The Loss of Broberg and Holloway Gripe Thread

[MessierII]

Broberg's stats have him at a first pairing rates for both offense and defense.

I would argue that Walman is providing close to that for less money, but Broberg is better now and will be considerably better in the future imo

Broberg is 100% not better now. Walman has been top pair on his past two teams. Broberg has been their #4 all year.

 

[aggressive forecheck]

Broberg is 100% not better now. Walman has been top pair on his past two teams. Broberg has been their #4 all year.

Are you even watching?

 

[Satoru Gojo]

He scored again

Unbelievable

 

[Spawn]

Enjoy this thread while it lasts because come playoff time this thread gets closed and the topic needs to die until the offseason.

Seems like Broberg and Holloway are reading this thread and want to make sure everyone can get their licks in. Goal and an assist for Holloway, 2 assists for Broberg through 20 minutes against Montreal.

This summer really backfired in the worst imaginable way.

 

[McHelpus]

He scored again

Unbelievable

Who needs him when you have good locker room vibes

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

but Bowman said he had no regrets lol

 

[aggressive forecheck]

but Bowman said he had no regrets lol

just doing his job

 

[Shanahanigans]

For those who don't watch Blues games, please do. The numbers don't do them justice. Broberg is a borderline first pairing guy. But the crazier story is Dylan Holloway has become their best player. He's turned into a premier, 200 ft, fast, physical power forward at just 23. We saw it in spurts in the playoffs. He became a fan favourite here. The other guys they have are guys who have been their for years. Holloway is grabbing that team and leading their charge to the playoffs. I'm so upset about losing him.

 

[aggressive forecheck]

Who needs him when you have good locker room vibes

It's a tall drink of kulak alrighty.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Seems like Broberg and Holloway are reading this thread and want to make sure everyone can get their licks in. Goal and an assist for Holloway, 2 assists for Broberg through 20 minutes against Montreal.

This summer really backfired in the worst imaginable way.

Holloway is the guy that we should've kept. Broberg was a baby that wanted everything handed to him on a silver platter. f*** Broberg.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Broberg has 11 points since the beginning of December.

since Dec. 1st, Broberg has 16 points (including tonight) and Walman has 17 points

 

[aggressive forecheck]

Holloway is the guy that we should've kept. Broberg was a baby that wanted everything handed to him on a silver platter. f*** Broberg.

Next season Broberg will be worth two Holloways and change. He's already worth considerably more than Holloway. To say otherwise is misdirection at its finest.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Some guy arguing with me in another thread, right now, lol, claiming one needed a crystal ball to see that Holloway was an obvious rising player. jebus. Few things get more obvious.

Denial runs strong in these parts. Holloway would easily be our third best forward, at age 23. idiot Oilers just let him go.

 

[Drivesaitl]

For those who don't watch Blues games, please do. The numbers don't do them justice. Broberg is a borderline first pairing guy. But the crazier story is Dylan Holloway has become their best player. He's turned into a premier, 200 ft, fast, physical power forward at just 23. We saw it in spurts in the playoffs. He became a fan favourite here. The other guys they have are guys who have been their for years. Holloway is grabbing that team and leading their charge to the playoffs. I'm so upset about losing him.

People prefer to dig their head in the sands and pretend it never happened, they were never Oilers, something.

Indeed the price you have to pay following this org is blind acceptance of some the dumbest asset management and retention ever seen.

 

[Spawn]

Holloway is the guy that we should've kept. Broberg was a baby that wanted everything handed to him on a silver platter. f*** Broberg.

Once the offersheets were signed I agree Holloway is the one they should have kept. The loss of him is absolutely monumental.

