Campbell does seem like a good locker room guy....but, improvement of the team culture and Evander Kane aren't two things that have ever gone together. He may have toed the company line last year, but let's see what happens now that he has stability with a nice contract. He will regress to a distraction eventually.
That's what I thought, too, when they acquired him.
Please stop pretending to know anything about the Oilers or their locker room. Smith was beloved in the locker room, players spoke of his leadership constantly for years.
Campbell is just too inconsistent to predict anything. Sometimes he looks like the best goalie in the world, then he looks like Glen Healy. He always took accountability, even if it wasn't his fault he would take it upon himself. Just depends on if he can stay healthy. I think the problem with Campbell is that he needs a good back up to take some of the pressure off him. Ideally you'd wanna give him about 45-50 games, he wasn't used to the starter role and it took a toll on his body here. Edmonton should try and get a decent backup so they can keep him fresh. It can't be a coincidence that every time his workload increased and he had to play in consecutive games, he got injured.
A team gifted a WCF sweep by virtue of playing in a kids division isn't a real contender.
As opposed to the trials and tribulations of the Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues, right? Two teams who lost their starting goalies?
The west is a joke, mate. Were you honestly scared of the Dallas Stars or Minnesota Wild?
Ah yes the Dallas Stars with their plethora of "Damn this goalie is actually playing good too bad everyone else sucks" and the perpetual ticket to round 2 in Minnesota. Really scary.
I bet we don't sweep Minnesota or Dallas. Edmonton is weak homie, this opinion isn't uncommon. I'm sorry if this is upsetting to you.
It's not, I just find it amusing that you're pumping the tires of your mediocre division when the only half-decent threat to anything was the Blues.
We beat Vegas this year. You guys probably won't this coming season though.
This is such an Edmonton thing that it is hilarious to try and associate this with another fan base.
With your defense and cherry picker forwards I would be too. Again, I apologize that this is upsetting you. We don't need to discuss further.
I don't care buddy, you aren't worth interacting with. This is a pointless discussion because I hurt your feelings when I said the Oilers aren't contenders. I've apologized twice for triggering you. What more can I do?
The funny thing is that I never actually said the Oilers are contenders. I said the Avs and Bolts were and you turned it into this bashfest. You're arguing against a point I never actually made.
For the record I think the Oilers can do some damage if things fall their way, but the Avs are still the cream of the crop in the West. There, are we good now?
The Pacific's cumulative record vs the Atlantic was 66 46 16 = 148 pts
Please stop pretending like you know one way or the other how smith was thought of in the locker room. Players giving lip service on people they don’t like is nothing new.
