Chills… So proud of the folks back in the YEG.
First things first, apparently Oilers prospect William Lagesson is on his way to the SHL in Sweden. At least according to the tweet below. It’s only rumored right now and nobody from the Oilers has announced it, so I suppose we’ll play the waiting game on this one but would it surprise you at all with all of the depth on the left side in the organization already?
Klefbom-Sekera-Nurse-Oesterle-Reinhart-Jones etc. I’m sure I’m missing someone but just off of the top of my head, Lagesson is behind all of them.
Rumour: William Lagesson (D) | Edmonton Oilers -> Djurgårdens IF | https://t.co/jFYfGb4CaJ #SHL
— EP Transfers (@ep_transfers) May 1, 2017
The draft lottery was something eh? Taylor Hall, man that guy has ZERO luck with the NHL teams he plays on aside from their sweet lottery wins.
Officially adding "NHL lottery ball specialist" to my hockey resume.
— Taylor Hall (@hallsy09) April 30, 2017
The question I have is, will the Devils go the old Oilers route and take the skilled winger OR will they take the stud center who’s been compared to Sean Monohan and Mark Scheifele but has major injury concerns.
My advice, trade down Ray! Trade down!!
Philly and Dallas must’ve had horseshoes up their butts. Wow! Did they ever luck out! Philly, in theory, should get that dynamic winger in Hischier they’ve been looking for for quite some time and Dallas’ options are WIDE open. Maybe they go for the sharp-shooting Owen Tippett?
Burning the Midnight Oil
The start to last night’s game was horrendous, to say the least, but with that said, the comeback was glorious! I think I could hear the roar of the crowd all of the way over here in Taipei after Connor scored that beauty.
Another player who was on his game was Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Wow, he was firing on all cylinders from the get-go and I wondered aloud if Todd McLellan might be tempted to get him out there a bit more often. I haven’t checked the TOI in the 3rd but I know McDavid and his dash three didn’t play all that much once the game was out of hand. So maybe RNH did, in fact, get more ice-time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcJXIkO6i9E
The Wagner goal was unfortunate though and Darnell Nurse is struggling. I think Nurse really wants to make a difference but he’s not quite there yet and he’s hurting the team a bit.
Is it time to take him out for a game? Just a break to watch the game from the box and get his head squared away. Could Eric Gryba fill in for a game?
Can somebody answer me this? Why do I keep seeing Benning and Nurse out at the same time as Connor is on the ice? You’d think you’d want your best pairing w/97 out there. Maybe that is Nurse/Benning though… Either way, it’s seems off and I expect to see Klefbom and Larsson. Just thinking out lout here.
Here’s the thing though the Oilers kept the pedal to the medal and had their chances to score after that 4th goal by the Ducks but John Gibson stood on his head and Anaheim got a few more bounces their way.
The Oilers are still up 2-1 in the series. Let’s keep that in mind.
To address the title of my post, I’d like to start with a tweet from Mark Spector.
Eberle's defensive and all-around game is light years from where it used to be.
But when you make $6M, points have to be there too.— Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) May 1, 2017
I’m right with ya there Spec! And I really think that Edmonton will do their damnedest to move Eberle and his $6M deal out of Edmonton and it’ll be another deal you don’t like on the surface but the difference between this year and the Hall trade from last year is that you trust Chiarelli’s judgment now.
I did hear that the Oilers were looking at the Sabres before the season ended and before Tim Murray and Dan Bylsma were axed. Maybe there’s a fit in Buffalo for Ebs but in my opinion, their offense isn’t the no.1 problem.
Can’t really say as to what the Oilers would want back for the button-hook assassin. Where do you think the Oilers need to address?
Let us know in the comments below!
Don’t think there would be a fit in Buffalo with them having just signed Okposo, But I think the shopping list stays the same …. a cost controlled rhd for 2nd pair
If they plan on keeping Leon on Connors RW , they need a suitable third line center . It’s becoming clear that Eberle might be the trade bait . On the other hand , they also need a right handed D partner for Sekera . There is no doubt Chiarelli will address these areas , solidifying the roster depth wise in the off season .