Monday, November 9, 2009

BREAKING NEWS!!! Edmonton Oilers Steve MacIntyre is Put On Waivers



Sadly Big Mac's days are done in Edmonton.  It's too bad.  He was one of my favorite players and he wore the number of one of my other favorite players.  Today the Edmonton Oilers placed MacIntyre on waivers.  If he clears waivers then he will be sent down to the Springfield Falcons AHL club where he can beat up people down there.  I have my fingers crossed he doesn't get picked up.  Really... his services aren't in demand out there. 

Here is the link to his Jib Cutter post. He will be forever immortalized here at Oilers Jambalaya.

Good luck wherever you go Big Mac.  You're a good person.







Sunday, November 8, 2009

B&J #80 Edmonton Oilers Recap vs. Avalanche (11/08/09)





Welcome to Oilers Jambalaya - An Edmonton Oilers Hockey Blog. Beers & Jeers is a dual collaboration between Smokin' Ray and Paq Twinn. We hope you enjoy our Edmonton Oilers full game recap.


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- Hemsky, Jacques, Smid, Souray, Horcoff, Pouliot, and Stone are all injured so the Oilers called up Ryan Potulny and Liam Reddox.  Both will play in this game.

- I really am getting concerned with all the games that they have Khabibulin playing in so far.  He's only supposed to play around 55 games and he's on pace for a lot more than that. 
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Pre-Game Records

Edmonton Oilers (7-8-1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (12-3-2)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner-Gagner-O'Sullivan
Comrie-Brule-Nilsson
Reddox-Cogliano-Pisani
Moreau-Potulny-Stortini

Chorney-Visnovsky
Grebeshkov-Gilbert
Strudwick-Staios

Khabibulin
Deslauriers

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**These are Re-Tweets of Paq Twinn's LIVE TweetCast© at www.Twitter.com/PaqTwinn **

1st PERIOD

- Welcome to the Oilers @ Avs LIVE *TweetCast*.
- Oilers will be in tough tonight, Avs are 6-0 at home.
- Waiting for anthems and puck drop.
- Here we go, Oilers win the draw.
- Storts goes to the net, it gets rough. 17:43 1st
- Patty-O has a good rush
- Reddox gets drilled. Svatos gets 2 for boarding. Oilers PP.
- Comrie Scores!. 1-0 Oilers 5 mins in.
- Patty-O goes off for 2. Oilers PK 14:25 1st
- Khabi stones Cumiskey.
- Coincidental minors. 4on3 Oilers PK
- Oilers kill it off. 5on5
- Svatos scores. 1-1 Tie game 12 mins left in 1st
- Halfway through, it's been a pretty even game.
- Oilers doing a better job clearing their zone.
- Oilers PP 6:20 1st
- Gilbert Scores! on a point shot through traffic. PP Goal. 2-1 Oilers
- Oilers are 2-2 on PP. 2-1 Oilers 5 mins left in 1st
- 2 min warning
- With 1:19 remaining in the 1st, Oilers get 3rd PP.
- Pens Scores! on a cross ice one timer from Patty-O. 3-1 Oilers. under a min to go 1st.
- After the 1st its 3-1 Oilers.
- Oilers have been playing good tonight. They're skating and hitting again.
- Oilers need to work harder 5on5, Avs have had the advantage when even.

2nd PERIOD

- 2nd period is underway, Oilers start on PP.
- The PP looked good but couldn't score. 3-1 Oilers 18:07 2nd
- Grebs trips an Av forward. Oilers PK 18:00
- Khabi makes a stop, falls, gets back and makes another stop.
- Oilers kill off Grebs penalty.
- Hensick scores, on ping pong point shot. 3-2 Oilers 15:04 2nd
- Shots are 20-16 for the Avs so far.
- Good pace to the game tonight.
- Hannan gets a puck in the face, and goes down. #tookitinthenose
- Comrie crosschecks Foote, after they get tangled up.
- Oilers PK 10:50 2nd
- Avs buzzing on the PP
- Oilers kill off the penalty.
- Khabi makes 2 great saves on Wolski.
- Avs outshooting Oilers 15-5 6:30 2nd
- This has turned into a grind it out type of game.
- Storts goes off at 3:12, Oilers PK
- Avs get chances but Oilers kill it off. Last min 2nd
- After 2 periods, Oilers lead the Avs 3-2.
- Avs out played Oilers in the 2nd.

