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 OilFans
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g2k
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Score & Win
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watchman
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I'm smelling... UPSET. (might be that old milk in the fridge as well) 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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CrusaderPi
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It’s crazy that after 40 years of being a public figure, Wayne Gretzky still looks vaguely uncomfortable whenever he’s on camera.
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watchman
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Shocker: OIL score first. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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Oscargasm
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What a TIP Evander!
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g2k
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So what’s the worst lead in hockey again? 3-0? 4-0? It’s been so long.
Times a good.
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sinfulchimp306
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I think the worst lead in hockey is any lead the oilers hold
Formerly gagnerisgod.
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watchman
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...shakey end to the period. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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g2k
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3-2 now.
I think I feel the train tracks vibrating.
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g2k
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WTH are you thinking Hyman?
If you’re not gonna shoot (which you should have) at least put some heat on that pass to 97. It’s like he was doing a father/son game pass.
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watchman
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...maybe BOUCH can't turn to his right? 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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inverno76
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watchman
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OIL trying to set team record for the number of shot attempts against in the last 60 seconds of a period. 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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g2k
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Did anyone else see the Rocky Wirtz town hall clip between periods?
I think that went really well. Good damage control Rocky.
EDIT: Oh yeah, is it Evanders shoulder or elbow?
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Oscargasm
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Fack I hope Kane is okay after that hit.
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g2k
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| Oscargasm wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 19:03 |
Fack I hope Kane is okay after that hit.
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Thanks for the 2 tip in goals, Evander. Have a nice summer.
Please don’t sign in our division next season
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Oscargasm
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| g2k wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 19:06 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 19:03 |
Fack I hope Kane is okay after that hit.
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Thanks for the 2 tip in goals, Evander. Have a nice summer.
Please don’t sign in our division next season
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HES ON THE ICE TO START THE THIRD!
He’s resigning with Edmonton yo
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CrusaderPi
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TNT broadcast said this backup tender Copley was the first star last time the Oilers played in Washington back in 2018. He hasn't appeared in an NHL game in 3 years.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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g2k
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| Oscargasm wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 19:06 |
| g2k wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 19:06 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 19:03 |
Fack I hope Kane is okay after that hit.
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Thanks for the 2 tip in goals, Evander. Have a nice summer.
Please don’t sign in our division next season
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He’s resigning with Edmonton yo
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NZ Oiler Fan
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After the missed absolutely BLATANT trip on Hyman it was inevitable that the Caps were going to score there.
Edit: And there's the even-up non-call. Just call the rules man. It's not difficult.
[Updated on: Wed, 02 February 2022 19:16]
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g2k
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Don’t be an idiotic fool Kass.
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 Kr55
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If only games were 5 minutes long when you need them to be
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
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watchman
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...just don't let it be Justin Schultz...
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watchman
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...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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watchman
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| watchman wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 19:35 |
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Good thing the PK is rolling on all cylinders...
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CrusaderPi
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They finally did it. They solved the hero from North Pole, Alaska: Phoenix Copley. The Caps’ power play looked bad with OV tonight.
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K.McC#24
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The son I never had, Nuge, has been a demon on the kill tonight. Rewarded with a shorty. Close these douchebags out now!
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Kr55
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| watchman wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 19:35 |
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My bad. This team rules
"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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g2k
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Gimme food..
Gimme….
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Skookum Jim
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| watchman wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 17:46 |
...maybe BOUCH can't turn to his right?
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Have to say I'm plesantly surprised, an unexpected win!
Trying not to pick on Bouchard, but he served a hot pepperoni, extra-large pizza for the Caps first goal.. got the caps back in the game.. The guy is weak as a kitten on cycles, and puck retrievals.. loses one on one puck battles consistently.. gets turnstiled at least once or twice a game.. slow-twitch neurons.. He's over matched on the top D pairing.. defensive liability in general.. I was almost thinking Barrie should replace him to shore up the defensive game.. who's worse defensively?
Foegel proving why he was dropped to the 4th line, bad passes, bad decisions, no hands.
McDavid was absolutely flying.
Kane displaying his scoring touch, still out of shape.. 17 games to go (I figured it'll take 20 games to get in shape)
Kosko was OK.
Team in general still doesn't like to engage physically and finish checks.. which I find just freaking bizarre.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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Mike
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Thu, 03 February 2022 00:49 |
He's over matched on the top D pairing..
