Comedy gold out of Edmonton

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Never gets old lol

 

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Every. Single. Year.

 

[mooger_35]

LOL

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I feel like the Oilers legit had a good off-season. If Campbell holds I have them second in the west behind the Avs.

So trading Puljujarvi to make room for Virtanen would just be so delightful.

 

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I feel like the Oilers legit had a good off-season. If Campbell holds I have them second in the west behind the Avs.

So trading Puljujarvi to make room for Virtanen would just be so delightful.

I think the Oilers are getting drunk on feel-good kool-aid over their playoff victory over the Flames when in reality the Flames played terrible against them and two key players for the Flames (Gaudreau and Tkachuk) only showed up for one game in that series (that being the 9-6 win) and were basically no-shows for the rest of the series. Every break that could have gone their way indeed went their way (Markstrom forgetting how to play goal, Tanev out of the lineup, the Coleman no-goal that we all know was a goal). We'll see if the Oilers are actually better this season, but I wouldn't be betting the farm on Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner as my goaltending duo.

 

[esls79]

I think the Oilers are getting drunk on feel-good kool-aid over their playoff victory over the Flames when in reality the Flames played terrible against them and two key players for the Flames (Gaudreau and Tkachuk) only showed up for one game in that series (that being the 9-6 win) and were basically no-shows for the rest of the series. Every break that could have gone their way indeed went their way (Markstrom forgetting how to play goal, Tanev out of the lineup, the Coleman no-goal that we all know was a goal). We'll see if the Oilers are actually better this season, but I wouldn't be betting the farm on Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner as my goaltending duo.

I would bet the sod and cucumber farm only if Curtis Sanford is the goalie coach. He’s not their coach, is he?

 

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I would bet the sod and cucumber farm only if Curtis Sanford is the goalie coach. He’s not their coach, is he?

He's coaching the Leafs goalies this season.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I think the Oilers are getting drunk on feel-good kool-aid over their playoff victory over the Flames when in reality the Flames played terrible against them and two key players for the Flames (Gaudreau and Tkachuk) only showed up for one game in that series (that being the 9-6 win) and were basically no-shows for the rest of the series. Every break that could have gone their way indeed went their way (Markstrom forgetting how to play goal, Tanev out of the lineup, the Coleman no-goal that we all know was a goal). We'll see if the Oilers are actually better this season, but I wouldn't be betting the farm on Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner as my goaltending duo.

Probably but they are a team that, right now, can roll 3 good lines, have a good 2nd pair if Bouchard takes another step, and a good starter if Good Campbell shows up.

They still have Ceci as 1RD and Barrie in their lineup which isn't good but even if Campbell isn't as good as he was at his best in Toronto he can still probably be good enough for Edmonton to keep outscoring their problems and Holland has picks and prospects now to make a deadline pickup or two.

Most of their western opposition from last season got worse this summer. Kings and Canucks might be able to take a step forward but the Kings don't have a good goalie and the Canucks' blue line is basically held together by very expensive scotch tape. I think it'd take an absolute disaster for Edmonton to not run the table during the regular season at least.

 

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Probably but they are a team that, right now, can roll 3 good lines, have a good 2nd pair if Bouchard takes another step, and a good starter if Good Campbell shows up.

They still have Ceci as 1RD and Barrie in their lineup which isn't good but even if Campbell isn't as good as he was at his best in Toronto he can still probably be good enough for Edmonton to keep outscoring their problems and Holland has picks and prospects now to make a deadline pickup or two.

Most of their western opposition from last season got worse this summer. Kings and Canucks might be able to take a step forward but the Kings don't have a good goalie and the Canucks' blue line is basically held together by very expensive scotch tape. I think it'd take an absolute disaster for Edmonton to not run the table during the regular season at least.

Oh I agree, barring McDavid getting hurt and missing significant time, there's no way they miss the playoffs. I also think the Kings and Canucks will certainly be better this season, a full season of Bruce has me thinking that Vancouver will be in the hunt for 2nd or 3rd place in the Pacific. Not sure about the Flames, they could finish anywhere from 1st place to 4th in the Pacific, Weegar will help out the defense, can Hubi and Kadri replace the points that Johnny and Matthew put up? I think that's a tall order.

 

[esls79]

He's coaching the Leafs goalies this season.

No shit.

Plan the parade for reals then.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Dang.

 

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Dang.

I wonder how Jesse feels being lumped together with a guy who faced trial on sexual assault charges earlier this year. Spector just can't help being a total hack.

 

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He's the best hockey player in the world, but certainly not the brightest...

 

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There's a possibility that this twitter account is a Flames fan posing as an Oilers fan (nope, not me lol)

 

[mattola]

There's a possibility that this twitter account is a Flames fan posing as an Oilers fan (nope, not me lol)

That account is incredibly over the top

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

In short, Edmonton trades for Kane, pays nothing in return and there's a cap hit on his former team who's a division rival.

Edmonton wins.

 

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Seriously, why does this guy always look so awkward in photos?

 

[KennyBanyeah]

There's a possibility that this twitter account is a Flames fan posing as an Oilers fan (nope, not me lol)

Wayne'll drink to this!!