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YEGBRAD

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Forum: Edmonton OilersDec. 30, 2021 at 9:19 a.m.
Thread: DiscussionWanted
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hazard</b></div><div>I'll be harsh but respectful here: They are nowhere near good enough to make a deep run. While McDavid and Drai are gods and can maybe steal you a round or 2, they don't have any depth scoring.
If its not those 2 scoring, who else is it? Hyman pul and RNH? they really have no depth at all in their line ups and its shown hard during that loss streak.

Their goaltending is abysmal. Kos will not steal you a round in the playoffs. He isn't good enough to be a backup, let alone a starter. Smith MIGHT, but his body is so so so fragile, its hard to bet against that. Skinner is too inexperienced to be thrown to the wolves atm. it'll be really tough and bad for his development too.

Coming from a Leafs fan, I've seen first hand what Barrie and Ceci can do.... Man its really really rough lol. They just arent good enough. Riding Nurse intot he ground 28 minutes a night with Keith being a shell of his former self is showing more and more.

There are soooooo many holes in this line up. I hate it.

That being said, there are a few options. I mean, Chyckrun was made available in ARI, and I think they should 100% go for him no matter the price. It's a steal for them to get a player to play with nurse and to push Barrie,CC and Keith down the line up.

Fluery and Kubalik in CHI should be on their radar. Pretty penny to get them, but its depth. so yeah. thats my 2 cents</div></div>

Yep, don't really disagree with any of that.. it really is sad. Wasting an opportunity of a lifetime before our eyes. Now its not a lost cause yet, but if this team somehow misses the playoffs? Look out for massive changes....

I actually think Ceci has been fine. If he's the 2RD and doesn't try to force too much, hes good there. Barrie on the other hand, wow, he covered up a lot of his defensive deficiencies by putting up the points he did. But you watch Bouchard play and you see why fans didnt want him back. I mean Bouchard is top 3 in ES goals and top 10 in ES points by Dmen without PP time! Now imagine if that 4.5 M was being used on a guy like Chychrun? Wow what a difference.

This team is just flawed, not built well, their "Top 6 forwards" aren't producing anywhere near the level they need to be playing with 97 and 29.
Forum: Edmonton OilersDec. 30, 2021 at 1:47 a.m.
Thread: DiscussionWanted
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hazard</b></div><div>I'll be harsh but respectful here: They are nowhere near good enough to make a deep run. While McDavid and Drai are gods and can maybe steal you a round or 2, they don't have any depth scoring.
If its not those 2 scoring, who else is it? Hyman pul and RNH? they really have no depth at all in their line ups and its shown hard during that loss streak.

Their goaltending is abysmal. Kos will not steal you a round in the playoffs. He isn't good enough to be a backup, let alone a starter. Smith MIGHT, but his body is so so so fragile, its hard to bet against that. Skinner is too inexperienced to be thrown to the wolves atm. it'll be really tough and bad for his development too.

Coming from a Leafs fan, I've seen first hand what Barrie and Ceci can do.... Man its really really rough lol. They just arent good enough. Riding Nurse intot he ground 28 minutes a night with Keith being a shell of his former self is showing more and more.

There are soooooo many holes in this line up. I hate it.

That being said, there are a few options. I mean, Chyckrun was made available in ARI, and I think they should 100% go for him no matter the price. It's a steal for them to get a player to play with nurse and to push Barrie,CC and Keith down the line up.

Fluery and Kubalik in CHI should be on their radar. Pretty penny to get them, but its depth. so yeah. thats my 2 cents</div></div>


Yep check out this chart

19/20 goalshare with 97/29/93 off the ice: 38%, 1.47 GF/60, 2.37 GA/60

20/21 goalshare with 97/29/93 off the ice: 35%, 1.4 GF/60, 2.62 GA/60

21/22 goalshare with 97/29/93 off the ice: 30%, 1.75 GF/60, 4 GA/60

So as of rn Holland has not solved much as sure they are getting a few more points but they are also allowing way more goals. And you can thank Hyman for that .35 increase.

Lets see what he does but so far Holland really has not built something that would be a contender

30mill to spend and one could argue he wasted it.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 19, 2021 at 3:49 a.m.
Thread: After TDL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>YEGBRAD</b></div><div>Sorry all I took from that was that you stated Jeff Petry is better than Vince Dunn...WHAT?

-Dunn has averaged around 19:30 of ice time in 28 games whereas Petry has averaged around 22:30 in 27 games. 1 point for Petry.
-Dunn is 25, Petry is 34. Point for Dunn.
-Dunn has 12 points this season whereas Petry has 2. Dunn again.
-Dunn is a -11 this season and Petry is a -7. Point for Petry. (I actually only follow the +/- stat for D men).
-Dunn has a cup ring from 2017. Petry does not have one.
-Both Montreal and Seattle stink this year. Neither gets a point.

To be honest they're closer than I thought after looking at their stats but I'd still take Dunn.</div></div>

Petry have is worse season in is career this year, look the last 4 years and Petry is a top 15 dman easily 40+ points in 4 straight years
Forum: Edmonton OilersDec. 19, 2021 at 2:48 a.m.
Thread: DiscussionWanted
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>YEGBRAD</b></div><div>Yes but only if, and that's a big IF, we stay fully healthy. Mike Smith needs to keep up the numbers he has been prior to his injury, Keith needs to keep the D calm and really needs to "Pronger" the lineup like in 2006. in 2006 Pronger quarterbacked that team and willed his way to the final for us. Nurse needs to play defensively like the Nurse we saw in 2016. Kassian needs to find his inner 2016 as he was a beast in the San Jose series. The rest of the lineup needs to find their inner will and contribute so that the playoffs don't rely on McDavid and Draisaitl to pull us to every victory.

