GDB 48: It couldn't possibly get any worse...
Robin Brownlee
January 30 2009 02:44PM
Having had to wear Tuesday's 10-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres like a bad haircut and endure the musical taunting of a smart-ass radio station from The City of Cows since Tuesday, the Edmonton Oilers get a chance to redeem themselves, not a minute too soon, when the Minnesota Wild come calling at Rexall Place tonight.
Niklas Backstrom? Pfft. Derek Boogaard? Say hello to my little friend (insert photo of Steve MacIntyre speed-bagging Jimmy Vandermeer or Allan Watt scowling as he works the speed dial here) (ed note: no such photo exists... yet).
After 72 hours of torment, the Oilers get the opportunity to prove that Tuesday's "debacle of monumental proportions" was a fluky, freakish one-off never to be repeated. Same thing for that, ahem, 9-2 starching from the Chicago Blackhawks... never mind.
What better circumstances to do it in than against a Minnesota team that arrives with the exact same record, 24-20-3 for 51 points, and is probably still reeling from Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs... never mind.
That aside, the Oilers come into this HUGE FOUR-POINTER with untold confidence and a flawless 0-10 record against Backstrom after having lit him up like a cheap cigar in a 5-1 loss in Minnesota Jan. 15... never mind.
What could possibly wrong?
Second look for Potulny
Look for Ryan Potulny to be back in the line-up tonight on the second line between Robert Nilsson and Erik Cole. After tallying three assists in four games during his first stint, Potulny is eager to show well again after being recalled from Springfield.
"Hopefully, things can go the same way they did last time," Potulny said of getting another crack alongside Cole.
"I guess there's a little bit of pressure, but it's a good pressure. Any time you come up you’re going to put pressure on yourself. You have to do whatever role you're put in. I'm just going to go out and play hockey."
If coach Craig MacTavish wasn't pulling any fast ones with his lines this morning -- like his little bit of mis-direction over Zack Stortini's readiness to play the last time out -- the line-up should look as follows:
Forwards
Penner – Horcoff - Hemsky
Nilsson – Potulny – Cole
Moreau – Cogliano – Pouliot
Macintyre – Brodziak – Reddox
OUT: Stortini
D-men
Souray – Gilbert
Grebeshkov – Visnovsky
Smid – Staios
OUT: Strudwick
Dwayne Roloson will get the start in goal against his former teammates despite getting yanked after allowing three goals on eight shots against Buffalo.
-- Listen to Robin Brownlee every Thursday from 4 to 6pm on Just A Game with Jason Gregor on TEAM 1260.
Jordan Eberle - my man.
k peeps...this party is getting less Towel Boy-ee...gotta jet. Stay classy. GOILERS!
oilers bowling on PPV.... yawn!!!
I'd much rather have Oilers bowling than watching Gorg try to make a case as to why the Coyotes are a lock for the playoffs.
Although he just said that Vancouver is going to continue to slide and have no chance. So, at the moment he's my favoritest person in Minnesota.
So I was over at the BMJS website and wondered to myself why can't I swear hear??
R-DAWG wrote:
You can.
Joey Moss PS is cool
@ R-DAWG:
Because no one reads our site, other than a few derelicts and single fathers who are running from the law due to skipping out on child support.
This site gives money to cancer kids and stuff, so, they have to pretend to have morals and crap.
R-DAWG wrote:
@ Jeanshorts :
ooo JSBM hath been renamed BMJS
How come there are never any out of town hi-lights on PPV games?
@ Wanye Gretz: Hey u caught that...good one!
Wanye Gretz wrote:
It just doesn't flow as nicely.
I know who the favorite son is here, but I'm fine with that because at least I don't have to sleep on rubber sheets. Anymore.....
Wanye Gretz wrote:
FSN hasn't shown any out-of-town highlights either. Although their "Minnesota Minute" was the Oilers running all over the Wild, so I'm over it.
Steal my sunshine by Len
ah the classics
Gah. Well, Mrs. Roloson is getting the non shutout beats tonight.
jeanshorts wrote:
I must confess you and I have not had the pleasure of having Prime Time bagged milk present. I think of you as weird conjoined twins
I was going to cut Roli down but after the Nolan save I'd say...Roli,Roli,Roli!!!
Shoot I want to ghost ride my something something something across the something if they win
No third period collapse please. My transplanted Ape heart can't handle many more of those.
jeanshorts wrote:
BAHA Ape heart hamster testicle donor recipient
Wanye Gretz wrote:
Those little cranberries are all mine thank you. Or should I say thanks dad.
jeanshorts wrote:
baha you are L'il Cranberries from now on in my mind
Nilsson boarding on Boogaard. Thank the Gods of Hockey it wasn't the other way around.
Right L'il Cranberries?
@ Wanye Gretz:
Alright sir, I think you've had enough light beer for tonight.
Why is Reddox on the top line? Penner hurt?
@ Tommy:
Uhh, because he's the best player we've ever had? Doy!
Baaaaaaah!
Is there a reason they play that same White Stripes song every time we get a penalty?
WHOA. Old people sucking face behind MacT. I like it!
What kind of stupid ass notes do you think Mac-T writes in his stupid note book..."lose 10-2 more often"?
There is a crazy wind storm downtown and it knocked out my internet and power near me is out.
Damn Oilers beating the Wild causing Armageddon
Not to be the weather-man but I hear 100kph winds all night.
@ jeanshorts: Its because our music department has terrible taste and roadie with phish during the off season
R-DAWG wrote:
"Flip coin to determine which goalie starts.
No matter how terrible they are playing, never sit or demote Staios, Moreau, Reddox, etc.
God Robbie Scrhemp is a pole smoker.
I wonder if people would understand the irony if I started driving around with a case of beer in my car at all times."
I imagine it's that kind of stuff. And also lots of sketches of him and KLowe in various shirtless poses.
OilersNinja wrote:
Hey man. Wouldn't it, like, trip people out if we played the same song all the time man? They'd be all like, whoa did we get sucked into a wormhole or something? huh huh huh huh, cough, huh. Yeah man. Oh crap we need to fill our Great Big Sea quota otherwise Alan Watt will have our balls! Man!
one of the reasons I haven't posted before is I'm one of the last Mac-T Supporters...
"Whenever trouble comes around you must whip it"
PLease play "My Sharona"
The guy on the wild network said it would take something "magical" for the Wild to win...HAS HE SEEN THE OILERS BEFORE!!!
Yakman wrote:
It's alright, no one's here to judge you. Except for the fact that you support someone who is worse than Hitler!
@ jeanshorts: Great Big Sea is a fine eastern canadian talent! Not
Pass that doochie pon di left hand side
AW is histories greatest monster, there I said it.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that guy is getting kicked out for drinking too much herion
Woot!
"Wow now that last game is nothing more than a loss on a 6-2 run. No one will remember that game anymore." - Rob Brown on PPV just now
The last two songs I have noticed have been a terrible Queen cover and an even worse Zepplin cover. Screw firing MacT, fire the music guys.
OILERS WIN! WEEEEE!
Gah dammit, I just realized I won't be able to see the love in inside the Oilers dressing room tonight. CRUMBS!
Probably the third best game the boys have played!!
The Justice League will remember... catch y'all later@ Wanye Gretz:
Dressing room tunes are better than Rexall Tunes
@ jeanshorts: "Clap, clap"
way to keep things in perspective
Wow they are actually replaying Private Eyes.
So cliche
*throws super long blong hair over shoulder in a sexy manner*
"It's amazing how things can turn 180 degrees in two games" - Kevin Quinn right now