Edmonton is No Good Episode 4: New Rink, Same Stink

[Realistic]

According to the fans and media (even the media in Calgary) Collie McDoggie doesn't care about money and wants to build a winning team in Edmonton and can make up the shortfall in endorsements so he will sign for a lot less. He also doesn't care what the NHLPA says!?!?!? Not sure where the fan 960 is getting their info from? Heard it just after 1 pm today.

[icecube]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Whispers? Sometimes I wonder how much of an insider Dreger really is. It's pretty clear his annual salary will be in that ballpark. We've been discussing it for the last year. As long as his agent isn't a moron he's going to get close to this.

I've said it a few times before. Dreklund is an outsider.

[Jables16]

Originally Posted by jtfrogger

I think Sid's second contract is a perfect comparable.

Crosby signed it the summer after his second season in which he won the Art Ross, Lester Pearson (now known as the Ted Lindsey) & Hart. He signed a five year deal for 17.3% of the cap hit at the time according to CapFriendly.

McDavid is in the summer after his second season in which he won the Art Ross, Ted Lindsey & Hart.

If he signs a five year deal for 17.3% of a $75-million cap, it would be $12.975 for five years (for a total of $64.875).

I wouldn't be surprised if he lands about there. He would be taking a bit of a discount, but not the ridiculous amount suggested by some Oiler fans. They are probably starting off asking for $14 million or even more.

Contract confirmed.

[Stay Golden]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I ran this through the Google terrible English to English translator and my lap top exploded.

Unfortunately I have much larger more important family health issues to give a brown stain about what anyone thinks about my puncuation . Just like I could give a squat that my cell has a knack for auto correcting sentences to gibberish.
If anyone thinks the Flames are close to the Greasers in physical play I can only smh at that blind faith fanboy mentality.
Sadly the Greasers just like ANA or any other physical team smack us around.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

Unfortunately I have much larger more important family health issues to give a brown stain about what anyone thinks about my puncuation . Just like I could give a squat that my cell has a knack for auto correcting sentences to gibberish.
If anyone thinks the Flames are close to the Greasers in physical play I can only smh at that blind faith fanboy mentality.
Sadly the Greasers just like ANA or any other physical team smack us around.

Are you in the right thread?

This is the thread about how no good Edmonton and the Oilers are, not about how tough they might be. And honestly, who the hell cares?

[Stay Golden]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Are you in the right thread?

This is the thread about how no good Edmonton and the Oilers are, not about how tough they might be. And honestly, who the hell cares?

Maybe I don't get how that team up north is considered no good. That ship sailed this past season.
I hate the Oilers but they are a cup contender like it or not.

[FireGilbert]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

Unfortunately I have much larger more important family health issues to give a brown stain about what anyone thinks about my puncuation . Just like I could give a squat that my cell has a knack for auto correcting sentences to gibberish.
If anyone thinks the Flames are close to the Greasers in physical play I can only smh at that blind faith fanboy mentality.
Sadly the Greasers just like ANA or any other physical team smack us around.

I don't recall the Flames getting pushed around by the Oilers or Ducks at all last season. The difference in those loses was goaltending.

San Jose and LA are also big physical teams and Calgary won the season series against both.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

Maybe I don't get how that team up north is considered no good. That ship sailed this past season.
I hate the Oilers but they are a cup contender like it or not.

Hahaha! What?! The Oilers won seven playoff games and are now suddenly a Cup contender? You are ridiculous.

[Realistic]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Hahaha! What?! The Oilers won seven playoff games and are now suddenly a Cup contender? You are ridiculous.

But, but, Collie McDoggie just won a bunch of awards and and the refs are going to make it up to them for last year and and and...........

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

Maybe I don't get how that team up north is considered no good. That ship sailed this past season.
I hate the Oilers but they are a cup contender like it or not.

I think you need to take this thread for what it is. Flames fans making fun of their rival.

If you want an unbiased or fairly rational discussion of the Oilers, this would not be the place.

Look at the thread title. You can't argue its false advertising.

