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 Gator21
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Registered: February 2016
Location: Kelowna, BC
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| 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
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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!
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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 
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Suomalainen
Messages: 945
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
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| 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
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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!
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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
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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.
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Adam
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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| 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
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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!
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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
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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.
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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
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Gator21
Messages: 187
Registered: February 2016
Location: Kelowna, BC
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| 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
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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Has nothing to do with race a fkn clown…unless you’re talking about the sole reason he was promoted
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5023
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| 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.
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Looks like Wednesday for Game 1:
And they make our first home game at 1PM local time, sigh.
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Something is weird here. Katy Perry has a concert at the venue same day same time for game 1.
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Looks like Katy got moved aside?
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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.
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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? :)
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Gator21
Messages: 187
Registered: February 2016
Location: Kelowna, BC
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| Kr55 wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 21:47 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 21:44 |
To Dallas it shall be, on Tuesday then. Oilers vs Stars Volume 8.
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Looks like Wednesday for Game 1:
And they make our first home game at 1PM local time, sigh.
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What a fkn joke
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Jay
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Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 21:37 |
| Jay wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 20:27 |
I would be looking to sell high on 14 in the off season if possible.
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Not a chance.. when he's healthy he's the Oilers best defenceman (excluding PP)
Not getting my hopes up too much.. Stetcher has been a beast.. good placeholder while Ekholm gets to 95%
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He's about to be 35 and just suffered what appears to be a serious soft tissue injury. Those don't tend to heal completely very quickly. And he plays the kind of game that would suggest he isn't a young 35 already.
And he is one of the few assets that you could possibly get a decent return for to get younger/cheaper. Maybe for once the Oilers do what they never seem to be able to do - trade a player when his value is at or near it's peak.
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PlusOne
Messages: 1674
Registered: July 2006
Location: Regina, Sask
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| Jay wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 21:57 |
| Skookum Jim wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 21:37 |
| Jay wrote on Sat, 17 May 2025 20:27 |
I would be looking to sell high on 14 in the off season if possible.
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Not a chance.. when he's healthy he's the Oilers best defenceman (excluding PP)
Not getting my hopes up too much.. Stetcher has been a beast.. good placeholder while Ekholm gets to 95%
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He's about to be 35 and just suffered what appears to be a serious soft tissue injury. Those don't tend to heal completely very quickly. And he plays the kind of game that would suggest he isn't a young 35 already.
And he is one of the few assets that you could possibly get a decent return for to get younger/cheaper. Maybe for once the Oilers do what they never seem to be able to do - trade a player when his value is at or near it's peak.
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I agree with this 100%. Ekholm is going to get worse, not better. If they can get good value for him, he should be moved.
At his healthiest, I doubt we see him come close to the player he was a couple years ago.
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und(i)sputed O.L.F.N Heavybra(i)n Champ(i)on of the Woooooooooooooooooorld. Plus. One.
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smyth260
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Registered: November 2007
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I suspect this would be the initial schedule:
- If Dallas wins tonight we will start on Tuesday May 20th. Katy Perry concert at the American Airlines centre on the 21st so their first 2 home games would have to be sandwiched around that.
- If Dallas wins game 7 on Monday, start on the 22nd.
- If Jets win game 7 on Monday I think start on the 22nd, as there is a basketball game at the Canada Life Centre on the 23rd to sandwich around.
Looking like 5-7 full days off
Clean house or bust
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 Kr55
Messages: 11735
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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I think it is really hard to judge any players from their regular season this year. Basically Drai and Perry were our only players that were on for more than even 40% of the season. Maybe Nurse too but he set a crazy low bar going into this year. He really just did the min of what you would expect him to IMO.
It was a weird season and we were 5 mins from going down 0-3 against the Kings, and a lucky bounce goal folllowed by a ridiculous challenge, followed by a crazy PP goal we have never done before finally snapping the team out of it. Even came minutes away from going down 1-3 until a stupid play by Byfield. Maybe that’s when we actually finally snapped out of the stupor of the season :)
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.
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- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
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Skookum Jim
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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Viking sighting.. man the Longboats!
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McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
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Kr55
Messages: 11735
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Location: Edmonton
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From Rishaug today
Ekholm out with the main group today - full skate for the Oilers.
"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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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5023
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| Kr55 wrote on Mon, 19 May 2025 11:17 |
From Rishaug today
Ekholm out with the main group today - full skate for the Oilers.
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Don't tease me Rishaug!
