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

[nickerjones]

Sportsnet post game panelist just said "The Oilers have to learn to lose before they can win"




Where the hell has this panelist been for the last decade?

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Corral

They will clear cap space by dumping Eberle and RNH for next to nothing in a trade, which will allow for those massive raises.



The real nightmare keeping Flames brass awake at night is that the Oilers have found a #1 goaltender who can cover up for mistakes in front of him.

MUCH easier said than done. We shall see how both teams fare moving forward. I'm not terribly concerned with how the Flames match up against the luckiest team on earth.

[browna]

Originally Posted by indes

They still need to replace those players...it's not like they can dump them and sign 2/3 of a 2nd line for much cheaper.

I believe.

Just like the last time the Oilers got punted from the playoffs hopefully they reward guys that caught lightning in a bottle this year. In 2005 scrubs like Pisani and Moreau got long term deals which handcuffed the team for those entire terms.

So Russelll and other UFA's, 6x6's please.

[Corral]

I'm not sure losing Eberle and RNH is much of a hit to depth. They just skate around and around the perimeter until they get winded or scared and go back to the bench.

[MisterJoji]

Originally Posted by saXon

How on earth do I post this to Facebook? Need it.

[TheScorpion]

So in honour of Gaskal's Around the League report I have taken the liberty to assemble my own such thing.



Around the League Report

Spoiler!

Pre-game hopes and dreams

I dont care how the Oilers do it. Just for the love of the cosmos, put the Ducks down and win.

McDavid goes off tonight, two goals and two assists, we win 6-2.

Calling an Eberle hat trick tonight.

Can one of you hold me tonight?

Sour Grapes

Cherry blathering on about running up the score against the Ducks. Did he miss Game 5?

Retire already.

Uh... about that.

god i'd love to see both the caps and oilers win tonight.

GO OILERS!

we've got this. Everyone calm down.

Caggiula scores

Drake!!

Holy ****! Drake!!!

That's the way.

THAT'S THE WAY.

^ Is it, though?

Get it together, fellas. C'mon.

Also, we need to calm things down here.

We need another goal

Oil need to get to the intermission up one. Kind of getting owned right now

Is water wet?

Is Ron McLean an Oilers fan?

Cogliano scores against his old team

Seen that coming 6 miles away.

ahhhh, shoot. shoot shoot shoot darn shoot man! ####in cogs

Gryba and Nurse can be shot into the ****ing sun please.

Bench Nurse, guy should be in the ECHL next year

I knew Cogliano would score.

Meh..

Doom and gloom

This is some of the worst we've played this whole season

This is an inexcusable effort all the way around. What did McLellan tell these guys before the game?

Connor looks like he has jetlag.

lol this is brutal. we dont deserve to advance. not with this pathetic effort.

This is a ****ing joke.

And uh oh! It's a CONSPIRACY!

Man, the interference they're letting go tonight.

Are you ****ing kidding me?

That's a ****ing penalty.

Getzlaf could murder someone and get away with it. **** this ****.

That's a ****ing penalty. Jesus christ.

what a joke these refs are seriously wave a guy 3 times realize its a penalty and ******** your way out of it.

Optimism

It's all gravy and don't forget that. Tied after 2 in G7 of the 2nd round. The boys just need to go play their bags off for 20 minutes and let the chips fall where they may.

A prediction:

Second is done, water under the bridge. We'll come strong in the third and win.

All that optimism was a bit Ritch

And there is the goal

**** **** **** ****

That's it. Just standing around watching the Ducks play hockey. For **** sake.

AHHHHHHHHHH WHAT I HATE EVERYTHING OMG NOOOOO

Still playing like poo

Still optimism

Ugh.. Good thing is, there's still 16 mins to play..

16 mins later:

This is wrong.

Pisses me off when Don Cherry is proven right all the time.

Thats all folks.

the better team won

Punctuation: its' important.

Shoot that McDavid.

Oilers lose 2-1: the reaction

Pathetic effort.

Bummer. good season. i'll be off the boards while those who would crucify mcdavid and the like.

Ugh. Sucks to lose a series when you "win" 5 games... **** the Ducks. Let's go Nashville

Tmac overrated coach Letestu blew game 5 his pet blew it again Tmac is not a playoff coach at all never will be

Better team won.

^

Better on the night for sure.
Better for the series??? Nope. But that's how it goes.
Good season. I'm happy. Well I'm so disappointed in the loss today. But happy for the season.

Horrible coaching. Just ****ing terrible. WTF is Letestu out there, wtf is Lucic out there. It's ****ing idiotic. McLellan is largely a good coach but you see why he couldn't get San Jose over the hump, he rides "his" guys and can't adjust to what's happening in game and who's playing well.

Ducks win series 2-5

**** the ducks. I hope Nashville destroys them.

...who?

Lucid completely useless

It's a CONSPIRACY! Part II

League is rigged. This shouldn't have even gone to 7.

