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

[Maritime Q-Scout]

It seems to me that the Katz is to Billy MacFarlane and the Oilers are the Fyre Festival.

Always, things are great we just need the next thing (pick). Then it will be the best ever.

Always ponziing, paying off today with the promise of tomorrow.

The difference, imagine if the kids showed up to the Fyre Festival and said "oh this is awful, but tomorrow will be great, the gourmet food and villas arrive tomorrow so this is phenomenal!"

[devo22]

after seeing Matthews signing for only 5 years, McDavid must be full of regret.

I don't feel bad for the kid at all. He chose to be okay with being drafted by them, he chose to re-sign there for 8 years. Enjoy Mulletville.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Igottago

I honestly think this is unlikely. It wouldn't surprise me if his agent is already coming up with exit strategies. No way McDavid wants to waste his prime hockey years as a generational player at a dumpster fire organization that has to undergo yet another rebuild. Despite the length of his contract, McDavid has all the leverage and could demand a trade at any point when he decides he's fed up. I suspect the new GM will have to bend over backwards to convince McDavid that they are finally going to get it right.

If they miss the playoffs I wouldn't be surprised if at the very least he and his agent start looking at options. Then again it kind of makes him look a little foolish for signing that deal in the first place if he's wanting out in the first year of an 8 year deal.

[kukkudo]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

If they miss the playoffs I wouldn't be surprised if at the very least he and his agent start looking at options. Then again it kind of makes him look a little foolish for signing that deal in the first place if he's wanting out in the first year of an 8 year deal.

Meh the PR team can come up with a whole bunch of stuff, McDavid thought the Oilers were going to be contenders but they are starting from scratch. McDavid wants to compete for cups and the Oilers are years away from that. They got options the ball is in McDavid's court.

[TheIronMaiden]

Someone needs to make a compilation of every sequence of events leading to jersey tosses over the last decade. It should be set to raise a little hell.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

If they miss the playoffs I wouldn't be surprised if at the very least he and his agent start looking at options. Then again it kind of makes him look a little foolish for signing that deal in the first place if he's wanting out in the first year of an 8 year deal.

I don't think it makes him look foolish at all. He got the money and term he wanted, and the only team that could give that to him at this point in time was the Oilers. Whether he loves Edmonton, believed in the Oilers or even didn't, him signing that deal was 100% a business decision (just as Johnny's decision here was 100% business).

Players weight a lot of factors out when signing contracts, but especially for RFAs, it becomes mostly about getting the right value etc... you want. Even if in the back of your mind you might not be sold on the team, city, etc..., you are still better off getting the contract you want, and then doing other things if you decide you want to play in a different location, because your contract will follow you and come with you.

Fans falsely think the term a player agrees to reflects their commitment or excitement to play with that team or city (long term means commitment, taking less than the max means less commitment), but more often than not it's all about the value for money. Same thing with NTCs or NMCs, fans often say when a player takes one that means they want to be on that team........when actually all it means is a player wanted more control over where they play. Players know they can get shipped around, or even ask to get shipped around, signing the contract to them is likely more of an NHL thing, than a team I play for thing.

[Bingo]

This was too easy...

Imagine calling out "mouth breathers" with such a poorly thought out tweet?

https://twitter.com/user/status/1093033482740162560

https://twitter.com/user/status/1093165848036966400

[Plett Me Tell You]

Maybe you build some luxury suites at the mall so that rich clients can watch a seal eat a fish?

[FlamesFanStrandedInEDM]

I haven't bought the plates because I don't need a reason for someone to vandalize my car while I'm travelling outside of the Calgary area....

[Split98]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I didn't see anyone comment on this last night, but in McDavid's post-game interview Mark Spector actually asked him: "What does it feel like to be Connor McDavid right now?"

I have never felt sorry for this kid, but that moment was brutal.

The McDavid scrum begins at the 17:40 mark. The question and his response are at 18:30:
https://globalnews.ca/pages/audio-va.../?gref=630ched

I can't figure out how to use that site but I can only imagine what his response was. Was it basically just looking at the ground talking how they could all play a little better? Work ethic? Toughness, etc, etc?

