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Login To Make Your Prediction2019-20 Regular Season| Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Vancouver 2 @ Edmonton 3 | Win | | Saturday, November 30, 2019 | Vancouver 5 @ Edmonton 2 | Loss | | Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Edmonton 3 @ Vancouver 2 | Win | | Monday, December 23, 2019 | Edmonton 2 @ Vancouver 4 | Loss |
Home Record: 1-1-0 Road Record: 1-1-0 Overall Record: 2-2-0
Home / Road Goals For: 5/5 Total: 10
Home / Road Goals Against: 7/6 Total: 132018-19 Regular Season| Sunday, December 16, 2018 | Edmonton 2 @ Vancouver 4 | Loss | | Thursday, December 27, 2018 | Vancouver 4 @ Edmonton 2 | Loss | | Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | Edmonton 3 @ Vancouver 2 (OT) (SO) | Win | | Thursday, March 7, 2019 | Vancouver 2 @ Edmonton 3 | Win |
Home Record: 1-1-0 Road Record: 1-1-0 Overall Record: 2-2-0
Home / Road Goals For: 5/5 Total: 10
Home / Road Goals Against: 6/6 Total: 12 |
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Ragnarok73
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So since last night was supposed to be the bounce-back game from the loss on Wednesday, what do we call this one?
"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.
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"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."
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Oscargasm
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| Ragnarok73 wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 09:46 |
So since last night was supposed to be the bounce-back game from the loss on Wednesday, what do we call this one?
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A must win.
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OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
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Kr55
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Location: Edmonton
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Let's play Smith again today so he can keep battling through his injury from the 2nd period last night. He's a battler.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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CrusaderPi
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| Oscargasm wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 09:19 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 09:46 |
So since last night was supposed to be the bounce-back game from the loss on Wednesday, what do we call this one?
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A must win.
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MUST WIN!
But actually this is a pretty big game.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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Oscargasm
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 12:10 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 09:19 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 09:46 |
So since last night was supposed to be the bounce-back game from the loss on Wednesday, what do we call this one?
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A must win.
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MUST WIN!
But actually this is a pretty big game.
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It truly is a big one. Two lackluster performances in a row where we (as fans of all tiers) have been reminded of efforts from years past.
Gotta stop the bleeding. No pressure boys... but this one earns MUST WIN status
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overdue
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Don't want to hear the words losing streak. It is a must win.
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Oscargasm
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Will be a different look tonight. No Kassian. No Kris Russell.
Courtesy of Jack Michaels;
Kris Russell back in EDM for birth of his child...Mike Smith shaken up last night so Stuart Skinner called up. Zack Kassian also banged up and won’t play tonight in VAN.
Koskinen
Nurse-Bear
Klefbom-Larsson
Jones-Benning
No word on forward lines.
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Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
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Adam
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Oscargasm wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 13:18 |
Will be a different look tonight. No Kassian. No Kris Russell.
Courtesy of Jack Michaels;
Kris Russell back in EDM for birth of his child...Mike Smith shaken up last night so Stuart Skinner called up. Zack Kassian also banged up and won’t play tonight in VAN.
Koskinen
Nurse-Bear
Klefbom-Larsson
Jones-Benning
No word on forward lines.
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Is Edler out for Vancouver?
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireBobbyNicks
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Oscargasm
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| Adam wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 14:25 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 13:18 |
Will be a different look tonight. No Kassian. No Kris Russell.
Courtesy of Jack Michaels;
Kris Russell back in EDM for birth of his child...Mike Smith shaken up last night so Stuart Skinner called up. Zack Kassian also banged up and won’t play tonight in VAN.
Koskinen
Nurse-Bear
Klefbom-Larsson
Jones-Benning
No word on forward lines.
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Is Edler out for Vancouver?
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Green said last night he’d be Doubtful for Sunday.
Haven’t heard/seen anything on this yet. Will post when/if I do.
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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Kr55
Messages: 10770
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| Oscargasm wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 13:18 |
Will be a different look tonight. No Kassian. No Kris Russell.
Courtesy of Jack Michaels;
Kris Russell back in EDM for birth of his child...Mike Smith shaken up last night so Stuart Skinner called up. Zack Kassian also banged up and won’t play tonight in VAN.
Koskinen
Nurse-Bear
Klefbom-Larsson
Jones-Benning
No word on forward lines.
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Noooo, Smith. Just play him anyways so he can inspire by battling.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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overdue
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Nurse-Bear
Klefbom-Larsson
Jones-Benning
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I liked the look of this combination better,
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Oscargasm
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Spitballing here, but these are the lines I’d go woth tonight up front;
McD-Drai-Khaira
Chiasser-Gags-Neal
McD-Sheahan-Archi
Granny-Haas-Russell
Actually, wouldn’t mind seeing Archi’s wheels with McDavid.
Or. You want a fast line... Nygard-McD-Archi 
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Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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Adam
Messages: 7176
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Oscargasm wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 16:15 |
Spitballing here, but these are the lines I’d go woth tonight up front;
McD-Drai-Khaira
Chiasser-Gags-Neal
McD-Sheahan-Archi
Granny-Haas-Russell
Actually, wouldn’t mind seeing Archi’s wheels with McDavid.
Or. You want a fast line... Nygard-McD-Archi
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Neal is -15 on the season. Has been great on the PP, but that suggests a player who's struggling at even strength. Ideally, would be great to see him and Gagner on a third and fourth line, but there's a dearth of second-line players on this team - especially with Nugent-Hopkins out.
With all the speculation out there, it is hard not to envision what a second line of Hall & Nuge could do for this team...although it is also hard to imagine the trade that results in Hall returning...
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireBobbyNicks
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Kr55
Messages: 10770
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| Adam wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 16:43 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Sun, 01 December 2019 16:15 |
Spitballing here, but these are the lines I’d go woth tonight up front;
McD-Drai-Khaira
Chiasser-Gags-Neal
McD-Sheahan-Archi
Granny-Haas-Russell
Actually, wouldn’t mind seeing Archi’s wheels with McDavid.
Or. You want a fast line... Nygard-McD-Archi
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Neal is -15 on the season. Has been great on the PP, but that suggests a player who's struggling at even strength. Ideally, would be great to see him and Gagner on a third and fourth line, but there's a dearth of second-line players on this team - especially with Nugent-Hopkins out.
With all the speculation out there, it is hard not to envision what a second line of Hall & Nuge could do for this team...although it is also hard to imagine the trade that results in Hall returning...
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Poor Neal. He's actually a >50% COrsi player, and only -7 5v5. 54% high danger chance %. Lots of EN goals adding to that minus. PDO is 0.967 5v5 because of a 5% SH% when he's out there.
Hall-Nuge-Neal would probably be a really good line. It's that 3rd guy that keeps rotating that is the major issue with the 2nd line IMO. Need someone with some speed and playmaking ability for shooters Nuge and Neal.
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"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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watchman
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Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
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I like the idea of playing McD on TWO lines.
I don't know why Tippet has stopped using McD at EVERY opportunity.
ie. Start of EVERY period.
After EVERY TV timeout.
At the end of EVERY penalty.
I thought he realized that McD is his ticket to a long coaching stop in E-Town... It certainly worked the first 15 or so games. Hopefully he doesn't think he can "coach" MORE out of the rest of the team at the expense of using the most potent weapon in hockey.
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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