Edmonton is No Good X: Up and Down Like a Toilet Seat

[Sofa GM]

Originally Posted by Sofa GM

Hot off the press, Oilers fans on Twitter telling me Verbeek watching Oilers because the trade is going to be Puljujarvi for Klingberg with Anaheim retaining 50%. When I pointed out that Anaheim probably needs a significant sweetener for such a deal I was verbally abused saying I know nothing about hockey.

Is there a more delusional fan base in all of professional sport? I mean really……

Also this just in…. Jesse Puljujarvi is the next Tage Thompson just wait for it.

Bahahahahahahahahaha

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Sofa GM

Also this just in…. Jesse Puljujarvi is the next Tage Thompson just wait for it.

Bahahahahahahahahaha

What’s the comparison? Gets traded with extras for a much older player?

[Sofa GM]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

What’s the comparison? Gets traded with extras for a much older player?

Yeah I guess, the difference is Thompson always had value. His floor was always a very effective 3rd liner that could play up the lineup, obviously we are seeing his ceiling. JP’s floor is not even being in the NHL and his ceiling is really 3rd line at best. There is absolutely no basis whatsoever to be comparing these two players, unless you are tainted with the delusion of being an Oiler fan.

[Reggie Dunlop]

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

I love how they assume teams will retain salary to do the Oilers a favor.

They seem to forget that Toronto wasn't willing to budge from a 3rd round pick when they signed Hyman, which would have lowered his cap hit around 700k. That was for a player Toronto knew they were losing and still didn't budge on their demand to help Edmonton lower the cap hit.

A team eating a great deal more than 700k will cost a team dearly. No team is going out of their way to help other teams against the cap. Any GM that does, will probably not be a GM much longer.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Sofa GM

Yeah I guess, the difference is Thompson always had value. His floor was always a very effective 3rd liner that could play up the lineup, obviously we are seeing his ceiling. JP’s floor is not even being in the NHL and his ceiling is really 3rd line at best. There is absolutely no basis whatsoever to be comparing these two players, unless you are tainted with the delusion of being an Oiler fan.

Delusion is the correct answer.

[All In Good Time]

Its the ultimate in rose clouded glasses.
In reality if anybody says "Hey we will take Puljujarvi plus (insert any draft pick you can think of)" they should start yelling "Start the car!!!"

[jroc]

https://torontolife.com/city/i-moved...ck-to-toronto/

Title says 'Alberta', but this lady just truly hates Edmonton.

[getbak]

Not even Edmonton. She says she bought a condo a half hour south of the city, so probably Leduc.

The funniest part of it is that she complains about the lack of nightlife, then says she likes to spend her Friday nights at Cactus Club, and she missed places like Joey.

If banal shopping mall restaurants are your ideal night out, Edmonton should be heaven to you.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Sofa GM

Hot off the press, Oilers fans on Twitter telling me Verbeek watching Oilers because the trade is going to be Puljujarvi for Klingberg with Anaheim retaining 50%. When I pointed out that Anaheim probably needs a significant sweetener for such a deal I was verbally abused saying I know nothing about hockey.

Is there a more delusional fan base in all of professional sport? I mean really……

I think that was DNL, he makes up a ton of fiction that Oiler fans eat up with a spoon.

[Macho0978]

I like Klingberg, but does Edmonton need an offensive dman that isn't very good in his own end? I'm ok if this is who they are targeting. I assume they would need to add a pick and no chance they can sign him again in the off season.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

they have Barrie

klingberg would be the most redundant move they could make on the blue line .. and of COURSE they would eye an offensive d-man who had issues in his own zone .. tres oileresque

not that that trade would happen in a trillion years

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by getbak

Not even Edmonton. She says she bought a condo a half hour south of the city, so probably Leduc.

The funniest part of it is that she complains about the lack of nightlife, then says she likes to spend her Friday nights at Cactus Club, and she missed places like Joey.

If banal shopping mall restaurants are your ideal night out, Edmonton should be heaven to you.

edmonton proper has both those and nicer spots lmao

[Reggie Dunlop]

I guess Edmonton can't draw in the urban chic and boulevardiers crowd any more since the FCUK Store closed.

[drewtastic]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

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[Burner]

Originally Posted by Sofa GM

Also this just in…. Jesse Puljujarvi is the next Tage Thompson just wait for it.

Bahahahahahahahahaha

He may be - after he leaves the Coilers

[Reggie Dunlop]

[calf]

That McDavid/Gretzky MGM commercial seems like it is supposed to be light hearted, but they both come across as total dicks

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by calf

That McDavid/Gretzky MGM commercial seems like it is supposed to be light hearted, but they both come across as total dicks

The only thing that could be worse than a gambling commercial is one that has McDavid in it.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by calf

That McDavid/Gretzky MGM commercial seems like it is supposed to be light hearted, but they both come across as total dicks

To do otherwise would have required the two of them to have some acting ability.