B&J #81 Edmonton Oilers Recap vs Ottawa Senators (11/10/09)

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- Who's Out? Who's in? The revolving door keeps spinning as Robert Nilsson is out tonight.  So the Oilers had to call up Ryan O'Marra for his 1st ever NHL game.  O'Marra was called up because Steve MacIntyre was claimed by the Florida Panthers (the place we claimed him from originally).  Hemsky, Horcoff, Jacques, Chorney, Souray, Pouliot and now Nilsson are all hurt still and will not play tonight. 

- Is anyone else sick of hearing about the whole trade with Ottawa that never happened? I sure am. Who cares? It didn't happen and I'm sure those three guys are happy it didn't happen.

- Jeff Deslauriers finally gets his 3rd start of the season.  It's about time.  I've been saying it for a few games now.  Maybe Quinn has been reading the Beers & Jeers and decided I was right? Or maybe it's because there's back to back games and Quinn's a good coach and I'm a crappy writer. Sounds about right.

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Pre-Game Records

Edmonton Oilers (8-8-1) vs Ottawa Senators (7-5-2)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner-Gagner-O'Sullivan
Comrie-Brule-O'Marra
Reddox-Potulny-Pisani
Moreau-Cogliano-Stortini

Smid-Visnovsky
Grebeshkov-Gilbert
Strudwick-Staios

Deslauriers
Khabibulin

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**These are Re-Tweets of Paq Twinn's LIVE TweetCast© at www.Twitter.com/PaqTwinn **

1st PERIOD

- Well folks... Just waiting for the suck to drop. #Oilers vs #Senators
- The suck to drop? *shrugs shoulders* Maybe I'm not wrong. But I meant puck.
- Anthem is being sung
- Game on! OILERS VS SENATORS
- Good pace to start the game. Nothing really news worthy yet.
- 13:16 left and I'd give the edge to Ottawa
- Oilers score!!!
- The 1st line was on the ice. Penner's goal. 1-0 Oilers
- The Refs are calling it a Staios goal at 7:33
- 2nd line is trapped in the Oilers zone
- Senators nail the post with 9:00 mins
- Jason Smith says he doesn't miss hockey. #meangeneinterview
- This TweetCast brought to you by http://www.oilersjambalaya.blogspot.com/
- 6:45 left in the 1st and it's a good game so far.
- Awww.. #Senators score. Cheechoo scores. 1-1 Tie Game
- Visnovsky was pushed off the puck by Kovalev and he passed it to Cheechoo for the goal.
- Moreau scores!!! 2-1 Oilers. Yes you read that right. Moreau scored.
- 3:33 left in the 1st period
- Staios and Moreau have scored tonight. Who's next? Smid?
- Two minute warning. Oiler lines 27 89 19 - 91 67 42 - 85 16 34 - 18 13 46 - 5 71 - 37 77 - 43 24 - 38
- 1st Period is over. Staios from O'Sullivan and Penner on the 1st goal and the 2nd was Moreau unassisted.
- This is Ryan O'Marra's 1st NHL game according to Mean Gene.
- During the intermission break they are showing the slo-pitch game from earlier this year. Man are NHL guys bad at ball. #dontquitthedayjob
- Kevin Lowe talking about Team Canada. Gene asked him about Penner. He tried not to answer. #pennershouldbeonthatteamifhestayshot

2nd PERIOD

- WOOoooOOooO! It's Game On! 3rd line to start.
- They changed the 1st goal to Penner from Staios and O'Sullivan
- Another post shot for the Sens. Strudwick with the giveaway
- The Oilers still can't make an easy pass. #needtoworkonit
- I think that "A" should stay on Penner. He plays well with it
- Damn! Nick Foligno scores for the Sens. 2-2 Tie Game
- 16:35 left in the 2nd Period
- Senators are really gaining momentum.
- Visnovsky is playing very sloppy tonight. I wonder what's up?
- Grebeshkov has a great chance and then the Sens some back the other way with a chance of their own. 10:30 left in the 2nd Period
- The Oilers shots are 16, the Senators shots are 11
- The Oilers go on the PP at 7:38. The 1st PP of the game. (Alfredsson for Hooking)
- Slick passing by the Oilers. They generate a chance.
- Good PP but can't score
- This has been a good game to watch so far.
- Two Minutes Left
- The 2nd Period is over and it's a 2-2 Tie Game. I'm sure the 3rd will be a great period. Stay tuned.
- Souray said that Iginla left him a voice message of apology. #thisisntover #fLamessuck #oilers

