Where did you find his numbers? Virtanen did also get less PP time than most, if not all of the other high picks so I figure some of that PDO luck could cancel out. A high shooting percentage is also a sign of a skilled player, some guys consistently have a high PDO while some are always "unlucky", Virtanen does have one of the best shots(both forehand and backend) in this entire draft class IMO. And from what I've read goals translate better than assists from junior to the NHL, especially at 5v5.


I didn't love the pick with Ehlers still on the board, but it wasn't bad IMO. Ritchie was rumoured to be at around 220-230 pounds, Virtanen can still put on 5-10 pounds IMO. I'm worried about his low assist totals more than anything else.
- EagleNuck

I looked them up before the draft. I can't remember the guys name on Twitter but he did some insane stat tracking for the WHL and had a lot of the fancy-stat resource and NHLE work done for pretty well any player to play "full time"

Wasn't really Halls coverage though. Why are 2 dmen both chasing the puck there.
- Iggysbff

Eakins System

Thats where I would have put him.

And I don't care about a player's attitude. They're (frank)ing kids. Of course they're going to be wienerheads. Kids are wienerheads. Gimme a guy that can play and I'll teach him his please-and-thankyous later.
- DTF69

Problem is that Benning/Linden seem to want to avoid the Ho-Sang's. Though McCann seems kinda cocky so maybe not.

Kruegerrrrrrrr Kruegerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Kruegerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Nikitin out up to 2 weeks. Yay. You get an injury! You get an injury! Everybody gets an injury!!!

I've really never been wowed by Horvat. He was sort of pegged as a 2/3C guy before the draft. Probably would've even gone like Domi or something before him, let alone Nichushkin. I was mad when EDM went Nurse over Nich but doesn't seem too bad in hindsight
- TheNugeIsHuge

Mact was pretty high on Horvat too I recall. I think he'll turn out pretty good.

- Bigern4MVP

late to the party there mickey

Mact was pretty high on Horvat too I recall. I think he'll turn out pretty good.
- Iggysbff

seems like an extremely unspectacular player, and not unspectacular in the way I love Petry/soon Fayne

How about all you canuckleheads (frank) off back to your own thread...
- Iggysbff

what the (frank) does mean?

- Bigern4MVP

Best System ever is call the Eakins follow the puck

- Bigern4MVP

As usual your late. FCK off.

Mact was pretty high on Horvat too I recall. I think he'll turn out pretty good.
- Iggysbff

Apparently a few teams had him ranked top 10...I'd feel better knowing which teams though.


Also that new TO assistant GM who's an advanced stats guy seemed pretty high on McCann. Said he had a lower sh% than expected and good zone-entry rates for a 1st round prospect.

Nikitin out up to 2 weeks. Yay. You get an injury! You get an injury! Everybody gets an injury!!!
- TheNugeIsHuge

Yay Eakins now have Aulie to replace him

As usual your late. FCK off.
- Iggysbff

i'm never late... anyways i wonder who miller will sign with who do you guys think?

i'm never late... anyways i wonder who miller will sign with who do you guys think?
- Bigern4MVP

What?

i'm never late... anyways i wonder who miller will sign with who do you guys think?
- Bigern4MVP

Que?

i'm never late... anyways i wonder who miller will sign with who do you guys think?
- Bigern4MVP

Feaster's gonna back the money truck to his door, he'll have a flaming poopter seat on his chest soon enough....


Wah wah waaaaaaaa

i'm never late... anyways i wonder who miller will sign with who do you guys think?
- Bigern4MVP

Miller who?

i'm never late... anyways i wonder who miller will sign with who do you guys think?
- Bigern4MVP

Ahhh relief.....just dropped a massive bigern in the poopter. Had some alexoil along with it....

Ahhh relief.....just dropped a massive bigern in the poopter. Had some alexoil along with it....
- Iggysbff

No wonder Jeropotato just show up that's what you were doing

Ahhh relief.....just dropped a massive bigern in the poopter. Had some alexoil along with it....
- Iggysbff

I'm still wondering what the (frank) BigGreasyStinkyErn is talking about? Miller who?

1. I'm ok with your point on the Eakins hiring
2. MacT has been fine so far as GM. I like that he's finding ways to get value from near-poope players and signings that won't be unmanageable with where the caps going
3. I'm pretty sure the guys who have been living and breathing hockey for most of their lives know a thing or two about what they're doing with a (frank)ing training camp... and I don't mean KLowe winning a cup 30 years ago. MacT is no fool.
- BigDre

You've got more confidence in Oiler management than most Fans. Hey, we've got the majority of our first dozen games at home. Pre-season is almost done and we've still got a lot of cuts to make. I'd prefer to see the Team concentrate on fitting in the new guys signed this summer to be as ready as possible coming out of the gate.
MacT has made some positive moves but he's still learning and has made some mistakes. I've liked him as a Player and he's no dummy. He's earned his Masters but there's no substitute for experience and he's still in early days as a GM.

I don't know why, but I'm more nervous about this season than excited.

I don't know why, but I'm more nervous about this season than excited.
- Jeropotato

Probably because there are expectations this year. If they don't crawl out of the basement, what the (frank) do they do? There HAS to be some improvement.