We have one very hot Nurse!!! OT Winner against Vegas tonight! He's certainly coming into his own of late. This is the player we thought he might turn out to be. Let's hope he can continue to play confidently!!
We have one very hot Nurse!!! OT Winner against Vegas tonight! He's certainly coming into his own of late. This is the player we thought he might turn out to be. Let's hope he can continue to play confidently!!
"For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry God. Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now and at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon. Amen." - Sterling Archer
"Don't spray that urine on my sons window. If you want a dollar for doing nothing, walk to Canada." - Malory Archer
“Anyone who thinks the pen is mightier than the sword has not been stabbed with both.” - Lemony Snicket
"For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry God. Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now and at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon. Amen." - Sterling Archer
"Don't spray that urine on my sons window. If you want a dollar for doing nothing, walk to Canada." - Malory Archer
“Anyone who thinks the pen is mightier than the sword has not been stabbed with both.” - Lemony Snicket
Well they played in Phoenix last night so had no time to get into trouble before the game today.
Yes to getting hammered because:
1. They won 2 games in a row
2. They are entering their bye week and starting it in LV
3. Its McDavid's 21st birthday today so something big will be going down!
Interesting Read on the Islanders 2nd Line and how all three of the players on that line are from a trade with the Oilers.
https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/14...-best-2nd-line
lol Chiarelli is brutal... has that guy made any good moves?
Let's review the Oilers playoff roster from last year and see how many of them were brought in by Chiarelli to see how good of a job he's done. Players are listed in order of their playoff ice time from last spring.
Talbot - PC
Larsson - PC
Klefbom - not PC
McDavid - PC
Russell - PC
Sekera - not PC
Draisaitl - not PC
RNH - not PC
Letestu - PC
Nurse - not PC
Marooon - PC
Benning - PC
Lucic - PC
Caggiula - PC
Eberle - not PC
Gryba - not PC
Kassian - PC
Reinhart - PC
Pouliot - not PC
Slepyshev - PC
Desharnais - PC
Pakarinen - not PC
Brossoit - not PC
So to recap...of the 23 players who were on the playoff team last spring, 13 of the players were acquired by Peter Chiarelli. The team had missed the playoffs for 10 straight seasons prior to last year.
The Oilers are currently 4th in the NHL in Corsi For % and 3rd in Fenwick For %. 53.9% of non-neutral zone faceoffs have been in their attacking end so far this season which is good for 6th best in the league. They currently have the 26th best shooting percentage and the 27th best save percentage which combine for the 4th worst PDO in the league.
Are the Oilers bad or have they just been really unlucky so far this season?
They are bad. They are 46 games into the season. I don't think any luck lasts that long. If it did, we could say the Vegas has been very lucky. The Oilers haven't shown anything all year for any period of time. Like I said earlier, there is something wrong there internally and their goaltending has been sub par.
Do we really give Chiarelli credit for acquiring McDavid? I mean. He wasn't involved in the tanking, and it's not like he had a decision on his hands. He just happened to be hired 2 months before the draft.
If you need advanced stats to explain why a team is good, chances are - they aren't very good.