Yak T
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Location: AB Joined: 11.09.2009
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GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e Joined: 04.30.2011
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One could even argue that the scouting is sub par at that. Drafting the top ranked player first over all every year should be automatic, hell even I could do that. But are you actually drafting the best player for the teams specific needs? How many years in a row can the same team pick first over all and still remain the worst team in the league?
It's going to be great when all these first picks have to be re-signed. - Sensir
Eberle was picked 22nd overall. Id say that was a pretty good call. After that, the rest of the draft picks have to be determined. Guys like Marincin, Musil and Klefbom are looking pretty promising. Hartikainen was a 6th rounder. Until some of these draftees have had a shot, you really dont have any call to say its sub-par. Chicago didnt get immediately good after drafting Kane and Toews. Ditto Pitt and Cros.
if it wasn't for Anderson, you guys wouldn't be anywhere near where you are. So shut up. |
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GuyLaDouche
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Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e Joined: 04.30.2011
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It must be really hard for the oilers scouts to pick a top talent at 1st overall? Anyone could pick RNH and Hall at 1st overall, I don't know why you are saying the Oilers have good scouts. Besides, Hall or Seguin? Don't think Hall is better than Seguin now, or in the future. All-star on a cup winning team, while Hall is playing average on a last place team for the 2nd year in a row. - Allstarzz
Give Hall the same amount of games as Seguin this year and they're right on par, and Seguin plays for a much better team. A trolls silly argument if I've ever heard it. |
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Tweek
Chicago Blackhawks |
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Joined: 04.20.2010
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"In a few years, this team will be unstoppable thanks to scouting."
I would wait and see how many of those prospects actually pan out before I would start making claims about an unstoppable team.
I remember a few years ago when hockey's future rated Montreal's prospect pool as #1 and the Bulldogs were fresh off a Calder Cup led by several of their top prospects. The habs fans were sure they would win a cup by 2010, ask them how that worked out. |
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AlEx_OiL
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Machu Picchu, AB Joined: 02.28.2011
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Good News....I said that last night Tambo stays Coach get move after this season... |
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AlEx_OiL
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Machu Picchu, AB Joined: 02.28.2011
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Give Hall the same amount of games as Seguin this year and they're right on par, and Seguin plays for a much better team. A trolls silly argument if I've ever heard it. - GuyLaDouche
Agree
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GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e Joined: 04.30.2011
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"In a few years, this team will be unstoppable thanks to scouting."
I would wait and see how many of those prospects actually pan out before I would start making claims about an unstoppable team.
I remember a few years ago when hockey's future rated Montreal's prospect pool as #1 and the Bulldogs were fresh off a Calder Cup led by several of their top prospects. The habs fans were sure they would win a cup by 2010, ask them how that worked out. - Tweek
Concur. Boner gets excited,
The prospect pool looks good though. Im not worried about our scouting. Its the developmental end of things that concerns me. |
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Killbot460
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Compton, AB Joined: 08.06.2010
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- Yak T
boner trying to sk8 |
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Injurys are the reason we suck so bad.Our roster healthy isn't that bad. Renney mabey could be improved on but injurys are our problem again this year. |
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GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e Joined: 04.30.2011
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Injurys are the reason we suck so bad.Our roster healthy isn't that bad. Renney mabey could be improved on but injurys are our problem again this year. - jaredwildzee
our defence healthy is a solid turd compared to the diarrhea it is now. |
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Killbot460
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Compton, AB Joined: 08.06.2010
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Injurys are the reason we suck so bad.Our roster healthy isn't that bad. Renney mabey could be improved on but injurys are our problem again this year. - jaredwildzee
I'm not buying the injury bug anymore..... Pens and Flyers have injuries, and they are a lot better than the oilers |
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Zombie
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Canada, AB Joined: 06.30.2007
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"In a few years, this team will be unstoppable thanks to scouting."
I would wait and see how many of those prospects actually pan out before I would start making claims about an unstoppable team.