3rd PERIOD

- Game On!!! The puck has been dropped.
- Deslauriers almost gave the puck away. Lucky that the Sens didn't convert
- Good action so far. Cogs had a break away. 12:14 left.
- Grebs has a great chance but could not score. Great back and forth pace.
- Oilers are out shooting the Sens 29 to 15. #isntthatdifferent
- 9:58 is left in the 3rd Period.
- 2-2 Tie Game
- The Sens have a few real good chances but can't score.
- *insert swear words* The Sens score. 3-2 Senators Then a scrum ensues.
- They may go upstairs to review it.
- Nope. Neil scores. 3-2 Sens
- Stortini and Carkner sit for two. 6:40 left in the 3rd
- Spezza gets a whack from JDD and then Kovalev sweeps his stick towards center ice. #poorsportsmanship
- YEAH!!! Brule scores. 3-3 Tie Game. 4:43 left in the 3rd
- @ryan_batty @PaqTwinn I'm liking this game so far. We haven't been great but all things considered I think we're playing pretty good.
- Agreed. RT @buck75 Kovalev = Douche move tossing JDD's stick
- Two Minutes left
- Oilers came close to scoring. :39 seconds left in the 3rd. 3-3 Tie Game
- I guess it's time for a little overtime. GOILERS!!!
- The Oilers 3rd goal was Brule from Grebeshkov and Staios. Yes... I said Staios. Again. #crazyworld

OVERTIME

- Cogs gets taken down and no call.
- 3:25 left in the OT period
- Great action during this whole game.
- 1:00 left in OT. Great chances by both teams. Great game.
- Shoot Out!!! Oilers vs Senators 3-3 Tie Game. 34 shots for Oilers and 25 shots for the Sens

SHOOTOUT

- O'Sullivan Scores!
- Kovalev Scores. Boooooo!
- Penner can't score. Leclaire gets a pad on it.
- Alfredsson is denied by JDD. Big glove save.
- Comrie shots it right at Leclaire and it's a no goal
- Spezza scores and that's game over. Sens win 4-3
- Tough loss for the Oilers. I'm hate losing like that. I really do not like the shootout. Especially with only going with 3 shooters.
- I've never understood why ther isn't 5 shooters in the shootout. There's 5 skaters per team during the game right? #commonsenseunderacheives
- Tune in to tomorrow's game for the full LIVE *TweetCast* It's been a pleasure. http://www.oilersjambalaya.blogspot.com/
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GAME HIGHLIGHTS



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FINAL SCORE

Edmonton Oilers - 3

Ottawa Senators - 4

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

None -

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GAME STAT LEADERS

Goals - Moreau, Penner, Brule (1 each)
Assists - Staios (2), O'Sullivan (1), Grebeshkov (1)
Points - Staios (2), Moreau (1), Brule (1), Penner (1), O'Sullivan (1), Grebeshkov (1)
Best +/- - Steve Staios (+3)
Worst +/- - Gilbert, O'Marra, Smid (-1 each)
Most Penalty Minutes - Stortini (2 mins)
Most Time On The Ice - 23:05 Denis Grebeshkov
Least Time On The Ice - 6:00 Ryan O'Marra
Most Shots - Reddox and Moreau (5 each)
Most Hits - Reddox, Pisani, Moreau (3 each)
Most Giveaways - Jason Strudwick (2)
Most Takeaways - 9 Players tied with 1 each
Most Blocked Shots - Steve Staios (5)
Best Faceoffs - (8W-5L for 62%) Andrew Cogliano
Worst faceoffs - (6W-9L for 40%) Ryan Potulny
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BEERS

Andrew Cogliano - I really liked his play tonight.  He was buzzing everywhere and generated lots of opportunities when ever he was out.  Maybe just maybe, this was his "see what your missing" type of game to the Sens?  He went 8W-5L for 62% on the faceoff dot.  Where did that come from?  I just thought that overall he had a great game despite no points. Cool, cold Bud Cogs? Cheers!

