jjgallow Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 3 hours ago, travel_dude said: Do we have a Suckage thread? Really it doesn't matter who they play should they make the playoffs. I am surprised they are winning games right now. Big winning streak, McD with 92 points including 46 PP points, and $9M of cap relief used to ice a team. 4 forwards with > 60 points and the next highest poinst by a forward is 15. $32M buys you 118 goals. What if they had to play against themselves? Can two teams lose? Makes me wonder how their scrimmages work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medatswhoP Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 Playoff is a different beast, I feel they will make the playoffs but once they stick to Mclotto ball all game then the suckage starts again. Basically they are a two man team, still cant believe how much Nurse makes, lol what a joke. Oilers fail again this year will really get the leaders thinking about long term careers if they want to stick with a loser team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 So, the Oilers are officially circumventing the cap now. Yamamoto cleared to play but won't until they can make a move to cleat the cap space. They actually seem to be thinking of waiving Puljujarvi, though that is crazy. Call 30 teams in the league and get the best you can. Even if it's a loss, it's still better tahn a complete failure. Oh, and the NHL is turning a blind eye to the cap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 hours ago, travel_dude said: So, the Oilers are officially circumventing the cap now. Yamamoto cleared to play but won't until they can make a move to cleat the cap space. They actually seem to be thinking of waiving Puljujarvi, though that is crazy. Call 30 teams in the league and get the best you can. Even if it's a loss, it's still better tahn a complete failure. Oh, and the NHL is turning a blind eye to the cap? Can the Oilers not send Yamamoto to AHL on a conditioning stint or something to buy time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Looks like the Holland solution is to play 11F and 6D. That sounds familiar. What I laugh about is that some analysts refer to the Oilers as contenders. Lebrin - Oilers have the least cap flexibility of any Stanley Cup contenders. They are contenders? Currently in the 1st WC spot. Barely a 500 home record. Swept by the Avs last year. Swept by the Jets the year before. Lost to the Hawks in the play-in round the year before. Oh well, beating us last year made them a contender. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 4:49 PM, travel_dude said: Looks like the Holland solution is to play 11F and 6D. That sounds familiar. What I laugh about is that some analysts refer to the Oilers as contenders. Lebrin - Oilers have the least cap flexibility of any Stanley Cup contenders. They are contenders? Currently in the 1st WC spot. Barely a 500 home record. Swept by the Avs last year. Swept by the Jets the year before. Lost to the Hawks in the play-in round the year before. Oh well, beating us last year made them a contender. LOL I dunno how, but somehow I feel like they're more Bedard contenders than cup contenders. How that would happen I can't explain but if they somehow drafted him I would not be shocked. When is their next rebuild due anyway? must be soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 On 2/21/2023 at 6:44 PM, jjgallow said: I dunno how, but somehow I feel like they're more Bedard contenders than cup contenders. How that would happen I can't explain but if they somehow drafted him I would not be shocked. When is their next rebuild due anyway? must be soon Well if they somehow picked up someones lotto pick and then dipped into their "just lucky" fund.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medatswhoP Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 5 hours ago, DirtyDeeds said: Well if they somehow picked up someones lotto pick and then dipped into their "just lucky" fund.... Another year of disappointment for Mclottoballs team, I cant wait, its a curse for the greasers. Literally a two man show, in the playoffs they wont have the benefit of half the power play opportunities. 5v5 they suck, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 9 hours ago, medatswhoP said: Another year of disappointment for Mclottoballs team, I cant wait, its a curse for the greasers. Literally a two man show, in the playoffs they wont have the benefit of half the power play opportunities. 5v5 they suck, Tell me if you heard this before. McD has 4 point game against the BJ's, including a shorty and PP goal. McD 22 minutes Drai 24 minutes Nuge 24 Hyman 25 Team gets 5 goals and loses in regulation. Should be called McPuckhog. One other F has more than 13 minutes. McD kills penalties just so he can get shorties. Not much of a team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Oilers trade (finally) Puljujarvi for a mid round prospect playing in Europe. Finn for a Finn. No retained salary, time to get an offensive D-man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartbreaker Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 The Oilers have just acquired Mattias Eckholm to help keep that damn pesky puck out of their net. Love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, Heartbreaker said: The Oilers have just acquired Mattias Eckholm to help keep that damn pesky puck out of their net. Love. Barrie, a 1st and a prospect? What is NAS even doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 It’s a big price to pay for Ekholm, so it’s risky, but he is exactly the type of defenseman the Oilers need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 An actual decent move for the Oilers. They pay a high price for a 2/3/4 shut down D with size. Can log big minutes. Ekholm is instantly their #1 D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 15 minutes ago, JTech780 said: It’s a big price to pay for Ekholm, so it’s risky, but he is exactly the type of defenseman the Oilers need. Sort of a younger version of Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Dropping Barrie is a great move to be more responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 they still suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, jjgallow said: they still suck They gave up their top offensive D for a shutdown D. Helps with the goals against, but impacts their scoring. Better D all in all. But NAS plays with structure, so will he even fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 6 hours ago, travel_dude said: They gave up their top offensive D for a shutdown D. Helps with the goals against, but impacts their scoring. Better D all in all. But NAS plays with structure, so will he even fit From long term perspective, aweful aweful trade. From short term perspective, on paper it's exactly what they needed. On the ice though, it's perhaps best described as a gamble, but a little different. In gambling there is a small chance of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 Oilers have new Lululemon outfits, great work https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/edmonton-oilers-lululemon-collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 hours ago, jjgallow said: Oilers have new Lululemon outfits, great work https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/edmonton-oilers-lululemon-collection Just what the world needs, more Oilers merch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, travel_dude said: Just what the world needs, more Oilers merch. Yeah they gonna be dressed well for the offseason. Preparing early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, jjgallow said: Yeah they gonna be dressed well for the offseason. Preparing early They should put out a line of golf wear. Maybe have a screenprint t-shirt saying "A waste of 8 days". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, travel_dude said: They should put out a line of golf wear. Maybe have a screenprint t-shirt saying "A waste of 8 days". Just need to put 8 on it nothing else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgallow Posted April 5, 2023 Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 11:01 AM, travel_dude said: They should put out a line of golf wear. Maybe have a screenprint t-shirt saying "A waste of 8 days". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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