You gotta think Bowman was trying to get them to come down from 14M to 13.5M but ultimately didn't want to risk it over 500k.
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You gotta think Bowman was trying to get them to come down from 14M to 13.5M but ultimately didn't want to risk it over 500k.
WaitingForUser
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So much this 14 million 15 million 16 million IGAF we are finally seeing our Star players stay rather than go on to the highest bidder.
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I know I have a couple of people blocked. I think that is why sometimes I see a weird response to something I am assuming the person quoted some antagonist that I have blocked.
WaitingForUser
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I love that fact. I heard that a few months ago and it made me laugh. It's crazy that the league has expanded so much since they last won in 1967 that they haven't played a game in the 3rd round.
VainGretzky
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As someone who watched the rivalry with the Islanders in the early 80's even during the regular season it was the biggest game of the year. I had so much hated respect for the Islanders
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Jimmi McJenkins
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Hey that Bolts team was the defending champs (maybe), so that's like winning 4 cups, right? lol
Erm I'm pretty sure Gretzky's Kings beat them in round 3 of 1993.
McShogun99
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It's amazing that they lost that many game 7's (technically the game 5 loss to Columbus was a game 7). Matthew is 0-6 in game's where it's win or go home for both teams.
If only we had a slightly better bottom 6, everything would be different.
We could be like the Stars, Nucks, Kings, Knights, or Jets. Tried to remember all the teams that we were supposed to lose to, or not get as deep as because of their vastly superior depth. Might be forgetting a few.
Good they locked him up. But once they extend Bouchard and McDavid, they inevitably turn into Chicago Blackhawks, minus the three cups. This season is the final chance at a cup.
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Hell of a handshake line.
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Spent a few minutes at work putting this together for everyone worried about the cap:
This year will be easiest to manage. Next year won't be terrible with McDavid still on his contract. It will be the year after that is critical to find cap savings. After that, I don't see why we can't be competitive for the next decade. Players like these will still be difference makers at age 33, 34 and 35.
This year will be easiest to manage. Next year won't be terrible with McDavid still on his contract. It will be the year after that is critical to find cap savings. After that, I don't see why we can't be competitive for the next decade. Players like these will still be difference makers at age 33, 34 and 35.
Drivesaitl
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I haven't seen any posts mad about the deal and perhaps curiously don't see the post you are responding to.
This is a great time to be an Oiler fan, a Drai fan, and even an Edmontonian. This is huge.
This is the Gretzky type superstar that STAYED instead of chased more money elsewhere.
Better yet this is the probable confirmation that McD re-ups here as well.
Anybody upset at this deal isn't really thinking through how awful the alternative is.
Boner Pills
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Those are Calgary fans today, happy that their own team has no superstars.
I believe you are right. It's the 4th round that they've never played in.
Drivesaitl
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Nah, She likely orchestrated more than anybody knows or ever will know. Really if you we're here and saw her larger than life Lady Diana wedding dress with a 100foot flowing trailer (effing ridiculous) and A list wedding you know she was never gonna be long for this city. A primadonna considering how little she was. B list terrible actor that figured she was some hollywood star.
Dustin Penner did worse, just saying...
McD and Drai have far better nicer reasonable partners.
It's the default for anyone that hates the Oilers. On twitter I've seen Nuck clowns spending their summer measuring up the "depth" and how the Oilers' is bad and theirs is so amazing and that's why they're better.
Can't go after the top players. Can't go after results. Those are objectively in the Oilers favour. So to feel better about themselves they have to go after something ambiguous (and irrelevant) - "depth" it is.
Teams that the Oilers aren't purportedly nearly as deep as that they beat over the past three seasons:
- 22 Kings
- 22 Flames
- 23 Kings
- 24 Kings
- 24 Nucks
- 24 Stars
So..... pretty much everyone. If there's no way to rain on the Oilers parade - go after the ambiguous "depth."
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Lol, Lightning were beaten down after 2 cup runs and Vaseline lad didn't play at all like he can. What a treat that was to finally make the Leafs think they could do something.
