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Forums :: Blog World :: Matt Henderson: G61 Oilers vs Kings: On Chiarelli's Presser, Cap Space, and my Ghost
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Lemmewinks
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 02.05.2015

Feb 24 @ 3:13 PM ET
Yeah, he plays tough and physical for sure.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen him drop the gloves, but just judging on his character and the way he plays, I don’t think it has necessarily has anything to Do with being too shy to do so.

- HB77

He's dropped the gloves a couple times to stick up for teammates but I wouldn't say he actively goes looking to fight
HB77
Edmonton Oilers
Location: PC is a genius for drafting mcdavid
Joined: 02.20.2007

Feb 24 @ 3:15 PM ET
He's dropped the gloves a couple times to stick up for teammates but I wouldn't say he actively goes looking to fight
- Lemmewinks

Can’t remember specifically, but yeah this Sounds about right.
Lemmewinks
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 02.05.2015

Feb 24 @ 3:16 PM ET
Rattie called up... another trade coming?
Also sexera activated
DeflatedPucks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: NYC, NY
Joined: 04.29.2016

Feb 24 @ 3:35 PM ET
Rattie called up... another trade coming?
Also sexera activated

- Lemmewinks


goddamn
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Feb 24 @ 4:17 PM ET
goddamn
- DeflatedPucks


You know you want him. All it’ll cost you is Sheary. We’ll give Vegas the 3rd from the Davidson trade to eat the salary.
OilHead1989
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Oil Country, NT
Joined: 07.10.2010

Feb 24 @ 4:23 PM ET
U mean just accept that the team was gutted and even the future is a question mark now?

I mean sure, if you’re saying Fuk it and just accept it, that’s cool.

But yeah, personally, watching hall destroy it and thinking wherr my fav team should be pisses me off and I don’t want just accept it. At least until pc is fired

- HB77



Seriously? Future is a question mark now? Wtf dude we have Mcdavid
MaximumBone
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 06.15.2012

Feb 24 @ 4:26 PM ET
Seriously? Future is a question mark now? Wtf dude we have Mcdavid
- OilHead1989

We've also had McDavid this year and yet...
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Feb 24 @ 4:28 PM ET
We've also had McDavid this year and yet...
- MaximumBone


And this is why we drink too much.
OilHead1989
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Oil Country, NT
Joined: 07.10.2010

Feb 24 @ 4:29 PM ET
We've also had McDavid this year and yet...
- MaximumBone



Yea I know this season has been miserably disgusting, but calling our future a question mark now? We’ve got 2 elite centres down the middle who wouldn’t want that? Nurse coming into his own. We just need to firgure out these wingers. What killed us is our special teams this year🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Lemmewinks
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 02.05.2015

Feb 24 @ 4:42 PM ET
Yea I know this season has been miserably disgusting, but calling our future a question mark now? We’ve got 2 elite centres down the middle who wouldn’t want that? Nurse coming into his own. We just need to firgure out these wingers. What killed us is our special teams this year🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
- OilHead1989

Need a PP qb on the point and some speedy wingers that can pk
walkdogg
Joined: 07.06.2014

Feb 24 @ 4:50 PM ET
Justin Shultz? Taylor Hall? Jordan Eberle?
HB77
Edmonton Oilers
Location: PC is a genius for drafting mcdavid
Joined: 02.20.2007

Feb 24 @ 5:13 PM ET
Seriously? Future is a question mark now? Wtf dude we have Mcdavid
- OilHead1989



Yeah we have mcdavid now. Having a good season. And we’re in 26th place

Do u just say random sh1t assuming it makes sense ?
Flamin_Irishmin
Calgary Flames
Location: Victoria B.C., BC
Joined: 09.15.2015

Feb 24 @ 5:15 PM ET
Justin Shultz? Taylor Hall? Jordan Eberle?
- walkdogg

Now your just being mean..
HB77
Edmonton Oilers
Location: PC is a genius for drafting mcdavid
Joined: 02.20.2007

Feb 24 @ 5:18 PM ET
Yea I know this season has been miserably disgusting, but calling our future a question mark now? We’ve got 2 elite centres down the middle who wouldn’t want that? Nurse coming into his own. We just need to firgure out these wingers. What killed us is our special teams this year🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
- OilHead1989

We’ve got 2 elite centres now . Both having good seasons.
And nurse playing well now.
And we’re in 26th place.

