Been refuted...many many times...bye bye
- OilHorse

but it is yet to be seen if they can be a contender while signing the untouchable players and bringing in the depth to contend without have quality depth draft choices.

How many years in a row you drafted first?? Or top 5 for that matter?
- soad_live

3?

Closest is Sam Gagner @ #6 in '07

Next Question?

3?

Closest is Sam Gagner @ #6 in '07

Next Question?
- OilHorse

who is the last oiler to win rookie of the year honours?

I agree, but the names Clouts has been throwing out there are better than Richards. He made the case for Ovi and Weber and proceeded to mention average names.
- fudd1689

He also said in the OV thread that it was not gonna happen. You forgot to mention this...or take it into consideration.

individual trophies .... yeah.
- derm10

I know it was tough to grasp it but...If you don't win a trophy you are not a star?

I know it was tough to grasp it but...If you don't win a trophy you are not a star?
- OilHorse

i wouldn;t say that.... but ur entitled to ur opinion

my bad.... I wouldn't be opposed to the Oilers picking up Eller
- Reveen

I know. Eller for Klefbom?

who is the last oiler to win rookie of the year honours?
- derm10

Still going at it hey

Trade anyone on your top 6. Your team is not balanced. You need a number one goaltender. You need a true number one defenseman and you need more grit on the top 6.

You need good veterans to teach young guns how to become veterans.

You won't adress your needs with Paajarvi or other prospects.

Get use to it or suck for 5 years. Oilers need to be good now because they will not afford to sign all your top six in 2-3 years.
- soad_live

This is IT! THIS is the post that sums up everything perfectly. He is 100% impartial and he is 100% correct.

but it is yet to be seen if they can be a contender while signing the untouchable players and bringing in the depth to contend without have quality depth draft choices.
- derm10

It has yet to be seen because they are still in the middle of the rebuild.

Remember, this team started it's rebuild when they picked Hall, that was their first ever first overall. Hall has not even exited his ELC yet.

This team is rebuilding not just the Oilers, but the while organization. They got their own AHL franchise, they have been stocking the prospect pool.

The basic mandate is to build this team from within with as many home grown players as possible and when the core is done tweak around them.

They are only starting to get to the tweak stage. The problem with people like you is that you expect final answers when the questions have not been finalized yet.

This is IT! THIS is the post that sums up everything perfectly. He is 100% impartial and he is 100% correct.
- JLO961

He is 100% wrong.

who is the last oiler to win rookie of the year honours?
- derm10

Why does that award matter?

i wouldn;t say that.... but ur entitled to ur opinion
- derm10

That was a question...I answered yours, so answer mine.

It has yet to be seen because they are still in the middle of the rebuild.

Remember, this team started it's rebuild when they picked Hall, that was their first ever first overall. Hall has not even exited his ELC yet.

This team is rebuilding not just the Oilers, but the while organization. They got their own AHL franchise, they have been stocking the prospect pool.

The basic mandate is to build this team from within with as many home grown players as possible and when the core is done tweak around them.

They are only starting to get to the tweak stage. The problem with people like you is that you expect final answers when the questions have not been finalized yet.
- OilHorse

ur ahl team is on the outside looking in.... doesn;t say much about the depth drafting this organization done during the rebuild.

That's debatable, but i don't see a single young gun being as defensively responsible as Galchenyuk. That being said, are you the kind of guy that say Yakupov is better than Galchenyuk?

If so, no nedd to argue here because that will never be the case.
- soad_live

one of the most ignorant comments I've ever seen. Talk about homerism. Look Gally's great, but I wouldn't take him over any of RNH, Hall, Eberle, or Yak. Their potentials are far greater then Gally's.

one of the most ignorant comments I've ever seen. Talk about homerism. Look Gally's great, but I wouldn't take him over any of RNH, Hall, Eberle, or Yak. Their potentials are far greater then Gally's.
- TheNugeIsHuge

one of the most ignorant comments i've ever seen.

yea ur right... i feel so bad for edmonton because no on wants to play there..... get over urselfs ..... they don't wanna play there cause they don't see the management doing a good job.... any team that is at the bottom of the standings has to over pay for ufa's.
- derm10

haha who wants to play in MON? EDM attracted Justin Schultz as a UFA. MON just overpaid Prust as a UFA. Wonder who's more appealing. Whaat a joke. #vivelaseparation

haha who wants to play in MON? EDM attracted Justin Schultz as a UFA. MON just overpaid Prust as a UFA. Wonder who's more appealing. Whaat a joke. #vivelaseparation
- TheNugeIsHuge

edmonton would be better off overpaying players like prust.... they need more of that type of player.

ok well i will restate it for u.. edmonton will not be able to afford their top 6 and be a contender.
- derm10

well I believe otherwise. Montreal will not be a cup contender for the next decade

well I believe otherwise. Montreal will not be a cup contender for the next decade
- TheNugeIsHuge

why is that?

How many years in a row you drafted first?? Or top 5 for that matter?
- soad_live

MON was 1 spot ahead of EDM last year. Get your little womanly french heads out of your asses.

ur ahl team is on the outside looking in.... doesn;t say much about the depth drafting this organization done during the rebuild.
- derm10

I know I wrote a lot but you missed the main point...When it started.

Do you need to hold your breath while you read because you cannot muti-task to that degree?

MON was 1 spot ahead of EDM last year. Get your little womanly french heads out of your asses.
- TheNugeIsHuge

and where are they this year? are u just mad cause montreal can turn it around faster then edmonton?

why is that?
- derm10

Subban and Diaz are good, but it's not gonna get done with Markov, Emelin, Bouillon and Gorges. They'll either have to sign big name UFA (no one wants to play in montreal) or draft high and well. Montreal's doing more of the Flames system

and where are they this year? are u just mad cause montreal can turn it around faster then edmonton?
- derm10

You are such an Oiler expert so you must know how slow our GM moves....