TrueBlueGED

On the one hand, I'm not going to complain about playoff OT. On the other hand, I really don't want Edmonton to go up 3-1, which is now very much in play...

Got old quick.

He's so far behind the play, McDavid probably doesn't even hear the trash talk.

I really feel like they've had the better of the play for the majority of the series. But Holtby has been poop, Fleury has been great, and here we are.

And of course Mike Milbury is singing his praises.

Has Marc-Andre Fleury taken up black magic? Because Holtby's steely playoff soul has been obliterated this year.

Ordinarily, yes. But since I don't want to admit to having missed it...no. :p Chicago had to give up Teravainen to dump Bickell's contract. Is Bogo's worse than his? I think it might be, but I hope the league doesn't see it that way.

As is evidenced by everyone's comparisons to high school and beer league :lol: On the bright side, it's possible his giant head houses some grade-A gray matter.

The thread is about what you would try to do.

You spent all season making excuses for Bylsma because of the blue line, and you're okay going into next season with that? C'mon man!

He was our stats guy, wasn't he?

Red alert! Red alert! We have a moving goalposts alert! This is not a drill! You declared the tank a failure. That's quite a bit stronger than calling it a mistake. Failure implies we're Edmonton, hopelessly toiling away at the bottom of the standings for years on end without hope until falling back asswards into a no-BS generational talent. One cannot hold this view and also be optimistic about the collected talent.

Are we really expecting an assistant GM to throw the head coach under the bus? And that was how many years ago?

It'd have to be a Godfather offer. They'll flip Vatanen and use that money to extend Fowler.

Vatanen certainly had a tough year, but I think he's classic "square peg round hole" for Carlyle.

Yea, 4.5M for a 2nd pair D is pretty fair, I think. 7 year term does carry more risk than I'd be comfortable with, but it's not a bad contract unless he regresses.

My preferred targets would be two of Fowler, Trouba Ekholm, Ellis. I don't expect any of them to be moved, so combining my preferences with expectations, I arrive at players more like Vatanen and Brodin. Kane and a 3rd for Brodin. #8, Bailey/Baptiste, Girgensons for Vatanen and #27. Brodin-Risto McCabe-Vatanen Guhle-Antipin Falk Bogo banished somewhere. Anywhere. Gorges in the A.

I think you're just cranky that all this time you thought the problem was meddling, when in fact, there was little of it. It's okay, I'd also despair if my pet theory was so completely incorrect :p Overrated and overpaid?

Murray looks entirely dazed and confused in that picture. He must have just gotten done watching his blue line play. Right. He's a boring choice, but he's in the top tier of candidates based on credentials.

Ref should get fined for that one. Good lord.

Yea, I can understand why they did it, but I still think it's a mistake.

I am greatly enjoying some Toronto-based stats guys defending this contract with the same reasoning they reject for our defense of Risto. Good times. Anyway, I like Zaitsev and think he's a decent 2nd pair guy...but that's a lot of term for a guy with one NHL season and only okay results.

Given what Dreger has put out, I'm inclined to believe there's some smoke here. Anyway, Botterill isn't my top choice, but I'm in favor of fast-tracking our way out of the NHL's tank-mandated dungeon. Why not? I can't imagine an AGM is especially busy.

Granted his presence pre-dated the Pegulas ownership, but Whaley came from Pittsburgh as well.

Remember everyone, David Stern froze the Knicks' envelope so Patrick Ewing would end up in New York. Where did Bettman learn his trade? That's right, David Stern! BOOM! *quietly hopes nobody takes this seriously*