Starts at the top. It's polluted at the top and that's been the only consistent thing since they've been in this funk for how many years now. You can add good players, change coaches, schemes but nothing seems to work. They need to really clean house and not just scapegoat this coach or that player.
@@AJEDDY97 the owner is clueless too but doesn't have much to do with the on ice product. And we all are guessing that Stevie Y will likely bounce to Detroit, but if he wants a real challenge, he should take the Oilers job! Trying to get this leaking boat with no paddles in the middle of the ocean to win will take quite an effort !!
Why? No one is taking this job if they are being forced to keep certain individuals around in management.I like to dream also but you don’t leave the best gig in the league to be closer to your family,to then come to the worst job in the league right now!
There is no way Yzerman is tarnishing his legacy by going near this dumpster fire. Keep dreaming and get used to another 10 years of darkness before anything gets better
The old boys club has got to go. The owner is just an idiot and he needs to realize that the team need to move forward and not dwell on the past. The team is a mess from top to bottom and something's got to give. The fans don't deserve it.
Mcdavid does not want out of Edmonton I’m an oilers fan and I think he really should be trade, we’re talking about a hall of ha e career that has already been wasted with one playoff series win. Edmonton sports just seems to have the worst management in the top
@@oilfandan9692 Of course he will say that. But I'm sure he's thought about it. Another year, or two I bet he does. And that does suck for the fans....You fans should all get together and start some kind of protest to force Katz to sell. Honestly this rot has to go ALL the way up to the top...
that wouldn't be the worst thing, probably get 3 first rounders from a dumbass team and rebuild fast. 1 player making 13M aint gonna win you a cup but 2-3 making 8-10 can.
Fish stinks from the head down. Kevin Lowe should have been fired few years ago when placed fans into different classes. The team is an embarrassment not only for Edmonton but also for the ice hockey.
This is all Katz's fault. He wanted to hang out with the guys he idolized in the 80s and wanted to take Instagram and twitter shots with them. he didn't treat the Oilers franchise like a business but his own personal plaything. Now look at the mess we have. He hired old has been players as GM's and coaches and the only reason we went on the cup run was because Pronger and Roloson carried us.
Man you have it right. Roloson stood on his head and aside from Pronger back then and now McDavid the roster stinks. Virtually nothing has changed, in fact its probably worse due to how many high draft picks they have had.
He's still enjoying harassing instagram models and flaunting film ambitions. He doesn't care, he got the city to pay for the arena and transit to said arena
I can tell you all that this city's morale is actually affected by the Oilers' poor play. The same goes for when the team plays well though. You should have been here in 2006, or two years ago when we made the playoffs, the city was on a whole different level.
Given that it seemed like Edmonton was rewarding the previous GM's that failed to fix the team (aside from the last GM fired) by "promoting" them it should be no wonder that we constantly hear about a "losing" culture. They don't have that many assets on the roster or in the system that they could realistically move and they can't afford to go down the road of a rebuild given how good of a player Mcdavid is.
Too bad they didn't nab Lamoriello before he went to islanders. As a leafs fan, I know how the oilers need a culture change... it has to be from top to bottom and everyone has to buy in. Get rid of the garbage contracts like Lucic that bring down the whole team (leafs got rid of Phaneuf without retaining... so IT IS possible) and invest in the youth, starting with the farm team. Acquire as much assets as possible... take on shorter, bad contracts from other teams for a few years for picks and prospects.
The only constants through this failure are Kevin Lowe and the old boys club. People forget that Lowe came out of the shadows back in 16/17 for an interview when it looked like the Oilers were on track to be a good team finally. He took some credit for hiring Nicholson and some for Chia. He explained that he made a mistake during the Hall rebuild, fixating too much on forward talent, and that the Oilers needed to shift to fixing the D (which Lowe obviously assumed was being solved). Lowe is still very involved in hockey ops, as much as Nicholson has to try to make us believe he isn't. And all of Lowe's buddies are very involved as well. They will all be a part of picking the next POHO/GM and, as Nicholson said, the oilers "culture" will be protected from being encroached upon by the new hire(s). The culture of the OBC hiring friends and family MUST live on, that is the #1 priority for Lowe and his buddies. Success of the team comes 2nd.