U talk like “just figuring out the wingers” is foregone.
We don’t have many assets and are cap strapped, and our gm has lost every major trade he’s made. Our only real way out with high end talent is assuming puju and yam turn into true bonafide scorers. Neither are sure things.

Now it’s possible we improve through some shrewd signings, but don’t think for a second that’ll be easy with the cap issues we have.
Looking at everything, the only rational conclusion is that chiarelli has not only put a flawed product on the ice now, even the future is a total question mark. And elite contender is way off.


Aside from your entire flawed argument based on assumptions and conjecture, you also felt the same way about this season while a small group of people were able to identify huge potential problems. And you were wrong. Very wrong
MaximumBone
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 06.15.2012

Feb 24 @ 5:19 PM ET
Yea I know this season has been miserably disgusting, but calling our future a question mark now? We’ve got 2 elite centres down the middle who wouldn’t want that? Nurse coming into his own. We just need to firgure out these wingers. What killed us is our special teams this year🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
- OilHead1989

Trust me when I say I'm not all doom and gloom; there's a few really simple fixes that'll solve most of what ails the team. I just don't think this management team or coaching staff have the wherewithal to make the necessary adjustments.
Flamin_Irishmin
Calgary Flames
Location: Victoria B.C., BC
Joined: 09.15.2015

Feb 24 @ 5:22 PM ET


Yeah we have mcdavid now. Having a good season. And we’re in 26th place

Do u just say random sh1t assuming it makes sense ?

- HB77

I don't think he understands hockey is a team sport, spends most his time watching golf and tennis.

Plus I love the fact that the year he picked in his name is the same one the glorious Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup.
HB77
Edmonton Oilers
Location: PC is a genius for drafting mcdavid
Joined: 02.20.2007

Feb 24 @ 5:24 PM ET
I don't think he understands hockey is a team sport, spends most his time watching golf and tennis.

Plus I love the fact that the year he picked in his name is the same one the glorious Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup.

- Flamin_Irishmin

But but but we’ve got Connor mcdavid !!

Yeah I know. Dude is all world. Probably the best player I’ve ever seen. And we’re still a bottom feeder. That’s how bad we are right now.

Call it what u like, but this a fact
OilHead1989
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Oil Country, NT
Joined: 07.10.2010

Feb 24 @ 5:27 PM ET
We’ve got 2 elite centres now . Both having good seasons.
And nurse playing well now.
And we’re in 26th place.

U talk like “just figuring out the wingers” is foregone.
We don’t have many assets and are cap strapped, and our gm has lost every major trade he’s made. Our only real way out with high end talent is assuming puju and yam turn into true bonafide scorers. Neither are sure things.

Now it’s possible we improve through some shrewd signings, but don’t think for a second that’ll be easy with the cap issues we have.
Looking at everything, the only rational conclusion is that chiarelli has not only put a flawed product on the ice now, even the future is a total question mark. And elite contender is way off.


Aside from your entire flawed argument based on assumptions and conjecture, you also felt the same way about this season while a small group of people were able to identify huge potential problems. And you were wrong. Very wrong

- HB77



McDavid
OilHead1989
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Oil Country, NT
Joined: 07.10.2010

Feb 24 @ 5:28 PM ET
But but but we’ve got Connor mcdavid !!

Yeah I know. Dude is all world. Probably the best player I’ve ever seen. And we’re still a bottom feeder. That’s how bad we are right now.

Call it what u like, but this a fact

- HB77



McDavid
Flamin_Irishmin
Calgary Flames
Location: Victoria B.C., BC
Joined: 09.15.2015

Feb 24 @ 5:40 PM ET
Trust me when I say I'm not all doom and gloom; there's a few really simple fixes that'll solve most of what ails the team. I just don't think this management team or coaching staff have the wherewithal to make the necessary adjustments.
- MaximumBone

I don't know about "a few really simple fixes" but yes, a competent management team would do you wonders.

