Edmonton is No Good XI: Mud, Sweatpants and Tiers

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by stang

Where does the line get drawn? Little travel is still travel. Pittsburg playing in Calgary then Edmonton to me is still considered travel.

I think if you stay in the same hotel for both games thats considered no travel?

Less than an hour I would say. Unless you decide to stay at the rink longer for some reason you aren't getting into bed at 3-4 in the morning.

[EldrickOnIce]

Not sure who these clowns on TSN are but the one guy suggesting Stuart Skinner has the inside track to be next Team Canada goaltender.
He must mean at the IIHFWC, after the Oilers miss or are eliminated in 1st round, right?

[EVERLAST]

Gagne on waivers

[Reggie Dunlop]

EDMONTON HAIKU

Ha ha ha ha ha!
Edmonton is no good, Ha!
Ha ha ha ha ha!

EDMONTON LIMERICK

There once was a team from Edmonton
Where Good was never the intention
Hockey fans understood
They were really No Good
Maybe they'd be better at Badminton!

[topfiverecords]

Stauffer on intermission says Oilers will add two forwards and a defenseman at the deadline. Can take on $3.19M. One will be a middle six forward and they won’t look to remove anyone from the roster to add. Will have third teams retaining to get the 75% retention.

[dirk diggler]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

Not sure who these clowns on TSN are but the one guy suggesting Stuart Skinner has the inside track to be next Team Canada goaltender.
He must mean at the IIHFWC, after the Oilers miss or are eliminated in 1st round, right?

absolutely, and Nurse and Bouch Bomb are your first pairing. team cant miss

[Sofa GM]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

Not sure who these clowns on TSN are but the one guy suggesting Stuart Skinner has the inside track to be next Team Canada goaltender.
He must mean at the IIHFWC, after the Oilers miss or are eliminated in 1st round, right?

If the rest of the west wasn’t such a clown show, the Coil would be my sleeper pick to kiss the playoffs

[flamingred89]

5 in a row. 4 of those they should've lost. I don't know why it's surprising that a team that lucked their way to 4 1st overalls in 6 years is still getting the breaks. But here we are. Someone has to offset all the hardship of every other sports fan. At least most of us don't have to live in that piss ridden murder capital that is Edmonton.

[Rejean31]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

It's not done by computers. The NHL keeps a full-time staff for the purpose, headed by Steve Hatze Petros.

Steve Hatze Pefros, who probably grew up as a Gretzky fan.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Rejean31

Steve Hatze Pefros, who probably grew up as a Gretzky fan.

This page for him does have an Oiler logo.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by flamingred89

5 in a row. 4 of those they should've lost. I don't know why it's surprising that a team that lucked their way to 4 1st overalls in 6 years is still getting the breaks. But here we are. Someone has to offset all the hardship of every other sports fan. At least most of us don't have to live in that piss ridden murder capital that is Edmonton.

Bears repeating: piss ridden murder capital

[metroneck]

Originally Posted by stang

Yeah I may have missed the NY/Cali trips, but are they in the same arena or is it a case of they stay in the same Hotel and just bus to different arenas? I am not as versed on the locations of the other teams arenas.

I put my findings in a google doc if you want to check it out.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...eUS5LT/pubhtml

EDIT: Yeah I counted NJ and NY as travel, same with ANA/LAK. They wouldnt have to travel in between those games?

I would count playing in Edmonton one night and Calgary the next as travel....

Appreciate the effort, but I don’t need your fancy stats to tell me Edmonton Is No Good.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

If you have to put that much effort into trying to disprove the no goodness, then that it itself confirms the no goodness.

Even when they're winning the fans are insecure.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

Not sure who these clowns on TSN are but the one guy suggesting Stuart Skinner has the inside track to be next Team Canada goaltender.
He must mean at the IIHFWC, after the Oilers miss or are eliminated in 1st round, right?

LOL. Canada doesn’t have a lot of good goalies. But he’s behind Hill, Binnington, Talbot, Jarry, at the very least.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Skinner is mediocre.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Skinner is mediocre.

He is, but he also plays on a team with McDavid, so in the media's eyes that automatically elevates him to the top of the list. Stats be damned.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Eric Vail

This is one of my favourite E=ng clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-KAoQ6mgNk



The Oilers walk of shame is pretty no good as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtrzegOYOyY

That was probably the best Press Conference ever given.

If you've got any knowledge of Public Speaking you can see all the signs of very, very uncomfortable people.

And that walk of shame? Thats a thing of beauty!

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

It's not done by computers. The NHL keeps a full-time staff for the purpose, headed by Steve Hatze Petros.

What did Petros do to Steve to deserve that?

[3rd liner]

I see Pissy scored both of their goals last night. That's ok, come playoffs teams will target him and McPoints and he'll be playing on one leg again. Two man team can be shut down in playoffs.

[TheIronMaiden]

McDavid to Henrique after the Oilers move him into their Old Folks home of a roster.