10-10-2013, 10:11 PM
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#161
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Calgary
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The Oilers are so bad. Wow.
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10-10-2013, 10:12 PM
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#162
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damn onions
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You know, a guy loves to rag on the Oilers but it's because it's so easy.
For some reason I found that the only hockey on tv was the Habs / Oil game, so I started to watch it. I think part of me was curious how in the hell these idiots drafted 3 top overall picks, have 4 extremely gifted young forwards and yet still struggle so badly. It's pretty amazing they are still bad. And they are!
The main thing I noticed is no puck support. Like, at all. If an Oiler gets the puck, it's him vs. the world. The other players are like not even on screen! I don't even know where they go, they look like they just skate away.
God, what an awful, awful, terrible team. It's really quite something. And hilarious.
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10-10-2013, 10:12 PM
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#163
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Wolfman
Can't believe somebody didn't grab Eller and beat the piss out of him. Hall is the franchise player and you do nothing?! Shows you how much of a team the Coilers are. PATHETIC!
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Perhaps Hall could've stood up for himself after he was done faking hurt to draw the major.
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10-10-2013, 10:12 PM
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#164
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Franchise Player
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Oilers fans on HF were complaining that the Flames always get a team after they play the Oilers. Well how about the day after the play the Flames and a backup and still a loss. Taste it greasers.
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10-10-2013, 10:13 PM
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#165
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Winnipeg, MB
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10-10-2013, 10:13 PM
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#166
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis's Hairpiece
Damn, the oilers are going after Ekblad.
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One of these days, a good team will simply fall into their lap.
Too bad everyone will be making $6M per and they won't be able to fit them under the cap.
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10-10-2013, 10:13 PM
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#167
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Self-Ban
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The Edmonton Almost.
Hall "almost" splits the defense. Yakupov "almost" had a break away. Oilers "almost" don't suck.
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10-10-2013, 10:14 PM
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#168
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Lethbridge
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Originally Posted by Wolfman
Is there anything better than an a Oilers loss?!
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A Flames win
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10-10-2013, 10:14 PM
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#169
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
The Oilers are so bad. Wow.
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Might want to start being on the ice for morning skates Dallas Eakins
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10-10-2013, 10:14 PM
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#170
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: PEI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis's Hairpiece
Damn, the oilers are going after Ekblad.
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Only if Reinhart and Nylander are already chosen... 
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10-10-2013, 10:14 PM
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#171
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Won the Worst Son Ever Award
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sherwood Park
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How much longer until the media starts to turn on the "young, exciting, skilled" Oilers?
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10-10-2013, 10:15 PM
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#172
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damn onions
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Also, I don't know why or how they haven't figured this out, but there is more than one position in the game of hockey. So maybe take one or two of your star forwards and spread the wealth?
It can be done. But they refuse, and it's just so glorious that they do.
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10-10-2013, 10:15 PM
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#173
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: PEI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stignasty
The Edmonton Almost.
Hall "almost" splits the defense. Yakupov "almost" had a break away. Oilers "almost" don't suck.
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Dubnyk is almost an NHL goalie.
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10-10-2013, 10:15 PM
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#174
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
You know, a guy loves to rag on the Oilers but it's because it's so easy.
For some reason I found that the only hockey on tv was the Habs / Oil game, so I started to watch it. I think part of me was curious how in the hell these idiots drafted 3 top overall picks, have 4 extremely gifted young forwards and yet still struggle so badly. It's pretty amazing they are still bad. And they are!
The main thing I noticed is no puck support. Like, at all. If an Oiler gets the puck, it's him vs. the world. The other players are like not even on screen! I don't even know where they go, they look like they just skate away.
God, what an awful, awful, terrible team. It's really quite something. And hilarious.
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Not only that, but their good young players like playing on the perimeter, and try to fire long passes through the middle of the offensive zone.
I mean they do a lot of things that look right pretty, but they really don't threaten that much.
Their defensive play is on a whole other level of bad.
Eakins is already going grey, I think its going to be a long year for him.
I mean in 4 games after training camp, they can't seem to grasp a system. Either they're a team with a collective iq of 6 or they just aren't listening to their coach.
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10-10-2013, 10:15 PM
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#175
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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Eakins looks like a serial killer.
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10-10-2013, 10:17 PM
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#176
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Hells Bells
Only if Reinhart and Nylander are already chosen... |
Nylander wouldn't play in Edmonton. He'd turn it down just like his Dad did a few years ago.
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10-10-2013, 10:17 PM
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#177
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damn onions
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Not only that, but their good young players like playing on the perimeter, and try to fire long passes through the middle of the offensive zone.
I mean they do a lot of things that look right pretty, but they really don't threaten that much.
Their defensive play is on a whole other level of bad.
Eakins is already going grey, I think its going to be a long year for him.
I mean in 4 games after training camp, they can't seem to grasp a system. Either they're a team with a collective iq of 6 or they just aren't listening to their coach.
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Exactly and yeah that's the part I'm trying to figure out. Is it a system issue or player issue? There's no way the system has that little support for the puck, or like you say perimeter play? It's so weird but you'd think young players would listen to their coach?
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10-10-2013, 10:17 PM
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#178
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: PEI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Eakins looks like a serial killer.
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Quickly becoming a serial loser.
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10-10-2013, 10:17 PM
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#179
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Franchise Player
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I truly believe the Oilers need to trade everyone and start fresh.
The losing culture is ingrained. It is incurable.
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10-10-2013, 10:17 PM
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#180
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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I question if Taylor Hall can be coached, or whether he is only successful when he's out there 'feeling it'.
He plays like he's all alone on the ice. High amount of skill when he does see someone, but most of the time he's a horse with blinders on.
Also, Lindros-itis, always looking down at his skates/the puck.
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