Islanders could still take a D-man.
edit: Oh shit yeah Edmonton will take Yakupov...FUCK FUCK FUCK!
The latest whoopsie-daisies moment come courtesy of a franchise that has essentially been one large administrative snafu for the better part of a decade: the Oilers. Under the NHL's collective bargaining agreement, teams can only make four transactions with their AHL affiliates after the trade deadline. Edmonton tried to make a fifth, calling up Magnus Paajarvi from Oklahoma City on Friday and then, upon realizing their mistake, sticking him right back on the plane like a weary traveler turned away at customs. Oilers president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe later complained that the rule was "ludicrous," as if that absolved Edmonton from having to play by it.
John MacKinnon at the Edmonton Journal basically handwaves all of this away: " the Paajarvi 'easy-come-easy-go' fiasco is mighty small beer in the overall scheme of things. It's embarrassing, but everybody lived, for example."
He has a point: If you have "death" as your standard of failure, then yes, it's like the 32nd successful season in a row for the Oilers. Sure, it's six years without a playoff appearance and they're within spitting distance of clinching the title of "Worst team since the lockout," but NOBODY HAS DIED. For those of us who aim slightly higher, who think "not making the playoffs for six years" should be a measuring stick rather than "nobody died," this is another sign the people in the front office have no idea what they're doing. Picking Hall and RNH is the easy part.3 Actually, complying with the rules in the CBA is pretty bloody easy too. The hard part is moving from "having a bunch of talented young players" to "being an elite hockey team." I've no idea why, other than hope, people would expect that of this group.
I doubt it will, his rankings seems to be off and Galchenyuk, Grigorenko and Dumba can all rise and fall.I hope Craig Button's draft board happens.
Hadn't seen that. Awesome.
Hey, shoplifterWouldn't be so salty about this if the Oil hadn't won THREE FUCKING YEARS IN A ROW.
lol, well then... let's hope the teams follow Button's mock. Galchenyuk come on down!
Edmonton should trade paarjarvi after they draft yakupovI'm still going with Edmonton either
a) trading their #1 to Columbus for #2 + players or prospects
b) keeping #1, drafting Yakupov, and turning around and making a blockbuster trade for a big name D-man on draft day
Lets hope the habs pick develops into a star player, whoever it may be.
Edmonton gets the 1st pick again? yeesh... When the heck are they going to actually be "good" from this eternal rebuilding process that has been going on seemingly forever? Will they finish 28th next year instead of 29th like they did this year?
Yakupov, Grigorenko and Galchenyuk will be gone by the time Toronto is drafting.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this happens, pretty likely.suter's rights and predators #1 for yakupov
Yup. The order may change, but your Top 4 is Yakupov, Galch, Grigs and Murray. Leafs are probably looking at Forsberg.
Yakupov, Grigorenko and Galchenyuk will be gone by the time Toronto is drafting.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this happens, pretty likely.
I take solace in the fact Montreal will finish in a higher position then Edmonton last year. Enjoy missing the playoffs again!
Forsberg or Murray would not be bad at all.
Nope. But the TSN guy that had CBJ taking Murray and the Islanders taking Forsberg, allowing Galchenyuk to fall to the Leafs.... why would he give Leafs fans hope like that? So cruel. Like people have said, it's more likely that the first four picks are all forwards and Toronto is left picking a dman.Einherjar said:Forsberg or Murray would not be bad at all.
Eventually their scoring ability will far outpace defensive liability
This year or next year.... Oilers are going to turn into the most powerful team in the NHL. There hasn't been a team as potentially scary as them since the Gretzky years
Nope. But the TSN guy that had CBJ taking Murray and the Islanders taking Forsberg, allowing Galchenyuk to fall to the Leafs.... why would he give Leafs fans hope like that? So cruel. Like people have said, it's more likely that the first four picks are all forwards and Toronto is left picking a dman.
Nope. But the TSN guy that had CBJ taking Murray and the Islanders taking Forsberg, allowing Galchenyuk to fall to the Leafs.... why would he give Leafs fans hope like that? So cruel. Like people have said, it's more likely that the first four picks are all forwards and Toronto is left picking a dman.
1 more game and Yakupov would have been ours
Sat there and looked like he pooped himself like he usually does.I really fucking hate Toronto radio. Why am I hearing endless bitching about Burke's reaction to the lottery results on the air? What did he do? I turned off the TV as soon as I saw Edmonton won.
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I could see the Islanders taking Murray, leaving Leafs with Forsberg.
Expecting:
Yakupov
Grig
Gal
Murray
Forsberg
It actually looked like he was trying to poop himself, but couldn't.Sat there and looked like he pooped himself like he usually does.