Rumor: Rumours & Proposals Thread: "Manic Monday"

[SupremeTeam16]

Took some time to come in and enjoy the meltdown and have not been disappointed.

Also this new hfboards format is bad.

 

[Cloned]

He said he’d try to trade him. Nobody wanted him. Ergo no trade happened.

I might be over connotating here based on DNB’s wording in his tweet, but it sounds like he made a commitment to get a deal done beyond the usual “I’ll give it the ol’ college try.”

 

[duul]

Kulak and Brassard are small upgrades.

It's sad to see teams like Pittsburgh and a litany of others were able to add impact forwards for reasonable prices. Wish we could have too.

 

[Cloned]

It's not semantics, it's called the definition of words.

He didn't promise anything.

Commitment is more than just trying though. And Oxford defines promise as a similar word to commitment.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

I realize I am in Costa Rica and out of the loop. But the eastern media was suggesting MAF did not want to go to Edmonton. I read a few oiler media guys suggesting he might

That was the media's mantra the whole entire season...not just Edmonton but he wouldn't waive for any Canadian teams. Either way, he wouldn't have been an Oiler anyhow seeing what he went for, the cap, moving another goalie out, etc.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I might be over connotating here based on DNB’s wording in his tweet, but it sounds like he made a commitment to get a deal done beyond the usual “I’ll give it the ol’ college try.”

He clearly said he wasn’t going to expend assets to move him. He offered no guarantees.

 

[T-Funk]

Hopefully they have the puck and he doesn't target the knees.

Haha true true. Although I'd rather take aggressive penalties or even lose games that way vs a lazy hook, trip, delay of game, too many men or generally being embarrassingly shutdown by teams of grinders from cities with no airport.

 

[Cloned]

Your being pithy. (Not Pissy lol) He said he’d try. He didn’t guarantee it.

He committed to it and failed. He shouldn’t have committed to it in the first place given the peculiarities of the situation.

 

[Cloned]

He clearly said he wasn’t going to expend assets to move him. He offered no guarantees.

Oxford also defines guarantee as a similar word to commitment.

 

[GOilers88]

We've all known damn well all season MAF wasn't coming to Edmonton.

Lamenting the loss of MAF now is just making a scene for the sake of it.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

He committed to it and failed. He shouldn’t have committed to it in the first place given the peculiarities of the situation.

He said committed to try. He tried.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Oxford also defines guarantee as a similar word to commitment.

Holland wasn’t dealing with Oxford. He’s dealing with an unvaxxed player who knows the realities of his situation. And if he doesn’t then Archibald is dumber than I thought he was and so is his agent.

This is 100% a product of Archibald not Holland.

Holland isn’t to blame for this one.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Remember when the Oilers claimed a goalie on waivers and he had to drive from I think Cali to Canada? Couldn't they do the same thing with Archibald? Waive him and if no one claims him, he makes the drive to Bako?

 

[Cloned]

He said committed to try. He tried.

Did he commit to trying or did he commit to doing? DNB’s wording makes it sounds like the latter.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Did he commit to trying or did he commit to doing? DNB’s wording makes it sounds like the latter.

Trying. I watched the live press conference.

 

[GOilers88]

Did he commit to trying or did he commit to doing? DNB’s wording makes it sounds like the latter.

There's so many hills to choose from with Holland. Don't pick this one, man.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Remember when the Oilers claimed a goalie on waivers and he had to drive from I think Cali to Canada? Couldn't they do the same thing with Archibald? Waive him and if no one claims him, he makes the drive to Bako?

They can waive him and then Archibald has to drive to Bako. I doubt they do that however.

 

[Cloned]

Holland wasn’t dealing with Oxford. He’s dealing with an unvaxxed player who knows the realities of his situation. And if he doesn’t then Archibald is dumber than I thought he was and so is his agent.

This is 100% a product of Archibald not Holland.

Holland isn’t to blame for this one.

You guys were saying I was using the wrong words. All I’m saying is that they’re all synonyms.

 

[Cloned]

Trying. I watched the live press conference.

Fair enough, I was going purely on the tweet.

 

[Not Canada Drai]

You guys were saying I was using the wrong words. All I’m saying is that they’re all synonyms.

I sure do love cinnamon.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

You guys were saying I was using the wrong words. All I’m saying is that they’re all synonyms.

Synonym is good on buttered toast and apple or pumpkin pie. Otherwise I have no use for it.

 

[Cloned]

There's so many hills to choose from with Holland. Don't pick this one, man.

I don’t even like Archibald. In fact I hate him as a player based on his stupid selfish play that cost us the series last year.

 

[McDNicks17]

He clearly said he wasn’t going to expend assets to move him. He offered no guarantees.

Seems a little silly to me.

You might as well give up assets to move him if the alternative is paying teams extra for retention.

 

[GOilers88]

I don’t like Archibald. In fact I hate him as a player based on his stupid selfish play that cost us the series last year.

I just mean I'd be hugely surprised if anyone was upset at Holland because he couldn't give away Archie for free. Including Archie.

Even Yzerman couldn't find a taker for Bertuzzi, and he's a damn fine hockey player.

 

[T-Funk]

Remember when the Oilers claimed a goalie on waivers and he had to drive from I think Cali to Canada? Couldn't they do the same thing with Archibald? Waive him and if no one claims him, he makes the drive to Bako?

Archibald had to drive back to Canada from Nebraska just a few weeks back. I don't see why not.