Beers & Jeers - Oilers Game Recap vs Nashville Predators (12/17/09)

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? Who's in? The lines don't change for this game.  Despite Quinn snapping after the last game, he's keeping things the same.

- This game is another PPV.  Yay! More money spent on lackluster quality. 

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Pre-Game Records

Edmonton Oilers (15-14-4) vs Nashville Predators (20-11-3)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner-Gagner-Brule
Nilsson-Horcoff-Stone
Moreau-Potulny-Cogliano
Jacques-Stortini-O'Sullivan

Smid-Visnovsky
Souray-Gilbert
Grebeshkov-Staios

Deslauriers
Dubnyk

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

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GAME SUMMARY

GAME HIGHLIGHTS



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FINAL SCORE

Nashville Predators - 6

Edmonton Oilers - 3

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

None -

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GAME STAT LEADERS

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BEERS

Robert Nilsson - He showed heart and a never give up attitude.  I know... it's strange for me too.  Bobby had two highlight reel goals and looked like a force all night.  If it wasn't for him, this game would have been boring.  Good game Bobby.  How about a frosty Bud?  Cheers!

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JEERS

The Entire Team - Well, except for Bobby Nilsson.  You guys sucked.  And sucked bad.  That was a terrible game and you all deserved to be bag skated after that.  What a waste of my/our money.  Boooooo!

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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - Who cares... they lost. 

Paq Twinn - The Oilers came out flying, taking everything that Quinn had said and applied it to their game. Six minutes in and the Oilers were up 2-0.  I was thinking wow, they've turned the corner and are becoming a good team. WRONG. After the Preds pull Pekka Rinne in favor of Dan Ellis, the Preds took complete control of the game. It seemed as though the Oilers just quit playing, with the exception of the 1st line, Nillson, Lubo and Souray, Smid was alright too. Everyone else was rather dissapointing. More bad line changes and stupid decisions with the puck led the Oilers losing another winable game. Game Grade: C-

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POST GAME REACTIONS



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GAME STATS

- Game Summary

- Event Summary

- Scoring Chances (MC79)

- David Staples/Player Grades (Cult of Hockey)

- Full NHL Play By Play

- Oilers Time On The Ice

- Opponents Time On The Ice

- Faceoff Report

- Shots Report

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NEXT GAME

Washington Capitals (21-8-6) at Edmonton Oilers (15-15-4)

Sat, Dec 19/09

8:00 pm MT

CBC

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Thanks for stopping by and reading the Edmonton Oilers Full Game Recap. Don't forget that you can agree or disagree with us on Facebook and Twitter. Just look for Smokin' Ray Burnt and Paq Twinn. We will see you all next game. GOILERS!

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*LIVE TweetCast #2* w/ Paq Twinn - Oilers vs Predators (12/17/09)

Once again Oilers Jambalaya presents another LIVE interactive TweetCast.  It's as easy as typing what you want to say and hitting send.  It's that easy. (NO SIGNUP REQUIRED)

So sit back and enjoy the TweetCast by Paq Twinn featuring Smokin' Ray.  Feel free to participate.

Edmonton Oilers (15-14-4) vs Nashville Predators (20-11-3)

Thursday, Dec 17/09

7:30 pm MT

PPV

B&J #96 Edmonton Oilers vs LA Kings Recap (12/15/09)

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? Who's in? Grebeshkov is drawing back in after missing quite a few games.  So it look like Strudwick is going to sit out.  Here is the injury report.

- Tonight we held our 1st ever LIVE TweetCast right here at Oilers Jambalaya.  Thanks to a tip by Jay from Low On Oil we now have a top notch application for all to enjoy.  If you ever need to read a game preview, the Low on Oil is the place to go.

- One of our "Friends of the Ememy" interviewed Ethan Moreau.  Here is the interview by The Mayors Manor (an LA Kings site) PART 1  PART 2  It's a good read.

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Pre-Game Records

Los Angeles Kings (21-11-3) at Edmonton Oilers (15-13-4)

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner-Gagner-Brule
Nilsson-Horcoff-Stone
Moreau-Potulny-Cogliano
Jacques-Stortini-O'Sullivan

Smid-Visnovsky
Souray-Gilbert
Grebeshkov-Staios

Deslauriers
Pitton

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The LIVE Interactive *TweetCast*

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GAME HIGHLIGHTS



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FINAL SCORE

Los Angeles Kings - 3

Edmonton Oilers - 2

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

None - It could have been Horcoff, but that was a non-call even though the ref's thought different.

