The Oilers cannot score when McDavid isn't involved

[OVO16]

Oilers could sure use someone like Panarin right now too play besides McDavid.

Too bad there's a 0% chance of him re-signing in Edmonton though

 

[Cellee]

I think Chiarelli has been the biggest problem as well.

 

[pomx]

They just need 1 more first overall pick.

 

[6ix]

Maybe but no way Columbus would have taken him. It seems Jarmo knew something and was totally against drafting him.

Yup I remember there were some reports a couple days before the draft saying Columbus was open to moving the 3rd pick. A lot of people including me thought it was just a bluff, maybe to see if they could get a kings ransoms for the 3rd pick since it was the “big 3” draft. Turns out they stuck with their gut and took PLD (great pick). I think a lot of teams would of taken Puljujarvi at 4, which at the time was the most logical thing to do.

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Even the Cleveland Browns figured out how to be better and be relevant again.

Oilers have gots to be the biggest joke franchise in all of sports now. Just a laughingstock

Mcdavid deserves better. Wouldnt surprise me if he asks for a trade as im sure he wants a better legacy than this. He can score all he wants but if they keep turding it up every year then he will.never be compared to the Crosbys and Gretzkys of history

 

[Crede777]

Yup I remember there were some reports a couple days before the draft saying Columbus was open to moving the 3rd pick. A lot of people including me thought it was just a bluff, maybe to see if they could get a kings ransoms for the 3rd pick since it was the “big 3” draft. Turns out they stuck with their gut and took PLD (great pick). I think a lot of teams would of taken Puljujarvi at 4, which at the time was the most logical thing to do.

Prior to the draft Jarmo was asked what he thought about Matthews, Laine, and Puljujarvi to which he responded "Matthews and Laine are incredibly talented players."

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

McDavid has 3 points so far and the Oilers have 3 goals.

How can a team that drafted #1 overall three times in a row and 4 times in 6 years be so bad?

Literally no secondary scoring.

Making stupid trades like Hall for adam larsson hurts. It's just bad management and coaching. nothing else.

 

[780il]

They just need 1 more first overall pick.

Jack Hughes might be the only thing to look forward to this year other than another Mcdavid Art Ross.







Wow, I cant believe we're still hoping for a #1 pick after having been in a rebuild for 12+ years. Pathetic.

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

They just need 1 more first overall pick.

That HAS to go to the Coyotes. They really need it. Oilers should be banned from another 1rst overall pick for the next 5 years. I'm being serious.

 

[Puckstuff]

Imagine they kept Hall and traded for R.O.R and Skinner. It's all about trade management. I prefer drafting talent over trading for it; but when you are burning years of McDavid you go out and find talent even if you are trading top picks.

RNH-McDavid-Skinner
Hall-O'Rielly-Lucic

 

[Cellee]

Prior to the draft Jarmo was asked what he thought about Matthews, Laine, and Puljujarvi to which he responded "Matthews and Laine are incredibly talented players."

 

[McDNicks17]

This is what a team looks like when a GM gets a bunch of slow low-skill players and a coach thinks it's 1995 and has them dumping and chasing every single possession.

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Imagine they kept Hall and traded for R.O.R and Skinner. It's all about trade management. I prefer drafting talent over trading for it; but when you are burning years of McDavid you go out and find talent even if you are trading top picks.

RNH-McDavid-Skinner
Hall-O'Rielly-Lucic

Lmao , why not trade for a Dman so ECHLers like Matt Benning isnt on the roster.

And its official...Darnell Nurse is a Bust. I dont see anything more than a 5-6 dman out of him but the Oilers keep forcing him to be 2-3.

 

[Cellee]

This is what a team looks like when a GM gets a bunch of slow low-skill players and a coach thinks it's 1995 and has them dumping and chasing every single possession.

If I had a roster of slow, low skill, players I would dump and chase too.

 

[The Greatest 101]

What's wrong with all those Oiler kids who signed big contracts?

 

[McDNicks17]

If I had a roster of slow, low skill, players I would dump and chase too.

And your team would retrieve less than 1/4 of those dumps like the Oilers.

 

[Rcknrollkillnmachine]

I see Vigneault going there if the coach gets fired. Could he turn it around?

 

[Cellee]

And your team would retrieve less than 1/4 of those dumps like the Oilers.

Well I don't want them trying to beat teams 1 vs 1!

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

I see Vigneault going there if the coach gets fired. Could he turn it around?

The best player on the planet cant turn it around for them....the heck is AV gonna do ?

 

[Luminiferous]

Outside of the money he makes, I feel bad for McDavid and most Oilers fans. What a damn shame. I never expected such a tire fire surrounding one of the great ones. Really makes you harbor disdain towards bad management groups. There is just no excuse for this state of trash.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Stop kicking us when we are down. Its been a generation of suck and we kept supporting this tire fire. No hockey fans deserve this level of punishment. None.

I honestly feel bad for the fanbase. They've endured one hell of a decade and still remain one of the most passionate.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Oilers could sure use someone like Panarin right now too play besides McDavid.

Too bad there's a 0% chance of him re-signing in Edmonton though

Oilers could use any semblance of talent at any position, too bad Chia would just trade it away for beans.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

Lol @ everyone saying its MacLellan or Benning. Get Babcock to coach this team and it still would be ****.

Bottom line is Chiarelli gave away all the "expendable" pieces and still hasn't fixed the D. Traded Hall + 1st + 2nd for Larsson + Reinhart. And then signed Lucic to SEVEN YEARS. THAT IS THE PROBLEM. NOT MacLellan, NOT Benning, NOT Draisaitl.

Who the **** cares about Matt Benning? A measley <2m contract just ****ing waive him. Draisaitl's overpaid but at least he can score on McDavid's wing (unlike Lucic). He also produced when he centred Hall (although they kinda ran out of gas at the end of that season).

CHIARELLI is the ONLY PROBLEM.

Because Babcock is such a genius.

He’s one the better coaches in the league but he’s been knocked out more times in the first round then the Minnesota wild.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

Even the Cleveland Browns figured out how to be better and be relevant again.

Oilers have gots to be the biggest joke franchise in all of sports now. Just a laughingstock

Mcdavid deserves better. Wouldnt surprise me if he asks for a trade as im sure he wants a better legacy than this. He can score all he wants but if they keep turding it up every year then he will.never be compared to the Crosbys and Gretzkys of history

it’s been two games. Might as well not play the next 80.

 

[lawrence]

its 2 games and maybe they are jet lagged. Bruins is no easy task too. season is early.