Post-Game Talk: Endgame

[nexttothemoon]

I think we see some waivers and then some callups from Bako.

Fresh year... fresh faces.

Benson, Marody, Gambardella, Currie, Yamamoto

Bouchard, Lagesson, Persson, Samorukov


I'd like to see
(at least) 2 from each group called up.

Manning/Jones/Khaira/PRussell adios... and possibly Granlund as well... for starters.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

You have to admit the goalie lost this game very quickly, bad night.

And on the games where the goalie was very good the AHL caliber roster let him down. The Oilers didn’t even try to win this game.

 

[Mowzie]

We're past the point of line combinations, call-ups and trade proposals. It might not be the water, but something is rancid. I honestly believe you can draft, sign, trade whoever you want and the vacuum of terrible will suck them up all the same.

 

[Quality Oil]

Here's what happened guys, we learned how to trust and look what it got us. Let's remember that as Oilers fans the best way to deal with our emotions are to put them in a fragile little box deep deep down and never speak of them again.

I'm totally fine

 

[OfCorsiDid]

There’s never rock bottom. We always find a way to dig deeper. Start selling assets, this team isn’t going anywhere.

Man you and Cyclone are really feeding off each other tonight eh?

 

[The Panther]

Okay, so at exactly the halfway point the club is 20-17-4 (which is really like 1 game under .500).

One year ago, at exactly the halfway point the club was 19-19-3 (which is really 3 games under .500).

So, they have one more win that a year ago, a season so bad the GM and head coach were both fired... in mid-season.

This could get ugly. The New Year's eve game (which they never...ever...ever win) is coming up, followed by a five-game road trip.

 

[Snowpants]

You didn't answer his question.

here is a q did u like the game tonight?

 

[CycloneSweep]

You have to admit the goalie lost this game very quickly, bad night.

We scored 1 f***ing goal. Can't even blame the goalie for that.

 

[CupofOil]

There’s never rock bottom. We always find a way to dig deeper. Start selling assets, this team isn’t going anywhere.

Remember when we said it was rock bottom after Pronger and Smythgate 10 years ago? Can't get worse than that, right? They've achieved about 5-6 rock bottoms since then and it appears that there are more rock bottoms to come. Does it get much worse than three straight bottom 10 finishes with the best player on the planet? The next rock bottom after that would be....well you know where I'm going with this. It rhymes with grade remand.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Man you and Cyclone are really feeding off each other tonight eh?

Did you enjoy getting our asses kicked by a Flames team that didn’t even try? I sure didn’t.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

93- I think he's still recovering from his hand injury /surgery
29- way overplayed, nothing left to give, you just don't forget how to play, although always been weak on the backcheck
97- best in the world but can't do it alone- weak backchecker
18- one dimensional power play ,player
Chaisson- inaccurate shooter like I've never seen
Bear and Jones are rookies, playing more than they should
Nurse- not sound defensively
Smith- F****** disaster
Kostco- Is fine for the most part
Sheehan,Archibald do well on the fourth line only
Kassian- doing fine
Rest of the forwards are ineffective and belong in the AHL.
Chiarelli left a set of rusty tools, they'll work for a while but then they'll be stripped. He left a f***in mess here.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Remember when we said it was rock bottom after Pronger and Smythgate 10 years ago? Can't get worse than that, right? They've achieved about 5-6 rock bottoms since then and it appears that there are more rock bottoms to come. Does it get much worse than three straight bottom 10 finishes with the best player on the planet? The next rock bottom after that would be....well you know where I'm going with this. It rhymes with grade remand.

At this point I don't even care about McDavid or Draisaitl. Holland needs to do what he needs to do to make a f***ing playoff team. I don't care who he has to trade or what he has to do. He needs to make this team not f***ing garbage.

 

[rickysusedsht]

Watching the up date's I'm still pissed on the first play of the game with nuge involved. That may have been the game in one play there

 

[Aceboogie]

What do you want him to do, add 20 million to the cap?

Send Russell to the moon for the 4 mil in cap space

Dont sign dud bottom 6ers and save the collective 8 mil in wasted space

Trade Nurse at his peak value prior to having to hand him 7m

Try to be creative in offloading Lucic in a trade comboing picks, prospects. There is dumb GMs who still value Lucic

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Remember when we said it was rock bottom after Pronger and Smythgate 10 years ago? Can't get worse than that, right? They've achieved about 5-6 rock bottoms since then and it appears that there are more rock bottoms to come. Does it get much worse than three straight bottom 10 finishes with the best player on the planet? The next rock bottom after that would be....well you know where I'm going with this. It rhymes with grade remand.

One playoff year with the best player on the planet and the other years weren’t even close. And this year is trending in that direction. The division is complete garbage and we still can’t take advantage.

 

[Del Preston]

Is there a limit to how many players a team can waive at once? There's at least four or five who should be gone tomorrow.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Broberg not good this year

Huh? I've watched every single game this year. He's been what you could expect from an 18-year old playing in the best league in Europe. Up and down, but definitely not bad. In fact, he's been playing very solid in December.

 

[CupofOil]

Something has to happen, we can't just keep waiting and expect to make the playoffs.

There's no saving this sinking ship Bryan. Stauffer seems to think Yamamoto is some kind of answer, I don't think it moves the needle.

There's something bigger at play here, culturally. They need better players (lord knows they need better players) but man, these guys rarely bring the necessary compete, rarely care to pay the price to make plays. Something about this market brings the least out of player, constantly. When was the last time an Oiler team consistently outworked opponents? Wash Rinse Repeat this same rant from the last 12-13 years.

 

[McDrai]

What do you want him to do, add 20 million to the cap?

At least call up Benson or Yamamoto or make a minor trade to shake up the team somewhat.

 

[Oilhawks]

Haas is probably our 4th best forward right now but isn't getting the ice time

easily

 

[rickysusedsht]

Not calling out Holland out directly but he said he's very surprised that no transactions have been made not even a callup despite the slide over the last month. You can sense his frustration. Credit to him for calling it what it is as he put it "A Stink Show".

I would like to see a call up or two myself. We need a major trade or a spark of some sort

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

There's no saving this sinking ship Bryan. Stauffer seems to think Yamamoto is some kind of answer, I don't think it moves the needle.

There's something bigger at play here, culturally. They need better players (lord knows they need better players) but man, these guys rarely bring the needed compete, rarely care to pay the price to make plays. Something about this market brings the least out of player, constantly. Wash Rinse Repeat this same rant from the last 12-13 years.

They look behind the bench and up at the rafters and see fatcats who haven’t earned their positions. Why should they try?

 

[dssource]

What an embarrassment.

 

[rickysusedsht]

Watching this interview with mcd is upsetting. Totally defeated what a shame

 

[oilexport]

Sell and move the team. It's a disaster. Let 97 free.

Convert Rodgers to a whale fat processing facility.