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 Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Steve wrote on Fri, 15 September 2023 15:09 |
| CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 15 September 2023 13:07 |
The Cam Barker signing is when I knew the Tambo years were going to be a disappointment. It was so obvious the guy couldn't skate at the NHL level that anyone who thought he should be signed should have been fired on the spot.
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That July 1st was horrendous.
Looking at the transactions listed, only the selections of Nuge and Klefbom are positives. Tambo was the worst of this team's string of bad GMs.
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Honestly, I go around and around on who was the worst GM. Tambellini made some truly wretched signings. He wanted to basically build his whole team on July 1 every year, but he didn't exactly show the greatest instincts.
https://www.capfriendly.com/staff/steve-tambellini - take this list, sort for UFA and here's the external signings he brought in:
- Khabibulin - 4 yrs, $3.75MM per - only one of which saw him spend time in an Arizona prison, and also only one of which he was much good at playing goal.
- Comrie - 1 yr, $1.25MM - decent gamble but sidelined by mononucleosis and injuries
- Martin Gerber - 2 yrs, $1.8MM per - good goalie, but basically used as third string during this period.
- Eric Belanger - 3 yrs, $1.75MM per - played terribly, struggled with the team dynamics (maybe not entirely his fault), hated by the media around the team (again, that's not necessarily a fault for him), bought out of the last year.
- Ben Eager - 3 yrs, $1.1MM per - after his first year, he played more in the AHL (53 games) than for the Oilers (21 games)
- Darcy Hordichuk - 1 yr, $825K - He scored 3 points that year...then Tambo re-signed him for a second tour of duty (where he played 85% of his games in the AHL)
- Andy Sutton - 1 yr, $1.5MM - he actually exceeded expectations here.
- and farmhands with a cup of coffee in Corey Potter and Yann Danis.
I think at one point in Oil Change, don't they briefly show his screen and he had up the then equivalent of CapFriendly.com? That was the high point of Oilers analytics in that era too.
But he didn't make any trades that flat out crippled the franchise and we didn't reduce all our young players to useless bags of crap. So as bad as he was - and I think he was atrocious - I might still give him the edge over MacTavish and Chiarelli. Holland's been pretty disgustingly awful too...he just has the best tools to work with, in part because the other guys were all so jaw-droppingly bad before 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
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50 seasons of Oilers hockey |
By: benv on Mon, 29 May 2023 11:06 |
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Season 1, 1972-73: The Alberta Oilers |
By: benv on Mon, 29 May 2023 13:20 |
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Re: Season 1, 1972-73: The Alberta Oilers |
By: Adam on Mon, 29 May 2023 13:28 |
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By: benv on Wed, 31 May 2023 14:50 |
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Season 2, 1973-74; Second verse, same as the first |
By: benv on Wed, 31 May 2023 15:08 |
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Season 3, 1974-75: Jacques Plante was an Oiler?! |
By: benv on Sat, 03 June 2023 01:55 |
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Season 4, 1975-76: NORM!!! |
By: benv on Sun, 04 June 2023 18:01 |
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By: Adam on Mon, 05 June 2023 12:08 |
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By: Leia on Mon, 05 June 2023 22:59 |
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Season 5, 1976-77; welcome Slats and Peter Puck |
By: benv on Tue, 06 June 2023 22:33 |
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By: Adam on Wed, 07 June 2023 09:53 |
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By: benv on Thu, 08 June 2023 17:46 |
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Re: Season 5, 1976-77; welcome Slats and Peter Puck |
By: Adam on Sat, 10 June 2023 15:18 |
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Season 6: 1977-78; Steady improvement |
By: benv on Thu, 08 June 2023 22:35 |
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By: benv on Fri, 09 June 2023 10:11 |
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Season 7, 1978-79; Well hello Mr. Gretzky |
By: benv on Wed, 14 June 2023 22:48 |
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Season 8 (NHL season 1), 1979-80: NHL Baby! |
By: benv on Fri, 16 June 2023 22:15 |
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Season 9 (NHL season 2), 1980-81: All arrows up |
By: benv on Sun, 18 June 2023 16:44 |
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Re: Season 9 (NHL season 2), 1980-81: All arrows up |
By: Adam on Mon, 19 June 2023 09:12 |
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Season 10 (NHL 3), 1981-82: The Bubble Bursts |
By: benv on Wed, 21 June 2023 01:20 |
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Re: Season 10 (NHL 3), 1981-82: The Bubble Bursts |
By: Adam on Wed, 21 June 2023 10:10 |
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Season 11 (NHL 4), 1982-83: Continued Improvement |
