Scrivens threatens to Fight Anyone that Says Intentionally Tanking

[redgrant]

Basically what hes appears to be saying is he literally does suck this bad.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/01/...ng-mad-over-suggestions-they-throw-the-season

Click to read more...

 

[Beerfish]

The Edmonton Oilers have not once ever tried to tank a season. Each year they have been legitimately terrible the team and gm has tried to improve the team in the off season and has not dumped enough 'good' talent at the deadline to be considered to tank.

 

[tempest2i]

That's fine, I doubt he could stop the punches anyways.

 

[Approved Variety]

Players don't tank.

GMs tank.

 

[Ergot]

Much cheaper ways to tank than what the Oil did this year. Pure incompetence is the culprit here.

Also, I can see why Scriv would be pissed by the suggestion. The article magnified what he said into, "I'll fight anyone who suggests we're tanking," but the sentiment was more, "I work my ass off for this team, while you smugly make cracks about tanking from the comfort of your living room, so **** you."

I think Scriv is destined to be a backup rather than a starter, but I like that he's articulate and competitive. Still one of my favourite current Oilers.

 

[OilerInOttawa]

I'll be surprised if we don't mop the floor with the Sabres tonight. If the team plays the way they've shown they're capable of under Nelson, Buffalo doesn't stand a chance.

Anyone that wants to see the team fail for the sake of a draft pick should find another team.

 

[LTIR]

So Scrivs wants to fight Lowe it seems.. Glove\blocker vs 6 rings

 

[TheRebuild]

I think the suggestion that players could intentionally tank is stupid. Management on the other hand...

I would suggest the Oilers management team has been intentionally tanking in one form or another since 2007.

 

[gqmixmaster]

now all we need are some more adult skaters who care about pride and self respect as much as scrivens

 

[The Nuge]

Players don't tank.

GMs tank.

This. Look at Arizona. Dubnyk was looking like a #1 goalie, so he got dealt. Buffalo put together a team designed to lose, no matter what Nolan, or the players do

 

[dem]

This. Look at Arizona. Dubnyk was looking like a #1 goalie, so he got dealt. Buffalo put together a team designed to lose, no matter what Nolan, or the players do

And MacT refused to acquire a veteran center until the tank was secured.

 

[McRobbiezyg]

I bet management is actively trying to tank.. maybe not the players

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

The fact that any human being with a normally functioning brain, normal movement of arms and legs, can speak, would even FATHOM or ask a player about said players tanking...BOGGLES MY MIND.



That is a GM question.

"Yeah boys, lets go out there and play bad so we can lose our jobs to some young kids! We won't have any trade value either!"

 

[joestevens29]

And MacT refused to acquire a veteran center until the tank was secured.

Firing Eakins when he did also helped. You fire Eakins in November and Nelson probably has this team doing better.

 

[Beerfish]

I bet management is actively trying to tank.. maybe not the players

No, just no. This is giving the worst front office in all of pro sports and excuse for being bad.

When you sign Pouliot, trade for Purcell, trade for nikitn and sign fayne you are not at all trying to tank. This has never been the oilers intention, they have always legitimately stunk on their own terms after trying in vain to get better.

 

[joestevens29]

No, just no. This is giving the worst front office in all of pro sports and excuse for being bad.

When you sign Pouliot, trade for Purcell, trade for nikitn and sign fayne you are not at all trying to tank. This has never been the oilers intention, they have always legitimately stunk on their own terms after trying in vain to get better.

I don't think they tried to tank going into the year, but once they realized they failed in the off-season they didn't do anything to improve their team and then moved a key vet in Perron it appears they were okay with tanking.

 

[Replacement*]

Scrivens is an idiot if he thinks the team he's been playing for hasn't been tanking all these years.

 

[Beerfish]

I don't think they tried to tank going into the year, but once they realized they failed in the off-season they didn't do anything to improve their team and then moved a key vet in Perron it appears they were okay with tanking.

I thought they moved Perron because 'he didn't want to be here' 'would not resign, 'was trouble in the dressing room'.

The excuses and reasons for moves this team makes changes with the wind direction. This team was poorly coached, is poorly managed is underachieving and plain suck. MacT got all bent out of shape when someone even brought that up.

Team stinks, management stinks no 'tanking' involved.

 

[Smartguy]

I bet management is actively trying to tank.. maybe not the players

I don't even know that management is actually trying to tank, they just are that bad at putting a team together or thinking what they do will actually work.

 

[CornKicker]

lol scrivens shouldnt be fighting anyone.

 

[SPIRIT]

Interesting quotes - man, the Sun is a rough news paper.

Sounds like it was written by ornery old ladies.

 

[Replacement*]

I don't even know that management is actually trying to tank, they just are that bad at putting a team together or thinking what they do will actually work.

You don't know?

Why is it that our POHO has had this in his performed duties job description for several years running:

In recent years, Lowe has been assisting the strategic rebuild of one of the outstanding franchises in the League and was an integral part of the management and scouting team that selected Taylor Hall with Edmonton’s first ever number one overall draft pick in 2010, as well as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in 2011 and Nail Yakupov in 2012

http://oilers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=33071

Ask yourself what the above is stating.


lol that the idiots running this org actually think its prudent to state something like that in its website. Any fans of competitive hockey should run screaming from such a franchise.

 

[Beerfish]

Scrivens is an idiot if he thinks the team he's been playing for hasn't been tanking all these years.

(Invasive truck ads cause brain tumors.)

He would be 100% correct, this franchise has never once tried to tank.

Tanking suggest you intentionally make moves to get a better draft choice, moves that you would otherwise not make.

The Oilers each year have adde FA, drafted players, made trades, hired coaches to get better and each year they have fallen flat on their ass. Four years ago they said 'we don't need any more draft choices, we need nhl players.'

Being legitimately awful is not tanking.

 

[McJadeddog]

No, just no. This is giving the worst front office in all of pro sports and excuse for being bad.

When you sign Pouliot, trade for Purcell, trade for nikitn and sign fayne you are not at all trying to tank. This has never been the oilers intention, they have always legitimately stunk on their own terms after trying in vain to get better.

exactly... mact isn't some machiavellian mastermind, he is just freaking TERRIBLE at his job, full stop, end of story

 

[sepHF]

"We're not TRYING to lose, we're just terrible at hockey!"