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Edmonton @ Islanders (Game #29) [message #828249] |
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 K.McC#24
Messages: 2834
Registered: March 2004
Location: ALBERTA
2 Cups
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About 2 periods and 5 minutes I'll never get back. What a shabby effort. Knobby needs a new look behind the bench besides 'puzzled'.
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smyth260
Messages: 1081
Registered: November 2007
1 Cup
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Wonder how the media will figure out not to blame Ken Holland this week.
Clean house or bust
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tardigrade81
Messages: 2266
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
2 Cups
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CrusaderPi
Messages: 7804
Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
6 Cups
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| smyth260 wrote on Tue, 19 December 2023 20:16 |
Wonder how the media will figure out not to blame Ken Holland this week.
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Time to fire the coach?
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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HamBlaster
Messages: 989
Registered: June 2007
No Cups
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I know Drai scored the goal for us tonight, but 5 ES goals on the season for the once-vaunted Leon isn't going to get it done. Guy continues to take penalties at bad times and it cost us the Islanders go ahead goal tonight.
OnePlus, you'll probably slag me for writing all of this, however the guy has about as much jump to his game as a geriatric dance hall, he looks sullen and frankly, I get the feeling that he's trying to play himself off of this squad.
I wear a Draisaitl jersey to the games. I used to really like the guy.
He looks like a total shadow of himself right now.
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Jay
Messages: 567
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
No Cups
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| HamBlaster wrote on Tue, 19 December 2023 21:34 |
I wear a Draisaitl jersey to the games. I used to really like the guy.
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Did Leon refuse to sign your jersey for you? It does seem like you are really upset with him.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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PlusOne
Messages: 1594
Registered: July 2006
Location: Regina, Sask
1 Cup
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| HamBlaster wrote on Tue, 19 December 2023 22:34 |
I know Drai scored the goal for us tonight, but 5 ES goals on the season for the once-vaunted Leon isn't going to get it done. Guy continues to take penalties at bad times and it cost us the Islanders go ahead goal tonight.
OnePlus, you'll probably slag me for writing all of this, however the guy has about as much jump to his game as a geriatric dance hall, he looks sullen and frankly, I get the feeling that he's trying to play himself off of this squad.
I wear a Draisaitl jersey to the games. I used to really like the guy.
He looks like a total shadow of himself right now.
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Nope, no slag here. He didn't have a great game.
I will still argue that your dislike of his penalties is mis-guided but I am cool to agree to disagree on that point.
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.
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Adam
Messages: 7177
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| PlusOne wrote on Thu, 21 December 2023 19:33 |
| HamBlaster wrote on Tue, 19 December 2023 22:34 |
I know Drai scored the goal for us tonight, but 5 ES goals on the season for the once-vaunted Leon isn't going to get it done. Guy continues to take penalties at bad times and it cost us the Islanders go ahead goal tonight.
OnePlus, you'll probably slag me for writing all of this, however the guy has about as much jump to his game as a geriatric dance hall, he looks sullen and frankly, I get the feeling that he's trying to play himself off of this squad.
I wear a Draisaitl jersey to the games. I used to really like the guy.
He looks like a total shadow of himself right now.
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Nope, no slag here. He didn't have a great game.
I will still argue that your dislike of his penalties is mis-guided but I am cool to agree to disagree on that point.
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When your team is doing well, and the player is Canadian, people look at the grouchy face as being the next coming of Jonathan Toews - famously Mr. Serious.
When he's German and the team is struggling, people start inventing reasons that he's actually a problem.
Draisaitl may be nursing something the last month - he's looked a little off - and he's definitely been saddled with some poor linemates (weeks of Connor Brown would make anyone grouchy). But he ain't the problem with the Oilers.
"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
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Kr55
Messages: 10779
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| smyth260 wrote on Tue, 19 December 2023 20:16 |
Wonder how the media will figure out not to blame Ken Holland this week.
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Even if you blame Holland, per Spector, it would be too disruptive to the team to fire the GM mid season. Best to let Holland work his magic. He is known as a great trade negotiator right? We are in good hands.
"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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Kr55
Messages: 10779
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Trying lazy pass pond hockey against a counter punch team that blocks and stick checks all night. Went about how you would expect.
Just awful awareness on the PK too. Thought we were getting better there, but just got picked apart tonight.