By: benv on Thu, 22 June 2023 17:40 |
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Season 12 (NHL 5), 1983-84; Champions at last! |
By: benv on Sat, 24 June 2023 18:24 |
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Season 13 (NHL 6), 1984-85; The greatest ever? |
By: benv on Tue, 27 June 2023 22:43 |
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Season 14 (NHL 7); 1985-86: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! |
By: benv on Thu, 29 June 2023 00:05 |
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Season 15 (NHL 8). 1986-87; Back on the Horse |
By: benv on Sun, 02 July 2023 00:58 |
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Season 16 (NHL 9), 1987-88: The first cracks |
By: benv on Thu, 06 July 2023 22:44 |
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Re: Season 16 (NHL 9), 1987-88: The first cracks |
By: Adam on Fri, 07 July 2023 10:34 |
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Re: Season 16 (NHL 9), 1987-88: The first cracks |
By: benv on Fri, 07 July 2023 11:34 |
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Season 17 (NHL10) 1988-89: Whiskey.Tango.Foxtrot. |
By: benv on Wed, 12 July 2023 21:48 |
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Re: Season 17 (NHL10): Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. |
By: Adam on Wed, 12 July 2023 23:53 |
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Season 18 (NHL 11); 1989-90: Return to Glory |
By: benv on Sat, 15 July 2023 16:34 |
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Season 19 (NHL 12); 1990-91: A noble attempt |
By: benv on Fri, 21 July 2023 23:09 |
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Season 20 (NHL 13) 1991-92; Year of transistion |
By: benv on Sun, 23 July 2023 17:24 |
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Re: Season 20 (NHL 13) 1991-92; Year of transistion |
By: Adam on Sun, 23 July 2023 23:03 |
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Season 21 (NHL 14); 1992-93: The bottom falls out |
By: benv on Wed, 26 July 2023 15:35 |
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Season 22 (NHL 15); 1993-94: Full on rebuild |
By: benv on Fri, 28 July 2023 20:31 |
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Season 23 (NHL 16), 1994-95: At least it was short |
By: benv on Sun, 30 July 2023 17:31 |
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Re: Season 23 (NHL 16), 1994-95: At least it was short |
By: Steve on Thu, 03 August 2023 10:20 |
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Re: Season 23 (NHL 16), 1994-95: At least it was short |
By: Adam on Thu, 03 August 2023 13:47 |
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Re: Season 23 (NHL 16), 1994-95: At least it was short |
By: Adam on Thu, 03 August 2023 16:31 |
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Re: Season 23 (NHL 16), 1994-95: At least it was short |
By: Adam on Thu, 03 August 2023 17:53 |
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Season 24 (NHL 17),1995-96: Enough with the losing |
By: benv on Thu, 03 August 2023 12:26 |
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Re: Season 24 (NHL 17),1995-96: Enough with the losing |
By: Adam on Thu, 03 August 2023 13:53 |
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Season 25 (NHL 18), 1996-97: Playoffs again! |
By: benv on Sat, 05 August 2023 00:26 |
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Re: Season 25 (NHL 18), 1996-97: Playoffs again! |
By: Adam on Tue, 08 August 2023 09:51 |
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Season 26 (NHL 19), 1997-98: Bye bye Peter Puck |
By: benv on Sun, 06 August 2023 19:20 |
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Season 27 (NHL 20); 1998-99: Bye Cujo; Hi Salo |
By: benv on Wed, 09 August 2023 17:39 |
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Re: Season 27 (NHL 20); 1998-99: Bye Cujo; Hi Salo |
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Re: Season 27 (NHL 20); 1998-99: Bye Cujo; Hi Salo |
By: Adam on Thu, 10 August 2023 12:03 |
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Season 28 (NHL 21), 1999-2000: More of the Same |
By: benv on Sun, 13 August 2023 22:38 |
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Season 29 (NHL 22); 2000-01:New millennium, new GM |
By: benv on Wed, 16 August 2023 15:41 |
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Season 30 (NHL 23), 2001-02: Weight Loss |
By: benv on Thu, 17 August 2023 15:47 |
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Season 31 (NHL 24), 2002-03: Rebuild and Reload |
By: benv on Mon, 21 August 2023 20:04 |
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Re: Season 30 (NHL 23), 2002-03: Rebuildl and Reload |
By: Steve on Tue, 22 August 2023 08:40 |
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Season 32 (NHL 25), 2003-04: Heritage Classic |
By: benv on Wed, 23 August 2023 15:05 |
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Season 33 (NHL 26), 2005-06: The Surprise Cup Run |
By: benv on Tue, 29 August 2023 00:10 |
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Re: Season 33 (NHL 26), 2005-06: The Surprise Cup Run |
By: Adam on Wed, 30 August 2023 12:56 |
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Re: Season 33 (NHL 26), 2005-06: The Surprise Cup Run |
By: Adam on Wed, 30 August 2023 13:04 |
