The Oilers are still horrible

[bucbrett]

Completely and utterly DOMINATED by the Canucks. Good thing the Oil exacted revenge for that broken jaw Gagner suffered at the hands of Kassian in preseason. Exacted revenge by allowing Vancouver to go in dry to the tune of a 6-2 beating. Hallsy looks terrible at center. RNH is back Monday but I have a feeling he's being rushed. Hopefully his shoulder holds up.

Oilers were outshot 44-23 tonight. What's old is new. The Oilers are indeed still horrible. Until Sam Gagner is back and RNH is 100%.

[bucbrett]

Taylor Hall is amazing. Dubnyk played well. The defense is terrible. That's all I got.

[HaloCory22]

Hearing rumors of you guys going after Ryan Miller. That would be interesting for a 1 year rental. 

[NJHalo]

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/17/report-oilers-sabres-working-on-major-trade/

 

Interesting, but.................

 

Miller has a no trade clause, and Edmonton is one of the teams on his list

Edited October 18, 2013 by NJHalo

[HaloCory22]

Well its not like Buffalo is any better right now. Might waive it.

[nate]

Should change the name to the Edmonton Taylor Halls

[HaloCory22]

That poor bastard.

[bucbrett]

Oilers win!!!! Oh wait.... Taylor Hall left with a knee injury and did not return. Because Oilers.

And I strongly doubt the Oilers will deal for Miller (plus the no-trade clause). Certainly they won't deal Yakupov for a rental goalie. Dubnyk will be fine. I like Miller but those rumors don't make sense for the Oilers. Maybe if Steve Tambellini were still GM he'd be dumb enough to do it.

Edited October 20, 2013 by bucbrett

[bucbrett]

My dream scenario would be a deal sending Nail Yakupov to Phoenix for Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Doubt PHX would bite on that though. Don Maloney is one of the best GMs in the league.

[bucbrett]

Tonight I had the Oilers game on my iPad and the Buccaneers on the TV. It was like watching two snuff films at once.

[bucbrett]

Fantastic effort in net by Richard Bachman tonight. He's earned another start before they send him back to Oklahoma City, in my opinion.

[TeemuTrout]

My dream scenario would be a deal sending Nail Yakupov to Phoenix for Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Doubt PHX would bite on that though. Don Maloney is one of the best GMs in the league.

 

Edmonton would have to add a lot, and Phoenix still might not want to trade him. OEL might already be a top 5 defenseman in the league.

[bucbrett]

Agreed, OEL looks like he's gonna be a yearly Norris Trophy candidate. Wishful thinking on my part .

[bucbrett]

Every year I think to myself "It can't be as bad as last year. There's just no way." And every goddamn year, it is. The death march to the end of another failure of a season commences earlier each and every year. And until they quit with this patchwork defense and signing dudes like Ference to contracts twice what they're worth it will never change. Ever. And these kids, the supposed saviors of this wretched franchise need to learn to backcheck. Poor Richard Bachman never stood a chance tonight. I don't want to watch anymore but at this point I've already wasted so much time over the years that I'm all in. At least I can still remember being a happy 9 year old back in 1990. Fire Lowe.

A poster named strangelybrown in a Copper and Blue game thread said it best:

"Two life lessons that being an Oilers fan has taught me:

1. How to love something that doesn’t deserve my love.

2. That there is a kind of faith that hopes even when one cannot muster belief.

Thanks Oilers."

[Tank]

Tonight I had the Oilers game on my iPad and the Buccaneers on the TV. It was like watching two snuff films at once.

wait, isn't that how david carradine died?

[bucbrett]

Believe me Tank part of me would have much rather been choking myself while... uh... choking myself.

[Tank]

as a longtime kings fan, you owe me no explanation.

[deepdrive]

Wow Bucbrett. You seem to be carrying around a bum magnet.

[mrwicked]

so funny how bad this team always is.

a canadian team with such a rabid fan base, tradition of excellence, and rigged draft selections year after year.

i love it.

[bucbrett]

Beat the Panthers. Dubnyk was not terrible, Arcobello scored his first two well deserved goals. We can beat AHL competition. This is good, seeing that the Oil are indeed an AHL level organization.

[bucbrett]

Wow Bucbrett. You seem to be carrying around a bum magnet.

Angels, Buccaneers, Oilers, Sixers. When the Sixers are your best hope over the course of the year, you start to dislike sports. Since I don't really like myself, I force myself to watch.

[NJHalo]

Lowe, MacT, and Mess are all at the Garden tonight to scout Rangers/Pens

Yakupov for DelZotto, JT Miller, and.......?

[bucbrett]

Apparently MacT and Eakins have both told Yak and his agent that they're not trading him. The Flyers have asked about Jordan Eberle. I will be heartbroken if my favorite player ends up in Philly. The only worse destination would be Vancouver.

[nate]

They should send Hall to the Ducks.  Please.

[bucbrett]

So I guess the answer to needing a defenseman is to trade a second pair defenseman in Ladislav Smid to the rival Flames in exchange for a goaltending and forward prospect.

Oh and welcome Ilya Bryzgalov. He will be the most entertaining thing about this trainwreck the rest of the season.

Edited November 9, 2013 by bucbrett