Game 81 : 1000 Bottles of Baby Oil

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Stats: 46-28-5 @ 55-21-4
Streaks: W2 @ W3
Last Ten: 6-4-0 @ 7-3-0

Oilers projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Connor McDavid -- Connor Brown
Viktor Arvidsson -- Adam Henrique -- Derek Ryan
Vasily Podkolzin -- Mattias Janmark -- Corey Perry
Max Jones -- Noah Philp -- Kasperi Kapanen
Cam Dineen -- Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse -- Ty Emberson
Brett Kulak -- Troy Stecher
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: None
Injured: Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (lower body), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (illness), Alec Regula (knee), Jake Walman (undisclosed), Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Zach Hyman (undisclosed)

Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Brandon Tanev -- Morgan Barron -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley -- Luke Schenn
Eric Comrie
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched: Ville Heinola, David Gustafsson, Haydn Fleury, Colin Miller
Injured: Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Rasmus Kupari (concussion)

Status report
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Draisaitl, a forward, “is not playing tonight, questionable for tomorrow (against the Los Angeles Kings), and worst, the last game of the regular season (at the San Jose on Wednesday).” Draisaitl has missed five straight games. … Ekholm, a defenseman, and Hyman, a forward, will not play after each left in the first period of a 4-2 win against the Sharks on Friday. Ryan and Dineen were recalled on an emergency basis from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Saturday. … Stuart Skinner will start after missing seven games with a head injury. … Jets coach Scott Arniel did not have an update on Ehlers, who did not return to a 5-4 shootout win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday after colliding with a linesman in the second period.

FWIW After 80 games
 2024/25   55-21-4 = 114pts 🥇
 2023/24   50-24-6 = 106pts 🥉
 2022/23   45-32-3 = 93pts
 2021/22   37-32-11 = 85pts
 2018/19   46-30-4 = 96pts
 2017/18   50-20-10 = 110pts 🥈
 2016/17   38-35-7 = 83pts
 2015/16   33-39-8 = 74pts
 2014/15   42-26-13 = 97pts 
 2013/14   35-35-10 = 80pts

Playoff Countdown Clock
T-10 Start automatic ground launch sequencer
T-9 Retract orbiter access arm
T-8 Start auxiliary power units
T-7 Arm solid rocket booster range safety safe and arm devices
T-6 Retract gaseous oxygen vent arm
T-5 Crew members close and lock their visors
T-4 Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power
T-3 Ground launch sequencer is go for auto sequence start
T-2 Activate main engine hydrogen burn-off system

Edited Sunday at 08:30 PM by FrostyWinnipeg

[HardCoreBlue]

Taken off the world wide web:

'Thereafter, in three of four seasons, the Presidents' Trophy winning team went on to win the Stanley Cup (Stars in 1999, Avalanche in 2001, and Red Wings in 2002). Since the Blackhawks won the Presidents' Trophy and Stanley Cup in the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, the "curse" has been more pronounced'.

Rest everyone. 🙂

[TrueBlue4ever]

Wonder if this will be in the building tonight with Bill Daly?

[BomberBall.]

So who gets the night off?  Safe to assume Helle and Ehlers will sit…..  others?  I’d like to see them rest as many as possible.

[Goalie]

9 minutes ago, BomberBall. said:

So who gets the night off?  Safe to assume Helle and Ehlers will sit…..  others?  I’d like to see them rest as many as possible.

Agreed. But there’s only so many you can rest right. I’d prob rest Helle Josh another D let’s say samberg. Get ville and fleury in. Forwards? Whoever is banged up a bit. Ehlers for sure. Maybe apples. Rest one of Demelo pionk or Schenn and get miller in there also on D. 
 

haven’t heard any call ups yet so bet Ehlers is the only guy resting up front. Need to call players up first. Gus ville fleury miller would all be playing so 1 forward 2 LHD and 1 rhd sits. Comrie starts also. I’d limit 55 and 81s ice although 81 4 points away from 100. 

Moose prob still in town since last regular season home game last night so maybe by 2 we hear if anyone been called up. Not sure who could be even. 

Edited Sunday at 04:55 PM by Goalie

[Goalie]

I’d consider giving Salomonnson a call up but he’s an rhd. Maybe toninato at forward. I’m not sure anyone else deserves a shot. Chib? Hurt. Lambo? Hurt. Yager? WHL still. Tyrell Bauer would be fun but I don’t think they do that. 

Edited Sunday at 05:01 PM by Goalie

[Goalie]

Looks like 

 

only Ehlers. 
 

Nino takes his spot. Gus draws in on 4th line wing. 
 

Comrie starts. 
 

maybe Wednesday they call up some guys. 

[BomberBall.]

19 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Looks like 

 

only Ehlers. 
 

Nino takes his spot. Gus draws in on 4th line wing. 
 

Comrie starts. 
 

maybe Wednesday they call up some guys. 

Not sure I understand that, but I’m sure they have their reasons.  Definitely not what I would do.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

A win and they can bring the Presidents Cup in for game 82.

[Goalie]

A win or point I or and Washington loss in regulation = tonight. 

Edited Sunday at 11:29 PM by Goalie

[iHeart]

We accomplished XYZ let's add a P to it

[Goalie]

Pleasantly surprised the resting guys which is more important than the P that we can win with a Washington L. 
 

2 1 Columbus in the 2nd there. 

Edited Sunday at 11:19 PM by Goalie

[Goalie]

The Jets (55-21-4) will win the Presidents’ Trophy with a win; they could also clinch with an overtime or shootout loss combined with a loss by the Capitals.

[HardCoreBlue]

NN starting to heat up with offensive chances bodes well heading into the playoffs.

[iHeart]

no score after one

[iHeart]

CRAP MOVE ON THE REF 

[captaincanuck12]

What a total bs call on Scheifs.  Then samberg is hurt.  And oilers take the lead.

[BomberBall.]

How costly is that ridiculous call?  Oilers score, which sucks, but Samberg getting hurt is far bigger deal.  Cannot afford to lose him.  Hopefully it’s not as bad as it appeared.

[iHeart]

problem is the Jets needed the puck in order for the whistle to go....it's kind of stupid

 

[iHeart]

and the CBJ/Wash game is over.....PXYZ

 

and Samberg is done

Edited yesterday at 12:58 AM by iHeart

[captaincanuck12]

 

[iHeart]

[FrostyWinnipeg]

 

 

Edited yesterday at 02:00 AM by FrostyWinnipeg

[FrostyWinnipeg]

 

 

[BomberBall.]

32 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

 

 

Wow, that’s outstanding news.