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DIFilpinnämnden får godkänt. Det gäller Emil Sylvegårds tackling på en krona i matchen senast, en tackling som inte föranledde utvisning, och som kronan själv och hans lagkapten ansåg juste.

Men galningen lärling har suttit i situatiosnrummet och eftersom det gällde en lulespelare var det ju lämpligt att anmäla till DIFiplinnämnden, tyckte galningen-lärlingen.

DIFiplinnämnden fira helt korrekt Emil:

”Filmsekvensen visar att tacklingen träffar huvudet på motspelaren. Tacklingen utdelas dock rakt framifrån på en tacklingsbar spelare som har sitt huvud i en låg och framåtskjutande position i stället för att höja blicken. Samtidigt har Emil Sylvegård ingen hög fart, båda skridskorna i isen och låga armar i tacklingsögonblicket. Framför allt har tacklingen inte en uppåtdrivande kraft. Med hänsyn härtill finner nämnden inte skäl att utdela någon bestraffning”, skriver nämnden.

Man kan tycka att Anders Nilsson förbättrade sina chanser att få bli kvar i NHL i natt, när Edmonton spelade sin näst sista försäsongsmatch, mot Vancouver. Trots att Oliers torskade med 2-5 eftersom det inte var Anders som höll i spaden tian den tänkta förstavakten Cam Talbot.

Vi saxar lite från Edmonton Journal:

Talbot seeks rust repair

The plan was to give Cam Talbot the net on Thursday so that he could shake off any lingering off-season rust after playing just 91 minutes in the Oilers’ previous six pre-season games.

Trouble was, he may have had more rust than expected.

Talbot gave up two goals on the Canucks first four shots — the first a wrist shot from Bo Horvat; the second a Ben Hutton point shot that went in off the skate of Oilers defenceman Eric Gryba.

“Hopefully I got that one of the way before it counts,” he said after facing 29 shots. “I have to play better. Bottom line. They didn’t trade for me to come in and play like that. I don’t think I played very well at all.”

The fourth Vancouver goal was another deflection, but Talbot said the other three were on him.

“I’ll come out with a better effort Saturday,” he said.

The Oilers have just one pre-season game remaining and have to determine if Talbot is indeed going to be their starter and appoint a backup. Anders Nilsson has turned away all 53 shots he has faced; Ben Scrivens, 52 of 56.

“What I’d like is a go-to goaltender,” said McLellan. “I’d just like one go-to goaltender right now. If we leave tonight out, they’ve all been very good.”

I EN ANNAN ARTIKEL, SKRIVEN INNAN KVÄLLENS MATCH, KONCENTRERAR MAN SIG PÅ KAMPEN OM ANDRASPADEN MELLAN SCHRIVENS OCH VÅR EGEN LULEGRABB ANDERS NILSSON:

Cam Talbot looks like he will be the Oilers’ No. 1 goalie when the season begins Oct. 8 in St. Louis. He played the first home pre-season game and was the first goalie to play an entire pre-season game. He was acquired from the New York Rangers to be the starter, but his play will determine whether he remains the everyday goalie. He watched Tuesday night as Ben Scrivens and Anders Nilsson split the game against the Arizona Coyotes.

Scrivens and Nilsson are in a close race to be the backup.

Scrivens struggled mightily last season. He had a poor .890 save percentage and 3.16 goals-against average in 57 games. He couldn’t handle being the everyday starter, but over his previous four seasons as a backup, Scrivens played 72 games and had a solid .916 save percentage and 2.46 GAA.

Nilsson played 21 games for the New York Islanders in 2013-14, but struggled with a .896 save percentage and 3.11 GAA. However, he was outstanding in the Kontinental Hockey League last year, posting a sparkling .936 and 1.71 GAA. The KHL is more defensive than the NHL, but those are still excellent numbers.

If the decision on the backup was based solely on last season, Nilsson would be the front-runner, but the Oilers have experienced first-hand how a goalie can bounce back after a subpar season.

I don’t see Scrivens having that type of bounce-back season, but goalies can be very finicky. Most of them don’t fully develop until their mid- to late-twenties, and outside of the elite goalies, many of them will see their numbers fluctuate significantly from one year to the next.

The challenge for McLellan and Schwartz is deciding if two half games, and one full 60 minutes pre-season start against a watered down Minnesota Wild team is an accurate portrayal of how Nilsson will fare in the NHL. Nilsson posted a shutout over the Wild in Saskatoon last Saturday, but the Wild didn’t have any of their top snipers playing.

Nilsson has been perfect in the pre-season. He hasn’t allowed a goal in his three appearances, stopping all 53 shots. Can the Oilers send him to the minors when he hasn’t allowed a goal?

Scrivens, meanwhile, has more experience and has also played well. He has been in a competition like this before and explained his approach.

“I think it is the wrong attitude to try to make an impression,” Scrivens said. “A power forward can try for a big hit to get noticed, but if you are a goalie searching for a big save, it never ends well. It is almost the exact opposite approach; you just try and be steady and give the team a chance. You hope your body of work over your career, especially over camp and practice is good enough. I don’t know what is going to happen. We have three goalies who are playing well, so I guess it is a dream/nightmare scenario for management.”

Scrivens and Nilsson both have one-way contracts, but only Scrivens needs to clear waivers. Scrivens is due $2.3 million and Nilsson will make $1 million, regardless if they play in the NHL or the American Hockey League. The Oilers salary cap is essentially the same regardless of who they send to the minors. If Scrivens is sent to the minors he’d be a $1.35-million cap hit ($950,000 is cap exempt), and combined with Nilsson’s $1 million, the backup cap hit is $2.3 million.

Money won’t impact the salary cap, but it might affect an opposing team’s decision to claim Scrivens on waivers. I believe teams would shy away from Scrivens due to his salary, but the Oilers might send Nilsson down simply because he doesn’t need to clear waivers.

SAMMANFATTNINGSVIS FRÅN FÖRSÄSONGEN:

Anders Nilsson 0 mål / 53 skott
Ben Schrivens 4 mål / 56 skott
Cam Talbot 8 mål / 75 skott

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