SCF: Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers, 8pm ET, ABC, ESPN+

[Cup or Bust]

I think it is a good move putting Desharnais back in. He plays a simple game. Ceci runs around too much and pinches too much for a guy that has zero offensive skill at all.

 

[thefutures]

Why scratch ceci he's a fine top 4 defensemen

 

[Spaced Cowboy]

Ceci looks to be a healthy scratchView attachment 881166

Well, as long as Darnell Physician's Assistant is in the lineup then everthang is fine. The Cats just need to keep shootin' off of his ass.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Why scratch ceci he's a fine top 4 defensemen

Because he’s easier to scratch than Nurse who has been worse. Can you imagine a rookie coach scratching a $9.25 million D that the current GM signed to a multi year extension?

 

[Summer Rose]

Game day, woo! Been up since 2 a.m. so I'll surely miss it!

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

He'll play and no one is afraid of Bennett

There's certainly plenty of guys afraid of to fight Bennett (dude throws hands like a maniac), but Evander Kane is certainly not one of them.

 

[Dust]

Gameday!!

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Why scratch ceci he's a fine top 4 defensemen

Probably has something to do with this:

 

[Ratsreign]

He'll play and no one is afraid of Bennett

LoL, That comes from those who were saying Bennett, and all Panthers, were afraid of Kane.
Knoblach’s comments to the press seemed like he was setting up to scratch Kane. He was talking about how important he is to the team getting to this point....almost was like he was making it clear that a scratch wouldn’t be performance based.

 

[Artemi Panarin]

Because he’s easier to scratch than Nurse who has been worse. Can you imagine a rookie coach scratching a $9.25 million D that the current GM signed to a multi year extension?

Nurse needs to play. He's a gamer and a #1 dman in the AHL

 

[Pip]

Because he’s easier to scratch than Nurse who has been worse. Can you imagine a rookie coach scratching a $9.25 million D that the current GM signed to a multi year extension?

Smallish sample sizes but I believe Nurse has ok results away from Ceci.

 

[Idiot Stick]

The Oilers were focused on setting tone for the series in game1 so a loss was expected. Borbosvky played well but his performance wasn't excellent because the Oilers weren't really trying to score goals. A major problem in game1 was the refs bias. Panthers were diving all over the ice and the refs just put their whistles away. That'll just encourage the Panthers to dive even more. Hopefully we see a new set of refs for the next game.

bettmans panthers r to dirty and never get called for anything
oilers shouldve had 17 powerplays that game

OEL shouldve been called for embellishment

17-1 Oilers win and panthers only goal is during intermission

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Because he’s easier to scratch than Nurse who has been worse. Can you imagine a rookie coach scratching a $9.25 million D that the current GM signed to a multi year extension?

The stat cards show Ceci had the worse Night with Nurse 2nd worse for the Oilers.

Just an FYI.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Because he’s easier to scratch than Nurse who has been worse. Can you imagine a rookie coach scratching a $9.25 million D that the current GM signed to a multi year extension?

The numbers would suggest Ceci has been significantly worse than Nurse.

Nurse's 5v5 numbers are actually really good without Ceci. Can't say the same for Ceci without Nurse:

Nurse w/ Ceci (167:04 TOI)
34.4% xG%
36.6% HDCF%

Nurse w/o Ceci (150:43 TOI)
58.8% xG%
56.7% HDCF%

Ceci w/o Nurse (153:54 TOI)
39.5% xG%
43.2% HDCF%

They have been god-awful together though. Don't understand why they've been allowed to be a pair for so long.

 

[SupremeTeam16]

Gotta go high on Bob.

Because he’s easier to scratch than Nurse who has been worse. Can you imagine a rookie coach scratching a $9.25 million D that the current GM signed to a multi year extension?

Numbers suggest Ceci has been worse then Nurse.

