Game Story
In other news, Ducks no longer Mighty.
It's as if...
It's as if the schedule asks us to get better. Finally, a break. No trap hockey, no Detroit Red Wings, no away games at places with awful ice where Nugent-Hopkins goes and separates his shoulder.
And No Jamie Benn preventing Eberle getting to the All-Star Game.
We get to play the Ducks. They're worse than us.
Boo-yeah.
Lines/Injuries
Hall-Gagner-Hemsky
Smyth-Horcoff-Jones
Belanger-Lander-Eager
Belanger-Lander-Eager
Hordichuk-Green-Paajarvi
Smid-Teubert
Sutton-Petry
Potter-Peckham
Sutton-Petry
Potter-Peckham
Khabibulin (likely + it's his 39th birthday today! Happy Birthday Rehabibulin!)
Injuries? Hah. Nothing of note. Just some kid named Eberle. And that other guy, Nugent-Hopkins or something? And approximately 3 of our top 6 defensemen. That's right - most teams would not want a Smid-Teubert first pairing.
*sniff*
Predictions
Glorious Prediction - OILERS HAT TRICK! And guess who? It's gonna be a late Christmas gift from Father Smythmas! Oilers take this one in a romp 7-2.
Realistic Prediction - No. I'm having a good feeling about this here. Oilers are going to take this one 5-3, with an empty-net goal by Paajarvi. He can do something. But with that line-up, that's the best he can do.
Realistic Prediction - No. I'm having a good feeling about this here. Oilers are going to take this one 5-3, with an empty-net goal by Paajarvi. He can do something. But with that line-up, that's the best he can do.
ELPH Prediction - We're going to win man. We're going to win! I feel it.
Unless the Ducks play like the Ducks - deal with it, this team is underperforming - they should be exceptional with the best first line in hockey*. But we make it close! I can only see the Ducks winning in OT, 4-3.
*Hockey sees as hockey does. They aren't.
No comments:
Post a Comment