The only thing that is going to make this team watchable is talent.
- buffalofan19

and topless ice girls

If I were him I would wait a few years to make a push for a GM job. Get out of the awful nuclear waste that was Darcy's shadow.
- Stripes77

Hey you know with a new GM comes the need to make a splash I'm the draft and ufa day. I don't think I'm alone in my excitement for the summer to get here.

and topless ice girls
- IndianaSabresFan

I consider that to be talent.

Lets see we got Ott,Hodgie, on some nights Ennis and Myers when he jumps up in the plays and a number one Goalie who by the way why is he still here ? That's about it right now
- buffalo 1

and we had Tropp.. his ten minutes every night were magical

Hey you know with a new GM comes the need to make a splash I'm the draft and ufa day. I don't think I'm alone in my excitement for the summer to get here.
- TheSabresTaco

We are going to have 2 top 5 picks this year somehow. You heard it here first!

Yea. But not really one with his resume.
- Mentalorgasm5

I dont think that always translates to success in the NHL

Allot of it is finding a shared team vision who can also gather a good supporting cast around him. There are lots of successful scouts, GMs, coaches that start with average or even no resume. There are some who are just damn good at what they do too...I dont think Dudley is a bad GM but I dont care that hes not going to be ours as there are promising alternatives that we know of.

I consider that to be talent.
- buffalofan19

the good ones are..

Lets see we got Ott,Hodgie, on some nights Ennis and Myers when he jumps up in the plays and a number one Goalie who by the way why is he still here ? That's about it right now
- buffalo 1

Off topic, but Myers in the Nolan era is pretty tots.

and we had Tropp.. his ten minutes every night were magical
- IndianaSabresFan

I like watching McNabb lay hits every now and then...also like watching Pysyk make moves in his own zone and watching his development.

Off topic, but Myers in the Nolan era is pretty tots.
- TheSabresTaco

he is tater tots..

but yes he has been much better

Aren't the bigger knocks on Edmonton their lack of Defense, their large amount of young players, etc? I don't see how the scout is such a key factor in them being so bad. It's not like he's making the pick, he's presenting information to the team. Sure, he may be trying to push certain players he's scouted, but no one knows the players that may be, I'd assume.

Just a meh move. I'm more bothered they did such a hire when there's no GM. Why add to the staff when the GM should be able to come in and do those hires.
- stashu

You guys aren't looking back far enough on the Oilers to understand.

Prendergast hasn't been around for this rebuild. But he was a huge factor in why we had to do it and and why the cupboards were so bare that all of our young guys were automatically our top players.

During his tenure as head scout we had 2 out of 10 first round picks work out. And his time as assistant gm was bad as well.

That is why the Oilers needed to go full rebuild.

You look at teams like San Jose and others where they have new blood that they drafted in the first round added to their team seemingly every year. That's how you get depth. We've had absolutely zero depth. And that's why its taking a while to build it. Our d prospects are coming. They just take more time.

IMO its a terrible move to hire him....

Foligno still has trade value if it came to that point. But like it has been brought up numerous times here his last name is Foligno and he is soooooooooooo dreamy BLAH
- Stripes77

Really.This guy should be sitting on the bench.IMO he has the most reason to want to be here.Who wouldn't want to skate in their own hometown with the same team you grew up watching ? Guy has zero reason not to be skating his ass off and hitting everything that moves.People rag on Kaleta but he gave his heart and soul and always acted like her wanted to play for the fans and the team.

I like watching McNabb lay hits every now and then...also like watching Pysyk make moves in his own zone and watching his development.
- SiloCity

If all people wanted was hustle we should have kept Gerbe and thrown him on a line with Zem and ennis.. running around with no results.

Could this be the sign of something bigger to come ? I'm going to the ub game Friday, tailgating at like 9:00 in the am then off to the sabres game after. Should be fun.

