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

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

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Just keep finding ways to win, no matter how bad we play for extended periods, or how many injuries.

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[Updated on: Wed, 01 December 2021 23:25]

"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

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[Updated on: Thu, 02 December 2021 02:18]

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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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welcometotheOC wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 10:44

RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 09:59 I am very happy with the result especially given the defense the Oilers had to play. In my opinion, they had - 1 dman who could play top 4 mins as a #4 on NHL teams in Barrie but defense isn't his strong suit. - 1 dman in Russell who is probably a #6 on a lot of NHL teams. - 1 dman in Lagesson who's an NHL tweener and could at best be a#7 at but I am not sure full time. - 1 rookie dman in Bouchard who's an NHL dman but is going through a real rough patch and should be playing in the 3rd pairing. - 1 20 yr old rookie to North American hockey in Broberg who looks to have the potential to be a good one but should spend the whole year in the AHL. - 1 older rooked to North American hockey in Nemo who should be in the AHL the whole year and who knows if he will be an NHLer. The vet Pens team took advantage of the Oilers defense but Koskinen was up for the task and the Oilers took advantage of their chances. I thought the Oilers giving Russell that shot blocking award was pretty freaking classy and I am sure it was appreciated by the guys in the room for the team doing that. Whether you like the player or not, I hope the fans in attendance showed the guy some respect. They seemed to be quite appreciative on the broadcast, though I'm sure Adam took the opportunity to use the "facilities" while he was being celebrated

He got a standing ovation. I stood and clapped too. Nice for the player to get that recognition, whether it's a dubious honour or not. There was no booing and as far as I saw, no one tried to "ruin it" for him.

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RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 12:10

Adam wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 11:25 welcometotheOC wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 10:44 RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 09:59 I am very happy with the result especially given the defense the Oilers had to play. In my opinion, they had - 1 dman who could play top 4 mins as a #4 on NHL teams in Barrie but defense isn't his strong suit. - 1 dman in Russell who is probably a #6 on a lot of NHL teams. - 1 dman in Lagesson who's an NHL tweener and could at best be a#7 at but I am not sure full time. - 1 rookie dman in Bouchard who's an NHL dman but is going through a real rough patch and should be playing in the 3rd pairing. - 1 20 yr old rookie to North American hockey in Broberg who looks to have the potential to be a good one but should spend the whole year in the AHL. - 1 older rooked to North American hockey in Nemo who should be in the AHL the whole year and who knows if he will be an NHLer. The vet Pens team took advantage of the Oilers defense but Koskinen was up for the task and the Oilers took advantage of their chances. I thought the Oilers giving Russell that shot blocking award was pretty freaking classy and I am sure it was appreciated by the guys in the room for the team doing that. Whether you like the player or not, I hope the fans in attendance showed the guy some respect. They seemed to be quite appreciative on the broadcast, though I'm sure Adam took the opportunity to use the "facilities" while he was being celebrated He got a standing ovation. I stood and clapped too. Nice for the player to get that recognition, whether it's a dubious honour or not. There was no booing and as far as I saw, no one tried to "ruin it" for him. Good for you. Hopefully you weren't one of the guys shredding him on twitter.

No one sees my twitter, so it really doesn't matter what I say there. It's on total lock down and I rarely tweet.

I don't think that Russell is above criticism, and so unless people are saying offensive things, or tagging him and his family, then I can't really get upset about that. I don't know what the furor is about though, so can't comment on that much.

I think he's a very limited defenceman, and that his limitations are a big part of why he's not the block record holder. He's still an Oiler though and I don't cheer against him, even if I think the team probably should have cut bait there long ago.

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[Updated on: Thu, 02 December 2021 13:49]

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,

K.McC#24 wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 14:04

RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 13:55 Adam wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 13:39 RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 12:10 Adam wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 11:25 welcometotheOC wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 10:44 RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 02 December 2021 09:59 I am very happy with the result especially given the defense the Oilers had to play. In my opinion, they had - 1 dman who could play top 4 mins as a #4 on NHL teams in Barrie but defense isn't his strong suit. - 1 dman in Russell who is probably a #6 on a lot of NHL teams. - 1 dman in Lagesson who's an NHL tweener and could at best be a#7 at but I am not sure full time. - 1 rookie dman in Bouchard who's an NHL dman but is going through a real rough patch and should be playing in the 3rd pairing. - 1 20 yr old rookie to North American hockey in Broberg who looks to have the potential to be a good one but should spend the whole year in the AHL. - 1 older rooked to North American hockey in Nemo who should be in the AHL the whole year and who knows if he will be an NHLer. The vet Pens team took advantage of the Oilers defense but Koskinen was up for the task and the Oilers took advantage of their chances. I thought the Oilers giving Russell that shot blocking award was pretty freaking classy and I am sure it was appreciated by the guys in the room for the team doing that. Whether you like the player or not, I hope the fans in attendance showed the guy some respect. They seemed to be quite appreciative on the broadcast, though I'm sure Adam took the opportunity to use the "facilities" while he was being celebrated He got a standing ovation. I stood and clapped too. Nice for the player to get that recognition, whether it's a dubious honour or not. There was no booing and as far as I saw, no one tried to "ruin it" for him. Good for you. Hopefully you weren't one of the guys shredding him on twitter. No one sees my twitter, so it really doesn't matter what I say there. It's on total lock down and I rarely tweet. I don't think that Russell is above criticism, and so unless people are saying offensive things, or tagging him and his family, then I can't really get upset about that. I don't know what the furor is about though, so can't comment on that much. I think he's a very limited defenceman, and that his limitations are a big part of why he's not the block record holder. He's still an Oiler though and I don't cheer against him, even if I think the team probably should have cut bait there long ago. There is a time and place for criticizing a player but ripping a guy on a night where he is getting award for sacrificing for his team when his wife and kids are there is pretty classless in my opinion. If he was booed in the building or heckled somehow where it could be heard, sure, that's classless. I dont think the players give much of a crap for the amateur internet commentators and what's being said, they're just damaging the sensitivities of other internet people, pretty much.

Also - since Russell was playing hockey at the time, I doubt he was paying any heed to any twitter hate. It seems unlikely he was doom-scrolling himself between shifts. Niemelainen might have had time to do that, but Russell was on the ice almost half the game, so his internet usage was probably way lower than usual.

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"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireBobbyNicks