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Post by hsbob on Jul 28, 2020 8:49:46 GMT -6
To answer tc's good question and hm's good reply.....I don't know at all. I believe JC might stay stubborn and continue his quest for balanced scoring,I still put Kane,Toews and Kubalik out there and scare the FUK outta the OIL! D-Cat and Strome were lights out with Perlini for God's sake......they'd be even better with Saad IMO. All that said,it'll come down to our D-men and goaltending.....won't it? Let’s be honest here Bob, if anyone thinks this series will be fairly played they are dreaming. Leon and Connor will be given every opportunity to advance. Just watch for the bullshit calls, the Oilers will be given PP chances at will. The 2 Hart finalists are money for the league, which they desperately need right now. I know the covid numbers were down in Edmonton, but realistically speaking they could of have the tournament played in Vancouver where there numbers are very low as well, this was thought through, give Connor and Leon home ice and every opportunity to win, right now. There's little doubt the league would love to see two of the best young players advance,maybe Toews gets a call or two covering the pair but you're probably right.......any other center attempting it won't see a call to save their lives! Young guys often get little help from the refs in their first go-round or two as we saw with Shaw and Kruger. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 28, 2020 10:07:04 GMT -6
To answer tc's good question and hm's good reply.....I don't know at all. I believe JC might stay stubborn and continue his quest for balanced scoring,I still put Kane,Toews and Kubalik out there and scare the FUK outta the OIL! D-Cat and Strome were lights out with Perlini for God's sake......they'd be even better with Saad IMO. All that said,it'll come down to our D-men and goaltending.....won't it? Let’s be honest here Bob, if anyone thinks this series will be fairly played they are dreaming. Leon and Connor will be given every opportunity to advance. Just watch for the bullshit calls, the Oilers will be given PP chances at will. The 2 Hart finalists are money for the league, which they desperately need right now. I know the covid numbers were down in Edmonton, but realistically speaking they could of have the tournament played in Vancouver where there numbers are very low as well, this was thought through, give Connor and Leon home ice and every opportunity to win, right now. What is this home ice advantage the oilers have other than knowing their own boards and best takeout restaurants. Am i missing something here? |
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Post by Tater on Jul 28, 2020 10:57:43 GMT -6
I hope Ms. Madrose is stretching out those fingers and ready to post up a Game-day Thread. Since there are some early games, I suggest posting them a day early so there is more time for comments.
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Post by hawkinmontreal on Jul 28, 2020 11:19:16 GMT -6
Let’s be honest here Bob, if anyone thinks this series will be fairly played they are dreaming. Leon and Connor will be given every opportunity to advance. Just watch for the bullshit calls, the Oilers will be given PP chances at will. The 2 Hart finalists are money for the league, which they desperately need right now. I know the covid numbers were down in Edmonton, but realistically speaking they could of have the tournament played in Vancouver where there numbers are very low as well, this was thought through, give Connor and Leon home ice and every opportunity to win, right now. What is this home ice advantage the oilers have other than knowing their own boards and best takeout restaurants. Am i missing something here? There home, there dressing room, the familiarity with the arena, the idea they didn’t need to travel anywhere. If you don’t think playing on there home turf doesn’t make a difference it does. The ice surface, everything galaxy, the fans aren’t there but it’s still home to the Edmonton Oilers either way. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 28, 2020 13:36:57 GMT -6
What is this home ice advantage the oilers have other than knowing their own boards and best takeout restaurants. Am i missing something here? There home, there dressing room, the familiarity with the arena, the idea they didn’t need to travel anywhere. If you don’t think playing on there home turf doesn’t make a difference it does. The ice surface, everything galaxy, the fans aren’t there but it’s still home to the Edmonton Oilers either way. As far as the oilers go, they're home but still in hotels. And do you think it's any easier for an oiler that his wife or gf (or both) is a 5 minute taxi away or it it better being a 5 hour flight away? Might be worse actually. I'm certain i saw somewhere they weren't guaranteed their own dressing rooms. I might be wrong on that. I'm up for a 2 a.m. leak so will check later. Familiarity with the arena? Some doors you pull, others you push...what else is there? Nobody has to travel anywhere once they are in edmonton so the whole western conference has an edge over the east. Ice is ice. Cold and hopefully flat. So i disagree that that other than the boards, the oilers are carrying any kind of advantage with home ice. Hell...they can't even practice there. So sorry. This is one of them there agree to disagree situations. : ) |
