Wolf smell Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Lowe has screwed the team so bad they have to overpay for a guy who just cleared waivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Interesting. Typical Oilers move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (sorry, quote button is AWOL) Good Lord, what a handle to sail thru life with..think he's heard a few witty references, in his time? He should search frantically for a lady partner named Hindenburg, to truly empathize with his trauma... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 So Edmonton declines to claim Roy on waivers, holds Draisaitl out from the World Juniors, then trades for Roy and sends Draisaitl back to junior. They could have traded a minor contract earlier (or just made the same trade beforehand) and allowed Draisaitl to play for Germany, but instead they do whatever this is. I think they had to get rid of a contract and didn't have enough space because they just claimed Fraser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Bold move, MacT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (sorry, quote button is AWOL) Good Lord, what a handle to sail thru life with..think he's heard a few witty references, in his time? He should search frantically for a lady partner named Hindenburg, to truly empathize with his trauma... Well, that or some gal named Andrea Doria. regards. G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEGCanuck Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 There is absolutely nothing the Oil do that surprises me anymore. They are a total gong show. On the CDC equivalent in Edmonton the team so-called leadership are being ripped for every pathetic move they mismanage. Kim Jong-Lowe, MacT and Julian (aka interim Coach Nelson) will be gone by the end of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SKATES1STICK Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 we traded a 2nd and a prospect for roy on a contract worth 4x as much with even less time on it. so, theres that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOWnuxFAN Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 When the oilers draft 1st overall (again) can the league step in and say "We're not letting you idiots ruin yet another career" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laoag Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 This hurts... and i am not really an oiler supporter. at least the flames are doing better, gives me hope a western canada rivalry can still happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOWnuxFAN Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 we traded a 2nd and a prospect for roy on a contract worth 4x as much with even less time on it. so, theres that. In fairness, that was a couple of years ago, we didn't stupidly trade a roster player for someone we could've picked up on waivers and we wound up firing the GM responsible for the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SKATES1STICK Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 In fairness, that was a couple of years ago, we didn't stupidly trade a roster player for someone we could've picked up on waivers and we wound up firing the GM responsible for the move. and roy was 2 years fewer removed from that one season worth mentioning. still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 When the oilers draft 1st overall (again) can the league step in and say "We're not letting you idiots ruin yet another career" Perhaps Eric Lindros could give a "How to..." seminar to the various prospects some time prior to the draft? regards, G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solinar Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I hate to say it, but I don't mind these moves. They saw 2 players on waivers that were better than some equivalent parts on their team, could only claim on, gambled on the one they knew would be claimed over the one that wouldn't. Then went and traded a piece and got Roy. I don't agree with Arcobello being the one going the other way, but... EDM is a mess and if it doesn't work out, at least there is now some trade history going between Nash and Edm where the oilers did Nash a solid. Never know, could be the start of them talking about moving in a defenseman... Sometimes you have to give a little to get a little and we don't know what is going on behind the scenes.Now Leon can go back to juniors, Roy can finish off the year being crappy in a uniform that personifies a bad season, and we'll see the oilers attempt to do what we've done in Vancouver. aka Redo the entire front office and get rid of those that don't actually want to do more than collect a pay cheque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOWnuxFAN Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Perhaps Eric Lindros could give a "How to..." seminar to the various prospects some time prior to the draft? regards, G. Dude, that would be epic! Imagine McDavid refusing to play for the oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I hate to say it, but I don't mind these moves. They saw 2 players on waivers that were better than some equivalent parts on their team, could only claim on, gambled on the one they knew would be claimed over the one that wouldn't. Then went and traded a piece and got Roy. I don't agree with Arcobello being the one going the other way, but... EDM is a mess and if it doesn't work out, at least there is now some trade history going between Nash and Edm where the oilers did Nash a solid. Never know, could be the start of them talking about moving in a defenseman... Sometimes you have to give a little to get a little and we don't know what is going on behind the scenes.Now Leon can go back to juniors, Roy can finish off the year being crappy in a uniform that personifies a bad season, and we'll see the oilers attempt to do what we've done in Vancouver. aka Redo the entire front office and get rid of those that don't actually want to do more than collect a pay cheque.Except for the fact that if they really wanted Roy and MacT actually was a competent GM, he would be calling every day to almost every team to see who's available and what he can do to get that player. Pretty damn sure Roy has been available for more than a couple weeks if MacT ever called Poile about it. Then that way, Draisatl can go to the World Juniors, Preds and Oilers would've probably made a small deal that involved Oilers sending a pick for Roy.. And when Draisatl comes back, their C depth would have improved. Nuge, Roy, Draisatl and possibly Arcobello down the middle would be so much better than what they have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Every time I hear/see Edm in the news I secretly pray the don't move Lowe/Mac, that way they are guaranteed to stay bad for quite a while. Karma for being so arrogant in the 80's;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Mactavish shouldn't be a GM. Katz and Lowe make it look like they're purposely tanking. It's like they just skip the Interview process and cross off all qualified candidates until they reach a former Oiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 So Edmonton declines to claim Roy on waivers, holds Draisaitl out from the World Juniors, then trades for Roy and sends Draisaitl back to junior. They could have traded a minor contract earlier (or just made the same trade beforehand) and allowed Draisaitl to play for Germany, but instead they do whatever this is. Oilers with worst roster management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Well they were at 50 contracts with the Fraser pickup, so it was necessary if they wanted both Roy and Fraser. MacT reminds me of Nonis, remember when Matt Pettinger was someone they had "coveted" for a long time? Bernier, Pyatt, etc. hoping to find a gem in the garbage, and too timid to make the big move required to get a big change. Saviors off the waiver wire, lol. Exactly! Total Nonis move, I'm always surprised at the love Nonis gets on this board, I think he was one our worst GM's ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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