tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post9218323865997657494..comments2008-11-28T08:17:51.444-05:00Black Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583346651230552519noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post-52910857380166513812008-11-28T08:17:00.000-05:002008-11-28T08:17:00.000-05:00Thanks Bruce.<BR/><BR/>And never mind the coaches and GM, Moreau broke his leg in preseason blocking a shot and Horcoff is no slouch either.<BR/><BR/>Its a sign, plain and simple, when something that was a signature for a team no longer gets done at all. And its something that anyone with guts and a little technique can do. Just get in the way.<BR/><BR/>I agree on Stortini by the way. He's just fallen off the face of the earth.<BR/><BR/>Apparently Glencross was a straw.<BR/><BR/>So blame the GM for Glencross but when guys won't block shots that's a team not buying into the coach.Black Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583346651230552519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post-2820657452262237352008-11-28T01:35:00.000-05:002008-11-28T01:35:00.000-05:00BDHS: Outstanding stuff, just one correct point after another. I would add a couple more, about the mismanagement of Zack Stortini and Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers. That fourth line we iced last night was a joke.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, the guy who keyed last year's fourth line, Curtis Glencross, scored again tonight, a great indivudual play where he anticipated the opponent's pass, stole the puck, split the defence with sheer speed, then deked the goalie and roofed a backhand, the unassisted game winner late in the third right in Vancouver. A Huge goal. Who's been doing that for us? <BR/><BR/>GlenX now has 9 points in his last 6 games. Letting him walk while having wet dreams over the likes of Marian Hossa was a major fucking blunder. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile the guys we kept and the guys we picked up are lucky if they can squeak one into the net every two or three weeks, and when they finally do they all do it in the same goddam game, Oilers' only win in the last six. Tough times. <BR/><BR/>Your comment about Reddox actually blocking a shot on the PK is a good point. Last night the Oilers blocked 23 shots, of which 2 (two) were blocked by forwards. It's the sort of thing this old-time fan of the late 80s-early 90s Oilers might say "Craig MacTavish and Kelly Buchberger would be rolling over in their grave if they saw how poorly Oiler forwards are blocking shots" if not for the salient fact that MacT and Bucky are not only not dead, they're coaching the fucking team. Whazzup with that??? <BR/><BR/>(The best shot blocking penalty kill I have ever seen involved those two up front with K-Lowe and Craig Muni at the back. Now three of the four are running the team and we can't block a shot? I just don't get it.)Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190620732067746768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post-34234563157476473492008-11-27T17:59:00.000-05:002008-11-27T17:59:00.000-05:00jonathan - fair enough regarding Brodziak, to a point<BR/><BR/>dg - that was Duhatschek's opinion, don't know if he got that from the org., he didn't couch it as suchBlack Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583346651230552519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post-39183579137765051182008-11-27T16:37:00.000-05:002008-11-27T16:37:00.000-05:00"Eric Duhatschek said last night that Mactavish would be given a year to work with this club, that he was not in any danger of losing his job."<BR/><BR/>Really? You don't view this as the ever-damning vote of confidance in a coach?<BR/><BR/>I know we go through this whole "Fire MacT" phase every year, but he's burying himself this year with his troop deployment. I can forgive the Cole as a LWer because they wanted to run with their best players possible, and even running Roloson game after game because frankly, he's our best option. But Pisani at 3C and Smid not playing D are inexcusable. We had the options for the 3line gig, and Smid has outplayed our bottom pairing for portions of this season.doritograndehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497613230666426389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post-19799169372770327342008-11-27T16:06:00.000-05:002008-11-27T16:06:00.000-05:00Hard to disagree with anything you've said; I'm definitely a fan of MacTavish as a coach but things need to come around soon.<BR/><BR/>The one item I will argue with is Brodziak; he's taking three times as many defensive as offensive zone draws last I checked, and could really use a break.<BR/><BR/>Two more items: the decision to recall Tim Sestito over, say, Ryan Potulny, is management's fault. As was the decision to claim Jesse Boulerice.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13939434026697781276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post-85763590475421452062008-11-27T15:20:00.000-05:002008-11-27T15:20:00.000-05:00"Eric Duhatschek said last night that Mactavish would be given a year to work with this club, that he was not in any danger of losing his job."<BR/><BR/>Wow. Stuff like this makes a guy wonder just how much of this gong show has been MacT tinkering/developing with the players, and not just the general "Crazy Coach has lost his team" opinion that a few people have voiced. Maybe coach has a line in the sand (say 5 games under .500, or midway point in season) where he will stop all this tinkering and just run with the best he's got for each situation. Because we haven't seen that yet. Gagner on PK or Smid on wing for examples. Is it possible his leash is so long this year that he has taken to unregular ways of pushing some of these guys in the direction he wants?<BR/><BR/>Funny I posted something similar to this on my blog this morn. But I could be way off here.<BR/><BR/>Food for thought.R-Gibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267669529162892063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post-90967481328672491652008-11-27T14:46:00.000-05:002008-11-27T14:46:00.000-05:00I went through the stats and Moreau's got 12 minors this season and 8 of those have been in the first period.hunter1909http://www.blogger.com/profile/05591790801665471272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post-78541762185651668752008-11-27T14:26:00.000-05:002008-11-27T14:26:00.000-05:00hmmm we can publicly start demanding some action by boycotting all Rexall drugstores until something is done. All though by the way these dickheads are playing they are all on dope. Mr Hand was right. That was brutal... I was to angry to popst anything last night... good thing I don't live in E town or maybe Rexall would have been burnt to the ground. This collection of aholes don't deserve to wear the Oilers colours.. get new f'ing captain because I really don't care if MacT has lost the room the Captain still should be able to lead the team what a waste of spaceSwabbubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974349008633599089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22154407.post-40332171466507895782008-11-27T13:27:00.000-05:002008-11-27T13:27:00.000-05:00I'm already close to picking my bandwagon team in November. <BR/><BR/>Normally that's a springtime decision.hunter1909http://www.blogger.com/profile/05591790801665471272noreply@blogger.com