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10:54PM - and it's over... Oil with the 4-2 win. Since we've been discussing it lately, this link will spit out the Corsi numbers for this game. Momentarily, it'll be for the complete game. The game sheets that the info comes from probably won't be finalized (certified?) for a couple hours.

The Oilers played a nice game tonight, and deserved to win. Excellent goaltending by Garon. Flames Lesson: with no Langkow and no Iginla (metaphysically speaking), the Flames aren't a great team. Tanguay played well, I thought; same with Lombardi, Conroy, Phaneuf, and Regehr. Yeah, with better luck, maybe they're up 4-2 after the 2nd instead of down 2-1. But... sorry, I lost my train of thought... Galley is ugly, and Stock is pretty dumb. Also, Galley is dumb. Congratulations Oilers.

I don't begrudge anyone their opinion about Regehr v. Hemsky -- I don't even necessarily disagree with them -- but I don't want to hear it here. Two nights ago, Langkow got pounded from behind by Cooke, left the game and missed tonight too. Last CGY/EDM game, Torres knocked Moss out for the game, plus another one, with a shoulder to the jaw unaware. The comment thread had a bunch of complaints about Hale sticking his leg out on Hemsky. Kind of like Staios v. Lombardi tonight, except a lot less blatant. I'm not arguing with you, I'm saying I don't want to -- I can't stand them. Take it somewhere else. Late.

10:35PM - seriously. I'm trying to figure out if this is Iginla's worst game in recent memory -- because that's how it feels -- or if it's not that bad, and it just looks worse because he's actually getting into good positions but then not being able to do squat.

10:30PM - a shout-out to y'all in the comment thread. Lord Bob, mike w, oilinator, Tyler, everybody else: thanks.

10:26PM - I think teh Oilers should trade horcoff for some picks and good prospects. This is a rebuild people!!1!1!1 Oh, 4-2 Oilers.

10:21PM - Regehr with 5 secs left in the 2-man AD, 3-2 Oilers. The Oil must be anxious to get Greene back so they can start scratching Tarnstrom again. What? Oh..

10:18PM - 5-on-3 time for 1:01. Staios does his part to mute the anger about Hemsky post-game.

10:17PM - Stoll, filling in for Moreau with the dumb stick penalty. Iginla once again has one bounce over his stick. Ouch.

10:13PM - And, sure enough. Horcoff, 3-1 Oilers. That was the result of some accumulated karma over the period.

10:11PM - Yeah, Iginla looks like Rob Niedermayer circa 2002 right now. That's not a good thing. Oilers headed back on the PP, I'm pretty concerned about this one despite that 7.8%.

10:09PM - I think that's 2 posts on the PP for Stoll now. I'm glad Hemsky's alright. I wonder if Iginla is going to find his mojo some time in the next few minutes.

9:57PM - For the second time in his life, P.J. Stock is hearing that he might be the next Nick Kypreos. And once again, that's not really a good thing. Also, Theo Fleury is the After Hours guest. He wasn't exactly fascinating in his turn as the colour guy on the PPV on Tuesday, but I'll be watching. He always seems to say at least a couple of things that make it worth it.

9:49PM - 2nd Intermission. Hard to believe that there wasn't a goal in that period, given the number of chances. Also:
**It's still possible that Stoll ain't quite right from last season's concussions, but right now in the ongoing Lombardi v Stoll thingy, I'd say Matty is in the lead.
**Not sure how to fit the Holy Mackerel reference in here, but Taratukhin went back to Russia in September because the depth chart at C was so clogged in front of him. With Daymond Langkow hurt -- who's of course a UFA in July -- anyone blown away with the Flames' strength up the middle?

9:39PM - Hmmm... here I am, thinking that the Flames are continuing to tilt the ice further towards Garon, and suddenly Hot Doorknob is on a 2-on-1. The 2nd period always has some interesting moments with the long change.

9:34PM - I'll definitely give Jim and Craig this: they're doing a good job of appreciating the game. Though it's a disservice to Garon, I think, to equate what he's been doing with what Kipper's been doing; Garon has made more spectacular saves, and let in one fewer so-so/crappy goal.

