B&J #102 - Edmonton Oilers Recap vs San Jose Sharks (1/2/10)

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- Who's Out? Who's in? Visnovsky was hurt during the Flames game and did not play tonight.  Instead, Jason Strudwick draws in.

- With all the talk about the Oilers and their fine dining experience, it was nice just to watch a game.  Mind you, seeing Heatley, it just rekindles the rage. Grrrr!

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Pre-Game Records

Edmonton Oilers (16-21-4) vs San Jose Sharks (26-8-7)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Edmonton Oilers

Penner-Gagner-Nilsson
Stone-Horcoff-Brule
Jacques-Potulny-O'Sullivan
Moreau-Cogliano-Stortini

Souray-Gilbert
Smid-Staios
Grebeshkov-Strudwick

Deslauriers
Pitton

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FINAL SCORE

Edmonton Oilers - 1

San Jose Sharks - 4

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GAME VIDEO REPLAY



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GAME SUMMARY SHEETS

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

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GAME STAT SHEET

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BEERS

Sam Gagner - The little dude was pretty good.  Him and Nilsson were the two best Oilers and just couldn't carry the team to a win.  Well, you line only scoring once doesn't help.  Gagner had some magic on the Nilsson goal and he did a decent job at both ends of the ice.  How about a cold Bud? Cheers!

Robert Nilsson - He scores the Oilers only goal and was pretty fun to watch.  He made some fantastic plays/moves and he would blow my mind.  The next minute he loses it at the blueline.  Nilsson was the only Oiler to be a + at the end of the night with a +1.  Not bad Bobby... not bad. Feel like a frosty Bow Valley Brown Ale? It's recommended by the Brew Scout with a 9 out of 10. Cheers!

Tom Gilbert Gilbert is a strange fellow.  On one hand he didn't look good out there playing with a crappy Souray, but on the other he did things he hasn't done all year.  While playing a decent game, he light's a fire under his own ass and hits guys. Actual hits. And 5 of them. Not only that but also had 3 shots and he blocked 6 shots. This is a huge game for Gilbert in those departments.  Sure he finished -2 like his partner, but it's all the other elements that he added to his game that will make him better.  Good on you Gilbert. How about a Heineken in a glass? Cheers!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Gilbert Brule (He had a whopping 8 hits and was buzzing around. Could he be better not playing with Horcoff and Jacques? I'd think so.),


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JEERS

Jeff Deslauriers - He had a stinker of a night - the first three goals against were low and soft - but he did something most Oiler leaders don't.  He admitted he stunk.  He didn't pussy foot around things, he just came out and said it. He said, "I'm not happy about the way I handled the puck, or was able to control very much tonight. I can't play like this right now."  Honesty is the key to getting better. I would have to believe he IS better next game.  But for a terrible game tonight... Booooooo!

Sheldon Souray - This guy looked bad, yet Quinn gave him a lot of ice time.  He was a -2 and he played more than 24 minutes.  For Souray to be effective, he needs to play tough and shoot more than the 1 shot he had this game.  Not s stellar night for Big Sexy. Booooooo!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Dustin Penner (He was on the best Oiler line, yet he was not good.  He had a team worst 3 giveaways. What happened to the old Penner from last month?) The 3rd Line (Not very effective), The 4th Line (Also not very effective yet Quinn insists on playing these guys in the last half of the 3rd.)

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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - They might have lost, but it was entertaining.  The Oilers tried a lot of different stuff but were still unable to score more than one gaol in a game.  It's a bad streak that these guys are on and it sounds to me like Quinn is losing the faith.  Maybe he'll pressure Tambo to make a move?  This team is in the dumps now. 1 win in the last 10 isn't something to write home about.  The dive for five or the fall for Hall (up to you which one you use) continues. It's definitely is going to get worse before it's better.

