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the-rasta-masta · 01-23-2019, 10:23 AM

You'd think this would be a good thing that Chia was fired for Oilers fans. But listening to this press conference is proof that they are going nowhere fast.

There is no intellectual honesty up there. They believe they can make the playoffs because they've had some good stretches this year? You mean the one stretch of wins that you guys reeled off after a coaching change? Something that has a proven history of happening after a new coach comes in? Take that stretch away and Oilers are probably dead last in the league outside of 10 games.

Be honest with the fans. I hate the Oilers, but man do I feel bad for their fans because having spent a lot of time in Edmonton, the people there are great and love their team just as much as we do. I remember the way I felt when the Flames were the laughing stock of the league having traded Iggy and Bouw for peanuts, being unable to trade Cammalleri or Kipper for any future help, and the whole ROR fiasco. It was not fun.

01-23-2019, 10:23 AM	#425
the-rasta-masta First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Turner Valley Exp:	You'd think this would be a good thing that Chia was fired for Oilers fans. But listening to this press conference is proof that they are going nowhere fast. There is no intellectual honesty up there. They believe they can make the playoffs because they've had some good stretches this year? You mean the one stretch of wins that you guys reeled off after a coaching change? Something that has a proven history of happening after a new coach comes in? Take that stretch away and Oilers are probably dead last in the league outside of 10 games. Be honest with the fans. I hate the Oilers, but man do I feel bad for their fans because having spent a lot of time in Edmonton, the people there are great and love their team just as much as we do. I remember the way I felt when the Flames were the laughing stock of the league having traded Iggy and Bouw for peanuts, being unable to trade Cammalleri or Kipper for any future help, and the whole ROR fiasco. It was not fun.