Oilers mathematically eliminated for a NHL-tying record 10th straight year
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Del Preston
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"Just hang with us through 2004 when the league becomes a level playing field and we can be competitive with the bigger markets."
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They were interviewing Lowe today but I immediately skipped it. I wish this guy would just step out of anything to do with the Oilers except as Alumni.
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Chiarelli will have my entire support this off-season no matter which pieces he decides to ship out of town. (Besides McDavid obviously)
I'm hoping it won't be Yakupov for pennies but if that's the call he makes so be it.
I'm hoping it won't be Yakupov for pennies but if that's the call he makes so be it.
Not even the harrowing scowl of Dallas Eakins can penetrate an Oilers fan's soul with such eerie terror...
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KCC
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Like wise. He said he has a plan in place so if he follows through on it then it should be a very interesting draft and off season. I'm be very surprised if the current roster is almost the same next season.
It's sad and depressing, but really did anyone expect playoffs this year? I expected them to be in the 10th seed or thereabouts factoring in a relatively healthy season ... which is probably right around where they would have been without the freakishly long McDavid and Klefbom injuries.
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It sucks, but McDavid is in the bank and another blue chip prospect is looming in this draft.
Chia will be able to hit the ground running for next season.
Chia will be able to hit the ground running for next season.
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Well with a completely healthy line up and McDavid playing the entire season? It wouldn't have been that crazy I suppose. But with so many injuries, not enough depth (especially on defense) and the inability to break those old habits, it wasn't surprising at all.
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Absolutely.
1. McDavid is creating at least a goal a game. Pretty explanatory that the Oilers missed him.
2. Klefbom is our #1 d-man, who can make a breakout pass. The ripple effect with his absence as everyone is now playing in a spot above their capabilities. Does not excuse the poor depth on the blueline, but it's not secret how much they miss him.
3. Those two cumulatively are likely worth 6-8 points which would put them in the 10th range in the NHL standings. And that's conservative.
The Oilers were getting Scrivens/Fasth level goaltending in the early part of the season which contributed to losses for games which otherwise should have been wins.
Obviously alot to do this summer, most importantly is fixing up the blueline. Having that said, Chia is in a position of strength, has the assets to make a move, the stars are aligned for a top pairing RD (Hamonic) who is restricting himself to Western Canada, and another bluechip prospect looming.
Encouraging times.
You don't think having McDavid out for 37 games (best forward) and Klefbom (best d-man) for like 50 games doesn't work out to about 10 points lost, say 4 extra wins + 2 extra OT/SO losses?
Add ten points to their total as of today, now go look at the Western Conference standings and tell me which position they would be in.
not only tying the record but being historically pathetic in doing so.
the oilers of the last 7 years deserve to be called the worst in NHL history.
it's that simple.
I'd like to believe that if healthy they'd be better. And honestly for sure they would have been.
But I believe in a higher power.
The Law of Oileritis. "Whatever needs to happen will happen for this team to suck balls."
And all I can comment about is what happened this year. And sure as the sun rising in the East. The Oilers sucked balls.
This team is a force of nature. Connor comes back and is playing great. What needs to happen to balance this out.. What has to happen for this team to keep sucking balls.....? Taylor Hall goes from playing like one of the best LW in the game to a complete non factor.. BAM.
Next year something else will happen.. Someone will step up.. Someone will regress.. someone will get hurt. How we get there is a mystery... where we go is not.
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I'm not convinced this team will ever be bad.
Man, I WISH we were bad. It'd be a nice step up from horrendously awful in all facets of hockey.
Man, I WISH we were bad. It'd be a nice step up from horrendously awful in all facets of hockey.
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You thrust your pelvis, huh!
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