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Are we doing with Bouchard what we've done a million times before with guys like Poti, Petry, Schultz, etc...?
I see a stud there - but to go from AHL/Pressbox to top pairing over the span of basically a few games is a big ask for anyone, especially for Dmen. Might seem like a step back, but I wouldn't mind seeing him on 3rd pair with PP1 time. Either get a UFA to be like Giordano or Ristolainen (no idea how good he is anymore, just remember wanting him a long time ago) to fill in with Nurse on the top pair, or go nuts and do something like Barrie++ for Chychrun or someone like that.
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Skookum Jim
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| Mike wrote on Thu, 03 February 2022 04:56 |
| Skookum Jim wrote on Thu, 03 February 2022 00:49 |
He's over matched on the top D pairing..
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Are we doing with Bouchard what we've done a million times before with guys like Poti, Petry, Schultz, etc...?
I see a stud there - but to go from AHL/Pressbox to top pairing over the span of basically a few games is a big ask for anyone, especially for Dmen. Might seem like a step back, but I wouldn't mind seeing him on 3rd pair with PP1 time. Either get a UFA to be like Giordano or Ristolainen (no idea how good he is anymore, just remember wanting him a long time ago) to fill in with Nurse on the top pair, or go nuts and do something like Barrie++ for Chychrun or someone like that.
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Agree Bouchard 3rd pair + PP1. Only trouble, his replacement is Ceci or Barrie on RD. Ceci and Keith are a good pair, Barrie is not much of an upgrade defensively.. get Chychrun for a 1st +, or Barrie ++, and you'd have something.. except he shoots left. :(
I think Bouchard's actually regressed defensively since he's been given top pairing with Nurse. Nurse is a horse, he can handle most of the volume of minutes he gets.. Bouchard can't. Plus he has a hard time physically, and positionally to handle pressure in hs own end, he's ok from the blue line out.. but thats not the primary duty of a defenceman. Can't expect to score 4 or 5 goals every game in order to get a win.
I don't know what Playfair has been doing but it doesn't seem to be helping Bouchard get any better at playing NHL level defenceman.
I'm critical of Bouchard because I expect more, you can see the ability, but the hockey IQ isn't there to match, thats what player development is supposed to do, he should be getting better.. Lowetide often says defencemen don't develop in straight lines.. hopefully its true with Bouchard and his development starts trending upwards.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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Mike
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Thu, 03 February 2022 10:29 |
.. except he shoots left. :(
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I think it's better to have a left and right shot, but it's really not a necessity. Florida has 4 of their top 5 guys as right shots. Leafs have Reilly and Brodie as their top pair (both left shots). I think it's fine to balance left/right, but it's not critical.
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hitmen4
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 21:49 |
| watchman wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 17:46 |
...maybe BOUCH can't turn to his right?
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Have to say I'm plesantly surprised, an unexpected win!
Trying not to pick on Bouchard, but he served a hot pepperoni, extra-large pizza for the Caps first goal.. got the caps back in the game.. The guy is weak as a kitten on cycles, and puck retrievals.. loses one on one puck battles consistently.. gets turnstiled at least once or twice a game.. slow-twitch neurons.. He's over matched on the top D pairing.. defensive liability in general.. I was almost thinking Barrie should replace him to shore up the defensive game.. who's worse defensively?
Foegel proving why he was dropped to the 4th line, bad passes, bad decisions, no hands.
McDavid was absolutely flying.
Kane displaying his scoring touch, still out of shape.. 17 games to go (I figured it'll take 20 games to get in shape)
Kosko was OK.
Team in general still doesn't like to engage physically and finish checks.. which I find just freaking bizarre.
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What a joke of a take. Bouchard has played all of 63 NHL games and you're carving him up because he's not a first pairing guy yet? Of course he's going to have some defensive mistakes, and probably lots of them. He's essentially a rookie defenseman even if the weird NHL rules for what qualifies a rookie says he's not.
Bottom line is that Bouchard is still one of our best defenseman. In terms of defenseman, he's #1 on the team in points, goals, assists. 2nd in +/-. If you don't like the traditional counting stats, here are his fancies:
CF%: 54.88
XGF%: 54.15
SCF%: 52.28
HDCF%: 51.02
He's on the right side of 50% on all counts, despite his defensive errors. He's already an elite offensive defenseman.
