Wild/Oilers GNT: Win & We're In

[IndyAndy]

Come on, boys: You've dragged this out long enough. Let's make this happen tonight!

 

[IndyAndy]

A fight right at the opening puck drop; Konopka vs. Brown.

 

[IndyAndy]

Oh, joy: Oilers on the board in 27 seconds.

Goal by Potter.

 

[IndyAndy]

Seriously??!! - Hall puts the Oilers up by two.

Now a power play for Minny: Let's get one back right now.

 

[dash]

Oilers could leapfrog the Flames with a win tonight and a Flames loss (in regulation) to Chicago. Maybe that team has a backbone after all.

 

[IndyAndy]

Potter gets his 2nd: 3-0 Edmonton - That's on like FIVE shots!

Backstrom is pulled.

Josh Harding makes his NHL return since the announcement of his health issues.

... Maybe tomorrow night.

 

[dash]

Happy Boozin' owns the Flames a favour from 2004, it's time to collect.

 

[dash]

$196 million just doesn't get you what it used to...

 

[IndyAndy]

@dash:

I lay the blame at Backstrom's feet. He's just not up to the pressure IMO.

Who's got a good, seasoned goalie that's READY to take an otherwise good - & getting better - team to the post-season?

 

[dash]

LUONGO

/in before Matty

 

[IndyAndy]

Okay; let me clarify my prior statement:

Who's got a good, seasoned goalie, who won't break the bank, that's ready to take an otherwise good - & getting better - team to the post-season?

 

[dash]

Okay; let me clarify my prior statement:

Who's got a good, seasoned goalie, who won't break the bank, that's ready to take an otherwise good - & getting better - team to the post-season?

Actually, that 5.3 million cap hit per season isn't really all that bad, it's just the number of years remaining that suck. I wonder what it would take to pry Jonathan Bernier out of LA?

 

[mattola]

LUONGO

/in before Matty

 

[IndyAndy]

Eberle gives them yet one more.

And to think: I went 'all in' with my remaining vCash on this game.

 

[dash]

4-0 Oil - Richard Cloutier's head is going to explode Scanners style...

 

[dash]

Maybe Minnesota should see if Jon Casey or Gilles Meloche is at the Xcel Energy Center tonight?

 

[IndyAndy]

Yakupov makes it 5-0.

The boos are raining down in the arena.

 

[dash]

5-0 Oilers and they're being outshot 23-9. Crazy stuff in Minnesota.

 

[dash]

With six you get eggroll?!?

 

[IndyAndy]

Now 6-0, thanks to Yakupov.

Wild are getting their fare share of good opportunities, but Khabibulin is playing like a goalie who knows that this may well be his last NHL start.