Steve Staios - What? Does it feel like hell froze over to you too?  Steady Steve was awesome tonight.  I couldn't believe what I was watching.  He picked up 2 assists and was a +3 on the night.  He even had 3 shots on net and 5 blocked shots.  I liked this guy.  He's much better than that other guy that was wearing the #24.  How about a gigantic frosty schooner of Canadian? Cheers!

Ethan Moreau - Yup.  Hell did freeze over.  It pains me to have him in the beers section, but it is what it is.  He was freaking pretty good.  *scratches head*  I just don't get it.  It's funny because Paq Twinn and I were making fun of him this afternoon.  But what the hell do we know?  Chopper had a goal and 5 hits.  He was, as Pierre MacGuire says, a monster.  Beer Bong time! Cheers!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Dustin Penner (The big guy scores and plays great again.  Maybe Pens was the one that started the whole hell freezing over thing?), Sam Gagner (He has stepped up since the other guys have been injured.  It's nice to see him improve this season. 50% faceoffs), Liam Reddox (He had 5 shots and 3 hits.  Quinn's new go to guy?), Ryan O'Marra (For his 1st ever NHL game he did pretty good.  Much better than I expected.  He's the 2nd piece in the Ryan Smyth deal. It's kind of ironic that he gets called up to replace Nilsson.), Denis Grebeshkov (He did pretty good.  One of his better games but still scary to watch when he has the puck in the Oilers zone.  He had 1 goal and 3 shots.), Patrick O'Sullivan (he didn't do anything special, he just played well. He had 1 assist.), Gilbert Brule (Great effort to produce his goal.  His game is getting better game by game.)

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JEERS

Lubomir Visnovsky - Holy crap that was a bad game for Lubo.  He was losing the puck all over the place and falling down.  It was such a mess for him.  He even took a nasty face wash which hurt him a bit.  I'm sure he will rebound back and play a solid game tomorrow night.  But for tonight... Booooo!

Jason Strudwick - This guy was 100% pure bad.  He lost the puck at one point and didn't even know it.  He just looked out of place all game.  Let's hope Chorney or Souray come back soon.  Bad night Struds.  Boooo!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Jeff Deslauriers (He was rusty right from the start and didn't really look good till halfway through the third.  I can't really blame him for sub par play when this was his 3rd game of the year.  You should have seen him handle the puck.  Scary.)

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GOAT WATCH

(Smokin' Ray) Ethan Moreau - You read the Beers. *shrugs shoulders* Anyone want to bet he won't do that again tomorrow?

(Paq Twinn) Robert Nilsson - He was a scratch.  What's to be mad at?  It's a good thing. :)
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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - I enjoyed this game.  It was fun to watch but I really hate to lose in the shootout.  It just drives me crazy and I don't know why.  It was nice to see O'Marra play his 1st ever game.  He did well.  It was a strange game where we saw Visnovsky poop in the bed, while we had Staios and Moreau rocking it up.  But whatever, it was worth the money.  I'm excited that we play Buffalo tomorrow.  *squee* I can hardly wait. PS: I thought that the stick throwing/swiping incident was total crap for Kovalev to do.  Someone should have smacked him in the mouth.

Paq Twinn - He missed the game.

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GAME STATS

- Game Summary

- Event Summary

- Shootout Details

- Scoring Chances (MC79)

- Mike's Blawg Player Grades

- Full NHL Play By Play

- Oilers Time On The Ice

- Opponents Time On The Ice

- Faceoff Reports

- Shots Report

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NEXT GAME

Edmonton Oilers vs. Buffalo Sabres

Wed, Nov 11/09
5:00 pm MT
TSN

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BREAKING NEWS!!! Edmonton Oilers Steve MacIntyre is Put On Waivers

Sadly Big Mac's days are done in Edmonton.  It's too bad.  He was one of my favorite players and he wore the number of one of my other favorite players.  Today the Edmonton Oilers placed MacIntyre on waivers.  If he clears waivers then he will be sent down to the Springfield Falcons AHL club where he can beat up people down there.  I have my fingers crossed he doesn't get picked up.  Really... his services aren't in demand out there. 

