Pre-Game Talk: Lets Light This Candle. Edmonton v Winnipeg, Wednesday 8 PM.

[PositiveCashFlow]

Oh yeah there’s a banner going up tomorrow, and it’s a legit one (not one for a dumb reason)

 

[BlackDogg]

Broberg scored

 

[LevelingSolo]

Just please don't start 2-9 again

 

[JeffSkinner53]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843766884568809710

 

[PBandJ]

God, I hope they don't make a big deal about the conference banner. Toss it in the bin and start the season.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Out of the way Bob

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843429503986741671

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Broberg scored

Between that and all of the season/playoff predictions I’m absolutely full of dread.

Fully anticipating an absolute flop of a year

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

God, I hope they don't make a big deal about the conference banner. Toss it in the bin and start the season.

Dumb take

 

[dem]

Between that and all of the season/playoff predictions I’m absolutely full of dread.

Fully anticipating an absolute flop of a year

 

[McFlash97]

Broberg and Holloway look absolute steals for St.Louis. Albeit its only 1 game. Both look like they've broken out.


Mean while were saddled with a perennial loser with no intensity for a decade over the age of 32 and demoted to the 3rd line, but we signed Dermott...

 

[Oilhawks]

Daily reminder for the chicken littles to touch grass

 

[CycloneSweep]

Just realized Stetcher, Dermott and Brien were 3 of the bottom pair d for Arizona last year.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Between that and all of the season/playoff predictions I’m absolutely full of dread.

Fully anticipating an absolute flop of a year

Even if it is, it wouldn’t be a knock on us. It’s not uncommon for cup finalists to have down year after they go far.

 

[JordanGalhanth]

Broberg and Holloway look absolute steals for St.Louis. Albeit its only 1 game. Both look like they've broken out.

Once again...

Broberg.

And Holloway.

Chose.

To sign.

The.

Offer.

Sheets.

Even if the cap room is there...how do you justify bringing back two players who willingly chose money over team????


This board...

 

[dem]

Even if it is, it wouldn’t be a knock on us. It’s not uncommon for cup finalists to have down year after they go far.

In a year where we are supposed to be signing Connor.... we can't afford a down year.

 

[SupremeTeam16]

Broberg and Holloway look absolute steals for St.Louis. Albeit its only 1 game. Both look like they've broken out.


Mean while were saddled with a perennial loser with no intensity for a decade over the age of 32 and demoted to the 3rd line, but we signed Dermott...

the reality is we walked away from two guys who couldn’t play well enough to stick on a cup contenders roster and who value money over winning and instead we brought in guys who are proven 20/30 goal scorers and who are willing to take discounts to play on a winning team.

St Louis can have those bag chasers. They’ll never win with them. End of story.

 

[CycloneSweep]

In a year where we are supposed to be signing Connor.... we can't afford a down year.

That’s the reality of this stage of the franchise. This is our last real year to go for it with this core without a hefty retool. Let’s see how far they can fly.

 

[BIeucheeseWithWings]

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Once again...

Broberg.

And Holloway.

Chose.

To sign.

The.

Offer.

Sheets.

Even if the cap room is there...how do you justify bringing back two players who willingly chose money over team????


This board...

Bro thinks he's on reddit.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Broberg and Holloway look absolute steals for St.Louis. Albeit its only 1 game. Both look like they've broken out.


Mean while were saddled with a perennial loser with no intensity for a decade over the age of 32 and demoted to the 3rd line, but we signed Dermott...

Broberg looks like hes broken. One shitty goal and getting absolutely dummied in his own zone all game, similar to the panthers series.

 

[Oilhawks]

Some loser lurker troll liking, too bad they cut back on infracting such trolling

 

[North]

Broberg looks like hes broken. One shitty goal and getting absolutely dummied in his own zone all game, similar to the panthers series.

I don’t do conspiracy theories but if I did I would maybe wonder if Ferris got some of his “unnamed” scout friends to pump Broberg’s tires before the offer sheet (you know all that chatter about how he’s be a top pairing d man in no time).

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I don’t do conspiracy theories but if I did I would maybe wonder if Ferris got some of his “unnamed” scout friends to pump Broberg’s tires before the offer sheet (you know all that chatter about how he’s be a top pairing d man in no time).

The only reason a Nurse - Broberg pair didnt seem so bad was because they had like a 18% on ice shooting in the finals.

 

[tardigrade81]

I didn't watch much of the preseason but I did hear Skinner wasn't impressive. That being said, I would have given him at least 4-5 regular season games on the second line to get up to speed and build chemistry, which, with two completely new linemates, can take time.

And, as a few others agreed, if you want to make changes this early, I think the logical move is to swap Skinner with RNH and leave Janmark in the bottom six where he belongs. I don't know why Knob is so dead-set on keeping that first line intact. I feel like Nuge is almost redundant on that line and could be much better served as a defensive consciousness on the second line.

I watched some of it. Skinner didn’t do anything overly impressive, but I always wonder if players hold back. I really don’t judge too much by pre season. Everything is different in pre season

Hell I ate McDonald’s the big arch during pre season!

Wait… I do that in regular season too. Bad example

 

[Mr Kot]

Some loser lurker troll liking, too bad they cut back on interacting such trolling

Why do that when you can just let trolls fester on the boards with no repercussions? That's the best way to facilitate good discussion!

 

[Duke74]

Some loser lurker troll liking, too bad they cut back on infracting such trolling

I wouldn't call it a cutback on infracting, I'd call it selective infracting.