Gameday Soundtrack: The Professor Leads the Oilers Into Battle

This Gameday Preview is brought to you by me spending too much time on the internet. As I am sure many of you have experienced, being a consumer of media and pop culture means that you end up watching some random things. Let me share with you my most recent viewing experience.

The scene opens on a sandy military base which I legitimately thought was a recycled aerial from Stargate SG-1.

(Sidenote: years of watching Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis means that every television show is just a game of “Hey, It’s That Guy! – Canadian Edition.”)

But in the most unexpected “Hey, It’s That Guy!” we see an old familiar face.

Wait, why is the Professor doing here?

The Dandy Warhols – We Used to Be Friends

The Kings face up against the Ben Scrivens for the first time since he was traded earlier this year. Since then, Scrivens has been absolutely solid for the Oilers and their lack of defense, including the NHL record-setting 59 save shutout heard around the hockey world.

CHVRCHES – Lies

Despite his short stint with the Kings, Scrivens was universally loved by all, so it’ll be weird seeing him in a different uniform. But for the sake of the game, he is now a turncoat. There is precedent, as he’s had practice at this before.

Ben is a Canadian, and in this episode he plays a German, who then plays as a ringer for Team USA. Good job playing for the best country guy, but come on. Deception!

Aaliyah – Try Again

The Oilers sit pretty solidly at last in the Pacific and 29th in the League, so it’s obvious that there will be no post season for them. Again. Even without any playoff hopes, the Oilers are still playing to win games, but history is on the Kings’ side as they’ve won the last 2 meetings against the Oilers this season and have an 8-0-2 record in the last 10 games at Rexall.

At this point, the Oilers could do anything, and it wouldn’t even really matter. Maybe playing Scrivens playing forward and taking faceoffs would help?
USA vs. Canada? Ugh, too soon.

Maybe he can goon it up and start a fight or two like he did in this episode?

Hard to tell here, but punching definitely goes down.

The Kings are on a 6 game win streak and about to play an objectively crappy team. Pessimism is of course on the tip of my tongue, but this new flavor of Kings team has been fantastic post Olympics, so hopefully history repeats itself, and then Kings tally up another win.

Bonus Footage:

I’ll be honest, I didn’t actually watch the episode, but hey set folks? Maybe go for something a bit more creative than Pizzatore’s Pizza.

Not only do the jerseys distinguish what team you’re on, they also make for great scrub alternatives.

The Canadian team is called the “Canadahar Beavers.” Because of course they are.