Edmonton has accepted losing as a team. "It's ok to finish last! We'll get a first overall pick!" It doesn't work that way. Edmonton accepts losing, and they have to stop. McDavid was supposed to be the savior of the team...if I was McDavid, I'd be asking for a trade. He's never going to win a Cup there with the culture of losing Edmonton has.
When you have one golden child that can do no wrong all the other children start to hate that golden child. We need to get rid of these golden children and get people that are greatful to be here.
Edmonton needs to go through the same 'Scorched-earth' rebuild as the Leafs. Starting from the top of the front office, all the way down to the players.
What's sad is, they could of had everyone from the flames right now. Their scouting staff , gm , and higher management making decisions is terrible. The only good move Edmonton has done is to get mcdavid, and that fell in there laps.
Thanks for posting these on RUclips - American viewer that is normally sheltered from this great network - is it weird that every time I watch these when they are posted I can’t stop looking at the two water bottles in the Center of the shot? Last week they were white - this week blue - what’s in them? Why are they there?????? Can I have one :)
The Oilers will be good eventually, and if the management doesn’t change soon, McDavid and Draisaitl leave, so does the franchise. I’m a die hard Oiler fan, I have been my whole life, it’s hard man
As an Oiler fan I say bravo !! We fans know this and the management has been changed over and over again just like the coaching but we get the same results pretty much every year! I have never seen a more clueless NHL franchise in my life and I have lived a long time already!
We need a shakeup. And people like Spector and Shannon need to GTFO as well. Shannon said that Nuge, (who is on a career year) isn't good enough this year on OilersNow radio. I hope we can get somebody this summer that has NO bias at all and runs it like a business. I want Katz gone as well, give the organization to somebody that cares.
Can't argue about the performance of the team since Katz has owned it. They were never worse than during his ownership. Not many teams have ever been this bad actually.
I think the issue is that it is run like a business and not a championship factory. Edmonton's management knows they can get away with pushing a half a**ed product. People will continue to throw money at them and happily go to games even though their chances of seeing a W is getting slim. There were several moves PC made that made no sense and no one questioned him beforehand.
Guys, Hitch said it himself, its bigger than he thought, its bigger than anyone thought. Its Bob Nicholson. he's gotta go. get whatever you can get back for lucic and start rebuilding (properly) around mcdcvid and draisaitl.
No one left to fire but the owner. The fans chased Lowe, McLellan, Chiarelli and many others out of town. Maybe they can get rid of Katz too. Is there not someone else who can buy this team?
As long as the front office says the same old stuff the oilers will stay like this sorry oilers fans and it's only a matter of time until these 3 things happen 1. Kelfbom demands to be traded 2. Drasitdal demands to be traded 3. McDavid demands to be traded
Fix their development Edm had the picks and prospects but can't seem to develop their players expect those who are sure things Leafs had the same problem we couldn't develop any players until Shanny came along and hired the right people fix our development team which include the Toronto Marlies and fixed out scouting too Although part of the Toronto Maple Leafs problem before was having no patience , trying trade or sign FA to a playoff team Until Edmonton can start producing players from outside the first round of draft they will continue to be bad Leafs have hyman, brown, little john, dermott, thats just off top of my head im sure forgetting someone Hopefully Edm fix it soon, they one thing going for them is McDavid
Mcdavid to the leafs for Nylander, Kadri, Johnsson, and picks, lol. In all seriousness it's sad that McDavid and Drais are stuck on this team. If the oilers go crazy and clean house and trade everyone maybe they can come up with a Frankenteam. If they go into full rebuild mode then you potentially waste years of McDavid. They need a turn around like Montreal, Maybe they find a way to pick up bob and/or panarin.
