The Oilers have no doubt the best forward group in the league

[McFlyingV]

At this point he seems to be a power play one trick pony. After that shot fades he's done.

You realize he's one of the best playmakers in the league right?

 

[ChaoticOrange]

1 Sens fan fighting 10 Oiler fans who don't even dislike the Sens.

You hate to see it.

I'm starting to

How the hell did we even make the Cup final when our team sucks so bad?

We got:

can't skate bum-McDavid-Leaf castoff
worst 1st overall - overrated German - gimp
who-cares-really
ugly - dumbass - ginger

Old-Leech
cap dump - bust
Kulak-idiot

Cloutier 2.0

 

[Coffey]

I'm starting to

How the hell did we even make the Cup final when our team sucks so bad?

I dunno man.
Every team we beat is also better than us.

 

[Hank Plank]

Best forward group in hockey without ever playing a shift. Hand the Cup straight to Edmonton no need to go through all the formalities.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Best forward group in hockey without ever playing a shift. Hand the Cup straight to Edmonton no need to go through all the formalities.

this joke is just as funny as the first four times you told it in this thread

I dunno man.
Every team we beat is also better than us.

Every team we beat is better than us but at the same time we had an easy route to the finals and Florida absolutely killed us in 7 games while getting outscored in the series.

Love this place. Logical fallacies abound.

 

[thaman8765678]

I'm starting to

How the hell did we even make the Cup final when our team sucks so bad?

We got:

can't skate bum-McDavid-Leaf castoff
worst 1st overall - overrated German - gimp
who-cares-really
ugly - dumbass - ginger

Old-Leech
cap dump - bust
Kulak-idiot

Cloutier 2.0

A lot of injury luck, and a historically easy path to the finals based on division brackets.

 

[McFlyingV]

Best forward group in hockey without ever playing a shift. Hand the Cup straight to Edmonton no need to go through all the formalities.

I think they give that to the best team. I don't recall anyone saying Edmonton was the best team. Although they were a close 2nd last year.

A lot of injury luck, and a historically easy path to the finals based on division brackets.

Do you repeat this to yourself every night with tears rolling down your face until you fall asleep?

 

[TheNumber4]

Oilers have best forward group in the League. This is obvious and undeniable.

Anyone that says otherwise is just jealous or afraid.

 

[Coffey]

this joke is just as funny as the first four times you told it in this thread

lmao "Pay attention to me!"

A lot of injury luck, and a historically easy path to the finals based on division brackets.

We beat both division winners in the west, what more do you want?
They didn't deserve to win their divisions and also got lucky? So we were lucky cause we beat those that also got lucky?

 

[GirardIsStupid]

What does this mean? Are they not working to improve their team?

It means you got nothing to celebrate and brag.

 

[Pip]

What you are you doing is preemptively celebrating Edmonton before anything's been accomplished. Who cares what the team looks like on paper? Especially, at this point. Also, you guys not aware that your team is going to have a short summer after a gruelling spring? You're going to need every bit of help to even get back to the same point.

I agree there’s no point in discussing hockey on a message board, yet we are all here lol

 

[Sasha Orlov]

It means you got nothing to celebrate and brag.

Not an oilers fan, just trying to make sense of a nonsensical comment

 

[Tobias Kahun]

It’ll be fun watching Ottawa miss the playoffs with all these studs on their team.

 

[GirardIsStupid]

Not an oilers fan, just trying to make sense of a nonsensical comment

How is it nonsensical? You don't brag in the summer when teams are still building their teams. You brag AFTER you've won. Just like the Panthers.

 

[Soundwave]

Best forward group in hockey without ever playing a shift. Hand the Cup straight to Edmonton no need to go through all the formalities.

Or y'know it's just the highest scoring team in hockey the last several years added a couple of decent scoring support wingers and retained a very good 3C and also retained a set of wingers who were lights out defensively/on the PK (Janmark + Brown) in the playoffs.

 

[LivingRentFree]

happy with being losers every year

classic Leafs fan

What did the oilers win again? Can you remind me? Maybe I’m forgetful in my old age

 

[SupremeTeam16]

How is it nonsensical? You don't brag in the summer when teams are still building their teams. You brag AFTER you've won. Just like the Panthers.

This thread wasn’t even started by an Oilers fan and I don’t have time to wade through all the dumb in this thread but I think it’s highly unlikely that any Oilers fan in here has posted anything along the lines of bragging about definitely winning the cup, but please feel free to quote one.

If your upset about Oilers fans bragging about having the best forward group in the league then I think they have a fair argument and most reasonable people would agree with that. Of course we don’t know until the games are played (and I’m sure even if the Oilers outscore every team in the league this season, some people will come with some cooked up reasoning for why they aren’t the best forward group in the league) so until then all we have to go on is what’s on paper and as is the Oilers have a legitimate claim to the best forward group in the league.

If it makes you feel better we could change the name of the thread to “Oilers have the best forward group in the league on paper but we don’t know for sure until the season is played and we might not even know for sure at that time”

 

[Soundwave]

How is it nonsensical? You don't brag in the summer when teams are still building their teams. You brag AFTER you've won. Just like the Panthers.

The two teams in the Finals generally also get the benefit of the doubt. Last year after Florida got destroyed in the Final they were still counted on as a Cup favorite going into the season because thems the perks sweetheart. That's how shit works in pro sports, just because a group of posters here will forever have a stick up their ass about the Oilers winning a draft lottery doesn't change that.

They are a top contender and even a favorite going into next season just like every other year where, the Cup finalists always get that benefit of the doubt (barring some kind of loss of a franchise player or something).

For people who want to cry about that or say it's arrogant, tough shit. It's not. It's no different from any other year.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

What did the oilers win again? Can you remind me? Maybe I’m forgetful in my old age

The Clarence Campbell Bowl for winning the Western Conference...

I can see how you missed that since your team has never won a Conference trophy in the over 100 year history of the Franchise

A lot of injury luck, and a historically easy path to the finals based on division brackets.

facing 3 straight Division Winners = "Easiest path!1!1!!"

 

[Soundwave]

The Clarence Campbell Bowl for winning the Western Conference...

I can see how you missed that since your team has never won a Conference trophy in the over 100 year history of the Franchise


facing 3 straight Division Winners = "Easiest path!1!1!!"

McDavid playing the entire year with a really bad abdominal tear that forced his goal scoring to go from 64 goals down to 32 goals

Draisaitl playing with a broken rib and broken finger from round 2 onwards

Kane not even able to play in the Finals basically

= incredible injury luck apparently, lol.

So easy to make a Cup Final and then push the Cup champion to 7 games with injuries to minor contributors like McDavid, Draisaitl, and Kane. Easy peasy.

 

[Coffey]

What did the oilers win again? Can you remind me? Maybe I’m forgetful in my old age

The Campbell cup.

Have won it more than anyone now. We are the lords of the west.

 

[KlefDown]

What did the oilers win again? Can you remind me? Maybe I’m forgetful in my old age

imagine making a comment like this when you're stuck with a rotten core and not having won for over 80 years

you last won before color pictures were invented ffs, please behave

 

[John Mandalorian]

Gwen is spoken for but who is the Tony Kanal and who is the Eric Stefani?

 

[jackjohnson]

On paper they are loaded. Guess we will see what happens. You have to think they are the cup favourites next season by many again.

Not great on D or in goal again so i doubt it. Florida is still better

 

[jackjohnson]

Best forward group in the Salary Cap Era.

I take the Avs forward group when they won the cup.