Here is the link to his Jib Cutter post. He will be forever immortalized here at Oilers Jambalaya.

Good luck wherever you go Big Mac.  You're a good person.

B&J #80 Edmonton Oilers Recap vs. Avalanche (11/08/09)

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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- Hemsky, Jacques, Smid, Souray, Horcoff, Pouliot, and Stone are all injured so the Oilers called up Ryan Potulny and Liam Reddox.  Both will play in this game.

- I really am getting concerned with all the games that they have Khabibulin playing in so far.  He's only supposed to play around 55 games and he's on pace for a lot more than that. 
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Pre-Game Records

Edmonton Oilers (7-8-1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (12-3-2)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner-Gagner-O'Sullivan
Comrie-Brule-Nilsson
Reddox-Cogliano-Pisani
Moreau-Potulny-Stortini

Chorney-Visnovsky
Grebeshkov-Gilbert
Strudwick-Staios

Khabibulin
Deslauriers

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**These are Re-Tweets of Paq Twinn's LIVE TweetCast© at www.Twitter.com/PaqTwinn **

1st PERIOD

- Welcome to the Oilers @ Avs LIVE *TweetCast*.
- Oilers will be in tough tonight, Avs are 6-0 at home.
- Waiting for anthems and puck drop.
- Here we go, Oilers win the draw.
- Storts goes to the net, it gets rough. 17:43 1st
- Patty-O has a good rush
- Reddox gets drilled. Svatos gets 2 for boarding. Oilers PP.
- Comrie Scores!. 1-0 Oilers 5 mins in.
- Patty-O goes off for 2. Oilers PK 14:25 1st
- Khabi stones Cumiskey.
- Coincidental minors. 4on3 Oilers PK
- Oilers kill it off. 5on5
- Svatos scores. 1-1 Tie game 12 mins left in 1st
- Halfway through, it's been a pretty even game.
- Oilers doing a better job clearing their zone.
- Oilers PP 6:20 1st
- Gilbert Scores! on a point shot through traffic. PP Goal. 2-1 Oilers
- Oilers are 2-2 on PP. 2-1 Oilers 5 mins left in 1st
- 2 min warning
- With 1:19 remaining in the 1st, Oilers get 3rd PP.
- Pens Scores! on a cross ice one timer from Patty-O. 3-1 Oilers. under a min to go 1st.
- After the 1st its 3-1 Oilers.
- Oilers have been playing good tonight. They're skating and hitting again.
- Oilers need to work harder 5on5, Avs have had the advantage when even.

2nd PERIOD

- 2nd period is underway, Oilers start on PP.
- The PP looked good but couldn't score. 3-1 Oilers 18:07 2nd
- Grebs trips an Av forward. Oilers PK 18:00
- Khabi makes a stop, falls, gets back and makes another stop.
- Oilers kill off Grebs penalty.
- Hensick scores, on ping pong point shot. 3-2 Oilers 15:04 2nd
- Shots are 20-16 for the Avs so far.
- Good pace to the game tonight.
- Hannan gets a puck in the face, and goes down. #tookitinthenose
- Comrie crosschecks Foote, after they get tangled up.
- Oilers PK 10:50 2nd
- Avs buzzing on the PP
- Oilers kill off the penalty.
- Khabi makes 2 great saves on Wolski.
- Avs outshooting Oilers 15-5 6:30 2nd
- This has turned into a grind it out type of game.
- Storts goes off at 3:12, Oilers PK
- Avs get chances but Oilers kill it off. Last min 2nd
- After 2 periods, Oilers lead the Avs 3-2.
- Avs out played Oilers in the 2nd.

