Comedy gold out of Edmonton

[jstewismybastardson]

Maybe the Oilers just have lousy timing - Imagine if they would have had their three consecutive first round picks in '07 through '09.

2013 Nathan MacKinnon
2012 Nail Yakupov
2011 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2010 Taylor Hall
2009 Brayden Chien
2008 Luke Chien
2007 Kyle Turris
2006 Erik Johnson
2005 Sidney Crosby
2004 Alexander Ovechkin
2003 Marc-Andre Fleury
2002 Rick Nash
2001 Ilya Kovalchuk

let me take a stab at it

 

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let me take a stab at it

woof!

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I shouldnt have buried Turris like that ,,, replace him with Thomas Hickey

 

[forty_three]

Maybe the Oilers just have lousy timing - Imagine if they would have had their three consecutive first round picks in '07 through '09.

2013 Nathan MacKinnon
2012 Nail Yakupov
2011 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2010 Taylor Hall
2009 John Tavares
2008 Steven Stamkos
2007 Patrick Kane
2006 Erik Johnson
2005 Sidney Crosby
2004 Alexander Ovechkin
2003 Marc-Andre Fleury
2002 Rick Nash
2001 Ilya Kovalchuk

Actually, they could have had Kane in '07 but they won their last game of the season (a meaningless game) against the Flames and finished out of the lottery that year (back in '07, the bottom five teams were the only teams eligible to pick #1). That put Chicago into the lottery and they won it and selected Kane. The Oilers at pick #6 took Sam Gagner.

You're right. It's timing. If only there was a stud top-tier Dman available when they took ANY of those picks. Like, say someone who is currently 20 years old but viewed as a leader and on a seven game point streak. That could be JUST what they need.



Bonus if he can hit a forward with a pass out of the zone right on the tape through FOUR opposing players. Across three lines and the width of the ice.

BUT WHERE DO YOU GET A GUY LIKE THAT? HOW?

 

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I've said it before but it bears repeating - It's best when it's dripping with sarcasm.

 

[DragonfromTO]

Maybe the Oilers just have lousy timing - Imagine if they would have had their three consecutive first round picks in '07 through '09.

2013 Nathan MacKinnon
2012 Nail Yakupov
2011 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2010 Taylor Hall
2009 John Tavares
2008 Steven Stamkos
2007 Patrick Kane
2006 Erik Johnson
2005 Sidney Crosby
2004 Alexander Ovechkin
2003 Marc-Andre Fleury
2002 Rick Nash
2001 Ilya Kovalchuk

Actually, they could have had Kane in '07 but they won their last game of the season (a meaningless game) against the Flames and finished out of the lottery that year (back in '07, the bottom five teams were the only teams eligible to pick #1). That put Chicago into the lottery and they won it and selected Kane. The Oilers at pick #6 took Sam Gagner.

The trick is that once you add a player like Kane, Stamkos or Tavares you make it a lot more difficult to get the #1 pick the next year. And the 3rd year becomes even more difficult.

 

[mooger_35]

The trick is that once you add a player like Kane, Stamkos or Tavares you make it a lot more difficult to get the #1 pick the next year. And the 3rd year becomes even more difficult.

I have faith in the Oilers ability to fail their way to a top pick under any circumstances.

 

[forty_three]

I've said it before but it bears repeating - It's best when it's dripping with sarcasm.

*throws Jersey at dash*

I'M SERIOUS! LOWE IS THE VICTIM HERE! THE VICTIM OF TIMING!

 

[mooger_35]

*throws Jersey at dash*

"That’s about as bad as it gets for me... I have great sympathy. I understand. I respect their fans. But that's a bunch of bull crap for me… “You guys are in our room. You see the creed up on the wall. The one thing that stands out in big huge letters is I am never out of the fight. And whoever threw that jersey onto the ice, they're out. They've given up. They're a quitter. We don't want that here." - Dallas Eakins

 

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Anaheim has 44 points at home, and 37 points on the road. The Oilers have 36 points total.

 

[mattola]

Anaheim has 44 points at home, and 37 points on the road. The Oilers have 36 points total.

can I tweet that wow

 

[Cobiemonster]

Oilers lookin' good tonight

 

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Oilers lookin' good tonight

Another Oilers jersey thrown on the ice - Sportsnet.ca

 

[mattola]

Another Oilers jersey thrown on the ice - Sportsnet.ca

I kinda liked the way Eakins took it both him and the trainer cradled it with respect he's going to try to use that but that team won't respond

 

[dash]

Matty, I'm also hearing that people caught chanting negative things about Lowe or the Oilers are being told to either stop it or they'll be ejected from the building. I know Edmonton is known as the Siberia of the NHL, but I didn't realize they were also employing Soviet types of bullying at Rexall Place.

 

[mattola]

Matty, I'm also hearing that people caught chanting negative things about Lowe or the Oilers are being told to either stop it or they'll be ejected from the building. I know Edmonton is known as the Siberia of the NHL, but I didn't realize they were also employing Soviet types of bullying at Rexall Place.

Wow and you know I believe it

I got bullied at gm place (I won big time) so I know it's very possible

 

[Cobiemonster]

Another Oilers jersey thrown on the ice - Sportsnet.ca

lol at the jersey number

 

[mattola]

lol at the jersey number

Is that anson carter

 

[Cobiemonster]

Is that anson carter

Or Anton Belov, or Tom Gilbert

 

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Eakins has nobody to blame but himself for a second jersey being tossed onto the ice. Instead of trying to re-engage the first fan who threw his jersey with phrases such as "I'm as frustrated as he is" and "It's my job to fix this so that our fans can be proud of this team", he instead pulls out "That's a bunch of bullcrap" and "That fan is a quitter". Of course, it's no surprise considering the arrogance that flows from the top down in the Oilers organization.