Matt Bottomly

Father of 3 young kids. Always tired. Patent attorney. Inventor. Hockey fan. Traveller.

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@MattPayner @Felix_Sicard This is the kind of result that proves the test is broken rather than the test taker.

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@kickstand_dp @Felix_Sicard @xohurricane_ That is an absolutely atrocious take. I love Luneau and stockpiled his rookie cards in the off-season. But LaCombe is insanely talented and has more endurance than the energizer bunny.

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@Derek_Lee27 And still isn't available as a Rocket Richard trophy candidate on Kalshi or Polymarket.

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@insiderJmoney That has kind of become your team's entire identity for a few years now. It has gotten old.

Dinosaurs will die.

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@BigMouthBarry Doiesn't that say as much about Scott Wheeler as it does about the Kings? Byfield is far from a bust.

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@abindependence_ @Bob_Stauffer @EdmontonOilers Refs clearly favored Edmonton tonight. What a joke of a take. They called a too many men because edmontonwhined... Even though Anaheim only had 5 on the ice. Podkolzin should see supplemental discipline.

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@slipweb3 @Bob_Stauffer @EdmontonOilers And yet the ducks still managed to do so despite the clear ref advantage the oilers enjoyed all night long with phantom calls favoring Edmonton. Maybe watch the actual game.

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@theboldtman @Bob_Stauffer @OilersNow McDavid ran himself into the post and then got up crying. The team did absolutely nothing. The nationwide take was that the oilers are downy soft and can't even win a 1 man fight.

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@Bob_Stauffer @EdmontonOilers Podkolzin and his teammates initially did absolutely nothing because it was obviously clean and McDavid put himself in that situation. Then McDavid got up all crying and whiny, so Podkolzin assaulted an unsuspecting guy who didn't agree to fight. What an insane take.

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@JennaY95297 @Randy_Lahey84 @EdmontonOilers That is true. The refs gave the oilers way too many soft calls to protect mcdavids feelings. Oilers got away with way too much all game.

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@EdmontonOilers Lose. You lost. It isn't win or lose anymore. You lost on the ice and you lost respect with the constant crybaby attitude and pleading with refs to get phantom calls all game.

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@DSB_hockey @GenePrincipe @2MuttsHockeyPod @EdmontonOilers @cmcdavid97 So you mean when McDavid attempts a very dangerous approach with a predictable outcome... Sometimes he hurts himself. That is correct.

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@lbertacanada @GenePrincipe @EdmontonOilers @cmcdavid97 The argument is that you entirely made up your entire premise and there was no cross-check. McDavid was just walked into the post and then had a hissy fit.

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@DetChuckVaughn @GenePrincipe @EdmontonOilers @cmcdavid97 Yes. McDavid was fair game and took a completely fair hit.

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@KeithOlbermann True. They kept calling ridiculous penalties because Edmonton whined, like when Edmonton whined about too many men, but there were only 5 guys on the ice. Or when they called fake hooking. Or they made up a 2m offsetting penalty against Helleson after Podkolzin committed assault.

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@OilersJack This game just showed even with the help of overly generous refs calling ridiculous penalties to benefit Edmonton, the Oilers still couldn't handle a bunch of kids. Even when McDavid 's ankle doesn't have a convenient booboo excuse.

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@OilersJack After standing around and doing nothing after the clean hit until McDavid got up all crubaby, Podkolzin unilaterally assaulted Helleson. Helleson never did anything to condone the fight. Podkolzin should see supplemental discipline, but the 2m to Helleson was complete BS.

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@jason_gidosh @OilersJack True. They let the oilers get away with too much and called total BS calls against Anaheim. Luke the fiction too many men when ducks had 5 on the ice or the made up call against Helleson.

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@GillianSmi1xpd @OilersJack When the other guy doesn't try to fight back because it was a Podkolzin clown show after McDavid got up crying and upset.

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@BboundMsa @OilersJack Pretty sure he got his when he helped walk the Oil to the off-season. I was in the stadium that day, and it was delicious.