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Matt Henderson
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 09.20.2013

Aug 22 @ 11:56 AM ET
Matt Henderson: Oilers Close To Signing Matt Benning?
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

Aug 22 @ 12:03 PM ET
Matt Henderson: Oilers Close To Signing Matt Benning?
- Matt_Henderson


Suck it HallsFan and Alfie
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Aug 22 @ 12:13 PM ET
Suck it HallsFan and Alfie
- DDM-Coga


MaximumBone
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 06.15.2012

Aug 22 @ 12:44 PM ET
While it's better to be cautious with any projections, he has posted better numbers than Oesterle did while seeming to play a comparable game and having a bigger frame (6' 183lbs Vs 6' 203lbs). If he can take the sorts of steps Oesterle has, he could be a solid bottom pairing guy on the cheap.
Xaos22
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Your mom's house, AB
Joined: 05.26.2016

Aug 22 @ 1:09 PM ET
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Aug 22 @ 1:20 PM ET
While it's better to be cautious with any projections, he has posted better numbers than Oesterle did while seeming to play a comparable game and having a bigger frame (6' 183lbs Vs 6' 203lbs). If he can take the sorts of steps Oesterle has, he could be a solid bottom pairing guy on the cheap.
- MaximumBone


Wouldn't it be nice to get another Davidson-esque surprise.
Mr.Bobby
New Jersey Devils
Location: If you don't chew Big Red, then **** you.
Joined: 05.26.2016

Aug 22 @ 1:21 PM ET

- Xaos22




MaximumBone
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 06.15.2012

Aug 22 @ 1:27 PM ET
Wouldn't it be nice to get another Davidson-esque surprise.
- Wildschwein

I honestly can see Oesterle pulling something similar. He was playing great hockey at the end of last year when he was forced into playing WAY higher than he should've been. A bottom pairing of Oesterle and one of Gryba or Fayne could really be solid. Then maybe run Klefbom- Davidson (they had strong numbers together) and Sekera- Larsson (Sekera best duplicates Greene's skillset).

If they can add Benning and perhaps another RHD like Sproul then the depth chart would look a lot more balanced.

Klefbom, Sekera, Davidson, Oesterle, Nurse, Reinhart, Simpson, Musil, Laleggia, Jones, and Niemelainen as LHD

Larsson, Fayne, Gryba, Sproul, Benning, Bear, and Berglund as RHD.
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Aug 22 @ 1:28 PM ET
I was thinking about Stone Cold ET a few days ago...



Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Aug 22 @ 1:39 PM ET
I honestly can see Oesterle pulling something similar. He was playing great hockey at the end of last year when he was forced into playing WAY higher than he should've been. A bottom pairing of Oesterle and one of Gryba or Fayne could really be solid. Then maybe run Klefbom- Davidson (they had strong numbers together) and Sekera- Larsson (Sekera best duplicates Greene's skillset).

If they can add Benning and perhaps another RHD like Sproul then the depth chart would look a lot more balanced.

Klefbom, Sekera, Davidson, Oesterle, Nurse, Reinhart, Simpson, Musil, Laleggia, Jones, and Niemelainen as LHD

Larsson, Fayne, Gryba, Sproul, Benning, Bear, and Berglund as RHD.

- MaximumBone


I like the idea of Sekera with Larsson but the Klefbom/Davidson pair gives me pause. Not a lot of experience between the two of them at the NHL level.
Its still better than Klefbom/Nurse, Klefbom/Fayne or any other combo a person can up with however.
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

Aug 22 @ 1:44 PM ET
I like the idea of Sekera with Larsson but the Klefbom/Davidson pair gives me pause. Not a lot of experience between the two of them at the NHL level.
Its still better than Klefbom/Nurse, Klefbom/Fayne or any other combo a person can up with however.

- Wildschwein


Klefbom Wideman instead?
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Aug 22 @ 1:44 PM ET
I like the idea of Sekera with Larsson but the Klefbom/Davidson pair gives me pause. Not a lot of experience between the two of them at the NHL level.
Its still better than Klefbom/Nurse, Klefbom/Fayne or any other combo a person can up with however.

- Wildschwein


I noticed that you guys didn't put Kelfbom and Larsson together... I too have reservations about putting these two together. Can the league handle that amount of sexy on the ice at once? I'm not so sure it can... We better not chance it.
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Aug 22 @ 1:46 PM ET
Klefbom Wideman instead?
- DDM-Coga


*Insert joke about Deadmarsh being a wide man*
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Aug 22 @ 2:05 PM ET
Klefbom Wideman instead?
- DDM-Coga




Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Aug 22 @ 2:15 PM ET
I noticed that you guys didn't put Kelfbom and Larsson together... I too have reservations about putting these two together. Can the league handle that amount of sexy on the ice at once? I'm not so sure it can... We better not chance it.
- laughs2907


The amount of splooge on the ice would be so thick that skating would become difficult.

laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Aug 22 @ 2:20 PM ET
The amount of splooge on the ice would be so thick that skating would become difficult.


- Wildschwein




Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Aug 22 @ 2:27 PM ET



- laughs2907


Well (frank). Now there is splooge all over my desk. Damn you Laughs, damn you straight to hell.
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Aug 22 @ 2:31 PM ET
Well (frank). Now there is splooge all over my desk. Damn you Laughs, damn you straight to hell.
- Wildschwein


Oh whatever, you love it.
Xaos22
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Your mom's house, AB
Joined: 05.26.2016

Aug 22 @ 2:34 PM ET
Oh whatever, you love it.
- laughs2907

(e5)
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Aug 22 @ 2:35 PM ET
Oh whatever, you love it.
- laughs2907


But I'm out of Bounty...

And to be fair I only loved it for the first 25 seconds. After that it was nothing but shame.
BigDre
Edmonton Oilers
Location: The only thing we win is a trophy for our captain who attends gay pride parades- Lahey, AB
Joined: 01.09.2012

Aug 22 @ 2:56 PM ET
"I mean, it’s not like Matt Benning is going to be on the top PP unit of the Oilers"

knock on wood
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

Aug 22 @ 3:28 PM ET
"I mean, it’s not like Matt Benning is going to be on the top PP unit of the Oilers"

knock on wood

- BigDre

DeflatedPucks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: NYC, NY
Joined: 04.29.2016

Aug 22 @ 3:29 PM ET
As long as this aint Jim Benning's demented offspring....I should be good at handling this news
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Aug 22 @ 4:16 PM ET

- DDM-Coga


Dammit Coga there are only so many not overly violent pistol whipping gifs on the interwebs!
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

Aug 22 @ 4:29 PM ET
Dammit Coga there are only so many not overly violent pistol whipping gifs on the interwebs!
- Wildschwein


shhhhh there there
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