Around The NHL Discussion 2018-2019 - Part II

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What’s he supposed to do, publicly throw his own teammate under the bus? That’s just not gonna happen.

No, but last year in the preseason when Wilson boarded Blais crazy hard face first into the glass you could hear Osh on the radio screaming at Blais for not keeping his head up when he was literally facing the glass. He’s also bitched about Wilson’s suspensions in the past. He’s a f***ing idiot, both of them are. They deserve everything that comes their way.

 

[hullderko]

BUF vs. WPG last night - Berglund and Sobotka doing the same thing as 2017 STL, get puck, skate towards the boards, cough up puck, rinse repeat. Hutton kept them in the game, the Jets had so many high danger chances.

 

[EastonBlues22]

Remember when there was a small groundswell of support for going after Luke Schenn around here?

He can officially be had for free. Anaheim waived him.

 

[simon IC]

Remember when there was a small groundswell of support for going after Luke Schenn around here?

He can officially be had for free. Anaheim waived him.

(Sheepishly putting hand up ...) Small groundswell here ... Are we sure he couldn't be useful? Could he be worse than Bouwmeester right now?

 

[simon IC]

Schenn would be really good RD depth. He's only making 800k. Let him sit in the press box. I would rather have him as an emergency callup than Mitch Reinke. We could dearly use his grit. I want Luke Schenn!

 

[simon IC]

(You can all probably see I am talking myself into this. ) Luke Schenn! Luke Schenn! Luke Schenn!

 

[EastonBlues22]

Schenn would be really good RD depth. He's only making 800k. Let him sit in the press box. I would rather have him as an emergency callup than Mitch Reinke. We could dearly use his grit. I want Luke Schenn!

Who are you waiving so that he can sit in the press box?

 

[simon IC]

Who are you waiving so that he can sit in the press box?

Yeah, okay you got me. I didn't think this completely through. (I've had a couple of beers. ). My obvious answer, (and I think that of many others!), would be Bouwmeester. We all know that is not going to happen though, and I reluctantly admit Bouw is a better defenseman than Schenn. I was just thinking out loud, don't mind me. However, with Gunnarsson out, we are one injury away from an AHL emergency call-up. I prefer the idea of Schenn much more than Butler, Mikkola, Walman or Reinke.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

waive the 4th line they dont get any min anyway .... just roll 3 lines and 8 d ... start a new trend

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

Sobtoka, Berglund and Lehtera have 11 points between them at small cost of 12 million dollars lol.

 

[Evocable Manager]

Who are you waiving so that he can sit in the press box?

Jay Bouwmeester.

Next.

 

[PiggySmalls]

Thank you Oilers GM for reminding me that Armstrong is not that bad.

 

[Dbrownss]

Thank you Oilers GM for reminding me that Armstrong is not that bad.

Theyll stop being scored on, so there's that.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Thank you Oilers GM for reminding me that Armstrong is not that bad.

I'm actually pretty excited to see how that turns out. Should be entertaining.

 

[Stealth JD]

It's funny how there are really no BAD teams this year. EVERY team in the East is within one win of their regulation-loss total. Only the Blues, Kings and (last year's Cup Finalist) Golden Knights can't say the same thing at this point. There has never been more parity. I'm totally down with calling this season a wash and grabbing a Kakko/Hughes/Dach-type of talent in the draft. Come back at it next year with a clean slate and new franchise forward, and spend the next 9 months fixing the goal-tending and defense. If the Blues drop the next three games, there no way to consider themselves anything but sellers forced to look to next year.

 

[Vladdy the Impaler]

Thank you Oilers GM for reminding me that Armstrong is not that bad.

Back from the dead

 

[BlueDream]

Poor Oilers fans. Hitch isn't the answer.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Poor Oilers fans. Hitch isn't the answer.

I'm not so sure about that. I bet he has them playing well before the end of this season. That division isn't difficult to make a move in.

I don't think he'd be there long term, but for the rest of this season and maybe one after. Its almost a default interim gig.

 

[BlueDream]

I'm not so sure about that. I bet he has them playing well before the end of this season. That division isn't difficult to make a move in.

I don't think he'd be there long term, but for the rest of this season and maybe one after. Its almost a default interim gig.

He didn't do very well with Dallas, and Dallas probably had a better roster.

Todd McLellan is a good coach. He did just as good with SJ as Hitch did with the Blues. So I'm not seeing how this is an upgrade. McLellan also had a good year with the Oilers 2 years ago before they depleted their roster even more (trading Eberle for Strome, etc).

The Oilers roster isn't very good. They have absolutely nothing outside of the big 3 forwards (McDavid, Nuge, Drai).

I'll be surprised if Hitchcock has enough left in the tank to get any real results out of them, and even just "making the playoffs" shouldn't be good enough for a team with Connor McDavid. You need to be a perennial contender that plays a fast, attacking style of hockey when you have the best player in the world. I'm not quite sure what Hitch's defensive style that gets bounced in the 1st round is going to accomplish in Edmonton. And if he retires again in one year, they're back in the same boat.

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

I'm not so sure about that. I bet he has them playing well before the end of this season. That division isn't difficult to make a move in.

I don't think he'd be there long term, but for the rest of this season and maybe one after. Its almost a default interim gig.

Oilers fan here. This is kind of what I'm thinking makes logical sense here (not that Oilers management tend to use logic when making decisions, but I digress). From a Blues fan point of view what should we expect from Hitch in 2018?

 

[BlueDream]

Oilers fan here. This is kind of what I'm thinking makes logical sense here (not that Oilers management tend to use logic when making decisions, but I digress). From a Blues fan point of view what should we expect from Hitch in 2018?

A slower, more defensive style of play that limits shots against. You will probably give up less goals, but as stated above that's not likely to be a recipe for success for McDavid's team. It didn't work out for Dallas who had a similar roster (firepower up front, not much defense to speak of).

By all means I wish the best of luck to the Oilers. We're in the same boat here as far as rooting for frustrating, underperforming teams. I just think Hitch's time is up as a coach, but we'll see.

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

A slower, more defensive style of play that limits shots against. You will give up less goals, but as stated above that's not likely to be a recipe for success for McDavid's team. It didn't work out for Dallas who had a similar roster (firepower up front, not much defense to speak of).

By all means I wish the best of luck to the Oilers. We're in the same boat here as far as rooting for frustrating, underperforming teams. I just think Hitch's time is up as a coach, but we'll see.

Yeah unfortunately that's what I was expecting to hear.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Oilers fan here. This is kind of what I'm thinking makes logical sense here (not that Oilers management tend to use logic when making decisions, but I digress). From a Blues fan point of view what should we expect from Hitch in 2018?

I think this is a move you make if your team doesn't know how to defend.

Hitchcock will impose a strict structure, which will reduce the opponents time of possession and shot totals. This comes at a price, with the forwards having more responsibility in their own zone. But as an outsider looking in, this can be a good step toward a long-term hire in a season and a half (or maybe even next year). I also bet Talbot will suddenly look a lot better.

 

[carter333167]

Oilers fan here. This is kind of what I'm thinking makes logical sense here (not that Oilers management tend to use logic when making decisions, but I digress). From a Blues fan point of view what should we expect from Hitch in 2018?

I'm sure Hitch has learned some new tricks over the years but Brett Hull does like to tell the story of Hitch attempting to turn Mike Modano into a checking center. Seriously, though, things will probably get better (Hitch will definitely limit your goals against) and we wish you the best. We are in the same boat.

 

[MissouriMook]

Do we have another video tribute for Hitch when he comes back to town next month?