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Originally Posted by Mass_nerder
With the number of odd-man rushes generated against us from turnovers 4' inside the offensive blue line over the last few games, I'm more than a little worried.
Sure, the Oilers are a tire fire defensively, but the way our offense has looked in the last few games, I'm not sure we'll be able to take advantage.
Hoping for the win, but mentally preparing myself for the loss. Not even going to tempt karma by chirping by best friend who is an Oilers fan.
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I wouldn't read too much into the last few games against the same team playing a trap style system. Winnipeg needs to do that to keep pucks out of their net since their defense personnel is so poor. They trap and counter-attack, which means that you get turnovers in the neutral zone or high in the offensive zone, and then a quick counter-attack with an odd-man rush. The Flames had to take more chances offensively in order to generate something, but they won't have to work nearly that hard to get shots against Edmonton. It's an entirely different matchup.
I'm actually pretty confident in our defense to shut down the Oilers outside of McDavid and Draisaitl, who can create offense against just about any team. Even if they break down a little, Markstrom has been more than up to the task. Just don't give them any powerplays.