11-10-2023, 09:35 AM
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#9321
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Franchise Player
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100%. When McDavid and Draisaitl finally leave, only then will they turn on them and finally admit they were one dimensional players.
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11-10-2023, 09:46 AM
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#9322
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Staples suggests Oilers are playing majestic fire wagon hockey in an era of park the bus hockey.
https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...ith-nhl-trends
In all fairness he also points out they are getting shot volume, but not the high danger stuff.
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They are a firewagon team in a park-the-bus league. And that the Oilers can’t seem to change that, even if they want to do so.
Firewagon is a reference to the brilliant and reckless attacking style of hockey made famous by the Montreal Canadiens. Parking the bus is what defensive-minded teams do in European football, putting all their players in and around the penalty area in front of the goalie to prevent goals against.
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11-10-2023, 09:50 AM
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#9323
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Infinit47
That's because Oilers fans don't want a real sports station that critically evaluates their team. They want as much cheering as possible, and to be told how special they are.
The people who cover the team aren't over the top fanboys because they are forced into it, they are because their fans naturally gravitate to being told they are the chosen team and they are owed success.
I'm sure any real sports writers that have tried to cover them learn pretty quickly that any type of even mild criticism of the overall team doesn't gets clicks, it gets angry complaints. See Hextal, Leah.
There is a huge amount of space between being a team friendly beat writer and an over the top sycophant, but Oilers fans don't want that.
it's the same with their Jack McMonsterTruck game call. They aren't stuck with him, hey actually like it and think it's good.
Oilers fans are the MAGA delusionals of the NHL, and they won't listen to anyone who challenges the divine right of their team. It's why their go to move is always to scapegoat a player or coach, with zero conversation about other issues.
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This is an accurate take about the Oilers' fanbase - every Canadian fanbase has their own little brand of toxicity and this is a good summary of the Oilers'.
The thing is, when they're confronted with something like this - the absolute undeniable reality that their vaunted "cup or bust" team is probably not even going to make the playoffs and definitely isn't among the league's contenders despite the pablum they're constantly fed by their hockey version of Pravda shoving "OILERS = BEST TEAM" down their throats all year - the bottom falls out, psychologically. Total break. The cognitive dissonance results in absolute mania. See the link I posted above, there's a guy there who is an Oiler fan video blogger guy, with posters and jerseys hanging on the wall, saying he's done watching the team and he'll cheer for whoever McDavid ends up playing for after he leaves this dumpster fire.
It's a beautiful thing to watch.
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11-10-2023, 09:51 AM
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#9324
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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but but isn't offence up the last several seasons across the league?
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11-10-2023, 09:54 AM
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#9325
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Man do I love watching Staples and the old beardo streaming misery from their dank basements.
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11-10-2023, 09:55 AM
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#9326
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Next to My Neighbour
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dustygoon
How does Holland have a job thinking these two goalies were a good idea going into this season?
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Holland was a great GM when he had an unlimited budget. Once the salary cap came in, he proved himself completely lost.
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11-10-2023, 10:00 AM
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#9327
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Franchise Player
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... It does kind of take the edge off, doesn't it?
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11-10-2023, 10:01 AM
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#9328
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Franchise Player
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No.
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11-10-2023, 10:08 AM
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#9329
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
It's not a question of if, but when...and how many...
It's not a question of if, but when...and how many...
It's not a question of if, but when...and how many...
It's not a question of if, but when...and how many...
It's not a question of if, but when...and how many...
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All backchecking and no scoring makes Connor a dull boy…..
All backchecking and no scoring makes Connor a dull boy…..
All backchecking and no scoring makes Connor a dull boy…..
All backchecking and no scoring makes Connor a dull boy….
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11-10-2023, 10:09 AM
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#9330
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Cup or bust eh?
I guess Bust won.
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11-10-2023, 10:10 AM
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#9331
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
... It does kind of take the edge off, doesn't it?
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What a terrible post
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11-10-2023, 10:12 AM
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#9332
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Franchise Player
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I am torn if I want Woodksippy fired or to lead the Oilers through this fun season and cap it off with a top 5 pick.
A clip showed him walking off with Manson saying that's got to be it right? and Manson said Yup!
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11-10-2023, 10:12 AM
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#9333
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trackercowe
No.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Groot
What a terrible post
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I'm going with "No."
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11-10-2023, 10:12 AM
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#9334
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Franchise Player
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Let's hope that the Oilers don't throw in the towel until they've traded this year's 1st rounder trying to salvage their season.
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11-10-2023, 10:13 AM
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#9335
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First Line Centre
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Nah, it should still be the Oilers at the bottom, celebrating yet another 1OA that they will destroy.
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11-10-2023, 10:14 AM
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#9336
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All I can get
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theJuice
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Edmonton is No Good XI: "Great Observation. Thanks."
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11-10-2023, 10:17 AM
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#9337
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Groot
What a terrible post
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If you're going to point out who Oilers fans really are like Infiniti47 did above, you need to be honest about the identify of the Flames fan base. When the Flames are bad, the fans become a miserable, petty bunch of schadenfreude addicts who derive their hockey enjoyment from watching other teams fail, feeding on the anguish and suffering of rival fanbases. Just embrace it, and enjoy the the absolute despondency coming from up north. Let it wash over you, let it nourish your dark and malicious soul.
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11-10-2023, 10:21 AM
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#9338
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
If you're going to point out who Oilers fans really are like Infiniti47 did above, you need to be honest about the identify of the Flames fan base. When the Flames are bad, the fans become a miserable, petty bunch of schadenfreude addicts who derive their hockey enjoyment from watching other teams fail, feeding on the anguish and suffering of rival fanbases. Just embrace it.
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That’s not entirely fair. Flames fans are miserable, petty schadenfreude addicts all of the time, it’s just that when our team is bad, our only hockey enjoyment is derived from watching other teams fail, unlike the usual case where it’s just the majority of our enjoyment that is derived from it.
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11-10-2023, 10:23 AM
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#9339
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Franchise Player
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Will they put the toilet seat down on Woodys head when they fire him?
Holland "Today the toilet seat fell down on Jay's head, we can confirm his knee length socks remain unharmed"
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11-10-2023, 10:30 AM
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#9340
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
If you're going to point out who Oilers fans really are like Infiniti47 did above, you need to be honest about the identify of the Flames fan base...
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No, you don't. Absolutely not.
E=NG is a guaranteed misery-free zone for all Flames fans; it has always been that way, and we will never change that.
It is totally fine to "be honest" about the Flames in virtually every other of the hundreds of threads on this board, but—and, I get tired of having to point this out season after season—THIS GROUND IS SACROSANCT.
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