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Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40) [message #750230 is a reply to message #750229 ]	Mon, 23 December 2019 23:09

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Adam wrote on Mon, 23 December 2019 23:05

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:50

I think it's fair to McDrai to try to build up something that will be very good for the back half of their contracts. That's the only way you keep them. Selling out every year to try to be playoff fodder with a 50% garbage lineup gives you as much a shot to keep them with the org beyond their current deals as missing the playoffs does.

This is their prime, and the Oilers are still wasting it. At this point in his career, Crosby was a Cup Champ. Gretzky had been to the Finals and was just about to win the Cup. Lindros was just about to make his third multi-round trip to the post-season.

McDavid is a student of the game. He has to be aware that this is almost incomparable incompetence. Only one that's close is Lemieux, who also had only one post-season trip his first 5 seasons - but at least the Penguins cleaned house - the Oilers never really have.

The players have to be aware that Edmonton is starting to grow not even impatient, but apathetic. There were seats available for the game this week against the Canadiens!!! The city is just bored to death with ongoing suckage from the team, and that's in a season where McDavid & Draisaitl are still on pace for over 120 points.

I think the players need a lift, and I think the fans need a lift. I don't think the team can afford to throw in the towel, and I really don't think it helps the team anyhow. This year's first rounder is unlikely to even be a factor in the next few seasons, so simply blowing a season just doesn't help anyone.

And playing the wheels off the best players in a sunk season is stupid. If they get exhausted, they're more likely to get hurt. If they're hurt, it could impact next year too. If we are going to go for it and play them the most minutes of any players in the game, then we need to actually go for it. Otherwise, cut their minutes, and let them play more effective time on ice, and if the other lines blow it for us, then so be it.

I hear ya, but there is not enough assets and cap space available to save this season. You're just hurting your chance to make the team better down the road by swinging for the fences this year. The damage was done the last 2 years, we should have fired Chia way earlier.

For sure though, Tippett needs to cool his jets with the ice time. His overplaying is hurting more than helping now. He just trashed Drai playing him 25 minutes a night over and over in Oct. And he just keeps throwing him out there no matter how badly being playing, ensuring he finishes each game as a husk. Our supposed defensive structure has been degraded into a full panic mode, praying the goalie will save us too. I'm thoroughly unimpressed with this team right now. Hope we can still find a way to be in the fight for a wildcard spot.

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GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: OilFans on Mon, 23 December 2019 20:05
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Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Oscargasm on Mon, 23 December 2019 21:05
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Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Oscargasm on Mon, 23 December 2019 21:23
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Adam on Mon, 23 December 2019 21:54
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Oscargasm on Mon, 23 December 2019 21:31
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Oscargasm on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:00
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Adam on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:01
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Adam on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:02
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Oscargasm on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:09
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Xombie on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:15
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Adam on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:17
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Kr55 on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:04
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Oscargasm on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:16
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Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Kr55 on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:21
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Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Kr55 on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:23
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Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Kr55 on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:26
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Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Kr55 on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:31
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Oscargasm on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:37
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Adam on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:46
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Kr55 on Mon, 23 December 2019 22:50
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Adam on Mon, 23 December 2019 23:05
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Kr55 on Mon, 23 December 2019 23:09
Re: GDT: Edmonton @ Vancouver (Game #40)	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 24 December 2019 06:05
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