3rd PERIOD

- 3rd period is underway.
- Good pace to start the 3rd.
- McLeod goes off for 2. Oilers PP 15:58 3rd
- Potulny Scores! after getting 2 onetimers off. 4-2 Oilers 15:15 3rd
- Jones scores. with Khabi down and out. 4-3 Oilers. 12:29 3rd
- Pace has picked up, the game is fast
- Dupuis goes for charging. Oilers PP. 9:19 3rd
- Oilers have a good PP but get one past Anderson. 4-3 Oilers 7:11 3rd
- Back and forth action, great chances.
- Avs get bench minor, too many men. Oilers PP 5:29 3rd
- Cogs Scores! just after the PP ended. 5-3 Oilers 3:20 3rd
- 2 min warning
- Avs pull goalie, last min
- Oilers Win! 5-3 over the Avs.
- Gilbert(1), Potulny(2), Penner(3) get the Stars
- Good road game and a needed win tonight. the call ups did good in their roles.
- Thanks for following this Live *TweetCast*. Next up the Senators on Tues. PPV at 5:30.

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GAME HIGHLIGHTS



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FINAL SCORE

Edmonton Oilers - 5


Colorado Avalanche - 3


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GAME STATS

- Event Summary

- Game Summary

- Post Game Video Reaction

- Full NHL Play By Play

- Oilers Time On The Ice

- Avs Time On The Ice

- Faceoffs Report

- Shots Report

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

None -

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GOAT WATCH

(Smokin' Ray) Ethan Moreau - He was average.  Nothing I could really get mad at.  But seeing a guy like Potulny, it makes me want to get rid of him that much more.

(Paq Twinn) Robert Nilsson - He played ok.  He had an assist and probably didn't piss off Quinn much tonight.  But he still sucks.

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GAME STAT LEADERS

Goals - Cogliano, Potulny, Penner, Gilbert, Comrie (1 each)
Assists - Nilsson, Potulny, O'Sullivan, Staios, Penner, Grebeshkov, Visnovsky, Gilbert, Reddox, Gagner (1 each)
Points - Potulny (2), Penner (2), Gilbert (2)
Best +/- - Staios, Pisani, Strudwick, Reddox (All +1)
Worst +/- - Chorney (-3)
Penalty Minutes - O'Sullivan, Grebeshkov, Strudwick, Stortini, Comrie (All had 2 minutes)
Most Time On The Ice - Penner (22:30)
Least Time On The Ice - Stortini (10:31)
Most Shots - Potulny (5 shots)
Most Hits - Reddox (4 hits)
Most Giveaways - Potulny (2 giveaways)
Most Takeaways - Nilsson, Potulny, Grebeshkov (All had 1)
Most Blocked Shots - Staios (4 blocked shots)
Best Faceoffs - Gagner (12W-7L= 63%)
Worst faceoffs - Brule (2W-6L=25%)

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BEERS

Tom Gilbert - He actually looked like a legit NHL player tonight.  He made very little mistakes and was actually good.  Like real good.  I was shocked.  He scores his 1st of the season and also picks up an assist.  Stellar performance for a guy that has not been good in my eyes this year.  It's about time.  How about a Molson Canadian? Cheers!

Ryan Potulny - For a call up he rocked.  He scores on the PP and picks up an assist.  He was really good.  Maybe it was just the excitement of being called up, but he sure looked ready for the chance.  He's even rockin' a Movember mustache.  Sweet.  Great stuff tonight Potsy.  How about a first ever beer from B&J?  Cheers!

