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St. Louis @ Edmonton (Game #50) [message #849600] |
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 Mike
Messages: 1950
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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When was our last back to back shutouts?
Man - loving Ingram in goal. Just always seems to be in the right position. Like an anti-Skinner. No flopping. Just steady. Hope it continues.
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Kr55
Messages: 12370
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| Mike wrote on Sun, 18 January 2026 20:54 |
When was our last back to back shutouts?
Man - loving Ingram in goal. Just always seems to be in the right position. Like an anti-Skinner. No flopping. Just steady. Hope it continues.
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Might be our best b2b games in franchise history. Saw stat saying our first ever double shutouts with 5+ goals in b2b games.
Keep it up! Another shot at the 3 game win streak against the struggling Devils. No excuses.
"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: 1312
Registered: June 2007
1 Cup
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Am I dreaming right now? Is this what it feels like to have solid goalies? I'm not sure I understand this sensation...
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Adam
Messages: 7670
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| Mike wrote on Sun, 18 January 2026 20:54 |
When was our last back to back shutouts?
Man - loving Ingram in goal. Just always seems to be in the right position. Like an anti-Skinner. No flopping. Just steady. Hope it continues.
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Apparently it wasn't that long ago - even with two different goalies in net! Skinner & Campbell combined for back-to-back shutouts in 2022-23 beating the Kings and the Ducks. For single goalie back-to-backs, it was last playoffs in the round against the Golden Knights with Skinner providing the goalie heroics.
Agreed on Ingram - he brings a calmness that we haven't had. The Oilers generally have liked acrobatic floppers in goal but I really like a goalie that just covers the angles well, and doesn't HAVE to sprawl to make the great save most of the time.
"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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smyth260
Messages: 1232
Registered: November 2007
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Smacking bad teams the way we should. Better not be any thought of sending down Ingram now.
Congrats Nuge, way to get the game winner!
Clean house or bust
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Leia
Messages: 537
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
No Cups
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A good win in an odd game. It was a scrappy, but we did the job. That's 1 goal let in, in the last 3 games and our D is the weakest part of our game. 11 goals in the last 2 and McDavid hasn't score any of them.
I don't think Binnington had a bad game, but with what was in front of him. Much the same way we've said about our netminders over the years.
Crowd wise, it was good to hear a "new" RNH chant towards the end of the game, but why oh why isn't Hey Nuuuge a thing?? I have to say I hadn't heard Hey Jude played before in Edmonton, but it fits pefectly..
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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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5692
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
5 Cups
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Noogie Poogie!
Great that the Oil won this on his 1000th game.. well done by all.
Loved the tributes on screen by Klefbom, Eberle, J. Schultz, Devon Shore..
He is looking awesome at center.. the guy's gettingeven better.. really driving the line.. thinking its his natural position.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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tardigrade81
Messages: 3896
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Cups
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2 perfect games. This team is rolling
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Mike
Messages: 1950
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
1 Cup
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11 goals and only 3 McDavid points. Multiple goals from Kapanen, Roslovic, and Podkolzin. Even 1 from Mangiapane.
Seems everyone has stepped up with Leon out. We would be a juggernaut if they could do this with Leon in the lineup!
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Jay
Messages: 1174
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
1 Cup
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| Mike wrote on Mon, 19 January 2026 06:48 |
11 goals and only 3 McDavid points. Multiple goals from Kapanen, Roslovic, and Podkolzin. Even 1 from Mangiapane.
Seems everyone has stepped up with Leon out. We would be a juggernaut if they could do this with Leon in the lineup!
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Kapanen is really a beast when he's healthy. Can fly out there, forechecks, hits and can make plays. He really has all the tools. Unfortunately that style of play seemingly makes it impossible for him to stay healthy. Looks like he dodged a bullet this time which is great news. As always, being healthy and in good form for the playoffs is what matters
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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Adam
Messages: 7670
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| tardigrade81 wrote on Sun, 18 January 2026 12:45 |
Do what we did last night
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Ask and ye shall receive!!!