9:29PM - Like McLea notes in the comments, Conroy is having an excellent game. Iginla is having a brutal one. So far.

9:23PM - That hit on Hemsky by Regehr was pretty late. He'd better watch out for Stortini seeking vengeance.

9:22PM - Sorry, eyes kinda glued to the TV the last few minutes.

9:14PM - November 10th, about 5+ weeks into the season, and Craig Simpson finally uses the fact that he was an Oilers' AC to impart some interesting info to the viewer. Excelsior!

9:09PM - 'Oilinator' in the comments says that the #1 line is the one Hemsky's one. Fair enough; he's right, I'm wrong. So how about Simpson talking about hanging on until some injured guys get back, and name-checking Pitkanen and Souray?

There's a few reason he might have used those names rather than Pisani's, even though the O'sphere is roughly unanimous that Pisani is the most important injury right now (see the comments to previous post). One of them is that he doesn't think that much of him. Possible?

8:52PM - Calgary-born Robert Nilsson puts one through Kipper at the end of the PP and the period, 2-1 Oilers. In the battle between the #30PP and the #27PK, the #30 PP has the early advantage. That 7.8% success rate will be going up.

8:48PM - Tanguay on a nice little tap from Conroy, 1-1 Tie. I would have thought that -- of all people -- Craig Simpson would know that the Oilers' #1 Line is the line centred by Horcoff. Nope.

8:44PM - Eric Nystrom! That's college-boy's 3rd fight since being called up. Pretty much a draw? I don't see fights objectively enough to score them. Also, Hot Doorknob gets on the scoresheet in the process.

8:41PM - Nolan is kinda killing me. Remember when Mike Leclerc came to the Flames in February '06? He allegedly had once scored 20 goals, but he seemed to have the deft touch of a 7-fingered house painter. I absolutely could not reconcile the fact that he had once been a bit of a goal scorer with what I was witnessing with my own two eyes.

Anyway, I'm getting there with Nolan, though at least I've seen him score before.

8:34PM - Torres take it hard to the net... HONK! Nevermind, he's on his ass in the corner. Nice play, Aucoin.

8:26PM - Jim and Craig with some chit-chat about Conroy, just before the Flames come awfully close once again on the PP. Conroy has been far from the Flames' worst player in the past few games, however: one common element of the last two losses was Conroy missing a one-time tap-in at the side of the net while the score was 0-0. It is just agonizing. (Indeed, I think he's starting to drive Roger Millions mental).

8:21PM - Iginla one-times a rolling puck off the iron. Stortini is playing tonight? Seriously? This must be one of those "You have one last chance to redeem yourself" messages from MacT. There are at least 5 Flames who could kick 46's ass, and that's not including Nolan, who already did.

8:17PM - The centre formerly known as Instant Chemistry, Reasoner, makes it 1-0 Oilers. Or maybe Gagner.

8:14PM - Rolosalo backing up tonight? Wow. (Saloson?)

8:10PM - Phaneuf was a laugh on Thursday. He was pretty tentative at first (he had some leg problem that the team originally thought would keep him out, details & emotional rollercoaster here), but after the Cooke hit & fight with Ohlund, he was 100%. Seemed like he played the entire last 5 mins of the 3rd.

8:08PM - I observed the moment of silence, but can't prove it. Hughson, Simpson, Oake, and Hrudey on the job tonight. Did you know Craig Simpson used to be an assistant coach for NHL Team X? I'm pretty sure at least, he doesn't seem to like to talk about it now that he has a respectable job again.

8:01PM - here I am with the Flames' director of pro scouting (veteran division). He saw Mark Smith good. What, you were wondering why Sutter signed him?

7:59PM - just about Go Time here. Leafs just lost the shootout after electing to go first. I think I wrote about this last year -- it goes against observed results. Though I guess that wouldn't be the first time that pro coaches did something that makes no sense in virtual unanimity.