The Swamp

bapo! wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:58 pm

brian wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:50 pmIn STL for work and tried to get the guys to go to the game. Upper bowl tickets are $8 on Stubhub. No takers. Guess we'll just go to the bar.

This is galling. Galling! Yeah, I know that the Blues are bad this year, but still. McDavid is such a unique player. Every sports fan should watch him when given the opportunity.

I was trying to think of similar athletes, guys who were must-watch because they did things that nobody else could do. I think Barry Sanders is a good comp. And sadly maybe a little too on the nose, because it looks like McDavid is going to spend his best years on a bad team with an inept front office.

bapo! wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:58 pm

brian wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:50 pmIn STL for work and tried to get the guys to go to the game. Upper bowl tickets are $8 on Stubhub. No takers. Guess we'll just go to the bar.

This is galling. Galling! Yeah, I know that the Blues are bad this year, but still. McDavid is such a unique player. Every sports fan should watch him when given the opportunity.

I was trying to think of similar athletes, guys who were must-watch because they did things that nobody else could do. I think Barry Sanders is a good comp. And sadly maybe a little too on the nose, because it looks like McDavid is going to spend his best years on a bad team with an inept front office.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:01 pmSharing my Bolts season Tix this year, and the Oil game was a must draft.

bapo! wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:07 pm I've sorta converted that aforementioned friend into an Oilers fan.

bapo! wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:07 pm I've sorta converted that aforementioned friend into an Oilers fan. I've shown him the similarities between the Oilers and Penguins. Generational talent, but underperforming team. Nonexistent bottom-line scoring. #1 goalie who might not actually be a #1 goalie. Highly touted young RW who hasn't done much in the NHL yet.

I wrote a bit about Daniel Sprong yesterday, but Jesse Puljujarvi is an even bigger head-scratcher. At one point, he was rated higher than Matthews and Laine. It just hasn't clicked in the NHL yet. Everybody likes this kid. And the Oilers need him to succeed.

The Athletic's coverage of the Oilers is pretty excellent. It's actually so good that it hurts my enjoyment of the team, because it helps me understand just how dire things are.

Recent headlines:

Ken Hitchcock's 'to do' list of miracles a long one involving 30 percent of Oilers' roster

Finding Ken Hitchcock's Oilers' more productive wingers: Hard target search

Oilers need a first-shot scoring winger, and Ryan Spooner isn't it. So what's next?

Can Ken Hitchcock save Milan Lucic's career?

What can the Oilers do with Lucic? Seriously. Like, what the fuck? WHAT?! Do you have any ideas, Mr. Internet Tough Guy? Yeah, I didn't think so.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:01 pm

bapo! wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:07 pm I've sorta converted that aforementioned friend into an Oilers fan.

My condolences.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:06 pmHow great is The Athletic?

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:04 pm Chiarelli has to be gone at the end of the season, doesn't he? He has been a disaster in Edmonton. Considering all the really high draft choices they've had, kind of amazing that they've only made the playoffs once in recent memory, and probably won't this season.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:35 amBut why the heck does this deal get signed today!? This makes no sense! Forget the insanely inflated salary, why is it being signed in January? This isn't Erik Karlsson. Are they afraid he will get better? Are they afraid teams will outbid them? They could make this deal anytime.