Disagree. Stetcher is better in every single metric. There is a huge difference in the Oilers haven’t tried the best option in the top 4 vs who the Oilers have used aren’t top 4. Dermott is a borderline NHL’er and Emberson is still in the infancy of his NHL career. Knob refusing to use Stetcher is mind boggling. Nurse and a Stetcher had good metrics together in a very small sample size. Let’s see how that pair pans out before we start saying no one has worked.
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Disagree. Stetcher is better in every single metric. There is a huge difference in the Oilers haven’t tried the best option in the top 4 vs who the Oilers have used aren’t top 4. Dermott is a borderline NHL’er and Emberson is still in the infancy of his NHL career. Knob refusing to use Stetcher is mind boggling. Nurse and a Stetcher had good metrics together in a very small sample size. Let’s see how that pair pans out before we start saying no one has worked.
The Panther
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Oilers need all the TV/movie motivational speeches they can get...
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Nealon's speech here seems like something Jay Woodcroft might actually say after a loss.
"...the all-consuming pursuit of the next solution".
They are giving fans the experience of a lifetime--from being shit to 16-game winning streak and the SCF to being shit again. All in the space of one year.
TBH I think most of this bad start, like last year, just goes down to 97 not playing like himself.
This team is entirely reliant on him being the best player in the world... they are utterly lost when that isn't the case. Probably even more so than if he was actually injured and not in the line up.
Better hope he snaps out of it soon.
This team is entirely reliant on him being the best player in the world... they are utterly lost when that isn't the case. Probably even more so than if he was actually injured and not in the line up.
Better hope he snaps out of it soon.
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It's honestly one of the few that I think is any good (*flameshield on*), haven't seen it since I was a kid though. And to @94 Oil Drops as well, the Lewis Carroll story is great IMO, either way
Watching this Tampa game, it just pisses me off how no namer silovs kept this first period to 1-0 when it should be 4-0
Then I am going to see our goalie shit the bed constantly
Then I am going to see our goalie shit the bed constantly
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It's called Dustin Schwartz
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I like Stecher and was advocating for him. He can’t do shit around our net, easily outmuscled. It’s just not a good fit considering the makeup of the defense imo.
If we keep sliding might as well try it, but I changed my opinion on Stecher after watching enough of him. He’s decently smart, can skate alright, decent with the puck, but unless he can lead the league in blocked shots and stick check like a demon he’s not Kris Russell at his size.
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rboomercat90
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Maybe we can work out some kind of Nurse/Makar swap while they’re desperate.
Oilers need to watch Tampa
Their forwards are all at hash marks back checking like crazy
Connor leon and co could learn something
Bunch of goals were shit our goalies have let in, but just simple back checking would have stopped a bunch
Their forwards are all at hash marks back checking like crazy
Connor leon and co could learn something
Bunch of goals were shit our goalies have let in, but just simple back checking would have stopped a bunch
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I really dislike this new management. Everyone here was also cheering on the no-match and was giving the, "He didn't want to be here." beta excuse.
He has more points than the Oilers have goals this year while we watch the two AHLers who were supposed to replace him shit the bed.
So saw this all coming. That and the results of the shift to smaller, slower and older.
Maybe they will start to prove me wrong.
Oilslick941611
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okay again.
2 of broberg assists came as he sat on the bench after not being involved in the play. Passing it from his slot area and going off on a change. this happened twice. Its lucky. He is also getting caved in his own end. Im watching the wild-blues game and he doesn't look all that hot, especially for 4.6 mil.
Holloway has done nothing except have 1 hit tonight. He looks lost out there and looks like about to hurt himself making a play, so he looks no different than last year.
These guys aren't anything special and if we had them in our lineup our record doesn't change.
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Well I always thought we needed to make room for this kid, even if it meant moving Kulak to make the room. I would have wanted us to match that deal though, or better yet give him what he asked for earlier, which was much less. I'd rather overpay for potential than on past performance of someone out of their prime
Holloway is okay, but nothing special. Broberg is a good bet because he's got it between the ears
Neither of these guys would make a lick of difference because of the team in general is playing.
Trading Kulak to make room for Broberg in the hopes he could cover off Kulak’s ability would be a special kind of dumb.
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Also offensively it looks STL is better off with these two on the bench in terms of Ozone time. at least tonight.
in usage it looks like Broberg is playing 3rd pair as well.
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Sure Broberg isn't a huge difference maker atm. However it's not like Kulak is that critical a piece either. How is swapping out a bottom pairing Dman a special kind of dumb?
Oilslick941611
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about 2mil in extra cap hit is why it isn't a special kind of dumb. also its a 2 years contract. a 4.6 mil D on your bottom pair for 2 years is dumb. Broberg won't be anything during this contract.
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Maybe I haven't tracked these conversations all the way, but are people really saying that Broberg or Holloway would be the difference makers that would have made our 3 losses into wins?
If so I'm not part of that. I like Broberg in particular because I think he'd do just fine in our D right now, and has future potential much like Bouchard did once.
Him playing low minutes isn't that weird either. We are talking about a young player early in the season
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We just see this player very differently.
Also we could have got away with Broberg on the right side so if keeping Kulak is so critical then still could have. We also could have kept Broberg for much less than his current deal
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