Perhaps he and 18 can look in the mirror then watch the C’s and wingers on TBY and notice they don’t fly the zone and leave their Dmen trying to make 50ft passes through people. Kucherov even back checked and had a few steals. Meanwhile 18 flys the zone and 97 circles in their end. Not sure how any coach fixes the best player in the world refusing to play the position 200ft. Torts maybe, but then how long do the stars stay?
McDavid post game on the lightning
“They got a great system. They’re perfectly coached. They all know what they’re doing all over the ice. It’s impressive. They are a great team.”
“They’re extremely well coached they’re extremely well organized. They’re very very rehearsed in everything that they do. It’s very impressive and when you do break them down, they got a heck of a goalie to back stop them.”
I Asked him how they can get to that place with their system.
“That’s a coaching question you can ask Knobber that question. Obviously we’ve been play together a long time and we feel like we’re somewhat rehearsed and organized, but not to their level.”
@forptsake@EdmontonOilers@Condors No they don’t have an extra forward right now. He will be the extra. I hope he gets in cuz he a great player for Bako.
@Smackitals@bigheadhcky They said that last year too! Weren’t supposed to be LA, Vegas, or Dallas. Same with the year before. 😂 this is a better team than both these teams. Dickinson is a legit defensive forward and same with Murphy. Both in the top 12 at their position in defensive metrics.
Edmonton Oilers lines after their deadline moves:
Nuge-McDavid-Hyman
Savoie-Draisaitl-Roslovic
Podkolzin-Dickinson-Frederic
Dach-Henrique-Kapanen
Ekholm-Bouchard
Walman-Murphy
Nurse-Emberson
Ingram
Jarry
Extras: Lazar, Statsney, Janmark
Hey, it absolutely is a Cup contender.
@notsoradchad@JasonGregor Nuge is not a centre back n the NHL. He can’t run his own line it’s been proven multiple times. His lines are flat. He's a way better winger.
Oilers main priority heading to deadline has to be a 2nd pair RD. A 3C would be nice, but I think the 2RD is bigger priority now.
Colton Parayko would be ideal, but not sure Blues will move him, and making cap work would be tough. Same as Weegar.
Other possible options:
Connor Murphy
Rasmus Ristolainen
Jamie Oleksiak
Johnathan Kovacevic
Zach Whitecloud
Artyum Zub
@karleen_ben@EdmontonOilers@Condors Line dominates in Bako. Idk if it works at the NHL level this year. I could see all three on the roster full time next year.
@J_Arbuckle14@EdmontonOilers@Condors You don’t understand line up construction or how contracts work. Howard needs more time and to develop his skating. Janis a huge part of a very solid Pk of late. Freddy can’t go anywhere cuz of his contract. Cant even send him down.
@NHLTakeSmith@EdmontonOilers@Condors He’s got a full now move and he’s signed for 8 years. Cant send him down and no one is trading for him. Howard needs more time anyways and oilers need a centre. Josh has been good and going to the Olympics. Might as well give him a look.
@lil_squidlyn@ernieiceman@EdmontonOilers@Condors It’s very clear Howard isn’t ready for the NHL. Bad gives aways, skating isn’t there, he’s step late all the time, bad penalties. He has some things to work on. Skating is the main one. He doesn’t PK and the PK has been very good lately so Jans fills a need.
Podkolzin steps up and fights Kovacevic after the big defenceman laid a hit on McDavid.
Ref then makes the worst call in hockey: 2 for instigating, 5 for fighting and a 10-minute misconduct for Podkolzin.
As if Kovacevic wasn't willing, able, and aware what was coming...?
@JacobsFieldRBW Are you retarded? I didn’t mention anything aside from how many more games they won this year than last year. That’s fact and very big reason why they got to where they were this year. They weren’t even supposed to be a playoff team. You’re a retard.
I have yet to see any Blue Jays fans make an argument for John Schneider as Manager of the Year without mentioning something that happened before or after the 2025 regular season.
@Cowboys_FanTalk Fuck no! Why does everyone want an aging DE?! The cowboys are extremely talent poor on the D side this doesn’t help. We need add high caliber young player. One DE isn’t going to fix the cowboys D. They have holes at every level but let’s trade out picks for an aging DE. Stupid 🤦🏻♂️
@ZachWolchuk Would be a bad management mistake. Cowboys need young player with control. They are talent poor on the D side. Getting one player isn’t going to help this team. They need, S/CB/DE/LB and maybe a couple of each. Trading high picks for an aging DE isn’t the right plan.
@AsDrewstar76@ZachWolchuk What a brutal idea. Dallas has so many holes in D and LB is one of them. Cb/LB/S/DE. Cowboys need to keep all their picks and maybe try and get more. Build the D from draft.
@EdmontonOilers@Enterprise A jarry Skinner tandem would have been great. Pickard makes this tandem bad. Might be a small upgrade to stu but he plays less games. So Pickard will have to play 5-8 more games than he normally does. Yikes.
"We've watched him very closely & we've been impressed with his performance over the course of his career."
#Oilers GM Stan Bowman discusses today's trades with Pittsburgh & Nashville, highlighted by the acquisition of goaltender Tristan Jarry.
@Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers
@TTime55246@EdmontonOilers@Enterprise Doesn’t say much for our division right? When you are 4 points out of 1st place in a division and 24th overall out of 32 Teams.
"A lot of energy & a lot of togetherness on the bench & on the ice."
Coach Knoblauch checks in with the media after #Oilers skate at the Downtown Community Arena.
@Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers
@xitfirst@JeffPassan@Ken_Rosenthal Choked? Jays were playing with house money all season. They weren’t supposed to be on n the playoffs. Let alone to the World Series. They won 26 more games than the year before. You’re an idiot. Yanks got whooped and were supposed to get to the World Series. That’s embarrassing!
Right-hander Cody Ponce and the Toronto Blue Jays are finalizing a three-year, $30 million contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. The AL champs get the KBO MVP, who went 17-1 with a 1.89 ERA and struck out 252 in 180.2 innings. First on the agreement was @Ken_Rosenthal .