To continue on with the New Season, New Life attitude around here, I want to introduce Brandon Drescher from the Church of Eberle hockey blog. Brandon joins Smokin' Ray, Scott, Eric, Paq, Nick and Marsha on the OJ team.
I somehow manged to kidnap, drug and brain wash the guy into thinking writing here at Oilers Jambalaya is a good idea.
Hehe! Gullible people.
All kidding aside, I have been enjoying Brandon's posts over at his blog, and even in the short time it's existed, I can see great potential in Brandon. He has a passion for the Oilers and wants to see them succeed much like the rest of us do. He's been fun to chat with on twitter and we seem to have similar views on the Oilers. I think Brandon is going to fit in around here just fine.
He's always around when ever there is a TweetCast and he will also be posting about whatever is on his mind.
The way I look at it, every good team needs a hot shot rookie right? There... so now we have one. ;)
Let's all welcome the (rookie) Brandon to Oilers Jambalaya.
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Stockton Thunder, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks, has announced the team's training camp for the 2010-11 season will officially start Sunday, Oct. 3 at Stockton Arena.
The Thunder is scheduled to use Stockton Arena as its flagship practice site. "Fan Fest" will highlight the final week of training camp, beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Stockton Arena on Sunday, Oct. 10. Admission for the event is free to the general public and additional information will be announced soon.
All practice sess ions at Stockton Arena are open to the media.
The training camp roster lineup will vary for all practice sessions. Those media members seeking specific players should check with the Thunder media relations department in advance for the best time to gain access to individuals as it will likely change daily. Media availability for Thunder head coach Matt Thomas will be held immediately following the conclusion of each day's session.
A training camp roster will be announced soon.
All media wishing to cover practice sessions must contact the Thunder media relations department at (209) 373-1500. As per club media policy, the training room and restrooms inside the team dressing room are strictly off-limits at all times. Players receiving medical treatment in training room during the access period will be available to the media following treatment.
Welcome to another fine Edmonton Oilers Beers & Jeers Game Recap.
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FINAL SCORE
EDMONTON OILERS - 5
TAMPA BAYLIGHTNING - 2
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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES
Taylor Hall - Sam Gagner - Ales Hemsky
Magnus Paajarvi - Andrew Cogliano - Dustin Penner
Liam Reddox - Colin Fraser- Gilbert Brule
Steve MacIntyre - Tyler Pitlick - Linus Omark
Ladislav Smid - Kurtis Foster
Richard Petiot - Tom Gilbert
Shawn Belle - Alex Plante
Devan Dubnyk
Jeff Deslauriers
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
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BEERS & JEERS PLAYER GRADES
The Cult of Hockey Grading System: 10perfect 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.
#2 JAMES VANDERMEER - (0) DNP
#4 TAYLOR HALL - (8)BEERS Hall was great. He was a little shaky and uncomfortable in the start but settled in nicely with his linemates Gagner and Hemsky. He played 17:09 and scored his first ever pre-season goal in Rexall. The crowd went nuts. Hell, we went nuts here at home. Taylor Hall for Mayor!
#5 LADISLAV SMID - (7) Very solid. He looked very good with Foster. Smid will play a big role this year with the Oilers and tonight was a good start to that. He would have had a higher rating but his 3 penalties kind of hampers the love from me.
#6 RYAN WHITNEY - (0) DNP
#10 SHAWN HORCOFF - (0) DNP
#12 ALEXANDRE GIROUX - (0) DNP
#13 ANDREW COGLIANO - (7) Cogliano looked like he was playing with a chip on his shoulder. He scored a goal and played a very decent game. He had some PP and PK time tonight. He looked best on the PK. Good game for Andrew.
#14 JORDAN EBERLE - (0) DNP
#16 COLIN FRASER - (6) He's feisty. Which is a good thing for a player who's trying to find a spot on a team that's loaded with talent. I found no real problems in his game. He's not a high level player, but he's very serviceable. He finished +1.
#20 BRAD MORAN - (0) DNP
#22 JF JACQUES - Injured
#23 LINUS OMARK - (5) He had some bright spots, but for the most part, he was a disappointment. I heard so much about him and I wanted to see how he would be in Rexall. He was -1 and played 9:30. I suspect we will see him again.
#25 BEN ONDRUS (0) - DNP
#26 KURTIS FOSTER - (8)BEERS I really, really like Foster. I was concerned that there wasn't a replacement for Souray. Foster seems to be that guy. In fact, he's looks like a #3 guy and not a 4-5 guy. He blocked a team high 5 shots and played 19:54. I like this signing.
#27 DUSTIN PENNER - (5) I noticed him at the start and after that, it was like he wasn't even playing. He didn't crash the net like he's good at. He didn't force himself at all on the Lightning. I was disappointed in Penner even with an assist. I expected more.
#28 RYAN JONES - (0) DNP
#29 MARTIN GERBER - (0) DNP
#33 STEVE MACINTYRE - (4)JEERSHe played well enough not to get burned. But let's be real, he had no place in this game. For the 2nd game in a row, no fight from Big Mac. He took a double minor with less than 5 to go and was tossed. He had no impact on this game at all. Stortini should have played instead. Booooo!
