OldTimeHockey
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CarltonTheBear said:
Unless Justin Holl is your number 4...then you're screwed
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Unless Justin Holl is your number 4...then you're screwed
L K
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So Vegas did their 5 defensemen. They won 5-2 against a not-very good Anaheim team.
Theodore played the least ice time at 22:05.
They had a forward Keegan Kolesar play 4:36. He managed to put up a -2 in those minutes.
I'm not sure I understand having 13 forwards over 6 defensemen even when you have a really strong group of players.
Theodore played the least ice time at 22:05.
They had a forward Keegan Kolesar play 4:36. He managed to put up a -2 in those minutes.
I'm not sure I understand having 13 forwards over 6 defensemen even when you have a really strong group of players.
L K said:
Yeah, that's the thing. Even if you want to play your big defenders the top minutes you're way better off having that 6th defenceman in the line-up to ride the bench than a 13th forward who doesn't even seem that good. What the heck are they going to do when one of them gets injured or booted in a game?
OldTimeHockey
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L K said:
I've always found that operating a bench is easier with an odd number of Defense than operating a bench with a uneven amount of forwards.
That being said, if I had the choice between 6 D and 5 D, I'd go with 6 D
Heroic Shrimp
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https://twitter.com/JasonGregor/status/1350193442354208768
https://twitter.com/JasonGregor/status/1350193442354208768
So the Oilers are in a bit of a pickle. They signed goalie Anton Forsberg to be their #3 goalie this offseason behind Koskinen and Smith. Instead of keeping Forsberg on their main roster like the Leafs did with Dell they waived him at the end of camp and he was claimed by Carolina (Carolina re-waived him yesterday and he was plucked up by Winnipeg before Edmonton could grab him again). Unlike the Leafs though, it wouldn't have really been a big deal for the Oilers to keep Forsberg on their roster. They currently have 13 forward and 8 defenceman up, so there was roster and cap space available.
Now Smith is "unfit to play" and is expected to miss multiple weeks so the Oilers are turning to 22-year old Stuart Skinner to be their back-up. Skinner had a 0.892 Sv% in 41 games in the AHL last season.
So the Oilers are in a bit of a pickle. They signed goalie Anton Forsberg to be their #3 goalie this offseason behind Koskinen and Smith. Instead of keeping Forsberg on their main roster like the Leafs did with Dell they waived him at the end of camp and he was claimed by Carolina (Carolina re-waived him yesterday and he was plucked up by Winnipeg before Edmonton could grab him again). Unlike the Leafs though, it wouldn't have really been a big deal for the Oilers to keep Forsberg on their roster. They currently have 13 forward and 8 defenceman up, so there was roster and cap space available.
Now Smith is "unfit to play" and is expected to miss multiple weeks so the Oilers are turning to 22-year old Stuart Skinner to be their back-up. Skinner had a 0.892 Sv% in 41 games in the AHL last season.
OldTimeHockey
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Well, the Avalanche certainly answered back. 
https://twitter.com/PensInsideScoop/status/1351217459634823168
Kapanen is finally read to play his first game with the Pens. Crazy that he started his immigration process in October and it still took this long.
Kapanen is finally read to play his first game with the Pens. Crazy that he started his immigration process in October and it still took this long.
https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1351652570763300869
L K
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I do understand the concept of limiting exposures but this aspect of it is just silly wi Dow dressing. These guys sit directly beside each other breathing and spitting all over each other and that?s is fair game but we are concerned about them interacting with each other off the ice. There just isn?t sound logic behind this.
Guilt Trip
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You forget that certain rules had to be put in place just so the gov't would let them play. Doesn't matter if you think there's no logic, these guys were outside designated areas and they're not allowed to. Seems pretty simple to me. Follow the guidelines.L K said:
https://twitter.com/SamanthaJPell/status/1352342966157893635
So I feel like this kind of explains some things, namely 1) how the league found out these players had a hang-out sesh, and 2) why they decided to come down so hard on them. It probably would have made more sense for the league to announce this first.
So I feel like this kind of explains some things, namely 1) how the league found out these players had a hang-out sesh, and 2) why they decided to come down so hard on them. It probably would have made more sense for the league to announce this first.
