At the very least this game assuages some LHD depth doubts. Kudryavtsev and DPetey look more game than they did early in preseason. Friedman deserves a spot more than Juulsen.

Up front, at the very least Hoglander has lost his spot next to Pettersson. Sprong probably gets it, or Sherwood. Raty might make it still but had a quieter night (his wingers Hog and Lekk did no favours).

Aman had a more engaged game, might make it via inertia. Don't see PDG not making it.

Lankinen looks totally fine. Can probably survive with him until Demko returns.

Congrats to the Oilers on winning a highly contested match between two star-studded rosters.
 

SelltheTeamFrancesco

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Ekholm - Bouchard
Nurse - Gleason/Brown
Kulak - Emberson

Got this off Oilers board this what there hoping the defence looks like on opening night. Damn I knew the defence was bad did not realize it was this bad.
 

cc

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I'm shocked that the game was close. They played all audition players this game
 

Hammer79

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I listened to the Oilers feed on SiriusXM. They said that 'if I'm a Canucks fan, I'm happy right now.' Looking at who we dressed on D, I have to concur.
 

Three On Zero

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Why are some of yall going over to the oilers board on a preseason shootout loss :laugh: at least get infracted for something that actually matters.

AHL squad showed alright, I wish its was a 2/3rds nhl roster though. Let the real team get some chemistry going
 

wonton15

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Kirill the Thrill deserves the last game on Friday IMO.

Hoglander might’ve lost his spot on the second line with his careless play. Conversely, Sprong is playing his way up the lineup - he looks very dangerous every chance he gets with the puck.

Raty was good. Deserves the Friday game too.

Kiefer Sherwood has untapped potential.

 

HairyKneel

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Sprong needs to go head high on Skinner there with the slapshot. Don't worry about scoring. Leo doing Leon things. Maybe if his goalie takes one in the grill he will think twice.
 
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VIPettersson

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Kirill the Thrill deserves the last game on Friday IMO.

Hoglander might’ve lost his spot on the second line with his careless play. Conversely, Sprong is playing his way up the lineup - he looks very dangerous every chance he gets with the puck.

Raty was good. Deserves the Friday game too.
I actually thought Sprong over the past few games played very individualistically. For example this game he tried to go through a few Oilers by himself and got stripped leading to a chance against. He can't be playing hero ball all the time its happened a few times. I was a big proponent of trying him on the top 6 and signing him so I hope this is more of a preseason thing.
 
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Three On Zero

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Oilers board complaining about Shorthouse and Tomlinson, which is to be expected, but why is the Canucks broadcast team doing an Oilers home game for an Edmonton audience?
I went to look, but all I found was an in depth conversation about how one of the mods here is a crayon eater
 

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