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Iggysbff
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.12.2012

Feb 27 @ 5:46 PM ET
if edmonton can't do better than ference nikitin aulie for upgrades on defence, I'm sorry they're never making it out of the bottom 3
- oilerfan94

Which is why he's tried to fill in until our guys mature. There are no big upgrades out there to be had without ripping the teams youth out.
Ihatebrianburke
Edmonton Oilers
Location: edmonton, AB
Joined: 12.19.2010

Feb 27 @ 5:46 PM ET
Like I said I would fight anyone.
- HAs_Revenge

Are you threatening me???
HAs_Revenge
Joined: 02.09.2015

Feb 27 @ 5:46 PM ET
I do believe we've upset Matt.



- Dangles13

awe.........my Matty cakes. ...
oilerfan94
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.15.2012

Feb 27 @ 5:46 PM ET
Ference absolutely made sense at the time.

Faynes better than those u mentioned.


And no, they couldn't. Even nikitin wanted to test the market before he agreed to come here for an overpay.


we wait on our picks or hope to rip off a desperate team.

- Ihateallofu


going into summer #3 on the job, how long do u wait. i like fayne too, good #4 or #5 who plays against top comp. W/o Petry edmonton now need about 3 top 3 defenceman and they've fetched precisely zero of those in 7-8 years so I'm hard pressed to give my stamp of approval
Lindenis#1
Vancouver Canucks
Location: he's (frank)in unstable so mrs dt is freaking out, AB
Joined: 07.22.2007

Feb 27 @ 5:47 PM ET
In case you're forgetting, Schultz also got a goddam 1-year "prove it" contract. A fact everyone seems to neglect when this argument happens.
- MaximumBone


Yeah. A great bridge contrac without any of the benefits of a bridge contract.

And even better is he has to be QO'd at basically 4M this summer. Great GM-ing.

Oh, and remember when he offered more money to David Clarkson than he ended up getting?

MacT isn't far off from Feaster level "I don't need to trade for Seguin because I think I can sign Bozak this summer" stupid
Ihateallofu
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Meh
Joined: 11.09.2014

Feb 27 @ 5:47 PM ET
I do believe we've upset Matt.



- Dangles13

you're suggesting he needs more than a season to fix a garbage fire and no big name free agents will come or waive ntc's? !!

Apologists!!!

I'm actually surprised at how stupid he sounds.
he had me convinced he wasn't this dumb
Iggysbff
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.12.2012

Feb 27 @ 5:48 PM ET
I do believe we've upset Matt.



- Dangles13

Awe...so sad...

He can't back it up so whine and run away.
Dangles13
Edmonton Oilers
Location: MB
Joined: 02.08.2011

Feb 27 @ 5:48 PM ET
Which is why he's tried to fill in until our guys mature. There are no big upgrades out there to be had without ripping the teams youth out.
- Iggysbff


I would love to see the Oilers sign some top notch free agents but it'll never happen, they were just declared the most undesirable NHL franchise. Even Derek Roy turned down the Oilers offer in the summer.
HAs_Revenge
Joined: 02.09.2015

Feb 27 @ 5:48 PM ET
Are you threatening me???
- Ihatebrianburke

If i get a boar spear. .... then yes.... I will kill your ass....
Iggysbff
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.12.2012

Feb 27 @ 5:49 PM ET
Yeah. A great bridge contrac without any of the benefits of a bridge contract.

And even better is he has to be QO'd at basically 4M this summer. Great GM-ing.

Oh, and remember when he offered more money to David Clarkson than he ended up getting?

MacT isn't far off from Feaster level "I don't need to trade for Seguin because I think I can sign Bozak this summer" stupid

- Lindenis#1

(frank) off dtf.

oilerfan94
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.15.2012

Feb 27 @ 5:49 PM ET
Alternative free agents banging down our door?



It's like you people haven't been paying attention.

- Ihateallofu


free agents the only way of attaining players? i'm no MacT hater but the amount of forgiveness for a pretty subpar job up to this point surprises me. personally don't see edmonton competing for at least the next 3 years and he's done not much to help
SpoiledByOil
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 08.09.2012

Feb 27 @ 5:49 PM ET
Yeah. A great bridge contrac without any of the benefits of a bridge contract.

And even better is he has to be QO'd at basically 4M this summer. Great GM-ing.

Oh, and remember when he offered more money to David Clarkson than he ended up getting?

MacT isn't far off from Feaster level "I don't need to trade for Seguin because I think I can sign Bozak this summer" stupid

- Lindenis#1




yea you're going to need to source this.
Jeropotato
Season Ticket Holder
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 01.03.2013

Feb 27 @ 5:50 PM ET
Jagr had a run towsrds middle-end of century. But these things are short lived for guys who aren't named crosby/Gretzky.
Joe was certainly the best player in the world for a stretch of a solid 3-5 5 years imo

- Ihateallofu

Im not sure Joe was the best player on his team for that long.
Ihateallofu
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Meh
Joined: 11.09.2014

Feb 27 @ 5:50 PM ET
going into summer #3 on the job, how long do u wait. i like fayne too, good #4 or #5 who plays against top comp. W/o Petry edmonton now need about 3 top 3 defenceman and they've fetched precisely zero of those in 7-8 years so I'm hard pressed to give my stamp of approval
- oilerfan94

U keep saying this.
I'm aware.

