 RDOilerfan
Messages: 3908
Registered: January 2016
3 Cups
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The Habs where grossly over matched, there is no debate about that but I do not see any negative in that game.
They got a brand new player in Kane and put him with McD. With zero practices with the team and him not playing for a month, he's going to be rusty. Plus he's learning a new center. It will take time. So having an easier game like this helps get rid of that. Bonus that he got a goal his first game so hopefully he's feeling good.
During the Oilers bad stretch, Leon and McD didn't play well. Leon is going again. So getting a couple keeps him rolling plus another game where that line looked good and dangerous. I really wanted JP to get a goal because he's been very cold for a long time and needs to get going.
Brand new line in Hyman - Nuge - Kassian. Both Hyman and Nuge first games back in a bit. That line needs to build chemistry so an easy game helps with that. Plus Hyman hadn't scored in a long time with a combination of injury, being sick, recovering. Hopefully getting a couple gets him rolling. Nuge hasn't played a game in a month. Points wise, he's been fine on the PP, lousy 5 on 5. He got a 5 on 5 goal so hopefully that gets him going 5 on 5.
The new 4th line got a goal.
Regardless of the competition, these guys feed on confidence and a lot of their confidence comes from producing offense. Lots of guys got long needed goals, I hope it keeps rolling. When the Oilers play well and play with confidence, holes and all, they can be an extremely dangerous team.
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