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GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e
Joined: 04.30.2011

Jun 25 @ 2:31 AM ET
The tweets from Nail are hilarious.

"OMG Oilers fans like GPS!"

"No sushi. Everything closed!"

"A&W..so good food!"
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Jun 25 @ 2:31 AM ET
Gold diggin sluts... Too funny
- hugefemale dog77


Hopefully he turns down Jessica Welch when she eventually crosses his path. She collects hockey players like I used to collect hockey cards.
mochoson
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Josi is the most overrated player in the nhl. He isnt even close to a top ten. - James_Tanner, NJ
Joined: 02.28.2009

Jun 25 @ 2:33 AM ET
and crosby will likely lead the team in hits if that is the case though
- stayinthefnnet


Harrington?
deks1
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 02.13.2012

Jun 25 @ 2:34 AM ET
The tweets from Nail are hilarious.

"OMG Oilers fans like GPS!"

"No sushi. Everything closed!"

"A&W..so good food!"

- GuyLaDouche


I wonder who he's hanging out with here in EDM.
GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e
Joined: 04.30.2011

Jun 25 @ 2:35 AM ET
I wonder who he's hanging out with here in EDM.
- deks1

Zharkov. He's on twitter as well. His English seems slightly better.
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Jun 25 @ 2:36 AM ET
Harrington?
- mochoson

haha i like harrington, and if he pans out i think he can be a nice defensive player. although i dont think he will be mistaken for pronger anytime soon haha. the pens do have a nice stable of young defensive prospects. however, id still like to see some of them swapped for an impact player
GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e
Joined: 04.30.2011

Jun 25 @ 2:40 AM ET
Lots was made about Teravainen this year. Shades of McNeill in last years draft. Seems to be some darkhorse guy that everyone jizzes about every draft.

deks1
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 02.13.2012

Jun 25 @ 2:43 AM ET
Lots was made about Teravainen this year. Shades of McNeill in last years draft. Seems to be some darkhorse guy that everyone jizzes about every draft.
- GuyLaDouche


Yeah...TSN compared him to Nuge. I like to think Nuge is a special case, but there is always comparisons.
bluecoconuts
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Joined: 07.13.2010

Jun 25 @ 2:55 AM ET
Hopefully he turns down Jessica Welch when she eventually crosses his path. She collects hockey players like I used to collect hockey cards.
- laughs2907


She also sucks away their souls. Penner was night and day when he divorced her, and he was playing with a wrist that needed surgery. He stays away from her for a full season and he'll probably be a 30 goal guy again.
mochoson
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Josi is the most overrated player in the nhl. He isnt even close to a top ten. - James_Tanner, NJ
Joined: 02.28.2009

Jun 25 @ 2:56 AM ET
Yeah...TSN compared him to Nuge. I like to think Nuge is a special case, but there is always comparisons.
- deks1


I've seen him play. Reminds me a lot of Patrick Kane. Skill level is (frank)ing insane.
lovin
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 07.17.2011

Jun 25 @ 3:21 AM ET
I've seen him play. Reminds me a lot of Patrick Kane. Skill level is (frank)ing insane.
- mochoson


yea he has the potential to be ridiculous.. he has great hands! and Oiler fans know what great hands can do for the team.. even if lacking in size, just look at eberle and another comparison would be skinner! but he will definitely need a bit more time to make that impact
mochoson
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Josi is the most overrated player in the nhl. He isnt even close to a top ten. - James_Tanner, NJ
Joined: 02.28.2009

Jun 25 @ 3:22 AM ET
K squared ‏@Conjacerio
@wombathockey Cox suggesting leafs could put in offer sheet on Schneider?? Please tell me Burke isn't that dumb.
Retweeted by Dale the Wombat

Dale the Wombat ‏@wombathockey
@Conjacerio I dont think much of Damien Cox, hows that?

mochoson
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Josi is the most overrated player in the nhl. He isnt even close to a top ten. - James_Tanner, NJ
Joined: 02.28.2009

Jun 25 @ 3:23 AM ET
yea he has the potential to be ridiculous.. he has great hands! and Oiler fans know what great hands can do for the team.. even if lacking in size, just look at eberle and another comparison would be skinner! but he will definitely need a bit more time to make that impact
- lovin


Youngest player in the draft. 2 years and hell be an absolute beast.
numbear
Calgary Flames
Location: vancouver, BC
Joined: 06.24.2011

Jun 25 @ 3:28 AM ET
Youngest player in the draft. 2 years and hell be an absolute beast.
- mochoson

I think Jankowski is younger by a week lol
spitfire187
Edmonton Oilers
Location: 120mice, 30Rats, 8baby bunnys, 3 large rabbits and 2chickens, AB
Joined: 08.09.2009

Jun 25 @ 3:34 AM ET
I think Jankowski is younger by a week lol
- numbear


Wow! Is there anything this kid can't do???
numbear
Calgary Flames
Location: vancouver, BC
Joined: 06.24.2011

Jun 25 @ 3:50 AM ET
Wow! Is there anything this kid can't do???
- spitfire187

ya.

he can't play for a couple more years.
spitfire187
Edmonton Oilers
Location: 120mice, 30Rats, 8baby bunnys, 3 large rabbits and 2chickens, AB
Joined: 08.09.2009

Jun 25 @ 4:00 AM ET
ya.

he can't play for a couple more years.