Paq Twinn - *coming soon*

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GAME STATS

- Scoring Chances (MC79)

- David Staples/Player Grades (Cult of Hockey)

- Game Summary

- Event Summary

- Full NHL Play By Play

- Oilers Time On The Ice

- Opponents Time On The Ice

- Faceoff Report

- Shot Report

- Roster Report

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NEXT GAME

Edmonton Oilers  vs. Phoenix Coyotes

Tues, Jan 5/10

7:00 pm MT

Oilers PPV

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Game #42 - Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks LIVE TweetCast

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Edmonton Oilers (16-21-4) vs San Jose Sharks (26-8-7)

B&J #89 Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks Recap (11/27/09)

Welcome to Oilers Jambalaya - An Edmonton Oilers Hockey Blog. Beers & Jeers is a dual collaboration between Smokin' Ray and Paq Twinn. We hope you enjoy our Edmonton Oilers full game recap.

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- Who's Out? Who's in? Here's the injury report.  Ales Hemsky is out for the rest of the season and his shoulder is going to have to be operated on.  Luckily for the Oilers, more players are getting set to return to the line up. 

- Dany "the Douche Bag" Heatley was greeted with a nice boo from the crowd.  Jacques hit him, Souray hit him and a few other guys did as well.  It was nice to see.

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Pre-Game Records

Edmonton Oilers (10-12-3) vs. San Jose Sharks (16-6-4)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner-Gagner-Brule
Jacques-Horcoff-O'Sullivan
Moreau-Potulny-Cogliano
MacDonald-O'Marra-Stortini

Smid-Visnovsky
Strudwick-Gilbert
Souray-Staios

Deslauriers
Dubnyk

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1st PERIOD

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GAME HIGHLIGHTS



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FINAL SCORE

San Jose Sharks - 5

Edmonton Oilers - 4

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

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BEERS

Gilbert Brule - Mr. Brule gets Hemsky's spot on the 1st line with Gagner and Penner and steps right in like he's always been there. In fact he may have looked better than Hemsky has with those two. Brule said that he likes to play with Penner because he knows how to find him. He's right. He scores tonight on an assist from Penner. They had a few good chances. Not only did Brule score a goal and pick up an assist, he also had three blocked shots. Frosty beer for Brew.  Cheers!

Ryan Potulny - With the departure to Reddox back down to the minors it only meant that Potulny was not only going to be staying long term with the Oilers, but he's going to get a chance to succeed. Reddox just doesn't have the overall game that Potulny has. Tonight he was awesome. A big time player who busted his hump and made good things happen. He didn't wait for chances to come to him... he made them. He had two goals and was a +2.  It's Miller Time. Cheers!

Dustin Penner - He was a quiet guy in the first half of the game and then all of a sudden, he wakes up. Once he got his legs going he played well like he has all year. He is going to have to continue his strong play if the Oilers want to be competitive for the rest of the season. Luckily for Oiler fans, he showed it in the last half of the game and the Oilers had a great end to the game. He had a goal and a assist that was some nice play making with Brule. He also went 8W-5L=62% on the faceoffs. Good night for Penner.  He deserves a cold one.  Cheers!

Andrew Cogliano - Speedy Gonzales was ripping around tonight. Maybe he had something to prove to Heatley? Maybe not. He only had two shots but he created a lot of space out there for the others to go to. He was a +2 and seems to be playing with confidence. He really hustled and out worked the sharks all night. He seems to be responding to the coaching staff as of late and it's showing.  This calls for a Bud. Cheers!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): JF Jacques (He had some great hits and made the Sharks aware when he was on the ice.), Tom Gilbert (He played pretty good and he played tough.  Nice to see an improvement.)

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JEERS

Sheldon Souray - Holy cow! Souray was a train wreck. It all started when he went and took a run at Heatley in the first five minutes and pushed him down. Sweet thing to do (we all love you for it) but he went way out of position and bing, boom! San Jose goal. Not so sweet. After that it was one thing after another. He took a penalty shortly after the San Jose goal and gives them more life. He was a major culprit on why this team was so bad in the first half of the game. He was on the ice for every single Sharks goal along with Staios. So he ends up a -4 and somehow only takes one shot. (Well one shot hit the net and three were missed shots. So four in total) And... he takes a penalty in overtime with a careless high-sticking call. It was just a bad game for Souray. He will bounce back tomorrow night. *fingers crossed*  BOOOOO!

