With all the sads about our division opponents getting top picks, I just thought I would point out the following:

2010 - Hall (1,1)
2011 - Nugent-Hopkins (1,1)
2012 - Yakopov (1,1)
2013 - Nurse (1,7)
2014 - Draisaitl (1,3)
2015 - McDavid (1,1)
2016 - Puljujarvi (1.4)
2017 - Yamamoto (1,22)
2018 - Bouchard (1,10)

So, with a median draft pick at #3 over the past nine seasons, the Edmonton Oilers have made the playoffs ONCE with their median season equaling 74 points (2012-2013 season calculated pro-rata due to the lockout).

because they’re one of the worst run franchises in sports.

Ghost is blaming his poor season on a knee injury he hid since OCTOBER

https://www.philly.com/flyers/flyers-sh ... 90410.html

Are we sure it didn't mean he hid it from media/fans but not the team. Can't imagine the team didn't know about it .

BigEd76 wrote:Ghost is blaming his poor season on a knee injury he hid since OCTOBER

https://www.philly.com/flyers/flyers-sh ... 90410.html

One of my least favorite things about hockey is how every time we get to the end of the season, particularly a disappointing one, we find out that everyone was playing with an arm chopped off or something, if you're really that injured, just sit out, get healthy, and come back. And if you're healthy enough to play, don't pull the "look this isn't an excuse BUT" bullshit afterwards.

I'm fine with them keeping an injury from the fans, it happened with Alshon during the SB run. It's not cool to keep it from the team. My guess is the team knew about it.

You don't want guys targeting injuries if you can avoid it.

Coots scored a hat trick in the playoffs with a torn MCL. These guys are different creatures

Always liked him

Farabee won the Tim Taylor Award for NCAA national rookie of the year

any interest in jon cooper?

BigEd76 wrote:Farabee won the Tim Taylor Award for NCAA national rookie of the year

Flyers hire Alain Vigneault as the 21st head coach in franchise history.

Pretty much the choice I would have expected out of Fletcher

If it was between Vigneault and Gordon I think I would rather just go with Gordon. You could at least fire Gordon in a year, now you have to give Vigneault a couple of years.

Vigneault hired, per Narducci on the twitter.

GrizzledVeteran wrote:Vigneault hired, per Narducci on the twitter.

dubious clam.

hard to argue with the choice after such an in-depth process.

momadance wrote:

GrizzledVeteran wrote:Vigneault hired, per Narducci on the twitter.

dubious clam.

Questionable mussel

Took the Canucks and Rangers to the Cup Finals this decade but lost both (including game 7 at home to Boston), then he followed that Vancouver season by winning the President's Trophy and losing in 5 in the first round

He’s coached some good teams to the Final. If he has talent, he gets results. I like him