3rd PERIOD

- 3rd period is underway.
- Good pace to start the 3rd.
- McLeod goes off for 2. Oilers PP 15:58 3rd
- Potulny Scores! after getting 2 onetimers off. 4-2 Oilers 15:15 3rd
- Jones scores. with Khabi down and out. 4-3 Oilers. 12:29 3rd
- Pace has picked up, the game is fast
- Dupuis goes for charging. Oilers PP. 9:19 3rd
- Oilers have a good PP but get one past Anderson. 4-3 Oilers 7:11 3rd
- Back and forth action, great chances.
- Avs get bench minor, too many men. Oilers PP 5:29 3rd
- Cogs Scores! just after the PP ended. 5-3 Oilers 3:20 3rd
- 2 min warning
- Avs pull goalie, last min
- Oilers Win! 5-3 over the Avs.
- Gilbert(1), Potulny(2), Penner(3) get the Stars
- Good road game and a needed win tonight. the call ups did good in their roles.
- Thanks for following this Live *TweetCast*. Next up the Senators on Tues. PPV at 5:30.

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GAME HIGHLIGHTS



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FINAL SCORE

Edmonton Oilers - 5


Colorado Avalanche - 3


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GAME STATS

- Event Summary

- Game Summary

- Post Game Video Reaction

- Full NHL Play By Play

- Oilers Time On The Ice

- Avs Time On The Ice

- Faceoffs Report

- Shots Report

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

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GOAT WATCH

(Smokin' Ray) Ethan Moreau - He was average.  Nothing I could really get mad at.  But seeing a guy like Potulny, it makes me want to get rid of him that much more.

(Paq Twinn) Robert Nilsson - He played ok.  He had an assist and probably didn't piss off Quinn much tonight.  But he still sucks.

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GAME STAT LEADERS

Goals - Cogliano, Potulny, Penner, Gilbert, Comrie (1 each)
Assists - Nilsson, Potulny, O'Sullivan, Staios, Penner, Grebeshkov, Visnovsky, Gilbert, Reddox, Gagner (1 each)
Points - Potulny (2), Penner (2), Gilbert (2)
Best +/- - Staios, Pisani, Strudwick, Reddox (All +1)
Worst +/- - Chorney (-3)
Penalty Minutes - O'Sullivan, Grebeshkov, Strudwick, Stortini, Comrie (All had 2 minutes)
Most Time On The Ice - Penner (22:30)
Least Time On The Ice - Stortini (10:31)
Most Shots - Potulny (5 shots)
Most Hits - Reddox (4 hits)
Most Giveaways - Potulny (2 giveaways)
Most Takeaways - Nilsson, Potulny, Grebeshkov (All had 1)
Most Blocked Shots - Staios (4 blocked shots)
Best Faceoffs - Gagner (12W-7L= 63%)
Worst faceoffs - Brule (2W-6L=25%)

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BEERS

Tom Gilbert - He actually looked like a legit NHL player tonight.  He made very little mistakes and was actually good.  Like real good.  I was shocked.  He scores his 1st of the season and also picks up an assist.  Stellar performance for a guy that has not been good in my eyes this year.  It's about time.  How about a Molson Canadian? Cheers!

Ryan Potulny - For a call up he rocked.  He scores on the PP and picks up an assist.  He was really good.  Maybe it was just the excitement of being called up, but he sure looked ready for the chance.  He's even rockin' a Movember mustache.  Sweet.  Great stuff tonight Potsy.  How about a first ever beer from B&J?  Cheers!

Patrick O'Sullivan - I was glad that he at least picked up an assist.  He's been busting his hump this year and has been snake bitten for the most part.  He took three of shots and really tried to do all the little things right.  He had 3 blocked shots and played an enormous 22:18 of ice time.  It think he's thirsty after that game.  How about a frosty Coors lite?  Cheers!
Sam Gagner - With Horcoff out, Gagner steps in and shows why he is the future of this franchise.  Not only did he pick up an assist, he ran the PP with ease and dominated in the faceoff circle.  Wow!  The guy stands up once again and says "Here I am, take notice".  Great game Gags.  It's Miller Time. Cheers!

