Edmonton is No Good XI: Mud, Sweatpants and Tiers

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by Whynotnow

He got made at the tripping call against him and must’ve said something the crossed the threshold from complaining about the call to directly about the ref himself.

Hah, perfect. Did they have to play 3v5 or was that a misconduct?

[TaranakiFlame]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Check and mate.

I've thought it for more than a few years now. I would have MacKinnon over McDavid on my team everytime. MacK is the complete hockey player, unlike MacD who simply has no interest in working back to help out his teammates.

[PegCityFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

The "McMinus Special" is a running joke for a reason.

That dude ain't no 86 on EV D. Typo or not, we all know that doesn't align with what you'll see from him on the ice.

An oiler fan would cling on to that though. Deluding themselves into believing anything that serves their bias is a talent of theirs, from the team to the media to the fans.

What you didn't hear??? He's going to get 100 assists, we should stop the presses.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by jg13

https://twitter.com/user/status/1775735525410017573

i shared this with some buddies who cheer for the oilers (of course updating the first line to 4-7-1) and was repeatably told not to worry becuz it means nothing

[3thirty]

Originally Posted by butterfly

Hah, perfect. Did they have to play 3v5 or was that a misconduct?

2 and 10

[GioforPM]

What a disappointment. Got into my truck to plow the lane and they had on some stupid Oiler reporter going on about McDavid's greatness (and how Henrique is going to put them over the top for POs).

[Boreal]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

i shared this with some buddies who cheer for the oilers (of course updating the first line to 4-7-1) and was repeatably told not to worry becuz it means nothing

They haven’t won 16 games vs playoff teams all season, but somehow that is always about to change.

Great fluff on 960 this morning with the Oilers NHL.com apologist… I mean writer.

Apparently it was the worst period of the year last night, except for all the other periods in October/November.

Basically their hopes hinge on Skinner turning into Dominik Hasek or they light him on fire & toss him under the bus.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Why are so many writers so far up their ####es?

7-10-3 versus top 10 teams
.500 against lower seeds/wildcard teams

Tell me again why this is all snapping into place where they'll be the best of 16 they've struggled against (and have in playoff match ups the last few years)?

Betting against them would be the easiest money you could ever collect.

[midniteowl]

All I want in this playoff is this

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

All I want in this playoff is this

This is my favourite day of the year:

Originally Posted by bc-chris

IMG_8029 by bc-chris, on Flickr

[CalgaryFan1988]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Why are so many writers so far up their ####es?

7-10-3 versus top 10 teams
.500 against lower seeds/wildcard teams

Tell me again why this is all snapping into place where they'll be the best of 16 they've struggled against (and have in playoff match ups the last few years)?

Betting against them would be the easiest money you could ever collect.

I think it's their age. They are mostly in their mid 50's and up, Gretzky was an Oiler from 79-88.

[Whynotnow]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Why are so many writers so far up their ####es?

7-10-3 versus top 10 teams
.500 against lower seeds/wildcard teams

Tell me again why this is all snapping into place where they'll be the best of 16 they've struggled against (and have in playoff match ups the last few years)?

Betting against them would be the easiest money you could ever collect.

It’s for sure of concern for but there’s a lot of early losses in there too. 3 to Vancouver, 1 to Winnipeg, 1 to Dallas and 1 to the ranger just in the first month of the season, Still I don’t see them in the top 5, probably closer to the 7-10 range at best. Hard to see them as fsvourites or fen close.

[Boreal]

Originally Posted by Whynotnow

It’s for sure of concern for but there’s a lot of early losses in there too. 3 to Vancouver, 1 to Winnipeg, 1 to Dallas and 1 to the ranger just in the first month of the season, Still I don’t see them in the top 5, probably closer to the 7-10 range at best. Hard to see them as fsvourites or fen close.

In reality, hype them until the end of time. Not that they ever would, but being that cocky is mutually exclusive with the underdog workman like mentality required to win 4 series.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988

I think it's their age. They are mostly in their mid 50's and up, Gretzky was an Oiler from 79-88.

We really need to usher in the next generation of writers who can evaluate things not through the gretzky-oilers nostalgia lens.

That will never be repeated in Edmonton and the current team is deeply flawed, not nearly as deep and full of #####s.

(I guess they share the last part in common)

[PegCityFlamesFan]

Just wait. They have another "big" game tomorrow playing the avalanche at home who are coming in from a back to back. I can hear the headlines already if they win that it was such an amazing bounce back and response.

[Rejean31]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

What a disappointment. Got into my truck to plow the lane and they had on some stupid Oiler reporter going on about McDavid's greatness (and how Henrique is going to put them over the top for POs).

I've noticed the Fan960 seems to employ some people who just seem to be a little too fanboyish when talking about the NoGoods.

[OldSam]

Originally Posted by PegCityFlamesFan

Just wait. They have another "big" game tomorrow playing the avalanche at home who are coming in from a back to back. I can hear the headlines already if they win that it was such an amazing bounce back and response.

And the Avs are in Minneapolis tonight, so significant travel. Go Avs.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Avs won't be rested? I'm shocked, I tell you. Shocked.

[OldSam]

And surprise of all surprises, McBaby, Drai and Zackaroni will be on the same line.

[Eric Vail]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

We really need to usher in the next generation of writers who can evaluate things not through the gretzky-oilers nostalgia lens.

That will never be repeated in Edmonton and the current team is deeply flawed, not nearly as deep and full of #####s.

(I guess they share the last part in common)

The old Oilers weren't exactly known for their depth and were full of #####s as well.