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Lehner on point today

Risto even pointed to who Bogo was meant to be marking and he still didn't manage to process the play before it was too late Yeah that seemed to be the idea... but that is a weird strategy when playing a very fast team and a poor breakaway goalie

People would be crucifying Lehner if he had been the one to give up that rebound on the GWG

To be honest, if jack ever becomes a point per game player then I'll be happy. I expect in five years when those redrafts are done, jack will be taken 3rd or 4th. Reinhart is another bust of a 2nd overall. I think he will be a Kyle Turris, not a Toews. Ultimately, the tank has failed and we need to rely on trades and surprise prospects now. Or we become the oilers and bottom dwell until a truly elite player can be taken

Eichel just isn't a Mathews or McDavid. He is an Erik Johnson - a good player that can't carry a franchise.

Can you imagine the hype around here if last season Eichel put up Mathews numbers? Eichel is Marleau - solid 1st line points but not a keystone of a succesful team Matthews is Thornton - a star Obviously there are problems with this, e.g. Thornton being famed for a choker and the Sharks being mostly a failure in the post-season. But the point stands

Bieksa has a NTC Stoner is pure crap - good luck finding a team with the cap space and desire. Despres is signed cheap and long term Fowler is a UFA in under 2 seasons He makes the most sense from a trade point of view. I'm sure he is low down on the list of who ANA would want to trade but that's irrelevant. Their back is against a wall. What happens if someone offer sheets Lindholm for 7 million? They have a week to find that cap space and no one is going to be trying to give them 'fair' value for their players then. Their negotiation position is weak and can only get worse

I have a horrible feeling McDavid - Eichel is going to be a Crosby - Bobby Ryan type 1-2 relationship. I think Eichel will be good, probably a bit better than Ryan - but I actually am sceptical he will ever be a superstar

Foligno + 2nd + 2nd for Stoner + Fowler ...? Foligno is an Anaheim-esque player

Definitely 4th, the other three would have required a spectacular save or luck to stop. However, he also made some spectacular saves that bailed the team out. You can only ask for so much from a goalie. He would have needed to play lights out for us to win last night. So yes, he could have saved the game for us. But did he lose the game for us? No.

So we criticise players who are soft and play a safe lethargic game, avoiding physical contact and we criticise players who play the game hard and fast? Right...

Failed team? Is that an identity?

You realise this is a freak accident, right?

First goal hits the post and in - 1cm difference and it isn't a goal. 3/5 softie Second goal an NHL player is alone in the slot. 2/5 softie Third goal was a tip 2m from the net. 1/5 softie Fourth goal was a failed cover up. 5/5 softie Lehner was not the problem tonight. He made 4 or 5 insane saves.

My concern with Tim Murray is that he has a list of 'his' players and basically only wants them. Instead of taking advantage of opportunities available

He never is. He is trash

Ennis and Foligno for Fowler

Sam's Pass. Oh my.

Weak draft this year :(

100% agreed. I miss him already

Are we the Oilers now? Promising young forwards with no defence to help them...

Ah Ennis. You Shitstain.

I feel this team is far too similar in skill to last years. Watching them play, its all the same - sloppy and broken plays with players running into each other

Man I really wish we could trade Ennis for defence. He is a useless sack out there and we are running with three / four bottom pair guys

Hrm not sure how I feel about this. He has yet to make this team actually better