Pre-Game Talk: The Oilers But The Difficulty Is Set To Nightmare Mode

[Mr Kot]

Potentially drai and mcdavid out. Let's see if this team can pick up the slack.

Oh and bring up savoie

 

[KlefDown]

pain.

 

[Bring Back Bucky]

Does this mean all of Ryan, Jones, Brown, Kapanen and Janmark in the lineup at once ?

Please tell me we will call up on one of Philp or Savoie so we can at least get another look at eBay they might bring to the table.

 

[GhostfaceWu]

This has all the makings of us missing the playoffs ala Vegas a couple years back.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Imagine if Rico and RNH suddenly end up being decent centres

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Maybe this is the jolt our team team needs to wake some the guys up before the playoffs.

As long as Mcdrai come back at 100 percent this won't be a bad thing. I'd rather be overly cautious with them

 

[Oilhawks]

This has all the makings of us missing the playoffs ala Vegas a couple years back.

So dramatic

 

[GhostfaceWu]

So dramatic

They're 8 points up on the last wild card spot a four gms losing streak with mcdrai out and dramatics will be reality

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Well if there ever a time for the team to prove they had depth this would be it.

 

[KCC]

So dramatic

It’s a very real possibility especially if they lose the next handful of games and if skinner is in net. Offense will be very tough to come by.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

It’s a very real possibility especially if they lose the next handful of games and if skinner is in net. Offense will be very tough to come by.

The sad thing is that even with them offense was tough to come by.

 

[Oilhawks]

Counterpoint: Knob will have to actually distribute minutes like it’s a real team.

They’ll make the playoffs

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

It’s a very real possibility especially if they lose the next handful of games and if skinner is in net. Offense will be very tough to come by.

Not really. Canucks making up 9 points in 13 games is ridiculously unlikely.

 

[Captain Controversy]

I predict the oilers all carry their weight and win 4 of the next 6 games without McDrai

 

[29Beast97Mode]

We can beat the kraken without Connor and Leon. I expect Hyman and Nuge to step up.

 

[McHelpus]

Does this mean all of Ryan, Jones, Brown, Kapanen and Janmark in the lineup at once ?

Please tell me we will call up on one of Philp or Savoie so we can at least get another look at eBay they might bring to the table.

Can't do any call ups unless it's an emergency basis per Knoblauch

 

[Drivesaitl]

It’s a very real possibility especially if they lose the next handful of games and if skinner is in net. Offense will be very tough to come by.

Its possible in the mathematical sense. I don't know its realistically possible. Don't take my word. Do pts permutations. Teams behind us have a huge stagger to make up. 8pts AND all the teams trailing us are also trailing RegW tiebreaker. So they actually have to finish with more pts. We have 85pts. Even a paltry 10more nets us 95pts and teams behind us have to pretty much run the table. Only the Blues are even hot. Flames and Nucks aren't up to much. But Blues also only have 12 games left.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

When was the last time we were shut out? Asking for a friend

 

[29Beast97Mode]

TSN calling Morrissey's slash a "collision"

 

[ToeMcDrag83]

I do hope we can bottle some simplicity to our game if the top 2 guys miss time together here.
Too much of this team's plan defers to those 2. Reminding these guys to bring their best won't be the worst thing for a couple games

 

[Perfect_Drug]

We played the jets really well in the 3rd. Surprised we tied it up without McDrai.

Solid defensive game with elevated performance by Nuge and Hyman and I think .500 is more than reasonable expectation.

 

[McDrai]

How long are McDrai out for? Any reports?

 

[Drivesaitl]

I do hope we can bottle some simplicity to our game if the top 2 guys miss time together here.
Too much of this team's plan defers to those 2. Reminding these guys to bring their best won't be the worst thing for a couple games

The strangest thing with this team, and hard to look at, is the deferring goes on even when McD and Drai are on different lines. or the supporting cast are. To wit I don't know wny it has to be wait until both are down with injury for Pods to have his best on puck game of the season last night. There seemed to be a determination from him, from J Skinner, and has been lately from Nuge, but all these players that aren't packing punch much of the season, and so many others. Theres pods last night dancing with the puck on sideboards, effectively using body to protect it, beating coverage and making plays. Is it like impossible to do that just because McD or Drai are on ice? Drai particularly WANTS his linemates to retain and cycle puck.

 

[Faelko]

How long are McDrai out for? Any reports?

Thought I read on the Score that it’s at least a week.