03-07-2026, 09:24 AM
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#6121
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Scoring Winger
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I love watching the Oilers lose at home with Jack's commentary the next morning on NHL.com. There are just some things in life that one has to do to make themselves happy.
From the highlights:
"The Oilers. They may not be the best team, but they're the most exciting team in the league."
He said that. Seriously.
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03-07-2026, 09:34 AM
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#6122
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: DeWinton
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^^ Then immediately get scored on.
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03-07-2026, 09:42 AM
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#6123
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mile
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Edmonton is No Good XIII: "I'm Happy To Get Out."
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03-07-2026, 09:54 AM
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#6124
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Central Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UK flame
My fear then is them winning the lottery, I'm hoping for them squeaking in and Kadri & Co sweeping them in humiliating fashion
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Doesn't matter if they win the lottery. If they do, let the hilarity ensue because the genius Stan Bowman lost the trade protection on this years first when he traded next years first in the Mangiapane deal. Sharks get that pick no matter what happens now. It could be a 1st overall for Jake freaking Walman!!!
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Are the Oilers trying to set a record for most scumbags on the payroll??
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03-07-2026, 09:55 AM
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#6125
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stemit14
Pretty sure the mangiapane trade removed the lottery protection on their 2026 1st round pick so it would go to San Jose regardless.
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If it can't be us, I hope this happens. How I would laugh.
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03-07-2026, 10:08 AM
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#6126
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Calgary
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03-07-2026, 10:46 AM
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#6127
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Franchise Player
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In the last 7 drafts, the Oilers have had 11 picks inside the top 100 (Flames have had 25, LOL) and of those 11, 5 have played at least 1 NHL game. Of those 5, NONE are Oilers.
Schaefer (NSH)
Bourgault (OTT)
Holloway (STL)
Broberg (STL)
R Lavoie (VGS)
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03-07-2026, 10:49 AM
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#6128
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaybo
Edmonton is No Good XIII: "I'm Happy To Get Out."
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Love this because not only is it an actual quote, but it also foreshadows what is about to unfold during the tenure of ENG XIII.
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03-07-2026, 11:04 AM
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#6129
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CedarMeter
^^ Then immediately get scored on.
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See? Excitement!!!!
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03-07-2026, 11:18 AM
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#6130
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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I saw Oilers Daily post on Instagram that Stan Bowman had worked out a trade last year to acquire Rantanen and Ghostisbehere for Evan Bouchard and a pick....
First, no. Bouchard is only worth that much in the eyes of Edmonton media and most of their fans.
2nd. The cap would not have worked for Edmonton.
Then the comments... Most thought the Oilers dodged a bullet. One guy even said that hockey experts and analytics know that Bouchard is amazing.
Such blindness up north.
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03-07-2026, 11:36 AM
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#6131
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buff
I saw Oilers Daily post on Instagram that Stan Bowman had worked out a trade last year to acquire Rantanen and Ghostisbehere for Evan Bouchard and a pick....
First, no. Bouchard is only worth that much in the eyes of Edmonton media and most of their fans.
2nd. The cap would not have worked for Edmonton.
Then the comments... Most thought the Oilers dodged a bullet. One guy even said that hockey experts and analytics know that Bouchard is amazing.
Such blindness up north.
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It was a few weeks back on a radio hit when a semblance of these words came out of Bob Stauffers enormous yap; (again...paraphrasing)
"Evan Bouchard is the best defenseman in the league when analytics are factored in"
I almost drove off the road...like....what?
And if, in fact, analytics suggest such a preposterous conclusion....then analytics are essentially bupkus and/or need a whole lot of tweaking before they can be taken without a huge grain of salt.
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03-07-2026, 11:48 AM
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#6132
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Root
In the last 7 drafts, the Oilers have had 11 picks inside the top 100 (Flames have had 25, LOL) and of those 11, 5 have played at least 1 NHL game. Of those 5, NONE are Oilers.
Schaefer (NSH)
Bourgault (OTT)
Holloway (STL)
Broberg (STL)
R Lavoie (VGS)
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Two good picks in Broberg and Holloway and they are gone because they signed Skinner and Arvidson... They actually could be a contender if they had those players but instead they are shopping at Dollarama for groceries while having a Ferrari in the garage.
Since McDavid the only player they have drafted that is still on their team is Bouchard. They have some assets from a couple other players like Skinner (Jarry) and McLeod (Savoe)... But other than that there is a decade with no player development. That is almost historically bad.
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03-07-2026, 12:00 PM
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#6133
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
It was a few weeks back on a radio hit when a semblance of these words came out of Bob Stauffers enormous yap; (again...paraphrasing)
"Evan Bouchard is the best defenseman in the league when analytics are factored in"
I almost drove off the road...like....what?
And if, in fact, analytics suggest such a preposterous conclusion....then analytics are essentially bupkus and/or need a whole lot of tweaking before they can be taken without a huge grain of salt.
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What he meant to say was "Evan Bouchard is the best defenseman in the league when only the analytics that support my position are factored in... and we ignore better players"
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03-07-2026, 12:01 PM
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#6134
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All I can get
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaybo
Edmonton is No Good XIII: "I'm Happy To Get Out."
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Very, very worthy...
I think we may well have an ABUNDANCE of options come time... 
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Edmonton is No Good.
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03-07-2026, 12:03 PM
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#6135
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Mangiapane was just greedy. he had to have known what he was getting into.
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03-07-2026, 12:09 PM
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#6136
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All I can get
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Word gets around the league amongst players as the Oiler diaspora move to new teams and recount the horror stories. As long as Mavi and Pissy are there, the culture will not change.
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Edmonton is No Good.
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03-07-2026, 01:13 PM
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#6137
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Root
What he meant to say was "Evan Bouchard is the best defenseman in the league when only the analytics that support my position are factored in... and we ignore better players"
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Or "Evan Bouchard may not be the best defenceman in the league, but he's the most exciting one."
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03-07-2026, 01:18 PM
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#6138
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mile
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Edmonton is No Good XIII: "I'm Happy To Get Out."
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03-07-2026, 01:22 PM
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#6139
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Zambia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaybo
Edmonton is No Good XIII: "I'm Happy To Get Out."
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The best part is, these potential headlines just write themselves!
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‘Nothing Määttäs. Nobody cares. We’re all going to die.’ —Devin Cooley
Musth – mostly misunderstood.
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03-07-2026, 01:24 PM
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#6140
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Otto
I love watching the Oilers lose at home with Jack's commentary the next morning on NHL.com. There are just some things in life that one has to do to make themselves happy.
From the highlights:
"The Oilers. They may not be the best team, but they're the most exciting team in the league."
He said that. Seriously.
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That reminds of when their fans used to say things like, "I'd rather lose a game 6-5 than win one 1-0."
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