Edmonton is No Good VI: Chia•den•freu•de

[crapshoot]

Originally Posted by calf

Condor McDavid

That was beautiful! The idea to rename the team Bakersfield Condor McDavids should be brought up with Oilers management. It would align the AHL team perfectly with the whole game plan and philosophy of the big club. Or maybe they should just merge the teams, which would accomplish no distinguishable difference at all on any level.

[Ruttiger]

Quick question, all jokes about terrible parenting aside. The Oilers are in town to play the Flames on November 17th for the 8:00 pm HNIC game. It's out of our budget right now to take my 5 year old daughter to the game, but I'd love to take her to the game day skate. Any idea what time the road team would typically hit the ice for that skate? And can the general public just walk right into the Dome?

Thanks in advance - resume your Oilers bashing.....

[CofR]

Originally Posted by Ruttiger

Quick question, all jokes about terrible parenting aside. The Oilers are in town to play the Flames on November 17th for the 8:00 pm HNIC game. It's out of our budget right now to take my 5 year old daughter to the game, but I'd love to take her to the game day skate. Any idea what time the road team would typically hit the ice for that skate? And can the general public just walk right into the Dome?

Thanks in advance - resume your Oilers bashing.....

I haven't gone in years but I remember being able to enter through the West Entrance to the Dome and sitting in the 2nd level for gameday skates. No idea about times though... Mayby try contacting the Flames directly?

403-777-4646, customerservice@calgaryflames.com

I'm sure that someone would be able to help you out.

[Scorch]

Originally Posted by Ruttiger

Quick question, all jokes about terrible parenting aside. The Oilers are in town to play the Flames on November 17th for the 8:00 pm HNIC game. It's out of our budget right now to take my 5 year old daughter to the game, but I'd love to take her to the game day skate. Any idea what time the road team would typically hit the ice for that skate? And can the general public just walk right into the Dome?

Thanks in advance - resume your Oilers bashing.....

“Daddy, did you take me to an Oilers practice so I wouldn’t have to watch them lose in a real game?”

[dash_pinched]

Jonathan Willis is the anti-Staples...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1054829360597716992

[Locke]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

Jonathan Willis is the anti-Staples...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1054829360597716992

The funny/sad part is...they cant. They cant replace him.

Thats how thin that team is.

[FlamesAreOne]

Chiasson just had a beauty goal.

[joejoe3]

Chiasson channeling his inner Hathaway tonight

[81MC]

Crosby with an absolute beauty to end it. Lol.

[ForeverFlameFan]

McDavid could have at least attempted to stop the backhand shot by Crosby but instead was in awe.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by 81MC

Crosby with an absolute beauty to end it. Lol.

Strome is still wondering where the puck went. Crosby embarrassed him with that move

[saXon]

Just goes to show that McDavid is just along for the $$ and the ride, the same as "Ebbs, Hallsy, and Nuge" were.

[direwolf]

Watching Crosby embarrass every Oiler on the ice last night was a thing of beauty. Made me feel instantly better about the Flames loss.

[OldSam]

Crosby is the best. Oiler fanboys can compare Conner McWhatever to him all they want. There is no comparison unless their hero develops the 200 foot game and desire to win that 87 has.

[Split98]

Have we talked about this Spector article he posted yesterday?

I keep checking in on Bouchard, and came across a doozy that I'm sure will age well:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...st-nine-games/

"...Keith Gretzky is earning the confidence of a highly skeptical Oilers fan base, one that has waited patiently for their team to have success with picks that aren’t No. 1 overall. Rounds 2 through 7 are supposed to deliver the odd player as well.

As it stands, the Oilers’ top two prospects were both first-rounders — Evan Bouchard, 10th overall in 2018 and Kailer Yamamoto, 22nd overall in 2017. But below that are a host of guys picked outside Round 1 who elicit a definite belief that they will one day play in the NHL."

First off, I didn't know the nepotism ran so strong that Keith was on-board... and secondly, let's have a look at the host of players outside the 1st round Mark really wants you to check out.

He starts with Bouchard and Yamamoto... their 1st rounders

Then we have McLeod, Bear, and Benson. At first look, that's a pretty mediocre group to be getting excited about... let alone elicit a definite belief that they will one day play in the NHL. The only belief I have that the 3 listed will play in the NHL is centered around the atrocious roster that they're competing against.

That Edmonton fans can read that article and do anything but request Mark writes less is hilarious.


Ryan McLeod:
The only knock on the Oilers here is their fanbase and media seemingly glossing over this guy. He's exactly what the Oilers need, and he's done nothing but lead Mississauga since going back this year. Big guy, pretty quick, great IQ and good on the FOs. He's their ticket to actually having a 3rd line.

"But it definitely looks like he’ll play, and depending on how fast second-rounder Tyler Benson progresses, McLeod could be the first Oilers second-rounder to pan out since Tyler Pitlick in 2010."



Ethan Bear:
"But Bear, a Tyson Barrie protégé, is still one of the top defencemen in the system and could be called up when injuries hit."


Oilers Nation pointed out that Bear was named the WHL Defenceman Of The Year, along with "[s]ome notable NHL players [like] Wendel Clark, Chris, Phillips, Tyson Barrie, Dion Phaneuf, Kris Russell (TWICE), and Tyson Barrie." (...also twice...?). The kid looks like he'll be just fine, but a Tyson Barrie protege? It's certainly possible, I guess But 'possible' and 'protege' are very different things...

