All Entries Tagged With: "jeff deslauriers"
Game 18 preview – Edmonton Falcons visit Ottawa
The good news for the Oilers today is that the Heatley trade didn’t happen. The bad news is that their already depleted lineup looks more and more like the Falcons lineup by the minute. Tonight you can add O’Marra to the mix, he’ll join Falcon teammates Reddox and Potulny in the Oilers lineup tonight.
Game 17 Review – That’s How You Start A Road Trip
I look at most road trips in a very simple way – if you come out with .500 record then the trip was pretty damn good. So with that in mind it’s always nice to start a road trip out with a win. When you pick up that opening game win, there is just a little less pressure on the team going into the next games on the trip. Now it may or may not in fact be true that early wins on a road trip help the team on the rest of the trip, but I can guarantee that last nights 5-3 win over the Avalanche did help boost the confidence of the Oilers.
Game 11 review – Luongo blanks the Oil
Last night reminded me in a lot of way what I watched with the Oilers last season. The game that they played wasn’t terrible overall but they never really seemed close to a win.
Game 11 preview – Getting right back on the horse
Following last nights loss to the Flames in Calgary the Oilers hopped right on a plane headed to Vancouver. Between the late puck drop in last nights games and the flight I’m sure the Oilers would have liked to have had a day off to work on their game and to let some of the [...]
Game 6 preview – Khabibulin returns to Chicago
When the Oilers take to the ice tonight it will be with Khabibulin between the pipes. This will be Khabibulin’s first game back in the Windy City since he signed a free agent deal with the Oilers in July. In his four years in Chicago Kahabibulin played well enough and had decent stats – a 90-80-24 record with a 2.81 GAA and a .904 save percentage.
Game 5 review – Oilers win big in Nashville
I’m still not sure what surprised me the most about last nights game. Who am I kidding, Stortini scoring two goals would be the most surprising. Aside from his mother, I don’t think there is anyone on the planet who thought he would score two goals in a game ever. Maybe the most surprising of all was that the goals weren’t ugly, they were actually decent.
Game 5 preview – Deslauriers gets the call
The Oilers faceoff tonight in Nashville for their first road game of the season. The Oilers haven’t fared well against the Predators in recent years. In the last three years the Oil have a 1-10-1 record and they haven’t won in Nashville since October 29, 2005. So how will the Oil break that trend? By starting their backup goalie of course.
How to make 23 out of 33 – Who gets cut in Edmonton
In a few hours the Oilers will take to the ice against the Lightning in their seventh preseason game of the year. After getting out of the gates to a 3-0 start, and with the city planning the parade route, the Oilers have dropped their last three. With the preseason into its third week we’re [...]
