GDB 10.0 WRAP UP: Predators @ Oilers
By baggedmilk
9 years ago
Damned Western Conference. Final Score: 4-1 Predators
Even though the Oilers came into tonight’s game on a 4-game winning streak, I felt like this was going to be a bigger test than any team from the East could be. No, the Predators aren’t slammed with superstars (Shea Weber aside) but they’re still a very good hockey team that plays a tight game. Did I mention that the Predators are in 2nd place in the Western Conference? They know how to beat Western Conference teams, and that’s something the Oilers have yet to accomplish this year. The wait continues.
Tonight was not a great night for the Oilers. From where I sat, I saw a lot of individual plays and a whole lot of trouble getting things going. To be fair, the Predators have been solid defensively for years and they were having no part of playing pond hockey with the Oilers. Actually, they didn’t even have to. The Predators dominated big stretches of the game and the Oilers just couldn’t get anything going. Unfortunately, the Preds were also able to cash on a lot of their chances when the Oilers couldn’t. As such, the winning streak is over and it’s time to get started on the next one.
Let’s wrap this up…
THE BRIGHT SIDE
- Nuge’s wrist shot has vastly improved. I imagine he spent most of his summer tossing Chevettes.
- Cougar Life ads are in full swing on the Nation.
- Very little traffic when I left Rexall!
- The 4th line had another good night. If only the whole team worked as hard as they do.
- Shout out to the refs for disallowing a good goal for the Predators.
THE FACE PALMERS
- Shea Weber is terrifying.
- Taylor Hall got absolutely blown up by Ryan Ellis. Clean hit, but I still think someone on the Oilers should have jumped in.
- What’s the deal with Olli Jokinen’s hair? That greasy mop was distracting me all night.
- The fans that left with 10 minutes left. Yeah, I get that you have to work tomorrow but would you have gone home if they were winning? Doubtful.
- Shea Weber is manlier than all of us.
BEST OF THE TWEETS
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BEAT UP BAG CONTEST
It’s the last few days until the deadline for the Beat Up Bag contest that our friends at Klondike Cycle are putting on. What is the Beat Up Bag contest? I’ll tell you. All you have to do is tweet Klondike Cycle (@GoKlondikeCycle) a picture of your beat up hockey bag and you’ll be entered to win a new CCM Ribcore stick, and a new CCM hockey bag.
If you’ve got a p.o.s. for a hockey bag, be sure to grab your phone and tweet them a picture. The winner will be announced via Twitter on October 31st. Godspeed, Internet friends.
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