CrudeRemarks wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 11:00

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 10:50 CrudeRemarks wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 10:49 Kr55 wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 10:46 Oscargasm wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 10:42 Adam wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 11:29 Kr55 wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 10:22 Oscargasm wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 10:20 Gonna be that guy... Too bad the Oilers didn’t have (a player like) Taylor Hall to throw over the boards last night. I'm gonna be that other guy. We probably still lose with Hall. Blues knew how hard to play to beat us, they had another level if they felt like going to it. Meh - we can't really use that excuse. Every time it's a top team and the Oilers lose, you see the same story: "Team X just really knows how to win." Well, two issues with that. First of all, the Blues have lost 14 times this season already (six of those in extra time) so it's not like they're not beatable (especially considering we got the backup goalie). They were REALLY good at losing at the end of last year. And secondly, the Oilers have lost a lot of games this year to teams they should beat on paper, so they should be able to win some of the ones they lose on paper too. The team has some huge flaws, and it makes it damn tough to win consistently. The GM is sitting on his hands, so it doesn't appear the cavalry is coming any time soon, so if the team is going to have any chance, they're going to have to start winning some of the games against good teams (and against bad teams for that matter). Koskinen, for all his flaws, gave them a shot at it last night, but the Oilers got badly outplayed all night. I do think another good forward is a BIG help here. Taylor Hall is gone though, so until we trade the first rounder and Puljujarvi or Jones for Pageau ( ) this is what we've got. I have to say - I'm worried about the team's ability to attract enough good players over another summer - especially if they miss the playoffs again this year. But why mortgage the future just to make playoffs? We must stay the course!!! Seriously though, making playoffs does more good than bad for this team. McDavid has made the playoffs once in his NHL career... you think that makes him happy? Playoffs help these guys confidence, it helps these guys development. Guess who else it helps... the fan base. This Pageau fella won’t tip the needle, sorry. Islanders used to be the masters of the sell the farm just to try to make it move. Lead to some great confidence building years for Tavares :) Columbus is just bathing in confidence now after the farm sell last year Tavares is a great example of what happens with a superstar player on a backwards franchise once free agency comes. ;) And the Islanders are a great example of a team that kept thinking 1 more player would solve all their problems that exist all over their lineup instead of actually trying to build something. Are you saying Josh Archibald isn't the answer?

Sadly, half this lineup is non-answers :( And most of them are already getting to play against the worst the other team has to offer with full energy in their tanks...and they still do nothing.

"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