Around the NHL: Part III – Oilers Fire Chiarelli [Update: Still Suck]

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(On paper) EDM's 1st PP unit is as good as as their 2nd is bad.

That describes there entire team. top heavy. 2-3 really good players and nothing more up front really. Their first unit strikes again. 3-2 oilers. Big third period coming up. Hitchcock just needs to play 97 30 minutes plus a game lol. I know people love the star elite player but I would almost have 3-4 very good lines that can come at you shift after shift.

 

[Edge]

Not bad for a guy who was a bust 10 weeks ago.

Kind of depends on how you define bust.

If you take a player third overall in 2016, with some of the other names on the board, and end up with a second line center, yeah.

If you're a team sitting fourth from the bottom that didn't draft him, not so much.

Time will tell what Strome becomes in the NHL.

 

[NYR94]

Both goalies in san Jose have a sub .900 save percentage right now but the team has been really good this year. Karlsson up to 43 points after early adjustment period.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

I think we will end up below Ducks, Panthers and Oilers. If we trade away Zucc and Hayes bottom 3 is possible.

Idk. The Rangers pretty much f***ed themselves with that lose point spree.

If they don't get back a good haul for Zucc, Hayes, etc. and they get the 10-12 OA, this might have been THE most absurd season in Rangerstown history, and is sort of telling for at least the next decade.

 

[Thirty One]

Idk. The Rangers pretty much ****ed themselves with that lose point spree.

If they don't get back a good haul for Zucc, Hayes, etc. and they get the 10-12 OA, this might have been THE most absurd season in Rangerstown history, and is sort of telling for at least the next decade.

That sounds like the early 2000s without trading their top prospect or 1st round pick every season.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

That sounds like the early 2000s without trading their top prospect or 1st round pick every season.

Not really

 

[Thirty One]

Not really

Counterpoint: Yes it is.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Counterpoint: Yes it is.

Naaaaaa...

 

[Tawnos]

That sounds like the early 2000s without trading their top prospect or 1st round pick every season.

Except the Rangers were trying to be good in those years.

 

[Thirty One]

Except the Rangers were trying to be good in those years.

Adding to the absurdity of those years, IMO.

 

[Tawnos]

Adding to the absurdity of those years, IMO.

I’d say trying and failing to be bad is more absurd than trying and failing to be good

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Idk. The Rangers pretty much ****ed themselves with that lose point spree.

If they don't get back a good haul for Zucc, Hayes, etc. and they get the 10-12 OA, this might have been THE most absurd season in Rangerstown history, and is sort of telling for at least the next decade.

That sounds like the early 2000s without trading their top prospect or 1st round pick every season.

Naaaaaa...

I’d say trying and failing to be bad is more absurd than trying and failing to be good

Mhhhhhhmmmmm...

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Is Carter Hart finally the answer for philly?

 

[NYR Viper]

Flyers win and put a couple of points between themselves and the Rangers. Hoping for an Arizona win tonight

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Is Carter Hart finally the answer for philly?

Yup.

Theyve got questions elsewhere now though. Lets hope they stay hot enough where they decide to self rent simmonds.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Ducks are horrible

 

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Ducks are horrible

That is one team I wasn't expecting to be in running to possibly push us down the draft scale. Sucks. They need to do something fast. Can't believe they haven't fired Carlyle.

 

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Is Carter Hart finally the answer for philly?

Still too early to tell but he does have the talent. Time will tell. Remember Philly also went on a ridiculous winning streak last year as well. They are a pretty talented team.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Still too early to tell but he does have the talent. Time will tell. Remember Philly also went on a ridiculous winning streak last year as well. They are a pretty talented team.

Hart is very, very good and has a legitimate track record.

He's the goods.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Arizona gave up 3 goals in a 1:11 so that sucks

 

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Arizona gave up 3 goals in a 1:11 so that sucks

They get 2 back tied at 4

 

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and just like that they are down 5-4

 

[Sarge13]

Exciting finish, if it wasn't for Lindell's big skate the game would've been tied 5-5.

 

[darko]

Wow Flyers 5 points out

 

[Bob Richards]

Wow Flyers 5 points out

I feel like the Flyers average some kind of wild 14 game win/loss streak each year.