Rumor: Trade Rumors & Proposals Thread | Get Us a ****ing Goalie Edition!

[Bumblebee Man]

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Yeah you’re gonna cry too watching this team lose in the playoffs cause of these two.
Don’t post about it when it happens though since you’re clearly so smart

And when they win, you can go find another team and board to sulk on

 

[LTIR]

This is of course partially due to holland's utter bumbling at the draft table and signing bloated contracts.

At that time they all looked like great bargains. Arvi , Skinner, Henrique, Brown, Janmark all took 'discounts' to be Oilers.
Who knew this is what we will get.

Even with Walman, they scouted him earlier in the year when he was playing great and was admittedly told to F off by Grier when he inquired.
He has been struggling lately but Grier found a way to pry a 1st away for him.

No guarantees that he is an upgrade on Kulak based on his latest play.

 

[McTedi]

H

I'm particularly averse to rats or places that have Alligators and Crocodiles and crazy shit happening. No to Florida. No to rats. No to going to the US heh

yah me neither

 

[Ol' Jase]

I think it did happen

You think the Oilers openly colluded with Rantanen and violated the CBA?

Wild.

 

[McAsuno]

And when they win, you can go find another team and board to sulk on

HAHAHAHAHA, give me the lottery numbers since you’re so confident in our shit goaltending that will faceoff against the MacKinnon, Makar, Rantanen, Eichel, etc
I’ve been here longer than you. Don’t msg me with your “super fan” bullshit to cheer for another team. Typical

 

[Bumblebee Man]

Barbashev was a decent size add for Vegas, Colorado added Manson, Tampa added Coleman and Goodrow.

Fla goes big name hunting in Giroux...flame out.

Augment the team with middle 6 depth...they win


See how this works?

 

[Messrules11]

Maybe they talked to them about goaltending and that isn’t what they said.

Then if they did something that would be a slap in the face?

Haha, take a step back into reality

 

[LTIR]

What’s with the board today? I’m seeing oodles of posts responding to posters I’ve got on ignore. I’m seeing the posts of the people not on ignore just like I normally do but now there is a box with the ignored posters name in it and the option to see the ignored content. I hope this is a glitch and not something permanent. lol, I’d prefer to go back to pretending those people don’t exist instead of being constantly reminded of them.

Why are you ignoring me??

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Dude, you spent the entire regular season last year proclaiming we were dead in the water and wouldn't get passed the first round under any circumstances.

I agree with the "same shit every year", but it certainly has a different context.

There is a pretty important UFA coming up, and people are losing their minds because we don't have Rantanen for $12M+ for 8 years.

I mean, seriously, that just wildly laughable.

Every year the Oilers don't win the Cup the window closes a bit more. They aren't going to win it this year. If McDavid looks elsewhere then you can fold the franchise because we won't get back into contention until the rot up top is completely gone.

Do you think this team, as they are right now, can beat two of Vegas/Colorado/Dallas/Winnipeg?

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

You think the Oilers openly colluded with Rantanen and violated the CBA?

Wild.

What the heck are you talking about teams Negotiate contracts before trades happen all the time.

You must think the Kane situation really came down to the final hour.....

 

[K1984]

At that time they all looked like great bargains. Arvi , Skinner, Henrique, Brown, Janmark all took 'discounts' to be Oilers.
Who knew this is what we will get.

Even with Walman, they scouted him earlier in the year when he was playing great and was admittedly told to F off by Grier when he inquired.
He has been struggling lately but Grier found a way to pry a 1st away for him.

No guarantees that he is an upgrade on Kulak based on his latest play.

The way Kulak is playing this year, a guaranteed upgrade on him would basically be a surefire Top 3 D man.

I don't think we need an upgrade on Kulak, but we needed a Top 4 and that's what we got.

 

[McAsuno]

Every year the Oilers don't win the Cup the window closes a bit more. They aren't going to win it this year. If McDavid looks elsewhere then you can fold the franchise because we won't get back into contention until the rot up top is completely gone.

Do you think this team, as they are right now, can beat two of Vegas/Colorado/Dallas/Winnipeg?