[saXon]

I recall the Flames stacking up a pile of loser points in '15 to exit a long playoff drought and winning a series on the back of a player (Ferklund)... Only to fail to make the post season the next year, and barely squeaking in to get swept the year after.

McDavid can win all the hardware in the world, it doesn't mean a thing if he can't drag the rest of the team back to producing what they did last season.

Make sure they are cup contenders, Stay Golden, before labeling them cup contenders.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Hahaha! What?! The Oilers won seven playoff games and are now suddenly a Cup contender? You are ridiculous.

Who are the Cup contenders?

Vegas Insiders has Oilers at 10 to 1, only Penguins with better odds. Tied with Caps and Lightning.

Found the same odds on ESPN.

Another website has them at +1000, only Penguins better.

I understand betting lines are created for different reasons, and bets go their way because of McDavid. But the facts would indicate the Oilers are considered contenders.

[Stay Golden]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Hahaha! What?! The Oilers won seven playoff games and are now suddenly a Cup contender? You are ridiculous.

Ya I obviously don't get the intention of this thread
I hate everything about the Oilers their players, colors, entire history. But what I hate about them most is now they are better and much tougher.
I preferred it much more when they knew their place as cream puffs.
At least their new jerseys are even worse then ours.

[Realistic]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Who are the Cup contenders?

Vegas Insiders has Oilers at 10 to 1, only Penguins with better odds. Tied with Caps and Lightning.

Found the same odds on ESPN.

Another website has them at +1000, only Penguins better.

I understand betting lines are created for different reasons, and bets go their way because of McDavid. But the facts would indicate the Oilers are considered contenders.

I will bet right now that there is no way that the Coilers win the Stanley Cup next season. They lucked out with goaltending this past season but I doubt they can repeat.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Who are the Cup contenders?

Vegas Insiders has Oilers at 10 to 1, only Penguins with better odds. Tied with Caps and Lightning.

Found the same odds on ESPN.

Another website has them at +1000, only Penguins better.

I understand betting lines are created for different reasons, and bets go their way because of McDavid. But the facts would indicate the Oilers are considered contenders.

I would start with teams who have been there or gotten close. Pittsburgh is, obviously, and I would say so is Washington out of the East. In the West Nashville and Anaheim both look like good bets on account of their balance at all positions, which is something that Edmonton severely lacks. They have a decent group of forwards to compliment the best player in the world, but their defence is pretty bad and their goalie is overplayed. The Oilers were below average 5-on-5 in the regular season and even worse in the playoffs.

But again, is this really the place to be discussing this? You already indicated that you understand the purpose of this thread, and yet you bring this up? The premise here is pretty simple:

Edmonton is no good...

That is all.

[Southside]

Originally Posted by Realistic

I will bet right now that there is no way that the Coilers win the Stanley Cup next season. They lucked out with goaltending this past season but I doubt they can repeat.

Not to mention the schedule they had.

[Stay Golden]

Yes I have seen the light of this thread...Edmonton is NO good.

[saXon]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

Yes I have seen the light of this thread...Edmonton is NO good.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I would start with teams who have been there or gotten close. Pittsburgh is, obviously, and I would say so is Washington out of the East. In the West Nashville and Anaheim both look like good bets on account of their balance at all positions, which is something that Edmonton severely lacks. They have a decent group of forwards to compliment the best player in the world, but their defence is pretty bad and their goalie is overplayed. The Oilers were below average 5-on-5 in the regular season and even worse in the playoffs.

But again, is this really the place to be discussing this? You already indicated that you understand the purpose of this thread, and yet you bring this up? The premise here is pretty simple:

Edmonton is no good...

That is all.

Fair enough. I just think labeling someone as "ridiculous" when they voice a factually supported opinion is unnecessary.

[Ashasx]

Woodguy‏ @Woodguy55
Today in the Oiler Narrative Wars: Juxtaposing a player's Goal Share without McDavid and what the media says about them.



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McDavid hides so many of the Oilers' problems.