DrJockitch Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Funny of all the coaches Edmonton has had since 2009 including Quinn, McLellan is the only one to get out with a winning record. Good luck Hitchcock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borvat Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, DrJockitch said: Funny of all the coaches Edmonton has had since 2009 including Quinn, McLellan is the only one to get out with a winning record. Good luck Hitchcock. McDavid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 38 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Man, this Edmonton soap opera keeps getting better and better. Watch them pick higher than us though, I'll be surprised if they don't. Watch Chia Pet trade their 2019 first for help now. The guy must be in serious “save my job” mode. Can you say Tanev for their first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borvat Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Hitchcock grinds the crap out of them and squeezes them into the playoffs. Chiarelli mortgages more of the future to try and shore up the team to help the playoff run. They lose in the first round and end up picking in the latter half of the first round 2019. Hitchcock and Chiarelli are both gone next year and the Oilers flounder for years. My only fear is they actually land Quenneville as coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrardstreetbullies Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 53 minutes ago, coastal.view said: chiapet has less power then linden had at the end and is on a very short leash as well he cannot freely trade but must have all his trades supervised and approved he likely was permitted to fire his coach but only allowed to hire a new coach for the balance of the season on a very modest contract he basically is being told you made this team so make it work or he is done at year's end new gm who can then hire his own coach bye bye chiapet doubt he'll gm again at the nhl level what an utter disaster he was makes me wonder who was making the important and good decisions in boston when he was there jim benning duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrardstreetbullies Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Borvat said: Hitchcock grinds the crap out of them and squeezes them into the playoffs. Chiarelli mortgages more of the future to try and shore up the team to help the playoff run. They lose in the first round and end up picking in the latter half of the first round 2019. Hitchcock and Chiarelli are both gone next year and the Oilers flounder for years. My only fear is they actually land Quenneville as coach. he wont go to that dumpster fire. but i can totally see chiapet give up picks to shore them up for a first round knockout. hitch knows how to grind the most out of players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borvat Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, burrardstreetbullies said: he wont go to that dumpster fire. but i can totally see chiapet give up picks to shore them up for a first round knockout. hitch knows how to grind the most out of players Depends on the GM post Chairelli. McDavid is the wild card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Chiarelli is the real issue. Todd was given garbage to play with. You're not going to win a lot of hockey games when you're given terrible players. Hall for Larsson? Come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doesntmakesense Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Not sure why people are so low on Edmonton as an organization. They have an incredible team and no doubt will make the playoffs this year. Bob Mackenzie from TSN already said its almost impossible for them to miss the playoffs this season so Hitch is essetially getting a free chance to fight in the play offs in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doesntmakesense Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Please see article here https://www.google.com/amp/s/edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/if-edmonton-oilers-again-fail-to-make-playoffs-it-is-a-crime-against-hockey-humanity-says-tsns-bob-mckenzie/amp Anyone who thinks they know more than Bob needs to give their head a shake. Obviously Edmonton is making the playoffs how can they not? They rather close shop then to admit emberassment esp after being called out by TSN. Think about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borvat Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, Doesntmakesense said: Not sure why people are so low on Edmonton as an organization. They have an incredible team and no doubt will make the playoffs this year. Bob Mackenzie from TSN already said its almost impossible for them to miss the playoffs this season so Hitch is essetially getting a free chance to fight in the play offs in my opinion. Because they trade players away for less than value and outside McDavid haven't been stellar in their 1st overall picks. They also lack serious depth beyond their current roster. They should make the playoffs. They just haven't amassed the depth and supporting cast they should have - outside Draisatl and McDavid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 36 minutes ago, Doesntmakesense said: Not sure why people are so low on Edmonton as an organization. They have an incredible team and no doubt will make the playoffs this year. Bob Mackenzie from TSN already said its almost impossible for them to miss the playoffs this season so Hitch is essetially getting a free chance to fight in the play offs in my opinion. The Pacific is awful this year. A three game win streak and you could be in playoff position. Three teams from the Pacific get in and so far none of them are very good. Not a stretch to get them back in the playoff hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 48 minutes ago, Borvat said: Depends on the GM post Chairelli. McDavid is the wild card. Edmonton being an absolute dump and the rest of the team being ECHL caliber ensure no legit coach is going to touch that joke of an organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 39 minutes ago, Doesntmakesense said: Please see article here https://www.google.com/amp/s/edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/if-edmonton-oilers-again-fail-to-make-playoffs-it-is-a-crime-against-hockey-humanity-says-tsns-bob-mckenzie/amp Anyone who thinks they know more than Bob needs to give their head a shake. Obviously Edmonton is making the playoffs how can they not? They rather close shop then to admit emberassment esp after being called out by TSN. Think about that. Talented group but when you have bad goaltending, poor secondary scoring, and a locker room cancer in Lucic to go along with absolutely no positive veteran leadership, it's going to be a tough go of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 56 minutes ago, Doesntmakesense said: Not sure why people are so low on Edmonton as an organization. They have an incredible team and no doubt will make the playoffs this year. Bob Mackenzie from TSN already said its almost impossible for them to miss the playoffs this season so Hitch is essetially getting a free chance to fight in the play offs in my opinion. Because some of us have seen this movie before. Maybe you need to look at the way back machine? Back in 1984 1st overall Pittsburgh drafted Mario Lemieux. The first 4 seasons Pittsburgh missed the playoffs. 88-89 Second Round 89-90, Did not qualify It wasn't until 1991 that Pittsburgh had the depth and won the first of it's back to back Stanley Cups. Gretzky couldn't alone wasn't enough for LA to win a cup. McDavid is no Gretzky or Lemieux. But might be as close as we get in this generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNucks1 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 31 minutes ago, King Heffy said: Talented group but when you have bad goaltending, poor secondary scoring, and a locker room cancer in Lucic to go along with absolutely no positive veteran leadership, it's going to be a tough go of it. is there any news or proof of lucic being a locker room cancer?, not a big fan of him but i havent heard anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 hour ago, burrardstreetbullies said: he wont go to that dumpster fire. but i can totally see chiapet give up picks to shore them up for a first round knockout. hitch knows how to grind the most out of players he won't be allowed all trades need to be cleared with bob nicholson chiapet's hands are somewhat tied presently he cannot ruin the oilers any further without cooperation from others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Alflives said: Watch Chia Pet trade their 2019 first for help now. The guy must be in serious “save my job” mode. Can you say Tanev for their first? Only if the Canucks slip far outta the playoff race, I don't see the Canucks trading him otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDragon23 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I don't even know what to think of the Oilers anymore. They keep squandering all their young talent with awful trades and signings and never address the main issue that they cannot rely on one player to carry you to the playoffs. It takes a great team all around. Chia is just looking for a scapegoat at this point to save his own ass. I respect Hitch, but his style of coaching is a bit outdated and doesn't suit the Oilers at all. I feel especially bad for McDavid. The guy is unreal and has been arguably the best player in the NHL the past few years, but the team around him as well as the management are useless. Changing to Hitch's defensive style will not bode well for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I tuned in just in time to witness Couture undress Larsson and score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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