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Re: Season 33 (NHL 26), 2005-06: The Surprise Cup Run |
By: Adam on Wed, 30 August 2023 14:36 |
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Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: benv on Tue, 29 August 2023 23:51 |
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Re: Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: oilfan94 on Wed, 30 August 2023 10:29 |
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Re: Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: smyth260 on Wed, 30 August 2023 14:59 |
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Re: Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: oilfan94 on Wed, 30 August 2023 16:00 |
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Re: Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: Adam on Wed, 30 August 2023 16:55 |
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Re: Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: smyth260 on Wed, 30 August 2023 17:13 |
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Re: Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: Adam on Wed, 30 August 2023 17:35 |
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Re: Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: oilfan94 on Thu, 31 August 2023 08:27 |
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Re: Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: Steve on Wed, 30 August 2023 10:57 |
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Re: Season 34 (NHL 27); 2006-07: #$@&%* Pronger! |
By: Adam on Mon, 11 September 2023 12:51 |
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Season 35 (NHL 28), 2007-08: Reason for optimism? |
By: benv on Thu, 31 August 2023 19:00 |
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Re: Season 35 (NHL 28), 2007-08: Reason for optimism? |
By: oilfan94 on Thu, 31 August 2023 22:18 |
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Re: Season 35 (NHL 28), 2007-08: Reason for optimism? |
By: Adam on Thu, 31 August 2023 22:41 |
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Season 36 (NHL 28); 2008-09: Shuffle the Chairs |
By: benv on Sat, 02 September 2023 22:47 |
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Season 37, 2009-10: Rock Bottom |
By: benv on Fri, 08 September 2023 23:10 |
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Re: Season 37, 2009-10: Rock Bottom |
By: Steve on Mon, 11 September 2023 09:52 |
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Season 38 (NHL 31); 2010-11: Year of H.O.P.E. |
By: benv on Sun, 10 September 2023 00:45 |
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Season 39 (NHL 32), 2011-12: Enter the Nuge |
By: benv on Thu, 14 September 2023 17:22 |
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Re: Season 39 (NHL 32), 2011-12: Enter the Nuge |
By: Steve on Fri, 15 September 2023 15:09 |
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Re: Season 39 (NHL 32), 2011-12: Enter the Nuge |
By: Adam on Mon, 18 September 2023 14:12 |
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Season 40 (NHL 33); 2012-13:Short and not so Sweet |
By: benv on Mon, 18 September 2023 22:44 |
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Re: Season 40 (NHL 33); 2012-13:Short and not so Sweet |
By: Adam on Tue, 19 September 2023 01:57 |
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Season 41 (NHL 34); 2013-14: Eakins' World |
By: benv on Thu, 21 September 2023 01:08 |
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By: Adam on Thu, 21 September 2023 10:39 |
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Season 42 (NHL 35), 2014-15: Misery continues |
By: benv on Thu, 28 September 2023 18:39 |
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Re: Season 42 (NHL 35), 2014-15: Misery continues |
By: Adam on Thu, 28 September 2023 21:59 |
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Season 43 (NHL 36); 2015-16: 5-14-6-1 |
By: benv on Sat, 30 September 2023 22:19 |
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Season 44 (NHL 37); 2016-17: Playoffs?! PLAYOFFS! |
By: benv on Fri, 06 October 2023 17:55 |
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Re: Season 44 (NHL 37); 2016-17: Playoffs?! PLAYOFFS! |
By: Adam on Fri, 06 October 2023 22:10 |
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Season 45 (NHL 38); 2017-18: A grim regression |
By: benv on Tue, 10 October 2023 23:30 |
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Re: Season 45 (NHL 38); 2017-18: A grim regression |
By: Adam on Fri, 13 October 2023 12:04 |
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Season 46 (NHL 39), 2018-19; A resounding thud |
By: benv on Tue, 17 October 2023 13:31 |
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Season 47 (NHL 40); 2019-20: Covidus Interuptus |
By: benv on Wed, 15 November 2023 22:45 |
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Season 48 (NHL 41); 2020-21; Life in a Bubble |
By: benv on Sun, 19 November 2023 01:37 |
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Season 49 (NHL 42); 2021-22: Big steps forward |
By: benv on Sun, 26 November 2023 23:00 |
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Season 50 (NHL 43); 2022-23: Powerplay mania |
By: benv on Tue, 28 November 2023 23:16 |
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