I remember a few years ago when hockey's future rated Montreal's prospect pool as #1 and the Bulldogs were fresh off a Calder Cup led by several of their top prospects. The habs fans were sure they would win a cup by 2010, ask them how that worked out. - Tweek
Agreed, for the most part, outside of Hall the 2010 class has taken a step back. |
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kingbrehm
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Ferguson Joined: 01.16.2011
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Injurys are the reason we suck so bad.Our roster healthy isn't that bad. Renney mabey could be improved on but injurys are our problem again this year. - jaredwildzee
Depth is the reason we suck so bad. Good teams have good players to fall back on when top players go down. |
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GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e Joined: 04.30.2011
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Agreed, for the most part, outside of Hall the 2010 class has taken a step back. - Zombie
Oilers wise or just in general? |
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Zombie
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Canada, AB Joined: 06.30.2007
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Oilers wise or just in general? - GuyLaDouche
Oiler wise, not sure about the rest. |
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Sensir
Ottawa Senators |
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Location: Ottawa, ON Joined: 09.27.2011
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Scouting is tough, I mean which team would take Alexandre Daigle over Chris Pronger. - Ben37
The same team that would take Brian Lee over Anze Kopitar, but we're not talking Ottawa here.
With the Daigle comment you just backed up my earlier point. It should be easy, but it's obviously not. So maybe just picking the consensus number one isn't always for the best. |
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b1ktrj32
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Chateauguay, QC Joined: 08.17.2011
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It must be really hard for the oilers scouts to pick a top talent at 1st overall? Anyone could pick RNH and Hall at 1st overall, I don't know why you are saying the Oilers have good scouts. Besides, Hall or Seguin? Don't think Hall is better than Seguin now, or in the future. All-star on a cup winning team, while Hall is playing average on a last place team for the 2nd year in a row. - Allstarzz
only a fool would take seguin over hall.. |
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kingbrehm
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Ferguson Joined: 01.16.2011
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Oiler wise, not sure about the rest. - Zombie
Maybe Pitlick hasnt been impressive, but Marincin, Bunz, Blain, and Davidson I wouldn't exactly call them stepping back. |
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GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e Joined: 04.30.2011
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Oiler wise, not sure about the rest. - Zombie
well...Martindale for sure. Haven't heard great things about Jeremy Blaine. Pitlick has been..ok..but defs hasn't really taken a step forward. Bunz I would say has been pretty good. |
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AlEx_OiL
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Machu Picchu, AB Joined: 02.28.2011
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I'm not buying the injury bug anymore..... Pens and Flyers have injuries, and they are a lot better than the oilers - Killbot460
Yes they are but that's because those teams don't have a Belanger/Horcoff/and VodkaBully in there team.....
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GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e Joined: 04.30.2011
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The same team that would take Brian Lee over Anze Kopitar, but we're not talking Ottawa here.
With the Daigle comment you just backed up my earlier point. It should be easy, but it's obviously not. So maybe just picking the consensus number one isn't always for the best. - Sensir
you take BPA in the depths of a rebuild. once the team core looks established, then you start thinking about drafting positionally.
its why this years draft confuses me. |
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AlEx_OiL
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Machu Picchu, AB Joined: 02.28.2011
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Maybe Pitlick hasnt been impressive, but Marincin, Bunz, Blain, and Davidson I wouldn't exactly call them stepping back. - kingbrehm
Pitlick should be replacing Belanger....
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GuyLaDouche
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hockeybuzz is against breast e Joined: 04.30.2011
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Pitlick should be replacing Belanger.... - AlEx_OiL
dude come on |
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kingbrehm
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Ferguson Joined: 01.16.2011
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Pitlick should be replacing Belanger.... - AlEx_OiL
You dumb female genitalia. What is wrong with you. |
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AlEx_OiL
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Machu Picchu, AB Joined: 02.28.2011
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you take BPA in the depths of a rebuild. once the team core looks established, then you start thinking about drafting positionally.
its why this years draft confuses me. - GuyLaDouche
Oilers should go for a Forward this coming draft and they will.....
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