Your centre depth is excellent, a true 1-2-3 up the middle as good as anybodys in the league.

Your wingers are average at best.

You've got 4x #3-4 defencemen, and whatever's left.

And a good starting goaltender.

You need to add three top 6 wingers and 2 top pairing defencemen and your back in the race for the most part.

If 5 really good players is a "few" to you, it's "more than a few" to me.

Can be done, but not with Chia.
Flamin_Irishmin
Calgary Flames
Location: Victoria B.C., BC
Joined: 09.15.2015

Feb 24 @ 5:42 PM ET
But but but we’ve got Connor mcdavid !!

Yeah I know. Dude is all world. Probably the best player I’ve ever seen. And we’re still a bottom feeder. That’s how bad we are right now.

Call it what u like, but this a fact

- HB77

See my newest comment.

Btw, how are you today buddy?! Beautiful day here on the island!
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Feb 24 @ 5:43 PM ET
We’ve got 2 elite centres now . Both having good seasons.
And nurse playing well now.
And we’re in 26th place.


U talk like “just figuring out the wingers” is foregone.
We don’t have many assets and are cap strapped, and our gm has lost every major trade he’s made. Our only real way out with high end talent is assuming puju and yam turn into true bonafide scorers. Neither are sure things.

Now it’s possible we improve through some shrewd signings, but don’t think for a second that’ll be easy with the cap issues we have.
Looking at everything, the only rational conclusion is that chiarelli has not only put a flawed product on the ice now, even the future is a total question mark. And elite contender is way off.


Aside from your entire flawed argument based on assumptions and conjecture, you also felt the same way about this season while a small group of people were able to identify huge potential problems. And you were wrong. Very wrong

- HB77


*sigh*

HB77
Edmonton Oilers
Location: PC is a genius for drafting mcdavid
Joined: 02.20.2007

Feb 24 @ 5:49 PM ET
I don't know about "a few really simple fixes" but yes, a competent management team would do you wonders.

Your centre depth is excellent, a true 1-2-3 up the middle as good as anybodys in the league.

Your wingers are average at best.

Way below average. League worst In scoring I think

You've got 4x #3-4 defencemen, and whatever's left.

I think we could really use a true stud top pairing guy. I’d kill for an Oel type. And I’d dangle Oscar and our first to get it. But with a bounce back from Oscar and sekera, there’s a chance we could be adequate again like we were in 2016. Basically saying it’s gonna be tough to do, so there might be a way we can be competitive without getting one .

And a good starting goaltender.

You need to add three top 6 wingers and 2 top pairing defencemen and your back in the race for the most part.

Personally I think some moves around the roster could do it.
-A bonafide scoring top 6 winger. A really good one. Our biggest need imo. And it’s gonna be tough to get with our dearth of assets.
-A couple of guys with Some speed and two way play in our bottom 6 (maybe one of em a middle 6 tweener)
- a top pairing defender



If 5 really good players is a "few" to you, it's "more than a few" to me.

Can be done, but not with Chia.

- Flamin_Irishmin

Chia has done enough damage. It can’t be him. I’m scared he’s gonna throw a haiku Mary to save his job and Fuk us even worse
HB77
Edmonton Oilers
Location: PC is a genius for drafting mcdavid
Joined: 02.20.2007

Feb 24 @ 5:52 PM ET
*sigh*


- Wildschwein



Yep . I hear that often. And it sucks. Can’t even say Connor or leon or nuge are having down years. They were/are all having good to great seasons. ->26th


Went up the local mtn this morning after a blizzard here in van and tweaked an old knee injury abit.
So I’m with ya on that one bud. 3 caesars deep
OilHead1989
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Oil Country, NT
Joined: 07.10.2010

Feb 24 @ 5:54 PM ET
Chia has done enough damage. It can’t be him. I’m scared he’s gonna throw a haiku Mary to save his job and Fuk us even worse
- HB77



trading our 1st rounder and worried about our future?
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