Comedy gold out of Edmonton

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Saw this during the Preds telecast. Wayne actually looked, gasp, sober. Hope he is getting it together.

The whiskey drowns and the beer chases his blues away, Dave

 

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Under McLellan this season the Oilers were playing at a .475 points percentage. In 42 games under Hitchcock, they’re at .476. The fixer hasn't really fixed much at all.

 

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If this team wasn’t based in Canada, where fans throw money at a team no matter what, it would have folded, relocated or changed the way it operates years ago. But here were are, caught in a vicious cycle of sellouts, draft lotteries and abject failure.

Is Daryl Katz ever going to fix the Edmonton Oilers?

 

[KennyBanyeah]

If this team wasn’t based in Canada, where fans throw money at a team no matter what, it would have folded, relocated or changed the way it operates years ago. But here were are, caught in a vicious cycle of sellouts, draft lotteries and abject failure.

Is Daryl Katz ever going to fix the Edmonton Oilers?

Ouch!

Their scouting sucks at the pro and amateur level.

End of story.

 

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Edmonton media is just the worst - Sam Bennett had already had shoulder surgery, Sean Monahan has hid hip and wrist surgery.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Edmonton media is just the worst - Sam Bennett had already had shoulder surgery, Sean Monahan has hid hip and wrist surgery.

 

[forty_three]

Edmonton media is just the worst - Sam Bennett had already had shoulder surgery, Sean Monahan has hid hip and wrist surgery.

It's not like these kids have been skating for 16 of the 20 years.

The starting goalie from my son's team last year playing D2 this year lost half a season with hip surgery. He's 19.

Newsflash; hockey is hard on bodies.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Dreger really pushing Dave Nonis as a GM candidate in Edmonton last night.

We all talk a lot of fun about the Oilers but I think even they wouldn't be that stupid. McDavid would demand a trade that same day.

Probably just Dregs doing his cousin a favour here, right?

 

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Dreger really pushing Dave Nonis as a GM candidate in Edmonton last night.

We all talk a lot of fun about the Oilers but I think even they wouldn't be that stupid. McDavid would demand a trade that same day.

Probably just Dregs doing his cousin a favour here, right?

That's not a bad thing - I'm on the Nonis bandwagon lol

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

That's not a bad thing - I'm on the Nonis bandwagon lol

I think it'd be fucking hilarious but I cannot imagine they're dumb enough to consider it, which makes it a bit funnier to me because that means Dregs is actively trying to get Davey back in a GM chair so he can actually get "scoops".

 

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I think it'd be fucking hilarious but I cannot imagine they're dumb enough to consider it, which makes it a bit funnier to me because that means Dregs is actively trying to get Davey back in a GM chair so he can actually get "scoops".

I wonder about whomever they bring in would have the cajones to say "One condition of taking this job is that Lowe and MacT have to go". Would Katz be willing to agree to that? Based on past history, it's unlikely that would happen.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I wonder about whomever they bring in would have the cajones to say "One condition of taking this job is that Lowe and MacT have to go". Would Katz be willing to agree to that? Based on past history, it's unlikely that would happen.

Only caveat here is if McDavid demands it, they're gone.

He needs to pull out his dick and start throwing it around that place. It's literally the only way anything is going to start to function properly.

 

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Will Oilers brass have the balls to move Draisaitl this off-season? He has an outside chance at 50 goals this season and his stock will likely never be higher than it is right now. This is their chance at getting a top end defenseman along with a couple of very good prospects to start rebuild #4 (or is it #5).

 

[forty_three]

Will Oilers brass have the balls to move Draisaitl this off-season? He has an outside chance at 50 goals this season and his stock will likely never be higher than it is right now. This is their chance at getting a top end defenseman along with a couple of very good prospects to start rebuild #4 (or is it #5).

I will happily send them Sedlak, Wennberg and Milano for Caleb Jones and RNH. Jump start that rebuild.

(I think it's closer to #10).

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Will Oilers brass have the balls to move Draisaitl this off-season? He has an outside chance at 50 goals this season and his stock will likely never be higher than it is right now. This is their chance at getting a top end defenseman along with a couple of very good prospects to start rebuild #4 (or is it #5).

50 goals?!?!?!

I think Drai is the face of the franchise now. The BOLD move is to move McDavid out to make room at 1C for Leon.

Zack Smith
Cody Ceci
2021 2nd

for

Connor McDavid

The Sens will likely get a good prospect and first for McDavid the day before Melnyk has to write his first paycheck.

 

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Wandering in the desert for over 12 years now - Discuss.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Edmonton Oilers every 11 years out of 12. Discuss...

 

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As stated earlier, his stock will never be higher - If the Oilers are serious about getting better, they should serious think about moving the German in the off-season.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

As stated earlier, his stock will never be higher - If the Oilers are serious about getting better, they should serious think about moving the German in the off-season.

I just can't envision, even with a competent general manager, a trade where you give Drai and win on the return. Even if he's not a top ten player in the NHL, he's probably a top 25 one and signed to a good contract (by today's standards) so 1) what does a player like that cost in assets, and 2) who is crazy enough to give that up?

The only team I can think of that might have what it takes is Nashville but I have to think that if they haven't dealt from their blue line wealth by now they're never going to.

 

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I just can't envision, even with a competent general manager, a trade where you give Drai and win on the return. Even if he's not a top ten player in the NHL, he's probably a top 25 one and signed to a good contract (by today's standards) so 1) what does a player like that cost in assets, and 2) who is crazy enough to give that up?

The only team I can think of that might have what it takes is Nashville but I have to think that if they haven't dealt from their blue line wealth by now they're never going to.

I mean, it's an exercise in futility because whomever is the next GM in Edmonton won't be looking to trade Leon. McDavid is untouchable, so who else does that leave with any trade value? RNH I guess, but he's on a great contract.