Post-Game Talk: Is There a Coach Tinder? If so, Swipe Right! Oilers lose 6-3

KarmaPolice

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Chia could have built a dynasty. All he had to do was essentially nothing except for draft Barzal. Lol.

Instead, he traded the 16th pick for Griffin Reinhart at that draft. Barzal slid to that spot. He was like. "We need a D"




Chia could have built a dynasty. All he essentially had to do was draft Barzal. Lol.

Trades the 16th and 33rd pick for Griffin Reinhart. His reasoning? "We needed a D"

If he drafted Barzal and traded RNH instead of Hall for a D he would have McDavid/Hall on one line and Barzal Draistl on the next.

It's beyond embarrassing.

Chia sold away his kingdom, long before he had any real chance to be crowned, piece by piece without knowing it, and now finds himself with almost nothing. He can only point the finger at himself. He's squandered and blundered his way to get to this point. He truly has to go as much as Todd does.
 

McSuper

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It’s funny. Even if Chia bites the bullet soon (I don’t believe he will) this season will be a lost anyways. The turnaround that has to happen on this roster is no easy task for anyone. I doubt SteveY would have an easy job with it. Lucic, Talbot, Kassian,, Caggulia, Spooner , Benning all need to GTFO but nobody would be willing to take 85 percent of those guys. So unless we retain salary on them we’re boned


This is so true . TMac needs to go . He like a monkey who will keep trying to fit the square peg into the round hole . He just doesn't adapted to the game . He is one game plan fits all coach . The problem even if we bring in a new coach how much can he do ? There a lot of dead weight on this team and that is Chia doing . How do we move Lucic , Sekera and to a lessor extent Russell . Right now we have 6 D men that handles the puck like it a bomb . All the D need to go outside of Larsson and Klefbom and they need to be groomed as a defensive pair . No PP time . Nurse may be worth keeping . I like to see something like this next year

Gardiner Bouchard
Klefbom Larsson
Nurse/Jones Bear

Top pairing can put up points . 2nd pair can shut down other teams . 3 pair young guys getting shelter minutes only if they are excelling in the AHL

Lots need to change and we need a smart GM to make it happen it can not be left to just a coaching change
 

BoldNewLettuce

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Then I dont see how it makes much difference who the coach or gm are.


exactly....

as bad as chia is.....the worst of his moves all have roots in the obc.

reinhart-green-lowe
hall-mact-lowe
nurse-mact
lucic-chia (but you have to think lowe loved the idea)
shit contracts - chia-howson-macT
 

CycloneSweep

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exactly....

as bad as chia is.....the worst of his moves all have roots in the obc.

reinhart-green-lowe
hall-mact-lowe
nurse-mact
lucic-chia (but you have to think lowe loved the idea)
**** contracts - chia-howson-macT
What? I'll give you the first but the rest?
 

Mez

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Meh.. Chia can get another life for now.. Todd needs to go right away.. Chia should go if we miss the playoffs
I think thats fair. A new GM isnt going to turn this ship around this year anyways.
 

Ritchie Valens

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Maybe Bobby Orr intervenes and tells Nicholson to fire everyone or they trade his client at season’s end.
 

KarmaPolice

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I would bet my house that he was forced to trade that pick for Reinhart. I hate Chia more than anyone but that trade had Lowe/MacT all over it. They loved him forever.

Also, we would never have drafted Barzal, he is a center and this team was more then set at center.

No doubt about that to me, either.
 

Beerfish

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Well he could have drafted barzal or kyle connor or brock boeser. As for the franchise defenseman? He could have drafted thomas Chabot at 16. Oh and he could have drafted sebastien aho with the 2nd round pick.
 

redgrant

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Chairelli even got his daughter a job in the organization.

I'd post her LinkedIn but I'm not sure if against the rules.
 
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Soundwave

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I would bet my house that he was forced to trade that pick for Reinhart. I hate Chia more than anyone but that trade had Lowe/MacT all over it. They loved him forever.

Also, we would never have drafted Barzal, he is a center and this team was more then set at center.

Doubt it. Probably went down exactly like this

Chiarelli: f*** the Bruins!!! I tried to threaten offer sheet then for the 16/33 picks for Hamilton and they called my bluff and traded him to Calgary! f***! We gotta do something! Trade the picks for any D-Man, I just want a D-Man!! Gimme a d-mannnnn!!!!!!!!! Someone suggest something for crying out loud!

Oilers scout: Well we always liked Griffin Reinhart ...

Chiarelli: Does he play DEEEE-FENCE?

Oilers scout: Yes sir.

Chiarelli: Deal!!! Wheel and deal baby! That's how Chia Baby does it! Big moves! Got my franchise center and I've geniously added blue chip depth to our D!
 
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KarmaPolice

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This is so true . TMac needs to go . He like a monkey who will keep trying to fit the square peg into the round hole . He just doesn't adapted to the game . He is one game plan fits all coach . The problem even if we bring in a new coach how much can he do ? There a lot of dead weight on this team and that is Chia doing . How do we move Lucic , Sekera and to a lessor extent Russell . Right now we have 6 D men that handles the puck like it a bomb . All the D need to go outside of Larsson and Klefbom and they need to be groomed as a defensive pair . No PP time . Nurse may be worth keeping . I like to see something like this next year

Gardiner Bouchard
Klefbom Larsson
Nurse/Jones Bear

Top pairing can put up points . 2nd pair can shut down other teams . 3 pair young guys getting shelter minutes only if they are excelling in the AHL

Lots need to change and we need a smart GM to make it happen it can not be left to just a coaching change

I think it's a big improvement on what we have. I'd take a swing at Gardiner for sure. He bungles some plays, but at least he can also make some plays. I'd take the bet that Gardiner can clean up the mistakes. He's not ideal, but have to be realistic of who is actually available.
 

Mez

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That’s quite the flip flop in 20 minutes when Mclellan hasn’t even had time to beg why he shouldn’t be fired.

I’m calling b.s. on that Twitter account.
Yah no kidding....apperantly Todd had a meeting with Peter and then Peter went for dinner with Katz and then there was time for whistle blowers to get the details of those meetings out.
 

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