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 watchman
Messages: 1693
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
1 Cup
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Shutout. SKINS should feel good about himself going into the playoffs.
97 gets 100.
No one (else) hurt.
...what's not to like. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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tardigrade81
Messages: 2936
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
2 Cups
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Well Skinner got a shut out. So there's that lol.
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tardigrade81
Messages: 2936
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
2 Cups
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Now time for the actual playoffs to start
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NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1285
Registered: October 2006
Location: Kensington, PEI
1 Cup
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Happy to see McDavid hit 100 pts again. Good for Stu getting the SO too.
What are we thinking of in terms of a starting line-up for the playoffs? Obviously no Ekholm, but assuming everyone else is good to go, who do you have in?
I'm thinking something like:
Skinner - McDavid - Hyman
Kane - Drai - Arvidsson
Frederic - Nuge - Brown
Podz - Henrique - Perry
Extra: Janmark. Would like to fit him in as playoff Janmark is awesome, but who comes out?
Walman - Bouch
Nurse - Kulak
Klingberg / Stecher - Emberson
Stu
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oilfan94
Messages: 458
Registered: June 2006
Location: USA
No Cups
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| NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Thu, 17 April 2025 08:58 |
Happy to see McDavid hit 100 pts again. Good for Stu getting the SO too.
What are we thinking of in terms of a starting line-up for the playoffs? Obviously no Ekholm, but assuming everyone else is good to go, who do you have in?
I'm thinking something like:
Skinner - McDavid - Hyman
Kane - Drai - Arvidsson
Frederic - Nuge - Brown
Podz - Henrique - Perry
Extra: Janmark. Would like to fit him in as playoff Janmark is awesome, but who comes out?
Walman - Bouch
Nurse - Kulak
Klingberg / Stecher - Emberson
Stu
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I never heard anything on Klingberg's status. Will he be ready for the playoffs?
And on Janmark I feel like he will be in before long. One of Kane, Frederic, or Arvidsson will get hurt within the first 2 games, or be playing poorly enough that they will want to swap them out.
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inverno76
Messages: 2424
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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Gregor was talking like Klingberg was done for the year. No official source.
I think our wingers will bunce around a lot. With LA's physicality and penchant to run our stars I could see Frederic getting some time with McDavid for a few shifts here and there. Skinner has been a great fit down the stretch. Hopefully Hyman does not disrupt that chemistry and only elevates the line even more.
If the Oilers can be healthy and go on a dominant run again, Janmark will get his ice-time. Injuries are bound to creep in the further the playoffs will go. Also could see him jumping in sooner if the PK struggles in game 1. I would probably look at Henrique as the first casualty, but Janmark also has hands like feet.
I am not sure how much he will be missed?
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Adam
Messages: 7325
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| inverno76 wrote on Thu, 17 April 2025 09:08 |
Gregor was talking like Klingberg was done for the year. No official source.
I think our wingers will bunce around a lot. With LA's physicality and penchant to run our stars I could see Frederic getting some time with McDavid for a few shifts here and there. Skinner has been a great fit down the stretch. Hopefully Hyman does not disrupt that chemistry and only elevates the line even more.
If the Oilers can be healthy and go on a dominant run again, Janmark will get his ice-time. Injuries are bound to creep in the further the playoffs will go. Also could see him jumping in sooner if the PK struggles in game 1. I would probably look at Henrique as the first casualty, but Janmark also has hands like feet.
I am not sure how much he will be missed?
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If Klingberg done for the year, then again, is there a real issue with the Oilers medical staff? We used up a bunch of cap space to sign him for way more than league minimum after an injury that kept him out for a season and a half. He played just 11 games for us.
I don't mind making big bets, but the team could have potentially used that cap space at the deadline had they not spent it on someone who'd had a lot of injury issues and who's back on the shelf again, maybe permanently.
The organization should be asking some really tough questions about the training and medical staff and whether players are getting the best care, as well as whether management is getting the best opinions.
"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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inverno76
Messages: 2424
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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Agreed. It's not like Klingberg was the only misstep this year. Frederic. Will he play at anywhere near full health this post season? Will he even play?
Not sure if this is same medical staff that evaluated Athanasiou and Mike Green prior to the 2020 deadline, but it has an eerily similar feel.
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Mike
Messages: 1443
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
1 Cup
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| Adam wrote on Thu, 17 April 2025 12:34 |
The organization should be asking some really tough questions about the training and medical staff and whether players are getting the best care, as well as whether management is getting the best opinions.
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