Torts fined $100,000 and the team forfeits a ‘26 2nd round pick for ducking the media following last nights win Torts is gonna Torts. Some guys just can't change. That said, I wonder how McCrimmon feels about his parachutist coach costing him a 2nd-round pick - which is not insignificant?? Then a ...

Johnson may be well respected and all that feel good nonsense but what the fuck has he really done in Abby? Ok a championship is a good thing but that seems like a group catching fire on a one and done more than a successful development program finally bearing fruit That was a veteran AHL squad ...

If they can do it without trading up or anything, I wouldn't be averse. That said, I don't see them pulling it off - one of them will get snatched up before RJ makes the pick. Even if they profile more like Sutters than Sedins, that's not bad. Besides, we have the draft capital to take a flyer like ...

"Safe environment" can mean a couple of things. It can mean a psychologically safe space like you say. It can also mean a safe environment for youngsters to make mistakes without fear of getting benched or ostracized in the room by vets who are focused on making the playoffs at all costs and don't ...

Seems Rutherford has cleaned out his office and at the completion of the draft will make Vancouver is secondary home and return to the east for a more permanent home. So sticking close some of the time to make himself available. Perhaps this is just a nice way to fire the guy. Just putting the old ...

All three talked about culture being the first thing they will address. RJ stressed that for the first while that is more important than wins/losses. They all talked about the culture improving the last 15 games or so. Clearly moving our JT did not in and of itself fix the locker room issues ...

I think the Sedins and Murph are tight. There has been little to no discussion about community involvement over the past few years, yet Murph lobbed them the question about it completely out of the blue. Murph is in-house media for all intents and purposes; an arm of their PR department, but at arm ...

Topper wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2026 12:23 pm

JelloPuddingPop wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2026 8:44 am Read somewhere, that this new Oilers coach - will be RNH's 10th.

The mind boggles.

10 coaches in 15 seasons

what a graveyard

We're not that far behind, sadly.

Topper wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2026 12:05 pm Malhotra and vision in the same sentence, which way are you going with this?

Kid just committed to another year of school, god forbid they turn the geriatric into a liar.

Yeah, I didn't see that connection when I wrote that...

We'll get our chance to see them draft a bigger body Dman in June. The top blueline prospects all have some beef or the frame to add beef until you hit Ryan Lin. As others have said, the smurfs haven't done too bad this playoffs. That said, you look at the Minny-Colorado series and fair to say they ...

But I suspect Gold's salary requirement wasn't the real hang up for ownership. Instead, it was all of the collateral costs of cleaning house and getting Gold's guys -- the contract buyouts -- and constructing analytics and/or scouting as Gold proposed. But again, you know that before making the ...

Could be worse; they could have tried to snap up Chayka…

Gaffar is saying that RJ has been offered a job as "head of hockey ops" - whatever that means in whatever front office constellation the owners concoct moving forward. Rumors are rumors and leaks are always sus to some extent, but this seems quite a chaotic build-up to whatever announcement gets ...

Yeah, but, if Anaheim needs to shed salary, I'd be happy with MMcT over Mancini and Raty. He is a way better centre than Raty, and we have internal replacements for Mancini. If that's all it takes, then I'll throw Mancini and his mother in the deal. Honestly, with this roster no one should be truly ...

This is a shortcoming of coaches like Tocchet and Greene (particularly Greene) -- the hyperfocus on doing better what one does not so well without any consideration as to the tradeoff. And its not just a shortcoming of individual player development, but of team construction. We are fast but not ...