I do think this roster might be a better one depth wise than we had in 2016 and for sure better than the 2006 team was. That team just made it by sheer heart and hard work and it was a cinderalla run to the finals.</div></div>

I'll be harsh but respectful here: They are nowhere near good enough to make a deep run. While McDavid and Drai are gods and can maybe steal you a round or 2, they don't have any depth scoring.
If its not those 2 scoring, who else is it? Hyman pul and RNH? they really have no depth at all in their line ups and its shown hard during that loss streak.

Their goaltending is abysmal. Kos will not steal you a round in the playoffs. He isn't good enough to be a backup, let alone a starter. Smith MIGHT, but his body is so so so fragile, its hard to bet against that. Skinner is too inexperienced to be thrown to the wolves atm. it'll be really tough and bad for his development too.

Coming from a Leafs fan, I've seen first hand what Barrie and Ceci can do.... Man its really really rough lol. They just arent good enough. Riding Nurse intot he ground 28 minutes a night with Keith being a shell of his former self is showing more and more.

There are soooooo many holes in this line up. I hate it.

That being said, there are a few options. I mean, Chyckrun was made available in ARI, and I think they should 100% go for him no matter the price. It's a steal for them to get a player to play with nurse and to push Barrie,CC and Keith down the line up.

Fluery and Kubalik in CHI should be on their radar. Pretty penny to get them, but its depth. so yeah. thats my 2 cents
Forum: NHL SigningsNov. 12, 2021 at 2:12 p.m.
Thread: Edmonton Oilers signed Matvei Petrov (3 Years / $813,333 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>In general Hyman's contract will age like Milk and basically be Lucic 2.0 so meh were good</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>No it does. Getting that 8th year is a weapon in this modern age. Either pay up or deal with it. That 8th year was worth more than a 6th. Holland could have had an extra year of Hyman over a guy like Bourgault but chose otherwise. Oh well for him
... 365 days more of Hyman looks a lot better than this guy</div></div>
Wait, WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK? First you say that the Hyman contract will age badly, then you say that making the contract EVEN LONGER is worth a high draft pick?

Of all the idiotic comments I've read on this site, this rates near the top.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 8, 2021 at 8:48 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 20, 2021 at 2:45 p.m.
Thread: Oilers and Habs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>YEGBRAD</b></div><div>No. IMHO any pick in this years draft is gold as it's already known to be one of the deepest drafts in a very long time. Holland has his work cut out for him this off season with who we need to re sign and there is a strong possibility we lose Puljujarvi or Yamamoto and having a good young 1st or 2nd round pick to go into the system would help a lot.</div></div>

That's something that has to be considered as well.
This team may be at its peak, and may not be able to keep it together for long. If you believe the time is now, do you really keep a pick or two over increasing the chance to win the cup? Do you go into that opportunity with a goaltending trio that has limited recent playoff success/experience and features a 40 year old starter?
Those are valid questions management needs to ask.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 20, 2021 at 11:22 a.m.
Thread: Oilers and Habs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lochness1202</b></div><div><strong>Isn’t Koskinen pretty bad?</strong> I don’t see him as a starter of a Stanley cup contender. I think Allen is an upgrade while also opening 2M in cap space. Allen isn’t a starter on a Stanley cup contender either but I think he has higher upside when he’s on and I see him as more consistent as well. I’d feel better with Allen than Koskinen personally</div></div>
It's amazing to me just how many people go by reputation rather than results. You think Allen is worth Koskinen + a 1st as stated above, yet look at the past 2+ seasons results:

Koskinen: 75gp, 40-28-3, .910 sv% while facing 32.6 shots/60
Allen: 43gp, 15-20-6, .906 sv% while facing 28.9 shots/60

Koskinen &gt;&gt; Allen
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 20, 2021 at 10:22 a.m.
Thread: Oilers and Habs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>YEGBRAD</b></div><div>No. IMHO any pick in this years draft is gold as it's already known to be one of the deepest drafts in a very long time. Holland has his work cut out for him this off season with who we need to re sign and there is a strong possibility we lose Puljujarvi or Yamamoto and having a good young 1st or 2nd round pick to go into the system would help a lot.</div></div>

Fair enough - I can see that for sure. 1st round picks are indeed a prized commodity. Nonetheless I think the value is there and it does address the Oilers needs, but I can understand why you wouldn’t want to give up the first.

I think my counter would be to take Allen, Koskinen out and the 1st out, and just have chiarot for the 2nd. That might be more palatable. I know some have been saying chiarot might get a 1st….while if course I would like that, I think he gets a 2nd plus maybe a later round pick as opposed to the 1st. A 1st is a lot for one playoff run of chiarot (and I really like him and what he brought to the team in the playoffs last year). He can definitely be useful to have for a deep playoff run. Very hard to play against, but again , I think he’s more of a 2nd + something small as opposed to a 1st.