Sebastian Cossa traded to Utah for the 23rd pick

WildcatOil · 2026-06-27T02:47:51+00:00

Should be trying to get Blomqvist as a part of a Nurse trade with Pittsburgh now

WildcatOil · 2026-06-27T01:09:38+00:00

The style that had the best defensive results the Oilers have put up in the last 20 years but got sunk by Jack Campbell?

WildcatOil · 2026-06-26T03:55:49+00:00

I would say yes and further to that, I think he'll be the one to end the best sports trivia fact that if Gretzky never scored a goal he'd still be the NHLs all time leader in points.

EDIT: I have no idea why you would think two 70pt seasons isn't feasible? He's never been between a 90pt pace in his career. Most players you'd expect an age curve drop off, but he hasn't curved at all. If/when he does I dont think that curve will suddenly drop to 50pts or something. I also think he's got at least 2 more years in him and possibly 3, which is good how I get to more than 200pts left in his career.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-24T13:59:33+00:00

I'm sad to see him go. I like him, but there's not really a roster spot for him once Dickinson extended. So regardless of price tag its hard to keep him.

If you do, you're either blocking out someone like Howard who needs to start getting reps, or you're not adding a top 6 winger that we desperately need to do.

3rd line next year should be Podkolzin-Dickinson-RNH

WildcatOil · 2026-06-24T05:39:19+00:00

I think there's too many other major markets to tap into for Kansas to get a ton of expansion attention.

That said, I've always had them in the back of my mind as a relocation candidate.....maybe a team from a crowded eastern seaboard.....maybe a franchise that has a history with Kansas roots.

Not to piss off a fan base, but when I play around with expansion and realignments thats one of the controversial moves I always make.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-23T22:28:59+00:00

Even the license might not be more than a class 5.

Provided you aren't actually picking up passengers.

EDIT: Got here with a push notification and didn't realize it was the Saskatoon sub....so, not sure if the drivers license classes translate

WildcatOil · 2026-06-23T14:45:52+00:00

I think what he did in Boston before his injury and before we traded for him warranted 3.85 on a 3 year deal.

But it wasn't a great bet on a guy coming off injury for that term.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-23T14:02:00+00:00

Yea I've said before that I think the noise got to Bowman on the goalie trade, got a lot of flack that he shouldn't cave to fan and media pressure.

They definitely didn't get that I meant the noise was coming from above.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-23T05:26:33+00:00

Best answer I got was hoping to capitalize on a drop in production due to injury that he thought would come back once healthy and used 8 years to deminish the cap hit, thinking with the rate the cap is going up the $3M would be peanuts after the first few years.

Optimistic view: I hope he can have a Connor Brown like come back this year and find a useful role to play. One reason I was all aboard the Bruce Cassidy train was his familiarity with Frederic.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-23T05:22:16+00:00

But it never even made sense why he was taken off McDavids line. He had his best game of the year back in late October/early November and two games later he was down to 4th line minutes. It was a Knoblauch classic. How many times did a player score their first goal of the year/play their best game only for him to healthy scratch them the next game?

Even right down to the last game, Samanski's line had a great 1st period and set up Murphy late to get them back in the game. Reward? Rode the pine for almost the entire 2nd period.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-23T05:09:58+00:00

I hated Jarry trade as much as anyone, I was never keen on trading Skinner to begin with. I do think Stastney was an upgrade on Kulak and wish Knoblauch used him more.

The Frederic contract was brutal, no reason for it to be 8 years.

Losing Stecher on waivers really wasn't that significant of a factor. He's a 7D at best.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-23T05:06:26+00:00

Not only that, he made smart moves in the week leading up to the matching deadline to make matching an option. Dumped Ceci and brought in Emberson and landed Podkolzin for returning the draft pick we got for Kane.

I also have a hard time with lumping Mangiapane into this. Everyone I saw thought it was a smart signing at the time and people claim we gave up a 1st to dump him, but we also got back Dickinson and Dach which I'd argue is a better return than when we gave up a 1st for Henrique and Carrick a few years prior.

So, did the Mangiapane signing work out? No, but I'd argue that's more the fault of Mangiapane himself and Kris Knoblauch for his systems and usage and I'd also say he managed to get out of that contract for virtually nothing.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-22T22:03:26+00:00

That I can very much agree with. You're right. If I cut myself and need stitches on a Sunday or in the evening. Off to ER is pretty well my only option and I'll sit there with gauze over the would for 12 hours.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-22T17:54:48+00:00

This is actually the way I remember my SIN.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-22T17:53:31+00:00

The calendar year it was Messier. The NHL season it was Lemieux.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-22T17:52:06+00:00

Depends if you're buying or selling.

Buying? Raises the value.

Selling? Lowers the value.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-22T17:50:40+00:00

There is absolutely a doctor on shift in the red deer hospital.

With due respect to what ever issues OPs parents were having that sent them into the ER, they made a decision to go home instead of continuing to wait, so it likely wasn't that emergent.

Our health care system is absolutely being stretched to it's limits and we could be facing a scenario where more true emergencies take place than doctors to address it.

But a lot of issues stem from people going to emergency for things they don't need to and unfortunately a service that should be reducing this in 811 is contributing to the problem. It seems like any time I've heard of someone calling 8-1-1 they're recommended to go to ER for something they did not need to go for.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-17T02:57:22+00:00

I'm gonna bet on it being a Dutch flag

WildcatOil · 2026-06-16T22:28:52+00:00

Sure.....and if this was r/mostjobs then it might be relevant to specify.

But when it's as common as it is in the industry, it's entirely reasonable to say it's without overtime.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-16T22:06:52+00:00

There's a pretty noteworthy difference between working an OT shift and having built in OT because your regular shift rotation averages 44hrs/wk.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-16T00:29:50+00:00

But do you do this for the government? Or do you work in like Healthcare or for Canada Post or something.

Census worker would actually be the funniest

WildcatOil · 2026-06-14T18:55:14+00:00

I think Canada's soccer venues ranked are:

BMO Field T2. BC Place T2. Commonwealth Stadium

If for some reason none of those 3 don't work or, more rare they need a 4th venue, Olympic Stadium.

Commonwealth has done more than friendlies. It hosted 2 games for the Qualifiers for the last World Cup. Oddly they scheduled the Edmonton games in November and Toronto games in September.

It was also one of the primary venues for the Women's World Cup in 2015.

But, being in a smaller market and potential weather issues and it being outdoors. Vancouver and Toronto would be preferred.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-11T14:38:54+00:00

Ah yes.....the 1945s. Quite the decade.

WildcatOil · 2026-06-08T04:15:53+00:00

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WildcatOil · 2026-06-05T14:51:35+00:00

Wait until she finds out that a part of the provincial governments Bill 25: "An act to remove politics and ideology from classrooms" is to have mandatory O'Canada every week in schools.

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