GDT: April 5, 2018: Does anyone care anymore? Oilers vs. Knights

[McDNicks17]

Because alongside Dillon Simpson, he's so clearly only got a spot because of his name. If his name was Keegan Adams, he never would have been drafted.

Was it a long con?

Carolina agreed to draft Lowe in exchange for the Oilers drafting Brind'Amour six years later?

 

[PBandJ]

Was it a long con?

Carolina agreed to draft Lowe in exchange for the Oilers drafting Brind'Amour six years later?

Brind'Amour was a stupid pick too.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Brind'Amour was a stupid pick too.

Yeah that's stupid 7th round picks.

 

[oXo Cube]

Was it a long con?

Carolina agreed to draft Lowe in exchange for the Oilers drafting Brind'Amour six years later?

To be fair to this, teams not located in Edmonton could still take a player named Lowe because of name recognition.

 

[PBandJ]

Do you actually believe this or is just thing you want to believe?

The guy was utterly brutal in junior and still got drafted. If his name wasn't Lowe, I highly doubt he's still playing in NA.

 

[Digger12]

As for Lowe's kid, I don't see the big deal with the team giving him the final 2 games of an 82 game season. He's put in a lot of AHL time (>300 games), and has been a decent defensive dman at that level. With the NHL team down 3 dmen and more high profile prospects either looking like crap (Jones) or injured for past 2 months (Mantha), it's not like the picks are abundant.

And it's not like he's been terrible, for the dmen he by far has the best +/- (+13) on a team with a -19 goal differential. If his last name wasn't Lowe I bet fans would be wondering why he hadn't been called up sooner.

 

[oXo Cube]

And the fact is we should be giving prospects with actual futures like Jones callups to give them a taste of the NHL. Not throwaways like Lowe.

So your outrage is just a crusade about your personal favorite prospect not being gifted an opportunity over a player that actually earned the call up.

 

[McDNicks17]

To be fair to this, teams not located in Edmonton could still take a player named Lowe because of name recognition.

The guy was utterly brutal in junior and still got drafted. If his name wasn't Lowe, I highly doubt he's still playing in NA.

He couldn't have been that bad. He was a +33 in his draft year.

I'd probably lean toward him playing on one of the worst NHL player producing junior teams in the country over being over-drafted because of his name for his lack of success.

 

[nabob]

might as well delete this thread.

Can the creator of a thread get thread banned? And if he does, does the thread disappear?

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Can the creator of a thread get thread banned? And if he does, does the thread disappear?

only one way to find out

 

[PBandJ]

So your outrage is just a crusade about your personal favorite prospect not being gifted an opportunity over a player that actually earned the call up.

Nah, just not a fan of no futures being given priority over actual prospects.

Does any of this matter anyway? I just want this season to end.

 

[oXo Cube]

He couldn't have been that bad. He was a +33 in his draft year.

I'd probably point to him playing on one of the worst NHL player producing junior teams in the country over being overdrafted because of his name.

Don't get me wrong, I have no idea and wouldn't pretend otherwise.

I don't think I've seen Keegan Lowe play a game in my life.

 

[Soundwave]

Nah, just not a fan of no futures being given priority over actual prospects.

Does any of this matter anyway? I just want this season to end.

lol, I don't even care at this point because the summer will likely be either terrible or uneventful anyway.

 

[McGoMcD]

Just want McPoints. don't care about anything else.

 

[ToeMcDrag83]

Meh I'll take a viewing of a player I've never seen play. Only 2 games left. Sedin's last game should have some value too.
Regardless of the year, I know I'll be fixing for Oilers hockey by summer.

 

[Soundwave]

Meh I'll take a viewing of a player I've never seen play. Only 2 games left. Sedin's last game should have some value too.
Regardless of the year, I know I'll be fixing for Oilers hockey by summer.

At least now we get to watch McDavid.

In the summer, some depressing realities are likely going to set in (we have little/no cap room, many NMCs that can't be moved, etc.) and the "face" of the franchise effectively becomes Chiarelli.

While the season has been bad, the wait until next October is likely gonna feel like a life time.

 

[bone]

The guy was utterly brutal in junior and still got drafted. If his name wasn't Lowe, I highly doubt he's still playing in NA.

How is that a reasonable comment. By most accounts, he's been the most steady d-man in Bakersfield. If true, he belongs in NA. Maybe he doesn't belong in the NHL but attitudes like this are almost like reverse nepotism/cronyism where you undervalue someone because of their name.

I don't mind giving him the two games with this many defense injured as a test to see if he's worth signing on the cheap again to be a vet on the farm next year as a bit of shelter for the still young defensive corps, and that emergency 10th-11th dman for the NHL. We don't need to check on Jones yet as he's still at least a year away anyways.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Nah, just not a fan of no futures being given priority over actual prospects.

Does any of this matter anyway? I just want this season to end.

I wasn't aware we even had those.

 

[Oilhawks]

When I bought tickets for this game before the season started I figured it would be a fun game between two teams finishing off the season, one playoff bound, the other heading for the links. Guess I was right after all!

 

[Ser Pudman]

Just want Lucic to punch some faces again and another 3 points for McDonald

McDonald has really been invisible these past few games.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

The guy was utterly brutal in junior and still got drafted. If his name wasn't Lowe, I highly doubt he's still playing in NA.

He wasn't and I guess might be true, but I doubt it as well.

I don't know how bad a player you've decided he his based on your issues with his name, but he's far better then that.

 

[MettleMcOiler]

I'm rooting for Keegan, I hope he does well.

 

[Gord]

Keegan Lowe has earned a call up he's been one of the better D on the farm, not sure why the kid should get crapped on.

I won't hate him just because his dad.
I hope he plays well.

 

[Stoneman89]

Not sure what the big deal is with Lowe Jr. playing. We're in a tough situation and we need a warm body to play bottom pairing minutes. He is the best option at this time from down south, so he is the logical callup. It's not like this is do or die the last 2 games.

 

[Stoneman89]

And the fact is we should be giving prospects with actual futures like Jones callups to give them a taste of the NHL. Not throwaways like Lowe.

Jones has missed a chunk of his development this year to injury and is still getting his feet wet in the AHL, and is struggling to keep his head above water. But bring him up here to get killed, right?