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Old 01-18-2021, 11:12 AM   #3341
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Jones and Bear sent to the Pressbox for tonights game.

Likely pairings

Nurse-Koekkoek
Russell-Barrie
Lagesson-Larsson

Russell and Barrie getting second pairing minutes makes me smile, as well as Nurse continuing on the first pairing.
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Old 01-18-2021, 11:16 AM   #3342
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Oiler fans losing their minds on defensive pair changes from an obviously annoyed head coach.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1351220675546116098

Two dmen that were circled as ready to advance up the roster, potentially being sat?

Chicago cast off to the top pairing?
Ugh....that entire defence is just horribad.

2 of those players are even NHL players....but only marginally.
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Old 01-18-2021, 11:17 AM   #3343
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Bear, Bear. A young players strange and erratic journey from Calder to bust.

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Old 01-18-2021, 11:27 AM   #3344
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I'll take Ethan Bear for Louis Domingue if they are desperate for a goalie and they've soured on Bear already.

I think that in a normal situation where he's not being asked to be the saviour that Bear could be an effective 4/5 d-man.

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What evidence do you have from history that causes you to be so sure?

Don't really want Yamamoto, but surely we could get a couple 2nds.
They are not giving up one of their best players - and yes, Yamamoto qualifies as that (laughingly). Which is why I said it would have to be a pick.

And if the return is a pick, I say: #### 'em
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Koekkoek has a goal. Bear and Jones don't. That's the only way you get top minutes in Edmonton as a defenseman.
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Old 01-18-2021, 11:35 AM   #3347
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Look for the Bear necessities
The simple Bear necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the Bear necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the Bear necessities of life


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Jones and Bear sent to the Pressbox for tonights game.

Likely pairings

Nurse-Koekkoek
Russell-Barrie
Lagesson-Larsson


Russell and Barrie getting second pairing minutes makes me smile, as well as Nurse continuing on the first pairing.
Okay, I posted earlier that I thought their D was bottom 5ish maybe, bottom 10 for sure. But then Holland says "hold my Bear!"

This collection of misfits is bottom 3 without any debate. The question is: are there any worse? Chicago maybe. But that's it I think.
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I thought that ranking them bottom 10 was optimistic at best. I think that they are at or very near to the bottom of the league, the funny thing is that Jones and Bear have looked pretty bad, and they don't seem to have a lot of faith in Bouchard and his defensive work. So there's not a lot of future hope on the way.
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does it make me a bad person that i giggle every time the play-by-play guys say "kookoo"
i just can't help myself!


(yea... i know it's koekkoek... but that's not how you say it! every time it's 'kookoo for cocoa puffs!')
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Okay, I posted earlier that I thought their D was bottom 5ish maybe, bottom 10 for sure. But then Holland says "hold my Bear!"

This collection of misfits is bottom 3 without any debate. The question is: are there any worse? Chicago maybe. But that's it I think.
Koekkoek is literally a Chicago castoff from last season. he's apparently playing on the first pairing tonight. Is it really debatable who's is better?
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At this point it would be hard to argue that it’s not the worst D in the league. The only other 2 teams that come to mind are Detroit and Chicago. Both of which are fully in a rebuild while the Oilers consider themselves “contenders”.
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Nurse has to be the worst top defenseman on any NHL roster.
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That defense.

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Anyone know what the injury to smith is haha. I’m guessing he popped his groin again
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Anyone know what the injury to smith is haha. I’m guessing he popped his groin again
How though? He hasnt played yet...

Either way, like I said before, going into a condensed season with a goalie that has no glove and another one thats 38 and oft-injured? Maybe someone should have put some contingencies in place for the absolutely very likeliest scenario?

Its not like Smith has never been injured before and this is a 'once in a blue moon' thing that nobody could have foreseen.

Hes 38 years old, playing a professional sport with a veritable cornucopia of past injuries.
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Is Koekkoek even an NHL defenseman? Seems fairly putrid to be putting him on the top pairing.

Jones is a -4 through 3 games. Not the greatest.
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Is Koekkoek even an NHL defenseman? Seems fairly putrid to be putting him on the top pairing.

Jones is a -4 through 3 games. Not the greatest.
IIRC New York fans seemed to believe he was a rented mule.
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Is Koekkoek even an NHL defenseman? Seems fairly putrid to be putting him on the top pairing.

Jones is a -4 through 3 games. Not the greatest.
The real question should be....what is his level of love for Cocoa Puffs?
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