Dustin Penner - He just keeps adding to his point totals.  Two more points tonight with a goal and an assist.  Am I surprised anymore? No.  Penner for Team Canada!!!  It's Bud chuggin' time.  Cheers!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Zack Stortini (The big guy started the emotion early and played well.), Liam Reddox (Not a bad night for the MacT fart sniffer.  He picks up an assist and had a team high, 4 hits.), Mike Comrie (The Duffman played good.  But like I said at the beginning of the season, he's only good in the first half of a game.), Lubomir Visnovsky (He was good.  He maybe missed Smid out there a little.  He's just such a fast skater it's crazy.), Jason Strudwick (He was physical and played ok. 2 hits and  3 blocked shots), Steve Staios (+1 and an assist.  He does that and 4 blocked shots.  Where's the real Steve?), Andrew Cogliano (He scores a goal and breaths a sigh of releif.  The Oilers need more games like this from him.)

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JEERS

Taylor Chorney - He played ok, but finished the game a team worst -3.  Maybe it was because Quinn has a lot of confidance in him right now and he was out a lot.  But to beat a team 5-3 and still end the game at -3 stinks.  That means you were on the ice for every goal against.  Not a good night in my books.  Booooo!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Nikolai Khabibulin (He was caught out of his crease a few times.  As good as he's been lately, he wasn't all that hot tonight.)

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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - That was a much better game from the Oilers.  It was their effort level.  They actually had one.  It's about freaking time.  It's kind of sad when you realize that Reddox was the hit leader on this team tonight.  Seriously, what kind of damage could he really do?  Habby (I seen it on his helmet) didn't look great tonight and so it's lucky that the team potted five goals.  But a win is a win and I/we should feel good once again.  GOILERS!

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NEXT GAME

Edmonton Oilers vs. Ottawa Senators

Tuesday, Nov 10/09
5:30 pm MT
PPV

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If I was Owner / GM / Coach... #3

The Panic Mode Button has been pushed.  Thousands of Oiler fans are crying out for Tambellini to make some sort of a trade/move.  Anything right now would appease these fans.  Well... almost anything.

IF I WAS OWNER I WOULD: If I was Katz, I'd suck it up and send Nilsson down to the minors.  The guy stinks and needs to be shown the door.  I'd probably do the same to Moreau as well.  He sure isn't helping the team either. And let's be real... who is going to take those two?  So much for having money.

IF I WAS GM I WOULD: The Oilers desperately need a guy who can win faceoffs in a consistent and winning manner.  As of right now, it's anyone's guess which Oiler will be the best of the night.  One day it's Gagner and the next it's Horcoff, the day after that it's Cogliano.  It's just crazy right now and it seems to be hurting this team. 

The other need this team has, is it needs players that can demolish the other teams better players.  We had that with Jacques and Stone, but Stone has not played in awhile and Jacques is now suffering from his bad back.  Without those two, the Oilers are a soft team.  Nevermind not having Souray back yet either.  Quinn wants this type of player in his lineup and if Tambo was smart, he'd find one.  So if I was GM, I'd try and shore up those two positions and give this team a better chance to win.

IF I WAS COACH I WOULD:  If I was Quinn, I'd be bugging Tambo and Katz everyday for a little help on the ice.  You know the team isn't in good shape when Reddox is called up.  There isn't much that Quinn and Co. can really do to improve.  It's up to Tambo and Katz.

This team is in trouble and there is some easy fixes.  But can it all be pulled off?

B&J #79 Edmonton Oilers Recap vs. New York Rangers (11/5/09)

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? Horcoff and Souray.  Horcoff has shoulder problems and will be out 7-10 days (from what I know) and Souray skated yesterday and today so that's good a good sign.  He will still be out for awhile.

- When is Deslauriers going to play again?  How is he going to play 20 games this year when he's seen very little action so far this season?  The team stinks right now anyways so why not?  They may play harder with the back up in net.

- I still can't believe that my cable bill is going to kill me next month right before Christmas.  4 PPV's in 6 games.  Why?  And the NHL wonders why people watch the games for free on their PC's.  And the worst part is... we pay $13.95 for lackluster efforts.  PPV's are always bad games for the Oilers.  I just might start watching them for free too.

