It's a penalty but I don't think any intent.
- Iggysbff

If it was a 2 min. boarding Hendricks being cut means automatic 5

Playing way to conservative on this PP.
- batjester

Seemed like lead protection more then anything and that almost didnt work out

It's a penalty but I don't think any intent.
- Iggysbff

He qas cut, it enters doesn't matter at that point evidently.

If it was a 2 min. boarding Hendricks being cut means automatic 5
- abware

Yeah that can't feel good getting your face hit into a partition.

No worries. Just come contribute and everyone will welcome you back.
- Iggysbff

Thxs. Got to admit this team can piss a guy off and with booze it is easy to be negative. Great game. I think if this team was health we would all be pleasantly surprised where we would be right now. All the crap this year there is also some real bright spots.

Thxs. Got to admit this team can piss a guy off and with booze it is easy to be negative. Great game. I think if this team was health we would all be pleasantly surprised where we would be right now. All the crap this year there is also some real bright spots.
- time2produce

I don't think I'd be too surprised. I was hoping/expecting this team to be fighting for a wildcard spot and that's probably as well as they would be doing if fully healthy. There are still way too many issues with this team to be a playoff contender. A lot of work still to do. The pieces are there to make the moves, but are the right players available for a fair price?Will the team pull the trigger on an unpopular move?
We'll see.

I don't think I'd be too surprised. I was expecting this team to be fighting for a wildcard spot and that's probably as well as they would be doing if fully healthy. There are still way too many issues with this team to be a playoff contender. A lot of work still to do. The pieces are there to make the moves, but are the right players available for a fair price?Will the team pull the trigger on an unpopular move?
We'll see.
- abware

I was hoping for 80 points but that sure as hell isnt happening

Really don't like what Fayne brings to this team at all. Very poor decision making with the puck, not physical, not a great skater. I really hope we buy him out. That right side is such a mess, definitely need 2 new guys for the top 4

Really don't like what Fayne brings to this team at all. Very poor decision making with the puck, not physical, not a great skater. I really hope we buy him out. That right side is such a mess, definitely need 2 new guys for the top 4
- Iloveeveryone

We can only hope some deals get done in the offseason to address the right side....Nurse should spend next year in the AHL as unpopular of an opinion as that might be

We can only hope some deals get done in the offseason to address the right side....Nurse should spend next year in the AHL as unpopular of an opinion as that might be
- RatedR80

He should've been in the AHL all year but injuries and no depth forced him to be on the big club

He should've been in the AHL all year but injuries and no depth forced him to be on the big club
- Iloveeveryone

Yeah I know so not much could be done there but now there is no excuse to put him there next year

Yeah I know so not much could be done there but now there is no excuse to put him there next year
- RatedR80

I think he could still be effective and develop if he played on the third pairing with a solid partner. But with Davidson playing so well this year it's a tough call. There really is only room for one of them.

I was hoping for 80 points but that sure as hell isnt happening
- RatedR80

Why not?
Just need to go 8-0-1

I'm hoping fear of higher power will





Yaks and nuge look effective on the pp together
- HB77

Well clearly it worked. Just make sure to keep it up the rest of the way, and see if it was a one off, or the real deal.

If he had been charged with cocaine possession that could have worked just great
- RatedR80

Naaaaaa he was just into the Oxy's....Stoll was the cokehead

Blues thread whining about the refs...

There should have been a bunch more made against their scumbag team. Refs were awful and Powerplays should have been 10-2 or so in the Oilers favor. The calls on Drai and Maroon were extremely weak. And they got away with a bunch more.

Why not?
Just need to go 8-0-1
- abware

Really thought they'd finish outside a top 5 pick; and even a top 8. I always said I thought the Oilers would have a strong finish.

Really thought they'd finish outside a top 5 pick; and even a top 8. I always said I thought the Oilers would have a strong finish.
- AlfieisKing

beat it nerd

Blues thread whining about the refs...

There should have been a bunch more made against their scumbag team. Refs were awful and Powerplays should have been 10-2 or so in the Oilers favor. The calls on Drai and Maroon were extremely weak. And they got away with a bunch more.
- Iggysbff

The refs have been ass all year- I missed last nights game but gathered it would be a dirt fest by the Backes led blues- those guys always douche it up and get away with it... So its no surprise they almost came back with the courtesy calls going their way- or what I viewed from the highlights anyway...

Maroon and Kassian are most likely gonna be part of the Oilers plans in the long term.
With that being said, I could easily see them getting 3+ year deals at a cheap price.
Not to mention Chia loves those kinds of players.

It might also mean the end of Eberle and Yakupov's time in Edmonton... along with a shift from speedy wingers to big, physical wingers that can also produce offensively.

Hall-LD-Maroon
Pouliot-McDavid-Kassian

That is such a solid, physical Top 6. I don't want to see Eberle go, but he brings the most value in any trade. With that being said, I think the Oilers should keep RNH. Doing so preserves a lot of center depth.

The refs have been ass all year- I missed last nights game but gathered it would be a dirt fest by the Backes led blues- those guys always douche it up and get away with it... So its no surprise they almost came back with the courtesy calls going their way- or what I viewed from the highlights anyway...
- saskoil21

I wonder why there have been more ref injuries this year..... karma I guess.
I mean, the Oilers have single-handedly taken out like 5 refs/linesmen this year alone.

Maroon and Kassian are most likely gonna be part of the Oilers plans in the long term.
With that being said, I could easily see them getting 3+ year deals at a cheap price.
Not to mention Chia loves those kinds of players.

It might also mean the end of Eberle and Yakupov's time in Edmonton... along with a shift from speedy wingers to big, physical wingers that can also produce offensively.

Hall-LD-Maroon
Pouliot-McDavid-Kassian

That is such a solid, physical Top 6. I don't want to see Eberle go, but he brings the most value in any trade. With that being said, I think the Oilers should keep RNH. Doing so preserves a lot of center depth.
- EdmHockeyMan

Maroon is already signed for 2 more seasons, and kassian is an RFA this offseason with arbitration rights, he needs to be qualified at what he was making this year 1.75m, if you are getting him under contract for 3 years, its going to be in the 2m-2.5m range for him easily

Maroon is already signed for 2 more seasons, and kassian is an RFA this offseason with arbitration rights, he needs to be qualified at what he was making this year 1.75m, if you are getting him under contract for 3 years, its going to be in the 2m-2.5m range for him easily
- DDM-Coga

If Kassian can keep clean and not have a relapse and brings what he has been bringing then 2-2.5 mil wouldnt be that bad at all

If Kassian can keep clean and not have a relapse and brings what he has been bringing then 2-2.5 mil wouldnt be that bad at all
- RatedR80

I dont think thats a bad contract for him too, but Hes in sort of a good spot right now, showed he can be effective and still play, has a decent qualifying offer to accept on a 1 year deal, but if Oilers dont qualifiy him, he will be a UFA and could get a simliar contract on the open market on another 1-2 year deal.

I just dont see him signing less than his qualifier, guys like him who could be out of the league in a couple years dont have the luxury of passing up 500k on contracts

Blues thread whining about the refs...

There should have been a bunch more made against their scumbag team. Refs were awful and Powerplays should have been 10-2 or so in the Oilers favor. The calls on Drai and Maroon were extremely weak. And they got away with a bunch more.
- Iggysbff

Yup and Backes is one of the biggest pieces of poop in the league. Thought this for a long time, not just because of last nights hit.