Why does Bettman hate us? We NEVER catch a break!

You know I wouldn't even care so much if the series was called fairly . But we were absolutely ****ed
Out of this series . Ducks were gifted . It's a shame man.

Finally: Happy birthday, Getzlaf!

Happy birthday you bald ****

[browna]

Originally Posted by Corral

I'm not sure losing Eberle and RNH is much of a hit to depth. They just skate around and around the perimeter until they get winded or scared and go back to the bench.

Milan Lucic says hi, for another 5 years.

[868904]

Originally Posted by Corral

I'm not sure losing Eberle and RNH is much of a hit to depth. They just skate around and around the perimeter until they get winded or scared and go back to the bench.

I'm more worried that some idiot GM will actually pay the Oilers something of value for those two.

I keep thinking that the Nucks and Oilers would make a good trade partner.

Eberle/RNH for the Sedins.

The Sedins get one last kick at the cup with the Oilers, and the Oilers get a bonafide second line with $14 million in cap space available in McDavid's bump year.

The Canucks get two still relatively young but flawed offensive top 6 forwards to supplement their existing weak forward core. Maybe a change of scenery would do them good (see Dubnyk, Schultz, Cogliano, Gagner, etc.).

I think this makes a lot of sense for both teams.

[dino7c]

People said the same thing about the Avs a few years back, there is talking about it and then there is actually doing it

[Manhattanboy]

Hey Oilers fans/media, this was NOT a "playoff run". They played two more games than the Flames did in 2015.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Corral

I'm not sure losing Eberle and RNH is much of a hit to depth. They just skate around and around the perimeter until they get winded or scared and go back to the bench.

It's still 94 regular season points they need to replace regardless of how you feel they play. Its like the Flames having Frolik's and Backlunds point totals removed from the roster and trying to convince fans that the team will be fine with plugs tasked with replacing that offense.

[GoJetsGo]

Thank god that's over.

Absolutely disgusting seeing that franchise / fanbase rewarded for a decade of showcasing how to run a business into the ground with record breaking levels of futility and ineptitude.

Oh you ran your business into the ground with in a carnival of terrible decision making? No problem, here's a generational player. Enjoy.

Puke.

And all those car flags and jerseys. Where were they the last ten years? Most fair-weather fan-base of all time.

Hopefully the cap bites them and they spend the next few years spinning their wheels until McDavid bolts.




Now, on to Nashville / Pittsburgh leaving Kesler / Burrows in tears.

[Mass_nerder]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

So in honour of Gaskal's Around the League report I have taken the liberty to assemble my own such thing.



Around the League Report

Spoiler!

Pre-game hopes and dreams









Sour Grapes



Uh... about that.





Caggiula scores







^ Is it, though?









Is water wet?



Cogliano scores against his old team













Doom and gloom











And uh oh! It's a CONSPIRACY!











Optimism



A prediction:



All that optimism was a bit Ritch











Still optimism



16 mins later:









Punctuation: its' important.



Oilers lose 2-1: the reaction



















...who?



It's a CONSPIRACY! Part II







Finally: Happy birthday, Getzlaf!

*wins lottery for generational player
"We never catch a break"

Hahaha

[SuperMatt18]

And exhale

[flamesforcup]

Oilers have 2 great pieces at forward (Mcdavid Draisaitl) rest is garbage. Maybe Puljajarvi turns good. Defense its basically only Larsson and Klefbom and Sekera. Nurse is attrocious. Unless they can get a whole new second line next year i see them taking a step back as teams will be more tough on them now.

[IliketoPuck]

Maybe this isn't the darkest timeline.

Does this mean Trump is going to get impeached?

E=NG

[Corral]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

It's still 94 regular season points they need to replace regardless of how you feel they play. Its like the Flames having Frolik's and Backlunds point totals removed from the roster and trying to convince fans that the team will be fine with plugs tasked with replacing that offense.

Oiler fans are easy to fool. No problem there.

[Bunk]

It's really amazing that the high draft players from the 2009-13 era are all just hot garbage - Eberle, Hall (gone), Nugent-Hopkins, Yakupov (gone), Nurse.

[Split98]

Originally Posted by MisterJoji

How on earth do I post this to Facebook? Need it.

Have to paste the URL (https://j.gifs.com/Q1zn8L.gif)

[oldschoolcalgary]

Thank god...

quickly just checked the board, prepared for the worst, and instead, I find it was only the second worst result possible.

could never actively cheer for either team, but at least the Ducks earned it by building their club up through the draft...

much better than being a lottery team for 10 years and constantly rolling the dice in the hopes of landing a franchise player...

mind boggling that a year after drafting McDavid, they still managed to get the #3 pick overall?!? sure, he was injured but really?! Still that ####ty you can't pull yourself out of the toilet after all the unbelievable luck and talent you've had the chance to get?

I grudgingly respected the 2007 SCF squad... but could never respect this current Oilers team...

GD ridiculous.