[News] Oilers waive Nikitin

[Coach]

Larf.

[Flamesforver11]

Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles

If you actually believe that you're completely delusional. Typical CP.

Haha man I tried to say a positive thing about klefbom and got ripped. Good on ya but have fun with the hate

Anyway, the sad thing is nikitin is probably 4th best D on the team. Jultz, Ference, gryb . Reinhart are all at his level

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Flamesforver11

Haha man I tried to say a positive thing about klefbom and got ripped. Good on ya but have fun with the hate

Anyway, the sad thing is nikitin is probably 4th best D on the team. Jultz, Ference, gryb . Reinhart are all at his level

You "got ripped" because you are so obviously a veiled Oilers fan posting under the pretentious guise as a Flames fan. It is so patently obvious from your obsessive participation in discussions exclusively about the Oilers, at which point you don't miss an opportunity to project your "unbiased opinions" about how good they really are.

You're not fooling anyone. You and JohnnySkittles actually have quite a bit in common.

[Resolute 14]

He spells like an Oilers fan too. "forver"

[sempuki]

Originally Posted by Hackey

The 5 Giordanos were in the system long ago. He was never in the system and signed last year.

Does anyone remember who The 5 Giordanos were? I think it was Petry, Potter, Peckham, Fedun, Chorney...?

Just out of morbid curiosity...

[metallicat]

What is this five Giordanos thing anyways? I've never heard anyone say that before.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

What is this five Giordanos thing anyways? I've never heard anyone say that before.

Someone proposed a trade involving Giordano going to Edmonton a few years ago.

Champion responded to the proposal that the Oilers didn't need Giordano because they already have 5 or 6 Giordanos.

[dammage79]

Ahhhh the good old 5 Gio's. Where are they now?

[#-3]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

This will likely be Klefbom's fate in a few years.

Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles

If you actually believe that you're completely delusional. Typical CP.

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Can you please not paint the entire board with the same brush from one quote?

I think calgaryblood's point is fair, there is a good chance Klefbom will be an NHL quality player in 3 or 4 years. But he has the type of contract that can get an OK player ran out of the league.

Originally Posted by Poster

Im no Oiler fan, but its a gamble and sometimes they pay off.

Roman Josi signed a 28m/7y deal after a pretty meh 2 years, he was considered a dman with unrealized potential, just like Klefbom.

Considering his pedigree, its a reasonable gamble.

The Oilers have plenty of material to mock, the Klefbom contract is not one of them.

I thinks it's a bad comparison

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=100921

Josi
1st pairing on a strong defense
100 games (lockout shortened season)
34 points
-6
22 PIM

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=134395

Klefbom
2nd pairing on one of the worst defenses ever iced
77 games
23 points
-27
4PIM

If Josi's second season hadn't been a lockout his numbers across the board would have been double Klefboms, he also had 10 playoff games.

Nikitin's first 2 years he was closer to Josi than Klefbom has been
102 games
41 points
-9
28 PIM

[Party Elephant]

I believe the quote from Champion was "the Oilers don't need a Giordano, they have a glut of him". Over the years, glut got turned into 5 in our collective memories.

Kind of the "Luke, I am your father" of cp if you will.

[Madrox]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Someone proposed a trade involving Giordano going to Edmonton a few years ago.

Champion responded to the proposal that the Oilers didn't need Giordano because they already have 5 or 6 Giordanos.

I was bored, so I found the actual posts.

Originally Posted by Champion

The Oilers don't need a Giordano. They have a glut of him. I'd rather take the BPA and dangle him to other teams and try to get a higher caliber dman.

and

Originally Posted by Champion

Whitney, Petry, Shultz, and Smid are reliable like Giordano.

We need a number one or another number two.

In short, "We don't need Giordano, we have Smid."

[#-3]

Originally Posted by Madrox

I was bored, so I found the actual posts.



and



In short, "We don't need Giordano, we have Smid."

I was about to post that.

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...=117402&page=3

Took a minute to find it

[JetsFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

You "got ripped" because you are so obviously a veiled Oilers fan posting under the pretentious guise as a Flames fan. It is so patently obvious from your obsessive participation in discussions exclusively about the Oilers, at which point you don't miss an opportunity to project your "unbiased opinions" about how good they really are.

You're not fooling anyone. You and JohnnySkittles actually have quite a bit in common.

Nailed it.

It's so pitiful, really. I can't imagine what it's like having a favourite team that sucks so bad that you would actually go on a rival team's forum posing as one of them just to try and get them to say something, anything good about your team, because you don't even realize how much your team sucks. Pro-tip: if your own fellow fans can't even find good things to say about your crap-ass team 10+ years running, then you probably won't find rival fans who will side with you. Flamesforver, I suggest giving up and cheering for a much better hockey team, like Toronto, Florida, New Jersey or the Japanese national team.

[sureLoss]

Edmonton Oilers @EdmontonOilers
Defenceman Nikita Nikitin cleared waivers and has been assigned to the AHL's Bakersfield @Condors.

Most expensive contract in the AHL.

[keratosis]

KHL didn't even want him?

[neo45]

Probably the end of his NHL career. If he plays out the season and then goes to the KHL he will have made very decent money for playing less than 250 games


Weird to think that he was traded for Kris Russel and a season later it looked like Columbus won the trade

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Edmonton Oilers @EdmontonOilers
Defenceman Nikita Nikitin cleared waivers and has been assigned to the AHL's Bakersfield @Condors.

Most expensive contract in the AHL.

Plus Scrivens, plus Ference not playing.

Chiarelli really making MacTavish look like, well, MacTavish I guess. Howson must be feeling hot around the collar too

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Plus Scrivens, plus Ference not playing.

Chiarelli really making MacTavish look like, well, MacTavish I guess. Howson must be feeling hot around the collar too

Why? Short of wiping their asses with Gretzky's banner I cant imagine what they'd actually have to do to get fired.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Locke

Why? Short of wiping their asses with Gretzky's banner I cant imagine what they'd actually have to do to get fired.

I don't mean getting fired, just maybe angry he's making them look so bad

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

I don't mean getting fired, just maybe angry he's making them look so bad

I'm sure Howson and the rest aren't too concerned about that. They're all part of the same team now after all, each one are Oilers for life apparently. I would actually bet money that Chiarelli leaves Edmonton before Lowe, MacTavish or even Howson ever does. He's the outsider after all, Katz clearly is still very much enamored with the 'old guard'.

Besides, what GM hasn't made similar mistakes? Our very own amazing GM has Mason Raymond on his own personal score card. The only difference is the Flames are a legit NHL franchise and will fire Brad if he makes enough of those bad moves. In Edmonton, it's grounds for promotion/retention/new job title.