Post-Game Talk: “You’re My Favourite Mistake” Oilers tank game 81 to let AZ close this franchise with a W

[Ritchie Valens]

Congrats Yotes

Good riddance to a loser parasitic franchise and too bad so sad for the dozens of fans

I cannot hear the word “dozens” without my mind going to Tobias Funke in “Arrested Development” yelling “There are dozens of us! Dozens!!”

 

[Drivesaitl]

Oilers kind of perfect last opponent for the Yotes giving them the W. We did it with Shane Doan, we do it now. Always wondered what we would have looked like with Shane Doan. Man the guy looks healthy.

Can sure pick his son out of a lineup. Same looks. Some of the Yotes look like Jr High kids. heh

Not much to talk about till playoffs.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[Oilhawks]

Oilers kind of perfect last opponent for the Yotes giving them the W. We did it with Shane Doan, we do it now. Always wondered what we would have looked like with Shane Doan. Man the guy looks healthy.

Can sure pick his son out of a lineup. Same looks. Some of the Yotes look like Jr High kids. heh

Not much to talk about till playoffs.

The best part is that W with Shane Doan meant a whole bunch of f*** all at the end of the day.

Perpetual loser franchise since they entered the NHL with their previous identity

Maybe things will change as the SLC Punks or whatever

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[bellagiobob]

It’s either feast or famine for the Oilers with the league. Expect games 3-5 to be crammed into a doubleheader followed by a game the next morning.

 

[Cloned]

It’s either feast or famine for the Oilers with the league. Expect games 3-5 to be crammed into a doubleheader followed by a game the next morning.

6 games in 9 days.

Then 2 games in 7 days.

LOL.

 

[tiger_80]

Outdid Matthews with that one.

Give Foe-gello Auston Amtthews trophy already!

 

[McHelpus]

6 games in 9 days.

Then 2 games in 7 days.

LOL.

Anyone in a rhythm? Not anymore lol.

 

[Ol' Jase]

Holy shit, there sure are some really embarrassing posts in this thread.

HFOil never disappoints when it comes to making Oiler fans look awful.

 

[CycloneSweep]

6 games in 9 days.

Then 2 games in 7 days.

LOL.

It’ll be like Monday, Thursday Saturday, Sunday, Friday Sunday lol

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[Drivesaitl]

They'll survive. They'll get a new team soon enough. This isn't like Quebec City or Hartford, actual "sad" events because you knew that was never coming back.

The league will do everything they can to go back to Arizona.

Whats the obsession with the NHL and Arizona? I know in theory they figure snowbirds will support the club but that doesn't happen, and isn't realistic. Snowbirds coming from Western Canada already have their favorite home side. They ain't changing, and a quarter Century says they aren't attending.


You can't bank on just OOT buying tickets. Not even in Vegas is that the sole plan.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Yeah honestly I'm gonna be a villain here and just say it: I sympathize with their fans(honestly maybe the most dedicated considering all they dealt with) but as shitty as it is, the organization and NHL had 28 years to get it together. Nothing against the fans at all but the org was a tire fire and this was overdue. It's not wrong to call it as it is.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Meh bring on game 83

 

[Porkleaker]

I don't even want to talk about that game. Now, let's see how they do vs the Avs B-Squad lol

 

[Porkleaker]

well, I was impressed at how much shit they sucked. I hope they all hear it..ers.

 

[syz]

The weirdest part about the "relocation" is that none of the records are moving with them to Utah this time. So all those Jets/Coyotes stats are gone until Bobblehead figures out a way to get another team in Arizona.

 

[Fourier]

Once an Oiler always an Oiler!! Smid seems to live that phrase. Playing over 100 games in Calgary must have eaten into his soul.

 

[foshizzle]

Guy makes under $3m and was at the top of so many posters' on this board list as a cap dump over the last 2 years. Good luck finding a 20 goal scorer to replace him for that price this summer

He ain’t scoring 20 again.

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

The weirdest part about the "relocation" is that none of the records are moving with them to Utah this time. So all those Jets/Coyotes stats are gone until Bobblehead figures out a way to get another team in Arizona.

That actually makes sense if the plan to get another team is for real. The next team inherits the coyote name and branding while SLC is basically an expansion team.

As weird as this sounds when the jets got a new team and even tho they called themselves the jets I had absolutely no desire to become a fan despite being born there and devastated when the 1.0 team left.

To me they felt like cheap knock off and to this day still cheered for the coyotes because to me they were the jets. It's all semantics of course.

 

[The Panther]

I made the mistake of watching the Sportsnet broadcast. I should have known it would be a 2.5 hour Coyote love-in. I was waiting for slow-motion video of Louie's greatest moments on ice there, with a violin soundtrack.

 

[JordanGalhanth]

I made the mistake of watching the Sportsnet broadcast. I should have known it would be a 2.5 hour Coyote love-in. I was waiting for slow-motion video of Louie's greatest moments on ice there, with a violin soundtrack.

With this song, right?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

As long as no one got hurt that's all that matters

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Whats the obsession with the NHL and Arizona? I know in theory they figure snowbirds will support the club but that doesn't happen, and isn't realistic. Snowbirds coming from Western Canada already have their favorite home side. They ain't changing, and a quarter Century says they aren't attending.


You can't bank on just OOT buying tickets. Not even in Vegas is that the sole plan.

Arizona is one of the biggest markets in America. With an actual good owner and team they could thrive there.