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I don't particularly miss him. Persson was better than Larsson was last year, and Jones hasn't been bad either.
Will the real Edmonton Oilers please stand up?
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I don't particularly miss him. Persson was better than Larsson was last year, and Jones hasn't been bad either.
North Cole
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I assumed that quotation was satire because it was in italics...I'm now deeply disappointed I gave that horrific article a read/view. I hope Yahoo doesnt actually pay that author.
How are teams way back in the standings top 10 in the power rankings. I get that there is some projection involved with ranking teams and you cant expect CGY/Tor/TB to continue to be mediocre, but you need to base some of the ranking on current reality. Jesus.
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Yeah, people loved to take a dump on our D and Goalies the last few years, but this year they wont acknowledge there are bright spots in those positions because it would involve backpedaling. Easier to chalk it up to "McProduct"...
Kranix
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It's true the only people allowed to take a dump on the Oilers are Oilers fans themselves.
Kranix
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North Cole
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Nah, everyone can take a dump on what they want, I didnt say it was unjustified to take a dump on our D and goaltending in the past. People should be consistent, and give credit where it's due now that those positions have trended up slightly.
Most teams rely on their magic beans to a high degree. The Oilers have a small number of those magic beans but luckily they are some of the best in the league. However, they had those same magic beans last year and lost a lot of games. The difference, is the ground beans from last year were tepid and stale while the ground beans from this year are only tepid, which means they don't really wake you up but they also don't make you sick.
p.s. I ground that bean metaphor down to a way finer grind than it could handle.
p.s. I ground that bean metaphor down to a way finer grind than it could handle.
Mez
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I completely looked past what you were trying to say, I was enjoying the metaphors too much.
The fact is that the Oilers, while they do have fantastic pieces on both forward and defense. Both McDavid and Draisaitl have been fantastic, the defense has looked closer to what at least I expected, and the goaltending, while not incredible, has been solid (as an aside, Koskinen has been a brick wall). This team is closer to the start they had than the 'slump' they're in now (as long as McJesus and Draisaitl don't die).
Exactly, whoever wrote this post said slump, and I put it in air quotes because the Oilers aren't really in a slump.
Without having read the article - I much prefer rankings and projections over simply reporting the latest stats columns. Sadly I find more often than not new topics on the NHL board pumping up a certain player or team always tie right back to their position in the stat sheet at that time. More subjective analysis is desperately needed in hockey.
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I dont mind subjectivity, but it should be based on a semblance of reality and ranking should consistent through out. The article in his post seems too far removed from any kind of objective analysis.
I find it funny how as soon as Edmonton shows some depth McDavid starts putting up video game numbers like everyone said he would.
