European players don't get a fair shake here

Zguy370

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What a Gong Show this organization has turned into. A laughable circus really! One wonders what the priorities really are, especially since the Katz takeover. Maybe this loosing culture that we've all come accustomed to is the norm.
Even if we had drafted players like Ovechkin, Zetterberg, Chara, Rask or Jagr we probably would of ruined them here.
Really feel for players like Yakupov, Klefbom, Gernat etc., why do we even draft them? Hopefully they have a long NHL carreer ahead of them, somewhere else.
 

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Suxnet

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They made the right decision with Klefbom, Gernat, Marincin. You can't rush defensemen to the NHL. I don't agree with how Yakupov has been treated, however, but you're also forgetting that Hemsky has had it very good here.
 

Zguy370

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They made the right decision with Klefbom, Gernat, Marincin. You can't rush defensemen to the NHL. I don't agree with how Yakupov has been treated, however, but you're also forgetting that Hemsky has had it very good here.

I know, and was surrounded with trade rumors for several years, the right deal just didn't come along
 

Koto

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i dont know about from the organization, but the media sure is prejudicial.
 

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Kurri, Tikanen, Smid, Hemsky, Maggs, Teemu Hartikainen, Lennart Petrell, I could go on

How often does the media or fans bash Smid and until last year Hemsky was never bashed. most media and fans were not happy Hartikainen went abck to Europe this year and most fans and media said that Petrell was good at what he could do.

Yakupov came in with a lot of hype and the bar was set too high

I think US born players have been bashed more then other due to the Jimmy Carson course
 

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What a Gong Show this organization has turned into. A laughable circus really! One wonders what the priorities really are, especially since the Katz takeover. Maybe this loosing culture that we've all come accustomed to is the norm.
Even if we had drafted players like Ovechkin, Zetterberg, Chara, Rask or Jagr we probably would of ruined them here.
Really feel for players like Yakupov, Klefbom, Gernat etc., why do we even draft them? Hopefully they have a long NHL carreer ahead of them, somewhere else.

Brilliant insight.
Kudos to you. Dad must be proud
 

Seedling

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The Oilers have already ran Sweden out of town, now time to work on Russia.

How is MPS doing in St. Louis? :shakehead

Omark? Come on. Lander had a gift wrapped spot in the team and had a lousy camp and lost his spot.

Do we hate Albertans too because Smytty was a scratch?
 

McShogun99

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How is MPS doing in St. Louis? :shakehead

Omark? Come on. Lander had a gift wrapped spot in the team and had a lousy camp and lost his spot.

Do we hate Albertans too because Smytty was a scratch?

I should add Finland too with Hairtikanen and Rajala.
 

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What a Gong Show this organization has turned into. A laughable circus really! One wonders what the priorities really are, especially since the Katz takeover. Maybe this loosing culture that we've all come accustomed to is the norm.
Even if <b>we</b> had drafted players like Ovechkin, Zetterberg, Chara, Rask or Jagr we probably would of ruined them here.
Really feel for players like Yakupov, Klefbom, Gernat etc., why do <b>we</b> even draft them? Hopefully they have a long NHL carreer ahead of them, somewhere else.

Why you use the word "We"? You didn't draft them.

The only evidence you have is that the Oilers sat Yakupov for two measly games. Are you actually suggesting that Klefbom and Gernat earned a spot on the NHL roster based on their training camp? Really?

talk about gongshow and laughable circus = your post.
 

Billybaroo*

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Why you use the word "We"? You didn't draft them.

The only evidence you have is that the Oilers sat Yakupov for two measly games. Are you actually suggesting that Klefbom and Gernat earned a spot on the NHL roster based on their training camp? Really?

talk about gongshow and laughable circus = your post.

Shocking thing is, is the Oiler fanbase really as clued out as it could appear by reading HF Oiler Boards?
 

Lay Z Boy GM

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How is MPS doing in St. Louis? :shakehead

Omark? Come on. Lander had a gift wrapped spot in the team and had a lousy camp and lost his spot.

Do we hate Albertans too because Smytty was a scratch?

Lander, Pajaarvi and Omark all had spots on the team which they lost due to poor play. We kept all those guys around in the NHL longer than they deserved, they got the benefit of the doubt.

Nobody can say that the fans haven't loved Euro players. Kurri, Hemsky, Markanen, Nedved, Samsonov, and on and on and on. We loved these players because they actually produced, they were good players.

Yakupov deserved the scratch, still love the kid. Marincin, Klefbom, etc are the new Euros that we're all pretty unanimously excited about. I don't see the Euro hate.

Although one could argue that guys like Hall deserved to be scratched at certain points. Is that because they're Canadian? I seriously doubt that.
 

Lay Z Boy GM

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Why you use the word "We"? You didn't draft them.

I've seen people saying this a lot lately. We use the word "we" because we're Oilers fans, we identify the team as ours and we generally stick by the team. It's our team, we support them and they wouldn't be here without us, so we use "we".

Nobody's convincing themselves that they're running the organization when they say "we".
 

Seedling

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Lander, Pajaarvi and Omark all had spots on the team which they lost due to poor play. We kept all those guys around in the NHL longer than they deserved, they got the benefit of the doubt.

Nobody can say that the fans haven't loved Euro players. Kurri, Hemsky, Markanen, Nedved, Samsonov, and on and on and on. We loved these players because they actually produced, they were good players.

Yakupov deserved the scratch, still love the kid. Marincin, Klefbom, etc are the new Euros that we're all pretty unanimously excited about. I don't see the Euro hate.

Although one could argue that guys like Hall deserved to be scratched at certain points. Is that because they're Canadian? I seriously doubt that.

This mirrors my thoughts as well. Smid seems to get lots of appreciation. Same with Belov. Hemsky has been a fan favorite for years by many.

There is no Euro hate on the Oilers.
 

joestevens29

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What a Gong Show this organization has turned into. A laughable circus really! One wonders what the priorities really are, especially since the Katz takeover. Maybe this loosing culture that we've all come accustomed to is the norm.
Even if we had drafted players like Ovechkin, Zetterberg, Chara, Rask or Jagr we probably would of ruined them here.
Really feel for players like Yakupov, Klefbom, Gernat etc., why do we even draft them? Hopefully they have a long NHL carreer ahead of them, somewhere else.

Yet everything out there is saying that Katz is the one that made them take Yak over Murray....
 

Klimando Kostani

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Why you use the word "We"? You didn't draft them.

The only evidence you have is that the Oilers sat Yakupov for two measly games. Are you actually suggesting that Klefbom and Gernat earned a spot on the NHL roster based on their training camp? Really?

talk about gongshow and laughable circus = your post.

Not only that but after a bad showing in training camp and a concussion scare, the Oilers are actually being careful and showing that they are willing to properly develop Klefbom rather than throw him to the wolves...
 

Stoneman89

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What a Gong Show this organization has turned into. A laughable circus really! One wonders what the priorities really are, especially since the Katz takeover. Maybe this loosing culture that we've all come accustomed to is the norm.
Even if we had drafted players like Ovechkin, Zetterberg, Chara, Rask or Jagr we probably would of ruined them here.
Really feel for players like Yakupov, Klefbom, Gernat etc., why do we even draft them? Hopefully they have a long NHL carreer ahead of them, somewhere else.


Ales Hemsky says hi. If any player has been treated with kid gloves during his time here, he is the poster boy. This organization has stuck with him for over 10 years, despite him missing huge chunks of time with injury, and some indifferent play at other times.

Try again.:laugh:
 

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