how many threads will we have on who is to blame
next thread is external factors like geography, climate, lack of mobility within the channels of NHL improvement, so on and so on
how many threads will we have on who is to blame
I realize that this is not a popular sentiment around here, but my guess is that the Oilers will eventually have at least a modicum of success and Kevin Lowe will be there, front and centre, smiling as they win, with all the bad times having been forgotten by Oilers management. Many of the fans will forget their harsh feelings for the man while they revel in the success of the team as well. There will only be a few of the bitter, jaded fans who will resent Kevin at that point.
Whos the other guy with more cup rings than Lowe?
Im gonna guess Larry Robinson, with the SJ Sharts. 6 with the Habs and 3 with the Devs. Why didn't we hire this guy as coach? ohhh... righht.. shhh..
What I don't understand is how people can continue to spend money on Season tickets, even though they hate Kevin Lowe, threaten to burn their tickets, and continue to go to games.
Nobody is forcing those guys to go to the games. Or support the team. Yet they do it.
I don't even know how much Lowe has to do with the on-ice product anymore. We were told he no longer has a hand in it, but when they showed Craig MacTavish shaking his head after the overtime goal in Toronto, Lowe was there in the press box right beside him.
Anyway. I don't really think Lowe has much hand in the on-ice product anymore, but I don't care. He just ought to go. His continued presence is just an endorsement of failure and an ongoing reminder of the past 7 years of dismal management.
Lowe, Mac T etc know how to do their jobs they just need a bit more time...
Mac T is responsible for player movement and he has only been on the job a couple months. They need more time, might sound crazy but I think its true.
Hate to be the odd man out, but I do like Lowe, and I like a lot of the moves he's made over the years, many forced by players not liking Edmonton. He would do anything for this club, including fighting Burke in a barn. He is Oilers to the core and has given his all to the team and city.
I don't think he's the problem, just a good scapegoat.
Now is not the time to hit reset.
What I don't understand is how people can continue to spend money on Season tickets, even though they hate Kevin Lowe, threaten to burn their tickets, and continue to go to games.
Nobody is forcing those guys to go to the games. Or support the team. Yet they do it.
No, he's saying that by continuing to buy season tickets to watch the Oilers play, you're financially supporting Katz, who is directly in charge of deciding whether KLowe remains with the team.Well, it's pretty clear that you believe the Oilers and KLowe are one. You are stating one cannot be a fan of the team if they first don't chose to love KLowe. I get your his biggest supporter, but really, you can't see how people separate the two?
No, he's saying that by continuing to buy season tickets to watch the Oilers play, you're financially supporting Katz, who is directly in charge of deciding whether KLowe remains with the team.
Burke was right about Lowe running the team into the sewers. At the end of the clip its cut off but Lowe calls Bobby Ryan a suspect pick at number 2 overall and goes on about how Anaheim has no prospects.
The fans revolted against Peter Pocklington to the point there were only 6500 people in the seats and the end result of that was almost losing the team. It has been drilled into everybody's head in Edmonton for twenty years that if the team isn't supported it will be moved. It can certainly be argued whether that threat is real or not today but that's why people still go.No, he's saying that by continuing to buy season tickets to watch the Oilers play, you're financially supporting Katz, who is directly in charge of deciding whether KLowe remains with the team.
The fans revolted against Peter Pocklington to the point there were only 6500 people in the seats and the end result of that was almost losing the team. It has been drilled into everybody's head in Edmonton for twenty years that if the team isn't supported it will be moved. It can certainly be argued whether that threat is real or not today but that's why people still go.
The fans revolted against Peter Pocklington to the point there were only 6500 people in the seats and the end result of that was almost losing the team. It has been drilled into everybody's head in Edmonton for twenty years that if the team isn't supported it will be moved. It can certainly be argued whether that threat is real or not today but that's why people still go.
"He won a Stanley cup? I've won 6 Stanley cups. You wanna count rings?"
Tier 1 dbag
The fans revolted against Peter Pocklington to the point there were only 6500 people in the seats and the end result of that was almost losing the team. It has been drilled into everybody's head in Edmonton for twenty years that if the team isn't supported it will be moved. It can certainly be argued whether that threat is real or not today but that's why people still go.
QFT. This board was unanimous in their support of Lowe and called Burke a crybaby and a sore loser.Pretty much every Oiler fan was excited about those offer sheets and had Lowe's back due to him taking us to the finals the year before.
Amazing that people on this board still thumb their nose at Burke who has a far, far better overall track record and rebuilt the Leafs in a shorter time span with the benefit of zero top 3 picks.
"He won a Stanley cup? I've won 6 Stanley cups. You wanna count rings?"
Tier 1 dbag
Pretty much every Oiler fan was excited about those offer sheets and had Lowe's back due to him taking us to the finals the year before. If he was a "Tier 1 dbag" for defending his actions (which were within the rules) against the public slandering of his reputation then most of us are dbags. You don't like Lowe or his personality? That's cool, but you picked a poor example.