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 Skookum Jim
Messages: 5067
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 17:46 |
Oops. Shoupda kept Stecher not Kulak lol
Wake up call. Lots of game to play.
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I'm putting a lot of blame on Nurse on that one.. he's on the opposite side taking off up ice on a break leaving Kulak last guy back..
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Kr55
Messages: 11836
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 18:49 |
| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 17:46 |
Oops. Shoupda kept Stecher not Kulak lol
Wake up call. Lots of game to play.
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I'm putting a lot of blame on Nurse on that one.. he's on the opposite side taking off up ice on a break leaving Kulak last guy back..
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Checks out
https://x.com/bcurlock/status/1928258724436594705
sheesh lol. A forward is coming hard down on Kulak, and while that is happening Nurse has his back to Kulak with zero regard to anything that's happening. By the time he realizes Kulak had pressure he's probably skated all the way to the boards on the far end of the ice and is only just starting to turn to look at what's been happening.
Classic Nurse defending. Oh well! still won :)
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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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Suomalainen
Messages: 971
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
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Two more giveaways by the D right to Stars
However, got a PP for another high stick!
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HamBlaster
Messages: 1173
Registered: June 2007
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Brutal play by Kulak on that first goal. What the hell man.
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NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1382
Registered: October 2006
Location: Summerside, PEI
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PP unit #2 looked awful there. Stu looking dialed in thankfully.
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HamBlaster
Messages: 1173
Registered: June 2007
1 Cup
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This Bichsel clown needs to get run, bad.
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tardigrade81
Messages: 3357
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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Beautiful period!
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watchman
Messages: 1817
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
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...was important to remain up two after 1. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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Leia
Messages: 476
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
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| watchman wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 18:58 |
...was important to remain up two after 1.
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Never have I felt it so vital to get out of a period winning 3-1 than that one. Need to calm down now, play as they were and start to quiet the crowd and the Stars again.
Take me home, country road
to the place where I belong
to Alberta, to see the Oilers
take me home, country road
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Mike
Messages: 1692
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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| HamBlaster wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:56 |
This Bichsel clown needs to get run, bad.
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What the hell - 3 big cross checks to Arvidsson. All good.
Where’s Bobby Clark when you need him.
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5067
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
5 Cups
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 17:59 |
| HamBlaster wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:56 |
This Bichsel clown needs to get run, bad.
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What the hell - 3 big cross checks to Arvidsson. All good.
Where’s Bobby Clark when you need him.
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Oh yeah.. one or two were right across the back of Arv's neck.. pretty brutal
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1382
Registered: October 2006
Location: Summerside, PEI
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Solid 1st. I'll take that all day every day.
Keep it clean though, as the way these fans, and Da Boor, and the refs are, you just know they'll be looking for any excuse to put us on the PK.
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5067
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 17:52 |
PP unit #2 looked awful there. Stu looking dialed in thankfully.
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.. We have a PP #2 ?
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Kr55
Messages: 11836
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 18:52 |
PP unit #2 looked awful there. Stu looking dialed in thankfully.
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Stopping that almost shg was huge. That going in would have had us on the ropes in full panic mode.
"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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tardigrade81
Messages: 3357
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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Ya would have been nice if Skinner stopped that puck and we didn't turn it over. Such as life
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tardigrade81
Messages: 3357
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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Keep your foot on the gay this period !
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watchman
Messages: 1817
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
1 Cup
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I didn't think KULAK would be the weakest link. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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Mike
Messages: 1692
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
1 Cup
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Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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Ragnarok73
Messages: 2456
Registered: February 2011
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.
5-14-6-1
"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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Mike
Messages: 1692
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:20 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
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Don’t want to come down on him too hard because he has been pretty solid all playoffs long, but he’s struggling tonight. Lots of unforced errors.
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Jay
Messages: 974
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
No Cups
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:28 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:20 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
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Don’t want to come down on him too hard because he has been pretty solid all playoffs long, but he’s struggling tonight. Lots of unforced errors.
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He's playing the wrong side to accommodate Ekholm.
Changing a winning line up when you don't have to could come back and bite you. Stetcher was playing great.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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Kr55
Messages: 11836
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| Jay wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:41 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:28 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:20 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
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Don’t want to come down on him too hard because he has been pretty solid all playoffs long, but he’s struggling tonight. Lots of unforced errors.
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He's playing the wrong side to accommodate Ekholm.
Changing a winning line up when you don't have to could come back and bite you. Stetcher was playing great.
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Ekholm way better than either guy so it’s a tough call
At the moment, knob probably wishing he had Stecher in instead of kulak.
"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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Mike
Messages: 1692
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:43 |
| Jay wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:41 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:28 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:20 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
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Don’t want to come down on him too hard because he has been pretty solid all playoffs long, but he’s struggling tonight. Lots of unforced errors.
