[News] Oilers fire Chiarelli. Nicholson: "There is something in the water here in Edmonton."

[sureLoss]

Propaganda minister at it again

Bob Stauffer @Bob_Stauffer
The Oilers will have lots of interested individuals for the GM position.
#1. The team has McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Klefbom and Nurse who are strong building blocks.
#2. The organization has a state-of-the-art new facility @RogersPlace and a tremendous engaged fan base

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by troutman

"expect to be in the playoffs"

Good luck with that!

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/W.../Edmonton.html

Lost to Detroit 2-3, playoff odds down 5.6 to 9.4%


They really can't lose more than 10 games at this point.

Oiler fan will take those odds as those were roughly the same odds they would get McDavid.

[SuperMatt18]

He believes they have better assets than when Chiarelli took over......

That one is the most mind-boggling quote to me...if that's the case then why is Chiarelli fired?

The key Assets they had when Chiarelli took over were.

1st Overall (McDavid)
Draisaitl > Still there
RNH > Still there
Nurse > Still there
Klefbom > Still there

16th Overall > Gone for Reinhart
33rd Overall > Gone for Reinhart
57th Overall > Traded for Talbot
Hall > Gone for Larsson
Eberle > Gone for Spooner
Schultz > Traded for a 3rd
Yakupov > Zach Pochino

So all their best pieces now were there when Chiarelli took over, and the other good pieces they have were traded for nothing. Find it funny how their media keep talking about how good the pieces of McDavid, Drai, RNH, Nurse, and Klefbom are...when that is exactly what Chiarelli had to start plus much more.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Propaganda minister at it again

Bob Stauffer @Bob_Stauffer
The Oilers will have lots of interested individuals for the GM position.
#1. The team has McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Klefbom and Nurse who are strong building blocks.
#2. The organization has a state-of-the-art new facility @RogersPlace and a tremendous engaged fan base

This reads like they are actually considering McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Klefbom or Nurse to be the new GM.

And I wouldn't put it past them.

[Gaudfather]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

Never drink downstream from the herd!

[djsFlames]

Edmonton media might consider RNH, Klefbom and Nurse strong building blocks.

To anyone watching a winning team, those are more... decent support pieces.

[btimbit]

Netflix should give Lowe and Nicholson comedy specials because this #### is hilarious

[Bunk]

Calgary has winning Purple Gatorade. Edmonton has losing Water.

[bubbsy]

man, the hfoil thread regarding the conference made me spit my water out laughing twice now.



They clearly have had enough and are seeing thru all the propaganda, at least for now.

[Doctorfever]

Originally Posted by VilleN

Could this be the new E=NG thread title: "We've got good players! We've got good staff! The problem is in Edmonton's water!" ?

Makes sense. That is why they have to overpay players to come / stay there.

[LWcrowfoot]

Originally Posted by Bunk

Calgary has winning Purple Gatorade. Edmonton has losing Water.

So much for that river valley they're always boasting about.

[the-rasta-masta]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

He believes they have better assets than when Chiarelli took over......

That one is the most mind-boggling quote to me...if that's the case then why is Chiarelli fired?

The key Assets they had when Chiarelli took over were.

1st Overall (McDavid)
Draisaitl > Still there
RNH > Still there
Nurse > Still there
Klefbom > Still there

16th Overall > Gone for Reinhart
33rd Overall > Gone for Reinhart
57th Overall > Traded for Talbot
Hall > Gone for Larsson
Eberle > Gone for Spooner
Schultz > Traded for a 3rd
Yakupov > Zach Pochino

So all their best pieces now were there when Chiarelli took over, and the other good pieces they have were traded for nothing. Find it funny how their media keep talking about how good the pieces of McDavid, Drai, RNH, Nurse, and Klefbom are...when that is exactly what Chiarelli had to start plus much more.

And not to forget:

2017 53rd Overall > Gone for Chiarelli

[tvp2003]

Apologies if already posted, but for anyone who has been following:

https://www.haschiarellibeenfired.ca/

[Nufy]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

The Gretzky brothers can't hear your criticism; they each have a pair of Stanley cup rings between their ears.

Wayne to Keith..."I want those back...and cleaned when we're done here"

[Frank MetaMusil]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

All that piss outside Rogers Place has seeped into the water table.

Chop wood, carry urine.

[sureLoss]

Breaking news, Katz to fly in the Evian water factory from France ala the Simpsons

[btimbit]

Kieth Gretzky should just be named full time gm. He'd fit right in with the old boys club and he has some impressive stuff on his resume, like being the director of Amateur Scouting for the Bruins when they took Zboril, DeBrusk, Senyshyn with the three picks preceding Barzal, Connor, and Chabot

[flames_fan_down_under]

LOL.

"I hear that all the time that it's an Old Boys Club here, and that just simply is not true."

*proceeds to defend Old Boys Club Supreme Commander Kevin Lowe and give the GM duties to Keith Gretzky*

Eventually the Oilers fans are going to stop caring about this franchise because their brand is taking the beating of a life time.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.

I still can't believe he verbally killed one of their players in public like that. He's an oiler but I feel for Cam Talbot.

They are trying to trade him and he is refusing to go.

So now the public shaming starts.

Next step is asking him for part of his salary back.

From there it escalates into Lowe drunkenly calling into Stauffers show to threaten Treliving to a fight.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1088134971817025536