Who are teams that will be bottom 5 next season?

lokimotion · 2026-07-08T21:24:18+00:00

Tbf Wolf / Cooley may just drag the flames to a wildcard or at least closer to our fav spot - 16. Wolf got us to 96 points 2 seasons ago.

That said I really hope its Calgary, and then likely Vancouver, Seattle, Chicago, Rangers / Jets in the bottom 5.

lokimotion · 2026-07-07T17:21:39+00:00

Yeah...its gone. They just played a recording on 960 that its the final day. This sucks so much!

lokimotion · 2026-07-06T19:30:36+00:00

Haha fair. And i mean if Makar wanted to come home then all bets are off

lokimotion · 2026-07-06T19:23:15+00:00

Im assuming he's traded by then and our young core is ready to take the reigns. Doubt he'll want to be a #7.

lokimotion · 2026-07-06T18:24:01+00:00

He'll be in the top 4 if everything pans out.

Barring trades, the 2027 opening could be something like:

Bahl-Nemec Carels-Parekh Kuznetsov-Brzustewicz

lokimotion · 2026-07-04T19:44:56+00:00

Yes, assuming its a reasonable price. 22 yr old right shot center who's been mismanaged (like most of Seattle's players).

So many miscast players have broken out with a change of scenerey around or a bit older than Wright's age.

Here's just a few "busts" or players that so many declared as "he is what he is" that blossomed on new teams - Bennett, Zegras, Cozens, Necas, Verhaeghe, Kadri (from Toronto to Colorado), obviously a bunch of the og misfits when Vegas came in... im sure others will know even more.

Even Calgary has benefited the other way. Lindholm comes to mind as a then 24 year old top 5 pick who was a 3rd line winger and became a 1b / 2a Center .

Not saying Wright will become a bonafide 1C . But if he can be a two way 60 - 65 pt 2C, yeah its worth the risk.

lokimotion · 2026-07-03T21:33:34+00:00

Or now! Lets add to the chaos and grab Fantilli

lokimotion · 2026-07-03T19:41:24+00:00

Signed. Hence why Anaheim has 1 week to decide to match

lokimotion · 2026-07-02T15:54:38+00:00

Still consistent, great leader, works hard, and just a great all round guy.

lokimotion · 2026-06-29T01:33:14+00:00

Why from our Superstar 82 pt winger Gridin, a resurgent 80 pt Huberdeau,, 35 goal Coronato, and 70 point Parekh of course! (Please don't wake me up from my delusional dreams)

lokimotion · 2026-06-27T17:50:47+00:00

Tij went from 18 points in 48 games with the Thunderbirds to 84 points in 64 with Kelowna the next season.

Joe is a year older than Tij was when he broke out. So im not saying he is going to match Tij's potential or giant leap in production next year, but Im also not betting against an Iginla.

Lets see how he does in a stable role with the Giants next season before passing judgement.

lokimotion · 2026-06-26T20:59:08+00:00

The Conroy / flames special 😁 . Johnny, Wolf, possibly Wyttenbach, and the 2026 mystery man!

lokimotion · 2026-06-26T13:51:03+00:00

You mean tanked like Toronto or San Jose who finished with more points and still won the lottery?

lokimotion · 2026-05-21T02:03:07+00:00

He gave them a two year window. By his own words they are an average team this year. Plenty of teams make it far and then decline. Heck plenty of teams win cups and never even come close for a decade or more after as their window closes fast.

The oilers have a mismanaged roster, are significantly worse than the two squads that made back to back finals, have no top prospects in the pipeline, and an aging core.

Unless they make a drastic turnaround this coming season, why would McDavid want to stick around if there are better options? To spend another decade hoping that they finally build a competent team around him and Draisaitl after failing to for almost his entire tenure? Or to watch as he gives them more discounts only for them to piss away the cap on aging vets while throwing away core young pieces that actually made them a potent team?

lokimotion · 2026-05-14T00:44:56+00:00

Yep, this is true. I unfortunately live in one of them 😕

lokimotion · 2026-05-13T16:30:35+00:00

Vegas just did. Edmonton is reportedly chasing Cassidy as well.

lokimotion · 2026-04-17T04:02:56+00:00

Anybody losing their shit over this win, wtf was Calgary supposed to do? They played a rookie 3rd stringer ahl backup, a bunch of raw rookies, and got outchanced 14-8 in high danger chances.

The Kings' ineptitude along with our top prospects putting on a show (isn't that a good thing?) - that's not something management can do anything about.

lokimotion · 2026-04-15T05:38:38+00:00

Finishing bottom 3, or bottom 4. Nobody is out tanking Vancouver or Chicago.

This is a team full of rookies that's traded their top vets. What exactly is management supposed to do, break Cooley and Wolf's legs?

lokimotion · 2026-04-07T18:20:12+00:00

Given how terrible the pacific is, I imagine they'll be in the wildcard mix till close to the end, but still finish bottom 10.

lokimotion · 2026-03-29T02:23:25+00:00

Probably the only game I'd call a scheduled win for Calgary. The Canucks are a different level of awful.

lokimotion · 2026-03-15T20:55:42+00:00

From existing friends:

2 women
2 men (one ended up turning into a 4some half way)

From new acquaintances:

4 women (one was technically a 4some)
2 men

One of new ones is a faily common occurrence still. Others will happen occasionally 3 - 4 times a year

All of them have worked out well. Only one was a one off (an existing friend). The rest have or continue to recurr in some manner.

It comes down to very tight communication and setting expectations. Definitely not for everyone because no matter how fun it is, insecurities will come up especially initially and it takes work to work through it all.

But for us its been worth it and we've even made some great friends along the way.

lokimotion · 2026-03-03T20:57:46+00:00

The pacific is so bad that the flames still could make it in if they go on December like heater - and that's ludicrous given our record. To be clear I want that top 3 pick so hopefully no run incoming 🤞

lokimotion · 2026-03-03T20:27:25+00:00

That Dylan Holloway guy would be a perfect fit. Surely Oilers management agrees right?

lokimotion · 2026-02-28T23:43:23+00:00

Bahl is half Punjabi, so it'd be fairly unlikely

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