My Oilers summer wishlist:
Gone:
Knoblauch and staff
Nurse
Jarry
Henrique
Frederic
Roslovic
Pickard
Ekholm
Ingram - or keep as a backup ONLY
Need:
REST
Legit #1 goalie
Top4 D-man
Top6 winger
Better bottom 6 forwards
Better / experienced coaching
Will any of it happen? 😬
@FrozenOilHockey Do some of you seeing this not see the word wishlist? Of course I don't expect all of these, or even any, to get looked after. That's why I said wishlist. It's a pipedream.
The fact that you have 8 players out of a 20 man roster needing to be replaced (with others needing contracts) an entirely new coaching staff, and part of the search for 1 of those 9 players is a legit starting goalie, after 11 years of no goaltending is….2 things.
1. Hard to know how this team even was considered a contender.
2. Hard to think that you can fix that all in one offseason.
Holland ruined this franchise. Bowman should also be replaced btw.
@JamesPitts_SCM Captain on every team he's played on, save for the Olympics when he's an A. Doubt they put the C on him when Crosby was injured, just for the hell of it. I don't think anyone in the league would doubt his leadership. 🤷
@DillyDilly97@OilersRus Honestly. If you wanna solve oilers issue you have to make hard decisions.
It’s time to move on from nuge and nurse. Both those can bring u some better value. Yes nurse contract sucks but u would have to eat money or throw a pick.
Bob is a FA can focus that
@DillyDilly97 I just seem him slowing down more and more each season. His age and style of play could be big factors, sooner than later. Good still get a nice return at this point, but highly doubt he leaves anyway.
@OilersRus I think we’re stuck with Frederic. Not sure why’d you want Ekholm gone - he may have to play a reduced role but he’s still important. I also think he has a NMC after giving us a sweetheart deal.
@Karl121210 That's why it's stated as a wishlist. Need at least a couple these things to be checked off, if they have any hope of trying to keep McDavid and Draisaitl around, and to be competitive.
Oilers eliminated in the first round. What a huge disappointment this season was. Even bigger disappointment in the playoffs. No 1st Round pick this year, or next year. Woof. We wait to see the first shoe to drop.
Much like most of the season, the Oilers look disinterested, out of synch, and discombobulated. They need a fairly decent re-tool in the offseason. Far too many passengers, not enough hard workers. Perhaps some of it stems from the mediocre coaches.