Tribute Adam Larsson Appreciation Thread

[McClelland]

Liked Larssons playingstyle and quiet leadership.

Will be missed on a weak defensive right side and pk.

If believe his own words, he seems to be a sensitive soul.

Can understand losing a father at 50 years who was so close to him growing up, he was always there for him, cant fully understand if you not experience such bounds.

He didnt left for money, he went to a bottom feeder, that says much.

He wasnt prio 1 either, then had Holland went after him long before expansion draft and perhaps got answers.

Its pretty awful that a poster whos been expelled from Hf boards, comes back with a replacement name and spew hate on a player he thought was trash from day 1 he arrived and trashed him in every gtd and Larsson thread. Now speaking about let the team down, when he should celebrate instead, Huuh.

He had in my view a up and down Oiler time great 2016 and last season, but some shaky periods between his injurys. Losing his best friend Klefbom perhaps made the decision to leave easier.

But i always like a warrior and wish him the best in his career and personal life.

 

[Oilhawks]

Liked Larssons playingstyle and quiet leadership.

Will be missed on a weak defensive right side and pk.

If believe his own words, he seems to be a sensitive soul.

Can understand losing a father at 50 years who was so close to him growing up, he was always there for him, cant fully understand if you not experience such bounds.

He didnt left for money, he went to a bottom feeder, that says much.

He wasnt prio 1 either, then had Holland went after him long before expansion draft and perhaps got answers.

Its pretty awful that a poster whos been expelled from Hf boards, comes back with a replacement name and spew hate on a player he thought was trash from day 1 he arrived and trashed him in every gtd and Larsson thread. Now speaking about let the team down, when he should celebrate instead, Huuh.

He had in my view a up and down Oiler time great 2016 and last season, but some shaky periods between his injurys. Losing his best friend Klefbom perhaps made the decision to leave easier.

But i always like a warrior and wish him the best in his career and personal life.

Bolded is wrong, wrong, wrong.

The facts are he was presented with a better offer much earlier in the year, turned it down, and turned down further attempts to retain him. It’s exactly like you said, he left for personal reasons.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Some folks are trying to portray this as a black/white decision but to me it’s clear there was some level of thought put in Larsson’s decision. I’m sure even in his mind, part of him wanted to stay.

For all we know, it could have come to a head in the last few moments before the expansion draft, when Larsson finally decided to let go of his time here and move on. He actually even did us a favor by signing with Seattle instead of signing somewhere else as UFA and having the Kraken also take another player off our roster on top.

Good luck Lars. Im sorry things didn’t work out here and although what happened to your father in this city may always stay with you, I hope you find some peace.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Anyone bitter we don't still have Hall?

Him and Drai were dynamite together.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Anyone bitter we don't still have Hall?

Him and Drai were dynamite together.

We need to move on. Hall could’ve come here this summer and chose Boston to play with whoever’s going to be their second line center.

Our top 6 should be good enough to win a cup now if the rest of our team pulls their weight.

 

[MessierII]

Anyone bitter we don't still have Hall?

Him and Drai were dynamite together.

Holy crap this is still a thing

 

[Mr Positive]

We need to move on. Hall could’ve come here this summer and chose Boston to play with whoever’s going to be their second line center.

Our top 6 should be good enough to win a cup now if the rest of our team pulls their weight.

It might have been for the best. If Hall stayed here he probably would have had a better career, and we would have re signed him for much more than Boston did as a result (and the team would have been equally flawed, if not moreso without Larsson on D). That means no Hyman here too, and maybe continue to force RNH with McDavid. Just a thought, kind of like how people lament us trading Petry. Well... if we kept him that means no McDavid

 

[Satire]

Wish him the best of luck. He had his ups and downs while he was here, but if you look at those related to his Dad's passing I so think there is a big emotional aspect to this for him and I believe what he says.

 

[McShogun99]

When I was on the ferry from Victoria to Vancouver on Monday I sat near a guy that could have been Larson’s doppledanger. Almost went up to him to ask him if his name was Adam but didn’t want to be weird.

 

[gordonhught]

Hmmm. Not missing Larsson so far.

 

[D4ngleSZN]

Lol Larsson had a good half year and seems like a great but the doom and gloom over someone that was a bottom pairing defenseman for 2.5 years previous leaving is quite funny. He looked pretty bad today.

 

[Zaddy]

Yeah get your shots in after game 1 of the season with a new team, very classy.

 

[Barrsy]

Yeah get your shots in after game 1 of the season with a new team, very classy.

Yet you are the one going on & on about the Oilers blowing the Borgault pick, instead of taking Wallstead. Before they had even signed an NHL contract no less.

 

[Cypress]

Always liked Larsson. I'll be rooting for him in Seattle.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Holy crap this is still a thing

Apparently it’s impossible to have a Larsson thread without a mention of Hall.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Idk why people are still salty about a UFA signing elsewhere, this happens literally every offseason. Can we move on?

 

[Zaddy]

Yet you are the one going on & on about the Oilers blowing the Borgault pick, instead of taking Wallstead. Before they had even signed an NHL contract no less.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Yet you are the one going on & on about the Oilers blowing the Borgault pick, instead of taking Wallstead. Before they had even signed an NHL contract no less.

Thanks and yep.

 

[North]

Yeah get your shots in after game 1 of the season with a new team, very classy.

Are people not allowed to critique actual game play now?

I guarantee you Oilers players are not going to be immune to this even ones who are with a new team.

 

[gordonhught]

Are people not allowed to critique actual game play now?

I guarantee you Oilers players are not going to be immune to this even ones who are with a new team.

This is the new society we live in. Be positive or else you get called out.

Contrary opinions are no longer acceptable unless they correlate with the majority viewpoint.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Anyone bitter we don't still have Hall?

Him and Drai were dynamite together.

No. I'll explain why. Hall is the type of player that has an ego. He certainly did while he was here. There were going to be struggles in making this McDavid's team when we had Hall who still thought it was his team.

 

[ManofSteel55]

This is the new society we live in. Be positive or else you get called out.

Contrary opinions are no longer acceptable unless they correlate with the majority viewpoint.

I guess that's why there are no negative people around here anymore, huh.

 

[LTIR]

This is the new society we live in. Be positive or else you get called out.

Contrary opinions are no longer acceptable unless they correlate with the majority viewpoint.

Do you have a problem with the new society??? Get out of these boards you new society hater!

 

[Stoneman89]

Things that make you say hmmmm:
Can't help wondering if the Oilers offer was intended to set a minimum bidding price for Larsson. If the Oilers really wanted to sign him, there was opportunity to do so. Think there is a back story here involving a move / change for Larsson ?

He said he wanted a change of scenery due to the bad memory of having his dad pass away here. If moving somewhere else helps him get over that, then can't really question him I guess.

 

[CycloneSweep]

He said he wanted a change of scenery due to the bad memory of having his dad pass away here. If moving somewhere else helps him get over that, then can't really question him I guess.

He also I believe mentioned that Klefbom being pretty much gone now made it harder to stay too.