News and Blog Report: Training camp & Preseason News & Notes, **New Pole Added**

[InTheBox]

I know it won't happen. But a Podkolzin - Philp - Lavoie line would be something I'd like to see. Some speed, grit, and they may even score a few. But, I know we are attached to the old guys (Ryan,Perry).

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I know it won't happen. But a Podkolzin - Philp - Lavoie line would be something I'd like to see. Some speed, grit, and they may even score a few. But, I know we are attached to the old guys (Ryan,Perry).

Move Podkolzin with Henrique and Janmark with Philp giving us a mix of vets and youth on each line.

 

[ZJuice]

Poor Cagguila, getting no love for his monster preseason

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842250936376492242

Expecting a guy with 30 games and a bunch of 6/7’s to suddenly be 4’s is classic Oilerthink.

It must be the water.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842250936376492242

Expecting a guy with 30 games and a bunch of 6/7’s to suddenly be 4’s is classic Oilerthink.

It must be the water.

Everyone is always searching for Martin St Louis or Gustav Forsling.

 

[Jarvi]

Is it possible that Nurse was banged up in playoffs?
Physical limitations can cause brain farts trying to compensate

Maybe if he didn't have a career before last playoffs that was riddled with brain farts.

Guy is an idiot, hurt or not.

 

[KlimasLoveChild]

If Brown wants to make a statement tonight,he heads straight for Soucy at the drop of the puck and beats the living crap out of him. If that is all he accomplishes this season I’ll be ok with that.

 

[Duke74]

If Brown wants to make a statement tonight,he heads straight for Soucy at the drop of the puck and beats the living crap out of him. If that is all he accomplishes this season I’ll be ok with that.

Personally, I'd prefer that stupid giraffe Myers. Although it looks like Brown isn't playing tonight.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

If Brown wants to make a statement tonight,he heads straight for Soucy at the drop of the puck and beats the living crap out of him. If that is all he accomplishes this season I’ll be ok with that.

Brown isn’t playing tonight.

 

[KlimasLoveChild]

Brown isn’t playing tonight.

Personally, I'd prefer that stupid giraffe Myers. Although it looks like Brown isn't playing tonight.

 

[Tarus]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842250936376492242

Expecting a guy with 30 games and a bunch of 6/7’s to suddenly be 4’s is classic Oilerthink.

It must be the water.

They likely expected to shoehorn Broberg on his offside as a stopgap, and Emberson is "oh shit" acquisition when that fell through. It's been pretty obvious right from the start of the offseason that the goal was to accrue capspace until the deadline and go all in on a homerun option.

The guy in the tweet seems a bit suspect in his speculation as everything has pointed to this being the Oiler's plan despite having to modify things on the fly mid way through the summer.

 

[Oilhawks]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842250936376492242

Expecting a guy with 30 games and a bunch of 6/7’s to suddenly be 4’s is classic Oilerthink.

It must be the water.

Might have something to do with not having $4M+ lying around for a proven 2RD. Teams take shots on guys all the time. Forsling was a waiver claim and just won a Cup playing top 4 minutes, no?

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Might have something to do with not having $4M+ lying around for a proven 2RD. Teams take shots on guys all the time. Forsling was a waiver claim and just won a Cup playing top 4 minutes, no?

Yeah too bad they spent that money on another 2nd line LW. Now we have 2! As I’ve said in the off season we could have done without that and in my opinion targeted a proven 2nd pair RD.

Forsling is a unicorn pickup. Maybe the best waiver wire claim ever. Certainly can’t expect a Forsling out of a defenceman waiver claim pan out like that very often if ever.

Hopefully a 30 game vet Emberson can carry the mail. I’ve zero faith Stetcher Brown or Dermott can play 2nd pair RD. Signing those players aren’t taking a shot though. That’s just typical Oiler management wishful thinking, something that I thought we were past with JJ.

 

[tiger_80]

Everyone is always searching for Martin St Louis or Gustav Forsling.

How has Arvidsson looked? Did not particularly like the signing, but he does look like a poor man St.Louis.

My personal preference for the opening night lineup:

Hyman-McDavid-Skinner
RNH-Draisaitl-Arvidsson
Podzkolzin-Henrique-Lavoie
Janmark-Ryan-Brown
Perry

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stetcher
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner
Pickard

How did the Oilers convince Katy Perry to take a seat in the PB? That defense is painful to look at. Ceci, Broberg, and Desharnais replaced with a bunch of AHLers.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

How has Arvidsson looked? Did not particularly like the signing, but he does look like a poor man St.Louis.

Arvidsson has been a solid signing and is playing well.

 

[barry halls]

Arvidsson developing chemistry with Drai has been evident over the course of preseason. He’ll be a great player this year. However Skinner looks useless and I predict he will be out of favour with the fans and off the 2nd line before Christmas.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

It feels like Brown's poor pre-season seems has poisoned the opinion of the rest of the depth D. Though Stecher, Emberson, and Dermott have all been mostly solid to my eye.

I guess it's due to fact Dermott has been the only one to play with Nurse, and Brown has been Kulak's partner for 2 of the 3 games he played. I'm curious to see if tonight changes opinions, where it looks like there no obvious defensively deficient defenceman in the lineup.

 

[Mcnofool6110]

The most likely thing would be for Nurse-Emberson to, whilst showing warts, look decent, and Kulak-Stetcher to be playing well in their limited minutes. T Dermott can be signed as our 7th dman for LHD backup, with Brown in the AHL for RHD backup duty.

The most Oilers thing would be for Stetcher to score and PK brilliantly and be waived for Josh Brown, while Dermott and Emberson rotate on Nurse's RHD

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Brown isn’t playing tonight.

In the hall way before the game then.

 

[McShogun99]

Who would have thought that you can’t fix your defence by acquiring bottom pairing Dmen from the worst teams in the league….

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Media love for the Oilers.

I get we aren't sure of anything and there are concerns, but this is a seriously good team

 

[belair]

Arvidsson developing chemistry with Drai has been evident over the course of preseason. He’ll be a great player this year. However Skinner looks useless and I predict he will be out of favour with the fans and off the 2nd line before Christmas.

By my count there are nine forwards on this roster who ate arguably top six caliber on most teams in this league. I hope we're not stuck to a static roster for much of the regular season. It would be nice to see who has chemistry with who in the instance this team runs into some injuries.

Just looking at Jeff Skimner's career, he needs to be given a bit of a leash offensively. Like Kane, he's a volume shooter that clicks at >11%. That should be about 25 goals realistically.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842337301797704164