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Old 02-26-2026, 12:35 PM   #5821
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What other options do I have?

No, seriously... I need to figure out my other options. Help me Spec.
Unfortunately, his "options" are gone. He made his bed in the summer.
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Old 02-26-2026, 12:35 PM   #5822
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Of all the problems with the Oilers, Darnell Nurse and his constant regression has to be the worst. 775 games in the NHL and he continues to get worse season after season.

I can't explain it. I know he's not the smartest but don't players usually make fewer mistakes as they gain experience?

Only four more years left, and nmc falls off end of next season. $9 million cap hit. What a disaster for them. Imagine if you had $9m to sign a competent defenceman.
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Old 02-26-2026, 12:42 PM   #5823
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Of all the problems with the Oilers, Darnell Nurse and his constant regression has to be the worst. 775 games in the NHL and he continues to get worse season after season.

I can't explain it. I know he's not the smartest but don't players usually make fewer mistakes as they gain experience?

Only four more years left, and nmc falls off end of next season. $9 million cap hit. What a disaster for them. Imagine if you had $9m to sign a competent defenceman.
They would probably just pay Walman 11.5m and Bouchard 15.
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Curious how long until they starting wishing they had Skinner.
Maybe they could trade a 2nd rounder to acquire him
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Old 02-26-2026, 01:08 PM   #5825
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Maybe they could trade a 2nd rounder to acquire him
Skinner is worth Girard and two 2nds now.
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They'd be in the 2nd wild card spot by point percentage with three teams behind them with games in hand that can overtake them. If any of those teams go on a winning streak and the Oilers go another losing streak, they are probably out of the playoffs.
In a normal season they would already be out of it
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Old 02-26-2026, 01:32 PM   #5828
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My goodness. Just for kicks I was looking at the Oilers cap situation.

Right now under contract/hitting their cap they have:

12 forwards
6 defencemen
2 goalies

Total cap: $91.6MM

Under contract for next year they have:
9 forwards
5 defenceman
1 goalie

Total cap: $89.9 MM

After clearing 5 roster spots they'll have an additional $1.7 MM to work with.
They've committed so much money in raises...on LONG TERM DEALS, that next year they'll be paying full price to ice 3/4 of this pretty mediocre team.

Love to see it.

Bonus fun fact: Jack Campbell gets a raise next year too!
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Old 02-26-2026, 01:32 PM   #5829
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This just in from Spector somehow forgetting that he literally asked these “troll” questions yesterday:

“They are equal parts troll and abject stupidity, those voices that question McDavid’s big game production.”

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...ature-victory/
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Still 8 days for McDavid to request a trade.
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Really, it’s a question best posed to Olympic teammates who somehow failed to hit open nets, or convert on opportunities provided by McDavid over the course of a game.
Somehow it's never about McDavid enabling his teammates to be better.
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Old 02-26-2026, 02:02 PM   #5832
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Jarry is actually worse than I thought. Although im sure he's used to having more support on defense.

Why'd they veer away from binnington again? Even is he's also .850 during the season at least they'd get tournament binnington in the playoffs as long as they made it in.

Jarry is just Jarry. Between him, ingram and pickard you just have bottom of the barrel slop any which wau you go. At least with Skinner he had bounce back stretches every now and again where he would play like a bonafide #1.

With tending this bad i think there's a real chance they could miss, which would be glorious!
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Old 02-26-2026, 02:05 PM   #5833
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Jarry is actually worse than I thought. Although im sure he's used to having more support on defense.

Why'd they veer away from binnington again? Even is he's also .850 during the season at least they'd get tournament binnington in the playoffs as long as they made it in.

Jarry is just Jarry. Between him, ingram and pickard you just have bottom of the barrel slop any which wau you go. At least with Skinner he had bounce back stretches every now and again where he would play like a bonafide #1.

With tending this bad i think there's a real chance they could miss, which would be glorious!
Didn't Binnington nix any deal, because he knows Edmonton it No Good?
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My goodness. Just for kicks I was looking at the Oilers cap situation.

Right now under contract/hitting their cap they have:

12 forwards
6 defencemen
2 goalies

Total cap: $91.6MM

Under contract for next year they have:
9 forwards
5 defenceman
1 goalie

Total cap: $89.9 MM

After clearing 5 roster spots they'll have an additional $1.7 MM to work with.
They've committed so much money in raises...on LONG TERM DEALS, that next year they'll be paying full price to ice 3/4 of this pretty mediocre team.

Love to see it.

Bonus fun fact: Jack Campbell gets a raise next year too!
The No Good chickens are coming home to roost!
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Old 02-26-2026, 02:14 PM   #5835
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I for one am shocked a goalie who was waived and cleared last season isn’t the saviour of the Oilers
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Of all the problems with the Oilers, Darnell Nurse and his constant regression has to be the worst. 775 games in the NHL and he continues to get worse season after season.

I can't explain it. I know he's not the smartest but don't players usually make fewer mistakes as they gain experience?

Only four more years left, and nmc falls off end of next season. $9 million cap hit. What a disaster for them. Imagine if you had $9m to sign a competent defenceman.
It might have to do with the fact that 80% of the time he is on the ice, he has a centerman on the ice that doesn't play in the D zone. So, he ends up trying to cover multiple guys but ending up not being able to cover either.

Anyway hope he keeps up the good work for a few more years!
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Bowman is a great GM. He has this one incredible trick that he does better than anyone else: taking credit for the team Dale Tallon built.
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Is there any player we can trade to the Kings that'll help them get past the Oilers in the standings?
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Is there any player we can trade to the Kings that'll help them get past the Oilers in the standings?
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