10/10/10 aganist panthers

Well that was a horrible display of hockey. Outshot, out played, out muscled yet the Oilers manage to pull out a win.

The first period was a snoozer at best. After being outshot 11-3 one would think that the team would have come out with fire in their bellies and turned things up. Instead they were out shot and the game basicly went the same as the first period did. Yes they managed to get three goals in that time. (one that could have easily been called back) but overall they didnt seem to generate much.

I am going to chalk this up to growing pains. It was well expected that the team was going to take time before they could play consistantly solid hockey. One note, I noticed that Hall was all over the ice again. Is this because he is trying to do too much again? Or is this a product of not understanding his role in the system? Renney really needs to get them to regroup and he has to define some roles for these guys.

The 3rd period was a bit of a weird one. Why did the 4th line recieve so much extra time? the Mantra of the team has to be "get another goal" not "sit back and try to hold onto a lead" yet thats exactly what it seemed they tried to do.

I hope they come out alot more crip in the next game. There is no room for baby steps on this team, they have to make strides to ensure they are competing all year long.


until next time.