GDT #19: 2024/11/16 HNIC - loilers

[zeke]

they've won 3 in a row and it kinda feels like the oilers are warming up....but that might be a bit of an illusion. Since mcdavd got back from injury they lost solidly to vegas, then had one very good win 7-3 against the nucks....but while they've also won their last 2gms they were OT squeakers against two teams struggling badly this year in NYI and NSH.

Unsurprisingly to me the oilers additions - like skinner, arvidsson - have been pretty dudly so far. and they're joined by Hyman and RNH struggling,.....which is never a surprise giveen everyone knows they're purely complementary players and are only good when McDrai are good. But with al those struggles the oilers supposed improved depth this year had landed Drai with Perry and Podkolzin as his wingers nearing the 1/4 pole of the season.

I was hoping to have Matthews back for this one though. It'll be tough without him. You know McDrai will be up for it. on saturday night in toronto.


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[CRL]

I don’t know which team will come to play tonight but I can only hope for the fight to the end

 

[GeneralT001]

If Stolarz shows up we have a chance...if not...sayonara baby......

 

[Killer93]

Must win

 

[LeafOfFaith]

If Stolarz shows up we have a chance...if not...sayonara baby......

You don’t know the Leafs. They’re always amazing in this situation.

Then Matty returns and we lose 5 straight.

 

[zeke]

fyi guys the leafs are 4-1-0 in their last 5 and 6-2-2 in their last 10.

 

[GeneralT001]

fyi guys the leafs are 4-1-0 in their last 5 and 6-2-2 in their last 10.

I gotta admit that its surprising when you watch them play to see that their record is that good.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

They're the worst 10-6-2 Leafs team that I can recall watching.

 

[zeke]

Top-10 in both goal differential and expected goal differential on the year too.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

And the laziest bunch of fucks, with almost no bottom six production at all yet, and an injured cap and a dead max.

 

[zeke]

wait you're telling me they've done that even with an injured cap?

wow. impressive.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

I'm telling you, I don't know how they've got that record, because aside from a few games (where Stolarz hasn't had to stole), they've looked baaad.

 

[zeke]

they probably have the best record against 'good' teams in the league.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Oh that's for sure. Against the cellar dwellers, we're probably winless.

 

[zeke]

2 wins in 6 games against the cellar dwellars.

 

[GeneralT001]

2 wins in 6 games against the cellar dwellars.

It defies logic

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Regular logic maybe. Perfectly accords with Leaf logic though.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Fuckin hell. Why does Hulu/ESPN not carry every fucking Leaf game? This is so annoying, have to rely on the shit pirate streams that freeze every five minutes.

 

[zeke]

this Marner-Tavares partnership has me hopeful that maybe Matthews slots in a new line to give us 3 good lines.

but i'm thinking now that it's just the old classic core four swap and auston goes with willy.

 

[zeke]

nice mo