GDT: WCSF GM02 | Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers | Fri. May 10th | 7pm PST | SNP/CBC | Don’t Change That Channel

[I am toxic]

Anyone listen to that Luke (?)Gazic guy on 650 this morning? Good stuff.

 

[rea]

Silovs?

He had no choice here. He has them everywhere else

 

[WetcoastOrca]

He had no choice here. He has them everywhere else

He had the choice to go back to De Smith.

 

[Regal]

my dad used to have a saying. "the oilers suck ass and f*** them!!" he said it every night

Not that there’s anything wrong with that

 

[rea]

He had the choice to go back to De Smith.

At the time didn't sound like desmith was 100%, though desmith prob refutes that claim as he wanted the start. But silovs didn't play himself out of the next game so I can see why he wasn't changed.

Up front I don't know the expectations, personal preference, I wanted podz in after game 1 of preds series, watching guiseppes pizza kill plays. Alas you have more options and different trust systems up front than back there I suppose.

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

Benn with a headshot on Toews. And no penalty. Okay

 

[beckstreaker07]

Honestly wouldn’t be opposed to bringing up lekkermaki and sub him in for hoglander or PDG.

Tocchet is probably to big a systems guy; Lekkerimaki hasn't had a practice with the team and they play every second day leaving no opportunity for him before the series is over.

He was also just ok in his sample at the AHL. Getting him around the team; taking in the atmosphere, learning routines and working with the coaching staff would be enough and go along way in his development imo.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Tocchet is probably to big a systems guy; Lekkerimaki hasn't had a practice with the team and they play every second day leaving no opportunity for him before the series is over.

He was also just ok in his sample at the AHL. Getting him around the team; taking in the atmosphere, learning routines and working with the coaching staff would be enough and go along way in his development imo.

but also didn’t he have to have been called up at some point in the RS to be eligible for the playoffs?

 

[crazychimp]

Make them pay, don’t let them disrespect the hard work put in all year.

This and with all the experts saying oilers winning this series is our motivation.

They looked like they hung back and gave too much respect in the first period I think the boys should come out with some more confidence tomorrow.

Lineups should be the same, late in the periods they should go all out with the lotto line.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

i want pod in for pdg as much as the next guy but we need pdg to PK

but maybe laff is due for a seat?

 

[Wry n Ginger]

Well, if Drai has cramps than Henrique must have hurt feelings.

I get that Oilers front office is feeding the BS injury/excuse talking points. It's funny to dig a bit but on our boards "I" (personally) prefer to let the excuses fly on main boards and talk real shit on here.

I saw that Drai got a shot in the kidney/lower back last game. Anyone know if this could be recurring or a new injury? How long is Henrique out for?

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Hopefully he keeps giving these types of quotes every time they lose. So, if we win we can get a Matt Murray (lucky video) again for Skinner.

 

[David71]

maybe sub in lafftery for aman? hasnt been flying since game 1 of nashville series. mikheyve is due for a goal sooner or later he had some good chances just lacks the finish. hughes and petterson hopefully join in on the fun.

 

[LordBacon]

May the pdo Canucks win

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

It is game day, my dudes.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[geebster]

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It is game day, my dudes.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

This makes my spidey senses tingle. At least I think those are my spidey senses

 

[nucks88]

my dad used to have a saying. "the oilers suck ass and f*** them!!" he said it every night

So you're Confucius Jr. ?

 

[theguardianII]

Can lightening strike twice? The answer is yes if counting the number of times a Canadian team HAS NOT won a cup in the Bettman reign, three or four times more likely than a Great White North team not winning one.

Which team is crushing their sticks into sawdust? Or would be if they still used wooden sticks? Edmonton maybe?

Edmonton took Pettersson and Hughes out of the game and that didn't work.

The big edge for Vancouver was the goaltending but last game it was pretty much a wash, neither was outstanding but for the Canucks it's a kid who hasn't played a dozen games in the NHL yet so maybe it was a bit of an edge. at that.

Last game was so weird, lots of intrigue, McD leaves the bench for a few minutes, then Dreadnought evaporates neither due to an apparent physical injury so was it the Roxie or the flu? Did they get Thunderstruck? "The ladies were too kind"?

Can the Nux win? Well I guess that isn't a question anymore, not for Vancouver but Edmonton? Weird.

Rutherford/Allvin, what a job they did, winning starts at the top, so in that sense, the owner, Mr. Aquilini should get kudos. This is his third kick at the cat rebuilding the front office and IMO he got it right twice. This team is still a work in progress.

Bumbling Benning's best legacy might be one trade, JTMiller and one signing, Myers. Allvin beat that in one year.

Tonight, Friday, what a bad day for a playoff game in Vancouver, the parties will still be going on Saturday if they win like that again.

IMO DeSmith starts, Demko still working out.

 

[crazychimp]

Hard to believe but we only took one penalty last game, you have to think the zebras will give us some more tonight. The pk has to be on. Oilers have their set plays on the power plays I hope the team did their homework on those.

 

[I am toxic]

The aim for tonight is not to win the game.

The aim is to compete, to minimize the damage on the PK ( the refs will call a ridiculous amount of penalties against the Canucks) and to hammer Drai every chance they get.

Losing the game just means it's a best of 5, great place to be for the underdog.

Winning would just be gravy.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

The aim for tonight is not to win the game.

The aim is to compete, to minimize the damage on the PK ( the refs will call a ridiculous amount of penalties against the Canucks) and to hammer Drai every chance they get.

Losing the game just means it's a best of 5, great place to be for the underdog.

Winning would just be gravy.

I mean - winning the game cranks up the pressure on Edmonton enormously and puts them in an 0-2 hole. That's absolutely the aim for tonight.

I would expect a few more penalties will be forthcoming in this game - hope the PK is up for the challenge.

I wonder who Tocchet goes with in net tonight. Silovs had some shaky moments in Game 1 - does he learn and grow and go again in Game 2, or does Tocchet turn to DeSmith and hope he's a bit more settled against an Edmonton squad looking to bounce back?

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Ohhhhhhh Find me in the Alps.

 

[I am toxic]

I mean - winning the game cranks up the pressure on Edmonton enormously and puts them in an 0-2 hole. That's absolutely the aim for tonight.

I would expect a few more penalties will be forthcoming in this game - hope the PK is up for the challenge.

I wonder who Tocchet goes with in net tonight. Silovs had some shaky moments in Game 1 - does he learn and grow and go again in Game 2, or does Tocchet turn to DeSmith and hope he's a bit more settled against an Edmonton squad looking to bounce back?

The refs have already determined the outcome of tonight's game.

Compete, further develop the commitment to the system that has got them this far - and hammer Drai.

it's a marathon, not a sprint.

 

[EpochLink]

It's game day mother f***ers.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Skinner is a goalie who can lose his confidence quickly. Come out better this game and get an early goal to get in his head and plant doubts in the rest of the Oilers. Going up 2-0 with a potential Demko return later in the series would be huge.