To be honest his defensive game actually isn't that bad when you consider he plays over 21 minutes a night despite only playing 63 NHL games. Rookie defenseman, even the elite ones, just aren't that good defensively most of the time. Luckily for those guys is most of them don't have to deal with portions of their fan base that think every defenseman that's 6'-3 needs to be the second coming of Chris Pronger before they've even played a full season.
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Skookum Jim
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| hitmen4 wrote on Thu, 03 February 2022 07:03 |
What a joke of a take. Bouchard has played all of 63 NHL games and you're carving him up because he's not a first pairing guy yet? Of course he's going to have some defensive mistakes, and probably lots of them. He's essentially a rookie defenseman even if the weird NHL rules for what qualifies a rookie says he's not.
Bottom line is that Bouchard is still one of our best defenseman. In terms of defenseman, he's #1 on the team in points, goals, assists. 2nd in +/-. If you don't like the traditional counting stats, here are his fancies:
CF%: 54.88
XGF%: 54.15
SCF%: 52.28
HDCF%: 51.02
He's on the right side of 50% on all counts, despite his defensive errors. He's already an elite offensive defenseman.
To be honest his defensive game actually isn't that bad when you consider he plays over 21 minutes a night despite only playing 63 NHL games. Rookie defenseman, even the elite ones, just aren't that good defensively most of the time. Luckily for those guys is most of them don't have to deal with portions of their fan base that think every defenseman that's 6'-3 needs to be the second coming of Chris Pronger before they've even played a full season.
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You made my point for me. We agree he's not an NHL 1st pair d-man.
NHL isn't a development league, if you plan on winning games.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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Adam
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| hitmen4 wrote on Thu, 03 February 2022 08:03 |
| Skookum Jim wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 21:49 |
| watchman wrote on Wed, 02 February 2022 17:46 |
...maybe BOUCH can't turn to his right?
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Have to say I'm plesantly surprised, an unexpected win!
Trying not to pick on Bouchard, but he served a hot pepperoni, extra-large pizza for the Caps first goal.. got the caps back in the game.. The guy is weak as a kitten on cycles, and puck retrievals.. loses one on one puck battles consistently.. gets turnstiled at least once or twice a game.. slow-twitch neurons.. He's over matched on the top D pairing.. defensive liability in general.. I was almost thinking Barrie should replace him to shore up the defensive game.. who's worse defensively?
Foegel proving why he was dropped to the 4th line, bad passes, bad decisions, no hands.
McDavid was absolutely flying.
Kane displaying his scoring touch, still out of shape.. 17 games to go (I figured it'll take 20 games to get in shape)
Kosko was OK.
Team in general still doesn't like to engage physically and finish checks.. which I find just freaking bizarre.
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What a joke of a take. Bouchard has played all of 63 NHL games and you're carving him up because he's not a first pairing guy yet? Of course he's going to have some defensive mistakes, and probably lots of them. He's essentially a rookie defenseman even if the weird NHL rules for what qualifies a rookie says he's not.
Bottom line is that Bouchard is still one of our best defenseman. In terms of defenseman, he's #1 on the team in points, goals, assists. 2nd in +/-. If you don't like the traditional counting stats, here are his fancies:
CF%: 54.88
XGF%: 54.15
SCF%: 52.28
HDCF%: 51.02
He's on the right side of 50% on all counts, despite his defensive errors. He's already an elite offensive defenseman.
To be honest his defensive game actually isn't that bad when you consider he plays over 21 minutes a night despite only playing 63 NHL games. Rookie defenseman, even the elite ones, just aren't that good defensively most of the time. Luckily for those guys is most of them don't have to deal with portions of their fan base that think every defenseman that's 6'-3 needs to be the second coming of Chris Pronger before they've even played a full season.
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Viewer bias plays such a big role on people's impressions of players - especially young defencemen. Mistakes near the net are more memorable than mistakes in the attacking zone, because they lead to great chances against and goals.
People forget that a defenceman playing over 20 minutes a game has a lot of plays and touches of the puck, and that if the vast majority of those are good ones (which often as unspectacular and unmemorable) then they're a net positive, even if there's one or two glaring errors.
Coaching staffs should be working with young players and video to try to reduce mistakes, but no one is ever going to play a perfect game. I mean, one of the most memorable Mario Lemieux goals has him absolutely undressing a veteran Ray Bourque, so everyone can still get beat for a goal or make the wrong play.
There's no question it would have been better if we could have played Bouchard more in the role that Barrie's had this year - sheltered minutes and PP time - and had someone else do the heavy lifting. But the team really needed a third line winger...
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