Sean Maloughney: Oilers Training Camp Is Finally Here Thoughts from Day 1 of training camp.

Fist

The PK will only improve slightly. Firing the Assistants and keeping the Head Coach is moronic. Another brutal year coming up.

The PK will only improve slightly. Firing the Assistants and keeping the Head Coach is moronic. Another brutal year coming up.
- fry

Improving on their top of the league PK from February onward (when McLellan took over) isn't likely, but I guess it's possible

Who cares. Yzerman is coming home.

To Cranbrook?

Does anyone really care about the oilers??

Fist

The PK will only improve slightly. Firing the Assistants and keeping the Head Coach is moronic. Another brutal year coming up.
- fry

Brutal as in trusting Mike Smith to be a number one goalie.

Brutal as in trusting Mike Smith to be a number one goalie.
- Reveen.

Maybe he cowers from lucic again this year. Love when he only tries to fight back when hes got 5 of his teammates with him lol

Rattie is not good enough. Expect Brodziak floats up and down the lineup where needed. Good player good guy. Hell of a penalty killer

Rattie is not good enough. Expect Brodziak floats up and down the lineup where needed. Good player good guy. Hell of a penalty killer
- BluesDroogie

So you feel that because of his ability to kill penalties and being a good guy that he will end up on the top line with McDavid?

So you feel that because of his ability to kill penalties and being a good guy that he will end up on the top line with McDavid?
- leonkennedy

As the 3rd 1st line centre. Behind CMD and Nuge. Sounds Oiler legit, 3 of their Centres on the 1st line.

As the 3rd 1st line centre. Behind CMD and Nuge. Sounds Oiler legit, 3 of their Centres on the 1st line.
- wreckage

That's how Todd keeps em guessing. Defensemen on the wings, centres everywhere you look, Leon speaking French, goalies scalping tickets outside before the game. Everyone is position neutral; it's very progressive. That "who are we" question he asked was actually "how do you identify?"

I'd bet Yamamoto takes that top spot from Rattie

I'd bet Yamamoto takes that top spot from Rattie
- mixturebill

One can hope.

Nice to see us running lines that we are more than likely going to use. Far too often we (frank) around trying poop out and not giving guys enough time to gel.

I'd bet Yamamoto takes that top spot from Rattie
- mixturebill

I think Yamamoto is a star in the making. Not so sure about Puljujarvi though. But maybe just needs more time.

Fist

The PK will only improve slightly. Firing the Assistants and keeping the Head Coach is moronic. Another brutal year coming up.
- fry

Isn't Glughead running the special teams? Good luck with that!

Is the Asian midget going to make the team?

they're the same age. main difference being Puljujaarvi was good enough to make the team last year and Yamamoto was not.

they're the same age. main difference being Puljujaarvi was good enough to make the team last year and Yamamoto was not.
- Vanillaface

Yamamoto was drafted a year later. So he’s a year behind Puljujarvi in his development.

Yamamoto was drafted a year later. So he’s a year behind Puljujarvi in his development.
- shack67

And about 8 years in physical development