So.. Edmonton has to be the favorites coming out of the west, right?
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North Cole
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Have to see how the trophies shake out.
There are only like three(?) eligible HOF players with Harts, that are not in. Two of which are goalies. Having a hart increases the odds greatly. He would need to add about 700 games of course, but barring massive injury (knock on wood) he would have legitimate odds imo.
Obviously this is dependent on how the trophies shake out.
While I always laugh at this meme. Several is three or more. A few is more than one but not many, so four 1OA can be a few.
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this thread needs to be closed
what a cesspool
what a cesspool
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I don't believe they're doing the next lottery until after the play in round.
You've been around long enough to know it's more than that 'Nicks.
10 years ago when the Oilers drafted Hall was the beginning of the "dynasty" talk from the HFOil ranks. The irony being, the worse they got, and the more 1OA's they racked up, the more talk of dynasties there was. Every year it was the same, "just bad luck, injuries, reffing, GM sucks, Coaches suck: but don't worry next year is the year"!!
So here we are again, the Oilers are an average team, a team that does look better than previous years, but we are hearing about "being the best team in the league the last half of the season", "they will wipe the floor with Chicago's dead corpse", "sweep", "best two players in the league", "best two lines in the league".
I find it so odd that a team that has had zero success in over 14 years can have a fan base as cocky as the Oilers do.
And yes, other teams fans are bitter that the Oilers have managed to acquire 40% of the 1OA's in the last decade, along with several very high first rounders. Who wouldn't be? I'm not sure you'd be so quick to blow it off if it was the Flames racking up 1OA's like they were Happy Meals?
Now I get that the Oilers have a huge presence on HFB, so you're bound to have a lot more nut jobs spouting off stupid things. But it does get old. The way they go on you'd think that the Oil were head and shoulders above the rest of the league, looking to repeat as Cup Champs, not entering the play-in rounds like the rest of the average teams??
But hey, I'm old and irritable, and have been on this site for too damned long.
Splitting hairs.......we both know the proper usage would have been "several". This is just classic down playing!!
A few is two, three, at the very most.
I mean it's like your girlfriend telling you she's had sex with a "few" guys instead of "several"......it's just optics.
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any links to Oiler fans saying any of this?
North Cole
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Really, so you and your partner identify as a "few", rather than a "couple"?
By the literal definition of a few, it's three or more, but less than many. As long as my girlfriend doesn't say she's had sex with zounds of guys, I think we are probably okay.
Really, so you and your partner identify as a "few", rather than a "couple"?
By the literal definition of a few, it's three or more, but less than many. As long as my girlfriend doesn't say she's had sex with zounds of guys, I think we are probably okay.
Zounds sounds bad, like real bad!!
Probably know a thing or two though!!!
EDIT: By definition, several means three or more (but often less than many, which we will cover next.) So, if several 1OA's out of a group of 10 were drafted by the Oilers, several could correctly be translated as three or four
I can't believe I've gone down this rabbit hole!?!?! And I haven't even started my day drinking yet!!!!
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As much as I want that to be true just for the troll factor I don't believe it.
However...source?
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North Cole
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It's less than a legion, so it could always be worse! Hahaha
And yes that's what several means, my point was that it overlaps with few - since few is literally more than one, but less than many. Both are correct for 3 or 4.
Havent started?!?
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robertmac43
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Which ever source you are reading is wrong, nothing confirmed yet.
Few: 1-4
Several: 5-9
Pack: 10-19
Lots: 20-49
Horde: 50-99
Throng: 100-249
Swarm: 250-499
Zounds: 500-999
Legion: 1000 +
Damn you North Cole!! This rabbit hole is getting deeper.
I found this on a gaming site, but nowhere else can I find a credible resource to imply that zounds is a number!! Everything is telling me that it's an "exclamation"...see Shakespeare's - Romeo and Juliet.
North Cole
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Its not a number
. They just used it to imply that you would fall off your chair because the number was so high - which I probably would if my girlfriend said she slept with that many guys... talk about optics...Good game though. LOL
No. I made reference that every player at some point in their career will benefit from another player on their team including those in the hall. Don't put words in my mouth because mouth breathers in calgary will run with it.
Okay.....back on topic! Sorry.
No. No, the Oilers are not the favorite to come out of the West.
I like their chances against Chicago, but it will be closer than what is being claimed by Oil fans. If Crawford comes to play I can see him stealing the short series.
If they make it past Chicago, teams like St. Louis, Colorado and Vegas are more well rounded and will halt any further progress.
But they are trending in the right direction.......of course we've seen this before from not only the Oilers, but several other teams as well.
No. No, the Oilers are not the favorite to come out of the West.
I like their chances against Chicago, but it will be closer than what is being claimed by Oil fans. If Crawford comes to play I can see him stealing the short series.
If they make it past Chicago, teams like St. Louis, Colorado and Vegas are more well rounded and will halt any further progress.
But they are trending in the right direction.......of course we've seen this before from not only the Oilers, but several other teams as well.
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I'm not trying to make a joke at Edmonton's expense, I legit want both teams to do exceptionally well.
Fair enough on Chia. Holland seems to look like he's righting the ship and fixing some of the development woes... no?
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Figgy44
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Just to toss in here... if anyone uses the word "couple" without considering it means TWO... they have a really screwed up understanding of relationships. Especially since the phrase, "Those two are a couple." is very common.
Just to toss in here... if anyone uses the word "couple" without considering it means TWO... they have a really screwed up understanding of relationships. Especially since the phrase, "Those two are a couple." is very common.
Is it really any wonder that the English language is one of the most difficult to learn??
Figgy44
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Break all the rules and make up illogical word phrases and usages!
This one is logical though:
Car + pet = floor rug
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