In the good old days wives used to keep their traps shut about men's business.
- Jeropotato

Yup. I honestly believe that when and if this team is competitive, it's because Marincin, Klefbom, Schultz and Nurse develop into a studly top 4. So....2016-17?
- Jeropotato

Well I highly doubt that will be Shultz. He's nothing more than Marc-Andre Bergeron 2.0. I'm sick of him being held in such high regard just because he was willing to sign here.

- Horseguts

I should have born in about 1935. Just young enough to not get my ass shot off by Nazis and old enough to enjoy the spoils and moral sensibilities of the 50's.

Ufa if petry is gone
- ystoil

Maybe Petry's wife is UFA????


Unbelieveably Fooking Awful

were not all lazy, gap tooth and good at hockey....
- HouseArrest187

Just lazy and Gap toothed!

Well I highly doubt that will be Shultz. He's nothing more than Marc-Andre Bergeron 2.0. I'm sick of him being held in such high regard just because he was willing to sign here.
- Ihatebrianburke

I think he's a bit more talented than that, but I get what you're saying. He's a way away from earning the 'next Brian Leetch' title.

I don't know what the real reason is.
in my estimation they were all pretty comparable in terms of impact/mistakes (klefbom, nurse, marincin. even hunt)

however, I will say that marincin plays a much 'quieter' game than that of nurse and klefbom (admittedly, he did start jumpin up last season while he gained confidence).
nurse is pretty flashy, and klefbom still has a long way to go as he kinda plays like his hair is on fire. (at least in preseason) kinda makes some big plays (negatively and positively) and is such a powerful skater, so his positives are incredibly noticeable.
just kind of a guess though..

I think mm shoulda been kept with the oilers, but I will say that I don't think hes nearly established enough to overcome what may have been a mediocre camp. and neither do I think his absence has been a huge detriment to us in either of the first 2 games. I think some of us may been thinking a little revisionist to how strong he was last year. certainly a very pleasant surprise and fairly solid both ways most night against tough competition. but no star game changer just yet
- hugefemale dog77

I know it's a small sample size for Marincin, but he came up and he played awesome. The team asked him put on some weight over the summer, which he did, and because his conditioning suffered a little bit as a result you send him down?

I don't see how anyone can try to justify that. He comes up and he plays decent to start. Really starts to pick it up towards the end of the season and builds all kinds of confidence, and how do they try to keep him rolling and keep his confidence high? By demoting to the AHL and keeping people on the team that haven't proven to the better player. Real confidence boost.

Then you have Yakupov. Comes in his rookie year, struggles a bit at the beginning but completely explodes at the end of the season scoring 11 goals in April for 2nd in the league. Then how do you build on that confidence and try to keep the kid rolling? By playing him less than 5 minutes the opening night. Then he starts to struggle a bit and within a week and a half you sit him as a healthy scratch, that'll get the ol' confidence back . "Ok now that you're back you'll be playing with plugs, oh, and you'll be playing in your off wing .. Wtf why is this kid still struggling.

What's the point of drafting and developing players when every time one of them starts rolling and gaining confidence we just shut them down and put them on the bench, or in the AHL? Why is it ok to play aging liability Ference or stop gap Nikittin when we have a prospect who showed, albeit in a small sample size, that he can and is better than these players?

What kind of message are we sending to our prospects? How long has it been since we drafted and developed a solid NHL player who stayed around?

I'm sorry, I will cheer for the Oilers no matter what, and I have never complained about coaching or management before, but Eakins is an idiot, and I hate that he's responsible for these kids futures. He hasn't done a single thing with anyone on the Oilers that would make me think he's a good coach or that he knows what he's doing.

That's my last rant on Eakins. You guys all know how I feel, and I hate you all.... Especially you rutts

Go Oil!! (frank) Eakins

Edit: not to mention his latest bullpoop with Petry.

Ok, now I'm done

Just lazy and Gap toothed!
- Ihatebrianburke

And ginger.

Do I remember everyone on this thread being a redhead? Or just Reveen?

I loved the old resident evil games before they became just FPS's....is the style a throwback?
- Jeropotato

Yeah its somewhat a throwback to that where you have to conserve ammo and use your brain at times from what I have played its not bad at all...just depends on what you are into

I know it's a small sample size for Marincin, but he came up and he played awesome. The team asked him put on some weight over the summer, which he did, and because his conditioning suffered a little bit as a result you send him down?

I don't see how anyone can try to justify that. He comes up and he plays decent to start. Really starts to pick it up towards the end of the season and builds all kinds of confidence, and how do they try to keep him rolling and keep his confidence high? By demoting to the AHL and keeping people on the team that haven't proven to the better player. Real confidence boost.

Then you have Yakupov. Comes in his rookie year, struggles a bit at the beginning but completely explodes at the end of the season scoring 11 goals in April for 2nd in the league. Then how do you build on that confidence and try to keep the kid rolling? By playing him less than 5 minutes the opening night. Then he starts to struggle a bit and within a week and a half you sit him as a healthy scratch, that'll get the ol' confidence back . "Ok now that you're back you'll be playing with plugs, oh, and you'll be playing in your off wing .. Wtf why is this kid still struggling.