Nice to see a really dominant weekend. And now once again we have a crack at that elusive 3rd win in a row...
"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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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5692
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
5 Cups
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With Kapanen down and keeping 3 goalies.. now is the chance to try the "Darnel Experiment".. run him as a winger instead of the team going 11F x 7D .. unlock some of that 9.25 value! Power Forward ! 
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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inverno76
Messages: 2532
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Mon, 19 January 2026 13:11 |
With Kapanen down and keeping 3 goalies.. now is the chance to try the "Darnel Experiment".. run him as a winger instead of the team going 11F x 7D .. unlock some of that 9.25 value! Power Forward !
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Honestly, he has the potential to look good as a forward. Skates well, physical specimen, and less responsibility on the wing opposed to D, but for some reason I feel like he would be a soft forward to play against. He'd likely play like a finesse forward instead of wrecking ball of physicality.
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5692
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
5 Cups
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| inverno76 wrote on Mon, 19 January 2026 13:12 |
| Skookum Jim wrote on Mon, 19 January 2026 13:11 |
With Kapanen down and keeping 3 goalies.. now is the chance to try the "Darnel Experiment".. run him as a winger instead of the team going 11F x 7D .. unlock some of that 9.25 value! Power Forward !
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Honestly, he has the potential to look good as a forward. Skates well, physical specimen, and less responsibility on the wing opposed to D, but for some reason I feel like he would be a soft forward to play against. He'd likely play like a finesse forward instead of wrecking ball of physicality.
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Agree he's no Tom Wilson.. and doesn't have the grade A shot or hands.. but I think he could be a net front.. he can skate forwards ok (better than Fred) .. just not very agile .. like pivots.. which kills him defending rushes.. it'd be a fun experiment.. call it "Project X-25" :)
[Updated on: Mon, 19 January 2026 14:50]
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Adam
Messages: 7670
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Mon, 19 January 2026 14:48 |
| inverno76 wrote on Mon, 19 January 2026 13:12 |
| Skookum Jim wrote on Mon, 19 January 2026 13:11 |
With Kapanen down and keeping 3 goalies.. now is the chance to try the "Darnel Experiment".. run him as a winger instead of the team going 11F x 7D .. unlock some of that 9.25 value! Power Forward !
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Honestly, he has the potential to look good as a forward. Skates well, physical specimen, and less responsibility on the wing opposed to D, but for some reason I feel like he would be a soft forward to play against. He'd likely play like a finesse forward instead of wrecking ball of physicality.
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Agree he's no Tom Wilson.. and doesn't have the grade A shot or hands.. but I think he could be a net front.. he can skate forwards ok (better than Fred) .. just not very agile .. like pivots.. which kills him defending rushes.. it'd be a fun experiment.. call it "Project X-25" :)
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I think we should level set on expectations around Kasperi Kapanen. He has had one 40+ point season, and that was in his first full season in the league in 2018-19. He's only cracked 15 goals once in the time since (a split year between Pittsburgh and St.Louis in 2022-23.
He has had a great run in limited time this year with 9 points in 14 games, but that's so far outside his norm that I think we should look at that as a pleasant anomaly. He's a spot-filler in the top-6 and he's historically had pretty poor fancy stats, so ideally he's playing down the lineup at best.
I would love to be wrong there, but I think better to be realistic. He's 29 years old, so it's unlikely he's going to suddenly blossom here at this point in his career.
"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: 12370
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Mon, 19 January 2026 13:11 |
With Kapanen down and keeping 3 goalies.. now is the chance to try the "Darnel Experiment".. run him as a winger instead of the team going 11F x 7D .. unlock some of that 9.25 value! Power Forward !
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Kapanen creates a little test case to show how bad our depth actually is. He's not that great of a player, but in contrast to a lot of the slugs we've been carrying all year in the bottom 6, how he is able to look so effective shows us how weak our depth really is. Henrique out has also ended up addition by subtraction in the bottom 6. Having a line depending on someone that can barely get to a puck 5v5 to be the center/playmaker is just instant death for a line if you expect any offense from it.
"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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