Steve Staios - He was on for all 4 San Jose goals along with Souray. That alone is worth a 2. However he did play average for the most part and made some good (4) shot blocks. But it just seemed like he was running around and never really played with Souray effectively. He seemed like he was in over his head and he was drowning quick. Glug!  BOOOOO!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Jeff Deslauriers (He wasn't great tonight.  He needs to be better at screens and the high shots.)

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GOAT WATCH

(Smokin' Ray) Ethan Moreau - He did pretty good.  Not much to complain about.

(Paq Twinn) Robert Nilsson - Did not play

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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - That was a tough game to lose.  The Oilers need to find a way to win in a close game. 

Paq Twinn - coming soon

Graham Martin -That was easily the worst game I have ever seen Souray play. He didn't even move on the tying goal. And what defensemen chases a forward all the way out to the damn blueline?? On the plus side, I thought that Smid was much better than the 5 you gave him, and I thought that JFJ was pretty good last night. And Brule was fantastic, but he just shows up every single game and plays his ass off. I wish we had a whole team of guys like him!

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GAME STATS

- Game Summary

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- Scoring Chances (MC79)

- Smokin' Ray's/Player Grades (Cult of Hockey)

- Full NHL Play By Play

- Oilers Time On The Ice

- Opponents Time On The Ice

- Faceoff Report

- Shots Report

- Shootout Details

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NEXT GAME

Edmonton Oilers (10-12-4) vs. Vancouver Canucks (13-11-0)

Sat, Nov 28/09
8:00 pm MT
CBC

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(Edmonton Journal) Cult of Hockey Player Grades - Oilers vs Sharks (11-27-09)

Once again David Staples of the Edmonton Journal's Cult of Hockey has allowed me to do the player grades for this game.  You can read it here at Oilers Jambalaya or you can read it HERE. 

The Cult of Hockey Grading System: 10-perfect game, 9 extraordinary, 8 great, 7 good, 6 above average, 5 average, 4 below average, 3 poor, 2 terrible, 1 deserves to be in minors.

#27 Dustin Penner (7) - He was a quiet guy in the first half of the game and then all of a sudden, he wakes up.  Once he got his legs going he played well like he has all year.  He is going to have to continue his strong play if the Oilers want to be competitive for the rest of the season.  Luckily for Oiler fans, he showed it in the last half of the game and the Oilers had a great end to the game.  He had a goal and a assist that was some nice play making with Brule.  He also went 8W-5L=62% on the faceoffs.  Good night for Penner.

#89 Sam Gagner (6) - He was the 3rd wheel on this 1st line.  He created chances and plays but he wasn't the game breaker.  Early in the game he drew the Oilers first power play by using his hustle.  And later on he picked up an assist on the Brule goal and had a decent night on faceoffs with 53%.  With Hemsky out, I can see him stepping up.

#10 Shawn Horcoff (4) - He did what he could with a bum shoulder.  I like his willingness to bust his hump and do any type of duties that Quinn throws at him.  But he ended up -3 and was bad on faceoffs at 44%. He either needs to stop playing and rest his shoulder or tell Quinn that you can not take any more faceoffs.  He grimaces in pain every time he takes a draw.   I understand that the team is in trouble with man power right now, but he isn't helping the team by playing.

#13 Andrew Cogliano (6) - Speedy Gonzales was ripping around tonight.  Maybe he had something to prove to Heatley?  Maybe not.  He only had two shots but he created a lot of space out there for the others to go to.  He was a +2 and seems to be playing with confidence.  He really hustled and out worked the sharks all night.  He seems to be responding to the coaching staff as of late and it's showing.

#19 Patrick O'Sullivan (4) - He really needs to step up and get serious about hockey.  At points during the game he seemed timid and was almost scared to do anything.  I don't know what to think of him anymore.  He led the team in shots with six, but most of those were not even good shots.  He just seems to be in a funk.  And the funk stinks.

#67 Gilbert Brule (8) - Mr. Brule gets Hemsky's spot on the 1st line with Gagner and Penner and steps right in like he's always been there.  In fact he may have looked better than Hemsky has with those two.  Brule said that he likes to play with Penner because he knows how to find him.  He's right.  He scores tonight on an assist from Penner.  They had a few good chances.  Not only did Brule score a goal and pick up an assist, he also had three blocked shots.  If he wasn't on the ice for the Sharks last goal I probably would have gave him a 9.  He was that good.