McDavid leaves the Oilers when his contract is up, just like John Tavares did with the NYI, that were a losing culture clinching the playoffs only 3 out of 9 years of Taveras career
@@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8 you can argue the same for Matthew's to play for Coyotes, and yet he still re-signed with the leafs. Just because players grew up as fans of opposite teams they play for it doesn't mean they're gonna sign with their favorite team as FA in the future dude, if that's what you're trying to refer to
Black Label they had a top down reorganization. The turnaround has been surprisingly good for the Isles. Really happy for them ... And I’m a Leafs fan.
Oilers had no farm system. Zero. Oilers roster is certainly challenged now. But let me remind you some of the players oilers had when PC got there: Ference Nikitin Fayne Pouliot Purcell Scrivens Aulie Pakarinen Pinozotto Marincin Lander. Yakupov Yes the Taylor Hall trade and Eberle trades were crap. Can’t deny that. But look at that list!!! How many of those guys are NHLers nowadays? For as much as Chiarelli has picked at scraps this season on trade market. He didn’t trade the pick. He didn’t trade Bouchard. He stayed ‘big picture’. Even as clear as it was that he wasn’t going to be in picture. And the Condors have now won 12 straight. That’s how deep teams succeed. With a farm system. Chiarelli built Bakersfield. Remember that when those prospects all help make Oilers respectable again.
I bet if connor McDavid walked into the head office and say trade me or make this team better, lets see how fast they figure the stuff out, but really if Mr.Mcdavid wants to be the player he is supposed to be he needs to demand a trade and let the oilers sink
They cannot rebuild when they have two great players like McDavid and Leon. It's wasting talent and they won't agree to it. A rebuild is at least 3 freaking years. I think they should trade Leon, though. They could get a buckload of great pieces for him that could set them off toward a nice path.
That ol boys club base their "winning" strategy on acquiring forwards and scoring goals only, no good defence and no good goaltending. Ok everyone look at this.... when the Oilers played against the Stars and Avalanche in the 97 and 98 playoffs they were outgunned by both of those teams EASILY. However, they won because of their amazing goaltending and defence (just watch the old games and you'll see). The Oilers could have 3 McDavids and they still wouldn't make the playoffs. The old school mentality should have been left in the past......
I sadly don't know either I don't understand why they aren't better with the players they have across the board Damn frustrating in every sense 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Relax, The cap grows every year. If they draft top 3 this summer and trade RNH they can pick up 2 or 3 fast wingers to play with CM and Draisaitl. They’ll compete for a playoff spot next year.
How is it possible to let this go on??? They managed to slaughter this iconic hockeyteam!!! The fans in Edmonton need to start making some noice, stop buying tickets, put some heat on the owners and management!!!
How can u say no tradable prices? Absurd. We have Reider, Brodziak, Kiara, Lucic, Kassian on fire, Curry, Cave.... and guess what? we already brought the talent IN! Wideman, Petrovic, Manning, & got Gagner at a steal (&3mil) & he is already our big PP gun. . in case u didn't notice!! Ya, I'll keep our talent thank u very much!
Get rid of lucic and sekera is step 1 and then look to free agency to find some scoring depth...trade them for puck bags, give them away with picks what ever it takes to move them on and look to get 3 wingers with the remaining cap space
Why is anyone surprised? Other then Connor,Ryan,Leon what do the oil really have? There defense is AHL at best and same with the goalies. Would hate to be the next GM,because this just isn't a very good team.
Dallas owner came out swinging since then Dallas Stars are stars and have landed in a playoff spot. Where is the Oilers owner filling up his pockets with his new stadium.
Hitch bought PC an extra month, extra $100k, & helped to rule out coaching as the cause. Hitch likely earned $500k for 2 months.. & another $500k for next 6 wks to ride this one out. Owner will have the summer to work on mktg messages... New gm & coach can hire new scouts w u proven track records.. Fans can work on enjoying the game & focus less on idea of winning. Funny thing is team has a ton of close games- just a little short..
