01-18-2021, 11:12 AM
|
#3341
|
Norm!
|
Jones and Bear sent to the Pressbox for tonights game.
Likely pairings
Nurse-Koekkoek
Russell-Barrie
Lagesson-Larsson
Russell and Barrie getting second pairing minutes makes me smile, as well as Nurse continuing on the first pairing.
__________________
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:16 AM
|
#3342
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
Oiler fans losing their minds on defensive pair changes from an obviously annoyed head coach.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1351220675546116098
Two dmen that were circled as ready to advance up the roster, potentially being sat?
Chicago cast off to the top pairing?
|
Ugh....that entire defence is just horribad.
2 of those players are even NHL players....but only marginally.
__________________
The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:17 AM
|
#3343
|
Franchise Player
|
Bear, Bear. A young players strange and erratic journey from Calder to bust.
Last edited by Robbob; 01-18-2021 at 11:36 AM.
|
|
|
The Following 8 Users Say Thank You to Robbob For This Useful Post:
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:27 AM
|
#3344
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
|
I'll take Ethan Bear for Louis Domingue if they are desperate for a goalie and they've soured on Bear already.
I think that in a normal situation where he's not being asked to be the saviour that Bear could be an effective 4/5 d-man.
Last edited by SuperMatt18; 01-18-2021 at 11:31 AM.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to SuperMatt18 For This Useful Post:
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:27 AM
|
#3345
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
What evidence do you have from history that causes you to be so sure?
Don't really want Yamamoto, but surely we could get a couple 2nds.
|
They are not giving up one of their best players - and yes, Yamamoto qualifies as that (laughingly). Which is why I said it would have to be a pick.
And if the return is a pick, I say: #### 'em
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:29 AM
|
#3346
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
|
Koekkoek has a goal. Bear and Jones don't. That's the only way you get top minutes in Edmonton as a defenseman.
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:35 AM
|
#3347
|
All I can get
|
Look for the Bear necessities
The simple Bear necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the Bear necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the Bear necessities of life
And don't spend your time lookin' around
For something you want that can't be found
When you find out you can live without it
And go along not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you something true
The Bear necessities of life will come to you
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Reggie Dunlop For This Useful Post:
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:37 AM
|
#3348
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Jones and Bear sent to the Pressbox for tonights game.
Likely pairings
Nurse-Koekkoek
Russell-Barrie
Lagesson-Larsson
Russell and Barrie getting second pairing minutes makes me smile, as well as Nurse continuing on the first pairing.
|
Okay, I posted earlier that I thought their D was bottom 5ish maybe, bottom 10 for sure. But then Holland says "hold my Bear!"
This collection of misfits is bottom 3 without any debate. The question is: are there any worse? Chicago maybe. But that's it I think.
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:44 AM
|
#3349
|
Norm!
|
I thought that ranking them bottom 10 was optimistic at best. I think that they are at or very near to the bottom of the league, the funny thing is that Jones and Bear have looked pretty bad, and they don't seem to have a lot of faith in Bouchard and his defensive work. So there's not a lot of future hope on the way.
__________________
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to CaptainCrunch For This Useful Post:
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:49 AM
|
#3350
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
|
does it make me a bad person that i giggle every time the play-by-play guys say "kookoo"
i just can't help myself!
(yea... i know it's koekkoek... but that's not how you say it! every time it's 'kookoo for cocoa puffs!')
__________________
"...and there goes Finger up the middle on Luongo!" - Jim Hughson, Av's vs. 'Nucks
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to bc-chris For This Useful Post:
|
|
01-18-2021, 11:59 AM
|
#3351
|
Voted for Kodos
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Okay, I posted earlier that I thought their D was bottom 5ish maybe, bottom 10 for sure. But then Holland says "hold my Bear!"
This collection of misfits is bottom 3 without any debate. The question is: are there any worse? Chicago maybe. But that's it I think.
|
Koekkoek is literally a Chicago castoff from last season. he's apparently playing on the first pairing tonight. Is it really debatable who's is better?
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 12:03 PM
|
#3352
|
Franchise Player
|
At this point it would be hard to argue that it’s not the worst D in the league. The only other 2 teams that come to mind are Detroit and Chicago. Both of which are fully in a rebuild while the Oilers consider themselves “contenders”.
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 12:04 PM
|
#3353
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
|
Nurse has to be the worst top defenseman on any NHL roster.
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 12:05 PM
|
#3354
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
|
That defense.
__________________
The Quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little, and it will fail, to the ruin of all. Yet hope remains while the Company is true. Go Flames Go!
Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory... lasts forever.
|
|
|
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to MissTeeks For This Useful Post:
|
|
01-18-2021, 12:08 PM
|
#3355
|
All I can get
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Reggie Dunlop For This Useful Post:
|
|
01-18-2021, 12:10 PM
|
#3356
|
First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Regina
|
Anyone know what the injury to smith is haha. I’m guessing he popped his groin again
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 12:27 PM
|
#3357
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jlh2640
Anyone know what the injury to smith is haha. I’m guessing he popped his groin again
|
How though? He hasnt played yet...
Either way, like I said before, going into a condensed season with a goalie that has no glove and another one thats 38 and oft-injured? Maybe someone should have put some contingencies in place for the absolutely very likeliest scenario?
Its not like Smith has never been injured before and this is a 'once in a blue moon' thing that nobody could have foreseen.
Hes 38 years old, playing a professional sport with a veritable cornucopia of past injuries.
__________________
The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 12:29 PM
|
#3358
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indiana
|
Is Koekkoek even an NHL defenseman? Seems fairly putrid to be putting him on the top pairing.
Jones is a -4 through 3 games. Not the greatest.
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 12:30 PM
|
#3359
|
In the Sin Bin
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Is Koekkoek even an NHL defenseman? Seems fairly putrid to be putting him on the top pairing.
Jones is a -4 through 3 games. Not the greatest.
|
IIRC New York fans seemed to believe he was a rented mule.
|
|
|
01-18-2021, 12:30 PM
|
#3360
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Is Koekkoek even an NHL defenseman? Seems fairly putrid to be putting him on the top pairing.
Jones is a -4 through 3 games. Not the greatest.
|
The real question should be....what is his level of love for Cocoa Puffs?
__________________
The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Locke For This Useful Post:
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:04 AM.
|
|