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

[crapshoot]

Originally Posted by Dion

https://twitter.com/user/status/1087519350662123521

That is nuts. What the hell is Peter Chiarelli doing? Is he just panicking pushing randomly at buttons at a frantic pace right now? I mean that not in a funny "haha Edmonton" kind of way, but for real? Non of the moves he is making right now makes one bit of sense from any angle, so what is the guy doing?

[calumniate]

Kind of reminds me of when Jim Benning was making all kinds of headscratchers and that ownership were meddling. Oilers might be in 'playoff now' mode for financial reasons and window of opportunity. If that were the case though I still have no idea what he's doing

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by Dion

https://twitter.com/user/status/1087519350662123521

Yeah, but did Saros make a sweet behind the back save like Koskinen the other night?

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

Yeah, but did Saros make a sweet behind the back save like Koskinen the other night?

A six million dollar save

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by calumniate

Kind of reminds me of when Jim Benning was making all kinds of headscratchers and that ownership were meddling. Oilers might be in 'playoff now' mode for financial reasons and window of opportunity. If that were the case though I still have no idea what he's doing

Three year commitment for season ticket holders is done this year. Free mullet stylings and courses on matching sweatpants with good shoes will no longer be enough to keep current ticket holders.

[joejoe3]

That behind the back save sealed the deal for Chia.

[ReinhartonD]

Chiagrin - The bitter feeling of Oiler fans realizing the Flames stole the future they believed was their own.

[Jimdon]

Originally Posted by dino7c

SJ sharks say hi

Is that the same San Jose that had a couple of their more unkempt players appear as models in a sports illustrated magazine? They must have just overlooked McSwoll by accident.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

Yeah, but did Saros make a sweet behind the back save like Koskinen the other night?

Props to you for hanging around and posting, Oil Stain... and having a sense of humour! Mustn't be easy these days.

[schteve_d]

I sure hope that Koskinen manages to royally crap the bed tonight against the Wings so I have something to do over the all-star break: Watch Oiler fans continue to melt down about the signing, the season, the GM, and the rest of it.

A really poor performance tonight while the ink is still wet on that glorious contract would be so much fun!

[kukkudo]

Originally Posted by calumniate

Kind of reminds me of when Jim Benning was making all kinds of headscratchers and that ownership were meddling. Oilers might be in 'playoff now' mode for financial reasons and window of opportunity. If that were the case though I still have no idea what he's doing

This is happening in Edmonton, all the Fire Chia folks don't understand the next guy coming in is another yes man/puppet for Lowe and company.

[PugnaciousIntern]

McDavid is speaking so somber and depressed. As if his team should be doing better.

If this were 2016-17, they would probably be reasonably happy with their position, just out of a wild card spot at the All Star break. But now this year they are somehow expected to win, with an even worse roster and without the horses to do it. And because it’s expected, a recent 4th overall pick and a first rounder might get traded away in an attempt to meet those unrealistic expectations.

I love seeing the players like McDavid taking responsibility for their GM’s incompetence. Just sucks the soul out of them up north. Larsson is another example; shredded himself post-game, and while he is just in a minor slump of an overall somewhat average career, he will always be compared with Hall. And now he has to answer for why he is failing to meet expectations, and you can tell it’s actually very upsetting to him.

Beyond the deep rooted incompetence of the ownership and management, the ongoing hype and falsely inflated expectations may actually be that team’s biggest problem. As painful as it is for is to watch media pump their tires every year, believing that hype may just be the most important Achilles heel in that organization.

[Deelow]

Today is the second anniversary of Spector's career defining piece.
If you're on twitter, make sure to wish @sportsnetspec a happy anniversary.


Jan 22, 2017
Edmonton officially passed Calgary Saturday night, in both the macro and micro sense of the word.

The Oilers moved nine points ahead of the Flames in the standings and will not be caught by their rivals this season. In the bigger picture, Edmonton is where Calgary was supposed to be by now, well on their way to being a top-10 National Hockey League team with an long and bright future.

Calgary has been the better franchise for many years. They are not anymore, and are firmly in the chase position from this point forward.


It’s a big change in Alberta, and it won’t be changing back soon.

[Doctorfever]

I’m a bit behind, so don’t know if this has already been posted. The timing of the coil signing Kosco was clearly to distract from the other waiver moves made. Desperate to distract from some past bad moves, so they made this bold move to keep old Ebbs trade from headlines.

E=Ng then, still does now.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Deelow

Today is the second anniversary of Spector's career defining piece.
If you're on twitter, make sure to wish @sportsnetspec a happy anniversary.


Jan 22, 2017
Edmonton officially passed Calgary Saturday night, in both the macro and micro sense of the word.

The Oilers moved nine points ahead of the Flames in the standings and will not be caught by their rivals this season. In the bigger picture, Edmonton is where Calgary was supposed to be by now, well on their way to being a top-10 National Hockey League team with an long and bright future.

Calgary has been the better franchise for many years. They are not anymore, and are firmly in the chase position from this point forward.


It’s a big change in Alberta, and it won’t be changing back soon.

Someone please retweet this or something and throw this garbage in Spectors face.

[Looch City]

On Reddit, all the Oilers fans are crying for everyone to stop making fun of them.

It's as if they forgot their cockiness when they won 3 games in a row earlier in the season. Oilers are back baby, you can't make fun of us now!

What a terrible franchise, including the fans.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by icarus

Props to you for hanging around and posting, Oil Stain... and having a sense of humour! Mustn't be easy these days.

Oil Stain embraces the comedic tragic pathos that are the Oilers.

[dirk diggler]

Originally Posted by Iggy City

On Reddit, all the Oilers fans are crying for everyone to stop making fun of them.

It's as if they forgot their cockiness when they won 3 games in a row earlier in the season. Oilers are back baby, you can't make fun of us now!

What a terrible franchise, including the fans.

not a matter of if but how many cups will be won by this amazingly skilled team.

[cral12]

Been having a little fun at Oilers expense with this Twitter account "The Hockey Probe"

https://twitter.com/user/status/1087581626228338688

[oldschoolcalgary]

Originally Posted by Deelow

Today is the second anniversary of Spector's career defining piece.
If you're on twitter, make sure to wish @sportsnetspec a happy anniversary.


Jan 22, 2017
Edmonton officially passed Calgary Saturday night, in both the macro and micro sense of the word.

The Oilers moved nine points ahead of the Flames in the standings and will not be caught by their rivals this season. In the bigger picture, Edmonton is where Calgary was supposed to be by now, well on their way to being a top-10 National Hockey League team with an long and bright future.

Calgary has been the better franchise for many years. They are not anymore, and are firmly in the chase position from this point forward.


It’s a big change in Alberta, and it won’t be changing back soon.

Calgary currently leads Edmonton by 20 points...

incredible how there could be a 30 pt swing in the span of 2 years.