It's gotten to the point where this group of millionaires are being thanked for playing with effort (the 1 out of every 10 games they play with effort by the way)... what a sad time to be an Oilers fan. Effort should NOT be something they're praised for... Effort should be expected!! When you praise effort, you lower the bar. Not good enough.
They can't win at home okay but at least put an effort into it. They are giving nothing for the fans to root for. I'd be more happy with a loss if I saw some genuine effort each night.
exactly! they need to admit the organization was run to crap and the team has no skill!!! Nicholson needs to admit the roster is not good enough and begin to fix it!!! Even Hitch has said recently over and over again that "the team is not built a certain way" - meaning the team is not build with enough skilled players!!
Should of rips the players too. Played with no passion. Especially when the teams they played in the past and keep losing for the fair amount of times. They don’t get sick of losing to the same team over and over? Where are the old, rough stuff hockey at? Feels so bad for those fans that fills the area every single time they played. Those players get paid a lot of $ I mean a lot....
It's a disgrace to the game seeing a generational talent of a player being wasted on a generational failure of an organiztion.
kidfortoday you know what’s disgrace seeing this comment over and over again be original
Its Conner McDavid nobody cares 😏
@@TheMarketBluprint Yeah...... But it's kind of true no?
rob yeomans he says he wants to stay so people should drop it even hall wanted to stay but PC did a dumb trade
@@TheMarketBluprint Agreed for sure. Still breaks my heart to see him not even making the playoffs year after year.
As an Edmonton fan, I enjoy these videos more than some of the games recently.
Yes, making headlines! I love it!
Same...
It’s true
@@yehudahamer1655 this team is a joke
I’m not even an Oilers fan and I’m angry at them. McDavid deserves much better. The people of Edmonton deserve better.
Starts at the top. It's polluted at the top and that's been the only consistent thing since they've been in this funk for how many years now. You can add good players, change coaches, schemes but nothing seems to work. They need to really clean house and not just scapegoat this coach or that player.
When you continually tank for draft picks, this is the culture you create.
As an Albertan I'm ashamed of the OIL. The fish rots from the head down. Very poor management.
Not even Ten Inchcock can save this team
You're a funny man
@@vstrom9586 You'll never hear Ken Hitchcocks name the same way ever again.
I want you to think about how you're going to scrub the vision in my head. lol
This isn't the worst yet for Edmonton. The worst will be once Conner demands to be traded out of here.
Not knowing how to spell Connor is an embarrassment to Canadian hockey fans everywhere. You should be ashamed and never show your face again
Oilers have a plan. They are halfway through a 30 year rebuild.
EDMONTON: GO GET STEVE YZERMAN. HE WILL FIX FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. SUPER OBVIOUS, PAY WHATEVER HE WANTS. ASAP.
It’s the OWNER.
He didn’t leave Tampa to be closer to his family in Detroit,to then come to Edmonton!
@@AJEDDY97 the owner is clueless too but doesn't have much to do with the on ice product. And we all are guessing that Stevie Y will likely bounce to Detroit, but if he wants a real challenge, he should take the Oilers job! Trying to get this leaking boat with no paddles in the middle of the ocean to win will take quite an effort !!
Why? No one is taking this job if they are being forced to keep certain individuals around in management.I like to dream also but you don’t leave the best gig in the league to be closer to your family,to then come to the worst job in the league right now!
There is no way Yzerman is tarnishing his legacy by going near this dumpster fire. Keep dreaming and get used to another 10 years of darkness before anything gets better
Thanks for doing this. Finally there’s more media attention on this management. Being an oilers fan has become depressing.
The old boys club has got to go. The owner is just an idiot and he needs to realize that the team need to move forward and not dwell on the past. The team is a mess from top to bottom and something's got to give. The fans don't deserve it.
McDavid is gonna demand a trade and Edmonton won't have a choice. Shame on any fan that turns on him if he does. Blame the management team.
Mcdavid does not want out of Edmonton I’m an oilers fan and I think he really should be trade, we’re talking about a hall of ha e career that has already been wasted with one playoff series win. Edmonton sports just seems to have the worst management in the top
@@oilfandan9692 Of course he will say that. But I'm sure he's thought about it. Another year, or two I bet he does. And that does suck for the fans....You fans should all get together and start some kind of protest to force Katz to sell. Honestly this rot has to go ALL the way up to the top...
