Am I devastated my team lost? Yes.
Does it sting knowing we were the better team of the series? Yes.
Am I thankful for the memories we made in this playoff run? Yes.
Am I incredibly proud of my hockey team? Yes.
GO OILERS GO 🧡💙
#LetsGoOilers
It’s ok if the Winnipeg fans boo McDavid for drawing that tripping penalty. They don’t have an airport so they’re not used to seeing anything take off that fast.
For what my opinion is worth, Ovechkin is damned if he does speak and damned if he doesn’t. There is no right or wrong stance for him now and I’m tired of the world feeling like every celebrity and athlete has to have a public opinion on everything.
Landeskog got absolutely nothing for his brutal hit on Yamamoto so I do t want to hear a single fucking word about Kane hitting Kadri. I am over this “NHL protect stars” bullshit.
How, HOW, are there still people who don’t like Skinner? He’s young, admits he’s got a lot to learn, is busting his ass to prove himself and is doing just fine effort wise. Like, come on. Give the kid a break.
#LetsGoOilers
You know what’s cool?
We are all collectively devastated and crushed that the Oilers didn’t win the Stanley Cup, but the number of fans who are not only proud of this team but came together to make a solid community is amazing.
Well done, Edmonton and beyond.
#LetsGoOilers
My mom just got out of the hospital from cancer surgery and my dad is an amputee. Getting groceries these days means I shop for 2 households and the glares I get are unreal. No, I’m not hoarding. I’m helping two elderly people unable to shop on their own right now.
Can we please be nicer to Harnarayan Singh?
I know he isn’t Jack Michaels but he is very good at what he does and Sportsnet has extremely tricky rights to regional vs. non-regional games.
It gives me immense satisfaction that Draisaitl is sitting ahead of Matthews in number of goals so far this season. Matthews isn’t better than McDavid and he isn’t better than Draisaitl, either.
A lot of people are upset they will have to get a fourth shot.
I’ll get 4,000,000 shots if I have to. It’s the smart and safe thing to do. We get a flu shot every year … how is this any different? I’ll take all the protection I can get for myself and my family I can, thanks.
There is a lot of hate for McDavid today because apparently he rigged a competition he won.
It really kills people to admit he’s the best player in the league right now, and one of the best talents the game has ever seen. It’s beyond mind boggling really.
I‘ve been purposely avoiding Oilers Twitter for a while but I’m just here to say Duncan Keith is welcome to Oil Country, there’s likely more to him being here than fans know and I’m excited for hockey. Don’t @ me. I haven’t had enough wine and I’m not in the mood.
#LetsGoOilers
#BoycottMcDonalds
is trending because Ronald McDonald House wants to make vaccinations mandatory and self centred asshats are making it about them. This is the most on brand BS yet. I think I see a Happy Meal in my future today. Heaven forbid we all pitch in to help sick kids.
I work in a very formal office and I don’t get a chance to dress casually at work. My boss jokingly made a deal with me in September that if the Oilers played to win the Stanley Cup I could not only wear a jersey to work but I could wear my leggings and runners, too.
#dealisadeal
Jesse Puljujarvi took a lot of hate from this fanbase and worked through some rough patches to be a solid addition to this team. Just when I think that all the Jesse hate has finally gone away, Mark Spector and the like come up with stupid shit. This is exhausting. Stop it.
@upstephanie
That is quite a take. Being a writer, I actually appreciate good grammar and I know many others do, too, especially in a professional setting. It’s not racist at all to point out a comma is in the wrong place.
My heart breaks for Jack Campbell. I wanted him to have such a big success story this season. Canadian markets are hard enough to play in to begin with, forget all the other pressures of the game mixed in. I really hope he becomes the all star he’s capable of being somewhere.
If Connor McDavid has to explain hockey rules in a post game press conference, your league has a problem.
Good for him for speaking up. Enough is enough with this garbage.
Guys. We are 5 points back from the first team IN THE LEAGUE!! Not the division, not the conference, THE LEAGUE! Are we perfect? No. Will we be just fine? Yes. Just have as much fun as the team and enjoy the ride.
#LetsGoOilers
Oilers “fans”: Losing is bullshit and this team needs to be better.
*Team goes 5-0 to start the season.
Oilers “fans”: Well it won’t last but whatever.
I CAN’T FUCKING DEAL WITH THIS FAN BASE ANYMORE!!! SUPPORT THE BOYS AND BE EXCITED!!!!!
I want to know what marketing degree recipient that was hired by Super Store thought these Like A Mother commercials were a good idea. Fucking stupidest and most annoying thing on TV apart from Drew Remenda.
Larsson said he had a hard time in this city because of a trade that wasn’t his fault and fans never let him forget it. Here we are version 2.0 with Foegele and Bear. We don’t know if Bear wanted to leave, we don’t know what was discussed for his trade. Leave Foegele alone.
I keep getting ads for Dry February and while I completely understand the principle behind it, with the state of the world and my hockey team at this present time, I can confidently say there is not a fucking chance I’m going to partake.
Cassie Campbell and Kelly Hrudey are both on my tv at the same time.
Time to get hammered at intermission so I can’t hear them. Fuck sakes Sportsnet. Really?
Old guy at dinner is dead set convinced that McDavid for Giordano, straight across the board, is the best thing for both teams.
I choked on my dinner I laughed so hard. No disrespect to the elderly but fuck me is that the stupidest take I’ve heard a Flames fan come up with yet.
