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Oilers 2011/12 Quarter 2 Review

2011/12 - Quarter 2 Review

Well, sorry for this being wayyy late. But really, motivation has been low, especially with the Oilers sucking so badly. For how many quarterly reviews have we said that, I wonder?

Anyways, here it is…

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Oilers 2, Canucks 3 (SO) – Game 49 – 2012-01-24 @ 8:00 PM MST – TSN

-={ Puttin’ On The Foil Presents… }=- vs. 18-26-4 Record 29-15-4 Location: Rexall Place Date: January 24, 2012 @ 8:00PM MST TV: SNETW

PRE-GAME RANT

Well.. holy crap…. we won a game! I think the Oilers seem to do their best against the difficult opponents, and slack off against the bottom feeders. If only that were the case against teams like Vancouver too.

Lines have been updated.. Ryan Whitney is back, and Ben Eager also draws back in.

Edit: And Eager is now out with an upper body injury.. Either Lennart Petrell or Darcy Harodichuk will draw in.

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Oilers 2, Sharks 1 (SO) – Game 48 – 2012-01-23 @ 7:30 PM MST – TSN

-={ Puttin’ On The Foil Presents… }=- vs. 17-26-4 Record 26-14-5 Location: Rexall Place Date: January 23, 2012 @ 7:30PM MST TV: TSN

PRE-GAME RANT

So a couple of bits of news to get out of the way for the game day thread… one, Jordan Eberle is going to the All Star game! Normally I wouldn’t be too excited.. because the All Star game is crap. But it will give me reason to watch it. It’ll give opportunity for more showcasing of our talent here. I wish we had Hall or Nuge there too. The other bit of news is that the Nuge will NOT be at the All Star weekend. Oh well, no big deal. Also, if you hadn’t heard it, apparently the Oilers are going to very likely extend Steve Tambellini’s contract soon. That is disappointing, but I have been wondering if Katz, Lowe and Tambellini all had planned on tanking for at least this long ahead of time and decided that nothing would steer them off course. Are they here by design or by incompetence? It sure would be nice to know that for sure.

Anyways, tonights game will likely be unwatchable. I will watch it, because I am masochistic.

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3 up, 3 down…

Oilers 2, Flames 6 – Game 47 – 2012-01-21 @ 8:00 PM MST – CBC

-={ Puttin’ On The Foil Presents… }=- vs. 17-25-4 Record 22-20-6 Location: Rexall Place Date: January 21st, 2012 @ 8:00PM MST TV: CBC

PRE-GAME RANT

These things used to be called the Battle of Alberta… now they are a Battle of Ability for Oilers Fans to Sustain Watching. Calgary has won all 3 this year, and 15 of the last 16 matchups between the two teams. Forget Minnesota and Backstrom.. these guys are our true rivals, and they’ve delivered a beating on us for a while! Time for the Oilers to show some f—ing heart and beat these bastards. It’ll be tough going tonight though as, per usual, we’re playing with a pretty damaged line up. But I’d like to see some spirit in this one. Where are the fights and such of older BoAs??? The Oilers got off to a great start in that 2nd game of the series, but couldn’t hold on. They’re going to need to be fired up and keep the foot on the gas.

No word on lineups just yet. I wonder if Taylor Hall will return. I personally think him sitting out for a bit to let those stitches mend some more wouldn’t be a BAD idea. We’ve got nothing to win at this point, except for pride. However, word is he’s on the 1st PP unit in practice, so there is a good bet he is in. As long as he’s healed up enough to not risk anymore damage. I’m sure he’ll be fine though (…say the Oilers medical staff).
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