kimmy Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 The Oilers just signed Milan Lucic to ride shotgun for Connor McDavid! I expect at least 25 goals and 25 beat-downs from him this season. -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Edmonton was just a few years too late for Lucic. His best days are behind him. He had 3 fights last year. He's good for 20 goals, maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmy Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Edmonton was just a few years too late for Lucic. His best days are behind him. He had 3 fights last year. He's good for 20 goals, maybe... He scored 20 last season, and I doubt playing with Connor McDavid is going to make him any worse. He just turned 28... it's not like old age should be a factor. -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Lucic, hits, fights, digs, grinds, gets under the skin of opponents and scores. $6M might be a little steep but he is the type of guy the Oil need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Guy Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Lucic, hits, fights, digs, grinds, gets under the skin of opponents and scores. $6M might be a little steep but he is the type of guy the Oil need. I think he is going to be the McDavid protector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I think he is going to be the McDavid protector. An added bonus for sure. Doughty, Milan's old teammate, gave the chosen one a pretty rough ride when the Oil played the Kings last year. I expect some push back from a guy the size of Lucic, will buy Connor a little more room and fewer bruises on the lower back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmy Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 One of the things I like about the direction the Oilers have taken since Chiarelli took over is that they are a lot tougher and meaner. He has gotten rid of weak little cream puffs and brought in monsters like Lucic, Maroon, Kassian, Cracknell... These are 235 pound angry dudes who just want to wreck stuff. The way the Western conference is going, having muscle and physicality in the lineup isn't an option, it's mandatory. I'm so sick of my team getting pushed around and beat up every night. That's not happening anymore. Win or lose, teams who play us are going to feel like they've been in a battle. I also like that Lucic has been part of winning organizations and has a championship ring and even going back to junior hockey has always been a leader and a winner. That's something the Oilers have kind of been missing. Also he is super passionate and super intense and I don't think he is the kind of guy who would go out drinking and partying after losing a blow-out game. I remember reading somewhere that when Chris Pronger came to the Oilers he was really intense about getting his workout time in, and would go in to the training staff and say he needed extra time on the equipment and that kind of thing. And pretty soon everybody on the team was going to the training-staff and saying they needed extra workout time. Because Chris Pronger was doing it. And when you see first-hand somebody with that kind of pedigree doing what it takes to keep on top, you feel like a shmuck for not doing just as much. I hope that Lucic can have the same kind of effect on the other guys. The other thing about Lucic is that he's completely mental. There's no limit to how passionate he is. Sometimes it can be a detriment... bad penalties and so on. But after many years of the Oilers being the weakest and most indifferent team in the league, this kind of injection of passion and physical intensity is just what they need. And it's contagious... players will want to stick up for each other when they know that their team-mates will stick up for them too. And that's not even mentioning Adam Larsson... the Oilers haven't had a defender this good since Chris Pronger left. After watching this year's playoffs and seeing how difficult guys like Viktor Hedman and Alex Peterangelo are to play against, I'm more convinced than ever that having that guy on your defense is important. The guy who can play 25+ minutes of mistake-free defensive hockey against the toughest forwards and absorb scoring chances like a black hole. I haven't personally watched enough of Adam Larsson to know for sure if he's that guy, but everything I have read about him says that he is. And he's only 23 and he's only improving. All these years since Pronger left, the Oilers have lacked that on their defense. And they were afraid to make the big trade to bring in somebody like that. But clearly Chiarelli isn't afraid. Trading Taylor Hall takes massive gonads. I think it is going to pay off. -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 The Oilers just signed Milan Lucic to ride shotgun for Connor McDavid! I expect at least 25 goals and 25 beat-downs from him this season. if by 'beat-down' you mean 'fights', no... that's gone where it belongs - outahere! Intimidation, and down-low play is where Lucic (and Maroon... and Kassian) excels. Bigger/tougher team now, oh ya! ... Cracknell... And that's not even mentioning Adam Larsson... Cracknell - UFA not given qualifying offer. Larrson? A gamble - time will tell. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthere Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) And that's not even mentioning Adam Larsson... the Oilers haven't had a defender this good since Chris Pronger left. After watching this year's playoffs and seeing how difficult guys like Viktor Hedman and Alex Peterangelo are to play against, I'm more convinced than ever that having that guy on your defense is important. The guy who can play 25+ minutes of mistake-free defensive hockey against the toughest forwards and absorb scoring chances like a black hole. I haven't personally watched enough of Adam Larsson to know for sure if he's that guy, but everything I have read about him says that he is. And he's only 23 and he's only improving. Larsson was +15 , playing against the best lines on the opposition, and withe Devils checking line out there too. He was an offensive Dman in junior, and the Devils play a defence-first system that he was obliged to adapt to. The Oilers still need another NHL defenceman. Hendricks and Pakarinen are two others who don't mind playing it tough. Edited July 4, 2016 by overthere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted July 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Bernier traded to Anaheim for a bag of pucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Looks like Bernier was part of the Andersen deal, but Anaheim didn't want to pay his $2M bonus installment that was owed on July 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Guy Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 The Leafs are not fit enough to go the full season. They should take a tip from the rookie camp for the Waterloo Walrus's: Walrus Training Camp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hmmmm.... some reasons for optimism it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted October 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 In Auston Matthews We Trust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Only Toronto could lose a game where one guy scores 4 goals! Â lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted October 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 What a choke job last night. Raptors start next Wednesday. :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Patrick Laine getting a hat-trick was pretty cool! Â Should be a great rivalry between the 1st and 2nd picks over many years! Laine - 1Â Matthews - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Leafs choked tonight against Minnesota Wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 How about them Canucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted October 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) 12 hours ago, bush_cheney2004 said: Leafs choked tonight against Minnesota Wild. 3-2 L's on the road, on a back to back, is choke now? Edited October 21, 2016 by Boges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Boges said: 3-2 L's on the road, on a back to back, is choke now? It's a choke if you're trolling the forum looking for reaction from Leaf fans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Boges said: 3-2 L's on the road, on a back to back, is choke now?  Yes...as Leafs were up 2-1 in the third.  Choke city. Edited October 21, 2016 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted October 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 5 minutes ago, bush_cheney2004 said:  Yes...as Leafs were up 2-1 in the third.  Choke city. Guess you have to cling to something with the Timberwolves being led by a Canadian and the Twins being a bottom dweller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Just now, Boges said: Guess you have to cling to something with the Timberwolves being led by a Canadian and the Twins being a bottom dweller.  Going off topic will never change the Leafs suck index.  And the Minnesota Wild fans did not throw beer cans on the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthere Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 On 7/1/2016 at 9:42 PM, Slick said: Lucic, hits, fights, digs, grinds, gets under the skin of opponents and scores. $6M might be a little steep but he is the type of guy the Oil need. So far, he has been much more than just a goon.  Lucic was really good in all ways on Thursday , when the Oilerrs beat the Blues 3-1. Scored the winner, had some great chances, and ground it out on the boards against a really good team.  Lucic cannot skate with McDavid, but in fairness- who can? The Oilers would not have won a close game against a good team last or previous years.  Fingers crossed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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