Patrick O'Sullivan - I was glad that he at least picked up an assist.  He's been busting his hump this year and has been snake bitten for the most part.  He took three of shots and really tried to do all the little things right.  He had 3 blocked shots and played an enormous 22:18 of ice time.  It think he's thirsty after that game.  How about a frosty Coors lite?  Cheers!
Sam Gagner - With Horcoff out, Gagner steps in and shows why he is the future of this franchise.  Not only did he pick up an assist, he ran the PP with ease and dominated in the faceoff circle.  Wow!  The guy stands up once again and says "Here I am, take notice".  Great game Gags.  It's Miller Time. Cheers!

Dustin Penner - He just keeps adding to his point totals.  Two more points tonight with a goal and an assist.  Am I surprised anymore? No.  Penner for Team Canada!!!  It's Bud chuggin' time.  Cheers!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Zack Stortini (The big guy started the emotion early and played well.), Liam Reddox (Not a bad night for the MacT fart sniffer.  He picks up an assist and had a team high, 4 hits.), Mike Comrie (The Duffman played good.  But like I said at the beginning of the season, he's only good in the first half of a game.), Lubomir Visnovsky (He was good.  He maybe missed Smid out there a little.  He's just such a fast skater it's crazy.), Jason Strudwick (He was physical and played ok. 2 hits and  3 blocked shots), Steve Staios (+1 and an assist.  He does that and 4 blocked shots.  Where's the real Steve?), Andrew Cogliano (He scores a goal and breaths a sigh of releif.  The Oilers need more games like this from him.)

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JEERS

Taylor Chorney - He played ok, but finished the game a team worst -3.  Maybe it was because Quinn has a lot of confidance in him right now and he was out a lot.  But to beat a team 5-3 and still end the game at -3 stinks.  That means you were on the ice for every goal against.  Not a good night in my books.  Booooo!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Nikolai Khabibulin (He was caught out of his crease a few times.  As good as he's been lately, he wasn't all that hot tonight.)

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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - That was a much better game from the Oilers.  It was their effort level.  They actually had one.  It's about freaking time.  It's kind of sad when you realize that Reddox was the hit leader on this team tonight.  Seriously, what kind of damage could he really do?  Habby (I seen it on his helmet) didn't look great tonight and so it's lucky that the team potted five goals.  But a win is a win and I/we should feel good once again.  GOILERS!

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NEXT GAME

Edmonton Oilers vs. Ottawa Senators

Tuesday, Nov 10/09
5:30 pm MT
PPV

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

If I was Owner / GM / Coach... #3



The Panic Mode Button has been pushed.  Thousands of Oiler fans are crying out for Tambellini to make some sort of a trade/move.  Anything right now would appease these fans.  Well... almost anything.

IF I WAS OWNER I WOULD: If I was Katz, I'd suck it up and send Nilsson down to the minors.  The guy stinks and needs to be shown the door.  I'd probably do the same to Moreau as well.  He sure isn't helping the team either. And let's be real... who is going to take those two?  So much for having money.

IF I WAS GM I WOULD: The Oilers desperately need a guy who can win faceoffs in a consistent and winning manner.  As of right now, it's anyone's guess which Oiler will be the best of the night.  One day it's Gagner and the next it's Horcoff, the day after that it's Cogliano.  It's just crazy right now and it seems to be hurting this team. 

The other need this team has, is it needs players that can demolish the other teams better players.  We had that with Jacques and Stone, but Stone has not played in awhile and Jacques is now suffering from his bad back.  Without those two, the Oilers are a soft team.  Nevermind not having Souray back yet either.  Quinn wants this type of player in his lineup and if Tambo was smart, he'd find one.  So if I was GM, I'd try and shore up those two positions and give this team a better chance to win.

IF I WAS COACH I WOULD:  If I was Quinn, I'd be bugging Tambo and Katz everyday for a little help on the ice.  You know the team isn't in good shape when Reddox is called up.  There isn't much that Quinn and Co. can really do to improve.  It's up to Tambo and Katz.

This team is in trouble and there is some easy fixes.  But can it all be pulled off?

Thursday, November 5, 2009

B&J #79 Edmonton Oilers Recap vs. New York Rangers (11/5/09)




Welcome to Oilers Jambalaya - An Edmonton Oilers Hockey Blog. Beers & Jeers is a dual collaboration between Smokin' Ray and Paq Twinn. We hope you enjoy our Edmonton Oilers full game recap.