#18 Ethan Moreau (6) - He wasn't bad at all.  Since the talk with the leadership group he's been pretty good.  He has more jump in his step.  He had three shots and picked up a helper on the Potulny goal in the 3rd period.  He made a great deke play in the 2nd that had me rechecking his number because the guy actually had hands.  But he shot the puck wide and that was it for his big moment of the game.  His biggest change in his play has been that he is trying to play hockey now, not just trying to be a thug on skates.

#22 JF Jacques (6) - The guy was a wrecking ball.  He hit everyone including Dany Heatley.  He didn't have the puck much but when he did he handled it appropriately. He had a good fight at the start of the game and he won it pretty clearly.  He didn't make a whole lot of mistakes but it seems all he knows how to do is hit people.  That's cool, but it will only get you so far.

#16 Ryan Potulny (8) - With the departure to Reddox back down to the minors it only meant that Potulny was not only going to be staying long term with the Oilers, but he's going to get a chance to succeed.  Reddox just doesn't have the overall game that Potulny has.  Tonight he was awesome.  A big time player who busted his hump and made good things happen.  He didn't wait for chances to come to him... he made them.  He had two goals and was a +2.  Seems like an 8 to me.

#46 Zack Stortini (5) - He only played 5:33 but still found the time to slam off 5 hits.  He can't be blamed for not playing much as he was playing with the rookies.  I'm saying he was a 5 because he was average tonight. But it's hard to grade a guy when they don't really play.

#42 Ryan O'Marra (5) - He had a nice body check on his first shift and never really made any mistakes when he was out.  But like Stortini, it's hard to grade a guy with limited minutes.  But when he played he was average. 

#57 Colin MacDonald (5) - This was his 1st ever NHL game.  He must have been wetting his pants getting ready for this game.  I always like to watch a rookies first game.  You can see the eyes sparkle and a smile or two while they sit on the bench soaking it all in.  He had a good first game and maybe with a practice or two he may get more ice time. 

#44 Sheldon Souray (3) - Holy cow!  Souray was a train wreck.  It all started when he went and took a run at Heatley in the first five minutes and pushed him down.  Sweet thing to do (we all love you for it) but he went way out of position and bing, boom!  San Jose goal.  Not so sweet.  After that it was one thing after another.  He took a penalty shortly after the San Jose goal and gives them more life.  He was a major culprit on why this team was so bad in the first half of the game.  He was on the ice for every single Sharks goal along with Staios.  So he ends up a -4 and somehow only takes one shot.  (Well one shot hit the net and three were missed shots. So four in total)  And... he takes a penalty in overtime with a careless high-sticking call.  It was just a bad game for Souray. He will bounce back tomorrow night. *fingers crossed*

#71 Lubomir Visnovsky (5) - He wasn't great, but he wasn't bad.  He always makes good plays and shows off his superior stick handling skills, but tonight he seemed a little off.  His defensive plays were good but he seemed to not be pushing it offensively. It could be that Quinn wanted him to be that way but I doubt it.  I just can't quite put my finger on what's wrong.  He was +2 and had two shots.  He needs to be better than what he did tonight.  He needs to be better than average.

#77 Tom Gilbert (6) - I am going to give a lot of credit to Gilbert.  Quinn has asked him to play tough and he seems to be trying to do that.  Tonight he played tough.  Sort of.  If you look at his face in a scrum, he doesn't look mean at all.  He doesn't even get mad I don't think.  Well, maybe if the newest chick flick is bad he may get upset and spill his popcorn.  But not during a game.  He's too nice.  He was +2 and didn't do much else on the scoresheet, but he didn't let any goals in and that's a job well done.

#24 Steve Staios (3) - He was on for all 4 San Jose goals along with Souray.  That alone is worth a 2.  However he did play average for the most part and made some good (4) shot blocks.  But it just seemed like he was running around and never really played with Souray effectively.  He seemed like he was in over his head and he was drowning quick. Glug!

