Speculation: Edmonton Oilers - All Time Team?

[Eye of Ra]

Tikkanen-Gretzky-Kurri
Hall-McDavid-Draisaitl
Anderson-Messier-Hemsky
Smyth-Weight-Guerin

Coffey - Siltanen
Pronger - Lowe
Klefbom - Larsson

Fuhr
Salo

(All in their prime)

"How can you have him with ..." and "Why do you not pick ..." I look forward to a scary aha experience of having missed the big names that should have been included.

Feel free to make your own all-time team....

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[T-Funk]

I'd maybe put pronger instead of staios haha.

 

[Party Kane]

If you're adding players from their prime:
Pronger
Plante
Oates
Hall

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

just out of sheer...not the entire 87 lineup....here goes;

Hall-Gretzky-Kurri
Tikkanen-Weight-Guerin
Simpson-Messier-Yakupov
Smyth-Marchant-Hemsky

Coffey-Pronger
Huddy-Ekblad
Smith-Lowe

Moog
Scrivens

 

[Beerfish]

Fogolin ahead of staios, moog ahead of ranford or salo. Randy Gregg ahead of Staios.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Just for fun:

Glenn Anderson - Wayne Gretzky - Jari Kurri
Ryan Smyth - Doug Weight - Mark Messier
Esa Tikkanen - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Hemsky
Craig Simpson - Todd Marchant - Dale Hunter


Paul Coffey - Risto Siltanen
Boris Mironov - Steve Staios
Kevin Lowe - Charlie Huddy

Bill Ranford
Grant Furh
Tommy Salo



(All in their prime)


How would this team do in todays NHL?

"How can you have him with ..." and "Why do you not pick ..." I look forward to a scary aha experience of having missed the big names that should have been included.

Feel free to make your own all-time team....

1) IT was DAVE Hunter and not Dale
2) Dave player LW not RW
3) Salo over Ranford and Joseph?
4) The D is more or less all wrong

 

[Jumptheshark]

btw

Messier was at Center between Simpson and Anderson


So build the lines around

****Gretz---Kurri
Simpson---Mess---Anderson
DAVE Hunter---Mact----Hughes (still think this is the greatest third line the oilers ever had)
Smyth---Weight--Hemsky

D
Lowe--Fogey
S Smith--Coffey
J Smith--Huddy

Fuhr
Moog
Ranford
Joseph

 

[Faelko]

Tikkanen-Gretzky-Kurri (how could you not?)
Hall-Messier-Anderson (little early for Hall but WTF)
Smyth-Weight-Guerin (loved the chemistry between Weight and Guerin)
Hunter-Peca-Maltby (checking line...)
Extra: The Rat!!

Pronger-Coffey (frickin hate Pronger..)
Lowe-J.Smith (frickin hate Lowe..the Boss, not player)
S.Smith-Beukeboom (twin towers together again.)

Ranford
Joesph
Fuhr

 

[samiam]

This one will be hard to argue. Combining some different era's though.


Esa Tikkanen - Wayne Gretzky - Jari Kurri
Craig Simpson - Mark Messier - Glenn Anderson
Ryan Smyth - Doug Weight - Ales Hemsky
Taylor Hall - Ken Linsmen - Bill Guerin


Paul Coffey - Lee Fogolin
Chris Pronger - Steve Smith
Kevin Lowe - Charlie Huddy
Jason Smith


Grant Furh
Bill Ranford
Curtis Joseph
(Honorable mention: Andy Moog)

Can anyone do better?

 

[Alberta Oilfire]

I don't know how I haven't seen Hall with Gretz and Kurri yet!

