THE BRIGHT SIDE

• Kailer Yamamoto had another unreal game tonight and was without a doubt the most dynamic players on the ice. Unfortunately I don’t think in any circumstance we will see him make the team, it’s too bad because he’s doing everything right.
• Alright back to this Yamamoto thing.. he keeps scoring and he keeps making me re-think his future. He’s going to make it the hardest decision ever to send him down. Four goals in three pre-season games? His hockey sense is unreal, and definitely deserves a nine-game look if you ask me.
• Draisaitl was an absolute beast tonight as per usual. The guy is playing like he just signed the contract of his lifetime and doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.
• As soft as both Iiro The Hero’s goals in the second and third period looked tonight as they floated past Bachman, they really were lasers. Iiro has a great shot and I really hope we see it more this season.
• Auvitu played a really smart and strong game. He’s extremely poised with the puck and is playing like he really wants a roster spot on this team. I wouldn’t mind seeing him getting one after his pre-season performance so far.
• AHL roster or not, it always puts a smile on my face seeing the Canucks lose and suffer.
• Good on Callahan for dropping the mitts against LaPlante. Wasn’t the greatest tilly I’ve seen but you gotta do what you gotta do to get noticed.
• Laurent Brossoit didn’t have his greatest game and I’d like to blame the lack of shots for that. He still made a couple huge, timely breakaway saves when we needed them, and that gets a bright side bullet point in my books!
• It was nice seeing a couple local boys in Oilers sweaters tonight. For me personally, I remember following Ty Rattie and Keegan Lowe when they were younger and in the Edmonton hockey world so it was cool seeing them back.

THE FACE PALMERS

• A game without Connor McDavid is a game I lose majority of my interest in.
• In pre-skate today Iiro pegged Cam Talbot once in the collar bone, and nearly a second time up high. For the first time in his life, Cam got angry showed it. Not cool Iiro, not cool. Good thing he had a solid night tonight!
• It’s been said before and I’ll say it again, there are too many preseason games. This can make for some action-less games as guys are playing at 75% while trying not to get injured or exhausted.
• Brossoit didn’t get tested a lot tonight which makes it very mentally exhausting. He let in a 45 footer in the third period which I’m sure he’d like back.

SCORING SUMMARY

Good #content