I stay away from anything potlitical on any given platform but reading the comments on
#CERB
today is just heartbreaking. That benefit is literally all some people have right now. Anyone who wants to see it done should try being a better human.
Regardless of which side of the Kassian vs. Tkachuk debate you’re on, we can all admit to being passionate hockey fans. That does not, however, give anyone the right to call someone names, harass or insult them. This world has enough hate. Be kind to one another.
Am I happy the Flames lost? Yes.
Am I excited they’re out of the playoffs? Absolutely.
Am I going to be obnoxious about it? No.
Gracious in victory and humble in defeat. Have some class, Oil Country. We are far better than lowering our standards.
Sitting at dinner and the old guys beside me are complaining McDavid is the worst thing that ever happened to the Oilers and he needs to go.
Fuck it must be difficult going through life being that stupid.
All I’m going to say is this.
Skinner can’t keep saying sorry after the game. After the game is too late and doesn’t count. He needs to be in it from the first puck drop.
The Oilers are a far better team than the Canucks are. They need to find their confidence and game again.
I can’t wait for the next big thing in Edmonton to leave because of the fans and then have the fans whine we can’t have nice things.
Fuck sakes, you guys. Do any of you remember what it means to be happy? Grow the fuck up and be thankful we have a hockey team!!!
First it’s goaltending. Then it’s the defence. Now it’s the fourth line. What doesn’t piss fans off these days? We can go 82-0, a perfect playoff run to follow and win the Cup and fans will still bitch and complain about something. This is why we can’t have nice things.
#Oilers
Somebody tired proposing at the Elks game and when they came in the big screen, she bolted up the stairs and left him alone in the seats.
Ouch. Like, I just want to give him a hug.
Guys. Oilers and Flames in a playoff series is a bad idea. I don’t want it and I hope it never happens. Sure the game was entertaining tonight and Battle of Alberta is strong as ever but the potential of losing and never hearing the end of it is not worth the risk.
I’m sorry Jennifer Botterill, but wearing casual clothes to a game isn’t going to draw more fans in. I really don’t think fans care about a game if a player shows up in a suit or a hoodie.
Suits are professional and NHL is a professional league.
It’s time for Nickelback!
A broken heart never stopped anyone from enjoying a rock concert so time to pull out the lipstick and whiskey and dance the night away.
Also, if I see one more “trade McDavid or Draisaitl” take, I’m blocking people.
The shiny toy mentality with this fanbase needs to stop. Just because two players carrying this franchise on their back are struggling this season doesn’t mean we get rid of them.
Unpopular opinion: I think I’m still one of the only fans in the world that is happy we have this guy on our team. Fight me if you want to. I haven’t changed my mind yet.
"We went after tonight & used a lot of speed. We were quick on pucks & transition. We were relentless." Russell, chipped in with a goal & assist tonight
I HATE THIS!!!
I hated it when the original came out and I still hate it now. I don’t care how lonely I will be as I die on this hill but this is the ugliest jersey we have ever had. You won’t change my mind so don’t try.
I had to have surgery today and in the next bed over was an anti-vax moron losing her mind because her surgery was cancelled due to having COVID (repeatedly). Just a shout out to the nurse who had zero issue putting that temper tantrum in place today. Not all heroes wear capes.
So when Dougie Hamilton says he refuses to play in another Alberta market because the first one fucked it up so badly, are we going to blame that on Oilers management, too? Or are we signing different petitions now?
Good grief, you guys.
As big of a sports fan as I am, I can comfortably say that for the first time ever, I don’t care which team wins the
#GreyCup
game today, and I’m only here for the whiskey and Keith Urban.
To the asshole behind me at the game that says Jesse doesn’t deserve his hat trick, fuck you, how dare you and I hope Jesse gets 375 in his lifetime. How can you possibly hate this this face?
#BisonKing
#LetsGoOilers
I don’t dislike the Vancouver Canucks players. I strongly dislike the fan base and all the mean hate they threw our way when the Oilers started to find some success this season so for that reason, go Nashville.
Everyone knows my feelings on Perry being on the Oilers but damn it if he didn’t earn at least a bit of my respect for tearing into Kane last night.
Should he have done it on national TV? Probably not. Was it needed? Likely. That’s a teammate that cares about his team.
I am glued to this curling match and I cannot understand how anyone says curling isn’t a sport. Like … how???? This is athleticism at its finest.
#Curling
So, what pisses off the Oilers fanbase today? Which player are we punting out of of town now? 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this team could go on a perfect record to win the Cup and it still wouldn’t be good enough for this fanbase. It’s exhausting.
Are the Oilers perfect? No.
Are McDavid and Draisaitl playing 100%? Likely not.
Was the win tonight a step in the right direction for the team? Yes.
Everyone take a collective deep breath in and exhale slowly. We’ll be fine.
#LetsGoOilers
I don’t often get too personal on here but a few months ago, I signed up for some therapy to help me through some things. Today my therapist told me I’m well on my way to success and I can take a break from sessions for a while. To all of you in the same boat as me, sending 🧡💙
So now that the election is over, can we all go back to being one big happy family that’s not only nice to each other but that doesn’t care about anything other than hockey, whiskey and tacos?
My extremely controversial take for the day: this is the worst (and I mean WORST) logo the Oilers ever came up with and the ugliest jerseys we ever had.
I will die on this hill and will not be taking questions at this time.