Edmonton is No Good VIII: There's Still Something in the Water!

[GS Skier]

Originally Posted by Locke

Poor Oilers. They were in Edmonton all year, the season got paused and they peaced out...then they were forced to come back for a few days to be publicly humiliated and now they've gone home again.

Think of all of that work in training camp...for this.

Toews and Kane sent them all home without even breaking a sweat.

Toews and Kieth especially couldn't believe their luck when they were included in this tournament. The old guard there missed the playoffs the last 3 years and haven't had a sniff in 5 years.

Toews, Kane, Saad, Kieth and Crawford all are playing like they are 25 again just by virtue of what one of the broadcasters called a "mulligan".

The Oilers gapping holes in the roster aside did anyone else see McDavid and RNH in their closing interview? Someone else noted McDavid was wearing nothing with any Oilers colors or logos. He mumbled answers and looked off to his right constantly between every question. RNH was better at his answers and just wore it better.

Biggest mistake that Mgt has made, in long chain of blunders, is making that kid Captain. He sucks as a Captain and I think the rest of them know it. Even if RNH was a bad choice hes still 10x better a choice for their Captain than McDavid. Just a dumb and arrogant move really. McDavid needed to be led not lead and he still does.

[dirk diggler]

the beauty of RNH contract coming up is they will overpay him like they overpay everyone who plays there or they will let him go for cap savings. While i am not a fan of the Tenderness, he is at least a decent NHL player, something they wont get with the cap savings as nobody decent will go there, they might get James Neal quality FA's that go if they are overpaid. Either way its good.

[Tron_fdc]

I’m STILL loling at the outcome of this series.

It’s the joke that never ends.

[Reggie Dunlop]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1292256326308057095

"Flub City."

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Edmonton is No Good IV: Forever Blowing Bubbles

It has to be this, especially with the covid situation. Genius!

I'm forever blowing bubbles.
Pretty bubbles in the air.
They fly so high.
They reach the sky.
Then like my dreams they fade and die.
Fortune's always hiding.
I've looked everywhere.
I'm forever blowing bubbles.
Pretty bubbles in the air.

[Erick Estrada]

Tychkowski has to be the lone media person covering the team that's not on the Oilers payroll. He's not immune to the kool-aid but he will actually criticize them on occasion.

[Red_Baron]

Originally Posted by Robbob

Best thing about this, is 2 more years of Kostthemwins at 4.5M. So if they want to try and fix their goaltending issues, that is where all their free cap space will go. Chances are they would have to overpay as per usual.

I can't wait for them to overpay a goalie while ignoring the fact that the defense in front of the goalie is an even bigger issue.

[mrdonkey]

I'm curious to see what their big plan is to try and fix the failboat they've built. Buy out Neal and Kostinem and back a dump truck full of money up to Lehner's house?

The last thing I expect them to do is actually address their putrid defense. The propaganda group has fans and media convinced they're sitting on a pile of Giordanos, so I'm guessing management just has no plan there.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

I'm curious to see what their big plan is to try and fix the failboat they've built. Buy out Neal and Kostinem and back a dump truck full of money up to Lehner's house?

The last thing I expect them to do is actually address their putrid defense. The propaganda group has fans and media convinced they're sitting on a pile of Giordanos, so I'm guessing management just has no plan there.

They might make a play for Hamonic, although I suppose Winnipeg is also in desperate need.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by getbak

Let's also remember that the Hawks were sellers at the deadline -- moving out their highest-scoring d-man and their better statistical goalie. The Oilers were buyers.

They gave up their 2020 2nd and 4th round picks and their 2021 2nd and 5th round picks for Green - who opted out; Athanasiou - who had no points in the play-in round; and Ennis - who had 2 points in 3 play-in games before getting injured.

Don't forget the 3rd they gave up in the Neal deal!!!

That's two 2nds, a 3rd, a 4th, and a 5th for bupkis.

