Oilers @ Leafs - Nov. 1st, 7:30pm - TSN4, Fan 590

[disco]

Yeah, when he said 'punch to the back of the head' I was interested, but a headlock during a scrum is pretty tame. It's not like he hit him from behind or stuck the leg out and exploded his knee.

 

[Kin]

Fun when the announcers mention RNH and you go, "Oh yeah, they'e had 4 #1's."

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I hate piling on the guy, but it's amazing how many great plays from Matthews and Nylander have absolutely nothing to do with Hyman.

Yeah, but:

A) I think right now you need a good defensive player as their 3rd.

B) That Hyman isn't immediately the ideal 3rd offensively for them doesn't necessarily mean you should give up on developing him into one.

I think that you're right about Point A, but there's probably other options available. We of course might be seeing an obvious candidate emerging tonight in Sosh.

My big issue is whether or not Babcock truly believes how big of an effect Hyman's had on those twos offensive success (which is actually little-to-none) or if he's just pumping his tires to the media. Because that line's only scored 2 even-strength goals since the home opener. At some point something has to give.

 

[Al14]

Bozak has got to roof that!

 

[disco]

Then Bozie blasted in the back of the head, could have been another one there.

 

[barney_rebel]

Wow great call...

 

[Kin]

That's a brutal call.

 

[herman]

I'm not sure why Kadri is in the bin.

 

[McGarnagle]

Ha ha. It's a shame, because I haven't seen Kadri embellishing at all this year.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Oh that's brutal.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

That's a JOKE.

 

[disco]

Can opener and he fell down while passing... reputation call?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

They're going to announce a fine to that referee for embellishing an embellishment penalty, right?

 

[McGarnagle]

That should have been a call on nurse. I'd still trade gardiner for him though.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

They're going to announce a fine to that referee for embellishing an embellishment penalty, right?

And so what is that, a "reputation" call?  Call the game as it happens.  Whatever the ref perceives to have happened or not in a previous game should be irrelevant.

 

[Kin]

33 shots allowed after 40. That's 4 straight with at least 30.

 

[herman]

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Lol

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

33 shots allowed after 40. That's 4 straight with at least 30.

Though in terms of 5v5 scoring chances it looks a bit different (down where the picture of the rink is, can fiddle with the inputs): http://hockeystats.ca/game/2016020134

This feels like a game where Edmonton is shooting from everywhere.  I'd love to be able to see if that's true with the stats.  Kliefbom is winding up every time the puck comes to him.

 

[herman]

33 shots allowed after 40. That's 4 straight with at least 30.

Though in terms of 5v5 scoring chances it looks a bit different (down where the picture of the rink is, can fiddle with the inputs): http://hockeystats.ca/game/2016020134

This feels like a game where Edmonton is shooting from everywhere.  I'd love to be able to see if that's true with the stats.  Kliefbom is winding up every time the puck comes to him.

That sounds accurate. Rush chances are largely same-sided too (nothing E-W).

 

[Kin]

"Jump in the air"?

Jeff O'Neill is the worst. I would take a thousand Doug MacLeans or Pierre Maguires before one Jeff O'Neill. That Jeff O'Neill is on a major hockey broadcast and Mike Johnson isn't is an indictment of our society.