Hordichuk didn't say anything on Oilers Lunch to make me dislike him. Said something along the lines of he hopes the Canucks sign a tough guy because he's looking forward to punishing Kesler.
Hordichuk didn't say anything on Oilers Lunch to make me dislike him. Said something along the lines of he hopes the Canucks sign a tough guy because he's looking forward to punishing Kesler.
love it. 13th forward and plays against the Flames, Canucks and the tougher teams, I'm okay with it.
Hordichuk = Smac (I think he is an upgrade on Smac)
He will play 20-30 games - why do people get so worked up on deals like this......we asked for grit and some veteran presence.......and Tambo brought it in
People upset that the Finn's we signed are not going to get a shot........are you kidding me........3rd line in the AHL.......
I don't like Tambo but he is doing a pretty decent job today.
Barker - money is dumb but we need to get to the floor and it is a gamble but if it pays off.....well that would be nice for change (here is hoping Barker wakes up)
Hordichuk is not an upgrade on MacIntyre. Hordichuk is the guy that disappears when the other team has a guy like MacIntyre in the line up....and when you have a player like Eager who is about on par as a fighter and a way better player? What's the point? Hordichuk is on this team to do MacIntyre's job. Why not have the best heavyweight in the league?
I'd rather have the tough guy that can play a regular shift(Eager) and then the super heavyweight(MacIntyre) for "special occasions".
No I don't think the Finns should "have" to work their way through the AHL. If they are good enough to help us, they should be on the roster. I am also sure that they are both better players than Hordichuk.
Hordichuk is not an upgrade on MacIntyre. Hordichuk is the guy that disappears when the other team has a guy like MacIntyre in the line up....and when you have a player like Eager who is about on par as a fighter and a way better player? What's the point? Hordichuk is on this team to do MacIntyre's job. Why not have the best heavyweight in the league?
I'd rather have the tough guy that can play a regular shift(Eager) and then the super heavyweight(MacIntyre) for "special occasions".
I think your a little off the mark. Hordichuk's played 10 years in this league, 495 games. That's almost unheard of for this type of player. He must be doing something right.
Hordichuk is not an upgrade on MacIntyre. Hordichuk is the guy that disappears when the other team has a guy like MacIntyre in the line up....and when you have a player like Eager who is about on par as a fighter and a way better player? What's the point? Hordichuk is on this team to do MacIntyre's job. Why not have the best heavyweight in the league?
I'd rather have the tough guy that can play a regular shift(Eager) and then the super heavyweight(MacIntyre) for "special occasions".
Smac could not skate and nobody would fight him. Oh except for Boogard and no disrespect to the Boogie man but he is gone unfortunately.
It's about time the Oilers brought in an initiator rather than a responder. Hordickuk atleast has NHL feet and can keep up. I love Hordichuks unbridled passion for violence. With Eager,Hordichuk,Barker and Smyth added in the last week, the Oilers just got a whole lot tougher to play against.
Been alot of years since the Oilers had a player start throwing first and asking questions later, great signing for the Oilers even though it's only one yr.
I think your a little off the mark. Hordichuk's played 10 years in this league, 495 games. That's almost unheard of for this type of player. He must be doing something right.
Nice depth signing. Hes still only 30.
I'm just saying that I don't get see the point of the signing. You sign Eager because he's a tough guy that can actually play hockey. So why is Hordichuk here? He's here strictly for fighting. If we're going to bring in that type of player, why not have a legit heavyweight? It doesn't even have to be MacIntyre.
Hordichuk is a slight upgrade on Stortini as a fighter. He's only 30 years old but like you said, he's played close to 500 games and has a lot of miles on him. He's not going to win a fight against even a decent heavyweight. All his wins over the last 2 seasons have come against middleweights...plus Parros and Stortini.
No I don't think the Finns should "have" to work their way through the AHL. If they are good enough to help us, they should be on the roster. I am also sure that they are both better players than Hordichuk.
Then you have an awful lot of confidence in unproven FEL players. We can't wait until camp assuming that these guys will be legitimate bottom 6 forwards in the NHL, that's a very risky assumption.
This is transaction for the sake of it and trying to look busy. What do we do with a guy like Hordichuk?
This is our vet help?
jebus
I hope we got this guy to be a 13th forward. Basically just a MacIntyre replacement.
Smyth, and Ben Eager to a lesser extent were the vet help. I just see this as a goon acquisition. As such, I'm not a fan because I don't have much use for that type of player.
Hordichuk: "Hopefully Vancouver's going out and getting a tough guy, because I'm coming after them. Calgary, too. It's payback time."
Awesome
Lol, love him already. Hopefully he can back his talk up with action. I have no problem with this signing. I see it as Hordichuk taking Stortini's place on the roster as one of the extra forwards and I think its an improvement in that sense. No idea what his defensive game is like but he seems like a better skater and fighter than Storts. Might not even play half the season, but he'll be there when needed.
I hope we got this guy to be a 13th forward. Basically just a MacIntyre replacement.
Smyth, and Ben Eager to a lesser extent where the vet help. I just see this as a goon acquisition. As such, I'm not a fan because I don't have much use for that type of player.
I don't have a problem with having a goon on the team for this situation...
It rarely happens but at league minimum as a 13th forward, it's worth it to me.
...but Hordichuk isn't the answer. He's just not that good of a fighter and that's why he's here. Canucks fans hated him.
Then you have an awful lot of confidence in unproven FEL players. We can't wait until camp assuming that these guys will be legitimate bottom 6 forwards in the NHL, that's a very risky assumption.
I am not penciling the Finns onto the team. We already have more than enough wingers. I would just prefer letting players who actually have a chance to be legit players fight over the last couple of roster spots.
Hordichuk is just a waste of a spot. I would not object to bringing in a good bottom 6 winger that can PK.
I don't have a problem with having a goon on the team for this situation...
It rarely happens but at league minimum as a 13th forward, it's worth it to me.
...but Hordichuk isn't the answer. He's just not that good of a fighter and that's why he's here. Canucks fans hated him.
Yeah, nobodies going to go "Oh no's they got HORDICHUK!"
big meh.
This is classic NHL fill. The kind of player you wish wasn't on the ice in a premier league no matter who he's playing for.
He's got a job for this long because he's a classic yes man. He'll smile all the time, sign autographs at the mall(for all the kids crying who want a real autograph instead) and change the oil on the zamboni.
We had Hordichuk for two years. My somewhat objective list of his pros and cons;
Pro:
- Great in the locker room. Respected by his teammates.
- Great in the community. Swell guy with the fans.
- Willing and game scrapper. Won't back down from anyone.
Cons:
- Simply isn't that good of a scrapper. Won't get KO'd very often, but does not dominate a lot(if any) of his fights.
- Absolutely, unequivocably sucks at the game of hockey.
My hopes were high when the Canucks signed him that he actually had the hockey skill to play a regular shift, but he's really an awful hockey player. He talks a good game about going out and playing a physical brand of hockey, but rare and far in between were the times he was actually able to skate fast enough to catch a player to bodycheck him.
IMO, if you combined Hordi's attitude and willingness to go with Ben Eager's actual playing ability, you would have a teriffic enforcer. But he is really an awful hockey player and not a lot better as a fighter. Again, IMO, McIntyre would have been a better fit as your resident knuckleduster--Hordi gets in lots of the "staged fights" with the other team's goons, and rarely has an accepted invitation from agitators/physical players after a hit on a skilled player. Practically never took an instigator penalty in Vancouver, even when we were dying for him to.
love it. 13th forward and plays against the Flames, Canucks and the tougher teams, I'm okay with it.
Geez, some people.
