GDT: LXXX | "Battle of Alberta: Rexall's Last Stand" | 4.2.16 | 8:00PM | CBC/SN

[Wreckus]

Unbelievable that any Oiler fan would be ok losing for any reason. Time to start ignoring the draft.

I agree. As an Oiler fan, I want them to win regardless where they are in the standings.

 

[Aceboogie]

All this Ekblad wish is hindsight... I drooled over Seth Jones a lot more than Ekblad ...
Would we even have picked Ekblad 1st overall? Not sure with our management at that time... Besides we wouldnt have had McDavid if we had Ekblad playing on the team.

I like that every bad decision in Oilers past in wiped out by McDavid get. But I 100% agree. I wouldnt have it any other way

There was an article talking about how past #1s were almost on different teams. One example was Pat Kane. Blackhawks won final game in a crazy comeback or something and moved ahead of Oilers (into 7th) and that slot ended up winning the draft lotto. So Kane was almost an Oiler. But all I could think to myself was (we get Kane and we likely dont get McDavid, so alls good)

 

[OnTheBrink]

Sounds like now Nuge is likely in centering Hall and Drai!!!

 

[Jumptheshark]

I agree. As an Oiler fan, I want them to win regardless where they are in the standings.

sadly some oiler fans have fallen in love with high picks and think more high picks will solve the problems--next year I suspect there will be no diofference

we need to start winning

 

[McRpro]

I want to win the last 3 games. To hell with draft position.

 

[Hero]

Edmonton fans want to win
Calgary fans want to lose
Leafs fan want it to go to OT


Edmonton wins in OT and everyone is happy

 

[GAMO1992]

Edmonton fans want to win
Calgary fans want to lose
Leafs fan want it to go to OT


Edmonton wins in OT and everyone is happy

That. is false. we want to win just as much as the Oil faithful do

 

[rboomercat90]

I like that every bad decision in Oilers past in wiped out by McDavid get. But I 100% agree. I wouldnt have it any other way

There was an article talking about how past #1s were almost on different teams. One example was Pat Kane. Blackhawks won final game in a crazy comeback or something and moved ahead of Oilers (into 7th) and that slot ended up winning the draft lotto. So Kane was almost an Oiler. But all I could think to myself was (we get Kane and we likely dont get McDavid, so alls good)

Oilers beat the Flames in the final game of the season to move ahead of Chicago that year too.

 

[the4thlinegrinder]

Great pre game. Rogers is such a joke

 

[Johnny McBravo]

Looool that guy just dabbed cassie

 

[snipes]

Let's Go Oilers!!

I'm getting all nostalgic thinking about the legendary games played in the old barn. Hopefully we see some bad blood and an intense hockey game.

Light it up 97.

 

[FanOfSadTeam]

We didn't tank last season...and we got McDavid. Go out there and do your best and good things will happen...one way or another.

 

[McFlyingV]

Let's Go Oilers!!

I'm getting all nostalgic thinking about the legendary games played in the old barn. Hopefully we see some bad blood and an intense hockey game.

Light it up 97.

Yeah I'm getting giddy. Hoping our top 6 puts on a show tonight.

 

[BlackDogg]

I agree. As an Oiler fan, I want them to win regardless where they are in the standings.

Tanking can be bad karma, just win. Ask Buffalo and Toronto.

 

[Del Preston]

McDavid 1/1 in faceoffs already.

 

[snipes]

Love that we had our captain Connor McDavid take that ceremonial face-off.

 

[BarDownBobo]

First of many ceremonial faceoffs for McDavid.

 

[Dave]

I hope we pump the flames tonight, mcdavid will break the record for points in a game.

 

[randomrob7]

I hope they let the crowd sing the Anthem on Wednesday.

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Little foreshadowing to next season and our captain.

 

[randomrob7]

Love that we had our captain Connor McDavid take that ceremonial face-off.

Not our Captain, he was the captain of the school that won some charity event. Hall, Eberle, and Nuge were also captains of schools, and had one of their schools won, they would have taken the faceoff.

 

[McFlyingV]

Love that we had our captain Connor McDavid take that ceremonial face-off.

I'm just happy Calgary chose last year to make a cinderella story run to the playoffs because I think I might cry if they had won McDavid. This kid gives me hope.


Also hahah wow sick elbow Mess

 

[the4thlinegrinder]

Sick, no Ramanuk. Thank gawd

 

[snipes]

Yeah I'm getting giddy. Hoping our top 6 puts on a show tonight.

You and me both buddy. I've got chills right now, not something you would expect to be saying given two non-playoff teams going at it at the end of the year.

Go Oilers!!

 

[snipes]

Not our Captain, he was the captain of the school that won some charity event. Hall, Eberle, and Nuge were also captains of schools, and had one of their schools won, they would have taken the faceoff.

I think you took what I said too literal.