rocketdoctor Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Their depth is an improvement on last years bottom 6. Ryan is a good pick up for them and i think that 3rd line maybe better than we hope! The D could be interesting I hope I am wrong and it is all a shambles but McD is coming into his prime years and could put this lot on his shoulders and carry them.4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 33 minutes ago, rocketdoctor said: Their depth is an improvement on last years bottom 6. Ryan is a good pick up for them and i think that 3rd line maybe better than we hope! The D could be interesting I hope I am wrong and it is all a shambles but McD is coming into his prime years and could put this lot on his shoulders and carry them.4 So, honest to goodness, I actually want the Oilers to do well. With some stipulations: 1. never better than the Flames 2. I will still bash them regularly My feel on this is that we have seen McDavid at his best. Already. He might improve very very slightly, or he might maintain this level for several years, but I would not anticipate a dramatic improvement form his current PPG. If the Oilers wanted to win a cup they would need real defence and real goaltending. They have not even made serious efforts at either. Granted their cap space makes it hard, but I don't even think it's a focus for them. McDavid will either be gone, or be in decline before they figure that out. If they ever figure it out (let's be serious how obvious was the goaltending issue). I am torn because I want them to do well and that means keeping McDavid. But from a pure hockey perspective I wish McDavid would move to another team so we can really see how good he is right now. The current setup is going nowhere other than an ok regular season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 https://thehockeywriters.com/oilers-ranked-5th-worst-run-nhl-team/ I didn't add a direct link because nobody needs to go through their signup process. Anyway, This is an outrage. There is no way that there are 4 teams worse than the Oilers management. In or outside of the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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travel_dude Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, conundrumed said: I watched the game. Not surprised that his bucket came off. That has happened with a stiff body check. He's douchebag, but I hope the Oilers do not play him for at least a week. He was out cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 59 minutes ago, travel_dude said: I watched the game. Not surprised that his bucket came off. That has happened with a stiff body check. He's douchebag, but I hope the Oilers do not play him for at least a week. He was out cold. Was he picking that fight off of the draw? Looked like it in the short clip that I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, conundrumed said: Was he picking that fight off of the draw? Looked like it in the short clip that I saw. Yes, this was retaliation for an earlier hit on an Oiler. Not sure if was running Smith by him or Podkolzin. The Oilers are one of the dirtier teams in the league, so I laugh when I hear them whining about lack of calls the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sak22 Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 2 hours ago, travel_dude said: I watched the game. Not surprised that his bucket came off. That has happened with a stiff body check. He's douchebag, but I hope the Oilers do not play him for at least a week. He was out cold. He'll be good to go for an opening night run in with his BFF, can never doubt an organization run by a dinosaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted October 9, 2021 Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 10 hours ago, sak22 said: He'll be good to go for an opening night run in with his BFF, can never doubt an organization run by a dinosaur. Top kek. A couple doses of opioids should have him back and ready for opening night in no time! Wasn't Jujhar Khaira KO'd by Ritchie and then only sat out 1 game? Or when he got rocked by Romanov, he basically got ready for the playoffs in record time. Then the Oilers kicked him to the curb in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted October 9, 2021 Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, The_People1 said: Top kek. A couple doses of opioids should have him back and ready for opening night in no time! Wasn't Jujhar Khaira KO'd by Ritchie and then only sat out 1 game? Or when he got rocked by Romanov, he basically got ready for the playoffs in record time. Then the Oilers kicked him to the curb in the summer. They break all their toys and then buy new ones. Probabl the old toys or useless ones will last for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted October 9, 2021 Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 I think the league needs di mandate tighter straps. How can a player get his insurance if they’re not wearing the helmets properly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 Ahh, the Smith of Calgary is back. 4 goals against on 15 shots. Injured again. Oilers win 6-5 against a tired Ducks team. Defense? Who needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Not sure how the NHL determines it's schedules, but it sure seems like they gift one team over another. It looks like CGY plays 14 sets of B2B games, while the Oilers have 7 sets. How is that reasonable. I know every year the Oilers gets a gift of the least B2B games, but this isn't even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 20 minutes ago, travel_dude said: Not sure how the NHL determines it's schedules, but it sure seems like they gift one team over another. It looks like CGY plays 14 sets of B2B games, while the