Player Discussion McDavid

[oobga]

I enjoyed watching the leafs fans reaction to the draft lottery.

Haha. I watched a couple for a good laugh and was going to post one of those. Decided on the positive angle though with an excited oilers fan. Need the positive vibes going into playoffs

 

[Fourier]

Man, getting Dougie would've been great! I totally didn't think of that. No question he'd rather play with McJesus than rot in Calgary, and then we probably never have to sign that awful Sekera contract (didn't we JUST finish paying the buyout?). And then Ryan McDonaugh was available for our 4th overall pick at the 2016 draft, so we'd walk into 2016-17 with McDonaugh (LD) and Hamilton (RD) instead of Sekera (LD) and Larsson (RD). McDonaugh is still a major, Ekholm-level difference maker TODAY. We keep Hall, never sign Lucic, dodging another cap-crippling contract, and I can't imagine any other potential GM signing that Koskinen deal...and then maybe we have the money to sign Nurse to a more cap friendly long-term deal instead of bridging him to the worst possible time for maybe for any team ever.

As for the GM question, I would've snagged McPhee/Kelly McCrimmon before Vegas even existed.

Plus if we never get Griff Reinhart, we could've drafted Brock Boeser or Barzal...I say Boeser because Boeser was the kind of power forward any intelligent GM would've snatched up with the surplus we had at centre and he was still available. And then with that other early pick in 2015, shore up our blueline with Brandon f***ing Carlo!

EDIT: I guess to get Hamilton we would've had to give up the wasted picks we could have used to get Boeser and Carlo. Either option much, much better than the one we faced.

How can I get into THAT Timeline?

Lots of interesting possible paths for sure. That said at the time I don't think the Sekera contract was all that bad, He was a very good defenseman until injuries pretty much ended his career. I also think his contract could have been movable with a little creativity.

 

[ahmedou]

Mc David's jersey

At the Vatican

Easter 2025

 

[ahmedou]

Connor McDavid: "I’m sure there’s lots of people doubting us still. But we like it that way."

 

[oobga]

Connor McDavid: "I’m sure there’s lots of people doubting us still. But we like it that way."

Start the year as the #1 cup favorites. End the year with people questioning if 80% of our roster can even play hockey anymore. Almost go down 3-0 in the series and turn the jets on. And just to keep everyone doubting, turn jets back off, then almost go down 3-1 and turn them back on.


All going according to plan.

 

[CN8]

I just noticed he’s tied for playoff points and hasn’t even got 1 on the pp yet

 

[Mr Positive]

Connor McDavid: "I’m sure there’s lots of people doubting us still. But we like it that way."

No shortage of doubters in our own fanbase at times too, lol

 

[brentashton]

No shortage of doubters in our own fanbase at times too, lol

I highly doubt he “likes” it. Maybe tolerates it. It’s not human nature to like opposition. You can, however, take energy from that opposition. Maybe that’s what he meant. Hard to really know.

 

[brentashton]

Mc David's jersey

At the Vatican

Easter 2025
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Looks photoshopped

 

[ahmedou]

 

[Pip]

 

[RevengeOfTheDrai]

McDavid leaving practice early is a non story right?.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

McDavid leaving practice early is a non story right?.

Let's hope he's at the next practice and we can brush this off. If he misses again the anxiety is going to go up to a 10.

Everything is so tight lipped that this will be the telling tale...

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

I think the next practice is Tuesday, day before the game. We’ll see then.

He knows his body, I doubt it’s anything major and a little extra rest might be all he needed.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

McDavid leaving practice early is a non story right?.

The only story is how much of a joke Rishaug is, when he adds words to what Knob said to try to get clicks on his tweets.

Knob said "No Issues", so Rishaug tweeted "No major issues".

 

[trojansoilers]

Put McDavid, Draisaitl, and Bouch into one of these until Game 1.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Put McDavid, Draisaitl, and Bouch into one of these until Game 1.

And vezna Stu!

 

[JFedol]

15pts in this series vs Florida

Back to Back 40pt playoff runs and conn smythe's as well

 

[Sniper99]

Oilers' Knoblauch gives updates on Brown, McDavid ahead of Stanley Cup Final

No need to panic, Edmonton Oilers fans. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch had good news on Connor McDavid and Connor Brown when speaking to the media at practice Monday. McDavid will be a full participant in Tuesday’s practice on the eve of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final after leaving Sunday’s skate...

edmonton.citynews.ca

main board idiots thinking Panthers "gonna pound McDavid"

Sometimes I wish Rishaug would stfu

 

[Austerlitz]

Oilers' Knoblauch gives updates on Brown, McDavid ahead of Stanley Cup Final

No need to panic, Edmonton Oilers fans. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch had good news on Connor McDavid and Connor Brown when speaking to the media at practice Monday. McDavid will be a full participant in Tuesday’s practice on the eve of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final after leaving Sunday’s skate...

edmonton.citynews.ca

main board idiots thinking Panthers "gonna pound McDavid"

Sometimes I wish Rishaug would stfu

The main board also think McDavid's 11 points and +5 in last year's finals was Barkov 'shutting him down'.

Not a lot of critical thinking happening over there.

 

[OilerFanInLangley]

I'm looking fwd to seeing McDavid and Draisaitl go in this series.

Instead of just praying for wins and a cup every second of the game I wanna really sit back and enjoy just watching those two do their thing. It really is a privilege watching McDavid play hockey.

IMO his only comps are Gretzky and Lemieux.

 

[Little Fury]

The main board also think McDavid's 11 points and +5 in last year's finals was Barkov 'shutting him down'.

Not a lot of critical thinking happening over there.

My favourite hot take was that his 8 points or whatever in two games didn't matter because they were "garbage blowouts" as though leading your team to dominant performances when on the brink of elimination is meaningless. Some real dummies out there!

 

[McJadeddog]

My favourite hot take was that his 8 points or whatever in two games didn't matter because they were "garbage blowouts" as though leading your team to dominant performances when on the brink of elimination is meaningless. Some real dummies out there!

Honestly, I'm a complete idiot when it comes to other teams players. It is no different when it comes to other fans thoughts about Oilers players. To compare what most of us know about Oilers players to other fans is laughable, and the reverse is also true. If I went to the Leafs board and said things about their players, I'd look like an idiot I'm sure.

 

[redgrant]

He's gotta have a huge series.

For all the Wayne comparisons Wayne score in 84 85 87 88 in all the cup clinching games.

Mcdavid didn't have a good game 7 last year when he had to be on the score sheet this year in any elimination and cup clinching game.

 

[Little Fury]

Honestly, I'm a complete idiot when it comes to other teams players. It is no different when it comes to other fans thoughts about Oilers players. To compare what most of us know about Oilers players to other fans is laughable, and the reverse is also true. If I went to the Leafs board and said things about their players, I'd look like an idiot I'm sure.

Yeah that's why I don't talk s*it about other teams players except for really obvious things like "boy Matthews sure doesn't produce in the playoffs" or "boy the Panthers sure a bunch of creeps who don't clean their assholes".