I never thought this team would have a shot at McDavid or Eichel. We'll get one of them. Wow.
Then, time to move along ANYONE from this roster to solidify the defense and goal tending.
I'd actually move RNH for a more established C if the opportunity were there.
Big picture:
Lowe is much like Milbury in his last days with the Islanders. Much as a General needs to take the fall for a horrible defeat, or a CEO has to step aside or be removed after successive horrible quarterly results - so too must the head of the Oilers organization exit the scene.
Team is flailing. Franchise is in dire straights. The "head" has to go.
this is so embarrassing. Seguin is a beauty, and in hindsight I think I would have drafted him over Hall.
I never thought this team would have a shot at McDavid or Eichel. We'll get one of them. Wow.
Then, time to move along ANYONE from this roster to solidify the defense and goal tending.
I'd actually move RNH for a more established C if the opportunity were there.
Big picture:
Lowe is much like Milbury in his last days with the Islanders. Much as a General needs to take the fall for a horrible defeat, or a CEO has to step aside or be removed after successive horrible quarterly results - so too must the head of the Oilers organization exit the scene.
Team is flailing. Franchise is in dire straights. The "head" has to go.
LOL Eberle almost in tears on Ched
They're both elite talent.. Drafting Hall was the right play. This is the only season thus far in their careers in which Seguin is ahead in points per game.
We can all pretend Seguin was playing lights out like this throughout his career, but lets not forget how relatively little he went for when traded from Boston. If the Oilers really wanted him, they could have probably had him for Eberle. And Jamie Benn has been a corsi monster for a long time, so having him on as his linemate is obviously going to help out considerably.
I never thought this team would have a shot at McDavid or Eichel. We'll get one of them. Wow.
Then, time to move along ANYONE from this roster to solidify the defense and goal tending.
I'd actually move RNH for a more established C if the opportunity were there.
Big picture:
Lowe is much like Milbury in his last days with the Islanders. Much as a General needs to take the fall for a horrible defeat, or a CEO has to step aside or be removed after successive horrible quarterly results - so too must the head of the Oilers organization exit the scene.
Team is flailing. Franchise is in dire straights. The "head" has to go.
This is where I sit now. The season is lost and I'm afraid the players may be too. There aren't any good deals out there this time of year. Whatever deals he makes will just hurt the team down the road. I really hope Katz sees this too and puts a roster freeze on him for the rest of the year. Clean house from top to bottom in April and let the new people decide what to do with these players. I wouldn't even bother tiring Eakins before the rest of the year either. Just ride it out, get the top 2 pick and start all over this off season.I truly hope MacT never makes another trade or signing for this organization again. Keep the players that are here, ride out the season, and day 1 after game 82, there should be an announcement that they've decided to go in a new direction and wish Craig MacTavish the best in his future endeavours. Kevin Lowe can subsequently announce something about how he's decided to step away from the game to spend time with family or some other BS to save face. Nicholson hires a new GM who instantly axes the entire current coaching staff and replaces them. Oh, and the current scouting dept. can GTFO as well. Then things can start to move forward.
I truly hope MacT never makes another trade or signing for this organization again. Keep the players that are here, ride out the season, and day 1 after game 82, there should be an announcement that they've decided to go in a new direction and wish Craig MacTavish the best in his future endeavours. Kevin Lowe can subsequently announce something about how he's decided to step away from the game to spend time with family or some other BS to save face. Nicholson hires a new GM who instantly axes the entire current coaching staff and replaces them. Oh, and the current scouting dept. can GTFO as well. Then things can start to move forward.
I don't really find it funny. I feel for the players. Most of them didn't choose to play here wasting prime years playing for idiots.
We'd be a better team if we had Gagner instead of Arcobello