Why for (frank)s sakes would they play the backup vs you over us....?!!

That's Tippett for you.
- Flamin_Irishmin

Good question.

Who did Pakarinen just crank at the end if the game?

Well they continue to keep pace with the Sharks and Ducks.

To guarantee the victory against an inferior team
- MaximumBone

Uncalled for... its Valentines bro!

You could have lost one for us...

Maroon still sounds like a moron in the post interview... Who cares if he can shoot!

Damn, that Lucic-Draisaitl-Slepyshev line had a great night! If they can keep up even close to that, I like the looks of that as a 2nd line behind Maroon-McDavid-Puljujarvi

Well they continue to keep pace with the Sharks and Ducks.
- Wildschwein

Good luck on your ice fishing bro

Uncalled for... its Valentines bro!

You could have lost one for us...

Maroon still sounds like a moron in the post interview... Who cares if he can shoot!
- Flamin_Irishmin

I show my love through insults and other forms of verbal abuse, you dirty, shart-sniffing piece of garbage

Damn, that Lucic-Draisaitl-Slepyshev line had a great night! If they can keep up even close to that, I like the looks of that as a 2nd line behind Maroon-McDavid-Puljujarvi
- MaximumBone

Future is bright. Wasn't it Frenchy who predicted that Slepy would be a 15 goal/40 point winger?

I show my love through insults and other forms of verbal abuse, you dirty, shart-sniffing piece of garbage
- MaximumBone

love you too!!

Future is bright. Wasn't it Frenchy who predicted that Slepy would be a 15 goal/40 point winger?
- Wildschwein

Probably. He was a big supporter of the guy and spoke very highly of his work ethic. I can see why since the early part of the season!

Future is bright. Wasn't it Frenchy who predicted that Slepy would be a 15 goal/40 point winger?
- Wildschwein

It worked.. sort of.

For tonight.

Future is bright. Wasn't it Frenchy who predicted that Slepy would be a 15 goal/40 point winger?
- Wildschwein

Keep fishing...

If.... and a big If.... this team makes the playoffs they better change that (frank)ing goal song. It's worst in league I tell ya
- nanook82

Very likely it will be Oilers vs Ducks first round. 2nd seed vs 3rd seed in division.

Year over year, Klefbom has increased his shots/game total- which, as seen in the link below, holds a strong correlation to being an elite offensive Dman- by almost an entire point. From 48 shots in 30 games (1.6/game) to 144 in 57 games (2.53/game), he's now in 10th place in the league for shots/game by Dmen surrounded by all manner of elite offensive defensemen. He's ahead of guys like Weber, Karlsson, Parayko, Yandle, Barrie and Trouba and behind guys like Subban, Josi, Faulk, Byfuglien, Letang, Krug and Burns.

http://www.nhl.com/stats/...ed,gte,&sort=shotsPerGame

Just looking at the top 30-40 on that page and I'm hard-pressed to think of any as players we shouldn't be incredibly pleased with Klefbom being in competition with.

Damn, that Lucic-Draisaitl-Slepyshev line had a great night! If they can keep up even close to that, I like the looks of that as a 2nd line behind Maroon-McDavid-Puljujarvi
- MaximumBone

Where does Eberle fit in?

Where does Eberle fit in?
- Oildrum

He... doesn't? I dunno. While they're good to keep around for this year and maybe next, I lean towards finding trades that send both him and maybe Nuge out of town for their replacements. We need guys who will give consistent effort and offer a greater variety of skills than Eberle does and I feel like Nuge just costs too much to manage to keep.

Being honest, if there were deals out there that brought back two of Couterier (3C), Jarnkrok (3C/W), Palat (2W), Tatar (2W) and Gallagher (2W) for the two of them, I'd do it yesterday. However, this is all easier said than done.

He... doesn't? I dunno. While they're good to keep around for this year and maybe next, I lean towards finding trades that send both him and maybe Nuge out of town for their replacements. We need guys who will give consistent effort and offer a greater variety of skills than Eberle does and I feel like Nuge just costs too much to manage to keep.

Being honest, if there were deals out there that brought back two of Couterier (3C), Jarnkrok (3C/W), Palat (2W), Tatar (2W) and Gallagher (2W) for the two of them, I'd do it yesterday. However, this is all easier said than done.
- MaximumBone

Im tending to lean that way too. Im all for sending them away for acceptable replacements. Cut all ties from the decade of darkness.

Nuge is not living up to his 1st overall status and Eberle is looking less productive every year.

Im tending to lean that way too. Im all for sending them away for acceptable replacements. Cut all ties from the decade of darkness.

Nuge is not living up to his 1st overall status and Eberle is looking less productive every year.
- Oildrum

Agreed. I just don't see them as necessary to winning. To my eye, Eberle is a dangling Ryder and Nuge is of the mold of either a weaker Plekanec or a more well-rounded version of Ribeiro. Both could be effective on a competitive team, but neither are fundamental pieces worth spending 16% of the total cap space of a Cup competitor.

Vermette with the abuse of the official call tonight. This bodes well for us in an Edmonton vs. Anaheim first round playoff matchup. The refs are gonna be hating on the ducks.

Not on topic but isnt The Force Awakens the worst Star Wars movie ever made? (not counting 'The Holiday Special')

Not on topic but isnt The Force Awakens the worst Star Wars movie ever made? (not counting 'The Holiday Special')
- Oildrum

Damn, that Lucic-Draisaitl-Slepyshev line had a great night! If they can keep up even close to that, I like the looks of that as a 2nd line behind Maroon-McDavid-Puljujarvi
- MaximumBone

The dynamics of that line really makes sense to me, so it's really not that much of a surprise at all. If the Oilers are reading this (which they most certainly are) inbox me and I can construct 4 flawless lines.

Not on topic but isnt The Force Awakens the worst Star Wars movie ever made? (not counting 'The Holiday Special')
- Oildrum

I think I saw a porn with the same title. It was about morning wood.

I think I saw a porn with the same title. It was about morning wood.
- laughs2907

- Wildschwein