[OOT] March 8, just four games.

[OILFAN #81]

LOL. Embarassment to the NHL. Year 4 of a 35 year rebuild. Hurray! Pathetic. How hard is it to fire management???? I predicted 12th in the West but 14-15th is a much more accurate statement.

[nik-]

As long as they're not bad enough to draft Jones, I'm loving it.

[djsFlames]

I still can't believe how arrogant Oilers fans were prior to the season.. Some of the worst showboating and rival bashing I've seen before a single game being played. The Saddest part of it all is that the media went along with it too, and bought in to the ridiculous hype without once tempering their expectations knowing full well how the last 3 years played out. Pathetic on their part. You think you should feel sorry for them, but it's not even worth it, cause the second they feel things are on the upswing, they throw it in your face. Anyways I predicted that Edm would start out strong, but once again fall apart later on and fail to keep motivated as a team.. And well well, here we are again.

They are a prime example of why we should never do a full sellout and 'blow up' of the team. Shedding pieces for future is good, but keep the team at least TRYING to win and be competitive. The Oilers can't remember how to win because they were never winning before, the only thing familiar to them is last place in the league.. so it doesn't feel 'wrong', when it absolutely should.

[zamler]

Something special has a whole new meaning with this Oilers club.

[Ark2]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

They are a prime example of why we should never do a full sellout and 'blow up' of the team. Shedding pieces for future is good, but keep the team at least TRYING to win and be competitive. The Oilers can't remember how to win because they were never winning before, the only thing familiar to them was last place in the league.

No, that is not a prime example of why a team should not do a "full sellout" because the Oilers never did that in the first place. People keep saying that they burned it to the ground, but who exactly did they trade? Underachieving Penner? Aging Visnosky? Useless Staois? Sorry, that is not a full rebuild. What they did is really no different than what just about every team in the NHL does. The reason that they are where they are is because of pure incompetence at the managerial level. Has nothing to do with a "full sellout".

[Ezio]

Pretty close to losing my fandom. This is statistically the worst team in professional sports in a 4 yr span.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford

LOL... I love how quickly they go from "We're something special!" to "Let's get that 1st overall pick, so then we will be something special!!"

The Oilers are bordering on being the worst team in the history of the NHL IMO.

And boom - 3-0 Nashville hahaha

Ummm i wouldn't go that far. They had one of the greatest sports dynasty's of all time in the 80's which included six hall of famers, one of which is the greatest hockey player of all time. They have a great history of hockey, they just haven't, and it looks like they most defiantly won't reach that lever for a looooong time.

[trackercowe]

What ever happened to Verve anyway?

Oh wait I get it...



I always thought that was a Canucks thing though. Maybe he's taking an early Passover break then?

[Biff]

Originally Posted by Ark2

No, that is not a prime example of why a team should not do a "full sellout" because the Oilers never did that in the first place. People keep saying that they burned it to the ground, but who exactly did they trade? Underachieving Penner? Aging Visnosky? Useless Staois? Sorry, that is not a full rebuild. What they did is really no different than what just about every team in the NHL does. The reason that they are where they are is because of pure incompetence at the managerial level. Has nothing to do with a "full sellout".

How many tanked seasons and top draft picks does it take for a "full rebuild"? The bar is already ridiculously high on both fronts. More is required?

[hwy19man]

Blackhawks up 1-0, goal by Toews.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Ark2

No, that is not a prime example of why a team should not do a "full sellout" because the Oilers never did that in the first place. People keep saying that they burned it to the ground, but who exactly did they trade? Underachieving Penner? Aging Visnosky? Useless Staois? Sorry, that is not a full rebuild. What they did is really no different than what just about every team in the NHL does. The reason that they are where they are is because of pure incompetence at the managerial level. Has nothing to do with a "full sellout".

Just because they had no assets to sell doesn't mean it isn't a full rebuild

[I_H8_Crawford]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Ummm i wouldn't go that far. They had one of the greatest sports dynasty's of all time in the 80's which included six hall of famers, one of which is the greatest hockey player of all time. They have a great history of hockey, they just haven't, and it looks like they most defiantly won't reach that lever for a looooong time.

Should clarify - this iteration of the Oilers could be a front-runner for worst team of all-time.

Seriously, almost half a decade of being the worst team in the league?????

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Ark2

No, that is not a prime example of why a team should not do a "full sellout" because the Oilers never did that in the first place. People keep saying that they burned it to the ground, but who exactly did they trade? Underachieving Penner? Aging Visnosky? Useless Staois? Sorry, that is not a full rebuild. What they did is really no different than what just about every team in the NHL does. The reason that they are where they are is because of pure incompetence at the managerial level. Has nothing to do with a "full sellout".

Buddy, if three first round to picks ain't a full rebuilt I don't know what is.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Buddy, if three first round to picks ain't a full rebuilt I don't know what is.

It wasn't a rebuild, it was just celebrated sucking.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by nik-

It wasn't a rebuild, it was just celebrated sucking.

Oh, I'm well aware. The way media and fans were fawning all is very the Oilers prior to the start of the season makes this even more hilarious.

TSN pumping "The Boys are back in Town" was my highlight.

[Ark2]

Originally Posted by Biff

How many tanked seasons and top draft picks does it take for a "full rebuild"? The bar is already ridiculously high on both fronts. More is required?

This whole "rebuild" thing is just something that they sold to the fans. There is no actual "building" taking place. They just draft first overall and watch the ensuing results. Building requires using resources to put together a coherent team. If the Oilers were actually building something, they would have traded Hemsky at the trade deadline last year for defensive help instead of re-signing him to that awful contract. They would have traded down in the draft and taken a defensive prospect. They would have signed some players during the off-season to round out their bottom 6. Had they done those things, they would have most assuredly been better than they are now, but that requires having a plan and executing it. It seems like the only plan in place right now is draft the best player available in the draft and hope that everything magically comes together on the ice. How their management team has not been completely gutted is beyond me. That's the real blow-it-up that needs to occur.

[trackercowe]

I don't think the Oilers have had a single good period in the month of March. I watch a lot of their games, and I can't remember one single period they played well in (aside from that one against the Avs I guess).

Is it possible that they are actually worse than last year?

4-0 now lol.

[Biff]

"We're building something special in Edmonton!".

Oh? Is that special as in "special achievement or special occasion" or special as in "special Olympics"?

[Ark2]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Buddy, if three first round to picks ain't a full rebuilt I don't know what is.

I'm saying that they didn't burn it to the ground. Is Columbus perpetually "burning it to the ground" because they suck every year? No. This mass exodus of players that people like to say Edmonton had never actually happened. That's my point.

[Biff]

Originally Posted by Ark2

I'm saying that they didn't burn it to the ground. Is Columbus perpetually "burning it to the ground" because they suck every year? No. This mass exodus of players that people like to say Edmonton had never actually happened. That's my point.

It's coming.