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- Who's Out? Horcoff and Souray.  Horcoff has shoulder problems and will be out 7-10 days (from what I know) and Souray skated yesterday and today so that's good a good sign.  He will still be out for awhile.

- When is Deslauriers going to play again?  How is he going to play 20 games this year when he's seen very little action so far this season?  The team stinks right now anyways so why not?  They may play harder with the back up in net.

- I still can't believe that my cable bill is going to kill me next month right before Christmas.  4 PPV's in 6 games.  Why?  And the NHL wonders why people watch the games for free on their PC's.  And the worst part is... we pay $13.95 for lackluster efforts.  PPV's are always bad games for the Oilers.  I just might start watching them for free too.

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Pre-Game Records

Edmonton Oilers (7-7-1) vs. New York Rangers (9-6-1)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner-Gagner-Hemsky
Comrie-O'Sullivan-Nilsson
Moreau-Cogliano-Pisani
MacIntyre-Brule-Stortini

Chorney-Visnovsky
Gilbert-Grebeshkov
Strudwick-Staios

Khabibulin
Deslauriers

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**These are Re-Tweets of Paq Twinn's LIVE TweetCast© at www.Twitter.com/PaqTwinn **

1st PERIOD

- Welcome to the Oilers vs Rangers LIVE *TweetCast*.
- Horc is out (shoulder), Comrie's back in, Gags is on the top line.
- Souray is still out but not for much longer. #wentforaskate
- Waiting for anthems and puck drop. GOILERS!!!
- Here we go, Oilers win the draw.
- Big Mac goes off for hooking. Oilers PK 17:52 1st.
- Oilers kill it off. #goodpk
- Voros takes a tripping call. Oilers PP 15:11 1st
- Oilers get a chance but can't score on the PP.
- Khabi makes a good save. 0-0 12:00 1st
- Oilers PP 9:57 1st
- A couple more chances but no goals on that PP either
- Flurry of chances for the Rangers. Khabi with some good saves.
- Higgins scores. 1-0 Rangers 4:32 1st
- Cogs gets a good chance. Oilers get 3rd PP 1:31 1st
- The 1st period ends, Oilers have :29 sec left on PP to start the 2nd.
- After the 1st it's 1-0 Rangers. Oilers need to pick up the pace next period.

2nd PERIOD

- 2nd period underway, Oilers don't score on remainder of PP.
- It's a back and forth period, with the Rangers carrying most of the play. 15:12 2nd
- Lisin goes off for hooking. Oilers 4th chance on PP 14:06 2nd
- Some good passing, Lubo gets a good chance.
- Rangers kill off the penalty.
- Valliquette makes a great glove save on Pens. #firstlineisgoodtonight
- Hemmer gets a good chance. Everyone crashes into the net and it comes off the moorings. 10:24 2nd
- Oilers go on the PK. 9:54 2nd
- Callahan scores on a deft tip off Del Zotto's half board shot. 2-0 Rangers
- Storts with an open net chance but missed the shot, nice pass from Comrie.
- Lubo Scores on a nice drive to the net. 2-1 Rangers 5:08 2nd
- Pisani takes a holding call. #badtimingpenalty 4:34 2nd
- Higgins gets a few wacks from the side of the net. Khabi stands his ground.
- Kotalik scores right off the face off. 3-1 Rangers 3:20 2nd
- 2 min warning
- Now Gilbert goes off for interference. Oilers PK :58 2nd
- Khabi has to make a great save off a deflection with 2 sec left.
- Rangers have 1 min remaining on PP to start the 3rd
- After the 2nd Rangers lead the Oilers 3-1
- Oilers aren't playing that well, other than the 1st line no one is getting pressure, and even they can't sustain anything