They can because we made it to the SCF last year on a PK and specials team heater! Clearly that historic PK will return too. Some posters are in Lala f***ing land

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

There’s always a handful of dudes calling everyone whiners. You’re ok with failure, we get it, continue to fail and pretend everything is ok because you don’t want to be a whiner.

You’re not enlightened because you bury your head in the sand, sorry.

 

[iCanada]

One could even say more than twice. Other than one Talbot season we've had shaky goaltending throughout a Decade of McD and Drai. The chronics here will bleat: "Hey Oilers fans will never be satisfied no matter what"

hey just give me a goalie. Like on par with any goalie we EVER face in playoffs.

Skinner basically lost us two cups in my opinion. The lack of consistency and the weak goals in key games just kill you. You can't let in softies in game 7.

The year before that we ran Vegas' show for 6 games and Skinner posted an .840 while letting in a continuous spree of stinkers. Then Vegas just absolutely walked over everyone else.

We would be talking about trying to make a true dynasty for the first time in 30 years, but instead... Here we are.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I still don’t get what Davidson is doing.

If he re-signs Donato it makes some sense but why not trade him as a rental and then re-sign him in the offseason?

Then that deal for Shea Weber's contract lol

 

[CycloneSweep]

Fla goes big name hunting in Giroux...flame out.

Augment the team with middle 6 depth...they win


See how this works?

Okay. Now tell me how many teams have won a cup when they have bottom 10 5v5 goaltending.

 

[Zerotonine]

He also said that Kapanen looks good at C.

:/

The guy should just keep his mouth shut til the offseason now.

Guy would be working at Walmart if he had a different last name. Like people have said the nepotism in the NHL is rampant

 

[TB12]

Skinner basically lost us two cups in my opinion. The lack of consistency and the weak goals in key games just kill you. You can't let in softies in game 7.

The year before that we ran Vegas' show for 6 games and Skinner posted an .840 while letting in a continuous spree of stinkers. Then Vegas just absolutely walked over everyone else.

We would be talking about trying to make a true dynasty for the first time in 30 years, but instead... Here we are.

And his mom and dad continue to post here trying to gaslight everyone into thinking he's good.

He stinks. Full stop.

 

[TheBrew]

Bowman failed because we should have traded Savoie or O Reilly for a top 6 winger and we didn't do that. You need to be aggressive. (They were in on Rantanen and knew we needed a top 6 winger)

Bowman also failed because our opponents got stronger and we didn't keep up. It's cup or bust and our cup window is closing.

Crosby had 3 cups at 29. Toews and Kane had 3 at age 29. Mcdavid and Leon have 0

Steve Yzerman was 32 when he won his first cup.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Adin Hill will make Stuart Skinner his bitch in a best of 7 playoff series, while Stu will get bent over by Eichel.

Vegas is not Vancouver.

Yeah. People completely missing that getting LA and Van straight up should've been easy walk out of division. As in it never gets easier. Vegas aren't losing in first round unless they face Colorado in which case anything could happen.

Wouldn't surprise me if they face STL first round. They'll beat that team. Oilers like with LA again

 

[Heavy Dee]

You think the Oilers openly colluded with Rantanen and violated the CBA?

Wild.

Obviously they would have had permission.

 

[McTedi]

You think the Oilers openly colluded with Rantanen and violated the CBA?

Wild.

Well one would have to explain how TBL and Vegas did exactly the same thing and the NHL didn’t do shit.

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

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Yeah you’re gonna cry too watching this team lose in the playoffs cause of these two.
Don’t post about it when it happens though since you’re clearly so smart

Those numbers are also deceiving cause Skinner is dog**** vs playoff teams

 

[McShogun99]

Colorado had the 5th best sv% in the regular season 5v5
Oilers currently sitting at 22nd

So you’re saying we at least need to have the 5th best SP 5x5 to have a chance…..

 

[LTIR]

The way Kulak is playing this year, a guaranteed upgrade on him would basically be a surefire Top 3 D man.

I don't think we need an upgrade on Kulak, but we needed a Top 4 and that's what we got.

A top 4 who will either be forced to play the right side or we will see Kulak ( also not his side) there and him on 3rd pairing.