Well they are bringing in more firepower as they lost by 1 goal.Your team lost to the last 3 Cup winners. Focus on that.
So I'd say they are focusing on that?
Well they are bringing in more firepower as they lost by 1 goal.Your team lost to the last 3 Cup winners. Focus on that.
We're pretty familiar with Dallas too. They managed 14 goals in 6 games against us in the playoffs, and we apparently have a cardboard cutout of Bill Ranford in goal and six guys that can't tie their own skates on the blueline. Edmonton's group is better.Skinner is washed and Arvisdon is injury prone I don't think that adding them gives them the best forward group in the NHL also I forgot Dallas I'd take Dallas over the Oilers to
What does this mean? Are they not working to improve their team?Oilers fans are unbearable. Who gives a shit what you're like on paper? Your team lost to the last 3 Cup winners. Focus on that.
I mean you're not but okWe're pretty familiar with Dallas too. They managed 14 goals in 6 games against us in the playoffs, and we apparently have a cardboard cutout of Bill Ranford in goal and six guys that can't tie their own skates on the blueline. Edmonton's group is better.
Drai kinda sucks no offence.Make Jeff Jackson the permanent gm. This guy just resigned all of the important pieces signings from last off season and deadline pickup (Henrique) and replaced Foegale with Arvisdsson. Combine that depth with the best player available in world and best 1-2 c punch and you have the best forward group in the league. Dallas is still deeper but they have nobody close to McDavid or drai.
2024:I mean the Nucks didn't even have there #1 Goalie, I doubt they beat them with a healthy demko, and I still prefer the Preds forward group, its deeper and less relient on one player to carry the load.
they are though.I mean you're not but ok
I'm not saying they weren't good last year they were.2024:
Knee injury
another knee injury,
2023:
groin injury
2019
Concussion
Knee injury
2018
Concussion
injury prone players gonna injury prone.
they are though.
they scored 294 to our 292 goals last year. We added Skinner and Arvidsson and kept Henrique. They kept Duchene, dropped Faksa off a cliff, and nothing else.
I mean, pick a lane. We were one game away from the Cup finals and everyone says our defence and goaltending suck, so clearly SOMETHING must be good on this team.
Great argument - solid points I don't know how someone could refute thisI mean you're not but ok
You'd rather not make the conference finals? Cup or no winning at all? Well, it makes sense why you're a Leafs fan thenI’d rather not. Win or nothing.
Sens fan not a leafs fansGreat argument - solid points I don't know how someone could refute this
You'd rather not make the conference finals? Cup or no winning at all? Well, it makes sense why you're a Leafs fan then
yes - I managed to deduce that from your user name - I was replying to two posters, the other one was in fact a Leafs fan from what I can tellSens fan not a leafs fans
That take is pure bananas.I'm not saying your team wasn't good last
I'm not saying they weren't good last year they were.
What I'm saying is Skinner and Arvidson do not make them better next year at all.
He would be the best player on 31/32 teams in the NHL, definitely sucksDrai kinda sucks no offence.
I'm not saying your team wasn't good last
I'm not saying they weren't good last year they were.
What I'm saying is Skinner and Arvidson do not make them better next year at all.
I mean if Arvidson manages to play 50 games but most likely he gets injured 20 games inThat take is pure bananas.
Arvidsson is a four time 25 goal scorer. Skinner is a six time 30 goal scorer, and we added them for nothing but short term contracts. If they're healthy, they're helping.
They're taking the roster spots of Warren Foegele and Evander Kane, FFS. of course they make us better.
Careful, Oilers fans are very sensitive about their team. They legit think because they lost in the cup finals, that a cup finals is now guaranteed every year.Sens fan not a leafs fans
Teams in the West with deeper forward groups
Vancouver
Dallas
Nashville
Arvidson is injury prone and Skinner sucks, these signings will back fireWell what you're saying is stupid.
Skinner and Arvidsson are better than Foegele and Holloway, Foegele and Holloway (and I think this kid is a player, but he's raw) are 3rd line players at this stage.
They were overall (regular season + playoffs) the best offense in the league last year, not just "good".
"Good" is like maybe the 7th or 8th best offence, when you're the best you're well ... the best.
Arvidson is injury prone and Skinner sucks, these signings will back fire
happy with being losers every yearI’d rather not. Win or nothing.
"washed, trash" Skinner still had 24 goals and 46 points for a regressing Sabres team, He had 35 goals and 83 points the year before.I mean if Arvidson manages to play 50 games but most likely he gets injured 20 games in
And Skinner looked washed with the Sabers guy is pure trash and all of a sudden when hes an Oiler hes decent?
God do you deserve to be a fan of a gutter team for the next five years.Careful, Oilers fans are very sensitive about their team. They legit think because they lost in the cup finals, that a cup finals is now guaranteed every year.
Were Panthers fans this confident last year they would be back in the finals? They definitely had more reason to be because they have a way deeper team and a better goalie.
I’d rather not. Win or nothing.
Skinner and Arvidson will make no differenceEven if that were the case, they're still the best offense in the NHL overall.
Last year honestly was a down year to boot because McDavid was playing with an abdominal tear that caused his goal scoring to go from 64 goals to 35. He will have a full 3+ months now to let it heal properly.
This team outscored Florida in the Cup Finals even with Draisaitl and Kane having 0 goals in the series due to injury. There's no other team in the league that's in that category offensively, all this stuff about "well y'know this team is almost as good offensively" ... no actually they're not. There's a gap and it's not insignificant and that was before any of these signings.
Skinner and Arvidson will make no difference
And also you're team relies on One Player to be good for it to work
If Mcdavid falters we've seen what happens
Thats not depth I'm sorry but depth is the ability to absorb injuries and keep on going
If Mcdavid goes down the Oilers play like a lottery team we saw that last year
Skinner plays like shit, like you're reaching at this point to prove these signings are decent, in which there not, it does not make the Oilers the deepest team in the league"washed, trash" Skinner still had 24 goals and 46 points for a regressing Sabres team, He had 35 goals and 83 points the year before.
Number of games Arvidsson has missed in the last 5 years:
64 last year (came back and had 15 points in 18 games)
6 2022-23
16 2021-22
4 2020-21
11 2019-20
He's gonna miss some time, but most of his injuries aren't serious. You seem to be forgetting that some of the seasons were Covid shortened.
God do you deserve to be a fan of a gutter team for the next five years.
Thankfully, Conroy is granting your wish.
I dont think florida would be a lottery team without Barkov like edmonton was when Mcdavid was playing like crap,McDavid was hurt this year. They made the Cup Final.
If you subtract the best player from any team they would all take a huge step backwards, you think that Florida is in the Cup Final without Barkov? Which magical team has that much depth? Nobody.
McDavid is the best player likely since Mario, of course he is going to have an oversized effect on any team he plays for, that's kind of what great players do.
They were top 3 before those additions, and they're #1 now.Skinner plays like shit, like you're reaching at this point to prove these signings are decent, in which there not, it does not make the Oilers the deepest team in the league
Sorry Hyman and Bouchard, the NHL records you set these playoffs don't count apparently.Skinner and Arvidson will make no difference
And also you're team relies on One Player to be good for it to work
If Mcdavid falters we've seen what happens
Thats not depth I'm sorry but depth is the ability to absorb injuries and keep on going
If Mcdavid goes down the Oilers play like a lottery team we saw that last year