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

[La Bamba]

Did they even ATTEMPT to find a goalie?

Love it or hate it, Skinner is the Oilers’ guy going forward. He has upside and made it to a Fame 7 SCF. Pickard is a fine backup at a bargain

 

[nbwingsfan]

RNH - McD - Hyman
Skinner - Drai - Arvidsson
Holloway - Henrique - Kane
Janmark - McLeod - Perry

that's an impressive set of forwards.

Hands down the best on paper

That Defense though…. Yikes

 

[koyvoo]

Here’s a thread idea. Who has the best C depth in the league?…

 

[awegrzyn]

Not enough of puck going around for these many forwards of that caliber. Should have improved the D. D that could score would be better for the Oilers. Not so sure if Oilers improved.

 

[DickSmehlik]

Doesn't matter who else they brought in. Retaining Corey Perry is the kiss of death for all Cup hopefuls.

 

[La Bamba]

Hands down the best on paper

That Defense though…. Yikes

Only the 2nd pair is yikes and I’m not even being a homer

Ekholm-Bouchard is a top 5 pairing

The D is essentially a top notch 1st pair and two higher end 3rd pairs

Nurse is truly the only head case relative to where he’s slotted

 

[UrbanImpact]

Talented group offensively, but then agian the Oilers have always been that since thyve had McDrai.

I dont like the Arvidsson signing for them....his body is broken and he cant be relied on to play regular season games let alone a grind of a 25+ playoff hockey,

Skinner will do well offensively and will do everything he can to prop up his stats so he can sign another fat contract. His issue has always been effort, battle level, compete and play without the puck.

The forward group is too butter soft imo. Especially since it looks like Kane is dont in Edmonton. I think they will do well in regular season but come playoff time they can be bullied and grinded down.

Edmonton just better hope they dont play Vancouver again in the playoffs, because win or lose, they wont come out of that series healthy (again)


Soucy 6'5 210lbs
Myers 6'8 225 lbs
Desharnais 6'6 220 lbs
Forbort 6'4 210lbs
Juulsen 6'2 205 lbs

Then you add in Joshua who finished top 3 in playoff hits despite being eliminated in round 2. Canucks have 3 players in top 15 hits in regular season, Joshua and Keifer Sherwood...JT Miller was in top 25.

Would be an interesting playoff re-match... skill vs ground and pound

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Yes, it did.

You may jerk off as much as you want, man. You've seen stars aligning for Edmonton this year and still not having enough of offense to win it all. You it was with the best player if our generation.

He's not an Oilers fan, dude. Just thought I'd inform the expert.

 

[DamonDRW]

He's not an Oilers fan, dude. Just thought I'd inform the expert.

I don't care who he and you are. You just need to use your brains, that is all. It is difficult when your are still in school.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

It's crazy, you would think the Oilers have back to back cups the way people are hyping them up. They have McDrai, forwards was never their issue.

They aren't the best team in the league though, not close. Not when you have Nurse and Ceci in the top 4, and Skinner in net.

Skinner outplayed Bob in the Cup finals as a whole. Our problem was when he was good, we couldn't punch through. A couple extra finishers in the lineup will go a long way.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I don't care who he and you are. You just need to use your brains, that is all. It is difficult when your are still in school.

Hmmm....

 

[DamonDRW]

This is just trolling

Report to moderator. Oh, I think you just did that. Thus man is bullying me, help, Mrs. Anderson, help me.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

you mean the exact same defense that was 1 win away from winning it all?

almost got swept too

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

almost got swept too

And Florida was almost on the verge of a historic collapse. Somehow doubt they care.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

And Florida was almost on the verge of a historic collapse. Somehow doubt they care.

yeah almost sure but the sweep almost happened first. I honestly thought after they went up 3-0 even though they got out played for atleast one of those. I dont think they really took Oilers too serious till like game 6. was huge for Edmonton but if only they were hungry for it prior to going down 3

Oilers also very well could make it to the finals again and win it all next season, they got a solid group but I would imagine the current group wont be the same after trade deadline, I honestly think Id rather the team u guys had in the playoffs. I'd have passed on Skinner. Arvidsson and Brown are not reliable right now imo too injury prone but u never know

 

[McOilers97]

Not enough of puck going around for these many forwards of that caliber. Should have improved the D. D that could score would be better for the Oilers. Not so sure if Oilers improved.

Right, because we all know that July 1 is the only day of the year that trades and signings can happen.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

And miss this engaging conversation? No.

Anyways they got to Game 7 of the SCF with Skinner.

Well thank god they fixed the Oilers' anemic offense:

I thought they were going to have a serious problem producing.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

yeah almost sure but the sweep almost happened first. I honestly thought after they went up 3-0 even though they got out played for atleast one of those. I dont think they really took Oilers too serious till like game 6. was huge for Edmonton but if only they were hungry for it prior to going down 3

Oilers also very well could make it to the finals again and win it all next season, they got a solid group but I would imagine the current group wont be the same after trade deadline, I honestly think Id rather the team u guys had in the playoffs. I'd have passed on Skinner. Arvidsson and Brown are not reliable right now imo too injury prone but u never know

certainly wasn't because of defense that they were down 3-0

they scored 2 goals in the first 8 periods of the series

 

[Juxta Position]

Why should any other team even bother showing up next year? Clearly, according to Oilers fans they are an unstoppable juggernaut.

The only question is how fast they will win the cup. Maybe four straight sweeps.

 

[Hank Plank]

certainly wasn't because of defense that they were down 3-0

they scored 2 goals in the first 8 periods of the series

Edmonton out scored Florida in the final. 97 broke the assist record. But sure team needs more offense.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Edmonton out scored Florida in the final. 97 broke the assist record. But sure team needs more offense.

Games 1 2 and 7 we scored a grand total of TWO GOALS

should the Oilers win games 0-0?

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Games 1 2 and 7 we scored a grand total of TWO GOALS

should the Oilers win games 0-0?

It's weird how adding even more offense is suddenly a bad thing. The best way to defend a lead is to increase it.

 

[jfhabs]

They are having a great free agency imo

 

[Neil Racki]

how many 100 point players and 50 goal scorers do the Leafs have?

we go band for band

 

[Bonham]

I was hoping they would fumble things after their Cup loss.

Turns out, when a lot of teams were throwing around stupid money, they signed some of the best contracts of the day.

I think they are going to be a force next season.