GDT: POLE: Lavoie Minutes - Winner gets to coach the team vs Vancouver! - Edmonton v Nashville - 1 PM - SN

[TheNumber4]

What did we run today? 10-6? So we’re now icing 2 players less than a normal roster?

Maybe Holland should try negotiating when he hands out contracts. He may have had room to ice a complete roster like a competent GM.

 

[McJadeddog]

So does anybody want to reconsider their opinion on this teams chance of playoffs? I took a lot of crap saying that we'd finish bottom 10. Turns out I was maybe to generous with this team. Bottom five is very clearly on the menu

 

[McTedi]

Wow, look a team shutting down another team after getting the lead. Take notes Oilers.

 

[McFlash97]

Waiting for the announcement that him and Leon want out. I hope this happens. In fact I wish it does.

 

[mkatcherin00]

You know when you used to play road hockey. Then there is that last guy left that nobody wants to pick, but has to? He gets hurt then you go ring the bell of a guy who nobody would even think to invite to play?

That is Deharnais

 

[MoontoScott]

I had him over 6 minutes--does that mean I get to coach the team?

Might be the right time to apply.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

No- this is all on Holland- sorry. Barzal? Look at who Holland f***ing passed on. Holland didn’t have to give Nurse 9.25M. This is 100% on Holland- sorry

Damn, did Holland draft McDavid too?

You're aware this shit is easy to look up so you dont embarrass yourself right.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Someone needs to get fired.

 

[McTedi]

So does anybody want to reconsider their opinion on this teams chance of playoffs? I took a lot of crap saying that we'd finish bottom 10. Turns out I was maybe to generous with this team. Bottom five is very clearly on the menu

Yes

 

[flashy]

What are you smoking? Who did Holland pass on? In a draft where he was t with the team?

Yes, he pretty much did have to give Nurse 9.25 or he would’ve walked UFA.

Look back as Chiarellis moves and tell me the epic mismanagement there hasn’t had repercussions into the Holland era. Again, Holland doesn’t get a free pass either.

i think the fact that we made the conference finals after the final season of chiarelli is unreal.

the guy litterally traded for a player that, allegedly, tried (DID*) injure your best player.

 

[brentashton]

You know when you used to play road hockey. Then there is that last guy left that nobody wants to pick, but has to? He gets hurt then you go ring the bell of a guy who nobody would even think to invite to play?

That is Deharnais

No. It’s Woodcroft.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Waiting for the announcement that him and Leon want out. I hope this happens. In fact I wish it does.

They'll be no announcement. Some douchebag like Bissonette will leak it and it will take life from there.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Woody will be fired after game 10.

If you envision it... it will be so.

 

[rboomercat90]

The only positive today is Connor Brown didn’t play in his 10th game. We still haven’t sealed our fate on that one.

 

[Gnome17]

Would anybody be surprised if McDavid "Prongers" his way outta here before his contract? I would not blame him.

He is not looking good either though. I think with his personality he'd blame himself most of all right now. It would maybe be different if he was killing it and they were still losing.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Ceci and Nurse -3. Guess it isn't a Broberg 7 minutes a night issue...

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Skinner was putting up a .914 and their sticks weren't ice cold. McDrai were scoring at above average McDrai pace.

This is the perfect storm of everything imploding, but honestly I'm here for it. Team was never going to be good enough to win the cup with Nurse as #1 and Skinner/Campbell as starter. At least now Katz/Holland can't be deluded into that notion.

It’s just so frustrating. I didn’t think they’d be this bad but after the playoffs I wanted them to clear out some of the bad contracts because were handcuffed. Campbell and Nurse primarily, maybe Ceci/Foegele/Kulak too needed to be shopped.

They should have made changes in the off season.. so annoying.

Jackson needs to find a new GM asap. Holland isn’t going to make some awesome series of trades early in the season. It might be inevitable that we lose this season, but changes need to be made asap before Drais contract is up. This could be the death of the team, can’t wait for the deadline.

 

[Kerberos]

So does anybody want to reconsider their opinion on this teams chance of playoffs? I took a lot of crap saying that we'd finish bottom 10. Turns out I was maybe to generous with this team. Bottom five is very clearly on the menu

It was obvious that this team was fatally flawed after the 1st game of the season and there are people that still refuse to accept it, relying on obscure stats and wishful thinking to convince themselves that this season is salvageable.

 

[YakDavid]

Good thing for the oilers is empty seats don’t boo

 

[McTedi]

Boo birds are out, deservedly so

 

[McShogun99]

The blame is all on the goalies. Minus the first game of the season the team has out chances the other team in each game yet here we are sitting at 2-7-1 with a team SP hovering around .800. We could put in an EBUG and her probably have a better SP.

 

[soothsayer]

You know when you used to play road hockey. Then there is that last guy left that nobody wants to pick, but has to? He gets hurt then you go ring the bell of a guy who nobody would even think to invite to play?

That is Deharnais Soothsayer.

This brings up painful memories.

 

[McOilers97]

Forget about that 21 game stretch last season folks... that's looking like lighting in a bottle at this stage.

Different personnel... had that "Ekholm bounce" and they somehow got decent goaltending during that stretch.

Those days are over.

They were 6-6 in the playoffs (with a better roster than they have now)... and it's been downhill from there.

I would argue that 6-6 in the playoffs isn’t really a damning statistic, especially when you’re only playing against good teams. Any team that loses in the 2nd round will have a record of about 0.500.

Team is clearly all wrong right now though.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Woody will be fired after game 10.

If you envision it... it will be so.

Great then Holland will hire another crappy coach.

 

[BIeucheeseWithWings]

They'll be no announcement. Some douchebag like Bissonette will leak it and it will take life from there.

Lol. The hate for Bis is insane.