What's the point of drafting and developing players when every time one of them starts rolling and gaining confidence we just shut them down and put them on the bench, or in the AHL? Why is it ok to play aging liability Ference or stop gap Nikittin when we have a prospect who showed, albeit in a small sample size, that he can and is better than these players?

What kind of message are we sending to our prospects? How long has it been since we drafted and developed a solid NHL player who stayed around?

I'm sorry, I will cheer for the Oilers no matter what, and I have never complained about coaching or management before, but Eakins is an idiot, and I hate that he's responsible for these kids futures. He hasn't done a single thing with anyone on the Oilers that would make me think he's a good coach or that he knows what he's doing.

That's my last rant on Eakins. You guys all know how I feel, and I hate you all.... Especially you rutts

Go Oil!! (frank) Eakins
- SpoiledByOil

Thank (frank).

And ginger.

Do I remember everyone on this thread being a redhead? Or just Reveen?
- lumlums

Ruttager is our token ginger

Name Pos Corsi Rel% Corsi% Corsi+/- CorsiFor CorsiAgn CorsiFor60 CorsiAgn60
Brad.Hunt D -16.68 27.27 -15 9 24 19.90 53.05

I'd expect just about anyone with skating ability at an ECHL level to post similar numbers.
- DTF69

ya but did they score on the PP last game?

*pencil dives off roof of 8 story building*

Yeah its somewhat a throwback to that where you have to conserve ammo and use your brain at times from what I have played its not bad at all...just depends on what you are into
- RatedR80

I prefer the slower creepier game where you have to find your way as opposed to the newer RE games where the path is set and all about shooting.

yep



u see boychuk killing it? totally woulda went after him.
see! hindsights already workin for me...
- hugefemale dog77

For 2-2nd rounders??? (frank) me!

Just talked to my mom, hopefully she can pay. (I still want to earn money myself). If my parents can't, I'm gonna take a year or two off and save money.
- Oilers4Life14

Thats what I said. Now I'm 30

I think it means bye bye via ufa if no trade this year
- ystoil

Oh ya theres not a chance in hell he resigns here

I don't know what the real reason is.
in my estimation they were all pretty comparable in terms of impact/mistakes (klefbom, nurse, marincin. even hunt)

however, I will say that marincin plays a much 'quieter' game than that of nurse and klefbom (admittedly, he did start jumpin up last season while he gained confidence).
nurse is pretty flashy, and klefbom still has a long way to go as he kinda plays like his hair is on fire. (at least in preseason) kinda makes some big plays (negatively and positively) and is such a powerful skater, so his positives are incredibly noticeable.
just kind of a guess though..

I think mm shoulda been kept with the oilers, but I will say that I don't think hes nearly established enough to overcome what may have been a mediocre camp. and neither do I think his absence has been a huge detriment to us in either of the first 2 games. I think some of us may been thinking a little revisionist to how strong he was last year. certainly a very pleasant surprise and fairly solid both ways most night against tough competition. but no star game changer just yet
- hugefemale dog77

how did Marincin have a mediocre camp? bad first 2 games adjusting to weight and was great his other games. This while being dragged down by Fraser/Aulie. With Hunt-Schultz out there, whenever a Dman takes a penalty, they're forced into playing PK. Neither can. Nurse has yet to play a second in the NHL so forcing him into that role today is dumb.

Marincin was great last year. He was like a +7% CF rel on just an abysmal team while playing top lines with Petry! They should be playing Kopitar's line tonight! No game changer but EDM's best left shot D!

Thats what I said. Now I'm 30
- Ihatebrianburke

This is why I married an engineer and am still a student...

...Who is 30

For 2-2nd rounders??? (frank) me!
- Ihatebrianburke

(frank), I'd have loved to have gone after Boychuk, but I think for us there would have been a blank screen, followed by 2 firsts and a second...

Gene Principe needs to get killed.

I think he's a bit more talented than that, but I get what you're saying. He's a way away from earning the 'next Brian Leetch' title.
- Jeropotato

I liked MAB until he took out Rollie. But the team recognized what they had in him and didn't try to turn him into something he wasn't.

EDM is seriously in dire need of Marincin-Petry with how sh*tty their D is tonight. Sad that injury or trade isn't the reason they aren't playing, but dumb (frank)ing coaching

I prefer the slower creepier game where you have to find your way as opposed to the newer RE games where the path is set and all about shooting.
- Jeropotato

Yeah you might like this one then coz it doesnt hold your hand and you have to conserve ammo as opposed to shooting everything dead on sight

I liked MAB until he took out Rollie. But the team recognized what they had in him and didn't try to turn him into something he wasn't.
- Ihatebrianburke

What a concept

This is why I married an engineer and am still a student...

...Who is 30
- lumlums

It's all good though. I just started my own company. (frank) school!