sbhatt

We absolutely need an upgrade on Veleno. He doesn't bring much to the table.

Newhook....f!@king moron

As bad a start as we could possibly have.

93 is so damn good. I hope he gets it in his head to shoot more often.

The effort level just hasn't been high enough since the end of the 1st.

After a great 1st, they didn't look as sharp in the 2nd. Need to get on the attack and bury a puck or two in the 3rd.

They should, but probably won't.

Monty should have a short leash; if he looks off, Marty should be ready with the hook. We can't give a division rival an easy win.

The powerplay looks so good now....putting Slaf in the bumper and having Demidov threat on the wall has worked out exactly as we thought it would.

You are most likely correct...but I want our boy to err on the side of caution. We have waited a long time for someone with his potential, and I don't want anything to jeopardize that. No matter how remote the risk is, I prefer no risk at all. Just play hockey, be happy, and say nothing political #93.

They got Alexander Litvinenko when he was in London, Sergiy Protosenya and his family in Spain, and Dan Rappaport went flying out of a window in Washington. FSB agents are everywhere around the globe; being outside of Russia may guarantee you won't be arrested under false charges, convicted in a kangaroo court, and sent to die in a prison camp in Siberia, but it hardly means you are safe to say what you want about the regime.

For now. Then one day, maybe his drink or soup tastes a little funny. Putin critics abroad end up with polonium in their food / novochok on their doorknob, or fly out of windows with alarming frequency.

If ever he states them publicly, they had better be a glowing endorsement no matter how he really feels, or he won't be playing for us for very long thereafter due to 'tripping and falling' out of a window.

I hope this game marks the end of the 'easing him in' phase of St. Louis' plan. He needs to be out there for PP1 every single time from here on out.

This one is no treat either so far.

The FBI should look at the officiating crew from this game next, because they called it like they had money on the Oilers. And when we are getting screwed, can't get a damn save without Dobes in the net. That should happen in 75% of games going forward without question.

What a momentum swing that was! Hopefully the PK doesn't derail that energy when they start the 3rd. Caufield is red hot...really hope he can bag another tonight.

Dobes had to be excellent to match Wolf, and he was; zero doubt in my mind that game is a regulation loss if Monty starts. Nice to see Bolduc strike again, and Demidov's setup in OT was a thing of beauty.

Not the prettiest of wins, but 2pts is 2pts...I'll gladly take it.

Huge break...atta boy Hutson!

Getting tired of Marty's shit with regards to the powerplay. Wasting 93 by putting him out for 35 seconds with that plug Gallagher is starting to make my blood boil.

Very good period...unfortunate that we are only up by one.

Does NHL have out-of-season testing? Not sure on the particulars. As far as slamming a couple of days worth after a stem cell treatment, I figured the short half-life would mean he'd be clear by the time he got back from Columbia and would be at risk for a random PED test. Just to be safe, drop the GH...but those stem cells are definitely something he should be doing to speed up the recovery.

Great first period, then mostly sub-par play. Montembeault did not come up with saves when needed to turn the tide, and at this point I think Dobes should get half the starts at the very least.

I'm 51 years old, have been lifting weights since I was 15, and was active skiing, playing hockey and football, and competing in brazilian jiu-jitsu in my younger years. If money were no object, I'd be going with him too!