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Are the Oilers a top 5 contender next season with Jack Campbell?
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This was discussed on the Avalanche boards by multiple posters from multiple teams during that abomination of a series.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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Not going to find any bias on the Avalanche boards, that's for sure.
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KeithIsActuallyBad
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But still on the Avalanche boards. Most people don't post on other teams forums unless they like the team.
The "Driasaitl wasn't actually injured!" conspiracy theories are some of the dumbest I've ever seen on this site.
Mike Smith, a true leader and loved by all...
Mike Smith blames the fans for his mistake last night
The Edmonton Oilers and LA Kings were fighting with just over 5 minutes left in the game and was tiedwww.houseofhockey.net
Mike Smith not happy with young defencemen in Edmonton's loss to Tampa Bay (w/video)
By pretty much all accounts on social media from fans and analysts, Edmonton played a good game against the Tampawww.marqueur.com
When Flames goalie Mike Smith ripped Arizona Coyotes players on Calgary radio
After some laughs with the hosts, Mike Smith added: \www.azcentral.com
Did you read any of these articles? the titles are just click bait conjecture. By all accounts Smith was a huge part of leadership group (source: every single interview from oilers talking about smith).
In Calgary, its rumoured smith had a bad reputation with locker room. but he's not alone, Hamilton also had those rumours, so did Neal. JG and MT also wanted out, so I dont think its fair to pin that on smith.
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Edmonton will be Top 5. The playoffs was not a fluke. They will excel as a team and will only get better.
I dont know about that. Nurse was severely injured the whole series, same with drai games 6 and 7.
game 1 was chaos
game 2 and 3 oilers dominated
game 4 and 5 kings dominated but theres rumours oilers were suffering from major flu (but still not an excuse)
game 6 and 7 oilers dominated.
The Flames locker room had nothing to do with JG and MT leaving. To imply otherwise is to be disingenuous. There is about as much truth in that as other Oilers fans saying the Oilers ran Gaudreau and Tkachuk out of town. They didn't.
Yes, Neal didn't have a lot of fans in the Flames locker room when he left. I don't think he had many in the Oiler room either. His over all crappy play and aversion to playing defense may have had something to do with that.
Hamilton is Hamilton... a bit of a loner and weird duck. I don't think he's stuck with a team more than 3 or 4 seasons.
If you say Smith was loved by all in the Oilers room, I believe you. However, that's not the case with the previous teams that employed him. Maybe he's mellowed in his old age.
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I wouldn't be so sure. This is honestly embarrassing to be an NHL teams locker room. Also the crumbling arena.
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KeithIsActuallyBad
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Some people think the Earth is flat, never underestimate the stupidity of the general populace.
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Agreed. Not only is there video evidence of when it happened, it was obvious after the fact to anyone who watched the games that he wasn't playing with his full speed.
Oh it is. Just a few posts up in this thread.
Rubi posted in a different thread over the summer a bunch of videos of Draisaitl dummying the Flames and he concluded that he wasn't actually injured in them.
Not really sure what would be gained by any party via this conspiracy, but Flames fans in particular have a hankering for it.
Games 6 and 7 against the Kings and Game 1 against the Flames in particular he was way out of it.
He kind of learned to manage it after that, but you could tell he still wasn't close to full speed.
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I know, it doesn't make much of a difference. He either schooled them while injured, or schooled them while healthy.
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True. But the Panthers room doesn’t have to put up “Beware of Falling Rocks” signs up. So that’s a win for them.
True. The arena was once Calgary's pride and joy. Now its an embarrassment. I don't think many Flames fans would contend otherwise. You're kind of preaching to the choir bro. We all want a new entertainment facility... we just don't want to take a bath paying for it while billionaire owners get richer off the taxpayer's purse.
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All jokes aside and crumbling concrete and flooding aside. For an old building, the shape atleast gives it character. The other thing is Edmonton got not just a new building but also downtown revitalization project out of the deal. Saddledome is already located in a proper spot, Rexall place never was.
And Edmonton's arena is a beautiful looking building from the outside. Modern design and everything. Frankly I'm almost glad the latest Calgary arena plans got scrapped. What a boring looking place. Zero character.
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