ManofSteel55
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If we went by regular season head to head we would have skated by Winnipeg and Montreal. Toronto would have skated by Montreal too.
All I see from some posters is pessimism so forgive me if I get a little sick of it.
Rumor: Rumors and Proposals Thread|Keith, No Keith, Hurry Up and Make Up Your Damn Minds Already!
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All I see from some posters is pessimism so forgive me if I get a little sick of it.
Conversely all Winnipeg did was just copy the defensive trap/slow/force Connor out of the middle of the ice gameplan that Toronto and Montreal showed would completely shut our team down.
And it worked for Winnipeg, at least worked well enough for a commanding 2-0 lead which realistically this team was never coming back from.
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I don’t see that as even plausible right now. I was thinking Kosk would probably be here still but after taking all the cap hit from Keith, it’s likely both
Faelko
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Maybe Koskinen but I don’t see how a guy that just went all in on an aging Keith to have the patience to wait out Neals contract.
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No joke. Unless that guy is cool with watching his professional career fade away in front of him.
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I can't wait to see everyone here eat crow when the Oilers actually make it further than they have before, and THEN some.
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They probably will (a big part due to other offseason additions), but let’s be real, no one will eat crow over it.
I love the player but I wouldn’t have been happy with this trade unless at least 25% retention happened. Now Holland has to buyout both Neal and Koskinen to maximize the cap and leave some room for Nurse’s next year
So are you willing to apologize to those who were upset at the thought of no retention when you kept telling everybody to calm down and that they should eat some crow when it turns out the trade isn't as bad as we thought it would be or does that only work one way?
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Keith, No Keith, Hurry Up and Make Up Your Damn Minds Already! -BBO
Well we hurried...
Kind of wish we didn't.
I don't believe Keith was legitimately willing to go to Seattle, just a smoke screen to not paint Chicago into a corner, if we push them till atleast the brink of the expansion draft where they have to use a protection slot on him, I think we get a better deal. I'd also rather not do the deal entirely rather than make the deal we inevitably did make.
Well we hurried...
Kind of wish we didn't.
I don't believe Keith was legitimately willing to go to Seattle, just a smoke screen to not paint Chicago into a corner, if we push them till atleast the brink of the expansion draft where they have to use a protection slot on him, I think we get a better deal. I'd also rather not do the deal entirely rather than make the deal we inevitably did make.
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This was you literally right before the deal went down. Went from can't wait to be right again and give everyone an I told you so to there is another plan in place I am sure of it guys. I'd love to see all these suppose things you got right, though.
Deplorable Lenny
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It makes no sense to buy out Koskinen for this reason.
There's already a shit ton of dead cap for next year, why compound it.
Just send Koskinen to the AHL, save a million dollars that way and ride it out. That 1.5 million can pay for a chunk of Nurse's raise or Puljujarvi's raise next year.
Yeah wow why are people hating on him? The GM made the damn trade not Duncan. Twitter is sickening right now. Please don't turn into those fools on here
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Trade Kassian for Jarry, sign Ullmark, dreiger or Mrazek, and see if you can get one of them to emerge as a #1.
Sign Jake McCabe, assuming health, to a 2 yr deal to help the LHD, and add some good forwards, there's still lots of room and ways to get better.
Despite how it feels, the season isn't over
Sign Jake McCabe, assuming health, to a 2 yr deal to help the LHD, and add some good forwards, there's still lots of room and ways to get better.
Despite how it feels, the season isn't over
Paralyzer
Hyman >>> Matthews
Go look at my post history. I don't need to find anything to prove to you. I have always stayed the same and played the course, and everytime I did, I was never disappointed or let down and I knew why they did things without knee-jerking reactions that everyone here does on a regular basis.
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Hyman >>> Matthews
When I heard him say that, that basically tells me "talking is cheap. Let me show you what I can do". I love that. Let's see what he can do on the ice. I got faith in him.
I do as well. He doesn't talk much about his game. He shows it
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