foshizzle
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Remember how everyone picked Florida last year?
Remember how everyone picked Florida last year?
J Skinner for T Hall at the deadline so we don’t mess up Jeffs streakYou literally said forget analytics and use everything else. If you use analytics everyday- are the numbers ever wrong? For example- if you're reporting poor data- is your CEO ever like- "yeah, i'm going to ignore that and just say we are awesome because we looked busy"?
Hall i going to be one of our deadline acquisitions- don't worry
Lol, so lemme get this straight, Cody Ceci and Vinny Desharnais, a bottom pair D + an AHL career player at age 25 are the difference between being a decade of darkness/missing the playoffs/chicken with its head cut off emergency and a Cup finalist?
Anyone more hysterics we want to propose? Losing Brad Winchester was the key that caused the decade of darkness?
These arguements are dumb and deep down I think the people making them know they're dumb.
Ceci and Desharnais were crap in the 2023 playoffs and crap again in to start last season. Knoblaugh/Coffey is the main reason the entire D changed and they deserve 95% of the credit, because the same D was playing horrendous under Woodcroft for 15 or so games on top of terrible defense in the 2023 playoffs.
If we played Desharnais any more in that LA series in the 2023 playoffs, they would have beat us in round 1 that year, I've never seen one skater trying so hard to lose his own team a playoff series ever.
Former Oiler prospect Michael Kesselring sets up Utah's first goal in their franchise on an end to end rush.
Scored by Dylan Guenther.
The Hockey Gods hate Edmonton today
Yeah.Former Oiler prospect Michael Kesselring sets up Utah's first goal in their franchise on an end to end rush.
Scored by Dylan Guenther.
The Hockey Gods hate Edmonton today
One more shot from Guenther and I hit my prop bet tonight. Keep bringing Edmonton the pain.Yeah.
I really hated when the Oilers skipped on drafting Guenther too.
You going to cry about Eberle being named the captain of the Kraken next?
Why do you want Hall? Do you really want to make sure McDavid goes cupless as an Edmonton Oiler. Because that will do it.You literally said forget analytics and use everything else. If you use analytics everyday- are the numbers ever wrong? For example- if you're reporting poor data- is your CEO ever like- "yeah, i'm going to ignore that and just say we are awesome because we looked busy"?
Hall i going to be one of our deadline acquisitions- don't worry
Kesselring is going to be a player for a long time. A big 6'4" RD to compliment 6'4" Broberg for a decade. NOT.Former Oiler prospect Michael Kesselring sets up Utah's first goal in their franchise on an end to end rush.
Scored by Dylan Guenther.
The Hockey Gods hate Edmonton today
The Refs were targeting Desharnais in that LA series because he was a rookie who complained about a call. They called him every time he looked at anybody. That hampered his game, but hey, a rookie has to adjust and learn some things before they dial it in. After all, why didn’t McDavid simply win us a cup as a rookie?
I brought up the decade of darkness for one very clearly elucidated reason that you apparently overlooked, so let me run it back for you. You were here watching the Oilers get caved and post -200 seasons with terrible defence, so YOU, Mr. Sound wave, should have a pretty good idea of what incompetent defence looks like and just how difficult it is to find players that can play competent defence against elite opposition. You have seen that many, MANY NHL players CANNOT do that. That is the only relevance of the DoD. That reference was about YOU, but apparently you can’t countenance that. It has nothing to do with the present team, except to say that you should know that finding competent defenders to play elites is difficult. Based on what our roster looks like right now, Stan Bowman has failed to do that, because it’s hard (especially in a cap world). Get it?
Phew.
Theres a list of about 6 billion people who would have done a hell of a lot worse than Ceci or Desharnais on our right side, and it includes players currently on our roster.
Our D was barely good enough to give us a solid chance to win. It’s less good now.
Do you understand the problem yet? Or should I hold your hand for another explanation?
Pair the reality of our present roster situation with the paucity of available RD upgrades and our relative lack of prospect depth and picks for trade assets, and you cannot be certain that we will get the player that we need on RD to ice a top 4 that can compete for a cup. It wouldn’t even be that surprising if we do wind up circling back on Ceci if our Plan A fails. Which is sad, but at least it’d be a big upgrade on what we currently have.
Why is everyone so heated before the season even starts
it's called passion, you better hope this fanbase doesn't lose itWhy is everyone so heated before the season even starts
I don't think enough time has passed since Game 7. That's my guess.Why is everyone so heated before the season even starts
I don't think enough time has passed since Game 7. That's my guess.
I don't think enough time has passed since Game 7. That's my guess.
That Kesserling trade still pisses me off.
It seems like everything pisses you off.That Kesserling trade still pisses me off.
Our D was good before Knoblauch, it actually improved right around the time we graduated Desharnais to the NHL. Our D was terribly floundering and we were at risk of falling out of the playoffs before we brought in Woodcroft and he brought up Desharnais to play the PK for us. It was only like 2 years ago. Where were you? Ekholm also was a major stabilizing presence on the left side, and suddenly we could ice a solid handful of players that we could trust in the defensive zone.
Spooner!!!I wont be satisfied until Larsson, Eberle, Hall are back in fold and Brandon Manning for good measure.
And goaltending and toughness and youth and speed.The Oilers nearly lost to the Canucks last season. McDavid cry-yells and swears a bunch and the Oilers are suddenly unbeatable. Every locker room is like that when the stakes are that high. Talent and commitment win in the end. The Oilers could lose in the first round or win the Cup. They shouldn't be this heavily favored when the are so thin on D.
Tobias you never know how to take things less seriously? But go ahead and continue being a jerk to me. It's like you circled me out of everyone lol. I hope you enjoy it. I find it amusing as well.Yeah.
I really hated when the Oilers skipped on drafting Guenther too.
You going to cry about Eberle being named the captain of the Kraken next?
Liam Reddox!!!!Spooner!!!
And goaltending and toughness and youth and speed.