This is Oil Country

[goosedennis]

Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames
Jan 1, 1 2 3 F EDM () 0 0 1 1 CGY () 0 0 2 2 Three Stars Miikka Kiprusoff 32 SV, .970 SV% Nikolai Khabibulin 39 SV, .951 SV% Olli Jokinen 1 G	Team Stats Comparison EDM CGY Shots on Goal 33 41 Hits 20 18 Faceoffs Won-Lost 23 18 Penalty Minutes 16 14 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 2 3 Time on Attack 3:34 4:53
Scoring Summary THIRD PERIOD EDM 13:20: Ryan Smyth (7): Sam Gagner, Gilbert Brule CGY 19:08: Anton Babchuk (4): Wilson, Igilna CGY 19:45: Olli Jokinen (9) P: Tanguay, Bouwmeester

[bthomp05]

Better luck next time.

[goosedennis]

Off the Schneid

Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes
Dec 15, 2011 1 2 3 F EDM (13-13-2-3) 2 0 1 3 PHO (11-14-1-5) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Andy Sutton (WTF) 2 G, 1 HIT Nikolai Khabibulin 32 SV, .941 SV% Gilbert Brule 2 A	Team Stats Comparison EDM PHO Shots on Goal 37 34 Hits 14 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 21 18 Penalty Minutes 7 15 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 5 1 Time on Attack 5:13 5:22
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD EDM 1:00: Doan (5): Morris, Hanzal PHO 7:06: Sutton (2): Peckham, Brule PHO 19:58: Barker (1): Nugent-Hopkins, Jones SECOND PERIOD EDM 8:01: Sauer (1): Nilsson, Ekman-Larsson THIRD PERIOD PHO 13:34: Sutton (3): Brule
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Nikolai Khabibulin 34 32 94% 2.03
Edmonton Oilers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Tom Gilbert 25:55 0 0 -1 2 0 Ryan Whitney 23:46 0 0 -1 2 0 Cam Barker 20:11 1 0 E 4 0 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 20:00 0 1 E 5 0 Taylor Gang 18:59 0 0 E 2 0 Jason Strudwick 17:58 0 0 E 1 5 Gilbert Brule 17:52 0 2 +2 1 0 Shawn Horcoff 17:47 0 0 E 4 2 Ales Hemsky 17:20 0 0 -1 1 0 Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson 16:52 0 0 E 3 0 Jordan Eberle 16:46 0 0 E 3 0 Ryan Smyth 13:36 0 0 +2 1 0 Michael Nylander 12:49 0 0 E 1 0 Eric Belanger 12:23 0 0 -1 1 0 Theo Peckham 12:15 0 1 +2 1 0 Sam Gagner 12:12 0 0 +2 1 0 Andy Sutton 11:44 2 0 +2 2 0 Ryan Jones 9:55 0 1 -1 2 0
Phoenix Coyotes - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Mike Smith 37 34 92% 2.29
Phoenix Coyotes - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Shane Doan 25:38 1 0 E 4 0 Derek Morris 25:27 0 1 E 0 2 Keith Yandle 23:02 0 0 E 3 0 Michael Rosival 22:25 0 0 E 0 0 Martin Hanzal 22:06 0 1 E 2 0 Rostislav Klesla 19:17 0 0 E 1 0 Lee Stempniak 19:01 0 0 -1 5 0 Ray Whitney 17:08 0 0 -1 4 0 Kurt Sauer 15:37 1 0 -1 2 2 Radim Vrbata 14:45 0 0 E 3 2 Randy Robitaille 14:39 0 0 +1 0 0 Oliver Ekman-Larsson 14:35 0 1 -1 1 0 Kyle Turris 14:21 0 0 -1 2 0 Raffi Torres 12:38 0 0 -1 2 2 Boyd Gordon 7:59 0 0 -1 2 0 Taylor Pyatt 7:42 0 0 +1 2 7 Robert Nilsson 7:39 0 1 +1 0 0 Lauri Korpikoski 6:19 0 0 -1 1 0

[goosedennis]

No Defense?

Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks
Dec 17, 2011 1 2 3 F EDM (13-14-2-3) 1 0 1 2 SJS (15-12-0-3) 0 1 3 4 Three Stars Dan Boyle, SJ 1 G, 2 A Brent Burns, SJ 1 G Patrick Marleau, SJ 2 A	Team Stats Comparison EDM SJS Shots on Goal 40 26 Hits 12 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 25 28 Penalty Minutes 4 4 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 2 2 Time on Attack 4:44 5:35
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD EDM 2:01: Taylor Hall (11) SECOND PERIOD SJS 9:08: Dan Boyle (2): Patrick Marleau THIRD PERIOD SJS 5:09: Michael Handzus (3): Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture SJS 18:52: Brent Burns (8) PP: Dan Boyle, Logan Couture SJS 19:22: Joe Thornton (7): Dan Boyle EDM 19:41: Shawn Horcoff (5): Jordan Eberle, Magnus Paajarvi
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Nikolai Khabibulin 40 36 90% 2.12
San Jose Sharks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Antero Nittymaki 26 24 92% 3.44

[goosedennis]

Oilers Acquire Defencemen

Ryan McDonagh will now headline the Oilers' defensive prospects corps

After a devestating loss at the hands of the San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini knew that something had to be done to improve the team's defense. He called up many teams, such as the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins before the New York Rangers would give him an offer that he was interested in. The Rangers sent defensemen Matt Lashoff, Jarred Tinordi, both of whom were acquired from the Montreal Canadiens earlier this year, and Ryan McDonagh to the Oilers for defenseman Ladislav Smid, two second round draft picks, and a third round draft pick. Smid had sat out the previous two games with a shoulder injury.

The centerpiece of this trade in McDonagh had spent the majority of last season in the NHL with the Rangers before being demoted back down to the AHL after a disappointing pre-season. To make room for him on the roster, however, Steve MacIntyre had to be sent through waivers, where he was claimed by the Canadiens. Matt Lashoff has really been a seesaw player throughout his career, going between the NHL and the AHL many times. His best season in the AHL came last season, wehre he recorded 7 goals and assisted on 21 others for a total of 28 points in 69 games. However, he is not exactly the most disciplined player, as he took 137 penalty minutes.

[goosedennis]

Game 33 Preview

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How Edmonton will try to beat them

The Red Wings are a team based on skill and finesse. If the Oilers can keep them out of the neutral zone, and open ice, they will be able to dominate the game. They will attempt a 1-2-2 low against the Red Wings.



If successful, the Oilers dump it in low, where a defenseman will play the puck. F1 will get on this defenseman's ***, forcing him to play it behind the net. F2, who was stationed at the hash marks earlier, will move to the side wall, preventing a pass up the boards. F3, who was stationed at the side wall earlier, will move to the hash marks, preventing a center pass. The now strong side defenseman will move over to where he would be in an offensive attack, whereas the weak side d-man will move slightly behind where the other d-man was, providing backside support. The natural reaction for D1 will be to chip it off the glass and out to center, which will be playing right into the Oilers' hands.

[bthomp05]

I also fired off a trade for a DFD, so hopefully it works for both of us.

[goosedennis]

I forgot to save, so the result of the SJS game is 2-1 (REG). I also did the same trade.

oops