#5 Ladislav Smid (5) - Smid was ok.  He and Visnovsky need to be more physical to be effective.  He kind of strayed away from it tonight and he was lucky it didn't cost him.  He picked up an assist on the Potulny goal and made a great play to get him the puck.  But he needs to remember that he's at his best when he's making players mad and giving out the old stink glove to worthy faces. 

#43 Jason Strudwick (5) - This guy is playing not bad with Gilbert.  He brings that extra little umph that Gilbert lacks.  He played a pretty average game tonight but really, that's a good game for him.  But he did have three giveaways and that is his achilles heal. 

#38 Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (4) - He started out shaky, then he went into good goalie mode where he was looking like he could become a game breaker.  Then the 3rd period went a little south.  It's hard to blame him for all the goals but he needs to work on his high blocker shots and his screening shots.  He needs to find the vision holes better.  He also still needs to work on his puck handling.  Scary stuff when he's holding that puck and a opposition player is coming at him.  But with Khabibulin out for a while, he is going to get some serious playing time.  So get serious because this is you chance. Take it and run.

#40 Devan Dubnyk (N/A) - He didn't play in the actual game at all.  But he probably opened the door with reckless abandon and should be applauded for his efforts. *clap, clap*

Beers and Jeers #54 (Apr 2/09 vs. San Jose Sharks)

Well, everyone has talked or heard about the text message so I won't talk about it. Everyone knows that I don't blame MacT 100% for this year. I blame the Captain and the Oilers leaders.

Roli started again for the 34th straight game.

Will MacT ever get his 300th win? This season?

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Tonight's Starting Lines

Kotalik Horcoff Hemsky (This line was good at times, bad at times and just average at times. Not really how a #1 line should be. But it is what it is at this point of the season. Kotalik had 3 shots and 3 hits. Not bad. Horcoff was given limited minutes. Other than faceoffs and passes, he really didn't do anything. We saw Hemsky in flashes. He didn't shoot or hit anyone so.... his passing is sick though.)

Nilsson Gagner O'Sullivan (These guys were going hard all game. Nilsson had a fairly good game. Picked up an assist but gave up the puck a little too much. Gagner had one of his best games. He was hitting people, taking shots from all over the place. He played great. O'Sullivan takes shots from the places that most guys don't. If he gets trapped, he spins away from the guy and takes a shot. He did good in this game.)

Moreau Cogliano Pisani (These guys sucked. They were awful. This line never should have seen ice in the 3rd. If you can't figure out why the PK sucks so bad, then look at this line. If they can't get it done 5 on 5, then how can you expect them to be good being a man short? I feel bad for Cogs. He deserves better linemates. BTW: This was the line that botched the line change on the 1st shift of the game that resulted in the 1st goal of the game. *shakes finger*)

Penner Brodziak Stortini (This 4th line played like a 3rd line. They not only took control of the puck and play, but they caused havoc all game. Penner had a fine game. He played like he wanted to win. Brodziak looks better when he plays with Storts. They compliment each other nicely.)

Souray Staios (They did their job. Souray does look tired but he still can shoot. Too bad he can't hit the net more. Staios was good. He did nothing fancy, just smart hockey.)

Grebeshkov Gilbert (I thought that these guys were also good. Gilbert seems to have up and down games. This one was kind of in the high middle. Grebs did fairly good but was given a BTP for taking that interference penalty that resulted in the PP goal. Bad call or not, it's still a BTP. He played the most out of the Oilers defense.)

Strudwick Peckham (These guys played as capable NHLers. Strudwick does what he does best and plays that plugger type role. Peckham seems to be adapting fairly well to the NHL. Good to see. A few guys may not be around next year so it's nice to know that there are guys that can come in and play.)

Roloson (He was burned on the 1st shift by a nice shot. After that, he looked good. He played his ass off and made huge saves. He was classic Roli.)

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FINAL SCORE

San Jose Sharks - 2

Edmonton Oilers - 1

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BEERS

Sam Gagner - He was the 2nd best Oiler. He may be small but he packs a big punch. He scored his 15th of the year and actually did not bad on the faceoff dot. I was a little surprised that MacT had him out for the last faceoff against big Joe Thorton. He did win it though?!?! Crazy huh? For a Samerific game have a cold chilly Mountain Crest beer. Cheers!