Randy Geroux way too soon
that wouldn't be the worst thing, probably get 3 first rounders from a dumbass team and rebuild fast. 1 player making 13M aint gonna win you a cup but 2-3 making 8-10 can.
@@Krokodilius you've seen what happens with their first round picks right?
Peter Chiarelli is like a hurricane that's left the area but the devastation and destruction takes years to clean up.
Fish stinks from the head down. Kevin Lowe should have been fired few years ago when placed fans into different classes. The team is an embarrassment not only for Edmonton but also for the ice hockey.
This is all Katz's fault. He wanted to hang out with the guys he idolized in the 80s and wanted to take Instagram and twitter shots with them. he didn't treat the Oilers franchise like a business but his own personal plaything. Now look at the mess we have. He hired old has been players as GM's and coaches and the only reason we went on the cup run was because Pronger and Roloson carried us.
Him Lowe and mactavish are stuck in the 80s
This is actually the best explanation I've heard
Man you have it right. Roloson stood on his head and aside from Pronger back then and now McDavid the roster stinks. Virtually nothing has changed, in fact its probably worse due to how many high draft picks they have had.
He's still enjoying harassing instagram models and flaunting film ambitions. He doesn't care, he got the city to pay for the arena and transit to said arena
McDavid really needs a change of scenery. Produces 95+ points each season on a dumpster fire of a team but enough is enough
Subtitle : Oh, crap we're poop!
Weekly thing now I see
Sids delivery on 'Nothin'!' is hilarious 2:44
I can tell you all that this city's morale is actually affected by the Oilers' poor play. The same goes for when the team plays well though. You should have been here in 2006, or two years ago when we made the playoffs, the city was on a whole different level.
Given that it seemed like Edmonton was rewarding the previous GM's that failed to fix the team (aside from the last GM fired) by "promoting" them it should be no wonder that we constantly hear about a "losing" culture. They don't have that many assets on the roster or in the system that they could realistically move and they can't afford to go down the road of a rebuild given how good of a player Mcdavid is.
Too bad they didn't nab Lamoriello before he went to islanders. As a leafs fan, I know how the oilers need a culture change... it has to be from top to bottom and everyone has to buy in. Get rid of the garbage contracts like Lucic that bring down the whole team (leafs got rid of Phaneuf without retaining... so IT IS possible) and invest in the youth, starting with the farm team. Acquire as much assets as possible... take on shorter, bad contracts from other teams for a few years for picks and prospects.
only option trade McDavid for a basis for a team
The only constants through this failure are Kevin Lowe and the old boys club. People forget that Lowe came out of the shadows back in 16/17 for an interview when it looked like the Oilers were on track to be a good team finally. He took some credit for hiring Nicholson and some for Chia. He explained that he made a mistake during the Hall rebuild, fixating too much on forward talent, and that the Oilers needed to shift to fixing the D (which Lowe obviously assumed was being solved).
Lowe is still very involved in hockey ops, as much as Nicholson has to try to make us believe he isn't. And all of Lowe's buddies are very involved as well. They will all be a part of picking the next POHO/GM and, as Nicholson said, the oilers "culture" will be protected from being encroached upon by the new hire(s). The culture of the OBC hiring friends and family MUST live on, that is the #1 priority for Lowe and his buddies. Success of the team comes 2nd.
Edmonton has accepted losing as a team. "It's ok to finish last! We'll get a first overall pick!" It doesn't work that way. Edmonton accepts losing, and they have to stop. McDavid was supposed to be the savior of the team...if I was McDavid, I'd be asking for a trade. He's never going to win a Cup there with the culture of losing Edmonton has.
thank you Sid from an oiler fan!
When you have one golden child that can do no wrong all the other children start to hate that golden child. We need to get rid of these golden children and get people that are greatful to be here.
