MettleMcOiler
5-14-6-1
I believe the board has termed this sort of thinking as a victim complex. Just FYI.
Yeah, I don't believe that at all.
I believe the board has termed this sort of thinking as a victim complex. Just FYI.
Sorry to break it to you but other than Calgary, all the teams in the Pacific actually has a losing record (reg + OT) against the East. You are fooling yourself if you actually think the playoff race in the West is tougher than the one in the East, the 9 point difference between the #2 wild card team of the 2 conferences, has less to do with a lack of competitive parity and more to do with the East's strong winning record against the Pacific division.There are 3 of the hottest teams in the league in that division. Teams play many of their games within their division. See how that works.
No it’s because of people whining about edmonton that last place isn’t guaranteed first / second overall.it's never enough
it's because of Edmonton that a truly genuinely **** team like LA won't be guaranteed a 1st overall pick
so keep'em coming boys!
The second line in practice is Gagner-Malone-Rattie and you're surprised they're 3rd last?
No it’s because of people whining about edmonton that last place isn’t guaranteed first / second overall.
It’s not like it’s enjoyable for oilers fans . Especially after chia completely screwed the team on his way out .Absolutely embarrassing that they are in this position. At this point it’s literally not even fair that they’re going to get another high pick. It’s actually infuriating.. almost to the point that they should have some sort of thing in place to prevent a top 10 pick. Being the worst run franchise in the league for 15 years straight shouldn’t continue to be rewarded high end picks. Unbelievable.
I realize that.. it’s definitely not enjoyable for anyone. Chia did screw you guys, but obviously the problems started long, long, long before he was ever in the picture.It’s not like it’s enjoyable for oilers fans . Especially after chia completely screwed the team on his way out .
You're right, it is pretty morbid. Oiler fans never asked for this, and we've trying to get proper change for a while. We don't want McDavid to be wasted. Maybe if you guys want to help, how about start voicing how **** our management is that the NHL will come in and do something about it. McDavid is an oiler, and with the right fixes, the team can be competitive. We just have to get rid of the rot of the upper management that have been shuffled into the back corners of the organization. Lowe, Howson, Green, Mactavish have failed in the past and they need be released with the bad mojo they have kept around for too long.
I agree with you 110%. The west is insane. Edmonton is 1-8-3 in their last 12 games and are still only 6 points out.
Speaks volumes about their level of competition lol
Really is amazing that EDM will miss the playoffs for the 3rd time in Mcdavids 4 years. Crazy
Says the opposite. It's harder to make the playoffs in the West, because it's so competitive.
Maybe in grade school where they want all the little kids to feel like "winners", but not in professional sports. If someone wins, then someone else has to lose.False.
There can be a "winner" without there being a loser.
So, when fans go home after a game that went into overtime, they don't think their team won or lost? Instead they think" the game ended in a tie, but we didn't get the additional point that was handed out afterwards"? When the results of the game are written in the media, the headline is not "Team X beat Team Y"? Sorry, but everyone knows that one team won and the other lost, but the NHL just decided to reward the losing team, too.OT in hockey is NOT there to determine a winner or loser. It's there to hand out an additional point without actually having a loser.
Football and baseball OT / Extra Innings is still played under the same parameters the sport is supposed to be played.
How so? If he's saying that the Oilers being close to a playoff spot is an indication that the West is bad (based n their poor record yet still being close to the playoffs), how do you see the West as being "competitive"? The East has a 0.534 winning % vs the West while the West has a 0.466 winning % vs the East. 8 of the bottom 11 teams are in the West.
The West got off to a slower start. East came out on fire, and has cooled off.
I think we’re just tired of seeing the best player of our generation be wasted away. We want to see what McDavid could do with a real hockey team.