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BLH Heroes Weekly Recap Feb 2nd-6th

February 7, 2016 Beer League Hero

EDMONTON, AB – SEPTEMBER 21: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers makes his way to the ice prior to a preseason game against the Calgary Flames on September 21, 2015 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Edmonton Oilers returned after an extended all star game break, having three games in the span of the week. It started off with a bang, with a 5-1 win over Columbus on Tuesday night and a 7-2 thrashing to the seemingly hapless Ottawa Senators, but reality came crashing back to earth with a stinker loss against Montreal yesterday, dropping the game against former Oilers goaltender Ben Scrivens, 5-1.

Playoffs aren’t a realistic expectation right now. Injuries have been an arguable factor and the defence has been a let down once again this year. For me, the last 29 games this season is the Connor McDavid show: the 19 year old returned Tuesday Night after a three month layoff due to his clavicle break.

Edmonton Oilers Three Stars:

3. Benoit Pouliot: Pouliot returns on the three stars after an impressive effort. In his last three games, Pouliot had five points, including the lone goal against Montreal yesterday. I like Pouliot’s game and with the new economics in the league, his cap hit for his production is good. Jonathan Willis of Oilersnation had a good post explaining why Pouliot is a good second line option.

2. Jordan Eberle: Despite being chewed out by Connor McDavid on the bench yesterday for not being in the right spot, Eberle has looked good with 97. Eberle posted three goals and two assists in his last 3 games. His chemistry with McDavid was very apparent during the Columbus and Ottawa games and is simply the better option over Nail Yakupov at this point.

1. Connor McDavid: This is not a surprising pick here. McDavid posted a goal and four assists in the past three games, keeping up with the point total with his other linemates, but he’s clearly the best player on his line. Every time Connor McDavid touches the puck, it’s magic. You’re on the edge of your seat anticipating his next move. While he was held pointless yesterday against Montreal, he was the best forward and nearly had another goal of the year attempt, where he just barely missed the net.

However, Tuesday Connor McDavid had the goal of the year: he goes through three defenders and just dekes the poor goalie to oblivion. I don’t think words does the goal much justice: just watch.

Edmonton Oilers News and Rumors:

It’s the calm before the Trade Deadline Storm. It’s quiet right now, but people are rightfully speculating which Oilers will go.

My two cents: I think Justin Schultz is the most obvious to go, despite his shoddy play. He’s entering Tom Poti levels of venom when it comes to the fanbase. His effort against Montreal was absolutely putrid and Clendening has looked better (albeit in a VERY limited sample size). I would rather keep Teddy Purcell, although I might be in a minority.

I feel that Feburary 29th might be a quiet day for the Oilers, but I imagine a move is made. I think the bigger moves will be for the off season where teams have more flexibility.

Around the League

Erik Karlsson is second in league scoring. SECOND.

NHL All Star MVP John Scott welcomed the birth of his twin girls

Braden Holtby is eyeing Brodeur’s win record in a single season

The NHL released an updated website and a new streaming app. It’s been a bit of a disaster.

The Toronto Maple Leafs released a new logo that they will be wearing starting next season. I like it!

Highlights

The Blackhawks drilled the Stars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqOCCKwMV1c

Marchand scored an Overtime Penalty shot game winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW0VR0Y1vF0

The Oilers vs Senators Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBnjO_yxF6Y

The Week Ahead

The Oilers have four games this week including a game at 12:30 MT against the New York Islanders, A tilt in New Jersey Tuesday. They host the Maple Leafs on the 11th and then the Jets on the 13th.

That’s the week that was, feel free to give me a follow on Twitter! Have a wonderful week.

Beer League Hero, Edmonton Oilers, NHL

John Scott and Taylor Hall in the Shower

February 1, 2016 Beer League Hero 1 Comment

Hahaha, it’s not what you thought it was but those are glowing words from the soon to be Hollywood celebrity. Hall is really getting some great reviews from the media, his teammates and other NHLers and it’s great to see he’s finally becoming the NHL superstar and leader this Edmonton Oilers team has been in dire need of since he joined the team.

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Beer League Hero, Edmonton Oilers, NHL

Lord Thunderin’ Weber! The NHL’s Hardest Shooter Again?

