Regarding the whole "we showcased him to the entire league for free" thing, the silver lining on that cloud is that while the rest of the league had a chance to see him from the periphery (assuming all 29 teams were even paying attention) of this drama, the Oilers got a closer insight into him than anyone else. They not only saw how he played in the games, but they saw how he was in practice, how he interacted with his teammates, and overall got a better chance to know what he's about than any other team did.
So yeah, everyone got a look...but the Oilers got the best look. So there's that I guess.
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According to @ttneilhodge secs ago on TPS, the #Oilers beat the #Flames by one day with their camp invitation to Vlad Tkachev. @DuckMillard
Very true.
Like I said before, he will do very good in a full chl season and will be drafted on that, rather than just some preseason games. And he's doing that with 7 points in 2 games. I'm going to go on a limb and say the blues take him with their 2nd round pick next year
Is that something to brag about, can it even be considered a moral victory?
The guy is going back into the draft this year. Will be interesting to see where a guy almost years older then his fellow draftees goes.
It doesn't say anything about their intentions to sign him.Not it's just funny by Calgary fans were ripping mact for being incompetent and not knowing the CBA, then their own gm tried to do the same (was just as incompentant) in fact I remember them saying mact should resign, I wonder what their tune is know. Probably finding some rationality. But w.e. I was on the side of approving of the invite regardless of if we could have signed him
This is more about flames fan being clueless, as they are for the most part
It doesn't say anything about their intentions to sign him.
There were quite a few posts ripping MacTavish for wasting a roster spot on a player he couldn't sign and showcasing Tkachev to the rest of the league.It doesn't say anything about their intentions to sign him.
Not it's just funny by Calgary fans were ripping mact for being incompetent and not knowing the CBA, then their own gm tried to do the same (was just as incompentant) in fact I remember them saying mact should resign, I wonder what their tune is know. Probably finding some rationality. But w.e. I was on the side of approving of the invite regardless of if we could have signed him
This is more about flames fan being clueless, as they are for the most part
Boy that's grasping at straws.
Good thing we took Coughlin and Bouchard!
Lots of teams didn't know about the rule. It doesn't surprise me that other teams may have considered inviting him, given that his coach made calls asking the Oilers to do it. Makes sense other teams would have gotten calls as well. Basically:
Not really at all. Its just complete delicious irony. This coming I'm the same day their former ace prospects agent called for a trade (I remember flames fans ripping on Yak for this) and their new hot prospect lies about shoulder problems only to require surgery due to being slight (again, flames fans ripping on RNH)
I think a cold plate of crow today and I love it