Even at 3-0 they would have still been in the game. Face it, the oilers aren’t as good as the people of Edmonton believe. Maybe then you people can drop your victim complex.
“If the Oilers scored on their chances and the Blues didn’t, the score would have been 7-2.”
I'm saying those 3 mistakes he made were about as bad as you can get for mistakes. All of them lead to uncontested slot shots and a partial breakaway and they were all pretty routine plays. You'd have a hard time finding any player last night that made as many and as glaring mistakes as he did. Like I said that's fine it happens to everyone from time to time, but let's not act like he had anything other than a terrible game.
There are Oiler fans on both sides, and the bigger group is the one that says that Broberg has been great. They may say he is injury prone, but still great and improving.
yup, edmonton is only top 5 in expected goals against. Not like they are actually good defensively.
This is what I agree with. There were rumors that the Blues were after Broberg last season as well, including as part of a package for Buchnevich - who knows if there is any credibility to that rumor, but aside from the cap situation of course, that particular deal would have been much better for the Oilers than getting a 2nd round pick. You'd think that if multiple teams were will to offer sheet Broberg, then we could have gotten a pretty decent package back for him earlier in the summer, or even at the draft.
Alright, let's at least be fair when we debate this. Parayko is St. Louis' #1 defenseman, and likely will be for some time. He's playing an incredibly valuable role beside Broberg this year - similar to the role that Ekholm has played for Bouchard. Broberg has been good for the Blues. He's young still, so mistakes will happen, but let's be honest - he looks like he is worth every penny of that contract, which I didn't think would happen right out of the gate like this.
It's fair for a fanbase to get excited about a new player playing well, especially one they got for next to nothing. We need to calm down with the sour grapes directed at the Blues and their fans. It's our organizations' management that bungled this entire situation. That's who needs to catch the blame.
He is also not some 28 year old former 7th rounder that got called up and is killing it for 20 games. It’s a former 8th overall pick that’s only 23 with very limited NHL experience that includes last playoff’s conference final and cup final. That is a very rare thing to just fall in your lap and throw in the fact that there is/was ZERO defensive prospects in the Blues pipeline that are now ready and worth getting excited about. So when he looks much better than expected, yes fans have a reason to get excited.
I still don't get them not matching Holloway to be honest. I know money was tight for them, but I think they could have made it work. I suspect it was an emotional reaction, like a "if he doesn't want to be here, we don't want him here" kind of thought process. I hope I'm wrong, but I have lost all faith in Oilers management once again.
Very possible, throw in a very rusty and fresh on the job Bowman…I would pay to see the behind to scenes meetings in that week they had to decide on matching or not. To clear space to be able to match Holloway or have a spot for Broberg in his natural position/top 4 with the Ceici trade really makes you scratch your head.
You’re just mad you can’t talk trash that the Oilers lost. Maybe next game.Judging by the victory laps in here, Edmonton haswon the cupdefeated Phillip Broberg!
Think i’d rather have 1 cup in the last 5 years than 5 cups that were all 30-40 years ago
Kinda seems like they slow played both of those guys in the AHL at least partially to keep their price down. And it came back to bite them in the ass
