Pre-Game Talk: There's probably a game tonight

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

That is not a great looking lineup.

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[McFlash97]

automatic loss.

Edmonton in Minny and going through the loser motions.


6-2 Minny.


the annual December bomb continues. Out of it by January 15th.

 

[GodPucker]

Lar-Klef pairing probably a good minus 3 tonight. Smith probably lets in a few softies while he is standing very close to his net instead of cutting angles down.

If we are healthy, I do not know why we separate McDrai, even though they can be frustrating. Don't see a win today. I don't care who Minny is missing.

 

[McDrai]

I have that empty feeling that we lost the game before it even started

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Lar-Klef pairing probably a good minus 3 tonight. Smith probably lets in a few softies while he is standing very close to his net instead of cutting angles down.

If we are healthy, I do not know why we separate McDrai, even though they can be frustrating. Don't see a win today. I don't care who Minny is missing.

I just can't see what good putting Klefbom/Larsson together does.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

What its like to watch the Oilers vs the Wild

 

[Ctrain2k]

I really wanna see a line of

Khaira-Haas-Gagner

I think that line has 2 players that make up for the others weaknesses at every major skill.

 

[gordonhught]

I just can't see what good putting Klefbom/Larsson together does.

Yeah but Larsson is a leader in the room. Can't have him on the third pair ....

 

[frag2]

Lar-Klef pairing probably a good minus 3 tonight. Smith probably lets in a few softies while he is standing very close to his net instead of cutting angles down.

If we are healthy, I do not know why we separate McDrai, even though they can be frustrating. Don't see a win today. I don't care who Minny is missing.

Because Nuge can't do shit. He can't win face offs and he cant carry anything offensively. Compounding things is that we have Drunk Drai right now

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Game? What game? You mean public execution?

 

[McDNicks17]

Have a good chance to win this one if the second pairing doesn't singlehandedly lose it.

 

[TKB21]

Ugggggg

 

[ElysiumAB]

What its like to watch the Oilers vs the Wild

I hate this.

 

[LaGu]

Have a good chance to win this one if the second pairing doesn't singlehandedly lose it.

You mean Larsson who according to hf a day ago was on for 3/4 of Carolinas PP goals? With that logic I am fairly convinced that they will cost us the game.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I don't know what to expect, all I hope for is a better start.

 

[McDNicks17]

You mean Larsson who according to hf a day ago was on for 3/4 of Carolinas PP goals? With that logic I am fairly convinced that they will cost us the game.

They're a combined -22 in the last 7 games.

Let's not pretend it's some made up HF narrative.

 

[Porkleaker]

I'm just going to mark this one down as a loss. Fire Tippett!

 

[LaGu]

They're a combined -22 in the last 7 games.

Let's not pretend it's some made up HF narrative.

Last three games I have zero problems with Larsson. 1 very good game (LAK), one good game (BUF) and one average, last one. Klefbom has struggled much more.

The Larsson bashing after these last games is very much a made up narrative. He has been buried against the toughest competition and defensive zone starts.

Klefbom though is another story. Something is troubling him, I hope it's just a minor injury or fatigue (although normally I don't think he gets tired easily...). I heard foot ......... f*** I can't get staph infection out of my head....

 

[3IR]

Tonight is the night that Klef/Lars begin to get some of that 2016 chemistry back. We're about to watch this slump we've been in come to a massive halt, starting with a blowout against a weakened minny squad.

 

[ToeMcDrag83]

I like Gagner back in. He's honestly looked just fine.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Yeah but Larsson is a leader in the room. Can't have him on the third pair ....

Is he? They seemed to be doing just fine when he was injured.

 

[tardigrade81]

Van damme mojo hasn’t worked what so ever...... I’m going to try him for the last damn time and if it doesn’t work today maybe I’ll go to Arnold mojo. I Dunno

 

[BlackDogg]

Great - splitting up McDrai experiment continues. Good luck with that.

 

[KlefDown]

Mike "Make a Save" Smith

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Great - splitting up McDrai experiment continues. Good luck with that.

I know they need depth but why split those two up? McDavid is stuck with two saps now.