OT: Oilers 2009/10 Roster vs Oilers 2014/15 Roster

[MettleMcOiler]

2009/10

Goalies

Jeff Delauriers
Devan Dubnyk
Nikolai Khabibulin

Defencemen

Tom Gilbert
Theo Peckham
Sheldon Souray
Jason Strudwick
Ryan Whitney
Aaron Johnson
Dean Arsene

Center

Gilbert Brule
Andrew Cogliano
Mike Comrie
Sam Gagner
Shawn Horcoff
Patrick O'Sullivan
Ryan Potulny
Marc-Antoine Pouliot
Ryan Stone

Left Wing

Jean-Francois Jacques
Ryan Jones
Charles Linglet
Ethan Moreau
Robert Nilsson
Dustin Penner

Right Wing

Ales Hemsky
Fernando Pisani
Zack Stortini


Vs


2014/15

Goalies

Viktor Fasth
Ben Scrivens

Defencemen

Andrew Ference
Martin Marincin
Nikita Nikitin
Mark Fayne
Jeff Petry
Justin Schultz
Keith Aulie

Center

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Leon Draisaitl
Matt Hendricks
Boyd Gorden
Anton Lander
Mark Arcobello

Left Wing

Taylor Hall
David Perron
Benoit Pouliot
Jesse Joensuu
Luke Gazdic

Right Wing

Jordan Eberle
Nail Yakupov
Teddy Purcell
​

I'm probably one the few that honestly believe that the rebuild started in 2010, and the entire roster since then has been completely overhauled.

So on paper, how would you compare our current roster compared to 5 years ago?

Good? Bad? Ugly?

Are you happy in what we have now compared to 5 years ago?

For starters.....I'm freaking grateful we have the roster we have right now.

Click to read more...

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

I'd bet on moves in the next week, month, waivers in october.

 

[La Bamba]

Holy ****, that was an ugly roster in 09.

 

[Musicman798]

So how do the lines look now?

Hall-RNH-Eberle
Perron-Arco-Yak
Pouliot-Lander-Purcell
Gazdic-Gordon-Hendricks

?

 

[Musicman798]

Or do you mix it up a bit and switch around the top 3 RW?

 

[SeriousBusiness]

My god I don't even recognize some of those names. Aaron Johnson?

 

[T-Funk]

So how do the lines look now?

Hall-RNH-Eberle
Perron-Arco-Yak
Pouliot-Lander-Purcell
Gazdic-Gordon-Hendricks

?

I would honestly put Draisatl over Lander if we are going with what we currently have.

 

[oilersfan87]

I'm really happy with how this teams looks on paper. The only problem is every year the Oilers manage to disappoint me once the season starts. We just need one more centre.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

we desperately still need a center

 

[The Head Crusher]

Goalies - ? - Leaning towards 2015 even though they played pretty good to finish out the season there are still question marks if they can do well for a full season.

Defense - 2010 - Both have promising young players but in 2010 we had 2 players on the back end who were All Stars/Olympians. 2015 has the potential to be better then those players (especially considering how many of them have done since 2010) but they haven't proven that yet.

Left Wings - 2015 - All the 2010 team really had going for them that years was Penner. Perron alone is as good as Penner, but then yu add in Hall and 2015 wins by a long shot.

Right Wing - 2015 - Eberle > Hemsky, Purcell = Pisani, Yakupov > Stortini.

Centres - ? - Looking at the top 4 each there are just too many Question marks at this point. On paper 2010 had the more established names in Horcoff and Comrie plus then the young players in Gagner and Cogliano. 2015 has potentially the best player in RNH and High hopes for LD, but with Gordon and Hendricks, we know what we get with them.

 

[MettleMcOiler]

Or do you mix it up a bit and switch around the top 3 RW?

Probably, and from what I've listened on radio and read in articles, Mac-T wants to run with 3 scoring lines with the 4th as a energy/grit/utility line

I would guess...

