I mean this as a total compliment, @LandonFerraro sounds just like @rayferraro21 calling this Jets game. Ray is the absolute best in the game, so this is so cool.
Rough to start the season without Hyman, RNH, Savoie, and Dickinson but, given the centre depth and the performance of Pod/Drai/Kap in game 1, playing 97 & 29 together seems really strange.
The @EdmontonOilers morning skate in Vancouver:
Podkolzin-McDavid-Draisaitl
Jones-Dach-Kapanen
Formenton-Michaels-Joseph
Howard-Samanski-Frederic
Ekholm-Bouchard
Shea-Murphy
Walman-Mukhamadullin
Levi
(Zach Hyman not on trip. Mike Babcock will update after practice)
Don't think that was an efficient use of EDM's money. Not sad to see this – at Fredericton, New Brunswick
– at Fredericton, New Brunswick
Tarasov
Mikheyev
Stenlund
Fills three needs for Edmonton:
Goalie
PK speedy winger
Right shot, good on faceoffs 4C.
Not sure they can get all three for $7.4m though.
Sounds like most people are expecting this. It's gonna be way too much money for way too meh of a player.
Focus on trades. UFAs are a minefield this year. Maybe offer sheet Bourque or trades only. – at Fredericton, New Brunswick
Bobby Brink should be of interest to a lot of teams. Fast, underlying numbers are good. Right hand shot, 24 years old. – at Fredericton, New Brunswick
The #MNWild did not issue qualifying offers to:
Bobby Brink
Cameron Butler
Samuel Hlavaj
Bradley Marek
Oskar Olausson
They will now be unrestricted free agents.
Full list of players that did not receive QO's:
puckpedia.com/players/search…
For the pure nostalgia I clicked on the website belonging to mister "E5". The "rumor chart" currently lists the odds of McDavid being an Oilers next season LOWER than Jason Robertson being in Dallas. I mean, maybe I could turn out to be wrong but, that seems like quite the take. – at Fredericton, New Brunswick
This is how I view every move the Oilers make It makes almost all of them look bad.
Weren't the vibes bad last year? How is "run it back" even a consideration?
They need like 3 meaningful upgrades plus a starting goalie and they keep spending at the bottom of the roster.
Convincing the single most impactful individual player I’ve ever watched to leave money on the table, only to turn around and sign nearly $12 million worth of Connor Murphy, Jason Dickinson and Trent Frederic is genuinely wild work.
Multiple things are true. I agree 100% w/ Sara. Canadian franchises have been some.of the most poorly run for decades b/c they could sell tickets anyway. That said, any criticism of Brady is warranted. He's allowed to want to play in FLA w/ Matt, but he handled it poorly
Colorado re-acquiring their own 2027 pick. Offer sheet tool or at least leverage as the Canes did last year...
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Congratulations to Rhys Jessop (@Rhys_Jessop), who has become, I believe, the first @CanucksArmy alum and the first Canucks blogosphere product to win a Stanley Cup.

















