Edmonton Oilers

**BlackGold** · January 23, 2013, 12:27 PM

Wow so much Oil hate in this thread. All I hear is jealousy

**The Comish** · January 23, 2013, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by joeb323

Now I've seen some teams suck before, but those were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked.

The Oilers were probably been reading all the media hype around them while forgetting that they still have to go prove it. On the positive side, hopefully that performance was an early season wake up call that they still have a lot of work to do.

Love the Simpson's reference!

Sadly, I watched the game at a bar beside a SJ fan. Brutally embarrassing performance by the Oilers. That first period was the worst effort I have ever seen. Absolutely NO defensive awareness by either the forwards or defence, lack of effort (not skating) and Dubnyk didn't bail them out by making any saves. Difficult to accept that they were even professional hockey players. Where's your pride boys? You should have to pay back the fans tickets for that game. At least you could have made an effort to play hard.

RNH was invisible. Yakupov looks like he's going to be a good one. At least I see his effort.

Let's hope that this is a one off and they can bring it from here on out.

Oh, I would love to see Luongo dealt to Edmonton. We have some spare forwards lying around (Gagner/Paajarvi + 2nd?) and having a quality goalie save your ass game in and game out would allow for some firewagon hockey while the young guys learn to play a little defence. I'm certain that Luongo wouldn't waive his NTC to come to Edmonton, but hey, you never know. Just sayin'.

**joeb323** · January 23, 2013, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by doulos

Yeah I think that was a big part of the problem. One of the worst Oiler periods in the last few years, but I'm not too worried yet.

Yeah me neither. In a short season like this you need to have a short memory when things go bad. I liked Dubnyk's comments after the game, he's basically already moved on from it (even though I don't think he's really to blame - how many point blank shots from the slot did SJ have on him??).

They'll be in tough though against LA on Thursday who's off to an even worse start. These next couple games should be interesting.

**doulos** · January 23, 2013, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by The Comish

Oh, I would love to see Luongo dealt to Edmonton. We have some spare forwards lying around (Gagner/Paajarvi + 2nd?) and having a quality goalie save your ass game in and game out would allow for some firewagon hockey while the young guys learn to play a little defence. I'm certain that Luongo wouldn't waive his NTC to come to Edmonton, but hey, you never know. Just sayin'.

Who plays second line C if you move Gagner? I just don't see a deal there.

**The Comish** · January 23, 2013, 1:24 PM

Originally Posted by doulos

Who plays second line C if you move Gagner? I just don't see a deal there.

I never really thought it through, just wanted a legit goalie in Edmonton! Surely, it can't be that hard to play C in the NHL (lol!)? Honestly, Horcoff would end up there, but as we all know, he's not the answer.

**Axeman33** · January 23, 2013, 1:32 PM

Originally Posted by Dakkster

By the way, the sooner announcers stop butchering Yakupov's name, the better. It's not YEAH-kuh-pov. It's Yah-KOO-pov. And it's Na-EEL, not something you use hammers on.

LOL! What does that have to do with anything and I dont see how the announcers NOT butchering his name (as you say) makes anything better.

What do you use hammers on? Nail
How do you spell Yakupovs first name? Nail

I dont see the difference.

Everyones name gets butchered when they are playing in a foreign country for the most part. I am sure the name Doug Smith gets butchered in foreign countries. We just laugh at it. Why cant you?

**BlackGold** · January 23, 2013, 1:37 PM

Originally Posted by The Comish

Oh, I would love to see Luongo dealt to Edmonton. We have some spare forwards lying around (Gagner/Paajarvi + 2nd?) and having a quality goalie save your ass game in and game out would allow for some firewagon hockey while the young guys learn to play a little defence. I'm certain that Luongo wouldn't waive his NTC to come to Edmonton, but hey, you never know. Just sayin'.

How is Gagner a spare part? We don't have a 2nd line center ready to fill that role anywhere in the organization. Unless we sign say... Daymond Langkow to come fill it? Wouldn't that be a hoot... a former flame and former canuck playing for the Oilers.

On another note, a bunch of the players are at the Arena council meeting this morning, even the councilors took the chance to scold em a little:
Councilor: Any of the players can leave any time if they want to, I'm assuming you guys got out of practice to be here
Councilor: Unless this is your punishment, don't ever let in six goals in a period ever again.
Another councilor: I never thought of the front row as a penalty box

lol

**letnry** · January 23, 2013, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by Dakkster

By the way, the sooner announcers stop butchering Yakupov's name, the better. It's not YEAH-kuh-pov. It's Yah-KOO-pov. And it's Na-EEL, not something you use hammers on.

I could be hearing things, but the way he says it, it sure sounds like something you use hammers on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svQpYJ7rUtM

**grindin griers** · January 23, 2013, 2:16 PM

Originally Posted by letnry

I could be hearing things, but the way he says it, it sure sounds like something you use hammers on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svQpYJ7rUtM

Check again at the 28 second mark. He says it's the way Dakkster said it is, but also doesn't care either way.

**metaldude26** · January 23, 2013, 2:20 PM

It's definitely supposed to be pronounced Na-eel but as with most mispronunciations if you say it fast enough you can make it sound like both Na-eel and Nail.

**doulos** · January 23, 2013, 2:51 PM

My family is friends with a couple who have a child with a pretty severe peanut allergy. This child attends the same Elementary School as we do. When the child arrived at the school they did not ask for any special considerations when their child showed up. The teacher of their child's specific class decided to make the classroom peanut free, but that was all and the matter was dropped.

Until.

Until a few soccer moms rolled up in their Escalades and decided to make the matter a massive issue. The fact that entire school was not now peanut free was an outrage and they were taking up the cause for the poor child who's rights were being trampled by the school who clearly doesn't care that this child is at risk. On and on they went, raising the flag of 'PEANUT FREE! PEANUT FREE!' while the actual family actually didn't care.

The moral of this story?

Dakkster would make an awesome PTA President.

**wendelclark17** · January 24, 2013, 12:31 PM

good article on the covergae breakdowns in the SJS v EDM game. Some of the positioning is just atrocious.

http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/201...aint-of-heart/

**metaldude26** · January 24, 2013, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by wendelclark17

good article on the covergae breakdowns in the SJS v EDM game. Some of the positioning is just atrocious.

http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/201...aint-of-heart/

They also attempted the flying V zone breakout in that game. On the plus side there's no where to go but up... Wait, haven't we been saying that for four years now?

**doulos** · January 24, 2013, 3:13 PM

Well, at least the thudding sound can't be very loud when you hit the bottom from such a small ways up.

**metaldude26** · January 24, 2013, 3:39 PM

Originally Posted by doulos

Well, at least the thudding sound can't be very loud when you hit the bottom from such a small ways up.

Hey man, you can still break your neck falling off the last step.

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