1st Scoring Line

2A Scoring Line

2B Scoring line

3rd Energy Line

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

I'm really happy with how this teams looks on paper. The only problem is every year the Oilers manage to disappoint me once the season starts. We just need one more centre.

Defense too.

Fayne and Nikitin aren't going to save this team on the backend.

 

[The Head Crusher]

My god I don't even recognize some of those names. Aaron Johnson?

He was the guy we got from Calgary in the Staios trade. He actually played pretty well here for us, but we didn't resign him and he went to Nashville where he was a 6/7 d man iirc.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Defense too.

Fayne and Nikitin aren't going to save this team on the backend.

I think that's probably it. I don't think there's any top end D-men left.

 

[La Bamba]

So how do the lines look now?

Hall-RNH-Eberle
Perron-Arco-Yak
Pouliot-Lander-Purcell
Gazdic-Gordon-Hendricks

?

Our wingers actually look pretty damn good if Yakupov isn't a weak spot next season.

But that center depth looks horrendous after RNH. I'd rather put Draisaitl in and sign a 2C to push Arco Lander out of the NHL lineup.

One of Legwand, Jokinen, or Grabovski.... Please MacT.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

So how do the lines look now?

Hall-RNH-Eberle
Perron-Arco-Yak
Pouliot-Lander-Purcell
Gazdic-Gordon-Hendricks

?

Down the middle needs major upgrades.

 

[The Nuge]

Goalies - ? - Leaning towards 2015 even though they played pretty good to finish out the season there are still question marks if they can do well for a full season.

Defense - 2010 - Both have promising young players but in 2010 we had 2 players on the back end who were All Stars/Olympians. 2015 has the potential to be better then those players (especially considering how many of them have done since 2010) but they haven't proven that yet.

Left Wings - 2015 - All the 2010 team really had going for them that years was Penner. Perron alone is as good as Penner, but then yu add in Hall and 2015 wins by a long shot.

Right Wing - 2015 - Eberle > Hemsky, Purcell = Pisani, Yakupov > Stortini.

Centres - ? - Looking at the top 4 each there are just too many Question marks at this point. On paper 2010 had the more established names in Horcoff and Comrie plus then the young players in Gagner and Cogliano. 2015 has potentially the best player in RNH and High hopes for LD, but with Gordon and Hendricks, we know what we get with them.

2015 actually has 2 Olympians on defense as well

 

[MettleMcOiler]

2015 actually has 2 Olympians on defense as well

Marincin for Slovakia and Nikitin for Russia during the 2014 Olympics, for those who are wondering.

 

[Marc08]

Marincin for Slovenia and Nikitin for Russia during the 2014 Olympics, for those who are wondering.

Slovenia?

 

[MettleMcOiler]

Slovenia?

Slovakia....I meant Slovakia XD my bad

 

[Del Preston]

The 2009-10 roster wins only if there are NHL scouts in the crowd, because that means thecaptainethanmoreau will be trying extra hard.

 

[McBrom7]

My lineup next year:

Hall-RNH-Eberle
Perron-FA add-Yak
Pouliot-Draisaitl-Purcell
Gazdic-Gordon-Hendricks

Marincin-Petry
Nikitin-Fayne
Ference-Schultz
Aulie/Klefbom

Scrivens
Fasth

Actually very happy with this roster, probably the deepest we have had in awhile. Obviously this is pending who we add at 2C.

 

[Joseppi]

That roster. Wow.

Those were dark days. The 3 headed goalie, thecaptainEthanMoreau, POS floating, Lubo getting traded away, huggybear antics. "It wasn't that hard", Joe Thornton said.

One thing I do miss is Penner that year. I don't know what Pat Quinn did, but whatever it was, it's what he needed. Shades of Mahovlich

 

[McAsuno]

Ugh, POS... disliked him so much. Can't forget huggybear either. That roster was a nightmare..

 

[The Head Crusher]

2015 actually has 2 Olympians on defense as well

huh...I knew Maricin, but I missed Nikiten