Oh bold lettuce did put that line together, nice call

 

[Oiltankjob Fail]

Hall-Gretzky-Kurri
Nilsson-Messier-Anderson
Simpson Weight- Guerin
Smyth- Nichols-Hemsky
Murphy Tikkanen

Coffey- Pronger
Ritsolainen- Visnovsky
Lowe- Huddy

Mironov - Marchment

Fuhr
Ranford
Joesph

 

[iCanada]

Why would you put Hemmer in instead of Eberle?

o.o

 

[Jumptheshark]

Why would you put Hemmer in instead of Eberle?

o.o

eberle has not reached his peak and has not done much yet

 

[Brewster]

Based on their play in Edmonton (ie no Oates)
Tikkanen Gretzky Kurri (obvious)
Hall Messier Anderson (again no brainer)
Smyth Weight Guerin (Guerin wasn't here for very long but this line was simply dynamite)
Nilsson/Simpson Linseman Hemsky (unreal raw talent here)

If more of a checking line was needed I would go Moreau MacT Grier

Coffey Pronger (how good would've these guys been?)
Lowe Huddy (solid second pair)
Fogolin J.Smith (defensive machine)
S.Smith

Fuhr
Ranford
Joseph

 

[iCanada]

eberle has not reached his peak and has not done much yet

His highest scoring year is better than Hemmers...

 

[Jumptheshark]

His highest scoring year is better than Hemmers...

I realize HEmmer is a whipping boy around here--but for 7-8 years he was a solid oiler

 

[Oiltankjob Fail]

His highest scoring year is better than Hemmers...

No its not

 

[The Nuge]

Why would you put Hemmer in instead of Eberle?

o.o

Hemsky at his peak was better than anything we've seen from Eberle

 

[Arpeggio]

Hemsky at his peak was better than anything we've seen from Eberle

I'd argue Eberle's 30 goal/76 point sophomore season was as impressive as Hemsky in 06. Eberle's already twice the goal scorer that Hemsky ever was.

 

[Oiltankjob Fail]

I'd argue Eberle's 30 goal/76 point sophomore season was as impressive as Hemsky in 06. Eberle's already twice the goal scorer that Hemsky ever was.

I would argue a 77 point season playoff appearance and cup final season is more impressive than a 76 point season and deal last in standings. And I am one of the biggest Eberle supporters in here.

 

[RattsSSV]

Craig Simpson - Wayne Gretzky - Jari Kurri
Esa Tikkanen - Mark Messier -Glenn Anderson
Taylor Hall - Doug Weight - Ales Hemsky
Ryan Smyth - Ken Linseman - Kelly Buchberger

Paul Coffey - Chris Pronger
Charlie Huddy - Lee Fogolin
Kevin Lowe - Jeff Beukeboom

Grant Fuhr
Bill Ranford

 

[Sprague Cleghorn]

Taylor Hall - Wayne Gretzky - Jari Kurri
Esa Tikkanen - Mark Messier - Glenn Anderson
Ryan Smyth - Doug Weight - Ales Hemsky
Craig Simpson - Craig MacTavish - Jordan Eberle

Paul Coffey - Kevin Lowe
Chris Pronger - Charlie Huddy
Lee Fogolin - Al Hamilton

Grant Fuhr
Bill Ranford

I made this team on a previous thread on the main board.

 

[Paralyzer008]

Esa Tikkanen-Wayne Gretzky-Jari Kurri
Taylor Hall-Mark Messier-Glenn Anderson
Ryan Smyth-Doug Weight-Jordan Eberle
Craig Simpson-Shawn Horcoff-Ales Hemsky

Paul Coffey-Kevin Lowe
Chris Pronger-Boris Mironov
Steve Smith-Jason Smith

Cujo
Dwayne Roloson
Grant Fuhr

 

[Hockey Buddha]

Tikkanen-Gretzky-Kurri
K. Nilsson-Messier-Anderson
Hall-Nuge-Eberle
Guerin-Weight-Yakupov
Smyth

Coffey-Pronger
Lowe-Huddy
Fogolin S.Smith
Muni

Fuhr
Ranford

 

[Gametime3000]

Hall Hops Ebs
Perron Gags Yak
Hendricks Gordon Pitlick
Lander Arco Gazdic
Pinizotto

Petry Marincin
Shultz Klefbom
Nurse Ference
Fraser

Scrivens
Fasth