Oilers have 7 sets. How is that reasonable. I know every year the Oilers gets a gift of the least B2B games, but this isn't even close. Wings - 13 sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, conundrumed said: Wings - 13 sets. Most NHL teams have close to a dozen or more. Only a select few have that little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 5 hours ago, travel_dude said: Not sure how the NHL determines it's schedules, but it sure seems like they gift one team over another. It looks like CGY plays 14 sets of B2B games, while the Oilers have 7 sets. How is that reasonable. I know every year the Oilers gets a gift of the least B2B games, but this isn't even close. I'm guessing because the Oilers own their arena so they get priority for every game when NHL schedules their season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sak22 Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 To be honest I like our schedule over the Oilers. 2 8 gamers are rough, even if they have the Christmas and Olympics breaking them up, its still a lot of extended trips. The Flames will play most of its eastern games in the first 2 months and don't play in that time zone after January. Roll 4 lines and keep a fresh backup and back to backs shouldn't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 35 minutes ago, sak22 said: To be honest I like our schedule over the Oilers. 2 8 gamers are rough, even if they have the Christmas and Olympics breaking them up, its still a lot of extended trips. The Flames will play most of its eastern games in the first 2 months and don't play in that time zone after January. Roll 4 lines and keep a fresh backup and back to backs shouldn't be an issue. i hope they keep rotating the goalies like this. Keeping both fresh is also playing the backup enough to be game focussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sak22 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 30 minutes ago, robrob74 said: i hope they keep rotating the goalies like this. Keeping both fresh is also playing the backup enough to be game focussed. Playing the backup on a non back to back situation after the starter got a shut out is the type of thinking I'm just not used to with this team, I think it was a few years ago that they had a start planned for Talbot early in the year but changed it because Rittich got a shut out, Rittich was average the next start and Talbot had a slow start as a Flame, get the back up in early because you'll never know if you'll need to depend on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 59 minutes ago, sak22 said: Playing the backup on a non back to back situation after the starter got a shut out is the type of thinking I'm just not used to with this team, I think it was a few years ago that they had a start planned for Talbot early in the year but changed it because Rittich got a shut out, Rittich was average the next start and Talbot had a slow start as a Flame, get the back up in early because you'll never know if you'll need to depend on him. ya I definitely agree! I wonder if they created a schedule and actually stuck to the schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted October 31, 2021 Report Share Posted October 31, 2021 Oilers with an easy out this coming week. Sunday - NYR @ Seattle Monday - Seattle @ EDM Tuesday - Nash @ CGY Wednesday - Nash @ EDM Friday - NYR @ EDM Saturday - NYR @ CGY 3 games in one week against teams that hev to play B2B, and only one of them they play the 1st night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medatswhoP Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 Oilers suck, this thread needs an update, a one line wonder this team, cant wait to see them fold again in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 8 hours ago, medatswhoP said: Oilers suck, this thread needs an update, a one line wonder this team, cant wait to see them fold again in the playoffs. Well, they have an easy schedule to start the season. Helps keep fans invested in the belief they are a contender. I'm not sure what they have proven so far. A bunch of wins to start, against a bunch of backups. Lucky to get Vegas and Boston when they are in a skid. Defense is actually worse, but some argue Keith and Ceci are better than Bear and Larsson. The players beyond the top 5 are suspect. McD, Drai, Nuge, Hyman and Poolie. Foegele and Ryan doing little. Yamamoto struggling. Perlini, Turris, McLeod, Scevior are fringe players. Perlini was the typical "score a bunch in pre-season" type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 If there was an exhibition hockey league,the Oilers would be the top team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Who doesn't love chasing rabbit-holes? Let's revisit this epic 2020 trade deadline deal. Oilers acquire: Andreas Athanasiou Ryan Kufner AA: 9games, 1g, 1a. Playdown: 4games, zeroes. Neither player received a QO the following season. Detroit acquires: Sam Gagner 2020 2nd rd pick 2021 2nd rd pick Sam Gagner; 4th line LW; 60games, 10g, 12 a 2nd PP, 1st PK units. Detroit loves blue collar. Been extended twice on $850,000per deals. He's found a home. . 2020 2nd(45th): traded down for 51st & 97th oa 51st: Theodor Niederbach(C/W)19yo: currently RW for Frolunda(SHL) 19g, 2g, 2a 97th: Sam Stange (RW)20yo: U of Wisconsin Sophomore, 12g, 1g, 1a 2021 2nd (52nd oa): traded with Richard Panik to NYI for Nick Leddy. Nick Leddy (LD): Mentor for Seider/Hronek. Top paring, really impressing. I can see him being extended after this year and potentially retiring a Wing. $5.5 is very acceptable! What a nice gift Mr. Holland. If it weren't for the Mantha deal, this one would be the most epic fail.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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