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
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benv
Messages: 640
Registered: May 2006
Location: Edmonton
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Oilers continue to be big underdogs in the eyes of the media. ESPN has 17/24 pundits picking Dallas:
Blake Bolden: Stars in seven
John Buccigross: Oilers in seven
Ryan Callahan: Stars in six
Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Stars in seven
Sachin Chandan: Stars in seven
Meghan Chayka: Oilers in six
Ryan S. Clark: Oilers in six
Linda Cohn: Stars in seven
Rachel Doerrie: Stars in seven
Ray Ferraro: Stars in seven
Emily Kaplan: Stars in seven
Tim Kavanagh: Stars in seven
Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Stars in six
Steve Levy: Stars in seven
Vince Masi: Oilers in six
Victoria Matiash: Stars in seven
Sean McDonough: Stars in seven
Mark Messier: Oilers in six
Mike Monaco: Oilers in six
Arda Öcal: Oilers in six
Kristen Shilton: Stars in six
John Thoering: Stars in seven
Bob Wischusen: Stars in seven
Greg Wyshynski: Stars in seven
Consensus pick: Stars (17 of 24 picks)
On the NHL site it's 13/16 picking Dallas:
https://www.nhl.com/news/2025-stanley-cup-playoffs-conferenc e-finals-predictions-by-nhl-writers
Hopefully bulleting board material for Edmonton.
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Kr55
Messages: 11735
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| benv wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 11:28 |
Oilers continue to be big underdogs in the eyes of the media. ESPN has 17/24 pundits picking Dallas:
Blake Bolden: Stars in seven
John Buccigross: Oilers in seven
Ryan Callahan: Stars in six
Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Stars in seven
Sachin Chandan: Stars in seven
Meghan Chayka: Oilers in six
Ryan S. Clark: Oilers in six
Linda Cohn: Stars in seven
Rachel Doerrie: Stars in seven
Ray Ferraro: Stars in seven
Emily Kaplan: Stars in seven
Tim Kavanagh: Stars in seven
Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Stars in six
Steve Levy: Stars in seven
Vince Masi: Oilers in six
Victoria Matiash: Stars in seven
Sean McDonough: Stars in seven
Mark Messier: Oilers in six
Mike Monaco: Oilers in six
Arda Öcal: Oilers in six
Kristen Shilton: Stars in six
John Thoering: Stars in seven
Bob Wischusen: Stars in seven
Greg Wyshynski: Stars in seven
Consensus pick: Stars (17 of 24 picks)
On the NHL site it's 13/16 picking Dallas:
https://www.nhl.com/news/2025-stanley-cup-playoffs-conferenc e-finals-predictions-by-nhl-writers
Hopefully bulleting board material for Edmonton.
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Love it. Got Dallas right where we want them :)
"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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cpcos
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So…. who do you want in the final….
Florida or Carolina?
We have beef with both of them .. lol!
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Kr55
Messages: 11735
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Location: Edmonton
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| cpcos wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 18:48 |
So…. who do you want in the final….
Florida or Carolina?
We have beef with both of them .. lol!
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Carolina would be my pick. If Florida is able to beat the Canes with 1 day of rest between series and then gets a week off before the finals I will be pretty worried about them in the finals. Also think the ref/league favouritism factor works for Florida much more than it would for Carolina. The Oilers getting Carolina back after 2 decades for McDavid’s first cup would be a pretty damn good story.
Judy checked game 1. Looks like Carolina down 3-1 and Andersen being the best goalie of the playoffs is in serious question already. Sigh.
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"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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Suomalainen
Messages: 945
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
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Yeah, Florida's first goal was exactly how the Panthers get away with stuff. Rod was livid and so would I have been.
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 5023
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| Suomalainen wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 19:53 |
Yeah, Florida's first goal was exactly how the Panthers get away with stuff. Rod was livid and so would I have been.
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Yeah saw that penalty.. Aho gets crosschecked twice after the play and then cuffs the guy.. and gets 2..
That being said.. man Carolina sure can't score goals.. looked almost Toronto like in the O-zone.
They had a load of time off between games suspect they'll get back in it.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
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Kr55
Messages: 11735
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 20:58 |
| Suomalainen wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 19:53 |
Yeah, Florida's first goal was exactly how the Panthers get away with stuff. Rod was livid and so would I have been.
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Yeah saw that penalty.. Aho gets crosschecked twice after the play and then cuffs the guy.. and gets 2..
That being said.. man Carolina sure can't score goals.. looked almost Toronto like in the O-zone.
They had a load of time off between games suspect they'll get back in it.
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I forgot that Carolina has been swept in 3 straight conference finals (08/09, 18/19, 22/23). They haven't won even 1 conference finals game since 2006. That's a pretty crazy stat to have hanging over the teams head.
They better win their next game, or it's gonna be looking like the sweep again.
"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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