Post-Game Talk: Oilers Lose 2-0

[elpol]

I'll say it now.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will never be more than a 55 point center in this league. Never.

He doesn't have it in him.

He'll be a very good 2nd line centre.

 

[Arctic Fox]

How can he survive?

He loves Lowe.

 

[oXo Cube]

Close enough to save Eakins his job...

Worst possible result really

 

[tinfish]

Should we wait until we're 0-10 or should we wait until we're 0-20?

 

[tamon77]

what a joke of a team. Eakins is toast.

 

[lopper]

Should we wait until we're 0-10 or should we wait until we're 0-20?

Either way, this team is going nowhere fast.

 

[Joey Moss]

I'll say it now.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will never be more than a 55 point center in this league. Never.

He doesn't have it in him.

I highly doubt that..

 

[McAsuno]

what a joke of a team. Eakins is toast.

nah, macT loves him.

 

[elpol]

I highly doubt that..

based on???

 

[PeakMcOil]

I'll say it now.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will never be more than a 55 point center in this league. Never.

He doesn't have it in him.

I will remember this, and if you'd like I'll take a forum bet that he exceeds that numerous times over the length of his current contract.

 

[McAsuno]

Schultz again with the most minutes played with a 23:53 TOI. Lowest was fayne at 15:36. WHAT IS THE LOVE YOU HAVE FOR SCHULTZ, EAKINS? FFS

 

[Joey Moss]

I'm at the point where I welcome the losses.

So am I..

 

[Staghorn]

I'll say it now.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will never be more than a 55 point center in this league. Never.

He doesn't have it in him.

I got flamed for saying that in the past, but I agree 100%. RNH is terrible. Plays light and weak on the puck. Bad combo for a top centre in this conference. Giving him the big bucks hasnt motivated him at all. In fact he's regressed. Very average player.

 

[Jtown]

I'll say it now.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will never be more than a 55 point center in this league. Never.

He doesn't have it in him.

I agree. I had my suspicion that he was just a passenger with hall and eberle, but when he was with yak he looked so bad.

 

[oobga]

I'd like to give credit where it is due. Scrivens called this moral victory.

 

[McOilbleeder]

Moral victories don't get you out of the basement. Worst start in franchise history.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

He'll be a very good 2nd line centre.

why are you here exactly?

 

[McDreamy]

based on???

He got 52 points in 62 games in his rookie season.

 

[Expatriate]

Just caught the 3 period. How did we play in the first 2?

 

[tinfish]

Either way, this team is going nowhere fast.

Yeah, but we only lost by two. That counts for something in the standings? right?

 

[smackdaddy]

Schultz again with the most minutes played with a 23:53 TOI. Lowest was fayne at 15:36. WHAT IS THE LOVE YOU HAVE FOR SCHULTZ, EAKINS? FFS

Probably the mandate that we have our "core" and that Schultz is part of that "core" and therefore should receive the most minutes.

 

[Joey Moss]

based on???

The fact he's been in that range twice at the age of 21?

 

[Nunymare]

Sigh. Clearly, it's just not working out. You'd think something's gotta give soon. Can't just wait for it to magically be fixed.

 

[elpol]

why are you here exactly?

excuse me? don't mistake me for a canucks fan friend.

 

[Spawn]

I highly doubt that..

It's his 4th year in the league and he looks just as much a perimeter powerplay player as he always has. Four years in and his best year was still his rookie year. He hasn't shown an iota of development. Yet he's somehow continues to escape criticism on these boards.

Look at Tavares, Stamkos, Hall, Kane... then look at RNH. Kids not in the same stratosphere.

He got 52 points in 62 games in his rookie season.

And he hasn't come close to that level of play since.