GDB 54: Voulez vous le win?
Jason Gregor
February 11 2009 12:27PM
For the first time since December of 2005 the Canadiens visit Rexall Place.I could sit here and write a novel about how moronic it is for an original six team not to play in another Canadian city for that long, but that would be about as insightful as people who think fighting is the biggest problem in the NHL.
Speaking of the obvious, the biggest concern for the Oilers right now is they can’t score.
Horcoff: One goal in his last 17 games. Cole: One goal in his last 11 games and no points in last six. Cogliano: No goals in his last 15 games. Penner: Two goals in his last 16 games. Gilbert: One goal in his last 34 games. Grebeshkov: One goal in his last 13 games.
That is half of your top two lines, and all of them get ample PP time. People can talk all they want about the likes of Reddox and Brodziak needing to be better, but it is clear that the supposed top-six forwards and scoring D-men aren’t getting it done offensively.
Tonight the lines will be back to “normal"
27 10 83 12 89 26 18 13 78 85? 51 46
Steve MacIntyre spent lots of time on the ice after practice skating with Fernando Pisani, so you would think he is the healthy scratch tonight, but MacTavish wasn’t divulging who would be on the fourth line. It sounds like a game time decision whether he will play.
As Brownlee pointed out yesterday, MacIntyre and Laraque have been exchanging text messages lately. Comparing notes on other tough guys around the league has been the gist of most conversations from what I understand. Does this mean they have a gentleman’s agreement not to fight? Possibly, but they also know their role and if 33 dresses and he or George take a run at someone I’m sure they both still know their role.
Roloson will start in net again, and MacTavish hinted he wants to get Deslauriers a start on the upcoming road trip, but hasn’t decided where yet. You would think it would be in Phoenix against the struggling dogs on Monday night.
Lidstrom his idol
Ladislav Smid has a two-game point scoring streak going, which ties a career high, but he is still looking for that elusive first goal of the season. In fact, he hasn’t scored in his since March of 2007, a span of 118 games.
Smid jokingly blamed it on his childhood idol Nick Lidstrom. “I switched to an Easton stick two years ago, because Lidstrom uses one, but I haven’t scored a goal these sticks yet. I might have to go back to Reebok.”
“I blame it on the forwards. None of them have set me up with a tap-in goal. Look at me, I’m not going to do it by myself and they know it, yet they haven’t helped me out,” laughed Smid.
“But I’ve been thinking about my celebration. It will be a big surprise and it will happen this season. Count on it.”
Good prank
At the beginning of the season, Ryan Rishaug from TSN traveled to Dallas to do a story on Sean Avery. Avery and the Stars agreed to it ahead of time and he flew down, but when he got there Avery snubbed him and said he wouldn’t do it. Rishaug and his camera guy got Avery on camera walking away saying, “I don’t want to talk, I hate TSN.”
Well, with Avery out of his counseling rehab, Rishaug got taken pretty good from a TSN counterpart who will remain nameless. This morning Rishaug got a text saying that Avery wanted to make up with the reporter that he blew off earlier this season, and here is his number. 1.413.497.0025
Rishaug gets all excited. Redemption is sure to be his as he grabs his pen and notepad, gets comfortable at a table and dials the number.
“Thank you for calling the psychiatric hotline…”
Listen to the entire call. Classic. I think Oiler fans can relate since their team shows multiple personalities from game to game.
This Oilers puck cycle is making me dizzy. I kinda like it.
ANOTHER HURT DMAN????? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????
What team is this the 2007 Vancouver Canucks????? FUDGE!!!!
Have a gooder ninja.
Ohhh hohohhoho Baby!
3 more goals
THAT A BOY MILKY
Gingerbread scores!!
twilight zone tonight. hot damn!
w00000
AH SKEET SKEET SKEET SKEET SKEET!!
REDDOX! PUT HIM IN THE SHOOTOUT!!!!!!