3rd PERIOD

- 3rd period is underway. shots are 28-16 for the Rangers so far.
- Khabi makes another good save on the PK. Oilers kill it off.
- Pisani gets his stick up on Del Zotto. Oilers PK for 4min. 16:05 3rd
- Oilers have killed the first half of dbl minor, thanks to Khabi.
- Pens with a great short handed rush, turned 2 Rangers inside out, but can't beat the goalie
- Gaborik scores, point shot tip lands in the crease, Gaborik taps it in. 4-1 Rangers
- Comrie Scores on a simple shot through traffic. 4-2 Rangers halfway through the 3rd.
- Shots are 35-22 for the Rangers 8:40 3rd
- Oilers go back on PK. Moreau off for 2.
- Oilers with a big PK. Khabi lost his stick for a bit.
- Oilers are pressing now. 3:00 3rd #toolittletoolate?
- With a faceoff deep in Rangers zone, look for Khabi to leave the net. #extraattacker
- Oilers getting lots of pressure. last min
- Oilers lose 4-2 to the Rangers. Rangers had 18 PPshots tonight, scoring twice.
- Gaborik(1), Patty-O(2), Valiquette(3) get the stars.
- Thanks for following this Live *TweetCast*. Next up the Avs on Sunday. Time to start winning on the road, or else, things could get ugly.
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GAME HIGHLIGHTS



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FINAL SCORE

New York Rangers - 4

Edmonton Oilers - 2

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GAME STATS

- Event Summary

- Game Summary

- Post Game Reaction

- Full NHL Play By Play

- Oilers Time On The Ice

- Rangers Time On The Ice

- Shot Report

- Faceoffs Report

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

Ethan Moreau - Just when the team is trying to mount a comeback, you push a guy down and the puck is no where near you.  WTF were you thinking?  Did you not notice that the team was sucking bad anyways on the PK?  Or is this your way of taking the team (bull) by the horns?  ps. It didn't work.

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GOAT WATCH

(Smokin' Ray) Ethan Moreau - He did nothing to contribute. Plus he tops it off with the BTP of the game.  Baaaad effort.
(Paq Twinn) Robert Nilsson - He also did nothing to contribute to this team.  Well... other than some bad errant passes.  When is he going to go on waivers?

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BEERS

Sam Gagner - He played like he was 200lbs.  Quinn wants guys to go to the "tough" areas and Gagner does just that.  He was the guy that was taking the beating so the team might have a chance of a screen or a rebound.  I really think that this kid is going to be the "man" for the Oilers in the next 2 years.  He has a ways to go, but when he gets there he is going to be scary good.  Good effort tonight Gags.  Budweiser?  Cheers!

Patrick O'Sullivan - He did everything he could tonight, well, other than score.  But he did get an assist on the Comrie goal.  He really needs to watch his turnovers.  He had 3 tonight.  But I really like his full out effort that he shows just about every game.  If this team is going to suck, then it's hard to blame guys that try hard.  A mug o' beer?  Cheers!

Taylor Chorney - I just don't see him getting demoted now to 7th guy when Smid comes back in.  And honestly, I don't see him losing a spot when Souray comes back.  I'm expecting a trade from the Oilers soon.  This kid is for real.  He played a real solid game tonight and had 3 blocked shots.  He was flawless.  Frosty beer time?  Cheers!

Lubomir Visnovsky - He's so damn good that it makes me wonder why LA gave him up.  I'm glad we have him.  I've never seen anyone catch Gaborik like that.  This is our best guy on D until Souray gets back.  He scores a beauty while taking 4 shots and had 2 takeaways and 2 blocked shots.  He's freaking great.  Enjoy a cold beer Lubo. Cheers!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Ales Hemsky (He had the moves and the energy, but faded half ways in the game), Tom Gilbert (He played a lot and looked ok), Denis Grebeshkov (Played well, he just sucked at penalty killing.), Andrew Cogliano (He was flying out there. He managed 6 shots but couldn't score.)

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JEERS

Robert Nilsson - He managed to be the only person on the team that ended up a -1.  Yay!  Seriously, get rid of this guy.  He makes the most asinine plays that I have ever seen.  Blind passes DO NOT WORK.  How is he getting minutes and MacIntyre gets 1:40?  I say to the minors with you. Booooo!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Ethan Moreau (He had the BTP and was invisible but led the team in hits. Go figure?), Fernando Pisani (Bad penalties and a bad game.)