But if petry just wanted out (which is far from out of the ordinary for free agents and edm) what can one do?
Wayyy overpay?
Then you're screaming for his head again.

If uve got a link to the big name free agents mact passed up, I'd love to read it
HAs_Revenge
Joined: 02.09.2015

Feb 27 @ 5:50 PM ET
(frank) off dtf.
- Iggysbff

Hate him soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much. .....
Dangles13
Edmonton Oilers
Location: MB
Joined: 02.08.2011

Feb 27 @ 5:50 PM ET
Yeah. A great bridge contrac without any of the benefits of a bridge contract.

And even better is he has to be QO'd at basically 4M this summer. Great GM-ing.

Oh, and remember when he offered more money to David Clarkson than he ended up getting?

MacT isn't far off from Feaster level "I don't need to trade for Seguin because I think I can sign Bozak this summer" stupid

- Lindenis#1


They qualify him and take him to arbitration and he won't be awarded anything special.
Ihateallofu
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Meh
Joined: 11.09.2014

Feb 27 @ 5:51 PM ET
free agents the only way of attaining players? i'm no MacT hater but the amount of forgiveness for a pretty subpar job up to this point surprises me. personally don't see edmonton competing for at least the next 3 years and he's done not much to help
- oilerfan94


So you want the slam dunk steal trade, but keep our core intact?

K
Lindenis#1
Vancouver Canucks
Location: he's (frank)in unstable so mrs dt is freaking out, AB
Joined: 07.22.2007

Feb 27 @ 5:51 PM ET
yea you're going to need to source this.
- SpoiledByOil


McKenzie was talking about it on TO radio yesterday after the trade.

Something along the lines of how Clarkson felt "I should have taken the extra money and gone to Edmonton"
oilerfan94
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.15.2012

Feb 27 @ 5:52 PM ET
Awe...so sad...

He can't back it up so whine and run away.

- Iggysbff


not very constructive arguments from either side so i don't blame anyone who would leave
Lindenis#1
Vancouver Canucks
Location: he's (frank)in unstable so mrs dt is freaking out, AB
Joined: 07.22.2007

Feb 27 @ 5:52 PM ET
They qualify him and take him to arbitration and he won't be awarded anything special.
- Dangles13


If you qualify him and he accepts you don't go to arb, unless he turns it down.
Iggysbff
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.12.2012

Feb 27 @ 5:52 PM ET
yea you're going to need to source this.
- SpoiledByOil

It was 6 mill for 4 years. He took less aav from Toronto but got 7 years.
Ihateallofu
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Meh
Joined: 11.09.2014

Feb 27 @ 5:52 PM ET
Yeah. A great bridge contrac without any of the benefits of a bridge contract.

And even better is he has to be QO'd at basically 4M this summer. Great GM-ing.

Oh, and remember when he offered more money to David Clarkson than he ended up getting?

MacT isn't far off from Feaster level "I don't need to trade for Seguin because I think I can sign Bozak this summer" stupid

- Lindenis#1

Jeropotato
Season Ticket Holder
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 01.03.2013

Feb 27 @ 5:52 PM ET
The team has been worse under him than it was before, he cant get a handle on his defense at all, cant get a handle on his goaltending at all, wasn't able to secure 4 centermen for the beginning of the year, tried to outbid Toronto for Clarkson, hired Eakins, fired Krueger via Skype, Nikitin, Belov, Larsen, Grebeshkov, bold moves never happened, and has taken no responsibility for his mistakes at all while being here.

One of those things he can get a free pass on. Not all of them.

- Matt_Henderson

I live how you point out a bunch of low risk stop gap D signings as a failure.....like he chose those guys over OEL, PK Subban and Shea Weber....
Lindenis#1
Vancouver Canucks
Location: he's (frank)in unstable so mrs dt is freaking out, AB
Joined: 07.22.2007

Feb 27 @ 5:52 PM ET
You still don't get it. What alternatives did he have?

I guess he should have traded for Weber and Price.

Stupid gm.

- Iggysbff


Not signing Nikitin. Signing Petry. Not gone into a season with Arcobello-Draistal as 2 of his 4 centers. Keeping Marincin in the NHL. Keeping Perron.

This comment section could have put together a more competent team this summer.
Iggysbff
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.12.2012

Feb 27 @ 5:53 PM ET
McKenzie was talking about it on TO radio yesterday after the trade.

Something along the lines of how Clarkson felt "I should have taken the extra money and gone to Edmonton"

- Lindenis#1

(frank) off dtf
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