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BEERS

Sheldon Souray - Big sexy had a goal and an assist tonight.  He played pretty good and seemed ready to play hockey.  Not only did he have 4 good shots on net, he played a whopping 21:38.  He was once again the leader for this Oiler squad.  Is there anything he can't do?  Great game Shelly.  How about a frosty Bud?  Cheers!

Ryan Potulny - He also played pretty good for a guy that had somewhat sub par linemates.  He scores a goal and picks up an assist on the Souray goal.  It's easy to get points when you win the faceoff and get it to Shelly.  But all in all... Ryan played a pretty good game.  How about a ice cold Canadian?  Cheers!

Nilsson/Horcoff/Stone line - I'll be honest.  I didn't think this line would do anything together.  I guess I was wrong.  They were great.  They created some real good chances but couldn't finish them off.  But I suspect that Quinn will keep these guys together for a bit.  It's funny because who would have thought that Nilsson and Stone would be a dynamic duo?  I didn't.  Good game for a good line.  Split a six pack? Cheers!

Penner/Gagner/Brule line - Also, another great line tonight.  They were pretty dominant but couldn't beat Quick.  Penner and Brule are also quite the duo.  They just seem to find each other.  Maybe next game they dominate on the score sheet?  Penner just keeps playing well.  You guys can also split a six pack.  Cheers!

HONORABLE MENTION(S): Ladislav Smid (He played a pretty solid game.), Steve Staios (He also wasn't bad at all. No it's not a misprint.), Tom Gilbert (He made little mistakes and when you play a game and not get noticed... that's good thing for a defenceman.)

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JEERS

Patrick O'Sullivan - The guy was benched for a lot of this game.  He had 3 giveaways and Quinn had enough and pulled the plug on him.  He only played 8:41.  What's going on Sully?  At least you tried at the beginning of the season.  Boooooo!

Pat Quinn - I get the fact that O'Sullivan sucks right now and was benched.  But why sit Stortini?  He was a force and is riding high on confidence. And he gets punished for being on O'Sullivan's line?  What gives?  Nevermind the fact that Stone and Nilsson get promoted and Storts is stuck on the bench.  Ummm.... Mr Quinn sir.  Stortini was the one with the Gordie Howe hat trick. So why not play the guy?  This just may be the only time I do this. Booooooo!

Denis Grebeshkov - Wow was he rusty tonight.  He was brutal bad.  I kind of felt sorry for him out there.  I couldn't believe that he played that bad, but he did miss quite a few games with an injury. He was the main cause of the Kings first goal and really looked out of place all night.  I'm sure he'll get better by next game. Booooooo!

Lubomir Visnovsky - How is it possible to go from hero to zero in one game?  I don't know but he did it. The worst Oiler tonight by far. Ugh! Booooooo!

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OUR GAME SUMMARIES

Smokin' Ray - I hate that.  But we all knew it was coming.  The Oilers always seem to find a way to blow a lead.  I should look and see how many games the Oilers were winning or tied in the last 5 minutes and lost.  I bet it's a high number.  I did however enjoy the LIVE interactive TweetCast.  Paq and I had fun it's it nice to offer something new to the fans of Oilers Jambalaya.  So there you have it.  Oilers sucked... TweetCast awesome.

Paq Twinn - Games like this really leave a bad taste in my mouth. I really felt like the Oilers were going to pull this one out. They skated hard , hit regularly and had the Kings running around in their own zone most of the night. A couple stupid mistakes end up in the back of the net. ouch. Patty-O is really struggling, so bad that Quinn benched him in the 3rd. I think Potsy is ahead of Patty on the depth chart noe, he had a great goal to tie the game at 2 a piece. Pens couldn't buy a goal tonight , he had many marvelous chances but couldn't beat J.Quick. Maybe he should have gone through Quick once or twice, too bad he doesn't have a mean streak. Horc's line played well, but I'd have to give the BTP to him. He killed a PP in the final minutes of the 3rd. Which brings me to this. Can anyone remember, not looking it up but remember, the last Oilers PP goal? I can't but if I had to guess, Hemmer got an assist on it. Tonights Game Grade: B+

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POST GAME REACTIONS



Los Angeles Kings Post Game



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GAME STATS

- Game Summary

- Event Summary

- Scoring Chances (MC79)

- David Staples/Player Grades (Cult of Hockey)

- Full NHL Play By Play

- Oilers Time On The Ice

- Opponents Time On The Ice

- Faceoff Report

- Shots Report

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NEXT GAME

Edmonton Oilers (15-14-4) vs Nashville Predators (20-11-3)

Thursday, Dec 17/09

7:30 pm MT

PPV

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Thanks for stopping by and reading the Edmonton Oilers Full Game Recap. Don't forget that you can agree or disagree with us on Facebook and Twitter. Just look for Smokin' Ray Burnt and Paq Twinn. We will see you all next game. GOILERS!