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Pre-Game Records

Edmonton Oilers (7-7-1) vs. New York Rangers (9-6-1)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner-Gagner-Hemsky
Comrie-O'Sullivan-Nilsson
Moreau-Cogliano-Pisani
MacIntyre-Brule-Stortini

Chorney-Visnovsky
Gilbert-Grebeshkov
Strudwick-Staios

Khabibulin
Deslauriers

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**These are Re-Tweets of Paq Twinn's LIVE TweetCast© at www.Twitter.com/PaqTwinn **

1st PERIOD

- Welcome to the Oilers vs Rangers LIVE *TweetCast*.
- Horc is out (shoulder), Comrie's back in, Gags is on the top line.
- Souray is still out but not for much longer. #wentforaskate
- Waiting for anthems and puck drop. GOILERS!!!
- Here we go, Oilers win the draw.
- Big Mac goes off for hooking. Oilers PK 17:52 1st.
- Oilers kill it off. #goodpk
- Voros takes a tripping call. Oilers PP 15:11 1st
- Oilers get a chance but can't score on the PP.
- Khabi makes a good save. 0-0 12:00 1st
- Oilers PP 9:57 1st
- A couple more chances but no goals on that PP either
- Flurry of chances for the Rangers. Khabi with some good saves.
- Higgins scores. 1-0 Rangers 4:32 1st
- Cogs gets a good chance. Oilers get 3rd PP 1:31 1st
- The 1st period ends, Oilers have :29 sec left on PP to start the 2nd.
- After the 1st it's 1-0 Rangers. Oilers need to pick up the pace next period.

2nd PERIOD

- 2nd period underway, Oilers don't score on remainder of PP.
- It's a back and forth period, with the Rangers carrying most of the play. 15:12 2nd
- Lisin goes off for hooking. Oilers 4th chance on PP 14:06 2nd
- Some good passing, Lubo gets a good chance.
- Rangers kill off the penalty.
- Valliquette makes a great glove save on Pens. #firstlineisgoodtonight
- Hemmer gets a good chance. Everyone crashes into the net and it comes off the moorings. 10:24 2nd
- Oilers go on the PK. 9:54 2nd
- Callahan scores on a deft tip off Del Zotto's half board shot. 2-0 Rangers
- Storts with an open net chance but missed the shot, nice pass from Comrie.
- Lubo Scores on a nice drive to the net. 2-1 Rangers 5:08 2nd
- Pisani takes a holding call. #badtimingpenalty 4:34 2nd
- Higgins gets a few wacks from the side of the net. Khabi stands his ground.
- Kotalik scores right off the face off. 3-1 Rangers 3:20 2nd
- 2 min warning
- Now Gilbert goes off for interference. Oilers PK :58 2nd
- Khabi has to make a great save off a deflection with 2 sec left.
- Rangers have 1 min remaining on PP to start the 3rd
- After the 2nd Rangers lead the Oilers 3-1
- Oilers aren't playing that well, other than the 1st line no one is getting pressure, and even they can't sustain anything

3rd PERIOD

- 3rd period is underway. shots are 28-16 for the Rangers so far.
- Khabi makes another good save on the PK. Oilers kill it off.
- Pisani gets his stick up on Del Zotto. Oilers PK for 4min. 16:05 3rd
- Oilers have killed the first half of dbl minor, thanks to Khabi.
- Pens with a great short handed rush, turned 2 Rangers inside out, but can't beat the goalie
- Gaborik scores, point shot tip lands in the crease, Gaborik taps it in. 4-1 Rangers
- Comrie Scores on a simple shot through traffic. 4-2 Rangers halfway through the 3rd.
- Shots are 35-22 for the Rangers 8:40 3rd
- Oilers go back on PK. Moreau off for 2.
- Oilers with a big PK. Khabi lost his stick for a bit.
- Oilers are pressing now. 3:00 3rd #toolittletoolate?
- With a faceoff deep in Rangers zone, look for Khabi to leave the net. #extraattacker
- Oilers getting lots of pressure. last min
- Oilers lose 4-2 to the Rangers. Rangers had 18 PPshots tonight, scoring twice.
- Gaborik(1), Patty-O(2), Valiquette(3) get the stars.
- Thanks for following this Live *TweetCast*. Next up the Avs on Sunday. Time to start winning on the road, or else, things could get ugly.
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FINAL SCORE

