Salacious Crumb Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 21 hours ago, 24K said: My bar is so low that I will be happy if we score a goal. We are due to put up 5 or more. Tonight’s the night! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Billabong said: Well.. this is about how I saw it shaping up with Mikheyev out and McWard in over Juulsen / Woo. Tocchet going all in here - hopefully the team responds. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 What an opportunity for McWard. Didn’t exactly steal the show with Woo and Juulsen really struggling, but he has a chance to run with it here. If McWard holds down the fort I could see us circling back on Bear later in the season based on his recovery vs team injuries / cap situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Bottom 6 looks like a pain to play against. Undersized maybe, but good energy and some guys who can score. Bleuger really adds class to that 4th line - and you have to love how Aman and Studnicka came in and fought for jobs. You’d have to hope Joshua and/or Podkolzin try and claw their way back into the lineup but so far this makes sense. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 2 hours ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Well BJ MacDonald scored 40 goals once with Gretzky feeding him. Now EP might not be as good as Gretzky, Boeser is a heckuva better player than BJ. He's got the potential... it's on his shoulders to take that next step. We've already seen time and time again that they don't play well together. Bowser isn't a player we don't know anything about. I think he can be serviceable player and maybe supply some secondary scoring, but he shouldn't be anywhere near Petey's line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 33 minutes ago, The Duke said: Well.. this is about how I saw it shaping up with Mikheyev out and McWard in over Juulsen / Woo. Tocchet going all in here - hopefully the team responds. Let's hope that's not the team.to start the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vollmilch90 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 31 minutes ago, The Duke said: What an opportunity for McWard. Didn’t exactly steal the show with Woo and Juulsen really struggling, but he has a chance to run with it here. If McWard holds down the fort I could see us circling back on Bear later in the season based on his recovery vs team injuries / cap situation. I feel like Hirose could be good enough that Bear would not be needed here again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vollmilch90 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 40 minutes ago, German Canuck said: Is there an option to watch the game in germany? Would like to know that as well. All the games are in the middle of the night in Europe. Do full games appear on YouTube or something the next day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted September 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: Tocchet likes PDG's ability to make things easier for Miller. Miller performs similarly to PDG but with him being an 8 million dollar guy, you want him focusing on puck possession and making plays. PDG wins board battles and gets the puck to the open man very efficiently, which has made him a popular player to play with. Even in Carolina, he was paired with Jordan Staal and Jeff Skinner because he made their life easier despite being mostly a fourth line/depth quality player. Even when Mikheyev returns, my guess is that PDG stays there until someone else who can do his job and more comes along internally. That spot was originally earmarked for Podkolzin, but he isn't ready. Bingo - Don't be surprised if PDG is a mainstay with Miller's line. He is looking for fits - sounds like he wants a forechecker on each line, and the LW seems to be that rotating spot for guys to audition for it. 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, stawns said: Let's hope that's not the team.to start the season Genuinely curious - What would you change up? If Mikheyev is out, I’d prefer Joshua on the 3rd line instead of Hoglander.. and I don’t love Soucy/Myers but the team seems to want Cole-Hronek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, Vollmilch90 said: I feel like Hirose could be good enough that Bear would not be needed here again. Hirose is great but he’s also a lefty. Bear’s biggest plus is he’s a righty. He’s not a perfect fit by any means but they played well last year and it’s a premium position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve Posted September 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2023 Steve is excited to see more or less our real line up 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Are the Oilers bring their big guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Looks like there’s nobody on our first or third lines who would drop the gloves if needed. It’s always nice to have at least one guy on each line who could if it came to it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Seems like McWard is a placeholder until better options become available through trade/waivers. Once we get closer to the season upgrades to that spot should be available. If not it seems like