Who do you think will be the Career Oiler?

[Marc08]

Of the 1st round players since 2008 Draft, who do you think is "MOST LIKELY" to play his entire career as an Oiler? imo I think Eberle and/or Hall.

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I believe Ross Perkins is the best player who ever played his entire WHA or NHL career as an Oiler.

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[OVOXO*]

It's either going to be Hall and Eberle together (like Kane + Toews, Getzlaf + Perry) or neither.

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[McShogun99]

It would be nice to have at least one career Oiler. Probably be none of the above.

 

[Oilception]

Voted Taylor Hall.

I think when tough choices have to be made he will be the guy we won't let go of

 

[J4M13M]

I picked Eberle because I think he'll always be right between star and elite player.

I can't see them letting him walk for free, and his trade value will be just under the "offer we couldn't refuse" level. I could see Hall and most of the others potentially pricing themselves out of the market in 5-6-7 years.

 

[thadd]

It's too soon to say anything about any of these guys. I'll say this much, if we're not contending for a top 4 spot in the West in 3 years, people are going to star asking to be traded.

 

[czar99]

Lol! I think we should change the poll to "who do you wish would be a career Oiler"

Can someone please give me a list of "career team players"

 

[I am the Liquor]

Lol! I think we should change the poll to "who do you wish would be a career Oiler"

Can someone please give me a list of "career team players"

I cant really think of any. Unfortunately.

Of the players on the list I would hope for Hall to be. I think he bolts when he gets the chance. Unfortunately.

 

[Canovin]

Neither. Unfortunately.

However if Oilers get McDavid. I see him being a career Oiler. (Through lotto win of course.)

edit: Just saw the poll. I would think it's Draisaitl and Nurse. Just because they haven't been ran out of the city and experienced the years of suckage.

 

[sepHF]

I don't see the Oilers ever letting RNH walk.

Eberle and Yakupov are expendable and I imagine Hall will get tired of the BS eventually.

I pick Nuge.

 

[McDrai]

I'd like to say Hall but he really wants to win so I could see him being the first to ask for a trade

 

[McPuritania]

Hall isn't the type of guy to cut and run on a team. He wants to be the driving force behind getting this team out of the basement, and into a respectable team that wins a Cup or two. That being said, It's gotta be hard to yearn to win as much as he does, and be saddled in the **** show that is the Oilers. If we don't get our **** together, he may have no choice but leave or go mad.

 

[herashak]

Yak most likely leaves for russia before he becomes a ufa

 

[McPuritania]

Yak most likely leaves for russia before he becomes a ufa

Why? Why the KHL? Why wouldn't he request a trade to another team if he wanted to leave the Oil? He's shown nothing but the desire to play in the NHL.

 

[Canovin]

If Hall matures, I could see him becoming the Yzerman of the Oilers. The Ryan Smyth retirement did make an impression on him from what I remembered.

 

[Eirhead*]

Draisaitl

I haven't seen him play yet, I have no idea how good he'll be. But assuming he develops into our #1C... something about having a methodical German leading our team feels like a recipe for success.

 

[ManofSteel55]

None. Sorry, career players just don't happen anymore.

 

[40oz]

Just Yak, out of spite for Terry Jones.

 

[Arpeggio]

None. Sorry, career players just don't happen anymore.

I think they'll happen more often now than before. Guys like Crosby, Malkin, Toews, Kane, Stamkos, Tavares, they're all good bets to play out with one team. Especially now that you can get a longer contract if you stay with the same team.

 

[Zaddy]

I don't see the Oilers ever letting RNH walk.

Eberle and Yakupov are expendable and I imagine Hall will get tired of the BS eventually.

I pick Nuge.

Same here. If anyone it will probably be him. Hall could be it too but I think that would require the team to start being respectable sooner rather than later.

 

[Faelko]

It would be nice to have at least one career Oiler. Probably be none of the above.

Agreed, after Halls contract expires and we still haven't made the playoffs, he's outta here.

 

[syz]

Why? Why the KHL? Why wouldn't he request a trade to another team if he wanted to leave the Oil? He's shown nothing but the desire to play in the NHL.

Because he's Russian and that's what people think Russian players do.

 

[Eirhead*]

Agreed, after Halls contract expires and we still haven't made the playoffs, he's outta here.

OMG... I wouldn't blame him.

If we don't make playoffs by the 1st year of the new arena, I feel like I should consider walking to a new team as a fan.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Hopefully Hall and Nurse. The others are and will eventually become expendable.

 

[coffeyland]

I'll reserve judgement ... should we miss the playoffs this year and/or next, heads could roll and you never know ... if they could trade Gretzky ...