New York Rangers - 4

Edmonton Oilers - 2

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

Ethan Moreau - Just when the team is trying to mount a comeback, you push a guy down and the puck is no where near you.  WTF were you thinking?  Did you not notice that the team was sucking bad anyways on the PK?  Or is this your way of taking the team (bull) by the horns?  ps. It didn't work.

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GOAT WATCH

(Smokin' Ray) Ethan Moreau - He did nothing to contribute. Plus he tops it off with the BTP of the game.  Baaaad effort.
(Paq Twinn) Robert Nilsson - He also did nothing to contribute to this team.  Well... other than some bad errant passes.  When is he going to go on waivers?

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BEERS

Sam Gagner - He played like he was 200lbs.  Quinn wants guys to go to the "tough" areas and Gagner does just that.  He was the guy that was taking the beating so the team might have a chance of a screen or a rebound.  I really think that this kid is going to be the "man" for the Oilers in the next 2 years.  He has a ways to go, but when he gets there he is going to be scary good.  Good effort tonight Gags.  Budweiser?  Cheers!

Patrick O'Sullivan - He did everything he could tonight, well, other than score.  But he did get an assist on the Comrie goal.  He really needs to watch his turnovers.  He had 3 tonight.  But I really like his full out effort that he shows just about every game.  If this team is going to suck, then it's hard to blame guys that try hard.  A mug o' beer?  Cheers!

Taylor Chorney - I just don't see him getting demoted now to 7th guy when Smid comes back in.  And honestly, I don't see him losing a spot when Souray comes back.  I'm expecting a trade from the Oilers soon.  This kid is for real.  He played a real solid game tonight and had 3 blocked shots.  He was flawless.  Frosty beer time?  Cheers!

Lubomir Visnovsky - He's so damn good that it makes me wonder why LA gave him up.  I'm glad we have him.  I've never seen anyone catch Gaborik like that.  This is our best guy on D until Souray gets back.  He scores a beauty while taking 4 shots and had 2 takeaways and 2 blocked shots.  He's freaking great.  Enjoy a cold beer Lubo. Cheers!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Ales Hemsky (He had the moves and the energy, but faded half ways in the game), Tom Gilbert (He played a lot and looked ok), Denis Grebeshkov (Played well, he just sucked at penalty killing.), Andrew Cogliano (He was flying out there. He managed 6 shots but couldn't score.)

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JEERS

Robert Nilsson - He managed to be the only person on the team that ended up a -1.  Yay!  Seriously, get rid of this guy.  He makes the most asinine plays that I have ever seen.  Blind passes DO NOT WORK.  How is he getting minutes and MacIntyre gets 1:40?  I say to the minors with you. Booooo!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Ethan Moreau (He had the BTP and was invisible but led the team in hits. Go figure?), Fernando Pisani (Bad penalties and a bad game.)

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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - I'm getting sick of this already.  WTF Oilers?  This is getting old.  Does Quinn need to crack the whip and shake up things again?  I'd send Nilsson packing and send a message to the team that enough is enough.  Either crap or get off the pot.  This team will never win unless all the players are going to show up.  These last 7 games... the Oilers have not.  Boooo!!!

Paq Twinn - Another bad effort by the Oilers. How many of these games before Tambo makes a move. The 1st line played good tonight, and the 2nd had their moments, the D weren't that bad either. Everyone else had bad games. How long will it take, to learn how to clear the puck. The wingers are too deep, trying to help, and then they give up point shots. Its a vicsous circle that has to stop for this team to succeed. Game Grade: D.

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NEXT GAME

Oilers vs. Avalanche

Sunday Nov 8/09
6:00 pm MT
Sportsnet West

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