CaptainLinden16 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 If they stopped trying to build a eastern conference team... If they would trade Nugent Hopkins and Yakupov for Barkov and Bjugstad. I think this deal would actually help both teams in a big big way. The oilers would get some much needed size with skill. They would have Barkov-Bjugstad-Draisaitl. Thats a huge team down the middle capable of playing with the West. You still have Hall, Purcell, Perron, Eberle. The Panthers would be much improved too. The smaller more skilled players would do well in the East. They would put more seats in the stands too. Whats funny is that I think the panthers would be pretty decent out west. Its hard to play a boring defensive style with no fan support. Hard to get motivated to concentrate all game for 1-0 when there is no one to play for. Huberdeau is being wasted playing playing with the heavies. He would look pretty decent with Nugent Hopkins and Yakupov. Yak has a amazing shot and great wheels. He competes hard. No reason why he cant be Ovechkin lite for the Panthers. Russian players love Miami the mafia cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 How the hell is this Canucks talk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Only NTC on Edmonton is their Captain. You may be onto something. They should trade their team. But not until they fire their coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Why are people trying to help or worry about the Coil, just leave them alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vrabatman Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 How the hell is this Canucks talk? lol this is around the nhl.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 lol this is around the nhl.. Mods moved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefGormley Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I would be scared of the oilers if they had a real NHL team for starters.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 If they had an NHL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Unfortunately for Edmonton it's not just a matter of them having players that are good at the wrong things. It's a matter of them having players that aren't good at anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I'd be scared of them if they fired Kevin Lowe and started trying to make an actual hockey team not just a collection of players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I'd be scared of the Oilers if this were the '80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler+Horvat Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 That trade is actually pretty fair and benefits both teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonoman Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Reports coming out, up to 22 scouts at oilers/TB game. Is something afoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure to Mogilny Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Dont know bout the rest of ya but i hope the oilers do exactly the same thing theyve to done for the last 4 years and just hope for better results. Keep eakings tho that ads to the funny times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 If they drafted: Ekblad in 2014 MacKinnon in 2013 Galchenyuk in 2012 Landeskog in 2011 Seguin in 2010 Zack Kassian in 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefGormley Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Reports coming out, up to 22 scouts at oilers/TB game. Is something afoot? What the hell? What's going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I want Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Edm 3 TB 2 ... with 20 seconds left ... final Edm beats TB 3-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefGormley Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 If they drafted: Ekblad in 2014 MacKinnon in 2013 Galchenyuk in 2012 Landeskog in 2011 Seguin in 2010 Zack Kassian in 2009 Hall/Seguin/Mackinnon Landeskog/Galchenyuk/Kassian Ekblad/Schultz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Crosby. Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Problems lie deeper than coaching. If a different coach came to Edmonton would they be any better off? The team Eakins has to work with is aweful! I think the Oilers management is the root of the problem (begins at Lowe and works it's way down). They draft some top end talent in Eberle, Hall, Nugent-Hopkins, Yakupov, Nurse, and Draisaitl. I have no issue with these players. Other GM's would have a similar list if they were at the helm of the Oilers. Swap them to another team in a different environment, they become much more successful. But what have they done with their second, third, and fourth round picks (and they have had a lot!)? How many Oilers have made an impact in the NHL, beyond the guy they got early in the first round? How many trades have panned out? Perron is the only one that comes to mind. How many free agent signings can be called a success? I guess Ference, maybe Schultz? What they have surrounded these top guys is a joke. One could argue their bottom six is worst in the NHL. How many of those forwards would make another NHL club, most would be considered AHL players. Nuge gets hurt and Mark Arcebollo becomes your first line centre, ouch! There defence is terrible! Did MacT seriously think depth defenceman Mark Fayne and Nikita Nikitin were the answer? And we are all aware about how bad the Oilers goaltending has been since Roloson. That being said Scrivens is an upgrade on Dubnyk. I think it's still a long time away until we see the Oil back in the playoffs. They need to surround the talent with something, anything! There is no way you can be a playoff team in the Pacific with Fayne, Ference, Nikitin, Schultz, Marincin, Hunt, etc as your defence core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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