Edmonton is No Good Episode 4: New Rink, Same Stink

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

He gets asked, he answers. It's not like he just stood up there and decided on his own free will to chat about Mcdavid and his ice-time. Some lame reporter brought up the issue.

Perhaps. I just saw Babcock's response. Curious what the question was??

[flamesforcup]

lol Babcock was throwing shade at the Oilers coach (dont wanna butcher his spelling).

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Well he's accomplished a hell of a lot more than Gulutzan has. I feel he's a little overrated but I don't think those Presidents Trophies in San Jose were accidents. At least he's somewhat proven while the Flames have gone the wonder kid approach.

San Jose won one President's Trophy under McLellan, in his first season as their coach.

They got progressively worse every year he was their coach, until they finally missed the playoffs and he was fired. Then, they went to the Final during their first season without him, with a roster that was virtually unchanged from the season before.

The only season under McLellan where the Sharks showed any improvement was the year after the lockout. That was also the season where the league restructured the Divisions and the schedule. Dallas (who won a Wild Card spot) was moved out of San Jose's Division and replaced by the Oilers, Canucks, and Flames (who all finished bottom six in the NHL that year).

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Well he's accomplished a hell of a lot more than Gulutzan has. I feel he's a little overrated but I don't think those Presidents Trophies in San Jose were accidents. At least he's somewhat proven while the Flames have gone the wonder kid approach.

Give me Thornton, Marleau, Pavelski, Clowe, Couture, good Heatley, prime Nabokov, Dan Boyle scoring 58 points, Rob Blake scoring 30 points at age 39, productive Malholtra, Vlasic...

The guy that made that team successful was Doug Wilson.

[dash_pinched]

What does it say when the Sharks finally get over the hump and represent the Western Conference in the SCF the season after McLellan is replaced behind the bench? Sure, they made some player changes as well (Martin Jones in goal was a definite improvement), but clearly a new voice and likely new tactics were needed.

[wired]

Originally Posted by -TC-

the GoA is my biggest client and I have never seen anyone at work in sweats...

I work primarily at Canada Place....GOC. And sweats and sandals is something I see regularly in the summer. Not a lot pf people wear them, just a few....
I asked how they get away with it, and I was told that if an employee works in a call center, they can wear pretty much anything they want.: bag:

[-TC-]

Originally Posted by wired

I work primarily at Canada Place....GOC. And sweats and sandals is something I see regularly in the summer. Not a lot pf people wear them, just a few....
I asked how they get away with it, and I was told that if an employee works in a call center, they can wear pretty much anything they want.: bag:

wow, unreal...

I cannot fathom how that would be even remotely ok, even for someone working in a CC.

[genetic_phreek]

Originally Posted by wired

I work primarily at Canada Place....GOC. And sweats and sandals is something I see regularly in the summer. Not a lot pf people wear them, just a few....
I asked how they get away with it, and I was told that if an employee works in a call center, they can wear pretty much anything they want.: bag:

as long as it's nicely ironed and no mustard stains it's considered business casual.

Plus sandals can't expose bare toes so you have to wear socks in your sandals.

[MRCboicgy]

Originally Posted by -TC-

wow, unreal...

I cannot fathom how that would be even remotely ok, even for someone working in a CC.

I would never wear that, but it's common in call centres and tech companies at the moment, all over.

Not trying to defend it, but it's just stupid ridiculous this comes up. Yeah it was funny when Mike Richards did it (that soundboard!) but it isn't an Edmonton thing, it's seriously a youth thing.

[saillias]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

What does it say when the Sharks finally get over the hump and represent the Western Conference in the SCF the season after McLellan is replaced behind the bench? Sure, they made some player changes as well (Martin Jones in goal was a definite improvement), but clearly a new voice and likely new tactics were needed.

Being a tag along on Babcock's staff did real good things for his career.

[foshizzle11]

"Hey, New York Rangers, make sure you grab and mug McDavid at every turn.

Evidently @NHL thinks that is perfectly OK."

This is from Staples twitter account. Seriously, he needs to stop giving up, diving and whining to the refs every time this happens and it will make him a better leader.

I hope he never learns and keeps whining.

No good.

[Cactus Jack]

We should all exhalt McMuffin as the best player in the league, the ultimate captain, Art Ross and Hart winner that will will single-handedly lead the Oilers to multiple cups. Let´s heap all the pressure we can on them and him.

[TheScorpion]

The Chicago Cubs have won their first World Series since the days of the Ottoman Empire, in the years since the Edmonton Oilers played their last playoff game.

[TheoFleury]

Originally Posted by flamesforcup

lol Babcock was throwing shade at the Oilers coach (dont wanna butcher his spelling).

Who? MacLelland? Who gives a crap if you spell his name right lol

[socalwingfan]

Heyyyyy Kool-Aid is here
















Bob Stauffer Verified account ‏@Bob_Stauffer

As a GM Theo Epstein ends droughts in Boston and Chicago, After winning in Boston Peter Chiarelli has a shot to do the same with the Oilers

[Clarkey]

Will Coner get injured for the third November in a row?

[schteve_d]

I imagine a lot of players will be shown highlights of Kadri's game the other night. Never mind the goals, he did a fantastic job of shutting Mcdavid down. Any team that can replicate that should have success against what quickly becomes a very pedestrian roster once he is neutralized.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by socalwingfan

Heyyyyy Kool-Aid is here
Bob Stauffer Verified account ‏@Bob_Stauffer

As a GM Theo Epstein ends droughts in Boston and Chicago, After winning in Boston Peter Chiarelli has a shot to do the same with the Oilers

what a weird tweet. How are they related at all?

[Violator]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

what a weird tweet. How are they related at all?

dont know sounds like epstein is close to burke though

“I was watching a Red Sox game with Theo Epstein and Theo said to me, are you me in Toronto?” said Brian Burke, Calgary’s president of hockey operations and the Maple Leafs’ former president and general manager. “I said, I’m you times five. Hockey isn’t a sport up there, it’s a cult.”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...mLN/story.html

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Iggy City

When we're a decade into our rebuild.

And had 3 consecutive first overall picks