#35 NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN - (0) DNP
#36 GREGORY STEWART(0) - DNP
#37 RICHARD PETIOT - (7) I quite liked Petiot. He played a very good hard nosed game where he landed some big hits. He possesses a strong defensive coverage. Petiot is going to give the Barons some stability. He played good.
#38 JEFF DESLAURIERS - (7) Played well for coming in cold (unlike Dubnyk yesterday). He seemed to have worked on his positioning this summer and he seems poised and ready to battle for that backup position. I want to see JDD in one more game to make sure I seen what I seen.
#40 DEVAN DUBNYK - (7) He had a much better game than yesterday. While he was shaky in the 1st and was scored on high glove side, he smartened up and played good for the rest of his time in net.
#41 TAYLOR CHORNEY - (0) DNP
#42 RYAN O'MARRA - (0) DNP
#43 JASON STRUDWICK - (0) DNP
#45 SHAWN BELLE - (7) I liked Belle. He was in your face and blocked 4 shots. He's trying to win a job and while I don't think he will get one right now, he's definitely a guy to watch for the future. He had an assist and was +1. All this while playing 19:51 of ice time. Solid!
#46 ZACK STORTINI - (6) DNP
#48 ALEX PLANTE - (8) Holy crap I like Plante! He played an amazing 21:23 and sure didn't look like he wasn't an NHL'er. He may just take that spot on the 3rd pairing. He had 2 assists and was a +1. He never made and stupid mistakes. Plante is a keeper.
#49 THEO PECKHAM - (0) DNP
#54 CHRIS VANDE VELDE - (0) DNP
#56 TEEMU HARTKAINEN - (0) DNP
#57 COLIN MACDONALD - (0) DNP
#58 JEFF PETRY - (0) DNP
#67 GILBERT BRULE - (5)JEERS He didn't do anything. He played only 8:48 because of it. Another disappointing performance. I expected way more out of him. Boooooo!
#68 TYLER PITLICK - (4)JEERS He had little to no effect on this game. He played 7:41 and was -1. Tonight was not his night. You could tell tonight he was a boy amongst men.
#77 TOM GILBERT - (7) He was good enough to not look bad. He never really took control and at times was out played by Petoit. Gilbert is going to have to be a rock with Whitney this year to be successful.
#81 JAKE TAYLOR - (0) DNP
#83 ALES HEMSKY - (7) He had a few great passes to Hall in this game. I thought that for the most part Hemsky had no razzle and no dazzle. There was no fancy moves. He's changed I think. It seemed like he mentally tried to not hold the puck and he tried to pass it around. I liked that. But I still want razzle dazzle.
#85 LIAM REDDOX - (5) He was OK. He did his thing and worked hard. He's just not a game changer, but he will be good in OKC.
#89 SAM GAGNER - (7) He was a good compliment to Hall. He made some neat passes to him and they seemed to have some chemistry. Gagner played 20:04 and did good with that amount of time. He could have been better on the PP and I thought he did not bad on the PK. Mind you, a lot of his laid back playing was directly linked to him having to make sure he back checked. It's not like Hemsky back checks.
#91 MAGNUS PAAJARVI - (10)BEERS The best player by a long shot tonight. In fact, this might be the only perfect game I ever hand out. He scored a hat trick and had an assist for a four point night and made it look easy in the process. Paajarvi has been playing with men for a few years and it really shows. I didn't find a single thing wrong with his game (unless I missed something). His speed was explosive and he's a very aggressive puck handler. Give him some time and we might have ourselves the next great Oilers superstar. WOW!
None - Steve MacIntyre's double minor was close to being a BTP. He late period antics could have cost the Oilers the game if the score was close. But it wasn't and for that reason it wasn't listed as a BTP.
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Welcome to the 2nd pre-season game for the Edmonton Oilers. Enjoy the TweetCast.
It's a puck bag full of fun!
Taylor Hall - Sam Gagner - Ales Hemsky
Magnus Paajarvi - Andrew Cogliano - Dustin Penner
Liam Reddox - Colin Fraser- Gilbert Brule
Steve MacIntyre - Tyler Pitlick - Linus Omark
Ladislav Smid - Kurtis Foster
Richard Petiot - Tom Gilbert
Shawn Belle - Alex Plante
Welcome to another fine Edmonton Oilers Beers & Jeers Game Recap.
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FINAL SCORE
EDMONTON OILERS - 3
VANCOUVER CANUCKS - 2
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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES
Alex Giroux-Shawn Horcoff-Jordan Eberle
Greg Stewart-Brad Moran-Zack Stortini
Colin McDonald-Ryan O'Marra-Teemu Hartikainen
Steve MacIntyre-Chris Vande Velde-Ben Ondrus
Ryan Whitney-Jeff Petry
Jim Vandermeer-Theo Peckham
Taylor Chorney-Jake Taylor
Devan Dubnyk
Martin Gerber
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
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BEERS & JEERS PLAYER GRADES
The Cult of Hockey Grading System: 10perfect 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.
