James Tanner: Coyotes to Oilers: Tanks for the Points Coyotes emerge victorious in Battle of the Titans

Mike Smith played so bad against the Canucks you knew they would win this one going into the break. Wow the Oilers goaltending is the poops.

Mike Smith played so bad against the Canucks you knew they would win this one going into the break. Wow the Oilets goaltending is the poops.
- LeftCoaster

You knew they would win this one because they own the Oilers. Too bad its their last game against them until next year.

I enjoyed the pun. Thank you.

There isn't bad luck at play; that's a losers excuse. He isn't shooting well and he was never anything better than an oft injured, tops 50 pps player. If you want to talk luck, look at the fact that he's healthy. Just because you set him, Mike Smith, and other players on pedestals they don't deserve to be on doesn't make for bad luck - it makes for unrealistic ideals and bad journalism.
Yotes for the tank, 2015, and the relocation, 2017. We'll call them the "southwestern coyotes" to better recognize the area, rather than the "las Vegas yotes"

You knew they would win this one because they own the Oilers. Too bad its their last game against them until next year.
- James_Tanner

Ya if they played the Oilers 82 times a year they could draft Eichel and win the Stanley Cup.

Second game in a row that Erat has made the Oilers look silly

There isn't bad luck at play; that's a losers excuse. He isn't shooting well and he was never anything better than an oft injured, tops 50 pps player. If you want to talk luck, look at the fact that he's healthy. Just because you set him, Mike Smith, and other players on pedestals they don't deserve to be on doesn't make for bad luck - it makes for unrealistic ideals and bad journalism.
Yotes for the tank, 2015, and the relocation, 2017. We'll call them the "southwestern coyotes" to better recognize the area, rather than the "las Vegas yotes"
- jackzack87

I love how I watch every coyotes game and offer empirical proof to back up what I'm saying, but your opinion about a team you don't watch is supposed to mean something. The only person I put on a pedestal is Santa Clause and then, only because tomorrow is his birthday.

I love how I watch every coyotes game and offer empirical proof to back up what I'm saying, but your opinion about a team you don't watch is supposed to mean something. The only person I put on a pedestal is Santa Clause and then, only because tomorrow is his birthday.
- James_Tanner

Tomorrow is a celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ - it's not Santas birthday.




PS: I'm not a religious man...

I love how I watch every coyotes game and offer empirical proof to back up what I'm saying, but your opinion about a team you don't watch is supposed to mean something. The only person I put on a pedestal is Santa Clause and then, only because tomorrow is his birthday.
- James_Tanner

Um

Tomorrow is a celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ - it's not Santas birthday.




PS: I'm not a religious man...
- LeftCoaster

Getting the impression he's not one either.

Getting the impression he's not one either.
- Cptmjl

I will admit that kinda took me by surprise, I'm not religious but I am spiritual and I do believe in God.

Ok back to hockey.

Tomorrow is a celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ - it's not Santas birthday.




PS: I'm not a religious man...
- LeftCoaster

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Um
- Cptmjl

Tanner + attempted humor + attempted sarcasm =

He readily confuses the meaning of proof with the certainty that that reality aligns with his biased opinion. Gagner good for for 70 points!

I will admit that kinda took me by surprise, I'm not religious but I am spiritual and I do believe in God.

Ok back to hockey.
- LeftCoaster

Tanking would imply that the Oilers are actively trying to be this bad

Tanner + attempted humor + attempted sarcasm =

He readily confuses the meaning of proof with the certainty that that reality aligns with his biased opinion. Gagner good for for 70 points!
- jackzack87

I'm not sure I was being sarcastic at all, you have no argument and sound ridiculous.

I will admit that kinda took me by surprise, I'm not religious but I am spiritual and I do believe in God.

Ok back to hockey.
- LeftCoaster

I thought it best to publicly stay away from the topic of religion, you should not confuse a joke with what i might ot might not believe in. I thought Santa was the least offensive Christmas reference i could make. I suppose I was wrong!!

I thought it best to publicly stay away from the topic of religion, you should not confuse a joke with what i might ot might not believe in. I thought Santa was the least offensive Christmas reference i could make. I suppose I was wrong!!
- James_Tanner

We're used to that



Kidding - all the best and Merry Christmas James.

I thought it best to publicly stay away from the topic of religion, you should not confuse a joke with what i might ot might not believe in. I thought Santa was the least offensive Christmas reference i could make. I suppose I was wrong!!
- James_Tanner

Merry Christmas.
I hope Santa or Jesus or Kwanzaa-Bot or whoever brings you the Wii-u you want or at least that Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time that you keep asking for.

We're used to that



Kidding - all the best and Merry Christmas James.
- LeftCoaster

You too my good man

Merry Christmas.
I hope Santa or Jesus or Kwanzaa-Bot or whoever brings you the Wii-u you want or at least that Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time that you keep asking for.
- Vanoxy

Thanks and you as well.

Tanking would imply that the Oilers are actively trying to be this bad
- eichiefs9

yeah the oilers are trying to win, they just (frank)ing suck

The fact is MacT is one of the most discipline GM's I have ever seen in my life. I'm not joking when I say it isn't easy to do what he's doing.
Of course he knows successful teams build from the back end. He doesn't want to be successful. Of course he knows about every guy on the market for every team. He isn't shopping. I'm sure the guy gets everything short of death threats (and maybe a few of those, too). It simply doesn't matter. Nobody, and I mean nobody, I have ever seen, has been this committed to tanking without unloading any talent.
Bravo, Craig. I tip my hat to you.
Imagine for a moment you were the GM of the Edmonton Oilers. When you were hired you were given one mandate, and that was to get in the playoffs for the 2016/17 season. Would you try to win games this year? No. You would draft Jack Eichel. You would do a lot of what is happening right now. Other than Nikitin, I'd say everything is right on schedule.

The fact is MacT is one of the most discipline GM's I have ever seen in my life. I'm not joking when I say it isn't easy to do what he's doing.
Of course he knows successful teams build from the back end. He doesn't want to be successful. Of course he knows about every guy on the market for every team. He isn't shopping. I'm sure the guy gets everything short of death threats (and maybe a few of those, too). It simply doesn't matter. Nobody, and I mean nobody, I have ever seen, has been this committed to tanking without unloading any talent.
Bravo, Craig. I tip my hat to you.
Imagine for a moment you were the GM of the Edmonton Oilers. When you were hired you were given one mandate, and that was to get in the playoffs for the 2016/17 season. Would you try to win games this year? No. You would draft Jack Eichel. You would do a lot of what is happening right now. Other than Nikitin, I'd say everything is right on schedule.
- Digging_For_Oil

Honestly, I don't think you're that far off. Say what you will about Mctavish, he knows as well as I do what you're going to win in the NHL with a first pairing of Shcultz and Ference and two AHL goalies and a rookie second line centre.

But, whether its this year or next year or two years from now, Petry, Nurse, Klefbom, Schultz and Marancin will compose most of a top notch defense group. Now, not all those guys are gonna make it, but most of them should one day be pretty good. Add in a collection of forwards that is already incredible but will likely add yet another stud to the group and its going to be insane.

Hell, it might suck this year but the worse it gets, the bigger the pay off.