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Post by tincup on Jul 28, 2020 15:38:37 GMT -6
There home, there dressing room, the familiarity with the arena, the idea they didn’t need to travel anywhere. If you don’t think playing on there home turf doesn’t make a difference it does. The ice surface, everything galaxy, the fans aren’t there but it’s still home to the Edmonton Oilers either way. As far as the oilers go, they're home but still in hotels. And do you think it's any easier for an oiler that his wife or gf (or both) is a 5 minute taxi away or it it better being a 5 hour flight away? Might be worse actually. I'm certain i saw somewhere they weren't guaranteed their own dressing rooms. I might be wrong on that. I'm up for a 2 a.m. leak so will check later. Familiarity with the arena? Some doors you pull, others you push...what else is there? Nobody has to travel anywhere once they are in edmonton so the whole western conference has an edge over the east. Ice is ice. Cold and hopefully flat. So i disagree that that other than the boards, the oilers are carrying any kind of advantage with home ice. Hell...they can't even practice there. So sorry. This is one of them there agree to disagree situations. : And you get to do this on the big Oilers logo if you get their room! Attachments:
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Post by hawkinmontreal on Jul 28, 2020 17:30:14 GMT -6
There home, there dressing room, the familiarity with the arena, the idea they didn’t need to travel anywhere. If you don’t think playing on there home turf doesn’t make a difference it does. The ice surface, everything galaxy, the fans aren’t there but it’s still home to the Edmonton Oilers either way. As far as the oilers go, they're home but still in hotels. And do you think it's any easier for an oiler that his wife or gf (or both) is a 5 minute taxi away or it it better being a 5 hour flight away? Might be worse actually. I'm certain i saw somewhere they weren't guaranteed their own dressing rooms. I might be wrong on that. I'm up for a 2 a.m. leak so will check later. Familiarity with the arena? Some doors you pull, others you push...what else is there? Nobody has to travel anywhere once they are in edmonton so the whole western conference has an edge over the east. Ice is ice. Cold and hopefully flat. So i disagree that that other than the boards, the oilers are carrying any kind of advantage with home ice. Hell...they can't even practice there. So sorry. This is one of them there agree to disagree situations. : ) That’s ok if you disagree, ask any Hawk player if there is a difference between playing in the United Center right now or Edmonton, I bet they would all like to be playing in Chicago right now. Home is home, I guess you just don’t understand that. One more thing, ice is not ice, some arenas have better ice than others Galaxy, some surfaces are faster, some are slower, some accumulate snow quicker than others, some ice surfaces are pure junk as Carolina is a perfect example, which has been brought forward by many nhl hockey players. But like you said, lets agree to disagree. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 28, 2020 18:21:37 GMT -6
As far as the oilers go, they're home but still in hotels. And do you think it's any easier for an oiler that his wife or gf (or both) is a 5 minute taxi away or it it better being a 5 hour flight away? Might be worse actually. I'm certain i saw somewhere they weren't guaranteed their own dressing rooms. I might be wrong on that. I'm up for a 2 a.m. leak so will check later. Familiarity with the arena? Some doors you pull, others you push...what else is there? Nobody has to travel anywhere once they are in edmonton so the whole western conference has an edge over the east. Ice is ice. Cold and hopefully flat. So i disagree that that other than the boards, the oilers are carrying any kind of advantage with home ice. Hell...they can't even practice there. So sorry. This is one of them there agree to disagree situations. : ) That’s ok if you disagree, ask any Hawk player if there is a difference between playing in the United Center right now or Edmonton, I bet they would all like to be playing in Chicago right now. Home is home, I guess you just don’t understand that. One more thing, ice is not ice, some arenas have better ice than others Galaxy, some surfaces are faster, some are slower, some accumulate snow quicker than others, some ice surfaces are pure junk as Carolina is a perfect example, which has been brought forward by many nhl hockey players. But like you said, lets agree to disagree. i guess not but thnx for trying to educate me. if it's such an advantage, why didn't the eastern conference play in edmonton and the west play in toronto? maybe you've heard or read of some chatter around the league about it being an edge for the 2 "home" teams but i honestly haven't seen anything. edit: about the dressing rooms.... Both teams will still be sequestered away in hotels and they won’t get any advantage when it comes to dressing rooms either.
