Player Discussion Oilers claim Adam Clendening

[Mr Positive]

Why hasn't this guy been given more of a look?

We will see him for sure. We used up a spot against the contract limit to get him, leaving us with only one left, and so it would be a waste not to use him.

I'm guessing that Chia and McLellan see something more in Clendening than just a roster rental to get through the season with. Chia has been tracking him for years. So maybe they are bringing him in a bit slow and letting him get the hang of his linemates in practice first. He might be a good long term fit on the bottom pairing.

Clendening was good in that one game he played, but that was with limited minutes and careful usage. If we threw him into the fire he might have issues, and fans would probably be quick to turn on him.

 

[insider]

yes but usually if players arent developing they are on the farm or come into camp and lose their job.

schultz is special. He's a special kind of awful. Going the FA route may have ruined his career.....and now his career is on the line and he looks like a he couldnt give a single ****. We needed to claim another PPQB to put his ass in the fire.

We may have one. Davidson's one minute of power play time today was the highlight of the game for me.

 

[Zaddy]

So that would mean he is playing so bad he would rather risk being waived and playing in the AHL?

Or, how about this, maybe he is just the worst defenceman since Cam Barker?

Probably yeah.

All I know is that I've never seen a defenseman play as bad as Schultz did against Montreal in the NHL. Especially not a guy with more than 200 games played in the league. That was some special kind of awful.

 

[fuswald]

Probably yeah.

All I know is that I've never seen a defenseman play as bad as Schultz did against Montreal in the NHL. Especially not a guy with more than 200 games played in the league. That was some special kind of awful.

And they play him the next day. I don't get it.

 

[SullivanT]

And they play him the next day. I don't get it.

On every unit pk pp high minute 5 on five. It was mind boggling you keep rewarding a guy that doesn't deserve it. Kind of explains the game against the islanders the rest of the team was like gotta suck like Schultz for extra minutes.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

On every unit pk pp high minute 5 on five. It was mind boggling you keep rewarding a guy that doesn't deserve it. Kind of explains the game against the islanders the rest of the team was like gotta suck like Schultz for extra minutes.

To me i think the Islanders game was more on Nilsson. 3 ridiculously deflating **** goals.

 

[joestevens29]

To me i think the Islanders game was more on Nilsson. 3 ridiculously deflating **** goals.

Yep.

 

[oXo Cube]

To me i think the Islanders game was more on Nilsson. 3 ridiculously deflating **** goals.

Says something about your team though when they mail it in as soon as something goes wrong.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

Says something about your team though when they mail it in as soon as something goes wrong.

True. But i couldn't imagine how that felt after Montreal. Team gets their ass kicked. Comes back ready to prove they aren't **** and best Scrivens and Nilsson goes all Casper the Friendly Ghost and puts you in a very deep sink whole right away.

It would be like having your house burnt down. Then you move into your new one and your dumb cousin lights his wall of fire cause it looks cool.

 

[joestevens29]

Says something about your team though when they mail it in as soon as something goes wrong.

It wasn't something. It was three horrid goals.

 

[FLYLine27*]

Hey guys, just trying to get a quick scouting report on this guy since the Ranger's just signed him. Does he have any potential? How did he look in the 20 games with you? Thanks.

 

[The Nuge]

He's a generally meh 13th forward with a little bit of grit

 

[DipsyMcDoodles]

Hey guys, just trying to get a quick scouting report on this guy since the Ranger's just signed him. Does he have any potential? How did he look in the 20 games with you? Thanks.

Below average skating, questionable decision making, and meh physically. Nothing that stands out from his game

 

[Blitzago*]

He's a generally meh 13th forward with a little bit of grit

Is this a shot at how he plays defensively ?

 

[Beerfish]

Would like to give you rangers a better report on him. He was worse than schultz when shiultz was playing bad. Hes terrible, but will probably be good for your ahl team though.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Pretty bad. He has a decent point shot. That's about it. He was exposed on our blueline. Slow skater, not a great defender. Schultz-esque. Not a terrible depth option but you don't want to rely on him for top 6 minutes. Probably not even 7-8.

 

[FLYLine27*]

Oh boo. Oh well. He can play for our AHL team then Thanks guys.

 

[Replacement*]

Hey guys, just trying to get a quick scouting report on this guy since the Ranger's just signed him. Does he have any potential? How did he look in the 20 games with you? Thanks.

Oh gawd, relief, he signed with somebody else, I looked at the thread and it said we resigned him.

Slow, useless, no talent, clumsy, not particularly good at anything. you wonder who he's related to to even be in the NHL. That's about it. This guy will look like a dog on a 4th line.

 

[The Nuge]

Is this a shot at how he plays defensively ?

nope. I read Adam C and then stopped apparently lol. I thought it was Cracknell

 

[Replacement*]

nope. I read Adam C and then stopped apparently lol. I thought it was Cracknell

They're like interchangeable bookends to me. Both of them representing a time I'd rather forget. Both being silly putty fill.

 

[48g90a138pts]

He had some bad turnovers but what player doesnt. Oilers picked him up for some much needed toughness.

 

[The Nuge]

They're like interchangeable bookends to me. Both of them representing a time I'd rather forget. Both being silly putty fill.

ya, filler, or warm body, describes both of them perfectly

 

[Spawn]

Hey guys, just trying to get a quick scouting report on this guy since the Ranger's just signed him. Does he have any potential? How did he look in the 20 games with you? Thanks.

Maybe the worst defenseman the Oilers have dressed in the past 5 years.

He'll be a good AHL guy for you. But he has zero NHL ability.

 

[voxel]

Pretty bad. He has a decent point shot. That's about it. He was exposed on our blueline. Slow skater, not a great defender. Schultz-esque. Not a terrible depth option but you don't want to rely on him for top 6 minutes. Probably not even 7-8.

It's his brain farts that killed him. Borderline defender otherwise.

 

[48g90a138pts]

For the lack of rhD the Oilers have I'm surprised we didn't resign him. He's a depth AHL call up.