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

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

Yeah, but if you conveniently cut off the top row of the chart so nobody can see what the numbers are measuring, the rubes may not notice that.

That aside, one might think a ‘generational player’ ought to be better than 7th in the league at the one thing he does best. It certainly isn't his defensive prowess, physical play, ‘clutch’ quality or intangibles that earned him that label.

36 points in 27 games is actually McDavid's best start to a season thus far.

In 16/17 he had 34 points and 17/18 he had 32.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

36 points in 27 games is actually McDavid's best start to a season thus far.

In 16/17 he had 34 points and 17/18 he had 32.

Yes, he struggles putting up the big points until the games become meaningless

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

36 points in 27 games is actually McDavid's best start to a season thus far.

In 16/17 he had 34 points and 17/18 he had 32.

That's it? From the supposed best player in the world?

That's pretty underwhelming, no?

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Yes, he struggles putting up the big points until the games become meaningless

Except he also got hot down the stretch in 16/17 when they made the playoffs so that nugget of wisdom doesn't really make any sense.

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

That's it? From the supposed best player in the world?

That's pretty underwhelming, no?

Only if points at the beginning of the season count more than those at the end.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

Except he also got hot down the stretch in 16/17 when they made the playoffs so that nugget of wisdom doesn't really make any sense.

Haven't heard from you in a while... Oilers been doing good?

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Haven't heard from you in a while... Oilers been doing good?

They've been so so.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

36 points in 27 games is actually McDavid's best start to a season thus far.

In 16/17 he had 34 points and 17/18 he had 32.

McDavid appears to have no ability to make mediocre players better, which is a problem for the Oilers. If he had the ability to turn Caggulia into a 55 point guy and Ty Rattie into a 50 point guy the Oilers would be in a much better position. But he needs to play with the only other good players on the team in order to succeed.

All the generational players I remember had that ability to Polish a turd like Caggulia and make it shine.

[Niemo]

Edmonton must be first pumping.....no Koivu, no Backlund, no Giordano....

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

Only if points at the beginning of the season count more than those at the end.

Hope you guys enjoy the handicap on Sunday, Flames on a back to back without their shutdown center and best defender. What’s the excuse in a loss? Oh right, you just disappear, change your name to chicken ####

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

They've been so so.

Scraping a win against the league worst team is so/so? Funny

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by Beninho

Hope you guys enjoy the handicap on Sunday, Flames on a back to back without their shutdown center and best defender. What’s the excuse in a loss? Oh right, you just disappear, change your name to chicken ####

Have a tea man.

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

Have a tea man.

For someone who made many claims over the last couple years you disappear quite a bit, why is that?

I’m sure after the loss tonight to the Wild you will be gone like the wind!

[indes]

Originally Posted by Beninho

For someone who made many claims over the last couple years you disappear quite a bit, why is that?

I’m sure after the loss tonight to the Wild you will be gone like the wind!

Everything is going to be okay. It's not really necessary to attack Oil Stain and not really the spirit of the thread.

[the-rasta-masta]

It’s even funnier reading this article in hindsight.

https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...on-milan-lucic

[Yobbo]

Edmonton looks like it's going to win...

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[Yobbo]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

It’s even funnier reading this article in hindsight.

https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...on-milan-lucic

Surprising that it's not a Mark Spector article.

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[Macindoc]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

It’s even funnier reading this article in hindsight.

https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...on-milan-lucic

I particularly like this part:

Lucic is also a decent net front player on the power play. I’d prefer the Oilers go with there most skilled attackers on the top power play, but Lucic has value on the power play, and it’s also the case that his point total will benefit from power play time.

Yes, please, let's see more of Lucic on the Edmonton PP.

[crapshoot]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

Have a tea man.

He's not wrong you know. I don't mind your posting, actually I think you contribute to this forum, but you do go from banging drums during the off-season to disappear once the losing starts. You show up from nowhere now when the Oilers are in a good patch, fine, but will you stay on once they fall back down? Some consistency would be nice.

[sekimet]

Originally Posted by crapshoot

He's not wrong you know. I don't mind your posting, actually I think you contribute to this forum, but you do go from banging drums during the off-season to disappear once the losing starts. You show up from nowhere now when the Oilers are in a good patch, fine, but will you stay on once they fall back down? Some consistency would be nice.

Yes, oil stain please post a schedule of what hours a day you will be on this forum. You also will need to sign in and out each time you visit and you must post a basic synopsis of what you will be arguing about for the duration of your visit.