Oilers VS Wild post game

The Oiler site couldn't seem to get the feed working right off the bat but once it got going the picture was a fair bit clearer than the Chicago feed.

Period One: (ends 3-0 for Minny)
The swede line looked to be quite interesting and Hall took a beauty pass in the first period that sprung him into the Wild zone, it looked like a gimme but Harding stoned him at the last minute. Jones also seems to want to prove to Oiler fans he's more useful than most are giving him credit for.
Other than that the PK was very sluggish and Khabibulin was lackluster.

I hope that they come back from out in the second period and show a little resilience.

Period Two: (ends 3-3)
Lander scores to make it 3-1 Minny. Nice easy tap in for the Swede. The PK is finally taking a bit more shape in the second period. Although to be fair taking 4 penalties in less than half a game awards a bit of practice... Lander goes off for tripping, the Oil kill it nicely and then they are switching goalies in the second half.  MPS scores an a messy pass from Omark. Lots of scrambling but again quick hands and a heads up play nets another goal. There seems to be some Gel setting in the lineup. The Oil end up tieing the game 3-3 to finish the period.


Period Three: (ends 4-3 for Minny)
Back and forth period with very little happening. Again the lack of discipline rears its ugly head as Lander took another penalty. This time for boarding. The Oilers had a 3 min PP after Fedun was boarded earlier in the period (Abney came to his aid and took a 2 min roughing penalty) but they were unable to take advantage. plenty of chances but no success. It was announced that Fedun wasnt going to come back after being boarded. Hall took a high sticking penalty and on the ensuing face off Minny scored right away. The Oilers pulled Bunz for the man advantage and I would have loved to see them try to come back but the feed on the website died with some time still left on the clock.


Game Notes:

Hall seemed to be getting a little frustrated out there as he seemed to be all over the place but was unable to make anything happen. Pitlick looked good early but faded away toward the end of the game. The swede line looked pretty good. I honestly dont know if Omark has an honest spot on this team but Lander looked great out there and MPS had a tonne of jump in his game. (I will go into Omark at a later date) Bunz was very sharp, Khabibulin wasn't so sharp. Gilbert actually took control of a couple situations and wasn't inept while doing it.

All in all there was alot of positives to take from this. I expect that there will be several cuts by tomorrow morning so Renney can put together some more solidified lines to face the Canucks on Thursday.

Anyway, its time to sign off and go to bed.

Until next time.