yup. this season started off great and was getting better.

if not for the dastardly covid, tough schedule, horrible travel, bad reffing, mean media, bad weather... and stuff.
- RealityChecker

Are you denying the effect that covid had? No one brought up that other stuff, stop being obtuse

Pretty sure the Wild, Blues and Knights were all playing under the same circumstances and played as hard as they would during a normal playoffs. To write that off is just pure bias driven by blind hatred.


Like how people cry over Brackett and yet Benning overruled Brackett and picked Hoglander
- Nucker101

just like this season, you fcuking putz.

so you got a choice to make:
1) keep the excuses for this season and acknowledge that last year's playoffs weren't normal and therefore provided a skewed view of the team; or
2) stfu about this season and say that they sucked but they showed something for 2 weeks last summer.

just like this season, you fcuking putz.

so you got a choice to make:
1) keep the excuses for this season and acknowledge that last year's playoffs weren't normal and therefore provided a skewed view of the team; or
2) stfu about this season and say that they sucked but they showed something for 2 weeks last summer.


- RealityChecker

Oh every team lost their top scorer and had a good chunk of their players get sick with covid? Good to know

Are you denying the effect that covid had? No one brought up that other stuff, stop being obtuse
- Nucker101

weaksauce. your trolling game is weak. you're trying to be an nFU but that guy is legitimately good.

you come off as a try-hard.

They want an Oilers like “rebuild” that relies on lottery balls and somehow magically just ends after 2 or 3 years and turns the team into a contender
- Nucker101

Which Oilers rebuild you talking about? 4-1st overalls picks is more than 2-3 years 😆

weaksauce. your trolling game is weak. you're trying to be an nFU but that guy is legitimately good.

you come off as a try-hard.
- RealityChecker

Great response to my question, try to make it personal when you run out of answers

Oh every team lost their top scorer and had a good chunk of their players get sick with covid? Good to know
- Nucker101

hey marwood, what number is the injuries excuse? it's gotta be near the top of the list as it's an oldie but a goodie.

Which Oilers rebuild you talking about? 4-1st overalls picks is more than 2-3 years 😆
- manvanfan

Exactly my point. They want an accelerated, magical version of that.

hey marwood, what number is the injuries excuse? it's gotta be near the top of the list as it's an oldie but a goodie.
- RealityChecker

Injury to arguably your best player is pretty significant, unless you have stacked team like Tampa, that’s going to hurt any team significantly

Great response to my question, try to make it personal when you run out of answers
- Nucker101

Yesterday he was talking about women being beaten.

Great response to my question, try to make it personal when you run out of answers
- Nucker101

you know that most (90%) of the posters here don't buy your act right? even the guys who are uber pro-JB know your act.

remember when you wanted to be the canuck blogger? remember when you campaigned for it? what happened to that nucker? (seriously)

Yesterday he was talking about women being beaten.
- manvanfan

Jesus Christ

Yesterday he was talking about women being beaten.
- manvanfan

hahaha. i said that you behaved as if you had battered wife syndrome.

you really are a simpleton.

Karlsson's second year in the league was almost a carbon copy of Hughes's.

patience
- Brooks_Light

Exactly.

I can’t wait to see these guys lose their poop when Benning stays employed
- Nucker101

What sort of results did you expect from a re-tool turned re-build?
- manvanfan

I'm going out on a limb and say the same as the Avalanche who were in a very similar situation as the Canucks in 2014...

2021 39-13-4 TBD
2020 42-20-8 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2019 38-30-14 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2018 43-30-9 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2017 22-56-4 Missed Playoffs
2016 39-39-4 Missed Playoffs
2015 39-31-12 Missed Playoffs
2014 52-22-8 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)

Most hockey fans will put up with the losing if they see progression towards the goal of being a legitimate cup contender. That's what a GM gets graded on.

How do you grade a GM's work?

Exactly my point. They want an accelerated, magical version of that.
- Nucker101

It would be great if Van could get a top 3 pick in a draft year with a few undoubtly good players in it. Maybe next year with Lambert and Wright.

Jesus Christ
- Nucker101

remember when you were trolling booner and i called you out on it?


you then PM'd me asking not to blow your trolling. you were actually trolling booner about the bloated thing and booner didn't know it. to you this was funny.

jfc nucker. if you're going to be a d!ck, i'll call you out on it.

(and if anyone thinks i'm lying... i'd bet my account on it.)

- RealityChecker

lol

Terminator 3?

I'm going out on a limb and say the same as the Avalanche who were in a very similar situation and the Canucks in 2014...

2021 39-13-4 TBD
2020 42-20-8 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2019 38-30-14 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2018 43-30-9 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2017 22-56-4 Missed Playoffs
2016 39-39-4 Missed Playoffs
2015 39-31-12 Missed Playoffs
2014 52-22-8 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)

Most hockey fans will put up with the losing if they see progression towards the goal of being a legitimate cup contender. That's what a GM gets graded on.

How do you grade a GM's work?
- bloatedmosquito

3oa, a 1oa and a 2oa on the team. Who are those players on Van?

hahaha. i said that you behaved as if you had battered wife syndrome.

you really are a simpleton.
- RealityChecker

You are rather good at thinking you are smarter than you actually are.

yup. this season started off great and was getting better.

if not for the dastardly covid, tough schedule, horrible travel, bad reffing, mean media, bad weather... and stuff.
- RealityChecker

All true. Plus Miller whining for more time off...F'n Millenial lol

I'm going out on a limb and say the same as the Avalanche who were in a very similar situation as the Canucks in 2014...

2021 39-13-4 TBD
2020 42-20-8 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2019 38-30-14 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2018 43-30-9 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2017 22-56-4 Missed Playoffs
2016 39-39-4 Missed Playoffs
2015 39-31-12 Missed Playoffs
2014 52-22-8 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)

Most hockey fans will put up with the losing if they see progression towards the goal of being a legitimate cup contender. That's what a GM gets graded on.

How do you grade a GM's work?
- bloatedmosquito

i have friends originally from edmonton. die hard oiler fans. i would laugh at their nonsense as to why the rebuild was just about to turn the corner or why it hadn't already. the best was "oh, well the rebuild didn't actually start until..." and then the cycles of excuses would begin again.

i've heard the echoes in this thread for the last several years. it's embarassing.

You are rather good at thinking you are smarter than you actually are.
- manvanfan

thanks. i knew i was good at something!

I like Lockwood speed so far. And tenacity. Made a few things happen.