But I disagree on Broberg being a baby. He was clearly ready to be a full time NHLer all of last season and the Oilers just jerked him around instead. They completely alienated the player and poisoned the well with him.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

For those who don't watch Blues games, please do. The numbers don't do them justice. Broberg is a borderline first pairing guy. But the crazier story is Dylan Holloway has become their best player. He's turned into a premier, 200 ft, fast, physical power forward at just 23. We saw it in spurts in the playoffs. He became a fan favourite here. The other guys they have are guys who have been their for years. Holloway is grabbing that team and leading their charge to the playoffs. I'm so upset about losing him.

anyone with a pair of eyes who watched the playoffs could tell their play wasn't a "fluke"
they excelled in the highest of pressure situations that they'll ever play in
the series changed against the Stars when Broberg was inserted into the lineup

 

[Drivesaitl]

Holloway is the guy that we should've kept. Broberg was a baby that wanted everything handed to him on a silver platter. f*** Broberg.

meh. Both are gonna be really good playes. What both wanted was to be in the NHL, and consistently, and getting games up in the show. its hard to absolve the Oilers for spending more than a season having guys like Desharnais up instead of Broberg. Or only playing Holloway 38 games last season. Both solid players that will be very good for a longtime.

 

[Shanahanigans]

People prefer to dig their head in the sands and pretend it never happened, they were never Oilers, something.

Indeed the price you have to pay following this org is blind acceptance of some the dumbest asset management and retention ever seen.

Broberg stepped in as a rookie in the finals vs Florida and managed to stabilize Nurse and play well- against FLORIDA. We were all so hyped about him. Holloway filled a massive hole next to Draisaitl and was real good against Vancouver and Dallas. Remember that 2 goal game vs Vancouver where he cut through their team like 97? Absolutely brutal asset management.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Next season Broberg will be worth two Holloways and change. He's already worth considerably more than Holloway. To say otherwise is misdirection at its finest.

He's still a whiny bitch that wanted everything handed to him on a silver platter and can f*** himself.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

meh. Both are gonna be really good playes. What both wanted was to be in the NHL, and consistently, and getting games up in the show. its hard to absolve the Oilers for spending more than a season having guys like Desharnais up instead of Broberg. Or only playing Holloway 38 games last season. Both solid players that will be very good for a longtime.

Broberg was soft af and injury prone. Desharnais for his warts at least helped on the PK and against the cycle. Broberg needed his time in the AHL to get to where he was. Holloway on the flip side was dicked around in spite of playing big boy hockey.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Broberg stepped in as a rookie in the finals vs Florida and managed to stabilize Nurse and play well- against FLORIDA. We were all so hyped about him. Holloway filled a massive hole next to Draisaitl and was real good against Vancouver and Dallas. Remember that 2 goal game vs Vancouver where he cut through their team like 97? Absolutely brutal asset management.

To anybody watching the final series Broberg and Holloway were two of our better players. They added crucial pace to our lineup that challenged Florida and backed them up as most of our lineup were exhausted by then.

People wonder why I dig in so much on this one but Holloway was gonna be the best dedicated Winger Drai had here. Just brutal to lose him right on the cusp of him pumping near PPG numbers.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Broberg was soft af and injury prone. Desharnais for his warts at least helped on the PK and against the cycle. Broberg needed his time in the AHL to get to where he was. Holloway on the flip side was dicked around in spite of playing big boy hockey.

Both were ready for the show and if anything Broberg play in the playoffs demonstrated in spades he was also ready. I wasn't a particular fan of bro saying this. But I was always keen on Holloway. He's the biggest winger Loss since Taylor Hall.

 

[McDrai]

Welp, it seems like every time I look at the out of town scoreboard recently, Holloway and Broberg are putting up points. Makes me physically ill

 

[Drivesaitl]

He's still a whiny bitch that wanted everything handed to him on a silver platter and can f*** himself.

Tell em how you feel. Don't mince words.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Both were ready for the show and if anything Broberg play in the playoffs demonstrated in spades he was also ready. I wasn't a particular fan of bro saying this. But I was always keen on Holloway. He's the biggest winger Loss since Taylor Hall.

Broberg looked ready after the playoffs but young players can have ups and downs so his contract was a bit of a risk. Holloway's on the flip side was less of a risk.