When you run out of things to blame, blame the “culture”? “Culture” has nothing to do with the lack of success in Edmonton.
Yessss.... Give us MORE tim and sid
Edmonton needs to go through the same 'Scorched-earth' rebuild as the Leafs. Starting from the top of the front office, all the way down to the players.
I wish they would have mentioned the constants of the last 10 years+ of failure and thats the Old Boys Club, OBC as we call them around here.
What's sad is, they could of had everyone from the flames right now. Their scouting staff , gm , and higher management making decisions is terrible. The only good move Edmonton has done is to get mcdavid, and that fell in there laps.
Their*
@@kenshiroFNS
Thanks.
Mike Regner They did nothing in the summer of 2018 jack like come on
can I go to Rogers Place and start offering trade your jersey? Like have canucks, flames, and jets jerseys to chose from.
@Life at least they are not broken like Edmonton. what a mess.
@@danodominic1218 And Edmonton also isn't ringless. Pick your poison.
Mark Spector is a joke. But so is Edmonton, perfect for each other.
We really need a shakeup.
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup.
Deutschland Dangler #29 yes we do
@@yague123 Why'd you leave the keys up on the table?
“Maybe they’re poop.”
Thanks for posting these on RUclips - American viewer that is normally sheltered from this great network - is it weird that every time I watch these when they are posted I can’t stop looking at the two water bottles in the Center of the shot? Last week they were white - this week blue - what’s in them? Why are they there?????? Can I have one :)
The Oilers will be good eventually, and if the management doesn’t change soon, McDavid and Draisaitl leave, so does the franchise. I’m a die hard Oiler fan, I have been my whole life, it’s hard man
Great last statement Sid!
As an Oiler fan I say bravo !! We fans know this and the management has been changed over and over again just like the coaching but we get the same results pretty much every year! I have never seen a more clueless NHL franchise in my life and I have lived a long time already!
We need a shakeup. And people like Spector and Shannon need to GTFO as well. Shannon said that Nuge, (who is on a career year) isn't good enough this year on OilersNow radio. I hope we can get somebody this summer that has NO bias at all and runs it like a business. I want Katz gone as well, give the organization to somebody that cares.
Can't argue about the performance of the team since Katz has owned it. They were never worse than during his ownership. Not many teams have ever been this bad actually.
I think the issue is that it is run like a business and not a championship factory. Edmonton's management knows they can get away with pushing a half a**ed product. People will continue to throw money at them and happily go to games even though their chances of seeing a W is getting slim. There were several moves PC made that made no sense and no one questioned him beforehand.
Sid your answered came true for the oilers
Guys, Hitch said it himself, its bigger than he thought, its bigger than anyone thought. Its Bob Nicholson. he's gotta go. get whatever you can get back for lucic and start rebuilding (properly) around mcdcvid and draisaitl.
Get rid of the whole front office from the president to the gm n further down toss the ex Oilers in management positions to the curb
I agree with Sid as a long time Oiler fan
Hes got a point the only way to fix it is put a package together to free up cap space drasitl lucic to St Louis for tarashenko and schenn
No one left to fire but the owner. The fans chased Lowe, McLellan, Chiarelli and many others out of town. Maybe they can get rid of Katz too. Is there not someone else who can buy this team?
This organization has failed their fans once again. Even when they got mcdavid the front office is toxic
As long as the front office says the same old stuff the oilers will stay like this sorry oilers fans and it's only a matter of time until these 3 things happen
1. Kelfbom demands to be traded
2. Drasitdal demands to be traded
3. McDavid demands to be traded
They should tank and try getting a 1st overall! 😁
#freeMcDavid
edmonton did draft the worst first overall ever in nail yakupov. yes folks, even patrik stefan was better.
Stefan was very good 2 the Oilers that 1 night.....
Another spring autopsy. Another excuse. Another apology.
