Your 5 BOLD Predictions

[backhandsauce]

The season is upon us ladies and gents. Let's hear your 5 BOLD predictions for the Oiler's.

1. Mike Smith is the starting goalie after October

2. James Neal score's 30 goals

3. Kassian scores 20 goals

4. Oilers are the 3rd seed in the Pacific

5. Taylor Hall is traded back to Edm at the deadline

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[Tad Mikowsky]

1. Oilers offer Hall a big contract Next off season.

2. Tippett wins Jack Adams

3. Oilers squeak in the playoffs, upset a team.

4. Smith is better than expected

5. Draisaitl gets 90 points

 

[McDNicks17]

1. Nygard takes the #2LW spot out of camp, looks great with Nuge and pots 20 goals.

2. Nurse cleans up his defensive game and solidifies himself as a top pairing guy.

3. Koskinen holds a ~15th ranked SV% and lives up to his contract as a starter.

4. Bouchard is called up by Nov/Dec. Leads all rookie defensemen in points from that point on.

5. Klefbom only misses 5-10 games due to minor injuries.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Bouchard makes the team

Haas is the big suprise

Draisaitl is the 2nd line C

Neal plays w McD

We miss playoffs by 4 points

 

[Skolman]

1.Chris Kreider is traded to Edmonton, Edmonton signs him to a new contract. Kris Russell & Sam Gagner are traded in order to free up cap.

2. Edmonton is a bubble team for the entire year, they end up finishing 8th in the Western Conference.

3. Mike Smith turns into the #1 in Edmonton, holds onto a SV% above .915

4. Darnell Nurse has a huge year, and turns into a legit #2.

5. Milan Lucic takes out an Oiler player with either a dirty hit/KO

After Kreider is acquired:

Draisaitl-McDavid-Kassian
Kreider-RNH-Neal
Benson-Haas-Chiasson
Granlund-Sheahan-Archibald
Khaira/Nygard

 

[Captain Controversy]

1. McDavid isn't the carry for the team this year, draisaitl pulls the boat with 130 points.

2. Oilers make the playoffs.

3. Oilers win the cup.

4. Nygard gets 50 points.

5. Koskinen sucks until later in the year, he then carries the Oilers to the cup.

 

[Faelko]

1. Draisaitl leads the Oilers in scoring.
2. Persson scores 40 points
3. Neal stinks the place up and ends up on the 4th line
4. Gagner gets waived
5. Kassian gets 50 points.

 

[booyakasha]

McDavid gets 130 points
Draisaitl hits 50 goals again
Oilers make the playoffs, finish 6th in the West
Nygaard gets 20 goals
Bouchard makes the team convincigly

 

[onetweasy]

1. Oilers make the playoffs

2. Nurse becomes a top pairing d man......and gets paid next summer!

3. Tippet is a finalist for the Jack Adams

4. We acquire Ehler's for a package including Russel

5. Smith posts a 50 game .915 season

 

[jukon]

1. McDavid scores 50+ goals
2. Khaira has a career year, 15+ goals
3. Nurse becomes the team's best dman
4. Gagner earns a spot in the top six, 20+ goals
5. Jones becomes a full time NHL player and scores 30+ points

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

1. Kassian scores 15 goals and remains on top line most of the year
2. Neal clicks with RNH and scores 20 goals
3.. Klefbom suffers a 10+ game injury before Christmas
4. Team is out of playoffs by double digits by Feb 1
5. Nygard is a 4th liner/healthy scratch from December onwards

 

[GOilers88]

McD & Drai go 1/2 in league scoring.

Klefbom plays a full season.

Nurse becomes a top pairing defenseman.

Neal rebounds for 20+

Nuge gets traded. Sadface.

 

[McFlash97]

McDavid hits 130

Drai hits 100 plus again

Sam Gagner has a massive season with 50 points.

Hall is offered a 4 year 35 mill contract which he signs in the offseason to make a few cup runs with the Oilers.

 

[sOiled]

Klefbom gets injured and misses >20 games

McDavid is involved in 50% of team scoring

Draisaitl sees a large drop in goals

Goaltending hovers around .900

The Oilers are out of the running by February

 

[booyakasha]

Klefbom gets injured and misses >20 games

McDavid is involved in 50% of team scoring

Draisaitl sees a large drop in goals

Goaltending hovers around .900

The Oilers are out of the running by February

These aren't very BOLD though.

 

[sOiled]

 

[Mez]

1. Kassian scores 15 goals and remains on top line most of the year
2. Neal clicks with RNH and scores 20 goals
3.. Klefbom suffers a 10+ game injury before Christmas
4. Team is out of playoffs by double digits by Feb 1
5. Nygard is a 4th liner/healthy scratch from December onwards

Thats not bold at all

 

[McShogun99]

Mcdavid plays under 50 games

Draisaitl leads the team in scoring with 94 points

RNH hits 30 goals, 70 points

Persson leads the defence in scoring

Oilers finish top 3 in the Division

 

[Jumptheshark]

The European players step up and give us secondary scoring

Pizza Boy is traded late November

Mike smith takes over as number 1 early on

Both Bouchard and Smith hit most of their bonuses and we have a carry over penalty next season

Bear and Jones will play the last 20 games together giving us a near perfect 3rd pairing D

 

[LaGu]

1. McDavid 150 pts
2. Larsson scores a hattrick in the BoA
3. Hall to the Oilers at TDL.
4. EDM reaches SC finals, but lose vs NJD.
5. Haas, Nygard back in Europe by Christmas, while Persson plays 20 min/night on the 2nd pair and 1st PP.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Klefbom gets injured and misses >20 games

McDavid is involved in 50% of team scoring

Draisaitl sees a large drop in goals

Goaltending hovers around .900

The Oilers are out of the running by February

This isn’t bold. This describes every Oiler season.

 

[CycloneSweep]

1. No player who played in Bakersfield last year makes the team out of camp

2. Benning is Klefboms partner to start the year

3. McDavid is not top 2 in league scoring

4. Both goalies have above a 0.900 for the season

5. Nygard doesn't make the team.

 

[TheNumber4]

1. Kosko has a Vezina Like Season.
2. Draisaitl leads the league in points.
3. McDavid has a slow, worrying, start to the season.
4. Khaira has a career year and cements himself as a real deal NHL WINGER with 40+ point season.
5. Benning becomes obsolete and off the team for the most part, due to a combination of Bouchard and some other D prospects finally getting a shot to show how much more talent they have then Benning. Oilers D finally improves internally.

One more:

6. Nurse cements himself has a true top pairing defenceman, with new highs for offensive output and a rock solid defensive game.

 

[jukon]

Klefbom gets injured and misses >20 games

McDavid is involved in 50% of team scoring

Draisaitl sees a large drop in goals

Goaltending hovers around .900

The Oilers are out of the running by February

Fixed. They are bold now.

 

[jukon]

1. McDavid 150 pts
2. Larsson scores a hattrick in the BoA
3. Hall to the Oilers at TDL.
4. EDM reaches SC finals, but lose vs NJD.
5. Haas, Nygard back in Europe by Christmas, while Persson plays 20 min/night on the 2nd pair and 1st PP.

Damn, I don't know whether this is bold or if you've lost your mind.