Off topic kinda but this is top on r/hockey now

Captioned "more than a game"

http://i.imgur.com/jQclcFl.jpg

love seeing guys make impacts off the ice

this and many other reasons make me love the NHL above all the other pro leagues

I know most players are involved in charity but recently Ive seen allot of activity by Hodgson getting involved....

Dudley is far better at the role of "man behind the curtain". Plus, he tends to wear out his welcome way too quickly for my taste. I'd rather go in a complete different direction.
- buffalofan19

Canadiens Montréal ‏@CanadiensMTL 13m

Canadiens announced today a contract extension for assistant general manager Rick Dudley.

so, pegula didnt step up and pay $$ Dudley more money to lure him to buffalo.
he would of been perfect for the sabres..

Off topic kinda but this is top on r/hockey now

Captioned "more than a game"

http://i.imgur.com/jQclcFl.jpg

love seeing guys make impacts off the ice

this and many other reasons make me love the NHL above all the other pro leagues

I know most players are involved in charity but recently Ive seen allot of activity by Hodgson getting involved....
- SiloCity

Notice the coach in the background? Coaches don't get paid nor have any mandates to be there. He is there on his own. That is awesome

so, pegula didnt step up and pay $$ Dudley more money to lure him to buffalo.
he would of been perfect for the sabres..
- Jurco_28

I think thats debatable

so, pegula didnt step up and pay $$ Dudley more money to lure him to buffalo.
he would of been perfect for the sabres..
- Jurco_28

I highly doubt it had anything to do with money. I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to stay in Montreal and asked Patty to call to get permission to get some extra cash in his pocket

Off topic kinda but this is top on r/hockey now

Captioned "more than a game"

http://i.imgur.com/jQclcFl.jpg

love seeing guys make impacts off the ice

this and many other reasons make me love the NHL above all the other pro leagues

I know most players are involved in charity but recently Ive seen allot of activity by Hodgson getting involved....
- SiloCity

"his dad made him do it" said the canucks troll.

You guys aren't looking back far enough on the Oilers to understand.

Prendergast hasn't been around for this rebuild. But he was a huge factor in why we had to do it and and why the cupboards were so bare that all of our young guys were automatically our top players.

During his tenure as head scout we had 2 out of 10 first round picks work out. And his time as assistant gm was bad as well.

That is why the Oilers needed to go full rebuild.

You look at teams like San Jose and others where they have new blood that they drafted in the first round added to their team seemingly every year. That's how you get depth. We've had absolutely zero depth. And that's why its taking a while to build it. Our d prospects are coming. They just take more time.

IMO its a terrible move to hire him....
- Iggysbff

This teams issue s are with an owner who hasn't a clue about running a sports franchise and his moves are getting worst in my opinion.

so, pegula didnt step up and pay $$ Dudley more money to lure him to buffalo.
he would of been perfect for the sabres..
- Jurco_28

Maybe he just didn't want to come to Buffalo. That's what it sounds like. Why take over a crappy team when you have a nice spot on the Canadiens management team.

Notice the coach in the background? Coaches don't get paid nor have any mandates to be there. He is there on his own. That is awesome
- Simple

That's because Z is great and everyone should know it.

Off topic kinda but this is top on r/hockey now

Captioned "more than a game"

http://i.imgur.com/jQclcFl.jpg

love seeing guys make impacts off the ice

this and many other reasons make me love the NHL above all the other pro leagues

I know most players are involved in charity but recently Ive seen allot of activity by Hodgson getting involved....
- SiloCity

Ive said it once Ive said it a million times. Hockey players as a group do more charity work and are the most down to earth athletes on the planet.

Vanek went out of his way numerous times (my little cousin is a cancer survivor). He took him and his buddies to a game they had a sleep over in the players lounge. Vanek actually stayed until about 2 am.

The only other players that seem to do that sort of thing are kickers in football. Brian Moorman especially has don't a lot in this area at Roswell.