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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - I'm getting sick of this already.  WTF Oilers?  This is getting old.  Does Quinn need to crack the whip and shake up things again?  I'd send Nilsson packing and send a message to the team that enough is enough.  Either crap or get off the pot.  This team will never win unless all the players are going to show up.  These last 7 games... the Oilers have not.  Boooo!!!

Paq Twinn - Another bad effort by the Oilers. How many of these games before Tambo makes a move. The 1st line played good tonight, and the 2nd had their moments, the D weren't that bad either. Everyone else had bad games. How long will it take, to learn how to clear the puck. The wingers are too deep, trying to help, and then they give up point shots. Its a vicsous circle that has to stop for this team to succeed. Game Grade: D.

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NEXT GAME

Oilers vs. Avalanche

Sunday Nov 8/09
6:00 pm MT
Sportsnet West

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Monday, November 2, 2009

B&J #78 Edmonton Oilers Recap vs New York Islanders (11/02/09)




Welcome to Oilers Jambalaya - An Edmonton Oilers Hockey Blog. Beers & Jeers is a dual collaboration between Smokin' Ray and Paq Twinn. We hope you enjoy our Edmonton Oilers full game recap.

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- I apologize for missing the Boston vs Edmonton game.  I moved this weekend into a bigger house and my internet provider sucks and I didn't get it going until today.  It doesn't really matter anyways because the Oilers sucked in that game getting shutout 2-0.  Not a good score at all.  Now that I have my lifeline (internet) back, I/we won't miss a thing.

- This team is like a revolving door.  Horcoff is out.  No wait.  He's playing now and Comrie is out.  See? It's hard to keep track.  What's the deal with Comrie anyways?  Smid had the H1N1 and never missed a game.  Comrie has the flu and he's out for 10 days. *meow*

- So... I'm paying for this PPV, and no Schremp?  What a rip.

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Pre-Game Records

Edmonton Oilers (7-6-1) vs. New York Islanders (4-4-5)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner-Horcoff-Hemsky
Jacques-Gagner-Nilsson
O'Sullivan-Brule-Pisani
Moreau-Cogliano-Stortini

Visnovsky-Smid
Gilbert-Strudwick
Grebeshkov-Chorney

Khabibulin
Deslauriers

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**These are Re-Tweets of Paq Twinn's LIVE TweetCast© at www.Twitter.com/PaqTwinn **

1st PERIOD

- The puck has dropped and it's a good pace to start. #Oilers vs #Islanders
- 5:00 minutes played and the Islanders are giving good pressure to the Oilers
- Halfway through the 1st and Gagne has the best Oiler chance. Grebeshkov has a giveaway. #surprise
- Oilers score. A cheap shot from behind the net by Moreau and it redirects past Roli. 1-0 Oilers
- 7:00 minutes left and the #Oilers are looking better.
- Damn! Islanders scored 1-1 Tie game
- Not all that of an exciting game. 1:30 left in the 3rd.
-  FIGHT! Jacques vs Sutton. Sutton wins
- The fight started because Gilbert was hammered by Sutton. Jacques came to help
- Period is over and the Oilers have to finish of the PK when the 2nd starts

2nd PERIOD

- The 2nd has started and the Islanders scored. I guess I missed it. Sorry for being crappy at this, PaqTwinn is stuck at work
- This is brought to you by @OilersJambalaya 's Smokin' Ray. #notpaqtwinnhesgoodatthis
- Horcoff hits the post with 14:20 left in the 2nd
- The Islanders 2nd goal was by Witt. 2-1 Islanders
- 14-13 the shots are in favor for the Islanders
- Oilers 1st line is looking hot right now
- Goals or no goals, this 1st half of the game is not something to write home about. But it sure is getting better #actualemotionnow
- Islanders are also now looking better. 9:00 minutes left in the 2nd
- UGH! Witt scores again. 3-1 Islanders
- 3:30 left and it's been all NYI. Oilers reeling bad. What is going on Oilers?
- 1:00 minute left and the #Oilers just had a good shift by the 1st line.
- Shots are now 17-13 for the Islanders. Grebeshkov shoots the puck over and it's a PP for NYI
- 2nd period is over

