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What Are You Listening To...Canadian Edition.
OldFaithfulCap replied to ShakyWalton's topic in White Noise
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Media TV: Sportsnet Pacific, CBC (HNIC), CityTV, Hulu+ (USA, Canucks feed yes!) Radio: Sportsnet 650 Overview It's Hockey Day in Canada but all I can think of is the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. This slow Vancouver shipwreck season started in Edmonton, the Canucks taking a 3-0 lead and then giving up 5 goals and we've been slowly watching the water rise all season. Post-season hopes are lost and according to the media vultures we're at the point where Bruce can say "Fellas, it's been good to know ya". The post-game chats are staggering in themselves and it will take an incredible salvage expert to restore some dignity to this organization if they do farewell the coach. Hockey-wise, the offense is slowing. The huge totals that some Canuck players were on track for have dipped back to reality. Pettersson showed his elite skill last game but teams have been zeroing in on him for weeks and roughing him up. A bright spot has been Quinn Hughes who has been skating to the net where he's a lot more dangerous compared to firing nerf bullets from the blueline. Kuzmenko has also been in good form, and hopefully he will be teamed with Mik and Pettey tonight. On the other side OEL has shown no improvement since his scratching and Garland and Boeser are struggling to show their trade value. It should be Martin's turn to start in net but i get the feeling that Bruce will put out Delia if it's his last behind the bench. The Oilers come into town buzzing on a 5-0 run. Besides their big guns (McDavid and Draisaitl both have 5 goals in 5 games) they have had goals from their depth forwards and are looking to take LA's spot as 3rd in the Pacific and escape the wildcard zone. Campbell has been on a good run, winning his last 5 game as well and averaging just over 2 goals a game over that span. Too much hockey is barely enough was something I believed in during the WCE and AV days but i'm glad that the Canucks next game after tonight is on Tuesday. MATCH-UP INFO Last 5 games - Miller (2g, 3a), Hughes( 2g, 5a), Horvat (1g, 3a), Garland (1g, 0a), Boeser (1g,2a), Pettersson (2g,3a), Kuzmenko (1g, 4a) OEL since scratching (4 games ago) - 0 points, -4, 1 hit, 2 blocked shots, 1 takeaway Tonight marks the third and final meeting between the Canucks and Oilers this season: Oct. 12 (5-3 L @ EDM), Dec. 23 (5-2 W @ EDM) and Jan. 21 (home). The Canucks are 109-121-19-15 all-time against Edmonton, including a 60-52-12-7 record at home. Vancouver is 3-4-3 in their last 10 games against the Oilers (1-2-2 in their last five). Among active Canucks skaters, Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the team in both career points with 30 (12-18-30) and games played (45) against Edmonton. Bo Horvat has 27 career points (11-16-27) in 37 games played against the Oilers. J.T. Miller has 26 career points (8-18-26) in 27 games played against the Oilers. Brock Boeser has 20 points (10-10-20) in 26 games played against the Oilers. Spencer Martin is 0-0-2 with a .940 save percentage and a 2.32 goals against average in two career games against Edmonton. Collin Delia is 1-0-0 with a 2.01 goals against average and a .939 save percentage in one career game against Edmonton. QUICK NUMBERS Elias Pettersson has 19 points (6-13-18) in his last 14 games. Bo Horvat has 18 points (8-10-18) in his last 13 games J.T. Miller has 10 points (4-6-10) in his last nine games. Quinn Hughes has nine points (3-6-9) in his last six games. Andrei Kuzmenko has 11 points (4-7-11) in his last 12 games. Brock Boeser has 10 points (4-6-10) in his last 12 games. Oilers stats (https://www.nhl.com/oilers/) The Oilers have outscored the competition 27-11 in their five-game win streak and now sit three points outside the division lead Edmonton has the fourth best goal differential against the Western Conference this season with a plus-21 mark Head Coach Jay Woodcroft's 52 wins through 85 games are the most by any Oilers coach in franchise history over that stretch The Oilers point percentage is .134 per cent better with Evander Kane in the lineup since the start of the 2021-22 season Edmonton is 15-3-0 this season when McDavid and Draisaitl score a goal this season Stats Lineups CANUCKS Oilers PREVIOUS 2022-23 MATCHUPS TANK FOR BEDARD BOWL STANDINGS Saturday night - Ducks@Sabres - Go Ducks, Sharks@BJs - OT win for Sharks please, Coyotes@Stars - Go Coyotes, Blackhawks@Blues - Go Blackhawks, Leafs@habs - go habs, Jets@sens - go sens, Flyers@Red Wings - Go OT
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Anyone feel excited? ANYONE WANT TO DO A GDT??? ANYONE?