12-03-2025, 08:11 AM
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#4241
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Red Potato Standing By
I think if the oilers end up getting a better pick then the Flames, there will be some salty people in these forums…lol
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I would rather they make the playoffs than end up in a spot where they could draft 1st overall. We all know how that lottery ends.
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12-03-2025, 08:33 AM
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#4242
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by MrMike
Nah it was so he could leave without being considered abandoning or being an #######. Him and his wife have roots here, businesses, and I would betcha someone way smarter than me figured that keeping a reputation this way in marketing is probably worth more than he left on the table.
Now he gets to exit saying he did his part and not one fan can blame him.
Brilliant actually, but I would have still ####ing ran for the hills.
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I think Katz does some shady stuff and that McDavid is getting paid more through different avenues.
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12-03-2025, 09:05 AM
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#4243
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The Pas, MB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slanter
I would rather they make the playoffs than end up in a spot where they could draft 1st overall. We all know how that lottery ends.
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All they have to do is finish 13th overall. No playoffs and no first round draft pick because they would give it to San Jose.
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12-03-2025, 09:57 AM
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#4244
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Inferno
All they have to do is finish 13th overall. No playoffs and no first round draft pick because they would give it to San Jose.
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Are you saying they finish in the 13th draft spot? If they finish 13th overall they'll definitely be in the playoffs.
Not trying to be a dick, just want to know exactly what I'm cheering for in this messed up season.
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12-03-2025, 09:59 AM
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#4245
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The Pas, MB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slanter
Are you saying they finish in the 13th draft spot? If they finish 13th overall they'll definitely be in the playoffs.
Not trying to be a dick, just want to know exactly what I'm cheering for in this messed up season.
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13th overall for draft They would be 19th overall in the standings and miss.
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12-03-2025, 10:29 AM
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#4246
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VilleN
I think Katz does some shady stuff and that McDavid is getting paid more through different avenues.
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McDavid is very likely getting kickbacks under the table but it's pretty easy for teams rich owners to circumvent as they have lawyers specialized in hiding money from governments. Unlike the NHL, the NFL is very serious when it comes to circumvention and even they couldn't nail the Patriots for it with Brady.
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12-03-2025, 10:44 AM
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#4247
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Franchise Player
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If McDavid is concerned about legacy, at best he can only be the 2nd best Oiler of all time. So signing that two year deal for "legacy" purposes was ####ing dumb.
If he walked to the Leafs at the end of this season, he could have easily become the greatest Leaf of all time.
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12-03-2025, 10:51 AM
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#4248
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno
13th overall for draft They would be 19th overall in the standings and miss.
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20th would draft 13th.
I'd prefer them sit 17th so the highest they could move up is to 6th when the lottery balls go in their favour. Being able to move up to 3rd is too dangerous.
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12-03-2025, 10:54 AM
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#4249
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First Line Centre
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I have seen a lot of Oiler fans blaming Skinner for the loss last night.
They scored no goals, gave up only 1 goal but it is the goalies fault. Hilarious.
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12-03-2025, 11:15 AM
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#4250
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
20th would draft 13th.
I'd prefer them sit 17th so the highest they could move up is to 6th when the lottery balls go in their favour. Being able to move up to 3rd is too dangerous.
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4 firsts haven't got them a Cup yet so who cares
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12-03-2025, 11:17 AM
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#4251
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
4 firsts haven't got them a Cup yet so who cares
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You'll care when their 3rd pick bumps us to 4th and they take the guy we want.
It's moot anyways, cause no way do they not trade their 2027 1st to add this year.
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12-03-2025, 11:25 AM
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#4252
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I just want them to have no hope at all, so mushy middle would be best.
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12-03-2025, 11:27 AM
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#4253
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The Pas, MB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
20th would draft 13th.
I'd prefer them sit 17th so the highest they could move up is to 6th when the lottery balls go in their favour. Being able to move up to 3rd is too dangerous.
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Their first is top 12 protected so as long as they finish 13th they lose their first rounder to San Jose for the Wallman trade.
It would be funny though to see the pick they gave to San Jose move up to a higher spot though as long as it didn't screw over the Flames.
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12-03-2025, 11:29 AM
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#4254
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhett44
I have seen a lot of Oiler fans blaming Skinner for the loss last night.
They scored no goals, gave up only 1 goal but it is the goalies fault. Hilarious.
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Yeah, but Skinner should have saved that shot from the point. Every NHL goalie stops those kinds of shots. Except, when it is a Bouch bomb no goalie in the league can stop those 80mph shots from the point. There rose colored glasses don't see that those are the same thing. As monster truck didn't call it the Bouch bomb, didn't see the shot speed, but it was probably harder then the typical bouch bomb.
Walldstet would have been abolished from the NHL already if the Oilers had drafted him instead of trading that pick.
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12-03-2025, 11:35 AM
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#4255
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Dom's (Athletic) blurb on the Oilers ...
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Edmonton’s Net Rating fell more than any team, a staggering 28 goals that puts the team on high alert compared to previous seasons, where a slow start was met with just a shrug from the model. “They’ll be fine” is a lot harder to say this time around given how poor the Oilers look at five-on-five.
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12-03-2025, 11:40 AM
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#4256
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Franchise Player
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Honestly the Oilers missing the playoffs softens the blow a lot of the Flames rebuild season.
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12-03-2025, 11:47 AM
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#4257
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno
Their first is top 12 protected so as long as they finish 13th they lose their first rounder to San Jose for the Wallman trade.
It would be funny though to see the pick they gave to San Jose move up to a higher spot though as long as it didn't screw over the Flames.
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Top 12 condition is post lottery.
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12-03-2025, 12:16 PM
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#4258
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Franchise Player
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Their draft slot is not a huge deal unless they fluke out and win the lotto or something. They will have to trade anything that isn't bolted down futures wise over the next year and a half to maximize any chance they have of winning in the last 2.5 years they have McDavid. Only bearing of them being bad this year is maybe they have a slightly higher pick to trade for help if they punt the pick owed over to San Jose to 2027
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12-03-2025, 12:21 PM
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#4259
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Top 12 condition is post lottery.
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If they miss the playoffs it's likely going to be in the range of 14-16 I would think. I can see them going on a heater or two for a bit but not sustained like years past.
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12-03-2025, 12:23 PM
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#4260
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
If they miss the playoffs it's likely going to be in the range of 14-16 I would think. I can see them going on a heater or two for a bit but not sustained like years past.
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I dont see them as a team that will fight to the end. I bet if they're out of it late, Mcdavid, Draisaitl etc display some of the worst effort we've ever seen. It seems to happen any game they've been down a few goals. They get stomped because they completely give up
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