Originally Posted by Igottago

I honestly think this is unlikely. It wouldn't surprise me if his agent is already coming up with exit strategies. No way McDavid wants to waste his prime hockey years as a generational player at a dumpster fire organization that has to undergo yet another rebuild. Despite the length of his contract, McDavid has all the leverage and could demand a trade at any point when he decides he's fed up. I suspect the new GM will have to bend over backwards to convince McDavid that they are finally going to get it right.

IMO, the worst someone like McDavid lets his demands get to is a public demand for a trade though 'leaks'. Given his meek feedback to the team around him, and his 'good soldier' routine as incompetence around him wastes his career and the fans hard-earned cash... I doubt he even lets it get that far. If so, it'll be the most loyal pet you could ask for finally taking a bite.

That being said, I could also see Oilers management refusing to trade him for anything less than a massive overpayment. I can see insane deals being made public that the Oilers turn down, and this tire-fire burning brighter and brighter before he walks 2026. At that point, who knows what the 29 year old Oil-victim looks like anymore.

But all McDavid holds the cards for is public sentiment. If he wants a trade, and the Oilers refuse to trade him... there's nothing he can do besides refusing to report, and I doubt he has the balls to do that.

If he continues to fill our off-season with more Oiler hype season after season, I'll be happy to see this symbol of mediocrity toil away up north his whole career. The fans need truth, and if their Captain is going to be a part of the 'just a few more pieces!' hype train, he can ride through the tunnel of sadness right there with them.

That team needs honesty and accountability, and McDavid doesn't have the balls.

[transplant99]

I wonder if the "McDavid wants out scenario" does become a thing, if there wouldn't be a massive push to get him to the Rangers. Yes they are in a rebuild but it appears they are going about it the right way. Making him a huge star in the single biggest US market would be a boon for the league as a whole.

[corporatejay]

The trade is 1 for 1, Matthews for McDavid?

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Bingo

This was too easy...

Imagine calling out "mouth breathers" with such a poorly thought out tweet?

https://twitter.com/user/status/1093033482740162560

https://twitter.com/user/status/1093165848036966400

So good Bingo....lol.

What the hell is with Stauffer anyhow? Like, as a broadcaster he has been around way to long to be engaged in the kind of crap he seemingly revels in all of a sudden. Defending things that he has zero control over and are quite indefensible. Its just weird to me.

[Toonage]

^ Stauffer was interviewed a few weeks back on NHL radio and I remember being put off by how he tried to sound like the cool kid, dropping minor curse words into his interview, coming across like a ######

[jschick88]

Anyone else listening to TSN1260 right now? haha

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Bingo

This was too easy...

Imagine calling out "mouth breathers" with such a poorly thought out tweet?

https://twitter.com/user/status/1093033482740162560

https://twitter.com/user/status/1093165848036966400

Bravo.

8.5M winger and complimentary player that can't drive his own line.

Edmonton has no Malkin. But maybe a Kessel-lite.

*breathes through nostrils*

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

http://www.iheartradio.ca/tsn/tsn-ed...play=1.1748186


For those that want to listen to the panic in Edmonton today.


The shift has shifted now from Chia to Katz.

This has to be a prank caller.


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[Coach]

Originally Posted by transplant99

I wonder if the "McDavid wants out scenario" does become a thing, if there wouldn't be a massive push to get him to the Rangers. Yes they are in a rebuild but it appears they are going about it the right way. Making him a huge star in the single biggest US market would be a boon for the league as a whole.

It'd be tough not to think about, if you were McDavid, scraping ice off your windshield in -40 after getting booed off the ice for the upteenth time. Your the best player in the world, why should you have to be tied to this clown show? You could be in New York or LA or basically anywhere you want, why must you be here at this moment? You could be wearing a beautiful jersey with class and dignity and instead they make you wear this orange monstrosity like a jumper at a corrections facility.

[Brodie66]

Originally Posted by Bingo

This was too easy...

Imagine calling out "mouth breathers" with such a poorly thought out tweet?

https://twitter.com/user/status/1093033482740162560

imagine calling out mouth breathers while thinking 14+41=54

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Brodie66

imagine calling out mouth breathers while thinking 14+41=54

LOL....didnt even notice.

Well done and should be tweeted as such right back at him.