[Updated on: Sun, 11 September 2016 17:49]

"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

[Updated on: Sun, 11 September 2016 20:58]

"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

Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.

2015/2016 - This Kool-Aid tastes like McDavid flavoured Drain-O.
2016/2017 - This Kool-Aid is starting to taste like juice.
2017/2018 - I'm drinking this Kool-Aid, in hopes that it's Drain-O.
2018/2019 - Another round of Drain-O, good sir!

It's an amazing arena but the big thing that stuck out to me was a lot of the work that's still to be done.

The stainless steel problems on the side facing south really stuck out. I guess the issue was that they didn't peel the protective blue film off right away and it cause the panels to have that half peeled sticker look. I hope they get replaced. The side facing north is perfect though (train station side).

There are tons of places where they still had to paint. I wish they just came out and said they were behind, moved the open house back. I guess they didn't want to hear any backlash.

Magnum wrote on Mon, 12 September 2016 08:59

I saw the Horcoff mural, Smyth mural, was wondering where the Patrick O'Sullivan and/or Rob Schremp murals were.

I liked that Horc and Smytty mural, good ol' Cup run pic. I liked it so much that I zoomed in on Smytty's face and took a pic.

"Bah Gawd! Would somebody stop the damn draft!"

- Jim Ross calling the NHL Draft Lotto 2015 as the Oilers win

Gator21 wrote on Sun, 11 September 2016 17:41

Just curious has anybody been to "Jerry's World" in Arlington?

I sure have, great place I enjoyed the tour which completed on the field where you were invited to throw a football around if you had one. Rogers place had a feel similar to Cowboys stadium where there was a monitor everywhere so you were never missing a moment of action!

I need to grouse a bit about my seats. I'm on the drink rail in the upper section. My field of view of the rink is obstructed by the guy in front of me, he's on the same level as my chair and table. I'm literally staring into this guys head.

I saw this picture on HF and it accurate shows what I am looking at:



A huge percentage of the rink is gone into that guys head, now imagine a whole row! Keep in mind, I paid more for my seat than the guy in front of me! $400 per seat more.

I'm told the Oilers will make a riser for my seat and table so I will have an unobstructed view (how tall and what will that look like, I don't know), but there is no ETA.. a bird told me it should be completed by the home opener.

As for the arena itself, I see shades of similarity inside it from other arenas, like Phoenix, Dallas, Minnesota, and LA.

Scoreboard is beautiful.

My viewing time was 1-2 and 2pm they shut the arena down hard. I only saw an hours worth but I like what I saw.

Still mad about my seats though..

The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.

Generally Disappointed.

Rocksteady wrote on Mon, 12 September 2016 12:06

Gator21 wrote on Sun, 11 September 2016 17:41 Just curious has anybody been to "Jerry's World" in Arlington? I sure have, great place I enjoyed the tour which completed on the field where you were invited to throw a football around if you had one. Rogers place had a feel similar to Cowboys stadium where there was a monitor everywhere so you were never missing a moment of action! I need to grouse a bit about my seats. I'm on the drink rail in the upper section. My field of view of the rink is obstructed by the guy in front of me, he's on the same level as my chair and table. I'm literally staring into this guys head. I saw this picture on HF and it accurate shows what I am looking at: A huge percentage of the rink is gone into that guys head, now imagine a whole row! Keep in mind, I paid more for my seat than the guy in front of me! $400 per seat more. I'm told the Oilers will make a riser for my seat and table so I will have an unobstructed view (how tall and what will that look like, I don't know), but there is no ETA.. a bird told me it should be completed by the home opener. As for the arena itself, I see shades of similarity inside it from other arenas, like Phoenix, Dallas, Minnesota, and LA. Scoreboard is beautiful. My viewing time was 1-2 and 2pm they shut the arena down hard. I only saw an hours worth but I like what I saw. Still mad about my seats though..

Seriously? Arghh, we're in the same boat then (upper section drink rail, section 204) and that's very frustrating. Actually the entire process with "selecting" new seats at Rogers has been a huge letdown.

Your picture doesn't show for me; can you re-host it?

CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:17

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CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:17

CrudeRemarks wrote on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:00 The president thinks he has the ideal male body. It's hard to disagree that he has the ideal male body.

The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.

Generally Disappointed.

[Updated on: Mon, 12 September 2016 10:27]

Dat new dressing room in Rogers:

New dressing room at Rogers Place wows staff and players



Looking sexy....

[Updated on: Wed, 14 September 2016 21:04]

"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.

5-14-6-1

"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."

2015/2016 - This Kool-Aid tastes like McDavid flavoured Drain-O.
2016/2017 - This Kool-Aid is starting to taste like juice.
2017/2018 - I'm drinking this Kool-Aid, in hopes that it's Drain-O.
2018/2019 - Another round of Drain-O, good sir!

[Updated on: Wed, 21 September 2016 21:54]

Illegitimi non carborundum.

"[It was] really cool to throw on the Oilers gear, the gear that I want to play the rest of my life wearing. It was pretty cool to put it on. With all the history, it was a lot of fun." - Connor McDavid, July 1, 2015

"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

#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep

Really cool seeing the broadcast angle when I was watching the OilKings highlights. Nice to see the teams benches on the "correct side" of the ice. I also like how bright it is, Rexall always seemed dark and gloomy. We will see how the Oilers colors will look on the ice tomorrow night.

"Bah Gawd! Would somebody stop the damn draft!"

- Jim Ross calling the NHL Draft Lotto 2015 as the Oilers win

WhoreableGuy wrote on Sun, 25 September 2016 19:56

Really cool seeing the broadcast angle when I was watching the OilKings highlights. Nice to see the teams benches on the "correct side" of the ice. I also like how bright it is, Rexall always seemed dark and gloomy. We will see how the Oilers colors will look on the ice tomorrow night.

I don't know I kind of like the uniqueness of the Oilers being opposite to the rest of the NHL but that's fine.

I have an update on my 2nd level (or top level) drink rail obstructed view. It seems it will be several weeks before the risers come in to correct the issue. In the interim the Oilers will retro actively give $50 per seat per game while the problem exists. The money are actually "rogers bucks" that can be used from Oilers merch or food in Rogers place.

So.. yay?

The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.

Generally Disappointed.

The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.

Generally Disappointed.

"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

feepa wrote on Wed, 12 October 2016 10:38

/thread can be retired now.

Thanks, it's now my new cover photo on Facebook.

"Bah Gawd! Would somebody stop the damn draft!"

- Jim Ross calling the NHL Draft Lotto 2015 as the Oilers win

Survivor LX(I) and 67 Champ(i)on

CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 30 January 2020 12:21

und(i)sputed O.L.F.N Heavybra(i)n Champ(i)on of the Woooooooooooooooooorld. Plus. One.

"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