cmaleski2
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Edmonton Oilers come to town to play what amounts to a meaningless game for both teams. Edmonton sits as the 7th worst team in the NHL with a disappointing 67 points and have no shot at a playoff spot. The Canes are the 11th worst team in the NHL and effectively need to win all 10 of their remaining games to keep any sort of playoff hopes alive. We sit 9 points behind the Devils with 10 games left with Florida in between and with 2 games in hand still.
Watching Connor McDavid play and maybe seeing Valentin Zykov finally play an NHL game this season are the only things I'm really looking forward to tonight. Attendance for this one looks to be very very sparse, possibly under 10k as the entire upper level is pretty much unsold, most of the club level is unsold and the lower sections between the blue lines will be mostly empty.
Edmonton scores and allows about the same number of goals at the Canes have this season. They are dead last in the NHL in PP%, 4th worst in PK%. They are not a good team, but McDavid of course can singlehandedly beat you. Look for Pesce and Slavin to be paired up tonight and out there every time McDavid is. The dropoff after McDavid, Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins for Edmonton is massive, they are really really short of anyone else who has been able to produce goals. But then again, either Cam or Darling will be our goalie, so any shot on goal by any player is a dangerous shot.
Watching Connor McDavid play and maybe seeing Valentin Zykov finally play an NHL game this season are the only things I'm really looking forward to tonight. Attendance for this one looks to be very very sparse, possibly under 10k as the entire upper level is pretty much unsold, most of the club level is unsold and the lower sections between the blue lines will be mostly empty.
Edmonton scores and allows about the same number of goals at the Canes have this season. They are dead last in the NHL in PP%, 4th worst in PK%. They are not a good team, but McDavid of course can singlehandedly beat you. Look for Pesce and Slavin to be paired up tonight and out there every time McDavid is. The dropoff after McDavid, Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins for Edmonton is massive, they are really really short of anyone else who has been able to produce goals. But then again, either Cam or Darling will be our goalie, so any shot on goal by any player is a dangerous shot.