@Orlan1791James@OilLoyal You ever live here? Its a great place to raise a family and be a serious working adult. Traffic's manageable esp when compared to big cities and crime's not horrid everywhere. But if you want bougie hipster shit for bfast and a nightclub every corner this aint it. Each their own.
@bettsyboy98@BlueBullet1981 At worst theyre top 7ish if BUF reaches potential and MIN if they keep Hughes. VGK maybe but theyre just recycled trash that cant stop healthy Oilers.
1 prime pt producer - Bouch
2 2way guy - Wal Shea
2 elite shutdown -Ek Murph
1 rook w/ size and bite - Muk
1 decent 6/7th - Embi
@bettsyboy98@BlueBullet1981 You do realize Walman was broken last season, right? Played 53 games and was never quite right at any point.
Take a look at the other d-corps in the league. In what world is that NOT a top 5 defense?
Only CAR, COL, DAL, NJ better. Maybe TB but theyre old as balls
@bettsyboy98@BlueBullet1981 Lol how.. not only is that a top 5 D-corps in the league, nobody is blatantly overpaid the way Nurse was. Even if you hate the Oilers, the D no longer has a boat anchor contract or any AHL wannabes due to lack of viable players. 7 dmen are bonafide NHLers on good deals.
@mathewjdp@connermcjesus97 I dont know man, he's one headshot away from being forced to retire. If the issue was 'he's made of glass' and the cure is 'to not get hit in the head'.. thats's a horrible gamble to take.
@WildcatOil@Thealbinorhino5 I disagree. Bot6 guys need to fight for jobs each year. If he beats out the new additions, he's in they're out. I take issue with handing spots out to guys we like (and i really like Sam) just cause. Earn your spot or try harder next time. Youre on a contender, not a rebuilder.
@WildcatOil@Thealbinorhino5 Oil have 12F 6D 3G w/ 2 RFA's to sign (Dach & Muk). Doubt those two eat up 6.4M. 3 cheap callups (Sam, Jones, Clat) at <1M ea.
Accrue Cap and get a TDL upgrade as needed. No need to blow it all right now when the remaining UFAs all lowkey ass..
@Kgill39 Hard pass. I too thought he'd be worth throwing money at.. but man he's quite the headcase. Plus with Babs coming in, he's gonna be an expensive distraction in the doghouse.
@Shmucko84@TalkeyHockey He's gonna score 15 by December.. then 5 for the rest of the season + playoffs. He'll look like he's all over the other team, but will avoid corners and hard areas like the plague. He'll accidentally hit another player on occasion though, so there's that I guess.
@coopsie39 To be fair, when 2Butts says 'we are hearing..', it's just them using Text-To-Speech on actual insider's tweets because they can't fuckin read. They're technically not lying ๐
@BPowder15@SportsnetSpec@oilersaccess Same pieces, but they were playing checkers and now decide to play chess. That's still a huge change.
Brought in heavy guys (Podz, Jones, Fred, Dach, Dicky, Murph) but plan was for all to play 'smart' (soft) and skilled to match 97 and 29..
I just hope Babs fixes that.