January 30, 2016 Beer League Hero

Of course they’d put Thunder God Shea Weber last AND give him an extra shot in front of the home crowd to see if he could break the human Titan Zdeno Chara’s record (108.8mph)… He was THAT close to doing it too… Check it out below! Don’t worry about the preview if it’s not visible. The video works I assure you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q57xaI7G68c

I was surprised guys like Dustin Byfuglien, Seguin and Aaron Ekblad didn’t have harder shots and equally shocked that Stamkos and Malkin had shots that were that hard. Maybe Stamkos not so much but still, 103mph is ridiculously awesome. Why doesn’t he score more? Maybe he should play more wing…

Participants/Results (from NHL.com):

East:

Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers / 93.4 MPH

Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins / 97.0 MPH

Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning / 103.9 MPH

P.K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens / 102.3 MPH

West:

Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets / 99.6 MPH

Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars / 95.0 MPH

John Scott / 95.9 MPH

Shea Weber, Nashville Predators / 108.1 MPH

Weber wins event

Edmonton Oilers, Kris Hansen

BLH Edmonton Oilers Weekly Recap January 10th-16th

January 17, 2016 Beer League Hero 1 Comment

The Edmonton Oilers finished 1-1-2 in the last four games, with four points in the last four. On paper, that doesn’t look great, and it isn’t. However, all four of those games were one goal affairs.

The problem right now with the Edmonton Oilers is the lack of goal scoring which is mind boggling considering how much skill the Oilers have. That said, they’ve looked competitive in those games. Some of those games were heartbreakers, like the Arizona game where the Oilers blew a 3-1 lead and lost in overtime, or San Jose where they fell in the shootout.

Against the Panthers, the Oilers were the better team but didn’t get a point. That’s life.

That said, there’s only four more games left until McDavid returns, including a three game road trip.

The Edmonton Oilers Three Stars:

3. Jordan Eberle: Jordan Eberle, while pointless in three of those four games, did post three assists against Arizona. Eberle has started to look more productive, especially compared to last month where he was not very noticeable. He’s shown recently that he has chemistry with Leon Draisaitl, although last night he ended up back with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Benoit Pouliot.

2. Andrej Sekera: Sekera, like I said last week, is the number one defenceman of the Edmonton Oilers and it’s not really close. He’s been quietly outstanding. He’s leading the d-corps in minutes played, with the lowest amount being 20:54 against Arizona. He played whopping 27:25 against Calgary last night. Continuing with last night there was a fantastic play where he stayed with (I believe) Johnny Gaudreau and as Gaudreau was about to shoot, Sekera went down, blocked the shot, recovered the puck and moved it out. It was a simple but effective way of play from Sekera and deserves some more recognition.

1. Cam Talbot: This Week, Talbot played in three games, including the shootout win against Calgary. In those three games, he had a combined 0.933 save percentage. In his last five games, Talbot is rocking a 0.931 save percentage. Talbot has been outstanding these last few weeks, which is a far cry to when people were giving up on him back in November. He’s a starting goalie, it’s established now. The real question is: what type of starting goalie is Cam Talbot? It’s a really good question because there’s still a limited sample size. Personally, I don’t think he’s as bad as he was in November, nor as good as he was in December. It’s a happy medium. I had Talbot finishing the year around 0.920 for save percentage and right now he’s 28th with a respectable 0.914%

There’s a lot for Talbot because this morning it was announced that Talbot was signed to a 3 year extension, for around 4.17 million.

Talbot 3 yr extension with Oilers. $12.5 million over term.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) January 17, 2016

It’s a good contract, seems pricey at first glance but Jonathan Willis at Oilersnation.com writes that Talbot is actually 24th in Starting Goalie Salary. It’s not a bad deal although I’m a bit nervous about a NMC for the first two years and a modified no trade clause for the third.

Edmonton Oilers News and Rumors

Connor McDavid turned 19 this week on Wednesday! However, it wasn’t the greatest birthday as McDavid was announced that he will not be returning until after the All Star Break. It’s too bad because I know I miss seeing 97 on the ice, but makes sense from an Oilers perspective, where the organization has been notorious for rushing players back too soon.

Also announced was that Oscar Klefbom would be out until after the break. Jason Gregor of Oilersnation revealed that Klefbom is fighting a Staph infection

Finally, Mark Spector revealed the Oilers were in on Seth Jones and offered Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Personally, I wanted to see that deal, but I completely understand the pros and cons to that potential deal. At the end of the day, it didn’t happen.

Around the League:

We had a three way trade: to Montreal John Scott and Victor Bartley. To Arizona: Jarred Tinordi. To Nashville: Stefan Elliot.

