12-12-2016, 09:23 PM
|
#441
|
|
Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
Exp: 
|
Everyone has an opinion on Russell. I think of him as a quick defenseman, incredibly gutsy for a man his size, a good leader. Edmonton did a good pickup getting him, he was relied on heavily on their early season rise. He didn't use the excuse that it was a new coach and a new system.
|
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 10:01 PM
|
#442
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesFan68
Everyone has an opinion on Russell. I think of him as a quick defenseman, incredibly gutsy for a man his size, a good leader. Edmonton did a good pickup getting him, he was relied on heavily on their early season rise. He didn't use the excuse that it was a new coach and a new system.
|
I could see you maybe having a point if Russell was playing as well as Hamilton is but he isn't. Besides the Oilers are the opposite of the Flames in that they started hot and caught teams getting out of the gates slow but they have regressed and are taking water fast as other teams pass them in the standings.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Erick Estrada For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 10:11 PM
|
#443
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
Russell has guts all right. He is just not that good at moving the puck out of the zone. If you read what the Oiler fans are saying about him now it is very familiar. Russell is a decent number 5 defenceman. Putting him anywhere higher is giving him too much to do.
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 10:25 PM
|
#444
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to GioforPM For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 10:27 PM
|
#445
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
|
RW Russell!
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 10:30 PM
|
#446
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
Back on topic
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 10:45 PM
|
#447
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
|
I like how he is pointing for someone else to cover where he's supposed to be.
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 11:09 PM
|
#448
|
|
Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Hmmmmmmm
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by N-E-B
I like how he is pointing for someone else to cover where he's supposed to be.
|
If this is the goal that McDavid made a stupid drop pass in the zone while skating the puck up the ice then not really Russel's fault. That's on McDroppass.
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 11:28 PM
|
#449
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by calgaryblood
If this is the goal that McDavid made a stupid drop pass in the zone while skating the puck up the ice then not really Russel's fault. That's on McDroppass.
|
The Jets had the puck in the Oilers zone. Russell chased a guy all the way to the blue line, the puck went back down low and two Jets were all alone. They got two whacks and the second went in.
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 11:30 PM
|
#450
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesFan68
Everyone has an opinion on Russell. I think of him as a quick defenseman, incredibly gutsy for a man his size, a good leader. Edmonton did a good pickup getting him, he was relied on heavily on their early season rise. He didn't use the excuse that it was a new coach and a new system.
|
Oilers have struggled as of late with Russell getting a lot of the heat from their fans. It is almost like more than just the start of the season matters. Weird you joined the forum in 07 and troll so much in 2016
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Vinny01 For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 11:33 PM
|
#451
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
nm
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 11:36 PM
|
#452
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2016, 11:38 PM
|
#453
|
|
Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Hmmmmmmm
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
The Jets had the puck in the Oilers zone. Russell chased a guy all the way to the blue line, the puck went back down low and two Jets were all alone. They got two whacks and the second went in.
|
Oh ok thought that was the other 2 on 0 the Oilers gave up recently. Hard to keep track of the 2 on 0's on the Oilers.
|
|
|
|
|
12-13-2016, 12:02 PM
|
#454
|
|
Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Stampede Grounds
|
For the record ... happy to see Hamilton perform as promised these days. I'd still move him if the right package was offered in return - sell high not low.
|
|
|
|
|
12-13-2016, 12:26 PM
|
#455
|
|
Farm Team Player
Join Date: Jun 2016
Exp:
|
??
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corral
For the record ... happy to see Hamilton perform as promised these days. I'd still move him if the right package was offered in return - sell high not low.
|
Yeah....trade away our youngest and arguably best defenseman as of late with the best offensive upside....face palm
|
|
|
|
|
12-13-2016, 12:27 PM
|
#456
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by calgaryblood
If this is the goal that McDavid made a stupid drop pass in the zone while skating the puck up the ice then not really Russel's fault. That's on McDroppass.
|
I didn't watch the Jets game but I'm pretty sure that pas happened against the Wild
|
|
|
|
|
12-13-2016, 02:39 PM
|
#457
|
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corral
For the record ... happy to see Hamilton perform as promised these days. I'd still move him if the right package was offered in return - sell high not low.
|
__________________
Until the Flames make the Western Finals again, this signature shall remain frozen.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 9 Users Say Thank You to Gaskal For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
12-13-2016, 03:04 PM
|
#458
|
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corral
For the record ... happy to see Hamilton perform as promised these days. I'd still move him if the right package was offered in return - sell high not low.
|
Would you care to define the " right package", in your mind?
|
|
|
|
|
12-13-2016, 03:10 PM
|
#459
|
|
Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
|
Russell was actually one of the guys that did it right in that video. He chased the puck carrier up the boards providing pressure. It was Lucic's job to read that and cover him in front of the net but he just heads across the box and to the point without doing much, completing letting Russell down on the coverage.
So hang that on Lucic and the mystery defense partner who was in the right spot but must have a serious neck injury since he never looked around to find where the other two Jets were on the ice.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Bingo For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
12-13-2016, 03:21 PM
|
#460
|
|
Our Jessica Fletcher
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vinny01
Oilers have struggled as of late with Russell getting a lot of the heat from their fans. It is almost like more than just the start of the season matters. Weird you joined the forum in 07 and troll so much in 2016
|
Yup.
In totally unrelated matters, who got banned in early October 2016?
|
|
|
|
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 12:50 AM.
|
|