thehockeynews.com/news/article/nhl-bubble-need-to-know-the-tournament-is-upon-us |
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Post by hawkinmontreal on Jul 28, 2020 20:40:36 GMT -6
That’s ok if you disagree, ask any Hawk player if there is a difference between playing in the United Center right now or Edmonton, I bet they would all like to be playing in Chicago right now. Home is home, I guess you just don’t understand that. One more thing, ice is not ice, some arenas have better ice than others Galaxy, some surfaces are faster, some are slower, some accumulate snow quicker than others, some ice surfaces are pure junk as Carolina is a perfect example, which has been brought forward by many nhl hockey players. But like you said, lets agree to disagree. i guess not but thnx for trying to educate me. if it's such an advantage, why didn't the eastern conference play in edmonton and the west play in toronto? maybe you've heard or read of some chatter around the league about it being an edge for the 2 "home" teams but i honestly haven't seen anything. edit: about the dressing rooms.... Both teams will still be sequestered away in hotels and they won’t get any advantage when it comes to dressing rooms either.
thehockeynews.com/news/article/nhl-bubble-need-to-know-the-tournament-is-upon-usFirst off why would the eastern conference play in Edmonton? That would be ridiculous, I know from what I hear through TSN 990 Montreal there is a belief the Maple Leafs and Oilers have a slight edge, yes teams are sequestered away in hotels in there bubbles, but like I said home ice is home ice. I am certainly not trying to educate you, I am pretty sure you are past that point in your life, I and other sports personalities see it this way as well, but I guess we will see how it all plays out. To clarify I am not a sports personality, I just seem to have the same beliefs as some of them, in regards to this. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 28, 2020 20:48:03 GMT -6
i guess not but thnx for trying to educate me. if it's such an advantage, why didn't the eastern conference play in edmonton and the west play in toronto? maybe you've heard or read of some chatter around the league about it being an edge for the 2 "home" teams but i honestly haven't seen anything. edit: about the dressing rooms.... Both teams will still be sequestered away in hotels and they won’t get any advantage when it comes to dressing rooms either.
thehockeynews.com/news/article/nhl-bubble-need-to-know-the-tournament-is-upon-usFirst off why would the eastern conference play in Edmonton? That would be ridiculous, I know from what I hear through TSN 990 Montreal there is a belief the Maple Leafs and Oilers have a slight edge, yes teams are sequestered away in hotels in there bubbles, but like I said home ice is home ice. I am certainly not trying to educate you, I am pretty sure you are past that point in your life, I and other sports personalities see it this way as well, but I guess we will see how it all plays out. boy....you sure know how to compliment a guy. : ) why would it be ridiculous for the eastern teams to play in edmonton and the west in toronto? nobodies going to the games, every swinging dick will be watching on tv anyways. if there's an edge to the leafs/oilers, it is extremely negligible imho. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 28, 2020 21:29:33 GMT -6
What is this home ice advantage the oilers have other than knowing their own boards and best takeout restaurants. Am i missing something here? There home, there dressing room, the familiarity with the arena, the idea they didn’t need to travel anywhere. If you don’t think playing on there home turf doesn’t make a difference it does. The ice surface, everything galaxy, the fans aren’t there but it’s still home to the Edmonton Oilers either way. i'll give you a point for that one. : ) |
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Jul 28, 2020 21:51:11 GMT -6
One guy who hasn't been talked about much that made the 31 man roster is Regula. Bowman said he might see some time in the playoffs. He's physically ready and has chemistry with Boqvist in London, he played LW on the PP and they were deadly together.
Unless there are injuries or guys playing bad I don't think he'll play this year but I like that he's part of the future. I guess Tuulola and McCoshen aren't.
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Post by vadarx on Jul 28, 2020 22:32:01 GMT -6
in regards to home ice advantage......
I'm torn on that one. I'd say playing on your home sheet and knowing the nooks and crannies of the arena is certainly going to be advantageous. on the other hand, as I brought up a while back, I am not sure if it would be worse to be many hours/miles away from loved ones for a long stretch or being minutes away and not be able to see them. not to mention no one can go out and do anything and the Oil and Loafs will have to use the away locker room when they are the away team, so that outta be strange for them.....
I would say that while the two home teams will have a slight advantage, it certainly won't be enough to push either to the Cup.
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Post by hawks27 on Jul 29, 2020 9:36:34 GMT -6
Regarding the "home ice" question: One of my favorite comments from an NHL coach came from coach Neal of Vancouver. When asked about his team's dismal W/L record, he said something to the effect that his team had a terrible road record and an equally putrid home record. He concluded that "My failure as a coach is that I cannot find a place to play where we'll be successful."