#2 JAMES VANDERMEER - (7) Surprisingly he was good. He had some PP time and played a very physical game with Peckham. Watching those two together, I can easily see that as the Oilers 3rd pairing. They were scary to play against.
#4 TAYLOR HALL - DNP
#5 LADISLAV SMID - DNP
#6 RYAN WHITNEY - (8)BEERS: Whitney had a three assist night. He played a pretty good game and was solid all night long. He a lot of the small things right and he helped make Petry look invisible.
#10 SHAWN HORCOFF - (8)BEERS: Horcoff looks like a new man. He's got his wheels back and his eye for finding people is back on track. Horcoff proved with his play tonight and his words and work ethic in the past few weeks, he's ready to lead this team. No doubt, Shawn Horcoff should and will be the captain of this team.
#12 ALEXANDRE GIROUX - (8)BEERS: He was paired with Horcoff and Eberle. This line seemed to work and a large part of it was Giroux and he crafty ways of handling and distributing the puck. He made a very strong case for himself tonight. I want to see more of Giroux.
#13 ANDREW COGLIANO - DNP
#14 JORDAN EBERLE - (7) His poise is crazy. He held the puck where most NHL players would panic and dump it. Eberle is the real deal. He may not be hyped like Hall or flashy like Omark, but Eberle will grow into a pretty full package. He plays well with Horcoff.
#16 COLIN FRASER - DNP
#20 BRAD MORAN - (6) I thought that he was OK. I personally didn't notice him a whole lot.
#22 JF JACQUES - Injured
#25 BEN ONDRUS (8) - BEERS: Earlier in the day I said that Ondrus will be one of the next ones to go home. Not after that performance. Ondrus played like a powerhouse. He crashed and banged. He shot at the right times. He played like he wanted a spot on the team. How can he not get another look? Boy was I wrong.
#26 KURTIS FOSTER - DNP
#27 DUSTIN PENNER - DNP
#28 RYAN JONES - DNP
#29 MARTIN GERBER - (8) He played well. He didn't get scored on and I thought he stood out as the better goalie out of him and Luongo. The OKC Barons are in good hands with Gerber.
#33 STEVE MACINTYRE - (7) This might be the highest mark Big Mac ever gets. But no word of a lie, he's 100 times better than the last time I seen him. The Canucks had a more skilled team and he didn't look bad. He's an improved guy. He may just be able to play more than 3 minutes a game.
#35 NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN - DNP
#36 GREGORY STEWART(8) - I really didn't know much, nor do I still, but tonight he impressed the hell out of me. He busted his ass and he managed to score a breakaway PP goal. It was a beauty. I think Stewart has earned another look.
#38 JEFF DESLAURIERS - DNP
#40 DEVAN DUBNYK - (5) He didn't have a lot of shots and when he did, one of them was a pretty terrible softie. I'm sure he will bounce back. I can only guess how it must suck coming in half ways through a game.
#41 TAYLOR CHORNEY - (6) He was serviceable. He did make some great plays like knocking a Canuck down and prevented a breakaway. He's really in need of another solid AHL year. Much like Peckham.
#42 RYAN O'MARRA - (6) He was also serviceable. I don't get (by watching him on TV) why some folks think he's going to make the Oilers. No chance. The best part of his game was getting involved in that fight. I guess we will see what happens to him but I wouldn't be shocked if he's in OKC.
#43 JASON STRUDWICK - DNP
#46 ZACK STORTINI - (6) He had flashes of grinding it out and being a hard guy to play against. But to me, as the game wore on, I noticed him less even though Renney rolled the 4 lines. Storts needs to play like his job is on the line.
#49 THEO PECKHAM - (7) He played very well with Vandermeer. He plays a really gritty hard nosed game and wants to engage other players. That's what the Oilers need, but is Peckham ready? I'm not 100% sure.
#54 CHRIS VANDE VELDE - (8) He played on a line with MacIntyre and Ben Ondrus. This was the supposed 4th line. Vande Velde had an assist on Ondrus' 1st goal of the game and he scored the 2nd goal of the game. I would think he gets another look.
#56 TEEMU HARTKAINEN - (5) I didn't find him special at all. But I do want to see him in one more game.
#57 COLIN MACDONALD - (5) He had some good hits and was serviceable. He's not making the team.
#58 JEFF PETRY - (6) He played well. How can you not when Whitney is on fire? Petry will get another good year in OKC to develop. He is coming along nicely.
#67 GILBERT BRULE - DNP
#77 TOM GILBERT - DNP
#81 JAKE TAYLOR - (5) He was OK. Nothing to brag about. He's another guy who will help the Barons.
#83 ALES HEMSKY - DNP
#89 SAM GAGNER - DNP
#91 MAGNUS PAAJARVI - DNP
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BAD TIMING PENALTY
Alex Giroux - His kneeing penalty resulted in the Canucks first goal of the game. That goal caused a momentum shift and the Canucks stormed back. Luckily for Giroux, the Oilers found a way to win.
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