Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | The Oilers Biggest Roster Need Is?

[DavidHasselhoffsFist]

Josh Brown. Yes. The worst Dman in the AHL will help us fix it all

 

[Heavy Dee]

Stan earning his pay cheque recalling Brown, an ECHL level D.

 

[Dirk Dangler]

I guess we have no choice but to call up Rodrigue and throw him into the fire espically with Nurse out. It's funny how often it's thought that some AHLer is going to come in and save the day and we are going to go on a tear because of them.

I am not advocating for Skinner, but just don't think Rodrigue is the answer either.

We are also 7-3-1 in our last 11, yet people are acting like we are 1-7-3 and sitting at the bottom of the league far out of the playoffs and really do have nothing to lose at this point.

I’m not saying trade skinner away for picks and just run it with Rodrigue. I’m saying give him a couple games and see what happens. This team has lost a bunch of these “ahl” guys over the past couple of years cause they were never given a chance. Guess what, some of them turn out to be NHL players.

And the team wins despite Skinner. Not because of him. The goal is to win the cup. League worst goaltending isn’t going to accomplish that.

 

[Old Boys Club]

The absolute travesty that is the Oilers relying on Skinner and Pickard in net, playing Stecher, Emberson, Dermott and Josh f***ing Brown on defense, and carcasses of Derek Ryan, RNH, and Perry at FWD.

Yikes.

 

[Dirk Dangler]

Would like it if the Oil could somehow get Olivier out of Columbus.
Man is tough as nails and can play a bit ... Nice 4th line player.
Team is too soft now that our PP is not very punitive.
Obviously money needs to go out ...

Plus the Jackets have retention spots and available cap space. So if they retain half his 1.1 mil, who ever he replaces is cap in the pocket.

 

[McDNicks17]

Brown has been solid down in Bako. Had the best game of his season last night.

2 assists, +2 and nearly killed a guy who decided to take an instigator against him.

 

[MessierII]

I’d probably rather have brown than Dermott personally. Brings a different element. We need more grit and physicality.

 

[brentashton]

The absolute travesty that is the Oilers relying on Skinner and Pickard in net, playing Stecher, Emberson, Dermott and Josh f***ing Brown on defense, and carcasses of Derek Ryan, RNH, and Perry at FWD.

Yikes.

Do we have any good players?

 

[VeteranPresence]

Bowman speed running worst GM in Oilers history with decisions like recalling (never mind signing) garbage like Brown over actually trying to fix the team’s problems.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Do we have any good players?

Depends on the night

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

Clown? You mean the guy that not for McDavid would have been considered for the Conn smythe on our team?

The guy who without McDavid or Draisaitl is nothing. That guy.

 

[Old Boys Club]

That would still be too much for that clown. Trade him at the deadline for a real defenceman before you get suckered in to a Nurse-like albatross contract.

Not going to argue he's a perfect player by any means, but what young RHD out there would be a lateral replacement?

 

[brentashton]

Why wouldn’t you want to bring him up for a test run? Rodrigue has been developing and putting up good results. Our starter is struggling and our backup is nothing more than a solid backup. Why not see what the new guy can do? It’s not like goaltending hasn’t already been costing us games with Skinner’s struggles. And sends a message to Skinner that whatever he’s doing. It’s not nearly good enough.

We’re in test run mode at critical positions at this point in the Oilers trajectory? Woof.

 

[Old Boys Club]

We’re in test run mode at critical positions at this point in the Oilers trajectory? Woof.

What 10 years of Holland and Chia does to a mfer

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

Hall is unhappy in Chicago
We should trade Ekholm for him

 

[brentashton]

Hall is unhappy in Chicago
We should trade Ekholm for him

You should not day drink on Sundays.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Stan earning his pay cheque recalling Brown, an ECHL level D.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boys club.

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

You should not day drink on Sundays.

It was my sarcastic shot at our “all offence” philosophy

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Hall is unhappy in Chicago
We should trade Ekholm for him

I am open to a hall return, in the right circumstances, but this is blasphemy.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

You should not day drink on Sundays.

Username certainly does not check out in this instance.

 

[brentashton]

It was my sarcastic shot at our “all offence” philosophy

I read ya. Just having fun with you.

 

[Oilhawks]

Totally unrelated to any posts in here, but Arsenal sucks and dinosaurs are for babies

 

[brentashton]

Totally unrelated to any posts in here, but Arsenal sucks and dinosaurs are for babies

Are you not riding in on dinosaurs?!?

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Bowman speed running worst GM in Oilers history with decisions like recalling (never mind signing) garbage like Brown over actually trying to fix the team’s problems.

Bowman didn't sign Brown but yeah should've called up Kemp or Wanner.

 

[McDNicks17]

Bowman didn't sign Brown but yeah should've called up Kemp or Wanner.

Kemp has been quite a bit worse than Brown down in Bako. I don't really think there's anything there.

Wanner was struggling a ton too and has only recently started to look decent.