News Article: Training camp starts. Camp discussion

[Drivesaitl]

Is this a TC conversation or who has the best colgate smile..jebus

Anything much happening in TC this year? any open scrimmages or such worthy of note that people can go to?

No Joey cup I presume but will they have some scrimmage games like they sometimes do? I think in the past they've even had 4 teams and have informal semis and a final. Is that happening?

 

[Faelko]

Is Caggiula hurt or something? Doesn’t look like he’s on a line at practice.

 

[Del Preston]

Is Caggiula hurt or something? Doesn’t look like he’s on a line at practice.

He's not skating today, according to Reid Wilkins.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Training camp is started,
San Jose gets Karlsson, LV got MaxPac and the Oilers are going in without Nurse.
getting harder and harder to be optimistic for the season.

you forgot LA got Kovalchuk. I'm here to help

The Oilers will be better this season. So will most of the other divisional clubs.

Somehow I'm thinking though that SJ is loaded heavy on the D end. Always felt they needed another reliable producer. They bog down offensively at times in my mind. They already got D that can log huge minutes and control games. Its upfront they need some help. I don't get it.

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

He's not skating today, according to Reid Wilkins.

I hope that Khaira Strome Puljujarvi line clicks right away. I'd rather have Khaira on that line than have Caggiula there so hopefully Caggiula not skating helps that happen.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Can the Oilers put Sekera on IR (or LTIR) right now? Seems like other teams have guys on the IR.

He can go on IR whenever but we don’t get any cap benefit from it until the season starts.

 

[Giggli G]

Dude is the biggest mouthbreather I've seen...



He can barely say 5 words without stopping to breathe. He needs to get a septoplasty and whatever else is needed so he can breathe through his nose. I guarantee this is affecting his abilities and his brain. I could care less if he stops dropping the mitts, he can be a physical presence without fighting and we need him to be a top 6 forward.

Mouth-breathing is strongly associated with all sorts of negative physical and psychological effects.

Caleb Jones had similar surgery last year BTW. TBH, I was already a nosebreather but I had a septoplasty earlier this year and it's life-altering.

 

[CycloneSweep]

The reverse Talbot

 

[Drivesaitl]

Some people might consider this a pretty random thread but Nuge has a similar problem.

Basically any time either of these players talk I want to clear my nose and sinuses on their behalf. Having chronically blocked nose is not ideal for athletic performance. To that end I'm kind of amazed it doesn't get more attention.

Drai has a lot of congestion as well.

For some it would be a matter of just clearing out sinus cavities.

Tend to know some of this from personal experience. For me all I had to do was address my sinus conditions. Made a lot of difference and does change the way you breathe etc.

But I agree Looch has had multiple broken noses and theres probably little air passage left. ​

 

[AddyTheWrath]

The reverse Talbot

Put them both in at the same time

 

[Del Preston]

Would it kill one of the media members to get a picture of Talbot's and Koskinen's gear?

 

[McAsuno]

The reverse Talbot

Taking Patty's number eh? I expect him to score some goals.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Taking Patty's number eh? I expect him to score some goals.

Gregor said the same thing lol

 

[Mr Sakich]

I grew up in Saskatchewan. Since I moved to Calgary, I have become a mouth breather because of the lack of humidity.

When I travel (especially Houston or South America), I can notice a change in my voice after a couple of days.

 

[oXo Cube]

Uh, is that goalie wearing number 19?

 

[Del Preston]

Uh, is that goalie wearing number 19?

He wore it in the KHL and for Finland.

 

[PulYou]

 

[guymez]

Taking Patty's number eh? I expect him to score some goals.

Man...#19 on a goalie just looks so odd.

 

[Spawn]

It's the sensible way to start. Continue with what was working last year with 97's line, give Lucic every opportunity to rebound while giving the German's likely what they want, let 3line be a softy scoring line so Strome isn't too exposed as a centre and your left with the most obvious 4line possible.

By the time the year starts, it will probably be way less predictably thrown together.

It's the predictable way to start....

I wonder how long the leash for Lucic will be. They spent the better part of 1/2 a season trying to get Lucic going last year, often to the huge detriment of the rest of his line. We can't afford to give him all the games in the world to get going again.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

He can go on IR whenever but we don’t get any cap benefit from it until the season starts.

That's what I thought, thanks for the clarification.

 

[PulYou]

 

[ThePhoenixx]

I'm really interested to see what kind of affect Puljujarvi using shorter stick.

It will be harder for him to play without contact. He'd reach out a lot last year. Poke around with his stick and therefore didn't engage physically. Harder to do that with a shorter stick.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

It will be harder for him to play without contact. He'd reach out a lot last year. Poke around with his stick and therefore didn't engage physically. Harder to do that with a shorter stick.

That will actually be good, because he's been needing to be more physically engaged, it will likely make him more effective.

 

[Del Preston]

 

[guymez]

That will actually be good, because he's been needing to be more physically engaged, it will likely make him more effective.

I couldn't agree more. This is exactly what Jesse needs...to be more engaged...not less engaged.