Horcoff doesn't deserve to play with the Nuge, dude compeletly sucks he's lost out here every shift, it's unacceptable, the other night against the hawks he was -2 in a 8-4 victory how's that even possible,
I'd like to see hallsy-gags-ebs-_Smitty-nuge-hemmer for the top 6.
Hope Lander gets sent down, don't like the mins and lines he's plying on.
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Hemsky and nuge might work well together, the nuge is great at dishing the puck and hemsky always wants to carry it, we just need a shooter. Unfortunately, horcoff is our best option...
yeah we need one of Nuge or Hemsky to shoot the puck because Horcoff is built on hard work not finishing....Eager has wheels and adds toughness to the top 6 marshmallows.
MPS doesn't have an ounce of confidence right now.
For his sake and development, he needs to stay down in OKC and develop.
Confidence is a funny thing when it comes to performance. Turris is an example of that.
Uh, what? Turris has always been a decent player. Never understood the hate against him.
MPS is not a shooter. He needs to change his game a bit to think "snipe" because we have enough playmakers (although if we trade Hemsky... maybe that could be our weakness in the future).
I'm hoping MPS has a Viktor Stalberg development curve after spending the rest of the year in the AHL. We definitely rushed him.
Horcoff doesn't deserve to play with the Nuge, dude compeletly sucks he's lost out here every shift, it's unacceptable, the other night against the hawks he was -2 in a 8-4 victory how's that even possible,
I'd like to see hallsy-gags-ebs-_Smitty-nuge-hemmer for the top 6.
Hope Lander gets sent down, don't like the mins and lines he's plying on.
Seemingly it is written in his contract that he gets top two line minutes, only explanation.
Not a stretch when you consider the fact that this player has wiggled his way into Katz's (and by proxy, Tambellini's/Renney's) extended family.
maybe it's written on his contract that an Oiler staff member trolls Hf boards and whenever an Oiler fan whines about Horcoff in every thread, he gets extra ice time.
with a healthier D, we have a chance this game.
we'll see if the last couple of games has given the Oilers some confidence and drive.
Not worried about Horc on Nuge's line. He's there to dig, win FOs, and be the first forward back.
I can't believe anybody, let alone Renney, would consider taking Petry out with the way he's been playing. He's been the Oilers' best d-man in 3-4 of their last 5, right when they've been picking it up. Potter would be my choice to sit, EASILY, with Barker next. But Barker played a solid 2 periods against Chicago so I'd go with him to get his legs and confidence under him. If long-time NHL d-man Aaron Ward thinks he can be a top-4 for Edmonton, he's in a better position to judge than I am, so I'll give Barker a bit more slack and look for the positives.
I'd also put Dubey back in. Outside of the first goal, he was stellar against Chicago, who had a LOT of shots on him and a significant number of amazing chances as well. Need to see if he can start another game 2 nights later after facing so many shots and also letting in a softie. Call it a psychological test if you will.
Hoping the Oil can pick up a W in this one. I'm gonna say 4-2 Oil.
I have to agree with most others about sitting Potter tonight. I actually find myself liking Barker. Maybe I'm the only one, but I'd be interested in trying him out again next year if he's willing to come back for the same price. He hasn't been spectacular but we've only seen him for a few games because of the injury.
If Petry is sitting out we seriously need to unload Sutton. imagine he'll get a ton of ice time tonight so that we can boost his value.
I think we've got some of those Wings and Rangers fans running scared these days. They're afraid of the price they might be coughing up to get our boys.... if Edmonton has any interest in trading Smyth, I don't get why they're giving him third line minutes unless they figure a deal is going down any day now... weird.
If Petry is sitting out we seriously need to unload Sutton. imagine he'll get a ton of ice time tonight so that we can boost his value.
I think we've got some of those Wings and Rangers fans running scared these days. They're afraid of the price they might be coughing up to get our boys.... if Edmonton has any interest in trading Smyth, I don't get why they're giving him third line minutes unless they figure a deal is going down any day now... weird.
Cuz team's know exactly what they're getting with Smyth and by now, on a good team, he probably won't get more than 3rd line minutes anyway.
And I'd hope they're looking to unload Peckham over Sutton. First, Peckham probably has more trade value considering age and contract. Secondly, Sutton has been a steady, imposing, and surprisingly effective puck mover on the bottom pairing this year and he seems to exude leadership and team-building qualities. I suppose they could try to re-sign him in the off-season after trading him, but I'd rather him than Peckham on the bottom pairing in the lineup next year.
With regards to the game, I hope Gagner has a new season high in ice time, top PP minutes, and mostly o-zone face-offs. If this kid isn't riding an adrenaline and confidence high, something is wrong with him. Im gonna predict a 2+ point night for Gags.
The NHL's second worst team can have the AHL's most stacked team. Sounds like a recipe for success to me.
Can't waive Petry, but i agree lander should go down.
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I'd rather RNH between Eager and Jones than Horcoff and Hemsky.
yeah eager would be ok, hemsky i think is the best option, once the hall-gagner-eberle line cools off i would put hemsky with hall, eberle with rnh. but for tonight it should be:
I hope if and when Gilbert comes back, Potter is the one that sits. He should be the 7th dman moving forward. Peckham is done son.
I agree. Ideally we end the year with this. And if we trade Sutton, Potter draws back in as a regular
Smid - Gilbert
Whitney - Petry
Barker - Sutton
Potter