I also don't think you send down a Tyson Barrie protege when you have names like Garrison, Benning, Gravel (?) and Russell on your roster... unless this is the ONE time the Oilers have decided to season a player in an appropriate league (give us back Bouchard already, you morons).


Tyler Benson:
"Benson could one day become an elite distributor."
"When you think Tyler Benson, think Tanner Pearson."
...pretty 'elite' territory right there.


It honestly feels like I dissected a post on HF or something, not a paid piece on a major network. The fantasy projections come across as ignorant (or just hopeful) when you read it from a fan, but it's kinda just dishonest when you read it from a journalist. Outside of Toronto and Edmonton, are there any other fanbases that respond this way to such puffy journalism?

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Split98

First off, I didn't know the nepotism ran so strong that Keith was on-board...

He's an actual AGM up there.

Keith was hired as a scout by Phoenix in 2001. I wonder when Gretzky bought a stake in the Yotes? Oh yeah, it was 2000. Keith was made director of amateur scouting there in 2006. Oh yeah, the year after Wayne was made head coach and the same year he agreed to a 5 year extension.

I have no idea how he got a scouting gig in Boston from 2013 but he basically followed with Chia to Edmonton. But his drafting sucked. He fluked out with Pastrnak (taking him about where he was ranked) and he drafted Debrusk. That's about it as far as successes.

[dash_pinched]

By the way, McDavid's TOI last night was 28:26, including over 11 minutes in the 3rd period (nearly 8 more minutes than Sid for the game). It's not even November yet.

[Brick]

Sidney Crosby showed he is still the NHL's best player.

Loved it.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Split98

Have we talked about this Spector article he posted yesterday?

I keep checking in on Bouchard, and came across a doozy that I'm sure will age well:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...st-nine-games/

"...Keith Gretzky is earning the confidence of a highly skeptical Oilers fan base, one that has waited patiently for their team to have success with picks that aren’t No. 1 overall. Rounds 2 through 7 are supposed to deliver the odd player as well.

As it stands, the Oilers’ top two prospects were both first-rounders — Evan Bouchard, 10th overall in 2018 and Kailer Yamamoto, 22nd overall in 2017. But below that are a host of guys picked outside Round 1 who elicit a definite belief that they will one day play in the NHL."

First off, I didn't know the nepotism ran so strong that Keith was on-board... and secondly, let's have a look at the host of players outside the 1st round Mark really wants you to check out.

He starts with Bouchard and Yamamoto... their 1st rounders

Then we have McLeod, Bear, and Benson. At first look, that's a pretty mediocre group to be getting excited about... let alone elicit a definite belief that they will one day play in the NHL. The only belief I have that the 3 listed will play in the NHL is centered around the atrocious roster that they're competing against.

That Edmonton fans can read that article and do anything but request Mark writes less is hilarious.


Ryan McLeod:
The only knock on the Oilers here is their fanbase and media seemingly glossing over this guy. He's exactly what the Oilers need, and he's done nothing but lead Mississauga since going back this year. Big guy, pretty quick, great IQ and good on the FOs. He's their ticket to actually having a 3rd line.

"But it definitely looks like he’ll play, and depending on how fast second-rounder Tyler Benson progresses, McLeod could be the first Oilers second-rounder to pan out since Tyler Pitlick in 2010."



Ethan Bear:
"But Bear, a Tyson Barrie protégé, is still one of the top defencemen in the system and could be called up when injuries hit."


Oilers Nation pointed out that Bear was named the WHL Defenceman Of The Year, along with "[s]ome notable NHL players [like] Wendel Clark, Chris, Phillips, Tyson Barrie, Dion Phaneuf, Kris Russell (TWICE), and Tyson Barrie." (...also twice...?). The kid looks like he'll be just fine, but a Tyson Barrie protege? It's certainly possible, I guess But 'possible' and 'protege' are very different things...

I also don't think you send down a Tyson Barrie protege when you have names like Garrison, Benning, Gravel (?) and Russell on your roster... unless this is the ONE time the Oilers have decided to season a player in an appropriate league (give us back Bouchard already, you morons).


Tyler Benson:
"Benson could one day become an elite distributor."
"When you think Tyler Benson, think Tanner Pearson."
...pretty 'elite' territory right there.


It honestly feels like I dissected a post on HF or something, not a paid piece on a major network. The fantasy projections come across as ignorant (or just hopeful) when you read it from a fan, but it's kinda just dishonest when you read it from a journalist. Outside of Toronto and Edmonton, are there any other fanbases that respond this way to such puffy journalism?

But they will get to play in the NHL because the Oilers have no depth. They’ll have to rotate in their whole AHL squad all year when they keep searching for a player that doesn’t suck. That’s why Marody and Gravel played last night.

To be honest, getting drafted by the Oilers is the best thing for them. They have the easiest path based on what’s in front of them. Any other team and they’d never ever be called up.

[Tron_fdc]

How in gods name can a forward play almost 30 minutes (ESPECIALLY a center) and not be absolutely shagged after the second period?

No chance in hell that his shifts are all high quality shifts. It's just not physically possible. This isn't noon hour beer league hockey.

Or is it?