[OOT] November 27, five games.

[Tsawwassen]

Good morning everyone, 2 morning games then the Oilers prior to the Grey Cup. Go Stampeders! There will be 2 games going on while the Flames are playing. Have plenty of beer and snacks ready, this should be fun. http://sportsstats.cbc.ca/news/NHL-P...ate=11-27-2016


1:00 PM

at on

Hometown hockey is early today because of the Grey Cup. This is part 2 of the home/away series.
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5:00 PM

at on the in the USA
and in Canada on Centre Ice and in french
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11:00 AM Predators at Jets---I wonder what Maurice will say after the game this time and it's part 2 of this home/away series.

11:00 AM Lightning at Bruins---the Bruins don't have a great record on home ice.

4:00 PM Panthers at Hurricanes---the Jagr watch continues and both teams played last night.

[Machiavelli]

Preds/Jets game has been fantastic. Fast, physical, some nastiness, and Hellebuyck might steal this one

[fire_starter]

Shots 41-22 for the preds. Hellebuyck standing on his head!

[Street Pharmacist]

Oilers down 1 zip as Kris Russell pots one on Talbot

[RougeUnderoos]

It doesn't seem to matter how many times I see it, and how much I hate the Leafs, that Bill Barilko story always gets me.

CBC ran a pretty good piece about it on the first intermission of the Oilers game. I'm sure it'll be available online. Hockey fan nerds (that means you!) should watch it.

[bigrangy]

I was talking to an Oiler fan friend of mine (he usually has good hockey ideas, even for just a normal hockey fan, for an Oiler fan he's like Einstein), and he's convinced that Russell is a top 4 d-man and is worth re-signing long term. I can understand how he (and most Oiler fans, judging by HF) seems to like Russell, he's a warrior and he's good in transition, but a top 4 d-man he is not. I imagine they're just so used to seeing Oiler defenses of the last 10 years that an NHL caliber guy seems to be a legitimate top 4 option for them.

[sempuki]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

I was talking to an Oiler fan friend of mine (he usually has good hockey ideas, even for just a normal hockey fan, for an Oiler fan he's like Einstein), and he's convinced that Russell is a top 4 d-man and is worth re-signing long term. I can understand how he (and most Oiler fans, judging by HF) seems to like Russell, he's a warrior and he's good in transition, but a top 4 d-man he is not. I imagine they're just so used to seeing Oiler defenses of the last 10 years that an NHL caliber guy seems to be a legitimate top 4 option for them.

He's better than a bottom pairing defensemen in the NHL, even if you ideally want him there. He's just hard to judge because he gives up size but has a lot of intangibles. He's just not a great mid pairing guy, and not worth 4+M...

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by sempuki

He's better than a bottom pairing defensemen in the NHL, even if you ideally want him there. He's just hard to judge because he gives up size but has a lot of intangibles. He's just not a great mid pairing guy, and not worth 4+M...

Russell is a rare breed of defensemen that ideally fits into a 2.5 pairing. He will be perfect on the third pairing of the first NHL team to roll eight defensemen in a game.

[Textcritic]

Oilers lose. Edmonton is no good.

[erikk3]

Coyotes win! Coyotes win!!!!

[AC]

LOL, Coyotes have points in 25 straight games vs Edmonton?

21-0-4

[shadowlord]

After the loss to ARI, the Oilers now 3-6-1 in their last 10.

[The Fonz]

Originally Posted by AC

LOL, Coyotes have points in 25 straight games vs Edmonton?

21-0-4

That's incredible. Makes our struggles with the Honda Center look like child's play.

[Textcritic]

This Coyotes win also catapults them ahead of the Canucks in the West by virtue of their game-in-hand.

[btimbit]

Mike Smith has looked pretty good this year, when I've seen him at least

[timbit]

Originally Posted by AC

LOL, Coyotes have points in 25 straight games vs Edmonton?

21-0-4

28 years since an NHL team has had that long a winless streak against another team.

[AC]

Originally Posted by timbit

28 years since an NHL team has had that long a winless streak against another team.

Regulation winless streak?

[timbit]

Originally Posted by AC

Regulation winless streak?

Correct. Poorly worded. Thanks.

[hwy19man]

Craig Anderson, what an inspiration. The stress he is going through with his wife having cancer and he continues to play very well in goal for the Senators. Ottawa wins 2-0 in MSG with Anderson stopping all 33 shots.

[Machiavelli]

And the Sens are 14-7-1, didn't see that one coming