Speaking of numbers shouldn’t you be thinking about the draft or free agency. Don’t get me wrong though, we love that you’re spending so much time thinking about and talking about the Oilers.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

The stat cards show Ceci had the worse Night with Nurse 2nd worse for the Oilers.

Just an FYI.

Sure. But Nurse’s minus 17 for the playoffs is in record setting territory.

 

[BurnabyJoe7]

The numbers would suggest Ceci has been significantly worse than Nurse.

Nurse's 5v5 numbers are actually really good without Ceci. Can't say the same for Ceci without Nurse:

Nurse w/ Ceci (167:04 TOI)
34.4% xG%
36.6% HDCF%

Nurse w/o Ceci (150:43 TOI)
58.8% xG%
56.7% HDCF%

Ceci w/o Nurse (153:54 TOI)
39.5% xG%
43.2% HDCF%

They have been god-awful together though. Don't understand why they've been allowed to be a pair for so long.

Vinny in for Ceci is a huge boost. Oilers will be rolling an optimal lineup tonight so let's hope they get some results so the lineup can stick. Knob won't often change the lines after a W.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Cody CC a healthy scratch, who would have known.

 

[Coffey]

Cody CC a healthy scratch, who would have known.

About damn time.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Gotta go high on Bob.

Numbers suggest Ceci has been worse then Nurse.

Speaking of numbers shouldn’t you be thinking about the draft or free agency. Don’t get me wrong though, we love that you’re spending so much time thinking about and talking about the Oilers.

Incorrect. Ceci has been ok away from Nurse. Nurse has just been dreadful period no matter who he is paired with.

‘Together in 179 even strength minutes in the playoffs, Nurse and Ceci have been on the ice for 5 goals for, 14 against, a 26% Goal For Percentage.

Without Nurse in 154 minutes, Ceci is 3 goals for, 2 against, a 60% Goal For Percentage.

Without Ceci in 155 minutes, Nurse is 5 goals for, 12 against, a 29% Goal For Percentage.

Without either Nurse or Ceci on the ice at even strength, Edmonton is 30 goals for, 19 against, a 61% Goal For Percentage.’

 

[Coffey]

Without either Nurse or Ceci on the ice at even strength, Edmonton is 30 goals for, 19 against, a 61% Goal For Percentage.’

EDMONTON BEATS THEMSELVES

THANKS HOLLAND

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[Ugene Magic]

We should talk about the elephant in the room...

 

[Beezeral]

Why scratch ceci he's a fine top 4 defensemen

this brings back so many debates with @topshelf15

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Sure. But Nurse’s minus 17 for the playoffs is in record setting territory.

That's a pretty meaningless stat, especially in such a short sample size. He's rocking a 915 PDO, which is incredibly low.

Also, he's -15 not -17.

Incorrect. Ceci has been ok away from Nurse. Nurse has just been dreadful period no matter who he is paired with.

‘Together in 179 even strength minutes in the playoffs, Nurse and Ceci have been on the ice for 5 goals for, 14 against, a 26% Goal For Percentage.

Without Nurse in 154 minutes, Ceci is 3 goals for, 2 against, a 60% Goal For Percentage.

Without Ceci in 155 minutes, Nurse is 5 goals for, 12 against, a 29% Goal For Percentage.

Without either Nurse or Ceci on the ice at even strength, Edmonton is 30 goals for, 19 against, a 61% Goal For Percentage.’

Ceci has been terrible away from Nurse at 5v5. He's gotten completely caved in, but has been lucky to get 0.959 sv% goaltending (2 goals against on 5.2 expected goals against on 47 shots).

Meanwhile, the goaltending has been awful for Nurse while on the ice without Ceci - 0.819 sv% (11 goals against vs 5.4 expected goals against on 74 shots)

 

[Avsfan1921]

Cats just too physical, Kane can’t handle the tough stuff and fakes an injury. Sad, really. The boys must be pissed at him and here I though Nichuskin let his teammates down.