[OOT] December 1st

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by edslunch

And given up 13, which is a marked improvement. I haven’t dug into the numbers or discounted a hot goalie but Hitchcock has a career of getting teams to play tighter, low-scoring games. If he can get them to do that it magnifies the game breaking skill of McDavid since each goal is more important. I feel dirty writing this but this might turn out ok for them.

They can turn in to the old Minnesota Wild with trapping and then Gaborik for the role of taking breakaways.

[direwolf]

Playing trap hockey might get the Oilers into a wildcard spot, but that crap ain't gonna work in the playoffs. They'd be gone in the 1st round in 5 games or less games trying to play that way.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Playing trap hockey might get the Oilers into a wildcard spot, but that crap ain't gonna work in the playoffs. They'd be gone in the 1st round in 5 games or less games trying to play that way.

True, but probably the only way they sniff the playoffs

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

McDavid has 1G, 3A, 4P, -2 in the last 5 games and has dropped to a distant 5th in the scoring race. Connor and the Edmonton faithful are only going to put up with that for so long.

Until some genius (looking at you Staples) dubs him the new Stevie Y for his unselfish ways

[Tsawwassen]

Final scores and recaps
https://scores.nbcsports.com/nhl/sco...p?day=20181201
http://sportsstats.cbc.ca/news/NHL-R...ate=12-01-2018