Washed-up Veterans who played for Edmonton

[McRpro]

Kent Nilsson

 

[SaltNPeca]

As for coaches it's been something of an NHL departures lounge.

Remember Pat Quinn?
Should be Hitch's last stop.
TMac might be washed up now too.

 

[Zenos]

Was Smyth washed up when he came back?

He had some good moments early in his return season, but yes... He definitely wasn't the same impact player we traded away to the Islanders.

 

[Zenos]

As for coaches it's been something of an NHL departures lounge.

Remember Pat Quinn?
Should be Hitch's last stop.
TMac might be washed up now too.

TMac I could see getting a chance somewhere else, but I'd be surprised if we ever see Renny (cushy job with Hockey Canada now), Krueger (ditto, but with Southhampton of EPL), Eakins, or Nelson behind an NHL bench again.

 

[yukoner88]

Eric Cole

 

[tiger_80]

Was Smyth washed up when he came back?

Smyth had something like 50 points the first year he returned playing with Eberle and RNH. He was a 4th liner thereafter.

 

[Messrules11]

If we’re sticking to the title of this thread then Oates wins in a walk.

 

[Faelko]

Just about every UFA signing during the DoD...

 

[bone]

Lots of names popping up wouldn't be viewed as washed up in my opinion. Washed up in sports implies to me an NHLer who was very effective and successful (i.e. long career in the top 6 forwards or top 4 defense) who was no longer effective or successful.

Fayne, Hordichuk, Fraser, Gustavsson, LaBarbara, Scrivens, Pardy, and so on were replacement level to journeymen at best, but never effective and successful NHLers over a long career.

 

[dsi]

Kent Nilsson

Was here to post that. He was here twice. The first time was when everyone thought he was past his prime and inconsistent, and then again for a few games several years later (WTF?).

 

[trent_vinyl]

Definite ones:

- Colin Fraser

- Eric Belanger

- Geoff Sanderson

- Cam Barker

- Jonas Gustavsson (sp)

- Jason LaBarbara

Not sure if these count, but...

- Jason Strudwick (great locker room guy, but on the ice...)

- Gilbert Brule

- Mark Fraser

- Ben Scrivens

- Adam Pardy

- Aaron Johnson

Near misses...

- Michael Nylander

Some of these guys weren't "washed-up veterans", making their last rounds. Some were just bad, and never really made a first round

 

[trent_vinyl]

Rem Murray coming back in 05/06

 

[trent_vinyl]

Was here to post that. He was here twice. The first time was when everyone thought he was past his prime and inconsistent, and then again for a few games several years later (WTF?).

First time here was a genius move by Sather. Nilsson was great and totally clicked with Mess and Anderson. Didn't even remember him coming back a 2nd time (almost 10 yers later)

 

[Paralyzer]

Wow, no one said Petr Sykora or Petr Nedved? Those 2 were considered stars coming to the Oilers.

 

[Louis Cypher]

Pronger's wife

Near misses:
Heatley
Who was that ufa that welched on the deal? Nilander?

Ben Eager

 

[Little Fury]

Andrew Ference
Mike Comrie

 

[rboomercat90]

As for coaches it's been something of an NHL departures lounge.

Remember Pat Quinn?
Should be Hitch's last stop.
TMac might be washed up now too.

Craig Mactavish.

 

[rboomercat90]

Wow, no one said Petr Sykora or Petr Nedved? Those 2 were considered stars coming to the Oilers.

Forgot all about Sykora.

 

[rboomercat90]

Rem Murray coming back in 05/06

Todd Harvey.

 

[Oscar Acosta]

Wow, no one said Petr Sykora or Petr Nedved? Those 2 were considered stars coming to the Oilers.

Yeah but Nedved was awesome when he was here.

 

[Jet Walters]

Denis Grebeshkov's 2nd stint here. Talk about a day late and a testicle short......

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Don't remember if Sergei Samsonov was any good with us.

 

[oilers'72]

Norm Ullman was at the tail end of his career during the 1975-76 and 76-77 seasons but he did put up 87 and 43 points.

Glen Sather could be considered, as he played his last season for the Oil in 1976-77.

Wayne Connelly in 76-77. Juha Widing and Ab DeMarco in 77-78. Garnet "Ace" Bailey and Jim Neilson in 78-79.

 

[Jet Walters]

Don't remember if Sergei Samsonov was any good with us.

He added some secondary scoring down the stretch and in the playoffs. Certainly worth a 2nd rounder, although I think that pick ended up being Lucic if memory serves.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I remember being excited at the prospect of having Cogliano and Geoff Sanderson on the same line...