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**LIVE BLOG** Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings (12/15/09)

Welcome everyone to Oilers Jambalaya - the blog that just keeps getting better (this time thanks to Jay at Low On Oil who provided the tip.)  CHECK OUT Low On Oil's Game Preview

At 7:00 pm you will see in that box below, the Tweets of Smokin' Ray (@OilersJambalaya), Paq Twinn (@PaqTwinn) and the Edmonton Oilers (@NHL_Oilers) without signing up to Twitter.   I know... about time.

You can follow the game LIVE and it's easy to do.  You will be able to ask questions or just simply state a comment by writting in the box at the bottom of the application (THE BOX LOOKS DIFFERENT AT 7:00).  So feel free to talk to us (NO SIGNUP REQUIRED) and tell us what you think of the game and the new *TweetCast*.  Heck, you don't even need to include a name.

It's a new process for us so it may not run smoothly this first go around. *fingers crossed*  But once we figure this out...  LOOK OUT WORLD!

Either way it's going to be epic (probably only for us) evening. Let's just hope not epic failure.  Thanks for coming and enjoy your stay at Oilers Jambalaya.  GOILERS!

EDMONTON OILERS (15-13-4)
vs
LOS ANGELES KINGS (21-10-3)

Tuesday, Dec 15/09

7:30 pm MT

Dustin Penner - I Like The Cut Of Your Jib #6

The 6th installment of "I like the cut of your Jib", belongs to Mr. Dustin Penner, born on September 28 1982 in Winkler, Manitoba. Here is a guy that took the road less traveled to the NHL. He refused to take "NO" for an answer.

Minor Days

His hockey career started in Winkler playing for his high school team, the Garden Valley Zodiacs. After high school Penner was cut by several teams, including 3 times by his local Jr. team. Penner took the only opportunity available and went to play for Minot State University-Bottineau for 2 years. It was either that or get a "real" job. He broke his femur the 1st year and won "Most Determined Player" award in his 2nd season, scoring 20 goals and 33 points in 23 games, in 2001-2002. Penner then went to an evaluation camp in Saskatoon, averaging 3 points per game, he was noticed by U of Maine asst. coach Grant Stanbrook. He helped take the U of M Black Bears to the NCAA championship game, where they eventually lost 1-0 to Denver.

Anaheim Days

On May 12 2004, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim signed the undrafted free agent. He recorded 28 points his 1st year in Cincinnati, and in the 2nd, he amassed 39 goals and 84 points in only 57 games for Portland. In 2006-2007 Penner found himself with a full time spot on the Anaheim Ducks roster, where he set a team record for rookie scoring with 29 goals and 45 points, good for 2nd in team scoring and helped Anaheim win their first Stanley Cup. That was all Kevin Lowe needed to see and sent out a 5 year, 21.25 million dollar offer sheet for the 6'4" 240+ lbs left winger. When Anaheim elected not to match the contract, Penner was off to Edmonton.

Edmonton Days (MacTavish)

In Penner's 1st season with the Oilers, he scored a team high 23 goals and improved his point total to 47 on the season. Penner's 2nd season as an Oiler is where his character was truly put to the test. After showing up to training camp out of shape and starting the season slowly, then head coach Craig MacTavish, publicly called out his big power forward numerous times. It must have bothered Penner, but he always showed class and took the high road. Penner's family was hurt by the actions of MacTavish. Frank Penner the manager of Norpine Auto Supply in High Level, a former customer of mine and Dustin's uncle, conveyed these thoughts to me. The expectations and pressure that were placed upon a 4th year pro were simply unrealistic. In hindsight he (Frank) was absolutely right. It's not as though Dustin was drafted with a high pedigree, he was never drafted at all.

Edmonton Days (Quinn)

It's amazing what can happen in one year. After being leaked as part of a package offered to Ottawa for Dany Heatley, which was rebuked by Heatley (NTC), Penner took his game to the next level. Today with the wily old Pat Quinn behind the bench, Penner is a man transformed. It can be argued that he has never played better. I don't know what sweet nothings Quinn and Asst.Tom Renney whispered in his ear, but it worked. Quinn has gotten everything MacT wanted and more out of the farm boy from Manitoba. He has been far and away the most consistent performer for the Oilers this season. He has already surpassed his goal totals for last year and only needs 2 more points to pass his point totals for last year as well. Penner is currently on pace for 92 points and 46 goals, which is almost double his most productive 47 point season, which was his first as an Oiler.

So for all the hard work, determination and perseverance, as well as a healthy appetite for "wheat and barley based beverages", I like the Cut of your Jib. Go get'em big guy.

-PaqTwinn-