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He's playing the wrong side to accommodate Ekholm.
Changing a winning line up when you don't have to could come back and bite you. Stetcher was playing great.
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Ekholm way better than either guy so it’s a tough call
At the moment, knob probably wishing he had Stecher in instead of kulak.
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Yeah - you can’t not try Ekholm. But Kulak is having a tough time handling the puck tonight.
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Jay
Messages: 974
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
No Cups
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:45 |
| Kr55 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:43 |
| Jay wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:41 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:28 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:20 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
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Don’t want to come down on him too hard because he has been pretty solid all playoffs long, but he’s struggling tonight. Lots of unforced errors.
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He's playing the wrong side to accommodate Ekholm.
Changing a winning line up when you don't have to could come back and bite you. Stetcher was playing great.
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Ekholm way better than either guy so it’s a tough call
At the moment, knob probably wishing he had Stecher in instead of kulak.
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Yeah - you can’t not try Ekholm. But Kulak is having a tough time handling the puck tonight.
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Assuming they get through this game it will definitely be preferable to starting him in his first game in 2 months in the scf.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1382
Registered: October 2006
Location: Summerside, PEI
1 Cup
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:28 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:20 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
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Don’t want to come down on him too hard because he has been pretty solid all playoffs long, but he’s struggling tonight. Lots of unforced errors.
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One wonders how much of that is having to babysit Nurse.
IIRC in their limited time together they've been awful
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Ragnarok73
Messages: 2456
Registered: February 2011
2 Cups
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| NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:54 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:28 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:20 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
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Don’t want to come down on him too hard because he has been pretty solid all playoffs long, but he’s struggling tonight. Lots of unforced errors.
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One wonders how much of that is having to babysit Nurse.
IIRC in their limited time together they've been awful
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Hmm, perhaps sit Nurse and play a pairing of Kulak-Stecher?
"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.
5-14-6-1
"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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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5067
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
5 Cups
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| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 18:58 |
| NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:54 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:28 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:20 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
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Don’t want to come down on him too hard because he has been pretty solid all playoffs long, but he’s struggling tonight. Lots of unforced errors.
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One wonders how much of that is having to babysit Nurse.
IIRC in their limited time together they've been awful
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Hmm, perhaps sit Nurse and play a pairing of Kulak-Stecher?
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McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Kr55
Messages: 11836
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:54 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:28 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:20 |
| Mike wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:19 |
Kulak having a helluva time handling the puck tonight. Brutal.
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He really seems to be campaigning to have Stecher returned to the line-up. What a team player!!
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Don’t want to come down on him too hard because he has been pretty solid all playoffs long, but he’s struggling tonight. Lots of unforced errors.
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One wonders how much of that is having to babysit Nurse.
IIRC in their limited time together they've been awful
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Seems to be a dice roll. Knob discovering Nurse-Kulak last playoffs saved our series against Dallas last year. They had good moments in these playoffs too when Knob was trying everything, and the only really bad pair was Bouch-Nurse.
It seems that Nurse-Kulak is THE target of TheBore tonight, and they are definitely struggling in their end.
Yet, somehow Kulak on the ice for 3 GF and 1 GA 5v5 :)
[Updated on: Thu, 29 May 2025 20:01]
"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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Kr55
Messages: 11836
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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The skys are looking very Musty all of a sudden in Edmonton. Hopefully a sign ;)
"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
Messages: 1817
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
1 Cup
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...game on. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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Kr55
Messages: 11836
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| watchman wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 19:37 |
...game on.
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Never a dull moment with this team
"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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HamBlaster
Messages: 1173
Registered: June 2007
1 Cup
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The Oilers need to stay out of the damn box. This is where making the Stecher for Ekholm change straight up wasn't a good call. No harm in going 11 & 7 to slowly allow Ek to get back up to speed. He's looking rusty in this one, pretty badly so.
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Jay
Messages: 974
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
No Cups
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Massive goal! thank you 97!
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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Kr55
Messages: 11836
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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So nice having game breakers on our team
"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
Messages: 1817
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
1 Cup
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...there is a hockey gawd. His name is 97.
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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Suomalainen
Messages: 971
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
No Cups
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Needed that.
97.
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The Oilers have a solid lead but can't rest on their bollocks yet. Keep their foot on The Stairs throat and close it put tonight.
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tardigrade81
Messages: 3357
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Cups
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20 minutes to go!
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Kr55
Messages: 11836
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Eye test fighting stats
Kulak tonight 5v5:
72% Corsi
84% Fenwick
85% Shots For
75% GF (3 GF, 1 GA)
86% xGF
Yet looks like he's struggling all night :)
"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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Suomalainen
Messages: 971
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
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Just win or tie the period and we're good
97.
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tardigrade81
Messages: 3357
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Cups
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Ugh 4-3
Can't make it easy
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