Skyler Brind’Amour Not Signing [message #820783] |
Tue, 11 April 2023 11:43 |
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Kr55 Messages: 9614
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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That's a shame. Big kid, plays C. Could have used his dad's technique of making a 180 degree spin as the puck drops on a faceoff to just shove the other Center out of the dot with his arse. And I guess whatever magic aura his dad had for the refs to never care.
Yes...still sour
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Rocksteady Messages: 479
Registered: March 2007
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The narrative from the Oilers is that they can't fit this kid in, they would like to but Skyler also sees that it will be hard for him to make it to the big club. So I understand the feeling and his declining to sign here.
Good problem to have.
The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.
Generally Disappointed.
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Dragon_Matt Messages: 710
Registered: January 2009
Location: edmonton
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who would have thought we'd see the day where the Oilers depth caused a situation like this.
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Skookum Jim Messages: 3911
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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Screw him.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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Skookum Jim Messages: 3911
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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.. one door closes.. ?
https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/16458713856073113 66?cxt=HHwWjMDU0cLTp9ctAAAA
Quote: | Frank Seravalli
@frank_seravalli
One other personnel note: #NYR let all 31 other teams know they likely won't be signing 2021 3rd rd pick Jayden Grubbe before June 1 deadline, making him available.
Grubbe had 67 pts in 64 games for WHL Red Deer. The Calgary kid is a 6-foot-3, right-shooting center.
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McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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RDOilerfan Messages: 3705
Registered: January 2016
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I'd take a run at Grubbe. He's a a big, right shot center. I am sure he will need several years of development time but why not give him a shot. He's a free player who maybe if developed properly can become something. The Oilers signed Philip out of the U of A and he's turned in a pretty decent first pro year and looks like maybe down the road, he might be able to become something.
Brind'Amour has delusions he's making the NHL out of college so he didn't want to sign with the Oilers because he won't make the team. I would think Grubbe coming out of junior would know he's a few years away from even having a chance to make any team. So why not the Oilers who seem to have a pretty good development system.
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