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| mightyreasoner wrote on Thu, 31 January 2019 19:07 |
| nullterm wrote on Thu, 31 January 2019 16:58 |
Tom Gazzola
Verified account @TomGazzola
4m4 minutes ago
The break is over. Oilers back to work at the community rink while @arkellsmusic takes over the big one. McDavid between Lucic & Rattie. Draisaitl with Rieder & Chiasson.
Tom Gazzola
Verified account @TomGazzola
2m2 minutes ago
Lucic - McDavid - Rattie.
Rieder - Draisaitl - Chiasson.
Khaira - RNH - Kassian.
Cave - Brodziak - Puljujarvi.
Klefbom - Larsson.
Nurse - Russell.
Manning - Benning.
Sekera - Petrovic.
Practicing now on the 4th pair, Klefbom also back.
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Here's the sad thing. People are freaking out about that lineup, and you make three flips, and it's probably the best lineup they can ice:
Flip Lucic and Cave.
Flip Cave and RNH.
Flip Puljujarvi and Kassian.
That's the best this group can do, IMO.
And flip Sekera and Manning when the time is right.
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I agree with you. I am not jumping for joy about the lines either and I this isn't me sticking up for the management because thanks to their stupidity, they put the Oilers in this mess but when I look at the roster, what else is Hitch supposed to do? The previous GM screwed up the wings.
I don't want Yamo, Benson or Marody, 3 guys on the farm who I think have a shot at being some kind of decent NHLers in the near future, 3 guys who skill wise might be better than a few guys in the NHL but I don't want them here. They need to play and play A LOT. They need to be in the minors and have the crap played out of them. So maybe next year, at least one can actually be in the NHL and do something because they are ready.
Next, I look at what the Oilers were doing before. They loaded up the McDavid line. His line would get you 2 goals a night which is really good. Then they had Nuge and who ever. Maybe the odd time Nuge's line would score you a goal but overall, if his line didn't get crushed, then you come away happy. Then the 3rd and 4th lines got destroyed most nights. So guess what, they lost.
Moving forward, they have to play more defensive hockey. They need their PP to get them some goals and they have a nuclear weapon in McDavid. They need to grind it out and keep the puck in the other zone rather than play up and down hockey. They don't have enough wingers to do that. Lucic has been a lot better in 2019. Other than McDavid and Leon, he might have the most goals by an Oiler in 2019. The contract is a failure, he shouldn't be on the team but he's here. If anyone can bounce some pucks off Lucic's leg or physically hit Lucic in the stick and it deflects in, it's McDavid. Regardless, Lucic is good in the corners and down low and maybe they can get some zone time. Plus I also think that right now center wise thanks to the stupid Strome trade, they don't have a 3rd line center unless Nuge is there. I think Cave could be a 4th line center and maybe is a replacement for Brodziak if he were to be moved but I don't think you can elevate him to a 3rd line role and Brodziak at his age and with his lack of speed can't be elevated to a 3rd line center full time. So you can't keep having your 3rd line getting crushed every night because your center sucks.
So I see it as I don't see another option. I don't expect HUGE goal production but they need at least 3 lines who every night are not getting destroyed defensively.
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