Dwayne Roloson - Roli the goalie was the best Oiler. He didn't start out great and took a BTP of his own when he flipped the puck to high and into the net. Tough luck. But Roli at this point of the season can do whatever he wants. He plays like a leader, he is our leader. When is the consecutive streak going to be over? Have a Bud Roli. Cheers!

The RX1 Crowd - The crowd was into this game right from the start. I forgot what it sounded like. I think that the team really responded to the crowd. Every person at that game deserves a frosty mug o' beer. Cheers everyone!

Honorable Mentions - Theo Peckham (Solid Game. I didn't see him waver badly once.), Denis Grebeshkov (Other than the BTP, he was good.) Robert Nilsson (I though he did his job. He managed an assist.), The 4th Line (I love this line!)

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JEERS

Andrew Cogliano/Ethan Moreau/Fernando Pisani - WTF?!? What kind of game was that? Not a very good one. Break this up MacT. Booooooooo!

The Entire Team - You guys really need to learn how to pass from stick to stick. I am not sure how many passes I seen get interrupted or missed by the guy completely. The elite teams don't do that 10 or 12 times a game. Boooooooooo!

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That was a good game. I loved that the Oilers took one of the best teams in the league to the limits and had a good old fashioned speed game. Lots of chances and excitement. Too bad the Oilers couldn't tie it up in the end.

Next game is Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks on CBC at 8:00 pm. See you all then.

Beers and Jeers #34 (Feb 17/09 vs. San Jose Sharks)

Well how is everyone tonight? Good, good. It's game day again. This time versus those damn Sharks. Why do they have to be so good in the regular season? (we all know they suck come playoff time) This is going to be a very hard game for the Oilers. Let's hope we ride the Rolitrain for another stop. Whoot. Whoooooot.

Erik Cole has been rumoured to be on his way out soon and that sucks. He fits well with Gagner and it's to bad that this season had to be so messed up for the Oil and him. If only Cole had a better experience here. He will be missed. Robin Brownlee wrote a good article about the destination of Cole. CLICK HERE

So I have a few questions to ask. Is tonight's game going to be that boring defensive game like yesterday? Is Hemsky going to razzle and dazzle tonight? Is Smid the next Pronger? Is Gagner going to fight another guy over six feet tall and 200 lbs? Is Roli finally going to score with his bat swing? Is this the last game for Reddox now that Jacques is ready to come back? Do the referee's have their glasses cleaned? Will Rob Brown ever finish off the hair plugs installation? Do we get the 6th point on this roadie? and finally... Is the sound going to cut in and out during the PPV broadcast again because I can not stand that?

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1st Period

The Oilers vs Sharks. Oh man. Are we ready for war? I am... I hope the Oil are? GAME ON!!! Just as the game starts the sounds starts to cut out again. *shakes head* And I pay for that. Anyways, the lines are the same as last night and we shall see how that works out. Well the first part of this period has been all Sharks. They are keeping the Oilers in their own zone. Geez... even their 3rd line is kicking our butt. (ROFL: the Ref fell and slid into Dan Boyle and they both go down.) Wow! The Sharks fire a puck from behind the net and Roli has to come up HUGE. Well Roli is ready to go tonight. That's a good sign because the players are a step behind so far in this game. With 9:00 minutes played, the 4th line and the 3nd line have had some good shifts but nothing really from the 1st line. At 10:08 they score!!! The San Jose Sharks that is. It was a good goal for them. High slot shot, glove high on Roli. 1-0 Sharks. It was a matter of time with the way they are playing. Come on Oilers... Yeah!!! Stortini now with a goal. Alright Storts! (at 12:18, Stortini from Brodziak and Gilbert) 1-1 tie game. Out of all the guys that should score the 1st goal, Storts would be my second to last pick. (he really is catching Gagner in goals) So I look at the shot count. All of he sudden the Oilers have some shots on the board. So now the Oil are back in this game. It took a while but they are here now. Gagner took a high stick to the nose and the refs glasses must have been foggy because he missed it. He was also 6 feet away. Soooo??? But the Oilers do get a diferent PP chance. And then the Oilers blast a puck in to the Shark zone and the puck takes a weird bounce and Erik Cole is in the right place at the right time and scores on the empty net. Yeah Cole! (at 19:08, Cole from Souray and Gilbert) 2-1 Oilers. The Sharks take another penalty and give the Oilers even more life. But the period is over and the Oilers are looking good. End of period score: 2-1 Oilers.

