All I have to say is that if Pitt can stay in the race sans Crosby, Stall, and Letang most of the year as well as Malkin for stretches, then we have no excuse.
the difference is they have heart, we have heart burn.
Philly has lost Giroux, Pronger, JVR, Schenn, Couturier, Briere and Jagr to concussions or injuries, and fairly significant ones, and yet these guys are 4th in the East.
Rangers played half the season without Marc Staal in their D corps. They've had Jeff Woywtika play 26 games for them.
In other words, other teams have lost key players and seemed to cope fine, yet in our case, everything falls apart. Why is that?
Lack of depth. Yes the Rags lost Staal, but they have Del Zotto who has stepped up his game to go along with McDonagh, and Girardi.
Here's a brain teaser for you guys: if the Edmonton Oilers (29th in NHL) played the OKC Barons (1st in AHL), what would the score be after 60 minutes?
Remember, Nelson employs a persistent forecheck, something the Oilers are vulnerable to.
have you noticed what plante and chorney look like here? they are their best Dmen
hall and eberle would both have hat tricks, they would make Smid look like bobby orr, and make belanger look like a 1st line center (ok so that might be a stretch, belanger sucks).
Lack of depth. Yes the Rags lost Staal, but they have Del Zotto who has stepped up his game to go along with McDonagh, and Girardi.
PHI is just all around deep.
Well the depth part falls on management.
But moreso than that, we completely fall apart. I'm not saying we should be competing for 10th in the league, but atleast stay a little bit competitive.
What about a team like Nashville. They've had Fisher, Legwand and Erat all miss time in the past, yet they get into the playoffs.
I'm not expecting this team to make a play for 10th in the conference or playoffs or anything, what I would hope is that we play competitive hockey. There is a chance that we let in another 4-5 goals tonight.
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Last edited by Oilbleeder: 01-23-2012 at 11:30 AM.
I honestly believe that the best outcome for tonights game is a blowout loss for the Oilers. Force the senior management to make a change. And send Horcoff either to the minors or a trade if that is even possible at this point. Then give the C to Hall. He can't be the captain as long as Horcoff is still here. It would cause too much of a rift in the room.
But moreso than that, we completely fall apart. I'm saying we should be competing for 10th in the league, but atleast stay a little bit competitive.
What about a team like Nashville. They've had Fisher, Legwand and Erat all miss time in the past, yet they get into the playoffs.
I'm not expecting this team to make a play for 10th in the conference, what I would hope is that we play competitive hockey. There is a chance that we let in another 4-5 goals tonight.
What's competitive to you is the question? I mean we are in most games. Not like we are getting blown out a nightly basis.
As for NSH there are very few teams like them in the league. PHO comes to mind as another. Maybe a Tippett or Trotz is the answer in Edmonton finding them is the problem.
Get rid of the entitled minutes, add some youthful enthusiasm and this team might have some fight. Last year we lost but went down with a fight when he had guys like Hartekainen, Vandvelde and O'Mara.
Get rid of the entitled minutes, add some youthful enthusiasm and this team might have some fight. Last year we lost but went down with a fight when he had guys like Hartekainen, Vandvelde and O'Mara.
I'm hoping the callups play with a fire. Heck even the forgotten black sheep Chorney. Lets not forget that he is playing for a contract and it would be nice for management to have to consider re-signing him because of his play down the stretch.
I honestly believe that the best outcome for tonights game is a blowout loss for the Oilers. Force the senior management to make a change. And send Horcoff either to the minors or a trade if that is even possible at this point. Then give the C to Hall. He can't be the captain as long as Horcoff is still here. It would cause too much of a rift in the room.
Ha! What makes you think *THIS* blowout will be the catalyst for making change?
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