GDB X: Another provincial civil war
bingofuel
October 24 2009 04:55PM
Watching the Oilers come back from a 4-1 deficit last game against the Blue Jackets was really something. Like Gregor and Brownlee alluded to yesterday, it's been pretty unreal watching PDP blow fans, hangers-on and bandwagon-jumpers away. Even Hemsky came alive!
And this gives me hope.
Now let's hope this fekkin' flu bug that's knocked Gilbert Brule and Mike Comrie out of the line-up has run its course. I'd hate for hope to fade.
Battle of October
Can someone please explain to me why we've played the Flames twice since the beginning of the season? Tonight marks the third iteration of the Battle of Alberta. After this we don't play Calgary again until after Christmas — twice more before the New Year. After that, we play them one more time in January and that's it for the regular season.
Won't get fooled Iginla
After the knock-down blow Iginla dealt Souray in the last Battle of Alberta, there was a lot of fuss kicked up by, well, just about everyone. Was it deliberate? Will Pat Quinn's curmudgeonly ramblings result in more fines? Should Ignila have been fined too? Is Bulin staying hydrated?
The real question I think everyone wants an answer to is what's going to happen in tonight's game. Whether you believe Ignila's hit was dirty and deliberate or not (deliberate hit, yes, but surely he didn't intend to injury Souray to the extent that he did), you have to wonder what the Oilers have in mind for Iggy tonight.
A good, old-fashioned beat-down? And who rolls up their sleeves to get this done?
We need answers
Thankfully, we needn't wait much longer for answers to at least some of these questions. And although the Flames and the Oilers share the exact same record so far this season (6-2-1), I'd say the Flames have more to worry about than we do... The Oilers are playing spirited hockey.
And it's a blast to watch.
Oh yeah, check out what the competition has to say about tonight's game.
That statement is like the Simpsons: funny on multiple levels.
@ Robin Brownlee
That's what I meant by choose one, but at the very least stop playing them together. But yeah, I would ship out Gilbert too if I had the choice.
But then the Oilers are stuck with Chorney until Staios and Souray come back. I dont know what's scarier: Staios, Chorney, Grebeshkov or Gilbert.
@Robin Brownlee
Hey Robin, because of work I haven't been able to watch many games, and I didn't agree with you the other day when you had mentioned trading Gibert. But after watching two games, and especially at 4 million a year, I couldn't agree with you more.
okay, time to capitalize.
Thats all I remember too buddy
UGH! Gilbert and Grebeshkov have been brutal. And surprisingly, I've liked Nilsson and Stortini.
Can we just clone Visnovsky?
I would seriously trade BOTH Grebeshkov AND Gilbert...
... for a different pair of defencemen, one with a physical/shut-down game and one with a good 2-way puck-moving game (which is why I brought Hamhuis & Greene up in particular). Of course, a healthy Souray as well.
Cam Barker would be another D-man I'd salivate over if I were Tambellini.
Yay Gilbert is in the box, he can't make any boneheaded plays.
geez, penalties galore.
Who's that ref? He makes Gilbert look butch...
@ LM
Haha, nice use of "butch".
uhh aren't all high sticks inadvertant there Kevin? I would hope so anyway...
@ 17
Perhaps you can use your uterus to create a better colourman. *hopefull*
Fu@# is Moreau horrible.. We need to get rid of him - stat.
That's what Marty Mcsorely said.
O'Sullivan needs therapy?? They did their research... The guy seriously can't shoot this year though.
WOW. I have not seen a player with a less meaningful shot than Patio Lantern since Stone Hands Marchant and Rem skate in a circle then go back to the bench Murray played here.
Trade Grebeshkov to Washington for D Shaone Morrisonn, 27, 6-4, 212lbs., 1,975,000 (UFA)
Dear Sully,
You are my star. Please start putting the puck into the net. Thank you.
Love ronaldo
P.S. I've been cheating on you with Penner.
will someone tell that racoon to shut UP!!!!
@SirFozz
Let's hope he's got a Blackberry at the bench.
Damn you Ronaldo! *scores* haha
Racoon?
Hey look, Horcoff got on the stats sheet!
YEAH BABY!!
For the wrong reasons, kind of like when that doctor said Phaneuf was 'artistic'.
Oh crap....
yikes
*tear*
Gotta start playing SMac on a regular shift so we don't get fined for putting him on the ice during the final seconds.
Thanks a bunch Horc.
~So glad i was wrong about you being a plumber who had 1 good year!~
Next year he will be the highest paid player in the AHL, mark my words.
DAWES-OME!
What the Fu*k...can Weeks kiss the flames ass anymore??? Do they pay him, or does CBC??? Wow that guy sucks... On another note...it's nice to see this team compete more, but we need to learn how to pass,
oh great Cgy just scored again...time to start fighting...if we cant beat them on the scoreboard let's bloody them up!!
I'll take that bet.
Haha. Nothing manlier than a hockey player named 'Nigel'
*pronounces Hemsky's first name 'Alesh' to self 3 times*
Ooooooo, looks like Talledega Nights is on. So long Oilers, please make me regret flipping station with amazing comeback.
@Corsby31
let’s be thankful for kevin weekes. last year we had marc crawford.
thats 3 posts!!! could be a tie game..
Touche...
If he doesnt play in the AHL next year at any point then I will cheer for the Flames for 1 game of your choosing.
At least Crawford had somewhat of an idea of what he was talking about. What'd Weekes ever do but ride the pine with the likes of Florida, Vancouver and NYR.
How many more games before Gilbert actually starts to lose value?
WHAT...Weeks...shut the fu*k up...what a retard...How did Bourque get the best of that hit????
*sigh* Well at least tomorrow I'll be sober but the Flames will still be ugly.
Peckham and Stortini are out for the last minute...hmmmm
Damn it feels good to be up on it!
AND IT BURNS, BURNS, BURNS...
Well, that was disappointing...
Horcoff makes me want to gouge my eyes out, he's that terrible!
Calgary wins and we get to hear Johnny Cash sing about eating hot wings while suffering from hemroids.