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

Oilers Biggest Roster Need?

  • 2nd Pairing RD

    Votes: 86 39.8%
  • Starting Goalie

    Votes: 121 56.0%
  • Top 6 LW (RNH, Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner Aren't Getting it Done)

    Votes: 3 1.4%
  • Top 6 RW (Arvidsson and Hyman Aren't Getting it Done)

    Votes: 1 0.5%
  • 3C

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Physical Bottom 6 Wingers

    Votes: 1 0.5%
  • Other (Post Your Opinion)

    Votes: 4 1.9%

  • Total voters
    216

TheNumber4

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Nov 11, 2011
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Skinner, Arvidsson and Perry are all guys who all have games that should click on an effective PP unit. Maybe it's time to change the single unit dynamic and spread out some of the wealth.

Move RNH and Hyman down to the second unit, Skinner and RV up and see how the team responds.
We have enough talent where we can build 2 effective units. Hyman/Perry as two effective net front guys. Nuge/McD as 2 effective distributors. Skinner/Drai as 2 effective shooters. Bouch/Nurse as 2 effective QBs. Fill in with Brown/Henrique/Podz or whoever we need to get going and confident.
 

TopShelfGloveSide

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Dec 10, 2018
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Oilers not switching up the PP is just lazy / stubborn coaching. You don’t have to be married to the changes but right now the PP isn’t getting it done and it’s costing us games.
 
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Apr 23, 2004
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We have enough talent where we can build 2 effective units. Hyman/Perry as two effective net front guys. Nuge/McD as 2 effective distributors. Skinner/Drai as 2 effective shooters. Bouch/Nurse as 2 effective QBs. Fill in with Brown/Henrique/Podz or whoever we need to get going and confident.

I don't mind that idea at all. Brings more urgency to the PP knowing they're competing against each other for minutes as well. If PP1 scores, they start the next PP. If they don't, PP2 starts. Starting unit gets 60-70 seconds

PP1
Hyman (net front)
Skinner (shooting threat) - Henrique (bumper) - McDavid (distributor)
Bouchard (shooting threat)

PP2
Perry (net front)
RNH (distributor) - Arvidsson (bumper) - Draisaitl (shooting threat/distributor)
Nurse
 

TheNumber4

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Nov 11, 2011
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I don't mind that idea at all. Brings more urgency to the PP knowing they're competing against each other for minutes as well. If PP1 scores, they start the next PP. If they don't, PP2 starts. Starting unit gets 60-70 seconds

PP1
Hyman (net front)
Skinner (shooting threat) - Henrique (bumper) - McDavid (distributor)
Bouchard (shooting threat)

PP2
Perry (net front)
RNH (distributor) - Arvidsson (bumper) - Draisaitl (shooting threat/distributor)
Nurse
Yeh I was thinking if we do this, make it like PPA and PPB. Give them equal chances, and spread out the talent equally as well. And yeh they can compete amongst eachother.

Everyone's more confident when they are getting puck touches. And confidence breeds production. I like those units, we can work with that.
 

CanadasTeam99

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Jul 22, 2024
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Blackwood to oilers! After he let in 4 goals on 11 shots last night we knew we needed that upgrade...
Don't hang onto your Skinner poster too long there bud. Blackwood looks like Patrick Roy next to Skinner thus year (on a worse team)

How do we have the hardest schedule all year lol!
 
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