Former Edmonton Oiler, David Perron, was traded (along with Adam Clendening) to Anaheim for Carl Hagelin.

Jonathan Drouin is apparently closed to be moved from Tampa Bay. St. Louis and Anaheim are among teams heavily pursuing.

Alex Ovechkin was honored for his 500th goal by the Washington Capitals (video to follow)

Highlights

Oilers and Flames Highlights from last night’s game

Whalermaniacs song. Yikes

Ovechkin’s 500 goal tribute featured a star studded cast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MAzuCIN7xc

Alexei Emelin had the hit of the year so far last night on Paul Stastny

The Week Ahead

The Oilers wrap up before the All Star break with a back to back in the state of Florida: The Panthers on Monday and the Lightning on Tuesday.

The Oilers visit the Stars on Thursday and host the Predators on Saturday.

That’s the week that was. Follow me on Twitter ! Have a great week Oilers fans.

Edmonton Oilers, Kris Hansen

BLH Edmonton Oilers Weekly Recap Dec 27th-Jan 2nd

January 3, 2016 Beer League Hero

– photo by Andy Devlin / Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club

Tough week for the Edmonton Oilers as they finish 1-3-0, against Pacific Division rivals no less.

That’s a tough pill to swallow. They blew a two goal lead, twice, against Calgary. Goaltending sank the team against Los Angeles. Anaheim was just better.

The victory against Arizona ended a four game skid, which is good. It was an entertaining game yesterday and I thought the Oilers played well enough.

The upcoming week there are only two games on the dock, as they continue their six game homestead.

Edmonton Oilers Three Stars.

3. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: Finally making an appearance on the three stars of the week, the second line has finally stopped sleep walking through games. Nugent-Hopkins looked like one of the best forwards in yesterday’s tilt against Arizona. This week, Nuge posted four points, all assists in four games. It’s a quiet, but solid showing from 93, who has been struggling this year.

2. Jordan Eberle: Like 93, he showed up this week. Eberle posted five points in four games, including three goals. Two of those goals were nifty ones against Arizona. Yesterday, he also registered his 300th point of his career. Eberle has taken a lot of flak these last couple weeks due to lack of production, but it’s good to see him starting to turn it around now.

1. Benoit Pouliot: To be fair, it was a toss up between Eberle and Pouliot as they posted the same box numbers and Eberle did reach a milestone yesterday. That said, I like Pouliot’s game. He plays aggressively on the forecheck, sometimes too aggressive as he did have two penalties in the offensive zone yesterday against Arizona. The goal that stands out for me was his second against Calgary: he losses his helmet, but that doesn’t faze him one bit as he goes to his spot in the slot and scores. He brings a grittier element to his line.

Edmonton Oilers News and Rumors

Connor McDavid and Nail Yakupov both skated with the team on Friday. This is obviously great news: McDavid would be a tremendous boost to the team. Sure, he’s not playing Defence and can’t bring stability to the crease, but he’s such a special talent that I don’t think we can really grasp just how good he is. Based on some short clip (I know great sample size) he seems to be shooting, stick handle and pass the puck just fine. He keeps saying to the media that he’s feeling better. I think he plays before the All Star Break.

I wrote about an interesting part of Lowetide’s blog regarding a Mayor’s Manor tweet: The Oilers are interested in the services of Mike Richards. Some people will say that it’s to replace Nugent-Hopkins but that’s foolish: Richards is a shell of his former self and would be strictly a bottom six role. I think he would be more effective than Lander save for faceoffs.

Earlier this week, The Edmonton Oilers acquired Zack Kassian from the Montreal Canadiens for Ben Scrivens. Last night was Kassian’s debut in Bakersfield where he posted no points, a +1, four shots on goal and four minutes in penalties.

Around the League

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/683690926666084352

That’s some big news. I’ve been saying Free Drouin for awhile and I don’t think he’s getting a fair shake in Tampa Bay. I also don’t think the Oilers make sense as a fit either.

I wonder when he’ll get dealt.

Toronto Media can’t get over the McDavid lottery.

The Canadiens thumped the Bruins in the 2016 Winter Classic. I personally love outdoor games.

John Scott, NHL All Star Captain.

Rob Martell refereed his 1000th and final NHL game.

The Florida Panthers have won 8 in a row!

Crosby is on a point streak.

Highlights

The Coyotes Oilers Game