his point was well thought out....
- hugefemale dog77

Do I sound like Oilers fans when they say that Yakupov is the hardest working player in the NHL, Petry is underrated, Scrivens is a good goalie, RNH is Datsyuk-lite, Pouliot is worth $4M a year, Klefbom is a stud yet when you look at the standings the Oilers are in last place? Something doesn't add up.

Do I sound like Oilers fans when they say that Yakupov is the hardest working player in the NHL, Petry is underrated, Scrivens is a good goalie, RNH is Datsyuk-lite, Pouliot is worth $4M a year, Klefbom is a stud yet when you look at the standings the Oilers are in last place? Something doesn't add up.
- rangerdanger94

Yes.

Lol

Blackhawks?

Where do they look like they could fit another $4 mil winger, especially moving forward?

they signed him just a few months ago and he's been great. His play with RNH-Eberle has us thinking they could split up that top line and have 2 play pushing lines.

not going anywhere

Do I sound like Oilers fans when they say that Yakupov is the hardest working player in the NHL, Petry is underrated, Scrivens is a good goalie, RNH is Datsyuk-lite, Pouliot is worth $4M a year, Klefbom is a stud yet when you look at the standings the Oilers are in last place? Something doesn't add up.
- rangerdanger94

What do the Rangers do best? Overpay and drive up FA prices!

Which I guess is why the bottom feeders in the west all have winning records against the east...
- Iggysbff

Do I sound like Oilers fans when they say that Yakupov is the hardest working player in the NHL, Petry is underrated, Scrivens is a good goalie, RNH is Datsyuk-lite, Pouliot is worth $4M a year, Klefbom is a stud yet when you look at the standings the Oilers are in last place? Something doesn't add up.
- rangerdanger94

We beat your piece of poop team champ

Lol

Blackhawks?

Where do they look like they could fit another $4 mil winger, especially moving forward?
- FourFeathers773

Oilers want a D for him....it makes sense just think about it.

The reason teams the top teams in the West tend to have more points than the top teams in the East is because they get to face the bottom feeders of the West more often and earn free points.
- rangerdanger94

This guy for real ???

This is how Eklund makes his money. Starts a he-said she said that pits Oilers fans against non-Oilers fans.

All those page hits likely aren't ever going to entice me to buy a Dodge Ram, but there's still an elegance in the simplicity of Ek's business plan.

Do I sound like Oilers fans when they say that Yakupov is the hardest working player in the NHL, Petry is underrated, Scrivens is a good goalie, RNH is Datsyuk-lite, Pouliot is worth $4M a year, Klefbom is a stud yet when you look at the standings the Oilers are in last place? Something doesn't add up.
- rangerdanger94

yakupov does work hard.
petry is underrated.

other than that, you're grasping..

the oilers are pretty awful, but theyre a bubble team in the east. and theyre record thus far proves it. theyre in last because they play in the west. this is what we're saying.
certainly not something to be proud of. just is what it is.

The reason teams the top teams in the West tend to have more points than the top teams in the East is because they get to face the bottom feeders of the West more often and earn free points.
- rangerdanger94

Wow. This is as dumb as it gets.

Oilers want a D for him....it makes sense just think about it.
- Nucker101

Seabrooks blog up in 4 hours

This is how Eklund makes his money. Starts a he-said she said that pits Oilers fans against non-Oilers fans.

All those page hits likely aren't ever going to entice me to buy a Dodge Ram, but there's still an elegance in the simplicity of Ek's business plan.
- Morris

What is shocking is how the whole premise is somehow not considered fraud.

Seabrooks blog up in 4 hours
- DDM-Coga

More to come...

yakupov does work hard.
petry is underrated.

other than that, ive never said a word about the rest.

the oilers are pretty bad, but theyre a bubble team in the east. and theyre record thus far proves it
- hugefemale dog77

I've heard someone say something approximately some of these things. But with some major caveats.

I've heard people say Scrivens is NHL calibre...maybe that counts as good?

Pretty sure people talk about a player's playing style a lot with young players. Nuge looks like Datsyuk-lite like Seth Jones looks like Chris Pronger-lite. Playing style =/= talent level.

Same thing with Klef. People call him a stud prospect. World of difference between that and just a stud.

Never actually heard anyone say anything particularly positive about the value of Pouliot's contract.

What is shocking is how the whole premise is somehow not considered fraud.
- Aetherial

as soon as I read the inference to mact not willing to make moves, I knew what we'd soon be reading in the posts.

Existence and truth are two different concepts.
- Morris

Right, but would it not be true from the moment of its existence? Being the first person to point it out doesn't make it original, it was true before it was proposed.

Depends on how you want to look at it I suppose.

We finished 4th last year, 2nd the year before and we're sitting in first.

Claim the West is hard all you want, I don't see the Oilers in a playoff position in the East either.
- ehabs9

Look at the oils record against the west ...a conference which they are the in the bottom of.... Now look at their record against the east ...they just might be a playoff team if they could play there. The oil are built like an eastern team ...which is why they have issues in the west. Id love to swap the oil with Habs in their respective conference ...I'd be willing to bet the oil make it in the east and the Habs miss in the west

Do I sound like Oilers fans when they say that Yakupov is the hardest working player in the NHL, Petry is underrated, Scrivens is a good goalie, RNH is Datsyuk-lite, Pouliot is worth $4M a year, Klefbom is a stud yet when you look at the standings the Oilers are in last place? Something doesn't add up.
- rangerdanger94

Bobby Holik 5 years 45 Mil
Wade Redden 6 years 39 Mil
Brad Richards 9 years 60 Mil
Scott Gomez 7 years 51.5 Mil

Great Work NY

What is shocking is how the whole premise is somehow not considered fraud.
- Aetherial

Claiming that MacT is jerking other GMs around, and listing a series of other teams they may be talking to and implying that one of those GMs thinks MacT is jerking them around is skirting the edge of libel, isn't it?

I've heard someone say something approximately some of these things. But with some major caveats.

I've heard people say Scrivens is NHL calibre...maybe that counts as good?

Pretty sure people talk about a player's playing style a lot with young players. Nuge looks like Datsyuk-lite like Seth Jones looks like Chris Pronger-lite. Playing style =/= talent level.

Same thing with Klef. People call him a stud prospect. World of difference between that and just a stud.

Never actually heard anyone say anything particularly positive about the value of Pouliot's contract.
- Morris

you're wrecking everything. exaggeration drives ones point home further.

and while exaggeration is one thing; the last one is just flat out made up.
nobody has ever said "pouliot at 4 mil long term!! YES!!"

Bobby Holik 5 years 45 Mil
Wade Redden 6 years 39 Mil
Brad Richards 9 years 60 Mil
Scott Gomez 7 years 51.5 Mil

Great Work NY
- VanHockeyGuy

9 mil a year for ole Bobby is a steal in his defense

Claiming that MacT is jerking other GMs around, and listing a series of other teams they may be talking to and implying that one of those GMs thinks MacT is jerking them around is skirting the edge of libel, isn't it?
- Morris

- Cheeseballin

Everytime I see this I laugh