Is History Going to Repeat Itself.....?

[Mr Forever]

I guess Smid is Kevin Lowe.

[DynamiteKid]

Originally Posted by Valic

Both from cities surrounding Edmonton!


Dun dun dun................

Fixed for ya.

[HockeyIQ]

Originally Posted by rosemount289

I am old enough to have seen the Oilers of the eighties...........Gretzky, Messier, Kurri and Anderson................

Project past June 22, 2012 and the Oilers draft Yakupov...........what do we have?

...............A play making center....tall, skinny kid?..........RNH......!

...............A fast, left winger with talk of converting to center..........Taylor Hall.....!

...............A shooter from overseas...................Nail Yakupov.........!

...............A right winger with dazzling skills...........Jordan Eberle.......!

Is history going to repeat itself or am I hallucinating..........?

Dreaming, I always dreaming......hopping, someday I'll find...........?


Just a thought...!!!

We need a stud defenceman like a Weber or Karlsson and then we'd be in the right direction.

[jumptheshark]

Originally Posted by czar99

Come on you guys play along!

Then we need al montoya in net. Offer the NYI first in 2019?

[czar99]

Originally Posted by DogEatDog

Then we need al montoya in net. Offer the NYI first in 2019?

NYI says no. You'll have to ad.

[TimeForAnOilChange]

Originally Posted by BoredMan

Yakupov = Kurri because they're both foreign?

I think it has more to do with their one-timers.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Valic

Both from St Albert!


Dun dun dun................

Except Fuhr is not from St. Albert. Nice try. Edit, I see your error has already been pointed out.

[Perfect_Drug]

Name our 5x 50 goal scorers.

;P

[5cupstandard]

Originally Posted by Valic

Both from St Albert!


Dun dun dun................

Fuhr is from Spruce Grove. Messier was from St. Albert

[Lay Z Boy GM]

I don't really want to make a thread and I don't know where else to post this. Does anyone think it's possible to have four 100 point players? We might end up having four players that are capable, but can they all do it in one season?

I'm not necessarily talking about the Oilers, it's more of a hypothetical question.

[Hippasus]

Originally Posted by Lay Z Boy GM

I don't really want to make a thread and I don't know where else to post this. Does anyone think it's possible to have four 100 point players? We might end up having four players that are capable, but can they all do it in one season?

I'm not necessarily talking about the Oilers, it's more of a hypothetical question.

I don't think that very likely to happen to any team in this NHL. The second liners or 1B's or whatever probably wouldn't get enough PP and even strength to make it happen.

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Originally Posted by Hippasus

I don't think that very likely to happen to any team in this NHL. The second liners or 1B's or whatever probably wouldn't get enough PP and even strength to make it happen.

Imagine a healthy Crosby and a healthy Malkin with an elite winger for each of them to play with. I think it could potentially happen if two elite lines really find chemistry.

[magnoctophas]

Originally Posted by MrForever

I guess Smid is Kevin Lowe.

Then Smid will become GM, fail to acquire a superstar through trades/free agency after a miraculous run to the cup finals, and you guys know the rest of the story.

[ponokanocker]

What we need is to poach Green and have him return to old form. Then we can have our Coffey.

If RNH is Gretzky, Dubnyk is more than comparable to Fuhr.

[Hippasus]

Originally Posted by Lay Z Boy GM

Imagine a healthy Crosby and a healthy Malkin with an elite winger for each of them to play with. I think it could potentially happen if two elite lines really find chemistry.

I suppose. It would just be hard for all four of them to pan out to that level of offensive firepower. Maybe three could, but I like to lowball it now, so maybe just two.

[Matt Ryan]

I was visiting my parents today, and my dad was a huge Oilers fan back in the dynasty day. As he's gotten older and we moved to where it's hard to keep up with the Oilers, he's stopped watching. He asked me how they were doing, and I explained we sucked...But I also said our young prospects are similar (obviously not as great) to the old guys--Gretzky, Messier (minus being a center), Kurri, Anderson, and Tikkanen (harti). I then told him not to get too excited because we dont have a Coffey.

[okgooil]

It is the best young talent we have had since then. As good? well not likely, but hey, if we win just one cup in the next 10 years I will be happy.