2nd Period

Let's start this one with a PP goal. Well that doesn't happen as the Sharks kill off the penalty. In fact they seem to gain a little momentum. Damn! The Sharks tie it up at 1:48. 2-2 Tie Game. Marleau with a nice shot, glove high on Roli. A few seconds later Pouliot takes a penalty. Sharks are on the hunt now. After a quick scramble in front of Roli, Souray takes exception on Michalek and gives him a hard left and sends him to the ground. Gotta love Souray. Next thing you know, San Jose takes 2 separate penalties and now it's 4 on 3 for the Oilers. Momentum keeps on swinging. Very exciting game tonight. Way different from yesterdays game. MacT calls a time out. Let's see what happens... Well the Oilers don't score with a 5 on 3, but San Jose does. What? yeah... Grier flies down and Marleau jumps out of the box and tic and toe it's in at 5:43. *shakes head* 3-2 Sharks. Well a may lay breaks out. Strudwick starts some shoving and tussling. Moreau is there tossing and tackling. And Theo Peckham was in there on the ground with Lemieux on top of him giving him the "I'm old and I deserve respect" shake. They work their way back up to their feet somehow and begin to talk. The next thing I know, Peckham throws a punch and he lands a few more on the old man. Then mocks the crap out of him and drives him mad. This could be a story a little later in the game for sure. THIS GAME IS GREAT! Roli makes a big save and another short skirmish happens. If I was a small guy in this game I would really be worried right about now. Staios takes a penalty for being too aggressive. And now Moreau takes a penalty. At least he took a guy with him. And now Horcoff takes a high sticking penalty. What's going on here? 5 on 3 for the Sharks. They kill off the Staios penalty, right on. And they also kill off the Horcoff penalty. Ok guys, let's try 5 on 5 for awhile. Now Moreau wants to fight again. It was not really much of a fight as they fell to the ground. He's gone for 5. The 4th line comes out now and Stortini fights big Semenov. Semenov lands a big uppercut and stuns Storts. Then Storts throws a few and they fall down. Holy cow! But the Sharks remember that this is more than the MMA on ice and score at 19:06. 4-2 Sharks. Well that is not how we want that period to end but at least we are going down swinging. So far the Oilers have 24 penalty minutes in the game. Oh. That was all in the 2nd. End of period score: 4-2 Sharks

3rd Period

Ding... Ding... Round 3. Well it looks like a hockey game broke out here. Decent flow to the 3rd. Back and forth action. I see Lemieux back out. I wonder if him and Peckham are going to get reacquainted? Well they are still playing hockey but nothing really to report. Chances we had by all and 10:00 minutes have been played. Awww crap. Horcoff takes a penalty. Let's go Oilers! They do it. Right on. A minute later 89/12/83 have a nice shift together. As the whistle blows Gagner gets a shove from Semenov. Gagner pushes back. Semenov pushes him again. Gagner sticks him in the middle area. Good thing that linesman came in between them. That's one big dude to fight. How can you not love Gagner? Well here we are now with 5:00 minutes to go and we are still down by two. Hemsky draws a penalty and it's PP time. This is when I miss #71 and #37. Staios on the PP is just never right. But the Oilers can't get much going and the game ends. That was a good game for the Oilers even though they lost. At least there was some fight to their game. We have been missing that for a long time. Welcome back.

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Tonight's Starting Lines

Penner Horcoff Hemsky (They were not really that dominant. Penner was sort of lazy again. Horcoff was playing like a checker. Hemsky was strange tonight. He didn't suck... but he wasn't the same.)

Nilsson Gagner Cole (This line wasn't bad tonight. Nilsson was a little above average. Gagner took 8 shots with 4 hitting the net and played hard. Cole scored a lucky one and had 5 hits.)

