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Kr55 wrote on Wed, 11 July 2018 11:58

K.McC#24 wrote on Wed, 11 July 2018 11:55

WhoreableGuy wrote on Wed, 11 July 2018 10:59

Kr55 wrote on Wed, 11 July 2018 10:13

I must have not paid enough attention last season. I had no idea Nurse put up 26 ES points, that's right on the edge of the top 30 in the NHL for D. Only 3 guys were ahead of him in that category that got no PP time like he does, Braun, Manson, Niskanen (guys their team don't view as top offensive tools, but they still manage to produce at ES).

For the first time, I'm actually a bit concerned about an offer sheet :) I doubt he would bail on the Oilers like that, but he might be getting some nice material from other teams for this negotiation.


This question is a little off topic - it seems like special teams was one of the main reasons the Oilers were terrible - If the Oilers had a middle of the pack PP and PK (let’s say they were 15th in both categories) how many more total points do you think that would have added to the standings? Can it be roughly calculated with GF and GA? Would they have been in the playoff hunt just based on special teams?


Nothing to support it, but my guess is they'd have been there like Cowtown in the conversation for wildcard in the last week of the season, at the very least.



Yeah, so many moving parts to a season. Better PKing would have meant we were getting much better goaltending, which would have changed more than just special teams. How scary is it for players knowing that any penalty you take has a 50/50 shot of ending up in your net. That completely changes how guys play. And a PP that wasn't a constant momentum killer would have some effect on ES play as well.

Just so much wrong with this last season...just really hope we don't have to see crap like that again for a while. 50% home PK more than half way through a season...seriously...sigh.


100% on the bolded, and it was frustrating why by appearances they weren't adjusting systemically, just stubborn. There was definitely some shoddy goaltending last year....How many games did the 1st or 2nd shot against go in at ES? Had to have been some kind of record, and you're immediately chasing the game.



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