Messrules11
6 Cups, elbows up.
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If you lose twice to the Ducks they kick your coach out of the league... atleast they should.
Pre-Game Talk: Powerstance Goes To Disneyland! Oilers v Anaheim tomorrow at 8 PM.
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Oilhawks
Over Old Hills
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Losing to the actual worst coach in the league twice means your coach should be relegated, agreed.
Wishful thinking? Sure him and Woody will get fired and that alcohol pickled brain Nicholson will get to retire with grace (lmao), but Katz hires another moron to select the next GM. I’m sure it would be Jim Rutherford if his senile ass wasn’t already making promises he can’t keep in Canuckland.
walktheboulavard
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If this organization wants to see what they got in Broberg maybe it's time to give him more minutes.
He's got great skating/speed, length/size, defends and moves pucks well. Maybe it's time to see if he can put it together and grow confidence against tougher comp. It's not like the current top 4 is getting it done. So tired of other teams dmen either come as advertised or develop/reach their potential even at young age.
He's got great skating/speed, length/size, defends and moves pucks well. Maybe it's time to see if he can put it together and grow confidence against tougher comp. It's not like the current top 4 is getting it done. So tired of other teams dmen either come as advertised or develop/reach their potential even at young age.
Leonardlizard
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"well you all might see it that way..but what I saw was a hockey game going into the hockey game."
-Jay Woodcroft
On a bad note stl sucks and let flames get a loser point so now they have 2 points on us.
Bag skating to Woody is just Disneyland with no Genie+ pass...
-Jay Woodcroft
On a bad note stl sucks and let flames get a loser point so now they have 2 points on us.
Bag skating to Woody is just Disneyland with no Genie+ pass...
Harry Curry
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Woody would rather give Nurse 30 minutes a game so he can “shelter” Broberg. It’s the Holloway effect.
On the bright side Woody is going to go 11-7 vs Anaheim so they can see what they have with Desharnais and his 3 minutes of ice time tomorrow.
If you can’t roll your lines vs Anaheim maybe it’s time to fire everyone
Woodys firmly into In Case Of Emergency Break Glass territory here.
94 Oil Drops
Copa o Muerte
I'm scared to know what that even means. Is he going to dress 3 forwards (McDavid + Draisaitl + Hyman) and 15 defensemen?
walktheboulavard
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Trust me I am starting to lose hope, as one of the few that thinks he's a good coach. HIs deployment of Holloway and Broberg while others play like they're half inebriated is perplexing.
bellagiobob
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Kenny has this all figured out guys. Plan is for Kane to come back and play him 20 mins/game at F and 20 mins/game at D, apparently fixing all of our problems with one strategic move.
Ritchie Valens
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Vinny D getting into the lineup tomorrow night. I hope he impresses in the 2:38 of ice time he sees. Meanwhile Darnell gets 3x his salary in minutes because that's what he negotiated.
bellagiobob
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If we lose this game, Woody gets canned immediately after the game. If we win, he doesn’t get canned until the next morning.
Atleast he should be well rested for his 1 shift per period.
BertMcDrai
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If we don't win this game...cancel the season...tank for Bedard...sell one or two of McDrai and start a rebuild.
Bury Nurse for what you have to pay...send Campbell to the minors (maybe not possible).
Keep Skinner/McLeod/Hyman/Kostin/Kane/RNH and three of the D`s.
And yes...
I am serious.
Bury Nurse for what you have to pay...send Campbell to the minors (maybe not possible).
Keep Skinner/McLeod/Hyman/Kostin/Kane/RNH and three of the D`s.
And yes...
I am serious.
Fourier
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The Ohtani of the NHL.Kenny has this all figured out guys. Plan is for Kane to come back and play him 20 mins/game at F and 20 mins/game at D, apparently fixing all of our problems with one strategic move.
Jumptheshark
Rebooting myself
Another day another former coach out to mock us
Close down this board for a week
Another lose?
Close down this board for a week
The Panther
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They were. But the 1990-91 Pens' team was awful defensively, and nobody expected them to win anything when the playoffs started.
See? The Oilers have got all other teams right where they want them...
Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
SwedishFire
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He has to earn it first.Woodcroft on giving Holloway a legit run in the top 6:
I dont like that oilers making lines after hierachy, than complakning that the 3rd line sucks. Go figure.
The Panther
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I was just thinking about something: I've been following the Oilers since about 1984, and I'm not sure I've ever seen a more disappointing defensive team than this year's edition.
I know some recent clubs were statistically a bit worse (like 2018 and 2019), but that was with a depleted line-up and (in 2019) with fat Grandpa Ken Hitchcock running the show. The mid-90s' teams were worse for a couple of years, but it was hardly their fault as the Oilers' budget then was comparable to what the Rangers were paying for locker-room decoration.
Here's one to think about: Our top goaltender (technically a rookie) has played very well this season. Yet the Oilers' defensive record so far this year is comparable to the 2008-09 and the 2011-12 "decade of darkness" Oilers.
This, despite our "top" defenseman (Nurse) being in year one of a eight-year, $9.25 million a year contract, which is seemingly going to hinder the club until 2030.
I know some recent clubs were statistically a bit worse (like 2018 and 2019), but that was with a depleted line-up and (in 2019) with fat Grandpa Ken Hitchcock running the show. The mid-90s' teams were worse for a couple of years, but it was hardly their fault as the Oilers' budget then was comparable to what the Rangers were paying for locker-room decoration.
Here's one to think about: Our top goaltender (technically a rookie) has played very well this season. Yet the Oilers' defensive record so far this year is comparable to the 2008-09 and the 2011-12 "decade of darkness" Oilers.
This, despite our "top" defenseman (Nurse) being in year one of a eight-year, $9.25 million a year contract, which is seemingly going to hinder the club until 2030.
