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saskoil21
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 06.09.2009

Jun 4 @ 4:57 PM ET
I think if our d is healthy we have a strong chance at getting back in.

That and special teams just killed everyone's confidence.

- Lahey


That and if Klefbom & Talbot 16-17 comes back... cause if its Klefbom & Talbot 17-18 likely lotto picking time...
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Jun 4 @ 5:02 PM ET
That and if Klefbom & Talbot 16-17 comes back... cause if its Klefbom & Talbot 17-18 likely lotto picking time...
- saskoil21

Klef being healthy should fix part of it. Our PK not being beyond horrible should help Talbot's confidence.
Flamin_Irishmin
Calgary Flames
Location: Victoria B.C., BC
Joined: 09.15.2015

Jun 4 @ 5:09 PM ET
I’m confused and worried by this statement.
- RafiDRW

🤣🤔😲💩
Flamin_Irishmin
Calgary Flames
Location: Victoria B.C., BC
Joined: 09.15.2015

Jun 4 @ 5:11 PM ET
Klef being healthy should fix part of it. Our PK not being beyond horrible should help Talbot's confidence.
- Lahey

I agree. Didn't he have a torn labrum for like almost a year and a half that got progressively worse?
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Jun 4 @ 5:15 PM ET
I agree. Didn't he have a torn labrum for like almost a year and a half that got progressively worse?
- Flamin_Irishmin

He had like 20 something bone chips floating around in his shoulder. Something he's apparently dealt with for awhile, but it became worse.

He admitted it was messing up his positioning and shooting hurt.

Still don't get why he didn't want to have surgery. The way he described the sharp pains that would come out of no where didn't sound to pleasant.
RafiDRW
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Bill Cosby’s Magic Wiener #FireBlashill, TN
Joined: 04.16.2016

Jun 4 @ 5:34 PM ET
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- Flamin_Irishmin

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Larsson_fan
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 10.08.2016

Jun 4 @ 6:56 PM ET
I honestly don't think our D is the biggest problem facing the team right now. A number of teams found relative success with comparable D corps to ours this year (Toronto, Colorado, New Jersey and Philly) so making the playoffs with this group should be plenty possible. The more difficult part comes in the transition to contending. Yawney should help solidify the systems a bit and will work with our young D corps to improve their consistency and basic net protection abilities (as he has in Anaheim and Chicago).

As it stands, we have the framework for a very solid top-6 in place with the following:

Shutdown, shelter pairing: Nurse- Larsson
Softer comp, matchup pairing: Klefbom- ______
Middle comp, flexible pairing: ______- Benning

If Bear, Jones, Berglund or Samorukov can fill one of those roles and we see Bouchard or Boqvist drop to us, I think we'll have a D-corps that projects to be capable of winning a Cup. Ideally, I'd love to swap Klefbom and a 1st for an upgrade like OEL, Ellis or Lindholm but that's unlikely.

- MaximumBone



I read the first sentence and then thought “ oh this is the guy that thought Benning was more than an apt replacement for Justin Schultz” and didnt bother to read the rest.
GreenBastard
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Parts Unknown
Joined: 02.23.2012

Jun 4 @ 7:17 PM ET
I think if our d is healthy we have a strong chance at getting back in.

That and special teams just killed everyone's confidence.

- Lahey


That really didn't help... hopefully new assistants can put a new system into place.
Smurffin
Joined: 04.18.2018

Jun 4 @ 8:57 PM ET
So things aren't looking good for Vegas. Tables turned after Neal missed that (frank)ing open net
MaximumBone
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 06.15.2012

Jun 4 @ 9:27 PM ET
I read the first sentence and then thought “ oh this is the guy that thought Benning was more than an apt replacement for Justin Schultz” and didnt bother to read the rest.
- Larsson_fan

Not gonna say for sure whether I said that or not but got any proof for this? And perhaps the context? Because remembering something like that without the context of the conversation is a pretty weak counter to my statements regarding our blueline.
Larsson_fan
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 10.08.2016

Jun 4 @ 11:44 PM ET
Not gonna say for sure whether I said that or not but got any proof for this? And perhaps the context? Because remembering something like that without the context of the conversation is a pretty weak counter to my statements regarding our blueline.
- MaximumBone

You sure as (frank) did...along with many other Unicorn posts in defence of Chia. I think after the past 12 or 14 months you’re credibility has, well....

K-man25
Calgary Flames
Location: Sayulita
Joined: 09.02.2014

Jun 5 @ 12:28 AM ET
You sure as (frank) did...along with many other Unicorn posts in defence of Chia. I think after the past 12 or 14 months you’re credibility has, well....


- Larsson_fan

MaximumBone
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 06.15.2012

Jun 5 @ 1:26 AM ET
You sure as (frank) did...along with many other Unicorn posts in defence of Chia. I think after the past 12 or 14 months you’re credibility has, well....


