Edmonton is No Good VI: Chia•den•freu•de

[Mattman]

Originally Posted by Racki

I went back to the reception. Totally in shock and angry. My only solace came at the hands of a huge Leafs fan at the same wedding.

He was convinced the Leafs were gonna win the McDavid lottery, thought the fix was in with the league. He knew I went back to my room to check. When I returned I let him think the Leafs had in fact won McDavid for about 90 seconds. Should have seen him celebrate like a maniac.

Then I crushed his soul.

I know, dick move. Like I said, Leafs fan - who cares.

I love it!

Although in an alternate timeline of the universe

The Leafs got McDavid, the Oilers (still) suck way worse, and that brings peace to my soul.

Angry Oiler Fans > Angry Leaf Fans

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

How the hell did Forsberg manage that in 7 games?

He was a hell of a player. One of the best all around players ever. Even though his career was cut short I think his points per game is still top 10 all time. He accomplished this all despite being born with overly large angle bones that led to chronic issues combined with broken wrists, ruptured spleen, etc.

[brew]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

How the hell did Forsberg manage that in 7 games?

That and how the hell did Naslund get 33 PIM? Did he spear someone everytime Forsberg scored?

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Svartsengi

Thought it was odd at the time when Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen passed on him and took Dubois with the 3rd pick. He knows Finnish hockey and Finnish hockey players well. Jarmo must have known something others didn't.

Good thing he doesn't know USA hockey

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Good thing he doesn't know USA hockey

Pierre-Luc Dubois is a fine hockey player who will be the Blue Jackets’s top line centre for the next decade. I am ecstatic that Tkachuk fell to the Flames, but I also suspect that Columbus fans are also not really bemoaning their team’s choice at the draft.


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[foshizzle11]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Puljujarvi's development is really one of the most surprising things to me. He absolutely dominated the 2016 World Juniors like few players ever have. I thought he'd be an absolute superstar.

If he really doesn't become an NHL regular, I can't recall a player with a better performance in the WJC that fell as flat as he did.

He's the youngest player on that list after Gretzky.

Patrik Laine, he doesn't have that many points without playing with him at the WJC. It was brought up at the draft too I believe, that it will be interesting to see if he could produce at the NHL level without him.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by foshizzle11

Patrik Laine, he doesn't have that many points without playing with him at the WJC. It was brought up at the draft too I believe, that it will be interesting to see if he could produce at the NHL level without him.

Sebastian Aho was a huge part of that line at the WJC too.

If I was Carolina I'm probably calling the Oilers about Puljujarvi. With the defense that the Hurricanes have at the NHL level moving somebody like Haydn Fleury for Puljujarvi could make sense for both sides.

[foshizzle11]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Sebastian Aho was a huge part of that line at the WJC too.

If I was Carolina I'm probably calling the Oilers about Puljujarvi. With the defense that the Hurricanes have at the NHL level moving somebody like Haydn Fleury for Puljujarvi could make sense for both sides.

That makes too much sense....shhhhhhhhhh!!! Don't let the Oilers OBC hear you say this.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Sebastian Aho was a huge part of that line at the WJC too.

If I was Carolina I'm probably calling the Oilers about Puljujarvi. With the defense that the Hurricanes have at the NHL level moving somebody like Haydn Fleury for Puljujarvi could make sense for both sides.

Does Carolina have the depth on defense past the top six to move one? I am asking because I do not honestly know, but the Flames presently have a bonafide NHL defenseman sitting in the press box, and even there there are concerns about moving a defenseman.

[Tron_fdc]

I love The Athletic

The player: Milan Lucic, Oilers

The start: One scary number: Just a single goal in 11 games. Another scary number: Four more years after this one at a $6-million cap hit.

Odds it ends well: The Lucic free agent deal has been criticized from pretty much the moment it was signed, and no doubt Oiler fans are sick of hearing about it. After seeing his production fall off a cliff in the second half last year, at some point we may have to accept that this is just what Lucic is now – a guy who can contribute physically and as a leader, but whose days as a 30 or even a 20-goal force are over.


https://theathletic.com/624990/2018/...ry-start-team/

[Locke]

And here we thought Brouwer was bad. At least he could be bought out.

They are stuck with Lucic until the end of time or he succumbs to a skin condition only found in sharks.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by foshizzle11

Patrik Laine, he doesn't have that many points without playing with him at the WJC. It was brought up at the draft too I believe, that it will be interesting to see if he could produce at the NHL level without him.

I actually thought Puljujarvi looked a lot better than Laine at that tournament. I remember that being kind of the consensus at the time as well.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I actually thought Puljujarvi looked a lot better than Laine at that tournament. I remember that being kind of the consensus at the time as well.

Yeah, that is what I thought as well. If I remember correctly Laine really took off after the tournament to secure his ranking as the #2 player behind Matthews, and Puljajarvi simultaneously also went a little quiet. In retrospect it seems that the WJC was more influential in inflating Puljujarvi's draft ranking than anything.

[Firebot]

Originally Posted by foshizzle11

Patrik Laine, he doesn't have that many points without playing with him at the WJC. It was brought up at the draft too I believe, that it will be interesting to see if he could produce at the NHL level without him.

The interesting part of this is how during the draft all the question marks were about Matthew Tkachuk, and how he may just be a product of Marner and Dvorak and unsure if he would become a player of his own in the NHL.

https://www.tsn.ca/tsn-mid-season-dr...three-1.435206

That reason was the main reason why Tkachuk was available at #6.

It's crazy to think of just how good Dvorak-Marner-Tkachuk was as a junior line, with all three making a difference on their respective teams right out of the gate.

As for Poolparty being underwhelming and not living to the hype, that's a shame

[dirk diggler]

Every time I think of Pulijarvi, it takes me back to another over the top article right after he was drafted, whereby the Oilers by adding him to their amazing stable of talent were quickly going to be the "Golden State Warriors" of the NHL. great article.

[zamler]

Spoiler!

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

Every time I think of Pulijarvi, it takes me back to another over the top article right after he was drafted, whereby the Oilers by adding him to their amazing stable of talent were quickly going to be the "Golden State Warriors" of the NHL. great article.

Ah. David Staples. The hilarity never gets old ...

Originally Posted by Delusional David Staples

"Having watched Connor McDavid closely for a year now, and also having gone over video of Oilers prospects like fourth overall pick Puljujarvi, second round pick Tyler Benson and free agent signing Drake Caggiula, while also keeping in mind talented players like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jordan Eberle and Leon Draisaitl, it’s evident that when the story is written of this Edmonton team, it might not be known one day so much as a big, fast and tough team, but as a squad whose top lines passed around and shot the puck at a blistering pace, one not seen before at the National Hockey League level."

[Tron_fdc]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1057495658976948224

[Tron_fdc]

That's Scott Gomez territory. Except possibly worse.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by zamler

Spoiler!

i wish i could thank this more than once!!