Gator21 wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 18:15

Adam wrote on Mon, 19 May 2025 23:26 Gator21 wrote on Mon, 19 May 2025 14:18 Jack is 1000x better than Singh, glad we appear to be done with that debacle. Singh was a complete DEI hire, shoe horned into a position he really didn't deserve I'm of course shocked to hear you dropping "DEI hire" in to the conversation. You always seem the most tolerant and accepting of all Oilfans! Thanks for the compliment...I am very tolerant and accepting. I just don't accept people being elevated to a position they so obviously don't deserve based on factors other than merit. It's not like Singh was some up and comer who had paid his dues. Singh was boring, monotone and overall not very good at PxP He was plucked out of obscurity and put into a prime position...replacing Jack for all national and playoff games much to the dismay of the majority of fans until SN couldn't ignore the backlash anymore and was finally corrected this season

Actually, having met him when I was at Mt Royal (being a couple of the only Oilers fans walking around campus), he was doing broadcasts back then and then was on local TV in Cowtown. He paid his own way to Toronto for the weekly Punjabi broadcasts like 15 years ago.

I don't like his style, but saying he didn't put in the work is pure ignorance.

97.

Suomalainen wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 20:47

Gator21 wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 18:15 Adam wrote on Mon, 19 May 2025 23:26 Gator21 wrote on Mon, 19 May 2025 14:18 Jack is 1000x better than Singh, glad we appear to be done with that debacle. Singh was a complete DEI hire, shoe horned into a position he really didn't deserve I'm of course shocked to hear you dropping "DEI hire" in to the conversation. You always seem the most tolerant and accepting of all Oilfans! Thanks for the compliment...I am very tolerant and accepting. I just don't accept people being elevated to a position they so obviously don't deserve based on factors other than merit. It's not like Singh was some up and comer who had paid his dues. Singh was boring, monotone and overall not very good at PxP He was plucked out of obscurity and put into a prime position...replacing Jack for all national and playoff games much to the dismay of the majority of fans until SN couldn't ignore the backlash anymore and was finally corrected this season Actually, having met him when I was at Mt Royal (being a couple of the only Oilers fans walking around campus), he was doing broadcasts back then and then was on local TV in Cowtown. He paid his own way to Toronto for the weekly Punjabi broadcasts like 15 years ago. I don't like his style, but saying he didn't put in the work is pure ignorance.

Yeah - it's easy (and kind of racist) to just assume that someone hasn't done any work to get somewhere when you don't make any effort to see what their history is. It's not like Sportsnet just picked a random guy off the street here to fill some quota.

"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

Gator21 wrote on Wed, 21 May 2025 17:24

Adam wrote on Wed, 21 May 2025 10:54 Suomalainen wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 20:47 Gator21 wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 18:15 Adam wrote on Mon, 19 May 2025 23:26 Gator21 wrote on Mon, 19 May 2025 14:18 Jack is 1000x better than Singh, glad we appear to be done with that debacle. Singh was a complete DEI hire, shoe horned into a position he really didn't deserve I'm of course shocked to hear you dropping "DEI hire" in to the conversation. You always seem the most tolerant and accepting of all Oilfans! Thanks for the compliment...I am very tolerant and accepting. I just don't accept people being elevated to a position they so obviously don't deserve based on factors other than merit. It's not like Singh was some up and comer who had paid his dues. Singh was boring, monotone and overall not very good at PxP He was plucked out of obscurity and put into a prime position...replacing Jack for all national and playoff games much to the dismay of the majority of fans until SN couldn't ignore the backlash anymore and was finally corrected this season Actually, having met him when I was at Mt Royal (being a couple of the only Oilers fans walking around campus), he was doing broadcasts back then and then was on local TV in Cowtown. He paid his own way to Toronto for the weekly Punjabi broadcasts like 15 years ago. I don't like his style, but saying he didn't put in the work is pure ignorance. Yeah - it's easy (and kind of racist) to just assume that someone hasn't done any work to get somewhere when you don't make any effort to see what their history is. It's not like Sportsnet just picked a random guy off the street here to fill some quota. Has nothing to do with race a fkn clown…unless you’re talking about the sole reason he was promoted

See - again, you don't know enough about his background, but you've assumed due to his race that he was just handed the job. You don't know who else was considered at the same time as him, or why Sportsnet selected him but he was doing the job at a local level first.