Trade McDavid for some 1-2 first rnd picks
Fix their development Edm had the picks and prospects but can't seem to develop their players expect those who are sure things
Leafs had the same problem we couldn't develop any players until Shanny came along and hired the right people fix our development team which include the Toronto Marlies and fixed out scouting too
Although part of the Toronto Maple Leafs problem before was having no patience , trying trade or sign FA to a playoff team
Until Edmonton can start producing players from outside the first round of draft they will continue to be bad
Leafs have hyman, brown, little john, dermott, thats just off top of my head im sure forgetting someone
Hopefully Edm fix it soon, they one thing going for them is McDavid
Connor could ask for a trade and let Katz draft 3 new first-rounders in exchange. A guarantee for years filled with well known oiler-jokes.
Mcdavid to the leafs for Nylander, Kadri, Johnsson, and picks, lol. In all seriousness it's sad that McDavid and Drais are stuck on this team. If the oilers go crazy and clean house and trade everyone maybe they can come up with a Frankenteam. If they go into full rebuild mode then you potentially waste years of McDavid. They need a turn around like Montreal, Maybe they find a way to pick up bob and/or panarin.
I'd get rid of Kharia and RNH for Panarin and a 3rd or 4th round pick lol. Just something to surround mcdavid with. They are in deep trouble
How much longer for McDavid in Edmonton? He's wasting his time there; he'll realize it sooner or later; sooner is better for him.
McDavid leaves the Oilers when his contract is up, just like John Tavares did with the NYI, that were a losing culture clinching the playoffs only 3 out of 9 years of Taveras career
@@srouji6 snap
@@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8 you can argue the same for Matthew's to play for Coyotes, and yet he still re-signed with the leafs. Just because players grew up as fans of opposite teams they play for it doesn't mean they're gonna sign with their favorite team as FA in the future dude, if that's what you're trying to refer to
Black Label they had a top down reorganization. The turnaround has been surprisingly good for the Isles. Really happy for them ... And I’m a Leafs fan.
Oilers had no farm system. Zero.
Oilers roster is certainly challenged now. But let me remind you some of the players oilers had when PC got there:
Ference
Nikitin
Fayne
Pouliot
Purcell
Scrivens
Aulie
Pakarinen
Pinozotto
Marincin
Lander.
Yakupov
Yes the Taylor Hall trade and Eberle trades were crap. Can’t deny that. But look at that list!!! How many of those guys are NHLers nowadays?
For as much as Chiarelli has picked at scraps this season on trade market. He didn’t trade the pick. He didn’t trade Bouchard. He stayed ‘big picture’. Even as clear as it was that he wasn’t going to be in picture.
And the Condors have now won 12 straight. That’s how deep teams succeed. With a farm system.
Chiarelli built Bakersfield. Remember that when those prospects all help make Oilers respectable again.
"Edmonton is a dumpster fire!" Edmonton fans "No we're not!" /e looks at standings...."ermmmm"
I bet if connor McDavid walked into the head office and say trade me or make this team better,
lets see how fast they figure the stuff out, but really if Mr.Mcdavid wants to be the player he is supposed to be he needs to demand a trade and let the oilers sink
Sid for Oilers GM, Make it happen Edmonton!
They cannot rebuild when they have two great players like McDavid and Leon. It's wasting talent and they won't agree to it. A rebuild is at least 3 freaking years. I think they should trade Leon, though. They could get a buckload of great pieces for him that could set them off toward a nice path.
That ol boys club base their "winning" strategy on acquiring forwards and scoring goals only, no good defence and no good goaltending. Ok everyone look at this.... when the Oilers played against the Stars and Avalanche in the 97 and 98 playoffs they were outgunned by both of those teams EASILY. However, they won because of their amazing goaltending and defence (just watch the old games and you'll see). The Oilers could have 3 McDavids and they still wouldn't make the playoffs. The old school mentality should have been left in the past......
Honestly, how many times can run this story? They shouldn’t be getting sick of it by now
Sid is the Canadian Skip Bayless
I sadly don't know either
I don't understand why they aren't better with the players they have across the board
Damn frustrating in every sense
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Relax, The cap grows every year. If they draft top 3 this summer and trade RNH they can pick up 2 or 3 fast wingers to play with CM and Draisaitl. They’ll compete for a playoff spot next year.
