What Would Make You Stop Cheering For The Oilers?

[joestevens29]

Outside of the team becoming a bunch of terrorists I don't think there is anything that would stop me.

Been through enough on ice and off ice bad decisions since the Early 90's and I'm still a fan.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Them moving to another City.

Then I'd cheer for the Edmonton Hurricanes in about 15 years.

 

[ZJuice]

Only death can cure me

 

[Aerrol]

McDavid traded. If it wasn't for that magic day 3 years ago today, I would have already turned my fan card in that summer. Now I can't help but want to follow what McJesus does.

 

[McGoMcD]

McDavid traded. If it wasn't for that magic day 3 years ago today, I would have already turned my fan card in that summer. Now I can't help but want to follow what McJesus does.

Me too on this one. I am so fed up with this orgnization. with out McD I think I would have jumped ship already.

 

[Aerrol]

Me too on this one. I am so fed up with this orgnization. with out McD I think I would have jumped ship already.

Yup. I seriously question why I subject myself to this shit as 'entertainment' pretty frequently. Without McDavid there's nothing else for me here. I don't even live in Edmonton anymore.

 

[TheRebuild]

Trading Nuge.

If Nuge goes, I go, simple as that. I will never watch another Oilers game again. Sick of this team giving up on good players only to see those players move on and excel with other teams.

 

[bone]

Jack Eichel could have - he would have fired the OBC.

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You know damn well if he did that here, he would have been traded for a third line centre with most of the public eating it up as a good move.

 

[MoneyGuy]

I would say nothing for most of us here. If we have not fled yet I can't see us leaving at all.

Don't underestimate the ability of our management to p*** us off. I still think they could run more diehards out of town.

 

[MoneyGuy]

Trading Nuge.

If Nuge goes, I go, simple as that. I will never watch another Oilers game again. Sick of this team giving up on good players only to see those players move on and excel with other teams.

I think you,ean trading Nuge for a roster downgrade. Although it seems unlikely there are acceptable trades involving him.

 

[Mr Positive]

I think you,ean trading Nuge for a roster downgrade. Although it seems unlikely there are acceptable trades involving him.

yeah, I'd think it's likely that Nuge we be traded if we got Karlsson for instance.

Although, I would like us to keep some piece of the first rebuild here. It's just so weird that we'd shuffle out absolutely everyone. I know it's a bit sentimental, but it gives our team some continuity. (and btw, I know that maybe a big reason that Vegas is so good is that they don't have any baggage of the past at all, and maybe all baggage is bad)

 

[rboomercat90]

Nothing. I’ve been thru the Gretzky trade, selling of numerous star players and the OBC era. Still nice 1993 this team has been garbage but I keep coming back.

Yep, to me the darkest days of this franchise happened with the Gretzky trade and the aftermath. Going from being a perennial Stanley Cup winner to what happened in the early nineties was, IMO, even worse than the decade of darkness. I survived that as a fan. I’m disgusted with how Katz is running the team and even if I don’t support it financially, I won’t stop cheering for them.

 

[McShogun99]

Yep, to me the darkest days of this franchise happened with the Gretzky trade and the aftermath. Going from being a perennial Stanley Cup winner to what happened in the early nineties was, IMO, even worse than the decade of darkness. I survived that as a fan. I’m disgusted with how Katz is running the team and even if I don’t support it financially, I won’t stop cheering for them.

At least with Katz we know that he’ll spend to the cap and give former players jobs for life. Mcdavid will be a lifelong Oiler if he wants to be. Pocklingtim would already be planning a Mcdavid sale by now.

 

[oilers'72]

Only if the team moved or folded. I used to be an Edmonton Trappers fan and also followed the Pacific Coast League. After they moved, I had no interest in the team or league. Also have no allegiance to the Portland Winter Hawks or Kootenay Ice after both teams left.

 

[McDrai]

I'll admit that I was on the verge of being done for good after MacT's presser following the 14-15 season. Then McDavid happened.

What would make you quit the Oilers for good?

Not getting rid of at least 1 of Tmac/Chiarelli this offseason.

 

[thadd]

Over the past decade I've tried a few times and failed.
To stop cheering for the Oilers I'd have to stop paying attention to hockey.

 

[Mcwinner]

Even if McDavid with 50% retention was traded to the penguins for Justin Schultz I would still sadly cheer for this team till my Death. This was the first team I watched, it was my dads team and it’s my daughters team. It’s now in the bloodline.

 

[Ctrain2k]

I basically stopped watching 13-14 and 14-15 the oilers were supposed to be on the upswing then Yakupov and Schultz happened...

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

What would make me stop cheering? If they traded away our star players for nothing and began to make stupid decisions like giving away good draft picks for...oh, wait.

 

[ujju2]

17 years old, probably in for life. Unless they move. Man, that's a long time, I sure hope they get their act together soon.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

I'll admit that I was on the verge of being done for good after MacT's presser following the 14-15 season. Then McDavid happened.

What would make you quit the Oilers for good?

I'll admit that I was feeling done. I couldn't ever switch to another team, so I would have just focused more on the Niagara Ice Dogs and other hobbies. I wasn't even watching the McDavid lottery because I just didn't feel any hope. I was out when it happened I got several "**** you!" texts from my Leafs fan friends... that is how I found out. That is what re-energized me.

 

[Todd Parchment]

Basically any of the OBC coming back to any prominence or being outed as behind the scenes meddlers 100%.

Once that’s dealt with I would come back.


I would probably still cheer for them anyway because I’m an idiot.

 

[rboomercat90]

At least with Katz we know that he’ll spend to the cap and give former players jobs for life. Mcdavid will be a lifelong Oiler if he wants to be. Pocklingtim would already be planning a Mcdavid sale by now.

Lots to hate about Pocklington but if he’d have had Katz money he would have found a way to build a winner. His ego was driven by the Oilers success. I don’t believe that’s the case with Katz.

 

[Underdogoil]

The team moving, I survived Gretzky getting traded and Pronger asking for a trade I'd survive a McDavid trade demand. It's the team and city I cheer for not one player.

 

[Spawn]

It's too late to stop cheering now.