Moreau Cogliano Pouliot (This was not much of a line. Moreau was good. Hitting and whacking anyone in site. Cogliano was riding the pine. Not sure why? only 7:58 of ice time. Pouliot is a head scratcher for me. Pisani can come back any day now...)

Stortini Brodziak Reddox (What a good line. They were causing greif all over the place. Stortini scores and fights. He just needed the assist. Brodziak was ok tonight. Reddox was not bad. I didn't yell at my TV because of him so that's good.)

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FINAL SCORE

Edmonton Oilers - 2

San Jose Sharks - 4

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BEERS

Tom Gilbert - Gilbert was very good tonight IMO. He didn't seem to have much faults in this game. Which is good because he has had some relapses lately. But tonight he picks up 2 more assists while logging 26:23 of ice time. He also managed 2 blocked shots and 2 takeaways. So for having a productive game... Have a frosty Gibby. Cheers!

Zack Stortini - Huggy Bear is on the loose. He tried his big thugery butt off tonight. He scored a goal that was instrumental to the Oilers in getting into the game. He had a fight with the big guy Semenov. He did what he could. And that's all that we can ask for. Miller time Storts? Cheers!

Ladislav Smid - Who would have guessed that Smid would be in a top 4 pairing and actually not look out of place? He was a very smart player tonight. He jumped up at the right times. He had 3 hits and the Spaz even managed to get in to the kerfuffles after the whistles. And he logged 18:48 in ice time. I think he deseves a beer. Cheers!

Honerable Mentions: Sheldon Souray (he was the workhorse again tonight. People worry about Roli and all the work. What about Souray? 29:10 of ice time.), Theo Peckham (He is starting to win my heart. I know that sounded gay, but he really is impressing me. He's tough and he doesn't seem to be scared of people.), Sam Gagner (even though he was -2, I thought that he was good. It's crazy to see how old he plays sometimes. Wait till he is older and how good he is going to be.)

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JEERS

38% team faceoff percentage - Booooooooooooo!

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Even though the Oilers lost, I thought that it was a good game for them. The answerd the bell for themselvees and for their team mates. It was good to see. But we still have 4 points out of 6 on this trip and that isn't so bad. I wonder if Roli is playing in Dallas on Thursday? Of course he will. We need the W.

So thanks for stopping by and reading the madness. We shall see you all next game. Until next time...

Beers and Jeers #17 (Jan 9/09 vs. San Jose Sharks)

Well.

I don't feel like writing about this game. I am not impressed at all. Losing Souray is crap. Stortini I can deal with.

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I wonder if the moon was a true full moon?

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Why is this team awesome one game and bottom feeders the next?

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Why did Cole and Gagner not play together?

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Why is there no "jam" on this team?

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Why do we have to keep asking why all the time?

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Anyways no Beers... just Jeers.

JEERS

To the Entire Team

- Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Beers And Jeers #4 (Dec 6/08 vs. San Jose Sharks)

BEERS

Ales Hemsky

- The guy is a warrior. He plays like his contract is up this year. As the season goes on I feel like he is turning that corner to a real successful career. Finally he is what we all thought he was going to be. If it wasn't for Hemmer we would look really bad tonight. Beer for Hemmer. Cheers!

Dustin Penner

- Once again the big man doesn't disappoint. He is providing the screen that we have so desperately needed since Smyth left. Good job tonight big guy. 1 goal, 1 assist. Beer? Cheers!

Dwayne Roloson
- Another solid night between the pipes for Roli. Nice to have a goalie that we can rely on. A nice 41 save night. The ONLY reason why we made it to overtime. Have a nice cold beer Roli, you deserve it. Cheers!




JEERS



The Entire Team
- One shot after the 1st period. Are you kidding me? Good thing for Hemmer scoring. The second period was not that much better. We need that consistency that MacT has been talking about. 31 - 10 after the 2nd period. Terrible guys. Terrible. We were lucky to get that win. So for the piss poor effort once again. (43 - 17 shots) Pfffttt... Boooooooo...

The Third Line
- What is the point of having a third line if you don't notice them during the game? Clearly need a change with the 3rd and 4th lines. Brutal. Boooooooo...

The Fourth Line
- What a waste of a line. Booooooo...