Comments on: Oilers 2009/10 – Quarter 2 Report

By: Racki

Racki — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:37:18 +0000

I actually thought hard about my Horcoff rating and wanted to give him lower, but he’s picked up the offense a bit. Him not being able to do part of what he was paid for made me question whether I should give him a lower rank though.

Agreed on Moreau.

And honestly, Tambellini’s mouth may be saying “we aren’t tanking” but his actions are.

By: neufab

neufab — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:54:16 +0000

Too bad that our best face-off guy can’t take face-offs. Saying Horcoff has been average is reasonable I suppose, but I think he is the example of what is wrong with this team. Playing below the level of his capabilities, playing less physical than he could (even though it’s not his game), missing opportunities and playing almost good enough to win, and yet second place = L in the standings.

Moreau is an older version of JFJ or Stone. Time to move on.

I still can’t believe that management hasn’t done a damn thing to help this team, and has limited Quinn’s arsenal. My unending optimism has soured somewhat.

By: David Staples

David Staples — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:36:24 +0000

Excellent work. I better get my own report card out there!

By: Racki

Racki — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:04:00 +0000

I like the idea of picking up vets though. Not for this season (which is a write-off, and we should be sellers) but for next. We’ll need some better, cheaper complementary players in here.

By: LateNightOilFan

LateNightOilFan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:05:34 +0000

Bostonoiler: Steve-O, you are dead on about the vets. We need some good vets on good contracts. that team was amazing that year and its a shame we couldn’t keep it together. I do think that Eberle is ready to play in the NHL next season though. I think Comrie could stick around and be a good vet at a cheap price. I think that a big group of young guys with a few good vets with leadership will really help us. I want us to trade for Doug Weight. He would be a huge help to the young guys.

Dougie is UFA after this season and we will be sellers at the deadline, so I don't see the sense in trading for him. I think Dougie is in his final year myself or very close to it since he has been injured for 30 games so far and just recently returned. He admitted his shoulder is messed up but he opted for rehab instead of surgery to try to get through the season to contribute on the ice so there's a chance he will probably have to go under the knife in the off-season. No denying he would provide leadership, but he's got a young Isles team he is doing that for and I wouldn't be surprised if he retired with the Isles, possibly after this season. Good analysis guys on the grades, thanks for all that work.