How is it possible to let this go on??? They managed to slaughter this iconic hockeyteam!!! The fans in Edmonton need to start making some noice, stop buying tickets, put some heat on the owners and management!!!
Come on over to Montreal McDavid. We need help in the battle against TSeries
As much as we'd want McDavid we'd have to give up way too much! I don't wanna see anyone go but then again we do have the money
How can u say no tradable prices?
Absurd. We have Reider, Brodziak, Kiara, Lucic, Kassian on fire, Curry, Cave.... and guess what? we already brought the talent IN! Wideman, Petrovic, Manning, & got Gagner at a steal (&3mil) & he is already our big PP gun. . in case u didn't notice!! Ya, I'll keep our talent thank u very much!
Get rid of lucic and sekera is step 1 and then look to free agency to find some scoring depth...trade them for puck bags, give them away with picks what ever it takes to move them on and look to get 3 wingers with the remaining cap space
There are in such a mess no one wants to come here, thank you KEVIN LOWE
Why is anyone surprised? Other then Connor,Ryan,Leon what do the oil really have? There defense is AHL at best and same with the goalies. Would hate to be the next GM,because this just isn't a very good team.
Sign Gretzky
I meant as a PLAYER!
Dallas owner came out swinging since then Dallas Stars are stars and have landed in a playoff spot.
Where is the Oilers owner filling up his pockets with his new stadium.
Remember that time when the Oil drafted Nail Yakupov!
Yet the fans keep attending. They don't have to change anything because they are getting the precious dough. You gotta vote with your wallet.
Like how many 1st round 1st overall picks do you need seriously.
You ever get tired of having to call out the Oilers, Sid?
I don't think Sid ever gets sick of calling anybody out
Taylor Hall wouuld be real nice right now...
Hitch bought PC an extra month, extra $100k, & helped to rule out coaching as the cause. Hitch likely earned $500k for 2 months.. & another $500k for next 6 wks to ride this one out. Owner will have the summer to work on mktg messages... New gm & coach can hire new scouts w u proven track records.. Fans can work on enjoying the game & focus less on idea of winning. Funny thing is team has a ton of close games- just a little short..
It's gotten to the point where this group of millionaires are being thanked for playing with effort (the 1 out of every 10 games they play with effort by the way)... what a sad time to be an Oilers fan. Effort should NOT be something they're praised for... Effort should be expected!! When you praise effort, you lower the bar. Not good enough.
nobody would pick up drai anyways.8.5 million a year and can only produce with connor.they needed him to lead the second line and he hasnt
How Lowe can you go?
aged pretty well
The oil spills.
They can't win at home okay but at least put an effort into it. They are giving nothing for the fans to root for. I'd be more happy with a loss if I saw some genuine effort each night.
exactly! they need to admit the organization was run to crap and the team has no skill!!! Nicholson needs to admit the roster is not good enough and begin to fix it!!! Even Hitch has said recently over and over again that "the team is not built a certain way" - meaning the team is not build with enough skilled players!!
I wasn't impressed with Even Bouchard from the WJ. Now I don't see him other than that but he was underwhelming in that tournament.
Gretzky left, Messier left. (And that was after winning it all). Connor will go sooner then later. Sux, but a reality.
Should of rips the players too. Played with no passion. Especially when the teams they played in the past and keep losing for the fair amount of times. They don’t get sick of losing to the same team over and over? Where are the old, rough stuff hockey at? Feels so bad for those fans that fills the area every single time they played. Those players get paid a lot of $ I mean a lot....
If the fans stop buying tickets they'll change.
Can they take Sather back? I think his 20 year failure in New York is more than enough.
Make sure to bring a towwwwel
God Save McDavid.
FFS blow this team up starting at the very top all the way down to the Zamboni driver and start again! It couldnt possibly get any worse.
**2nd best player on earth** cough cough
So do toronto
Man, I thought my wild club was in the shits......