12-28-2018, 10:50 AM
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#4801
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GGG
That led to two fantastic things:
Giving the oilers fan hope and giving Draisaitle an 8.5 million dollar contract. It’s Like those 10 points came with Herpes
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It really was worth it in the end and there's a bit of irony in that Ducks series was the only time in his career Draisaitle carried a line by himself and he got paid based on that only to never be able to do it again. He's a good player but only when he's playing with McDavid and you only need to look at Chiasson to see what playing on a line with McDavid can do for a player's stats.
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12-28-2018, 10:51 AM
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#4802
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Who knew that a hot goaltender's +.930 SV% wouldn't last forever?
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You’re telling me the guy who was considered a draft bust up until age 30 isn’t actually the best goaltender in the league?!
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12-28-2018, 11:00 AM
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#4803
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: So Long, Bannatyne
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12-28-2018, 11:00 AM
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#4804
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First Line Centre
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Never gets old.
'it’s evident that when the story is written of this Edmonton team, it might not be known one day so much as a big, fast and tough team, but as a squad whose top lines passed around and shot the puck at a blistering pace, one not seen before at the National Hockey League level.'
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12-28-2018, 11:13 AM
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#4805
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
On the day that Hitchcock was hired, the Oilers were in a tie with Vegas and Arizona for 5th in the Division. They were 2 points back of Anaheim, 3 behind Vancouver; and 6 behind Calgary and San Jose. They were 4 points ahead of LA.
Today, they are 6th in the Division. They are 5 points ahead of Arizona and 6 ahead of LA. They are 1 point behind Vancouver, 4 behind Anaheim, 7 behind Vegas, 8 behind San Jose, and 10 behind the Flames.
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It's actually pretty delicious in how this went down. They started winning under Hitchcock and quickly everyone in Edmonton got on the bandwagon, but if you looked at how they were playing it was all on a goaltender.
In the 17 games under Hitchcock the Oilers have only generated more high danger scoring chances five on five than their opponent three times.
Three times!
That's not a turnaround, it's being carried by a goatlender without a resume.
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12-28-2018, 11:19 AM
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#4806
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Norm!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drewtastic
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Grab him?
could be a depth player for the playoff run?
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Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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12-28-2018, 11:20 AM
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#4807
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Grab him?
could be a depth player for the playoff run?
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Would it be worth giving him the roster slot all year just in case? If he can’t crack Edmonton is he even competent?
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12-28-2018, 12:06 PM
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#4808
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by drewtastic
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Does this mean he goes back to Carolina?
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12-28-2018, 12:13 PM
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#4809
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Bay Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
Right on cue: Oilers fans complaining on the call-in show about how hard done-by poor Collie McDoggie is for not drawing enough penalty calls.
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We are working through deadmonton's six stages of grief:
1st Plan parade in September and decide if a coiler player will win vezina, calder, or hart or all three this coming season
2nd October, speak of new RW plug with reverence as the next coming
3rd Celebrate a win in November as a turning point despite losing 8 of last 11
4rd Early December, dial the post game call-in show whilst drunk and voice anger over ineptitude of the new RW plug
5th Blame the refs for bias in December
6th Throw jerseys on ice in February
rinse and repeat
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12-28-2018, 12:17 PM
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#4810
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dustygoon
We are working through deadmonton's six stages of grief:
1st Plan parade in September and decide if a coiler player will win vezina, calder, or hart or all three this coming season
2nd October, speak of new RW plug with reverence as the next coming
3rd Celebrate a win in November as a turning point despite losing 8 of last 11
4rd Early December, dial the post game call-in show whilst drunk and voice anger over ineptitude of the new RW plug
5th Blame the refs for bias in December
6th Throw jerseys on ice in February
rinse and repeat
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McDavid's bout of polio followed by malaria occurs around January, too.
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12-28-2018, 12:21 PM
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#4811
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: DeWinton
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12-28-2018, 12:30 PM
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#4812
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by CedarMeter
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Just play McDavid more. Why build a team when you have McDavid?
Although Eberle is having a poor year, I chuckle each time I see Spooner on the ice. The Oilers gave away a constant 20+ goal scorer, traded down to Strome than to 5 point phenom Spooner. How do you do that  . Chiarelli level trades would be illegal in a video game. They just penciled Poolparty to become a PPG player right from the start. They had also penciled in Yamamoto this year...did not quite work as expected.
The Oilers literal game plan if to play McDavid half the game to make up for all the talent Chiarelli is throwing away just because Chiadenfreude
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12-28-2018, 12:41 PM
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#4813
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dustygoon
We are working through deadmonton's six stages of grief:
1st Plan parade in September and decide if a coiler player will win vezina, calder, or hart or all three this coming season
2nd October, speak of new RW plug with reverence as the next coming
3rd Celebrate a win in November as a turning point despite losing 8 of last 11
4rd Early December, dial the post game call-in show whilst drunk and voice anger over ineptitude of the new RW plug
5th Blame the refs for bias in December
6th Throw jerseys on ice in February
rinse and repeat
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The funny part to me is that you have to give Oilers management a lot of credit for responding to a crisis.
The jersey-throwing fiasco had hit critical mass just as the team was about to move into their shiny new 'citizen raped' arena and management was on top of all of the really critical issues.
They astutely realized that they would need to significantly modify the netting so as to ensure that the level of difficulty to throw a jersey onto the ice would be prohibitive and that having the players walk through the concourse to get to the dressing rooms was a very, very bad idea.
They take care of the important stuff up north!
I think Kevin Lowe actually has the decommissioned 'City of Champions' sign hanging in his house.
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If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
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12-28-2018, 02:32 PM
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#4814
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flamesforcup
Is it ok if i steal this?
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It's just the facts. There's no copyright on facts.
Do with the information as you see fit.
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Turn up the good, turn down the suck!
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12-28-2018, 03:30 PM
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#4815
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by drewtastic
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Didn’t the Oilers claim Zykov off waivers a month ago?
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12-28-2018, 05:14 PM
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#4816
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Bay Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorch
Didn’t the Oilers claim Zykov off waivers a month ago?
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Instead of shuffling deck chairs on the titanic, the saying will eventually enter the lexicon as “shuffling zykovs on the good ship lollipop”
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12-28-2018, 05:17 PM
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#4817
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All I can get
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Quote:
Originally Posted by browna
McDavid's bout of polio followed by malaria occurs around January, too.
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Usually he's playing through a bad bout of freckles around then too.
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12-28-2018, 05:28 PM
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#4818
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Bay Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorch
Didn’t the Oilers claim Zykov off waivers a month ago?
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Instead of shuffling deck chairs on the titanic, the saying will eventually enter the lexicon as “shuffling zykovs on the good ship lollipop”
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12-28-2018, 06:06 PM
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#4819
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: So Long, Bannatyne
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebot
Just play McDavid more. Why build a team when you have McDavid?
Although Eberle is having a poor year, I chuckle each time I see Spooner on the ice. The Oilers gave away a constant 20+ goal scorer, traded down to Strome than to 5 point phenom Spooner. How do you do that . |
It’s the reverse-paper-clip theory.
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12-28-2018, 06:48 PM
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#4820
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
It really was worth it in the end and there's a bit of irony in that Ducks series was the only time in his career Draisaitle carried a line by himself and he got paid based on that only to never be able to do it again. He's a good player but only when he's playing with McDavid and you only need to look at Chiasson to see what playing on a line with McDavid can do for a player's stats.
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And he shot 32% and was an under water corsi player in those 7 games.
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