GDB XXVII: Seriously? On the road again?
bingofuel
November 28 2009 03:45PM
Coming on the heels of the announcement that Ales Hemsky's season was over, the Oilers put up a great effort against San Jose last night. It wasn't the result I was hoping for, but in the words of Willis, "It could have been much worse."
So tonight we get into with the Canucks. We're down a Czech and they're up a Swede. Last week, Daniel Sedin re-joined the Canucks bench after missing 18 games because of a broken foot. Meanwhile, our team plays missing eight guys (a stat from TSN.ca says we've lost 154 man games 155 man games to injury. Not boy games, people. MAN games) and the rest of the team has been playing with scurvy. At least, that's what I've been telling everyone who asks me why the Oilers aren't so hot right now.
The Oilers have only won three of their last 10 games, and this is our first road game on a six-game stretch. It's going to be key for the Oilers to, you know, go out there and TRY to win. No stupid mistakes, no own-zone flubs, nothing but perfect passes and scoring.
Easy, right?
Villainous Vancouver
The Canucks have won six of their last ten games. The Sedin sisters are back together, and have demanded that Canucks management install an Easy-Bake Oven in the locker room. Management has acquiesced to their demands.
And while the Canucks have two more wins on the season than us, they have guys hurting two. Granted it's only about half as many. Shit, I'm depressing myself.
There's something to be said for being mad as hell, though. And I know fans are. I can only imagine that the players are too — this isn't the OIlers' dream season some kool-aid drinkers had hoped it would be. If they aren't pissed their missing Hemsky for the season, then they should be.
I got the impression from Strudwick's interview last night that he didn't want Hemsky's injury to prove naysayers right: that the Oilers are screwed without the star player.
It's step-up time, boys. And we have a lot of steps to get where we need to be.
3-1 for the good guys tonight.
Go Oilers!
Gonna????
We now have an AHL call-up with pretty much ZERO NHL experience in net.
HELP!!!
So far our new goalie has a career 1.000 save percentage. Eat it Luongo.
this is like slowing down to watch a cyclist get picked off by a semi...
10 tonight?
Actually, I think we're on pace for 24 against
Thank God this is not pay per view.
Man, when they stack up all the woes going against the Oilers right now, just, jesus man. It's rough.
yes, national TV is wayyyyyy better~
Vancouver is winning 4 nothin and you can still hear a pin drop in their barn. Weak..
@cableguy - 2nd Tier Fan
They can showcase all the players they are going to get rid of at the trade deadline to the rest of the league!
Wow, what a fu@kin joke...and still we won;t make a trade. Nice.
Silver lining, we haven't had to hear Hughson scream "GGRRREEEAAATTTT SSSAAAVVVVEEEE LLLLUUUOOOONNNGGGOOOOO!" yet.
*sobs uncontrollably*
Is it too early for complete panic? Because my head is telling me to start parting out guys like Staios and Horc* to teams that will take them and start the rebuild. Because this re-tool crap hasnt worked in 4 years and it doesnt look like it ever will.
*I Wish
Oilers' boys playing Canucks' men tonight! 4 - 0 Vancouver after 8 minutes. One shot on goal by the Oil. Already pulled DeLauriers. Pat Quinn's blood pressure is going off the chart. On their way to 14th spot on the Western Conference chart. And have five more games on this road trip. We know Tambellini has disappeared but what about the owner, Katz? Should be a mercy rule, after so many losses, an AHL team replaces the Oil. Couldn't be much worse. All the media is looking forward to Pat Quinn's post-game press conference. Will be a better performance than his team.
Yeah because getting a third line center would immediately turn this team around.
Get over it. It's time to concentrate of getting rid of players, not taking on more dead weight.
~Yeah. We have TONS of assets with bargain contracts just about any team could use.~
haha 4 the win!
Good 'ole Zack!
PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it wrong that I'm not excited about Sam's goal?
hahahahahaha haaahaahahahahahaahaa!!
sorry, it's either that or I kick my dog. And I love my dog, so...
***reaches down to pet my dog and see he's eyeballing me funny~
***ignore this double post***
Look how quiet it got after one fricking goal! I guess the Oilers don't suck anymore.
*they still do, Canuck fans are just garbage*
Wow! Tambellini is really starting to piss me off. Calgary has been able to "trim the fat" (e.g. Vandemeer) so why can't we? Ecklund currently has Staal to the Oilers, with Cogliano, Grebeshkov, and a pick to Carolina. Yeah it's Ecklund but currenly truth is not better than fiction. So, Staal to the Oilers is my glimmer of hope for the day. Frick I'd take Tambo organizing some H1N1 shots, just so we know he's alive.
this is as painful as this clip from the Cleveland Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrrqSQE4Thg
I just thought of something... If Tambo is waiting to see what this team looks like when fully healthy before making any moves... and now Hemsky is out all season... uh-oh................
@socaldave
Anyone who names their child Tanner deserves to be publicly flogged.
*dont know why this was a reply to socaldave*
@socaldave
It means we will make a trade for Marian Gaborik only to discover he has a NMC and won't come here, our management team will fly to his summer home in Slovakia 16,287 times during the summer to convince him to come here, only for him to discover that New York is not such a bad place after all. Cause isn't that how we are supposed to rebuild?
5 - 1, end of first. Broadcasters refer to the first four Vancouver goals as an explosion. Another explosion is expected in the Oilers' dressing room. Has Tambo left the Garage yet?
Actually, this game is now officially gay per view.
"Find the rats."
Oh man. That was gold.
tambo still has his head in the sand with dreams of unicorns, pixie dust, and playoffs dancing in his eyes
You know, Milbury may just be one of the worst GM's in the history of the NHL, but I'm a pretty big fan of his HNIC tenure. Especially when he screams at Al Strachan.
Remember how bad Gilbert was when Staios and Souray were out? Staios is making Gilbert look like an All Star right now.
I must be in a dark place because I just agreed with Mike Milbury on a management opinion.
*Sits down and reflects upon his decision making paradigm*
The Blackhawks are officially the Harlem Globetrotters of the NHL. That puck movement is absolutely insane.
@Brandon
~jagged laughter between fits of rage and weeping~
I can see the quotes at the end of the year, about how they're much better than the 50 losses they put up
f***ing Wanye better be getting lit up enough for all of us, otherwise he's gonna completely lose it when he wakes up and sees the scoreline... but at least he's got a legal magic amnesia solution easily at hand!
what are you drunk?
You sound like my Driving Instructor
hahahaha... oh man... the Oilers official theme song should be changed to "Yakety Sax." This team is awful.
that period didn't go very swimmingly.
@The Real Scuba Steve
Well it was either that or something like "Roll out the Stanley Cup parade carpet!"
But Playoffs was a lot more to the point.
@socaldave
Well the quotes from Tambi will say something about how he is going to add grit to the line up and we keep waiting for effective players to come here but then we get tricked to looking for an eagle in the sky and next thing we know Sergi Kostitsen(sp?) is now an Oiler
anyone else kinda hoping for a souray trade demand right now?
I guess the only thing we can look forward to now is the annual Oilers head coach "debacle of monumental proportions" post-game presser, 2009 edition.
HAHAHAHA YES!
God I hope he cracked his hand or something!
take that!
Go Glove Hand, Boys!
I think Souray brought out the Krypton-reinforced sticks for the second period.