Bear might also be an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmetparade Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 hell yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckle Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 minute ago, DeNiro said: Seems like McWard is a placeholder until better options become available through trade/waivers. Or he could turn into a mainstay? Scouts were high on him and Allvin landed him. McWard picked Van afterall. Could be like found money, the same way they got Chris Tanev. Certainly good to curb high expectation, but who knows right. I like what I've seen so far at least 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberts Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Just for fun, do y'all wanna do the GDT on CDC one last time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Huggy Bear said: It’s hard to argue that’s not the most optimal lineup. forwards Last year’s top six, with proven chemistry, and our best chance of scoring End the Höglander experiment, but use his energy/skill on the third line Reward Åman and Studnicka for big Summers, keeping the 4th line intact defence Continue the McWard-Hughes experiment with sheltered deployment Build on the Cole - Hronek chemistry, and test their shutdown ability Soucy-Myers is a big, quality 3rd line with complimentary styles goalies No more tryouts, these are (obviously) our two goalies Excellent call. I have the same read. I wrote down my preferred line-up yesterday and this is it. The biggest question mark is obviously McWard. But this is the experiment I would try for now. One issue is that the guys pushed out of the starting 6: Irwin, Wolanin, Brisebois, and Juulsen, have not looked particularly good. Juulsen has been disappointing and the other three guys have been ok but have not really make a claim on the #6 spot. (And the other guys --Woo, Rathbone, and Johansson) have not made a serious bid to make the NHL roster. With the forwards, it makes sense to drop Hogs down the line-up. He has not shown the same level of finishing skill as Beau. The big questions there are i) can Joshua force his way into the line-up and ii) what happens when Mik is healthy. Joshua probably plays the next game and will have a shot to displace Aman, Studnicka, or maybe Hogs. As for Mik being healthy, the odds suggest that someone else will pick up an injury soon, but if everyone is healthy, Mik goes to the first line and Beau probably goes to the 3rd line with Garland and Suter and we have 4 guys battling for two wing positions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmaster Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 20 hours ago, Strawbone said: Apparently there's still a bunch out there, but they haven't been in circulation for some time. I remember them though because I'm old. My brother in law bought a car with $1000's once, the only time I've seen them in person. I'd still be pretty excited to find one in my pocket today. I assume it's still legal tender. Given how Trudeau has run the economy to the toilet, this bill will soon end up just paying for a tank of gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, The Duke said: What an opportunity for McWard. Didn’t exactly steal the show with Woo and Juulsen really struggling, but he has a chance to run with it here. If McWard holds down the fort I could see us circling back on Bear later in the season based on his recovery vs team injuries / cap situation. True unless McWard plays well enough to stick.So far he might just do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Lou Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I feel like a 3rd line of Hoglander-Suter-Garland be a solid pest line. Hope the boys start to gel. I'd go Beauvillier-Petey-Kuz DI Giuseppe-Miller-Boes Hoglander-Suter-Garland Bains-Bluegar-Stud Hughes-McWard Cole-Hronek Soucey-Myers Demmer DeSmith Replaces Di Giuseppe with Michayev first chance of him healthy. Like to see Hirose or Juulsen as extra D rotating in and out at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckle Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Vollmilch90 said: I feel like Hirose could be good enough that Bear would not be needed here again. Hirose is a lefty though. Tocc said he wants lefty/righty pairings. They still need a righty (unless Willander jumps up that fast...?) Once Myers (TDL) and Coles contract expire there will be full time jobs avail. Hopefully Hirose can earn one next year but until then he's seems like a great 7th man. Really like his calm and collected game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Just now, Bobby Lou said: I feel like a 3rd line of Hoglander-Suter-Garland be a solid pest line. Hope the boys start to gel. I'd go Beauvillier-Petey-Kuz DI Giuseppe-Miller-Boes Hoglander-Suter-Garland Bains-Bluegar-Stud Hughes-McWard Cole-Hronek Soucey-Myers Demmer DeSmith Replaces Di Giuseppe with Michayev first chance of him healthy. Like to see Hirose or Juulsen as extra D rotating in and out at some point So far looks like Hirose is the next as he has played better that are not in the lineup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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