Fred65 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 hour ago, -AJ- said: I'm concerned for your mental well-being if you're happy with negative results. Worry about your own if that the way you read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxVerstappen33 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Fred65 said: I'm happy to say I predicted that OEL would become Ericksson Mk2 within 2 years of aquiring him. Many predicted he'd regain his prior form. Never going to happen at that stage of his career. OEL alone is the mill stone hanging around the managements neck Some people were trying to be positive. We weren't the only team in on him. But after Ballard and Booth, we should have stopped importing pricey reclamation projects from the sun belt. He might get a bit better than this though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Have we tried OEL with Schenn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 It's not meraculously going to improve. There remanins a further 5year at $7.26 per, he's 31 and show signs of age. It only gets worse. Of course some unable to handle fact & reality will say I'm negative 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fred65 said: It's not meraculously going to improve. There remanins a further 5year at $7.26 per, he's 31 and show signs of age. It only gets worse. Of course some unable to handle fact & reality will say I'm negative Benning tried to get OEL the year before he actually (and stupidly) did. I remember reading lots of comments about how OEL’s contract was one of the worst and how he’s really fallen off in play. I thought we dodged a bullet, but good ol’ Jimbo came back a year later and actually mad3 th3 trad3 so many knew (a year previous) was horrid. Now we ar3 stuck. Thanks Benning/Brod. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 3 hours ago, MaxVerstappen33 said: Some people were trying to be positive. We weren't the only team in on him. But after Ballard and Booth, we should have stopped importing pricey reclamation projects from the sun belt. He might get a bit better than this though. To be positive you need somee thing to provide the positivity. OEL does not fall under that category. It's illusional to try and "make" some thing positive without the ingrediants. Best we stick to reality and truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaninMex Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 15 hours ago, Fred65 said: I'm happy to say I predicted that OEL would become Ericksson Mk2 within 2 years of aquiring him. Many predicted he'd regain his prior form. Never going to happen at that stage of his career. OEL alone is the mill stone hanging around the managements neck Must be a Flames fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougieL Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 For someone with a 7.26m cap hit and producing just 7 points in 19 games, I'd expect him to try to block a point shot instead of purposely getting out of the way of it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougieL Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 7:48 AM, Fred65 said: I'm happy to say I predicted that OEL would become Ericksson Mk2 within 2 years of aquiring him. Many predicted he'd regain his prior form. Never going to happen at that stage of his career. OEL alone is the mill stone hanging around the managements neck Don't forget that we got Eriksson for free. We essentially gave up assets for OEL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 4:19 PM, Alflives said: Have we tried OEL with Schenn? I've heard he's looked okay with Bear? Ethan's got the defensive stability to help him shore things up (even though they still got destroyed last night). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougieL Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, DanielCloutier said: 1 game later and a couple assists later and now he's on pace for 40 points lol. Haha he needs to do a lot more than that to justify dodging point shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 OEL looks like a new player with Bear, just shows what toxicity can do. Myers was really weighing him down whereas Bear is much quicker to move and pass. 9 points in 20 games now silently creeping into a 40 point guy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 8 minutes ago, DownUndaCanuck said: OEL looks like a new player with Bear, just shows what toxicity can do. Myers was really weighing him down whereas Bear is much quicker to move and pass. 9 points in 20 games now silently creeping into a 40 point guy again. Seems to me that he also really benefited from easier minutes. Played a little less and didn't take the minutes against top guys as much. Feels a bit like Edler in his later years that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucypass Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Is it just me or does OEL look like a completely different player? Not just putting up points but playing with more toughness and confidence. I could get used to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Fingers Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 4:48 PM, Fred65 said: I'm happy to say I predicted that OEL would become Ericksson Mk2 within 2 years of aquiring him. Many predicted he'd regain his prior form. Never going to happen at that stage of his career. OEL alone is the mill stone hanging around the managements neck Why would you be happy about this as a fan of the team. OEL is a Canuck. Wishing him fail to looks similar to wishing the team you cheer for failing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Phat Fingers said: Why would you be happy about this as a fan of the team. OEL is a Canuck. Wishing him fail to looks similar to wishing the team you cheer for failing? It was really meant to cast a doubt on the trade that brought him here and it's true many poster thought for some illogical reason that he'd revert to his old self when he arrived in Vcr ( mostly the Benning brigade ) His arrival brought long term consequences on this team which will need a miracle to escape from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Phat Fingers said: Why would you be happy about this as a fan of the team. OEL is a Canuck. Wishing him fail to looks similar to wishing the team you cheer for failing? OEL was very good the back half of last season. I think having Ethan Bear for a partner will help him a lot this year. I wonder if Schenn might be a good partner for OEL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, Alflives said: OEL was very good the back half of last season. I think having Ethan Bear for a partner will help him a lot this year. I wonder if Schenn might be a good partner for OEL? Schenn makes most partners look good simply because he's a guy, although with limited skills, understand the game better than 99% of NHL players 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 8:59 PM, saucypass said: Is it just me or does OEL look like a completely different player? Not just putting up points but playing with more toughness and confidence. I could get used to this! God knows he needed to. The season up until the last few games has not been kind to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Fingers Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 3:50 PM, Fred65 said: It was really meant to cast a doubt on the trade that brought him here and it's true many poster thought for some illogical reason that he'd revert to his old self when he arrived in Vcr ( mostly the Benning brigade ) His arrival brought long term consequences on this team which will need a miracle to escape from. Fair enough, but a dash of optimism is not a bad way to look at things. Thats me. I don’t think OEL is the real problem and he does well with a partner that plays defence at an NHL level. not sure if OEL has ever had that, Kinda moot with Demko getting hurt. its Bedard or bust…Lmao. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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