GDT: You Need A Ski-Doo to Get to Winnipeg - Jest at Oilers 7:00PM

[soothsayer]

Oilers desperately miss Tyson Barrie on the PP

We got Ryan Rishaud over here.

 

[ujju2]

Haven't been able to watch so far. How's the team looking? How did Ekholm look?

 

[FlameChampion]

Hopefully not cashing in on PP doesn’t come back to haunt us.

 

[Mav3rick07]

I hate to say it, but our power-play doesn't seem to maneuver the puck around as quickly without Barrie.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Haven't been able to watch so far. How's the team looking? How did Ekholm look?

They looked really good...


...But they haven't finished a lot.

 

[tinfish]

Haven't been able to watch so far. How's the team looking? How did Ekholm look?

Haven't noticed him much. Good period from the team tho

 

[KCC]

f***ing terrible powerplay. Gotta get it done anything else is unacceptable.

PP has been fine. Some good chances. Jets are the second best PK in the league and it has showed at times. Taking away a lot of the cross seam passes. Biggest problem is they can't finish.

 

[iCanada]

Haven't been able to watch so far. How's the team looking? How did Ekholm look?

So far so good.

 

[fresh meat]

Felt like a shit period to me

Yeah, if you’re a jets fan

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I hate to say it, but our power-play doesn't seem to maneuver the puck around as quickly without Barrie.

I don't think that's it. Bouchard made the play that kickstarted the goal.

The problem is they're passing it too much and not taking shots.

 

[LTIR]

Pretty good hockey from all other than may Bouchard who is in over his head

 

[Vagabond]

Bouchard did alright on the PP. Got a nice shot throgh and made decent passes. The Peg is a good pk team and they did get a pp on the 1st attempt.

 

[Mr Positive]

Haven't been able to watch so far. How's the team looking? How did Ekholm look?

Generally solid. Came very close to scoring

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I hate to say it, but our power-play doesn't seem to maneuver the puck around as quickly without Barrie.

It'll take some time to get up to full speed. Bouch's shot and creativity will be a major addition once the PP settles in.

 

[alphahelix]

I just think they should lean into Bouchards strengths a bit more on the PP. If teams are clogging it up down low let Bouchard rain down hell. Rack up the body count. Jon Cooper knows what Im talkin bout

 

[Leonardlizard]

Stuff like this makes me wish I didn't smoke a bunch of tobacco and weed through a bong in my early twenties....

 

[KCC]

Felt like a shit period to me

Nope. They brought good energy and drew 4 calls. Just a lack of finish unfortunately.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

even our historically amazing PP is only 31%. It looks great, even tonight

Well we're basically 1/5 on the PP (I'm counting the 4 min as 2 PPs).

Which is 20%...

 

[GrumpyKoala]

So far so good.

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They had one good scoring opportunity and they missed a semi empty net

 

[russ99]

I don’t mind a boring yet near dominant and steady period of hockey.

But the Oilers need to take advantage of these chances.

 

[tinfish]

People like to shit on Rishaud, but I'm with him that our RD depth worries me. Would have really liked to add Klingberg at the deadline to split time with Desarnais

 

[Mav3rick07]

It'll take some time to get up to full speed. Bouch's shot and creativity will be a major addition once the PP settles in.

Could be a confidence thing for Bouchard too. Once he scores a power-play goal or two he might start shooting more.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

I just think they should lean into Bouchards strengths a bit more on the PP. If teams are clogging it up down low let Bouchard rain down hell. Rack up the body count. Jon Cooper knows what Im talkin bout

Coincidentally, so does Nick Paul lol

 

[KCC]

Pretty good hockey from all other than may Bouchard who is in over his head

He did fine and he'll only get better.

 

[Mr Positive]

It'll take some time to get up to full speed. Bouch's shot and creativity will be a major addition once the PP settles in.

I like it because he is different than Barrie. I don't think the key to a great PP is just sticking to what works. It needs some freshness now and then. With Bouchard we will see a little less skating around than Barrie, but more hard, accurate shots from the point