That's a good feeling - A 4th line PP goal.
BUT KEEP HIM OUT OF THE SUN!!!!
ohh god.. i typed that before i realized it was reddox.... hes moving to the first line for sure now. I can see MacT now "Extrapolating from his last game forward, hes going to have a 30 goal season!"
jeanshorts wrote:
FIRE DOWN BELOW!
Remember that time we lost 10-2? yah, me either.
WE WANT 10! WE WANT 10!
@ The Towel Boy: Nah, this negates the 8-3 loss, need 2 more blowouts for our side before i forget the 9-2 and 10-2
The Towel Boy wrote:
I love how bi-polar we all are.
Imagine if the Oilers looked this good every game? There'd be bronze MacT statues on every corner!
@ DK0:
Thanks for reminding me about those DK0...I had drank those ones away.
jeanshorts wrote:
Such is the life on an Oiler fan.
*sighs heavily*
I LOVE WATCHING GUY SQUIRM! HAHAHAHAHA
The best thing the fans in RX1 could do would be to start the "Ole Ole" chant thingy...
...and as I write that they score...EFF.
Gingerbread needs a kick in the junk for that one.
Theres the reddox i know and love. throws a hit that does absolutely nothing and ends up with him being out of position
Where is Cole?
DK0 wrote:
But his jam on that play was off the charts!!!
Billy Moores looks like a guy that craps his pants on a regular basis.
Just saying.
I just realized...with a commanding win we may be privy to a dressing room interview or two after the game. Wonder if they still play private eyes.
*clap clap*
The Towel Boy wrote:
are you controlling the music at RX1? WTF was that Ole attempt?
Yo wrote:
Very very good question. Is he stapled? or is he hurt? Or is he just plain invisible?
@ DK0:
With great power comes great responsibility.
Yo wrote:
Playing invisibly. almost 12:00 of ice time tonight yet he has been invisible.
@ jeanshorts:
Can't argue with that assessment.
Price is just going thru the motions...barely trying. Carboneau isn't giving him the hook...I love it.
OMG ...Stortini on the PP...haha...Well, can't say that MacT was tyring to "run up the score".
The Towel Boy wrote:
Hot shot Montreal goalie getting worked in a game with no team in front of him. Coach doesn't pull him. Goalie salutes the crowd for the Bronx cheer.
That all sounds so familiar for some reason....
Here's hoping our team of try-not-so-hards realizes how much more fun it is to blow out a team and decides to up the ante for the rest of the season
thanks for the link Jack Bauer
Does anyone know the status of Grebeshkov?
Wow...Rollie with the save. The circle of awesomeness is now complete.
@ jeanshorts:
Haha, ya...now that you mention it.
Well, that solves the Cole mystery. Sort of......
Again, all the pieces are falling into place. Our young guys are starting to pick their game up. Our goalie is hot. And all our players are getting hurt.
THE DRIVE FOR 8TH IS FULLY ON PEOPLE!
Wow...welcome to awesome town!
hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo39df-9588
*clap, clap*
no clap clap? :(
jeanshorts wrote:
awesome.
BOOOOO NO CLAP CLAP. FIRE MACT FOR HOLDING TEAM MEETINGS AFTER GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man, Hemsky's neck scar looks more and more badass as time goes on.
Huge win, nice to see Nilsson and Penner in rare form.
FMFN!!!!!!
DISALLOWING CLAP CLAP IS A FMNF-ABLE OFFENSE!
The Oilers just demolished the Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup! Woot!
Just got into (burp) Calgary a while ago. CHED faded out around Olds. Man it's nice to be on the other end of one of those blowouts. Did the entire 4th line score a goal each? That would be freaking awesome.
Just checked out the Oilers site for post game comments and noticed that with his skull shaved, Hemsky could be a dead ringer for Gregor with a set of cool frames.
BTW - what happened to Cole?
Did they really not do the clap clap?