Around the League 45: The Stanley Cup is in God's Waiting Room

[Chrispy]

How could they treat him this way!

I read the tweet to my wife before showing the picture:

“Oh no, where did he…AAAH!”

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Common Oilers L

 

[sabremike]

Common Oilers L

To anyone in the Oilers organization responsible for this hire I have but one thing to say:

 

[hangman005]

Washington fans are like

 

[HisIceness]

Well, I offered but they didn't give me a call. Their loss.

 

[cptjeff]

If the Oilers were looking for the best way to destroy all goodwill from their run to the final, that oughta do it.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

If the Oilers were looking for the best way to destroy all goodwill from their run to the final, that oughta do it.

And if not that, well, this was a very inopportune time for this story to run:

“Appreciate the assist”: Oilers pass the puck as City and Police purge unhoused from homes

Documents reveal Edmonton Oilers executives pressure the City and Police to clear unhoused people from near Oilers property, weaponizing decampments and water station relocation to address safety concerns.

drugdatadecoded.ca

 

[Borsig]

I still think letting Skjei go was really stupid. But whatever.

 

[chaz4hockey]

I still think letting Skjei go was really stupid. But whatever.

I liked Skjei too but clearing out his salary along with other moves assists the cap structure to sign Jarvis to a long-term deal and keep Necas in the fold. Hopefully, we will see some of the defensive prospect assets contribute in '25-'26 and beyond.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Skjei will be interesting to see. We’ve sort of latched onto the narrative that he’ll age so much better than Pesce (which I do think is true), because he looks smooth and cool and healthy when he skates, but he does rely on his athleticism in a way that doesn’t always age well. There’s a world in which the legs degrade and he ends up becoming less effective because of it. Compare to a guy like Guentzel who I do think will age well because he doesn’t really rely on anything much from an athleticism perspective (Williams-esque, Toffoli-esque).

I actually feel perfectly fine about the state of the D both now and moving forward despite losing a very good pairing (and I’m even reminding myself here in July that I won’t like Ghost or Walker until like January when they figure out the system). It’s the lack of oomph in the forward group (as it always, always, always has been) that is the disappointment for me. But, I’m psyched for the group of kids to come in and take a spot or two, and I’m more interested in this upcoming season than I was at this time last season because the range of expectations and expected outcomes is so much wider. We get to watch a newer team this year than at any point in the last 6 years and that’s fun.

 

[Stickpucker]

Smh should've never let Seidenberg and the pinball wizard go.

 

[AD Skinner]

Hopefully ghost remembers the system from the last time he was here

 

[WreckingCrew]

Hopefully ghost remembers the system from the last time he was here

And how he ran the PP those first 2 games before we somehow coached him out of it

 

[hblueridgegal]

 

[A Star is Burns]

Maybe people should stop freaking out about the initial asks in every contract situation.

 

[SvechneJerk]

As someone that wanted TK here, this stinks.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Player asks for $12M, team counters with $6M, both settle at $8.75M - negotiation

Canes do it - CHEAP / LOWBALLING

 

[Blueline Bomber]

That's a great deal for TK. Too bad, he would have been a great fit for Rod's system.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

With Konecny out of the picture, Rantanen and Draisaitl almost certainly extending, and the Canes still having a bunch of cap space next year, high-dollar/short-term to the likes of Giroux, Duchene, or Nelson seems like the most plausible way to use it. Maybe the Canes get lucky and someone like Brady Tkachuk requests a trade.

 

[hblueridgegal]

What? No Marek on anything (podcast, radio, TV) with Sportsnet! He's so classy and witty.

 

[NotOpie]

It’s the lack of oomph in the forward group (as it always, always, always has been) that is the disappointment for me. But, I’m psyched for the group of kids to come in and take a spot or two, and I’m more interested in this upcoming season than I was at this time last season because the range of expectations and expected outcomes is so much wider. We get to watch a newer team this year than at any point in the last 6 years and that’s fun.

While I'm can't say I'm excited for this group, I am intrigued. Assuming that both Necas and Jarvis get their respective deals done, it seems we're missing one LW in our top 6.

 

[chaz4hockey]

What? No Marek on anything (podcast, radio, TV) with Sportsnet! He's so classy and witty.

best hockey focused show that I enjoyed listening to (and wasn’t just Canadian team focused either).

A loss…must be some background to this abrupt exit.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Current leading theory is that he found a job working for one of the teams.

 

[A Star is Burns]

When I saw the rumors coming out this morning, I was definitely crushed. He's not everyone's cup of tea, but I love Marek. Hopefully, it is something good rather than something bad, but we'll see what comes of it.

 

[Daeavorn]

This seems like a good opportunity for us to make a move if we are going to make one.

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