Despite your lack of insight there, you've once again claimed that his race is the only reason he had that job - which is more telling about you than about him.

"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

Adam wrote on Thu, 22 May 2025 10:31

Gator21 wrote on Wed, 21 May 2025 17:24 Adam wrote on Wed, 21 May 2025 10:54 Suomalainen wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 20:47 Gator21 wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 18:15 Adam wrote on Mon, 19 May 2025 23:26 Gator21 wrote on Mon, 19 May 2025 14:18 Jack is 1000x better than Singh, glad we appear to be done with that debacle. Singh was a complete DEI hire, shoe horned into a position he really didn't deserve I'm of course shocked to hear you dropping "DEI hire" in to the conversation. You always seem the most tolerant and accepting of all Oilfans! Thanks for the compliment...I am very tolerant and accepting. I just don't accept people being elevated to a position they so obviously don't deserve based on factors other than merit. It's not like Singh was some up and comer who had paid his dues. Singh was boring, monotone and overall not very good at PxP He was plucked out of obscurity and put into a prime position...replacing Jack for all national and playoff games much to the dismay of the majority of fans until SN couldn't ignore the backlash anymore and was finally corrected this season Actually, having met him when I was at Mt Royal (being a couple of the only Oilers fans walking around campus), he was doing broadcasts back then and then was on local TV in Cowtown. He paid his own way to Toronto for the weekly Punjabi broadcasts like 15 years ago. I don't like his style, but saying he didn't put in the work is pure ignorance. Yeah - it's easy (and kind of racist) to just assume that someone hasn't done any work to get somewhere when you don't make any effort to see what their history is. It's not like Sportsnet just picked a random guy off the street here to fill some quota. Has nothing to do with race a fkn clown…unless you’re talking about the sole reason he was promoted See - again, you don't know enough about his background, but you've assumed due to his race that he was just handed the job. You don't know who else was considered at the same time as him, or why Sportsnet selected him but he was doing the job at a local level first. Despite your lack of insight there, you've once again claimed that his race is the only reason he had that job - which is more telling about you than about him.

In this case we know he was a really bad broadcaster, which of course is an opinion, when he was handed the late night HNIC games. He's mostly adequate now after a decade and half on the job, but has been demoted to the #4 guy. This is the problem with DEI. It's impossible to know if anyone has earned their job on merit because we've decided race and sex is now more important to the hiring problem. C'est la vie, we voted for this.

Personally I think it's far more important to be able to talk about the costs and benefits to decisions like these rather than trying to shut down all conversation by lobbing accusations around. In this case, Gator might just want his hockey games to come with, you know, good play by play.

Personally, I'm just glad he stopped singing after goals.

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

"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

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

smyth260 wrote on Sun, 18 May 2025 23:44

Kr55 wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 23:35 smyth260 wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 22:07 Kr55 wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 20:47 Ragnarok73 wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 21:44 To Dallas it shall be, on Tuesday then. Oilers vs Stars Volume 8. Looks like Wednesday for Game 1: And they make our first home game at 1PM local time, sigh. Something is weird here. Katy Perry has a concert at the venue same day same time for game 1. Looks like Katy got moved aside? Looks like that’s the case. I’d be livid if I was a fan flying in for that show. Pretty strange they didn’t just start the series on Tuesday.

Unless they can re-schedule quickly, which is unlikely with a global tour schedule.. they'll have to refund all the money.. but on the other hand.. maybe Katy the Amazon Astronaut didn't sell out anyway? :)

[Updated on: Mon, 19 May 2025 14:52]

McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World

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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.

Clean house or bust

[Updated on: Sun, 18 May 2025 12:50]

"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

Good Times!

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Viking sighting.. man the Longboats!

Kr55 wrote on Sun, 18 May 2025 11:36

.. In any case Ek at least looks like he is skating well again https://x.com/tsnryanrishaug/status/1924152426904555896?s=46 Seems he will return. Let’s hope he is in for some regular season redemption with the rest of the group.

[Updated on: Sun, 18 May 2025 15:44]

McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World

"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

McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World

McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World

"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: Tue, 20 May 2025 19:23]

"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

97.

McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World

"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