Low Effort GDT Sens @ Oiler - 8PM - ESPN+/TSN5/SNW - Chat GPT Edition

[ACLEVERNAME]

last one... I swear

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This Grok? Slightly different look to it.

 

[DrEasy]

Honestly I was expecting an even worse result. Maybe Edmonton wasn't as good as I thought, or maybe it's our team newfound ability at limiting chances.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Did Hamonic force him into a bad spot? In that moment?

Yes on the 1st and 3rd goals he did. Now the 3rd Sanderson could have done better. But again back to my previous point

 

[czechcanadian]

Was at the game tonight. Boys looked tired. Even Edmonton was pretty slow and McDavid quiet.
Anyways, losing patience with Hamonic.
He has his moments but overall not good enough and on ice for too many goals.

I wouldn’t get hopes up with Zub either. He was awful after coming back from his concussion. Big giveaway machine.

Regardless hard fought battle. They’ll get back it after the break I’m sure.

 

[Carl Karlsson]

Leevi has impressed me. There are clear markings of an NHL goaltender, he is very refined for his age and seems to have the temperament you need to survive in the league.

Yes, I have mentioned a few times in the last two gdt (where's the Leevi thread ?) some real positive signs from the young tender. I hope he keeps playing well, could be good to have someone to replace Forsberg next year at a fraction of the price. Only goalie prospect for me right now that might have potential to become more than a career backup. Very calm, good composure and very good positioning. Couple very nice blocker and glove saves ... only thing I noticed that might need work is rebound control, but let's be honest we had vets in net that have been a lot worst than him the last few years. Be nice to have a solid tandem and someone we can trust when we give some nights off to Ullmark. Forsberg has been very hit and miss to me (too many miss).

 

[StutzlingAway]

Leevi moves really well which is a good sign as well. Above everything he seems to believe in himself which is a big part of what it takes to be a good goalie.

 

[StoicSensFan]

*X-Files theme music

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Norris and Batherson have to be better. Particularly Norris. Have to be. 3rd and 4th lines have been better in this winning streak and that can't fly.

Kleven also struggled a bit and Sanderson wasn't as good as last game. Therefore that means Hamonic's mistakes show in the worst way.

Rest of the team played very good. Hamonic is healthy scratch on a team near us in the standing or number 6 defender. We are literally losing out on an effective RD AND Sanderson's ability being suppressed because of having to cover for Hamonic.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Can't really be mad at that game

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Norris and batherson do not seem to play well away from tkatchuk

 

[swiftwin]

No, there's some games like tonight where we don't look like a playoffs team at all



You guys have a lot more endurance than I do, I haven't been able since day 1

I thought we looked like a playoff team tonight.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Cousins was the best player in the world tonight for one 20 second shift.

 

[Boud]

Not surprised at the outcome of this game with Perron, Amadio, Zub, Forsberg and Ullmark out at the tail-end of a 4 game swing on the road.

The week off should do good to the team mentally and physically. Hopefully that’ll solve some bumps and bruises and it would be great to have some bodies back here… Starting to look extremely thin at all positions.

 

[Boud]

Norris and batherson do not seem to play well away from tkatchuk

Yep, I wouldn’t split the Tkachuk- Norris- Batherson line at all. They have an identity and they know how to play together, they know where they are.

Norris particularly is not nearly as efficient when playing away from these 2.

 

[SensFactor]

Team need to find a two way top 9 winger and shutdown RD

 

[DylanSensFan]

Green says Ullmark's "back tightened up" so they took him out. Doesn't sound overly serious and you hope this is temporary. Perhaps it's a result of playing more games than he has for most of his NHL career.

It's from carrying this team around on his shoulders, while also dragging around that massive unit between his pads. Needs to give his back a little rest up.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Team need to find a two way top 9 winger and shutdown RD

Missed the boat on Carrier.

 

[SensHulk]

What geniuses came up with a travel plan to have the sens yo-yo between pacific and mountain time zones for 4 games? Not surprised they didn’t have much in the tank playing less than 24 hours earlier in pacific time zone. Even with chartered air, that’s gotta be tiring especially with 4th game this week

Rest up boys. You deserve it

 

[Xspyrit]

I thought we looked like a playoff team tonight.

We were "hanging on with them" defensively and our goalies made several key stops. But outside of a few sequences, we were not capable of creating much and struggled to connect several passes in a row. To their defense, they were maybe very tired from the traveling, etc.

We only had 3 HDCF at 5 on 5 (Oilers only 7). Including PPs, HDC were 15-7 for the Oilers. I think we got most of our chances in 2-3 shifts, nothing much outside of that

Missed the boat on Carrier.

Can't have too much "sleeping cap"

Zub 4.6 AAV : injuries
Perron 4.0 AAV : injuries and personal issues
Amadio 2.6 AAV : way too much for that kind of player, I prefer Gregor who only makes 0.85 AAV
Norris 7.95 AAV : he's worth more like 5.5 AAV now with all the injuries
Forsberg 2.75 AAV : another guy diminished by injuries, worth more like 1.5 AAV these days
Hamonic 1.1 AAV : not a huge amount but actually hurts the team

Pinto has been playing better recently but his start to the season wasn't worth 3.75 AAV. Giroux is getting there in age and isn't worth 6.5 AAV anymore. Sanderson is the opposite, too young and needs more experience to be worth 8.05 AAV, pairing him with Hamonic has messed him up to be fair.

I'd say there is about 18-19 M$ not being very productive/efficient actually. It's the same for most teams but good teams are not affected by this too much. Look at Tampa Bay for example, all their money spent is being put to good use except Moser who is injured. There's a factor luck of course.

IMO before defense we need an infusion of speed and skill in the forward group. Our scoring is very modest after our top-3 forwards and they're "off" at times. And yeah, we'd need to do anything to stop playing Hamonic.