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Cali Panthers Fan · 10-09-2014, 07:56 AM

The Flames are coming off a hard luck loss to a hated rival in the Vancouver Canucks less than 24 hours ago. More rivalries will be renewed between the Flames and Oilers as the Flames will head to meet a well rested Oilers club ready to make their home debut.

The Oilers are beginning a campaign where they are hoping that their off-season moves will put them in contention for a playoff spot. Is that likely? Probably not with their depth at center and a tough Western Conference. Leon Draisaitl is set to make his NHL debut as the team's 2nd line center, making the team ahead of such talented centers as Boyd Gordon, Mark Arcobello, and Will Acton. The Oilers feature 5 new faces along with Draisaitl, including Benoit Pouliot, Teddy Purcell, Nikita Nikitin, Mark Fayne, and Brad Hunt.

Not to be outdone, the Flames are featuring a young new talent in Johnny Gaudreau, who is arguably better skill-wise than any of the 6 new faces in Edmonton. Gaudreau didn't look out of his depth in his season debut and 2nd NHL game (thanks Sportsnet), creating chances nearly every time he had the puck in the offensive zone.

The Flames were the much more physical team against Vancouver, dishing out 32 hits on the Canucks, so look for that physical game to carry over against an Edmonton club that is not known for its physical play. Bollig, Engelland, and Glencross combined for 16 hits alone.

Karri Ramo will get the start for the Flames and Ben Scrivens will likely be the starter for the Oilers. Lines are from the most recent practice/game and will be updated after the morning skate. Edit: Lines should be up to date now.

Flames

Glencross-Monahan-Hudler
Raymond-Backlund-Bouma
Gaudreau-Colborne-Byron
Bollig-Stajan-McGrattan Jones

Giordano-Brodie
Russell-Engelland
Smid-Wideman Diaz

Ramo

Oilers

Hall-Nugent-Hopkins-Eberle
Pouliot-Arcobello-Purcell
Perron-Draisaitl-Yakupov
Hendricks-Gordon-Joensuu

Nikitin-Fayne
Ference-Petry
Hunt-Schultz

Scrivens

Go Flames Go!

OH, and Edmonton is no good.

Edit: lineup tweet

Hartley has announced Diaz and Jones will play tonight in Edmonton. Wideman and McGrattan will come out of the lineup.

10-09-2014, 07:56 AM	#1
Cali Panthers Fan Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boca Raton, FL Exp:	Flames @ Oilers, 7:30 p.m. MT, SN360 The Flames are coming off a hard luck loss to a hated rival in the Vancouver Canucks less than 24 hours ago. More rivalries will be renewed between the Flames and Oilers as the Flames will head to meet a well rested Oilers club ready to make their home debut. The Oilers are beginning a campaign where they are hoping that their off-season moves will put them in contention for a playoff spot. Is that likely? Probably not with their depth at center and a tough Western Conference. Leon Draisaitl is set to make his NHL debut as the team's 2nd line center, making the team ahead of such talented centers as Boyd Gordon, Mark Arcobello, and Will Acton. The Oilers feature 5 new faces along with Draisaitl, including Benoit Pouliot, Teddy Purcell, Nikita Nikitin, Mark Fayne, and Brad Hunt. Not to be outdone, the Flames are featuring a young new talent in Johnny Gaudreau, who is arguably better skill-wise than any of the 6 new faces in Edmonton. Gaudreau didn't look out of his depth in his season debut and 2nd NHL game (thanks Sportsnet), creating chances nearly every time he had the puck in the offensive zone. The Flames were the much more physical team against Vancouver, dishing out 32 hits on the Canucks, so look for that physical game to carry over against an Edmonton club that is not known for its physical play. Bollig, Engelland, and Glencross combined for 16 hits alone. Karri Ramo will get the start for the Flames and Ben Scrivens will likely be the starter for the Oilers. Lines are from the most recent practice/game and will be updated after the morning skate. Edit: Lines should be up to date now. Flames Glencross-Monahan-Hudler Raymond-Backlund-Bouma Gaudreau-Colborne-Byron Bollig-Stajan-McGrattan Jones Giordano-Brodie Russell-Engelland Smid-Wideman Diaz Ramo Oilers Hall-Nugent-Hopkins-Eberle Pouliot-Arcobello-Purcell Perron-Draisaitl-Yakupov Hendricks-Gordon-Joensuu Nikitin-Fayne Ference-Petry Hunt-Schultz Scrivens Go Flames Go! OH, and Edmonton is no good. Edit: lineup tweet Hartley has announced Diaz and Jones will play tonight in Edmonton. Wideman and McGrattan will come out of the lineup. __________________ "You know, that's kinda why I came here, to show that I don't suck that much" ~ Devin Cooley, Professional Goaltender Last edited by Cali Panthers Fan; 10-09-2014 at 12:29 PM.