Can't the oilers freaking trade their Toxic players ? how hard is it... or freaking waive them. THEY ARE TOXIC YOU DONT NEED THEM ON YOUR LINEUP
The Oilers are like the Trump campaign. Just when you thought it could not get any worse...
If there is really a chronic effort problem on this kind of scale they basically need to burn everything down and start over (obviously keeping McDavid). How can you bring up your prospects into such an environment?
Culture change is hard. This is not something that can be fixed by one or two trades. Would anyone care to guess who is not part of the problem?
Poor Oilers? Half their fan base was just squawking last week about how they could still make the playoffs and go a few rounds lol. I just hope this finally shakes the fans from their terrible delusions of grandeur and helps them realize that they cheer for the worst run franchise in pro sports history. I cant feel bad for them until they've finally come around to this.
If by "Greatest Triumph" you mean "Ongoing Embarrassment" then I think you got it.the Trump campain turned into the greatest triump, I don't see that happening with the Oilers.
They did this before by trading Eberle and Hall and people blamed Chiarelli for it. What happens if they trade all their guys and they still lose?
Honestly, they should just blow it up at this point. Trade McD and Drai for a king’s ransom, get a few more 1st from TDL rentals, RNH, Nurse, etc. Start from the bottom drafting character players. Guys that just never quit. Build from the back to the front. Don’t just amass these great forwards, but actually build a team, with an identity, and an actually plan.
They gotta rebuild in EDM.
Can't keep retooling.
The most delusional fanbase in the NHL. The majority of the fanbase was still supporting Chia as late as last offseason.Poor Oilers? Half their fan base was just squawking last week about how they could still make the playoffs and go a few rounds lol. I just hope this finally shakes the fans from their terrible delusions of grandeur and helps them realize that they cheer for the worst run franchise in pro sports history. I cant feel bad for them until they've finally come around to this.
Not getting a .930 sv% as well as a sky high sh% changed. They were playing worse under Hitch in those first 10 games than they were under TMac's last 10 games. PDO is a funny thing.The team had success when Hitchcock started. What changed?
Klefbom getting hurt I know about. Are the players working as hard now as they were at first? Does the team need something like a sports psychology department maybe?
Rebuilding would be trading McDavid.
No that would be Justin!If by "Greatest Triumph" you mean "Ongoing Embarrassment" then I think you got it.
Edmonton should have went with Therrien, just for the press conferences alone.
They did this before by trading Eberle and Hall and people blamed Chiarelli for it. What happens if they trade all their guys and they still lose?
Chiarelli got blamed for getting horribly bad return. Oilers fans are fine getting rid of the cancer, but when the team is in worse shape after removing the cancer, the GM 100% deserves the blame.
Katz is the cancer, and Chia et al are the symptoms. Chia dun goofed, but I can't really blame him as much as I can the guys who allowed him to dun goof in the first place.
There's a reason teams like the Spurs, Patriots, Warriors et al have cemented their legacies, folks - their owners are smart enough to get the hell out of their own way.
I don't disagree, but those moves were terrible and put the team in a worse place. The guy who made the decisions sucked at his job, and ultimately that blame goes up the chain. But Chiarelli was the GM who made those deals and deserves blame. Sure, not all of it.
Rinse and repeat. What would make anything different this time around?Trading McDavid, Klefbom, RNH and building through the draft would be the best strategy for them.
Try to be competitive in 3-4 years.