Friday, November 12, 2010
Double Double! Oilers vs Devils and OKC Barons vs Wolves / A LIVE TweetCast
Welcome to the Double Double LIVE TweetCast of the Edmonton Oilers vs the New Jersey Devils and the Oklahoma City Barons vs the Chicago Wolves.
This LIVE TweetCast is brought to you br OilersJambalaya.com and OilFieldHockey.com.
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OKC Barons vs Chicago Wolves
5:00pm MT Start
GAME STATS
GAME PREVIEW
BARONS ROSTER
MEDIA KIT
Listen to game HERE!
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Edmonton Oilers vs New Jersey Devils
5:00pm MT Start
GAME STATS
San Antonio Rampage at Oklahoma City Barons
6:00pm MT Start
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5:00pm MT Start
Excuse Me, Oilers? The Barons Are Calling
Painfully evident, is the Oilers losing streak. One has to wonder why the team hasn't raided the Barons yet, considering the success that they have had so far this season. In a radio interview, Kevin Lowe mentioned that they're pleased with the Barons success and would like to let it continue by letting the guys play together and gel. While I'm very happy with that, I don't quite understand. The Oilers are 14 games into their season with a 4-8-2 record. One thing that has been brought up is that the Oilers are "tanking" this season to better their odds at the number one pick for the 2011 draft. While it is a viable opinion, you have to wonder if they should be subjecting players like Eberle and Paajarvi to that. I agree that they need to learn to play in the NHL, but do you want them to suffer through that?
Edmonton fans have been calling for some call-ups, but who do you send down? Paajarvi and Hall are struggling to begin the season with 6 points in their 14 games. Hall, they're unable to send down due to the CHL/NHL agreement, but it may be a good thing to send Paajarvi down to gain some confidence. With the Barons winning as they are, it would be very easy for that to happen. Eberle has been doing quite well for himself with 9 points in his 14 games. I'd say Paajarvi is the one that gets sent down out of everybody.
Now, who do you call up? The Barons are 9-6-1, with the AHL's 2nd-best PK. The Oilers are dead last in the NHL on the PK. Someone like Belle would be good to help bolster the PK crew and would also help the NHL's worst defense that is giving up 3.7 goal per game. Maybe the Oilers want some scoring? The battle there is between Reddox and Omark. In my eyes, Reddox has the slight edge. While Omark is winning in the points battle, Reddox has been more consistent. And when you bring up that the Oilers have the worst defense, Reddox is one that can help out on that. Omark is very weak in the defensive side of the game and wouldn't be filling too much of a role that the Oilers need right now.
While I'm glad to have had the Barons team together for so long, I know it's not going to last. I just hope that when the Oilers decide to make some changes, I don't look at the transaction wire and see Edmonton and Oklahoma City listed every 3 entries. If they want to keep the Barons right while helping out the big club, they need to be smart about their decision and not call up someone every other day to try and see if they work. That can lead to way too much uncertainty and lose valuable playing time that the players could have had with either team.
-Written by Eric Rodgers-
Barons Game 17 Preview; Wolves III
Away: Chicago Wolves (6-7-1); Last game: 3-2 Loss vs. Texas
Home: Oklahoma City Barons (9-6-1); Last game: 6-3 Loss vs. San Antonio
Quick News and Notes
-This is the third of 8 meetings between the two teams.
-The series is tied at 1-1-0 for both teams.
-The Barons won the last game 4-1 in Chicago.
-Giroux has 2 goals and 1 assist against Chicago this season.
-Gerber has a 1.51 GAA and a .954 Save % against Chicago this season.
-Omark is tied for 4th in the league in points with 18. Michal Repik of Rochester leads the league with 21.
-Belle leads all defensemen in the league with 14 points.
-Darren Haydar(20) leads the Wolves with 14 points. Jason Krog(10) is next with 12.
-Barons PP: 18th in the league - 16/97 (16.5%); Barons PK: 2nd in the league - 76/84 (90.5%)
-Wolves PP: 4th in the league - 14/60 (23.3%); Wolves PK: 28th in the league - 41/69 (73.9%)
After Tuesday's horribly refereed game, the Barons look to rebound and get back on the winning track. After giving up 6 goals in each of the last two games, the goalies and the defense are really going to need to step it up and prevent that from happening again. Omark should be receiving his AHL/Reebok Player of the Week award tonight. The team has a whole week off after tonight, going into it with a win would be a great way to start it off. The puck drop is at 6:05 CDT/5:05 MDT. The game will be broadcast on 96.1 KXY. As always, you can follow myself(@AHLBarons) and Scott(@OilFieldHockey) as we tweet from the game.
-Written by Eric Rodgers-
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