- Larsson_fan

Alrighty. Considering you define anything consisting of a "wait and see" approach as defending Chiarelli your stance on this matter doesn't mean much to me.

As for your claim, I'm confident I was referring to Benning as a comparable replacement for Schultz at 5-on-5 (which he was) because people were missing Schultz or others were bemoaning Chiarelli for trading Schultz. As I don't often make predictions in any certain terms, I'm highly doubtful that I would've said anything other than "maybe Benning can produce similar numbers if given PP time" regarding his impact at 5-on-4. Based off his small sample size last year, that wouldn't an unreasonable suggestion. If that erodes my credibility to you then sure, (frank)ing sue me, cumlord.
Iggysbff
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.12.2012

Jun 5 @ 7:53 AM ET
You sure as (frank) did...along with many other Unicorn posts in defence of Chia. I think after the past 12 or 14 months you’re credibility has, well....


- Larsson_fan

Wouldn’t he need credibility first to be able to flush it??
Iggysbff
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.12.2012

Jun 5 @ 8:03 AM ET
8x8.5 on the table for OEL.

Anyone thinking these deals will get more reasonable are nuts.
These deals are out of control.
deadpoulet
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Montreal
Joined: 07.01.2008

Jun 5 @ 8:11 AM ET
8x8.5 on the table for OEL.

Anyone thinking these deals will get more reasonable are nuts.
These deals are out of control.

- Iggysbff


The cap is rising, so the deals are better. Everyone makes more money. Nothing is out of control.
Larsson_fan
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 10.08.2016

Jun 5 @ 8:30 AM ET
Wouldn’t he need credibility first to be able to flush it??
- Iggysbff

There was A time I held hs opinion in higher regard. That playoff run made retards out of a lot of good posters it seems.
Larsson_fan
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 10.08.2016

Jun 5 @ 8:45 AM ET
8x8.5 on the table for OEL.

Anyone thinking these deals will get more reasonable are nuts.
These deals are out of control.

- Iggysbff


You can thank the Kane and Toews contracts for that.
RafiDRW
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Bill Cosby’s Magic Wiener #FireBlashill, TN
Joined: 04.16.2016

Jun 5 @ 9:36 AM ET
You can thank the Kane and Toews contracts for that.
- Larsson_fan

Thank you Stan for making it impossible to compete. (frank) that team.
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Jun 5 @ 9:51 AM ET
8x8.5 on the table for OEL.

Anyone thinking these deals will get more reasonable are nuts.
These deals are out of control.

- Iggysbff

At least with him he's not 30 or 31 like in prior years. He's still fairly young and with a rising cap it's what one would should expect. Even Carlsson, what's he going to get if he hits open market? 10mil a year?
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Jun 5 @ 9:57 AM ET
That really didn't help... hopefully new assistants can put a new system into place.
- GreenBastard

I've read that our PK was actually pretty (frank)ing good(3rd?) the last couple months of the year. So seems they already fixed that.

I think the biggest issue with coaching as a whole was changing and adapting. Hopefully the new guys aren't afraid to change things up
Larsson_fan
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 10.08.2016

Jun 5 @ 11:38 AM ET
I've read that our PK was actually pretty (frank)ing good(3rd?) the last couple months of the year. So seems they already fixed that.

I think the biggest issue with coaching as a whole was changing and adapting. Hopefully the new guys aren't afraid to change things up

- Lahey

Although I do beleive the Oil over acheived in 16-17, i think last year was an anomoly.
The injuries, the personal issues and the retarded special teams wont be that bad again. Hell, even Lucic will almost assuredly be better. I think we make the playoffs.
Iggysbff
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.12.2012

Jun 5 @ 11:40 AM ET
Although I do beleive the Oil over acheived in 16-17, i think last year was an anomoly.
The injuries, the personal issues and the retarded special teams wont be that bad again. Hell, even Lucic will almost assuredly be better. I think we make the playoffs.

- Larsson_fan

Playoff at this point should be a given. We should be talking about contending.
But no we have morons at the helm.
RafiDRW
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Bill Cosby’s Magic Wiener #FireBlashill, TN
Joined: 04.16.2016

Jun 5 @ 12:44 PM ET
At least with him he's not 30 or 31 like in prior years. He's still fairly young and with a rising cap it's what one would should expect. Even Carlsson, what's he going to get if he hits open market? 10mil a year?
- Lahey

Hell no. More like 6.5 to 7.5 mil a year. Book it.
RafiDRW
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Bill Cosby’s Magic Wiener #FireBlashill, TN
Joined: 04.16.2016

Jun 5 @ 12:45 PM ET
Playoff at this point should be a given. We should be talking about contending.
But no we have morons at the helm.

- Iggysbff

For a third round pick, he’s yours.
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