Scrivens threatens to Fight Anyone that Says Intentionally Tanking

[Seedling]

lol scrivens shouldnt be fighting anyone.

I'd like to see it TBH. I imagine it would go as well as Gagner vs. Beauchemin.

 

[harpoon]

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

Pathetic that you actually believe this.

 

[rboomercat90]

I've felt this for years but the only season I'm confident they legitimately tanked was the 2010-11 season that earned them Nuge. They started that season with Hall, Eberle and Pajaarvi on the roster. Omark played a bunch of games too. Fun for the fans to watch maybe but they weren't going to win many games with so many raw rookies.

You might be able to make a case for the following season too, I suppose.

This season looked fishy from the beginning. Mactavish's refusal to address the center position in the off season and all the questionable roster decisions out of training camp raised some eyebrows as well as his decision to stick with the worst coach in professional sports. However, he spent so much money on long term contracts in the summer that tanking stops making sense. Why handicap your future just to be bad this year? I have to lean to incompetence for this year just like I would for the 2009-10 season that started it all. When the guy that's in charge of the money is as bad at judging talent and people as Mactavish has always been then things can get bad in a hurry whether it's intentional or not.

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

It'll be so awesome 5-6 years from now when McDavid is leading the Sabres to playoff series wins, and the Oilers are still stuck in the muck.

Meanwhile, Scrivens will be catching highlights on the internet after another loss in the German Elite league.

 

[Summary]

What if the Sabres told him that? Would we have the most ironic fight in hockey history?

Ha! Oh man, I hope everyone else caught this cause that was hilarious

 

[Torch]

Scrivens is a blowhard.

I noticed at the game last night when it was 2-0 at the beginning of the third, he was taunting a couple of Flames players and laughing it up. It was gold to see the look on his face on the go-ahead goal.

 

[edmoil3]

Psst Ben, I don't think anybody accused the players...

 

[Replacement*]

Scrivens is a blowhard.

I noticed at the game last night when it was 2-0 at the beginning of the third, he was taunting a couple of Flames players and laughing it up. It was gold to see the look on his face on the go-ahead goal.

Him and Eberle were both taunting. Bad mistake from a team that doesn't even know how to act when its winning.

In fairness a rare enough occurrence its hard for them to know..

 

[rboomercat90]

Him and Eberle were both taunting. Bad mistake from a team that doesn't even know how to act when its winning.

In fairness a rare enough occurrence its hard for them to know..

This is why it's become impossible to like this team. Everything they do is embarrassing. As a fan of this team going back to the mid seventies, I never thought I'd feel this way about the Oilers. Just goes to show where this franchise is under Katz ownership. I hated Pocklington but I never hated the team back in the nineties when they struggled for years. It's much different this time.

 

[Throttlehead]

Him and Eberle were both taunting. Bad mistake from a team that doesn't even know how to act when its winning.

In fairness a rare enough occurrence its hard for them to know..

You don't have a clue what Giordano said to Eberle or vice versa, its bizarre that you would somehow find a way to fault Eberle in a game that he played very good.

It's odd you would find a way to blame the loss on Eberle because of taunting

How about that second line?

 

[Oilfan2]

Scrivens is a blowhard.

I noticed at the game last night when it was 2-0 at the beginning of the third, he was taunting a couple of Flames players and laughing it up. It was gold to see the look on his face on the go-ahead goal.

Him and Eberle were both taunting. Bad mistake from a team that doesn't even know how to act when its winning.

In fairness a rare enough occurrence its hard for them to know..

This is why it's become impossible to like this team. Everything they do is embarrassing. As a fan of this team going back to the mid seventies, I never thought I'd feel this way about the Oilers. Just goes to show where this franchise is under Katz ownership. I hated Pocklington but I never hated the team back in the nineties when they struggled for years. It's much different this time.

Neither one of you have a clue as to what the other players said or even the Oilers, for Krist's sake..

It was just as likely they were standing up for the team while the ******* Flames were mouthing off and, if so, good for them.

What, you want professional team players to have little, to no pride and just hang their heads and say "no, I'm sorry, you go first", or some ***** like that just like some of the so-called 'fans' around here? Especially the ones that regularly watch and praise the flames and cheer for them...**** the flames.

Pathetic..

 

[Supermassive]

Psst Ben, I don't think anybody accused the players...

If he can't understand the difference between players tanking (which no one is accusing them of) and players playing very uninspired hockey (which is blatantly obviously), he really isn't worthy of the nickname "Professor". Maybe we can call him Forrest.

 

[McAsuno]

I read many baffling things in this board before, but the one about Eberle taunting just ices the cake.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

For some reason, I want to see him fighting Brian Burke in a barn.

:/

 

[McSuper]

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

Then they would not spend to the cap to try to improve . Also if the wanted to tank you don't fire coach after coach and fire Tamblowe as GM if tanking is in your plans

 

[Beerfish]

Pathetic that you actually believe this.

I would say the exact same thing to you. All evidence points to the team never trying to tank and yet some people assume it because the team is so awful. As usual in your rebuttles you are very short on discussion or actual facts and very long on one line comments. You do make great use of your normal emotes though.

 

[rboomercat90]

Neither one of you have a clue as to what the other players said or even the Oilers, for Krist's sake..

It was just as likely they were standing up for the team while the ******* Flames were mouthing off and, if so, good for them.

What, you want professional team players to have little, to no pride and just hang their heads and say "no, I'm sorry, you go first", or some ***** like that just like some of the so-called 'fans' around here? Especially the ones that regularly watch and praise the flames and cheer for them...**** the flames.

Pathetic..

Maybe they were standing up for their teammates?

When does this happen on this team? There have been several post game threads dedicated to the fact it never happens with this group and you figured that's what was going on. Keep on believing in these guys buddy it's going to be so sweet for you when the day comes when you're right and the rest of the world is wrong.

 

[harpoon]

I would say the exact same thing to you. All evidence points to the team never trying to tank and yet some people assume it because the team is so awful. As usual in your rebuttles you are very short on discussion or actual facts and very long on one line comments. You do make great use of your normal emotes though.

The "actual facts" are there for anyone to see. Just look up the rosters. I can't help it if you choose to let your all consuming hatred of the management blind you.
As for "discussion", well that's something that only works with folks who are open to it. Your post history shows you to not be one of those people.