3rd PERIOD

- Let's hope the #Oilers come out flying in the 3rd. Puck dropped now...
- 1:00 left in the Islanders PP.
- The Oilers kill it off.
- PP Islanders. Chorney sits for two.
- Smid pushes down Tavares, Penner bowls over Roli and Horcoff gets nailed by Sutton. I tweeted these but they never tweeted. #wtf
- The Oilers kill it off. 8:22 left and it's 3-1 Islanders
- Why is this team so bad right now? #thefluisnotanexcuseanymore #Oilers
- 3:00 minutes left in the 3rd
- Sutton nails Hemsky 3 different timees in one shift. #playBigMac 3-1 Islanders
- Goalie is pulled
- 1:15 left in the 3rd
- O'Sullivan, Hemsky and Smid have looked good tonight.
- 40 seconds left
- Gagner gets mugged Okaposo and all hell breaks loose. #Ilikegagnersfire
- It's game over. 3-1 Islanders If you didn't waste your money on the PPV, you're smart. Thank you and good night.
- How did Moreau get 2nd star? And Witt is 3rd star with 2 goals?

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GAME HIGHLIGHTS




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FINAL SCORE

Edmonton Oilers - 1


New York Islanders - 3


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GAME STATS

- Event Summary

- Game Summary

- Scoring Chances (MC79)

- Post Game Reaction

- Full NHL Play By Play

- Oilers Time On The Ice

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

None - Jacques going to fight Sutton for no reason was pretty close to a BTP.  What are you thinking when it's a clean hit?

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GOAT WATCH

(Smokin' Ray) Ethan Moreau - The freaking guy scored.  What?

(Paq Twinn) Robert Nilsson - He sucked.  I bet he doesn't last the season here.

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BEERS

Ladislav Smid -  He was awesome.  I love the Spaz!  He tossed down Tavares and stuck up for himself and didn't look afraid.  I like the cut of this guys jib and so does Quinn (23:07 of ice time).  In a game where your team loses 3-1, and you end up +1, that's a good game for a defenseman.  He had 2 hits, two takeaways and 3 blocked shots.  Studly game Spaz.  Drink up, it's Miller time. Cheers!

Ales Hemsky - He really did look good.  For once he carried the 1st line and not Penner.  He did a lot out there but failed to score any points.  But that's ok, it's not his fault his line mates were crappy.  Good hustle tonight Hemmer.  Frosty beer? Cheers!

Lubomir Visnovsky - Him and his partner in crime (Smid) are turning into a solid duo.  Lubo never ceases to amaze me.  His stick work is unbelievable.  He can strip anyone of the puck (Tavares included).  He's just a great defenseman to have as an Oiler.  Beer Bong? Cheers!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Nikolai Khabibulin (He was pretty good even though the guys in front of him couldn't score.), Sam Gagner (He also played better than his linemates.  I liked how he was willing to go to the net.), Patrick O'Sullivan (He had four shots and was creating chances.  He's better than the 3rd line.)

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JEERS

Denis Grebeshkov - What happened to the old Denis from the beginning of the year?  This guy stinks. And stinks bad.  -3 for the night and did nothing but bring down Chorney.  Sad dude.  Boooooo!

Robert Nilsson - Maybe you should just stay in New York.  If I was Tambo, I'd put you on waivers today.  But I'm not and I can't.  But I can boo you. Boooooooo!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Taylor Chorney (It really wasn't his fault.  Everyone looks bad with Grebeshkov)

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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - What a waste of money.  Do the NHL and the Oilers organization really think that people should have to pay for that?  I say bring on more free Internet TV and not make us pay more than we allready do.  This team sucks right now and it better turn around soon.  Are the players complacent now because the roster is somewhat set?  Where's the urgency?  Gagner was trying hard in the last half of the game and Quinn started to put him out.  Does the team really need Stone that much?  Can the Oilers bounce back from these losses and get back on track?  I hope we find out soon.

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Nov 5/09
7:30 pm MT
Sportsnet West

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