Green and Ennis are UFAs and Athanasiou is an RFA who would need to be qualified at $3 million (yes, that much) and ALSO has arbitration rights!!!

So basically, none of those guys are likely to be back, and they're still stuck with Neal for 3 more years at $5.75 million, PLUS tacking on the $750K retained for Milan Lucic over the same time frame, so essentially $6.5 million for James ####ing Neal. He's their 4th highest paid player. Think on that for a moment. If they buy him out, they're hit for almost $2 million for 6 more years. A-maz-ing.

So, in the end, they bleed out picks (5 in total, mostly of the higher end variety), they lose players, and they ruin their cap management.

Edit: had to throw in Kassian for another 4 years at $3.2 million. LMAO!!!

Oh Ken Holland, please stay there as long as you like. You've become Chia 2.0.


Life has been pretty brutal the last few months, but I am truly, truly thankful for all of this. The universe is correcting itself, starting with the Oilers. They will be, forever and always, No Good.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

They might make a play for Hamonic, although I suppose Winnipeg is also in desperate need.

If you were Hamonic, from the Winnipeg area, rumored to want to be closer to family in recent years, and had relatively equal offers from both the Oilers and Jets, who would you pick?

The Jets have cap to burn and have all of Morrisey, Pionk and Poolman for defensemen next year. OF COURSE they're going to pick up Hamonic, and I'll be happy for both parties involved as well.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Tychkowski has to be the lone media person covering the team that's not on the Oilers payroll. He's not immune to the kool-aid but he will actually criticize them on occasion.

Good sense of humour too, dude is hilarious. I've been following him on Twitter for a while now.

On a side note, I'm in Edmonton until the end of August. The past 24 hrs have been glorious! Got the Flames car flag going, and Flames t-shirt on my evening walks..just to remind them we still in it while they pack up to go home . I love being here when we have the upper hand in the BoA hahaha

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

Green and Ennis are UFAs and Athanasiou is an RFA who would need to be qualified at $3 million (yes, that much) and ALSO has arbitration rights!!!

So basically, none of those guys are likely to be back...

I still think Holland will feel obligated to qualify Athanasiou. If for no other reason than that he gave up two second round picks for him.

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[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

I love being here when we have the upper hand in the BoA hahaha

So, always.

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[Boreal]

[QUOTE=Sainters7;7527210]Good sense of humour too, dude is hilarious. I've been following him on Twitter for a while now.

Except he appears to have deleted his post trolling Calgary right before the Oilers epic collapse against the Ducks in 2017.

https://mobile.twitter.com/rob_tychk...09518518267904

[Boreal]

Honestly Oiler fans should just walk away, pretend Katz actually moved the team to Seattle & start fresh with the Kraken.

But that would require logic & reason after enabling pathetic failure for the last 1/4 century.

Logic & reason are not the strong suit of the Oilers media, let alone their fans.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Dim-witted Oilers fan

"NHL dropped the ball big time ... They prorate stats to force the Oilers to give up a 3rd round pick but don't prorate team points to determine playoff points."

Oilers fans are not bright.

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[topfiverecords]

Not even a dead bulb in the socket. Next time they should prorate playoff wins so they don’t bother including the Oilers in the playoffs.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

If you were Hamonic, from the Winnipeg area, rumored to want to be closer to family in recent years, and had relatively equal offers from both the Oilers and Jets, who would you pick?

The Jets have cap to burn and have all of Morrisey, Pionk and Poolman for defensemen next year. OF COURSE they're going to pick up Hamonic, and I'll be happy for both parties involved as well.

Edmonton would have to throw stupid money at him, and well.....

[calgaryred]

Edmonton is a weird breed they always seem to compare their team in any year to the 80s club. Everything they do revolves around that era. You dont see Flames fans comparing today's players to Gilmour Nieuwendyk and Fleury. Or fans of the Islanders Canadiens and Leafs doing it. So odd

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