The Oilers are still horrible

[bucbrett]

Drasaitl should be a gem. Hopefully he's not rushed by them

He will be. Guaranteed. That's one reason they were so high on him and saw Gagner as expendable.

[bucbrett]

OILERS SEASON PREVIEW

-They'll be awful defensively again.

-Scrivens will steal a few games.

-Poor Taylor Hall will cement his status as an elite wing all while having his spirit slowly broken playing for this clownshow.

Paid for my NHL GameCenter Saturday night, let's get Oilers Death March 9.0 started baby!

*END PREVIEW*

[Butcher'd]

Bonino looked pretty good for Vancouver against the Oilers. Gonna miss that guy in a Ducks sweater

 

 

 

As for the Oilers...I'm really liking this Yakimov guy. Big, with some obvious hockey sense and puck skills. Him and Nurse may be able to add some size that the Oil are lacking

Edited October 6, 2014 by Butcher'd

[bucbrett]

I'd be surprised if Nurse isn't withYakimov in Oklahoma City before game 9. You're absolutely right though- Yakimov at C and Nurse at D will definitely add some much needed size to the lineup.

Apparently both Nugent-Hopkins and Yakupov put ten pounds on during the offseason so at least the problem is being recognized. I assume the issue of burning the first year of entry level contracts won't be happening anymore either which is why I can see Nurse being sent back if the Oil get off to a rough start.

[bucbrett]

Unless something changes in the next hour, it looks like Nurse and Klefbom are in the pressbox again tonight, as they were for game 1. I do not understand this team. I feel like I have been repeating that sentence over and over for eight years now. I guess the idea is for them to watch the Brad Hunt/Justin Schultz pairing so they know what not to do.

[bucbrett]

Jeff Petry aka The Best Defenseman on the Team is a healthy scratch tonight. Because Oilers.

[bucbrett]

I am so very sorry, Connor McDavid.

[NJHalo]

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http://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2383242/oilers1.0.gif

[bucbrett]

Four... WINS in a row? Scrivens is just killing it right now. This happiness I've experienced over the last week and a half is too much for my tiny brain to comprehend.

[NJHalo]

Congrats on beating my Rangers.

Oilers were faster to the loose puck 90% of the time.

Ted Nugent looks like the real deal

[Angel Oracle]

Is this the best the Oilers have looked in years?   Getting closer to a .500 record

 

Scrivens was a solid acquisition for them.    Fortunately for the Kings, Martannnn Jones stepped in and excelled as the 2nd goalie after that trade.

[bucbrett]

David Perron- Friday, November 21st:

"Something has to change. When you are making those mistakes, something needs to happen. They are the same mistakes we were doing last year. We keep talking about how much better we are this year, but for me it is the same record now that we had last year. It is not better."

"It's about a full sixty. We need to have accountability from coaches and teammates."

Sunday, November 23rd:

Oilers place David Perron on trading block.

Good for Perron calling this circus out. Taylor Hall should do the same if he ever wants to play for an actual NHL team.

[bucbrett]

I might j/o to this video later. It makes me that happy.

http://youtu.be/yNfwfJ7aRPI

[Angel Oracle]

Is the ownership simply that clueless?

[bucbrett]

Yes. It starts with Daryl Katz and his insistence on employing Kevin Lowe, the one constant over the past decade. I'm sure Dallas Eakins and the scouting department are next to go. Good for them. Until Lowe is fired, the rest is simply re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

[deepdrive]

So, are they under performing or tanking? It sure looks like they're tanking.

[Butcher'd]

Play with no honor for Connor

Edited December 15, 2014 by Butcher'd

[nate]

Eakins fired and MacT is the new coach.  This is so awesome lol.

[Thomas]

Eakins fired and MacT is the new coach.  This is so awesome lol.

 

And of course it's all Getzlaf's fault.

[bucbrett]

Congratulations to Dallas Eakins on his promotion to unemployment. Happy for him!

[bucbrett]

So, are they under performing or tanking? It sure looks like they're tanking.

I honestly cannot tell anymore.

[bucbrett]

https://twitter.com/hope_smoke/status/544614563170504704

HAHAHAHAHA OH GOD I ****ING HATE THIS FRANCHISE.

[bucbrett]

The kids haven't reacted well to getting their faces beat in for four years who'd have guessed. He grew up a Flames fan, give him away to them I'd love to watch him go balls deep on these morons. Most incompetent management team in sports.

[nate]

Yeah Oilers are bashing Hall.  Amazing.  Ducks will take him.

[deepdrive]

Trading Hall for prospects/draft picks would solidify their position in the McDavid race. No doubt they're tanking if they start moving top players.