"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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Dragon_Matt
Messages: 766
Registered: January 2009
Location: edmonton
No Cups
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Can we get that truck to park by Oilers Central with a sign for firing Holland like he did with Lowe?
Kevin Lowe Must Go
Oilers Blow Fire Lowe
Quick someone come up with something catchy for Holland.
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JPro
Messages: 810
Registered: January 2006
Location: Edmonton
No Cups
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| Dragon_Matt wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 12:01 |
Quick someone come up with something catchy for Holland.
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I'm sure we can license a Shania picture for
"13-15-1? That don't impress-a me, Dutch!"
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stemhovlichski
Messages: 349
Registered: March 2006
Location: NSR
No Cups
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| JPro wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 12:38 |
| Dragon_Matt wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 12:01 |
Quick someone come up with something catchy for Holland.
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I'm sure we can license a Shania picture for
"13-15-1? That don't impress-a me, Dutch!"
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If he does an update to the fans from his office in front of a Red Wings team photo while criticizing the tiers (tears?) of fans, I wouldn't be surprised.
Restored: "We're sucking hind banana here." - Pat Quinn, Jan 18, 2010
"...the Oilers have been rebuilding for so long that it’s hard not to be cynical." - NBC's Ryan Dadoun Jan 2, 2015
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NCREDiBLE
Messages: 258
Registered: February 2007
Location: Cold Lake, AB
No Cups
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| Dragon_Matt wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 12:01 |
Quick someone come up with something catchy for Holland.
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He is NOT Kenough!
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inverno76
Messages: 2343
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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| Dragon_Matt wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 12:01 |
Quick someone come up with something catchy for Holland.
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"Only one thing sucks more than an a Electrolux ... Ken Holland".
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Adam
Messages: 7177
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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Word on the street is that Connor Brown is a healthy scratch next game in favour of Adam Erne. That's something all right.
I'm not a big fan of Erne. I think he's added virtually nothing in the 12 games we've seen him play so far this year. However, playing only fourth line minutes with fourth line linemates, he's managed the same single assist that Brown has playing more minutes a night in almost twice as many games (23) while playing mostly on lines with McDavid and/or Draisaitl. Ugly.
"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
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tardigrade81
Messages: 2266
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
2 Cups
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And New Jersey always plays us tough so I’m not feeling good about tomorrow
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nullterm
Messages: 1034
Registered: July 2007
Location: Port Moody, BC
1 Cup
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| Adam wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 15:00 |
Word on the street is that Connor Brown is a healthy scratch next game in favour of Adam Erne. That's something all right.
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*internally screaming thinking about demanding he be demoted after game 9*
Illegitimi non carborundum.
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Kr55
Messages: 10779
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| nullterm wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 22:18 |
| Adam wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 15:00 |
Word on the street is that Connor Brown is a healthy scratch next game in favour of Adam Erne. That's something all right.
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*internally screaming thinking about demanding he be demoted after game 9*
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It was right there for the taking. Brown tweaked his leg, he was playing like crap, useless. Didn't hit 10 games yet. Right there served on a platter we could have saved ourselves from Holland's horrible mistake.
Probably didn't even consider it.
Of course you HAVE to pay a guy 4M for 0 goals and looking like he should be in the AHL. What a jerk team we would be to not just toss him 3.225M extra for nothing. Our org could never survive the bad reputation we would get.
[Updated on: Wed, 20 December 2023 23:52]
"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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nullterm
Messages: 1034
Registered: July 2007
Location: Port Moody, BC
1 Cup
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| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 22:48 |
| nullterm wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 22:18 |
| Adam wrote on Wed, 20 December 2023 15:00 |
Word on the street is that Connor Brown is a healthy scratch next game in favour of Adam Erne. That's something all right.
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*internally screaming thinking about demanding he be demoted after game 9*
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It was right there for the taking. Brown tweaked his leg, he was playing like crap, useless. Didn't hit 10 games yet. Right there served on a platter we could have saved ourselves from Holland's horrible mistake.
Probably didn't even consider it.
Of course you HAVE to pay a guy 4M for 0 goals and looking like he should be in the AHL. What a jerk team we would be to not just toss him 3.225M extra for nothing. Our org could never survive the bad reputation we would get.
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Our org needs to project an attitude that they are willing to do what it takes to win, or it won’t be a destination for players that want to. Or send the message that you can coast and still be rewarded… I know Brown isn’t coasting, but still.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
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