SCF: Florida Panthers (A3) vs Edmonton Oilers (P3) - PANTHERS WIIIIN 4-2!!!

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Weren't you an oiler fan in disguise?

You were bragging and pumping the Evander Kane signing.

Many of your posts have been suspect since then.

Including in the SA case thread. I guess not surprising a Kane/Perry fan has a boys will be boys attitude around gang rape.

Evander Kane has 5 goals, 6 assists, 11 points this playoffs. Pretty critical player I would say.

The rest of your post is pretty over the line and disrespectful. @Mods. Won’t even bother replying to that nonsense.

[Tbull8]

I’m just choosing to believe chucky and Bennett are giving the oilers game 1 so they can skate around with the cup on Oilers ice in game 5. Gentleman’s sweep please

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

And fully irrelevant . No one will even care or remember the teams record next year

Context, I was responding to this

"You know how fun it was to watch Celebrini this year and it was his rookie year and Sharks sucked? It was a lot of fun."

It wasn't very fun I can assure you. A young player putting up 60 points doesn't make cheering for a 52 point team fun.

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Context, I was responding to this

"You know how fun it was to watch Celebrini this year and it was his rookie year and Sharks sucked? It was a lot of fun."

It was an awesome season watching Dustin Wolf as well. I think he deserves the Calder Trophy but that will go to Celebrini (or Hutson) probably. I wonder why —- paltry 52 points for the Sharks vs 96 points for the Flames….

The Flames are now stuck in a pattern that the Habs were with Carey Price. Could never really bottom out to acquire the elite talent for the rest of their roster. It’s a blessing and a curse.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by InternationalVillager

Evander Kane has 5 goals, 6 assists, 11 points this playoffs. Pretty critical player I would say.

The rest of your post is pretty over the line and disrespectful. @Mods. Won’t even bother replying to that nonsense.

Irrelevant yes, but I'm not to blame for your questionable takes. That's all you bro. Running to the mods is funny. Akin to the oilers running to the refs. Very oileresque.

We'll keep it on topic.

Oh yeah, and you're the boards number one gusher for Draisaitl. Even if he's deserving of praise, no self respecting Flames fan takes it to that extent.

Your whole existence here has been posts crushing on the oilers. With the occasional bone thrown to a Flames prospect to maintain your "cover".

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Some of us were young kids in school here in Calgary in the 80’s, and had to tolerate all the bandwagon jock kids year after year who would show up in Oilers jerseys and ridicule everyone who dared to wear a Flames jersey.

I grew up in the 80s in Calgary and that was not my experience at all. The only student I saw wear an Oilers jersey was a girl - any boys would have been harassed and bullied into taking it off. A couple teachers did wear Oilers jerseys, and there was nothing we could do about that. But 90+ per cent of the students and staff were Flames fans. Maybe it was different in other parts of the city. Where did you go to school?

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Context, I was responding to this

"You know how fun it was to watch Celebrini this year and it was his rookie year and Sharks sucked? It was a lot of fun."

It wasn't very fun I can assure you. A young player putting up 60 points doesn't make cheering for a 52 point team fun.

The Flames also were not fun to watch . Despite coming coming “close” they had a bad goal differential , don’t score , and play a boring style of hockey

I would bet good money this team regresses next season - and this year will be seen as a season that sets this franchise back years over the next 5 years

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by InternationalVillager

I wonder why —- paltry 52 points for the Sharks vs 96 points for the Flames….

1st overall picks always have an advantage when it comes to rookie of the year voting unless they have an underwhelming season.

And in the case of Hutson his team made the playoffs despite having less points than the Flames. Then there's the eastern bias.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by blender

You can't take CP seriously as a representation of Flames fans.

This forum is far more representative of internet culture than it is of Flames fans.

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Irrelevant yes, but I'm not to blame for your questionable takes. That's all you bro. Running to the mods is funny. Akin to the oilers running to the refs. Very oileresque.

We'll keep it on topic.

Oh yeah, and you're the boards number one gusher for Draisaitl. Even if he's deserving of praise, no self respecting Flames fan takes it to that extent.

Your whole existence here has been posts crushing on the oilers. With the occasional bone thrown to a Flames prospect to maintain your "cover".

Most of this board was wrong and will continue to be wrong about Draisaitl. He’s a generational player. There is no massive cliff dive coming. He’s worth every dollar that he signed for in the contract that is starting next year. He’s won them 4 games in OT these playoffs. SMDH. What a miserable existence to not be able to see reality.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

The Flames also were not fun to watch . Despite coming coming “close” they had a bad goal differential , don’t score , and play a boring style of hockey

Wolf was fun to watch though and gives the fans hope that they finally developed a stud goalie after going through so many duds that were supposed to be their goalie of the future.