- numbear



Nice
spatso
Ottawa Senators
Location: jensen beach, FL
Joined: 02.19.2007

Jun 25 @ 5:36 AM ET
There are some great options available for the Oilers today. The kids need to start to win. If not the discouragement starts to set in, play falls off and the ability to attract or deal for top player assets is diminished.

The Oilers need a puck moving Dman who will log 25 minutes a game. To get that player you need to offer up something more than any other team is offering for the same asset. You need to look at Holmgren in Philadelphia and see how he sends good value back for the return he wants. Getting tired of the recycled ideas about trading Gagner, Hemsky, et. al., when the market has said there is no interest.

You need to think you are competing against Holmgren for the asset, which you are, because the also needs a #1 puck moving Dman (Yendle, J.Bo, Boyle). Some of you need to get more creative and think of an offer process in reverse. For example, if one of the big four is traded it appears that Hall might have to be the one. If you trade Hall what is the return you need back? Is Yendle enough?
robin_steele264
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 03.15.2009

Jun 25 @ 6:47 AM ET
There are some great options available for the Oilers today. The kids need to start to win. If not the discouragement starts to set in, play falls off and the ability to attract or deal for top player assets is diminished.

The Oilers need a puck moving Dman who will log 25 minutes a game. To get that player you need to offer up something more than any other team is offering for the same asset. You need to look at Holmgren in Philadelphia and see how he sends good value back for the return he wants. Getting tired of the recycled ideas about trading Gagner, Hemsky, et. al., when the market has said there is no interest.

You need to think you are competing against Holmgren for the asset, which you are, because the also needs a #1 puck moving Dman (Yendle, J.Bo, Boyle). Some of you need to get more creative and think of an offer process in reverse. For example, if one of the big four is traded it appears that Hall might have to be the one. If you trade Hall what is the return you need back? Is Yendle enough?

- spatso



Id rather start shipping out 1sts than move Hall.



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

Jun 25 @ 7:03 AM ET
Id rather start shipping out 1sts than move Hall.
- robin_steele264


Hall just played his 2nd year. We're not talking about an established team thats one dman away from a title.

Rather wait and suffer than deal our Core of 4.

We're building around them, not through them.
spatso
Ottawa Senators
Location: jensen beach, FL
Joined: 02.19.2007

Jun 25 @ 7:04 AM ET
Id rather start shipping out 1sts than move Hall.
- robin_steele264


Fair, I probably agree. What do you want in return?
spatso
Ottawa Senators
Location: jensen beach, FL
Joined: 02.19.2007

Jun 25 @ 7:14 AM ET
Hall just played his 2nd year. We're not talking about an established team thats one dman away from a title.

Rather wait and suffer than deal our Core of 4.

We're building around them, not through them.

- hugefemale dog77


But, they run the risk of learning how to lose. In horse racing you never want your thoroughbreds to lose. After awhile they come to think of it as okay and it kills their primitive drive to run ahead of the pack. It is not much different for great young players. These kids have won at every level. At some point in time, perhaps now, you need to be better than a lottery team again or you run the risk of turning into the New York Islanders at midnight.

Note: the Islanders got Visnoskey and that will be very helpful for them.
robin_steele264
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 03.15.2009

Jun 25 @ 8:26 AM ET
Fair, I probably agree. What do you want in return?
- spatso



I'd be willing to pull a kessel type deal now for a real stud on D. I think they have reached that point.


Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Jun 25 @ 8:59 AM ET
The tweets from Nail are hilarious.

"OMG Oilers fans like GPS!"

"No sushi. Everything closed!"

"A&W..so good food!"

- GuyLaDouche

OilHorse
Edmonton Oilers
Location: EKolb..ChiRef..Dnozzlesupreme, BC
Joined: 10.12.2010

Jun 25 @ 9:05 AM ET
I'd be willing to pull a kessel type deal now for a real stud on D. I think they have reached that point.
- robin_steele264


Personally I think that is just a start on one.

2013, 2014 1st round picks plus a player plus a prospect.
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