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 30, 2020 18:26:52 GMT -6
Hawks web-site still list Sikura @166lbs......is there a lighter player suiting up in the PO's? OOPS......I forgot D-Cat.....on any other team? nathan gerbe's close at 5'4" and 169 pounds. the difference between him and sikura is that gerbe plays like he's a foot taller and 50 pounds heavier. edit: whoa! that zebra on the right's a big bugger isn't he? |
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Post by Tater on Jul 31, 2020 1:42:53 GMT -6
I thought the players couldn't bring family with them until later rounds?
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Post by jaty84 on Jul 31, 2020 5:42:55 GMT -6
I thought the players couldn't bring family with them until later rounds? These "family members" will not make it to the later rounds  |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 31, 2020 6:02:33 GMT -6
I thought the players couldn't bring family with them until later rounds? These "family members" will not make it to the later rounds jaty. why don't you post more? you've been here forever and you're at like 20 posts! |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 31, 2020 7:35:04 GMT -6
Hawks web-site still list Sikura @166lbs......is there a lighter player suiting up in the PO's? OOPS......I forgot D-Cat.....on any other team? nathan gerbe's close at 5'4" and 169 pounds. the difference between him and sikura is that gerbe plays like he's a foot taller and 50 pounds heavier. edit: whoa! that zebra on the right's a big bugger isn't he? Gerbe got his skates on? |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 31, 2020 7:37:17 GMT -6
nathan gerbe's close at 5'4" and 169 pounds. the difference between him and sikura is that gerbe plays like he's a foot taller and 50 pounds heavier. edit: whoa! that zebra on the right's a big bugger isn't he? Gerbe got his skates on? yep. they said chara was in his flip flops. |
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Post by jaty84 on Jul 31, 2020 22:31:29 GMT -6
These "family members" will not make it to the later rounds jaty. why don't you post more? you've been here forever and you're at like 20 posts! Cause I usually just check the threads in the morning on the smartphone and I am too lazy to write some post on it. Yesterday I logged at work on my computer. That was more or less an exception. And additionally I don't follow the games live so it's difficult to post something about players performance, line combos, etc. Plus I don't feel like bashing Stan or JC 😌 |
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Post by galaxytrash on Aug 1, 2020 1:36:21 GMT -6
jaty. why don't you post more? you've been here forever and you're at like 20 posts! Cause I usually just check the threads in the morning on the smartphone and I am too lazy to write some post on it. Yesterday I logged at work on my computer. That was more or less an exception. And additionally I don't follow the games live so it's difficult to post something about players performance, line combos, etc. Plus I don't feel like bashing Stan or JC 😌 Fair enough. Not everyone here feels the need to bash SB and JC ad nauseum btw. I mean, there are other things to discuss. Anyways...thnx for your reply. |
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Post by hsbob on Aug 1, 2020 7:56:12 GMT -6
Cause I usually just check the threads in the morning on the smartphone and I am too lazy to write some post on it. Yesterday I logged at work on my computer. That was more or less an exception. And additionally I don't follow the games live so it's difficult to post something about players performance, line combos, etc. Plus I don't feel like bashing Stan or JC 😌 Fair enough. Not everyone here feels the need to bash SB and JC ad nauseum btw. I mean, there are other things to discuss. Anyways...thnx for your reply. Sorry if I make you sick,now you know how I felt yesterday. |
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Aug 10, 2020 21:43:00 GMT -6
Highmore's in the lineup for God's sake. Have you changed your opinion on Highmore? |
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Post by hsbob on Aug 16, 2020 8:08:49 GMT -6
Highmore's in the lineup for God's sake. Have you changed your opinion on Highmore? Just a bit. He might not be a career AHL'er but he's a 4th liner who can chip in at times at best and that's OK. |
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Aug 17, 2020 4:11:55 GMT -6
Have you changed your opinion on Highmore? Just a bit. He might not be a career AHL'er but he's a 4th liner who can chip in at times at best and that's OK. Yeah nothing wrong with a 4th liner who can chip in, as long as they aren't forced to play with guys like Kane, like Carpenter was. Ever since I seen Highmore play at the Memorial Cup I knew he'd be a hard working grinder for the Hawks one day, last season he looked really good till an injury ended his season early. Practicing with Crosby, McKinnon, and Marchand in Nova Scotia last summer really helped his game. Glad to see his hard work paying off. Kinda like Kampf, he's playing strong defensive hockey and using his speed and size well and doing the little things that are huge in the playoffs. |
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Post by shooter61 on Aug 17, 2020 7:22:36 GMT -6
I watched him here with the sea dogs and he was relentless on the puck, think he will be a great role player, he wants to learn and never gives up on a play
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