[Manhattanboy]

I’ve always wondered why fans of other teams hang in this forum. Is it because they live in the City?

Surely there are multiple Oilers boards in party mode right now that are way more fun.

Plenty of babes I would expect as well.

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

The Flames also were not fun to watch . Despite coming coming “close” they had a bad goal differential , don’t score , and play a boring style of hockey

I would bet good money this team regresses next season - and this year will be seen as a season that sets this franchise back years over the next 5 years

Dustin Wolf had an amazing season.

Flames were not fun to watch.

Both are true.

[dino7c]

Flames games were great, especially down the stretch

Should have known the usual suspects would be in here tonight to trash the Flames and pump the Oilers. Likely wouldn't be here at all if the Panthers won. Go figure.

Hopefully the Panthers get the split, thats really what you are looking for starting on the road.

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

I would like to live in a world where Flames fans hold their team to the standard of being able to compete with the very best instead of just pretending that their provincial rival is still somehow a leaguewide joke. They're in the Stanley Cup Final for Christ's sake! What basis do we truly have to be sanctimonious anymore?

Post of the year, Scorp. Well done. This should be pinned at the top of the board.

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by InternationalVillager

Post of the year, Scorp. Well done. This should be pinned at the top of the board.

Don’t think ole Scorp was winning hearts and minds tonight.

[jg13]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I think the Oilers are a complete oulier.

For most teams to build a championship they need a lot of things to go right and make a lot of good decisions. They draft well, they make good trades, they sign strong UFAs. It all comes together.

The Oilers are not that.

Are they better or worse at drafting than the average? Worse
Are they better or worse at developing players? Worse
Are they better or worse at trades? Worse
Are they better or worse at UFAs? Average at best.

The Oilers are good at 2 things:
1. Drafting Connor McDavid
2. Signing POS players that other organizations kicked out.

That's it.

The Oilers aren't a model of anything. They did 2 things right. They won a lottery and they drafted McDavid.

Because if you erase that they were doing ALL the other parts in terms of bottoming out and getting a bunch of high picks. At they STILL failed.

They aren't a model.

The Panthers, Lightning, Avs - those are models.

The Oilers aren't that.

lol i have to send that to any oiler fan that tries to come at me for liking the flames going forward

[jg13]

Originally Posted by getoverit

Tkatchuk even been playing. Wouldn’t know he was out there let alone many of this years series.

I thought their line offensively was the most effective for the panthers the majority of the game although he was the weakest player on that line.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I think the Oilers are a complete oulier.

For most teams to build a championship they need a lot of things to go right and make a lot of good decisions. They draft well, they make good trades, they sign strong UFAs. It all comes together.

The Oilers are not that.

Are they better or worse at drafting than the average? Worse
Are they better or worse at developing players? Worse
Are they better or worse at trades? Worse
Are they better or worse at UFAs? Average at best.

The Oilers are good at 2 things:
1. Drafting Connor McDavid
2. Signing POS players that other organizations kicked out.

That's it.

The Oilers aren't a model of anything. They did 2 things right. They won a lottery and they drafted McDavid.

Because if you erase that they were doing ALL the other parts in terms of bottoming out and getting a bunch of high picks. At they STILL failed.

They aren't a model.

The Panthers, Lightning, Avs - those are models.

The Oilers aren't that.

You nailed this. And it's not hate, it's just straight facts.

Contrary to VillageIdiot's post, this is actually the comment that should be pinned, if any.

[RedHawk12]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

You nailed this. And it's not hate, it's just straight facts.

Contrary to VillageIdiot's post, this is actually the comment that should be pinned, if any.

No one is asking the Flames to make questionable drafting decisions, horrible trades and repulsive UFA signings.

All that's being asked is for us to get a chance to draft players like McDavid or Draisaitl, which happen more often than not at the top of the draft.

To counter that hope by saying the Edmonton model is an awful model or not a model at all is completely missing the point. No one is defending Edmonton's model here. In fact, the idea of Edmonton's model was only brought up by people trying to tear it down as a model to replicate, which again, wasn't what the argument was originally about.

To then point to the Florida, Colorado and Tampa teams as models to follow is incredibly ironic because they were also examples of teams who tanked for elite talent and are now good as a result of that, which was the whole point.