Oilers Fans Have Waited YEARS For Someone Like This…

[@Ukrainadian]

In Gagner’s defence, Eberle doesn’t have an 8 point night.

[@ryans413]

No one else dose only Gretzky and Ganger

[@joshuataylor4157]

@@ryans413Sittler also holds the record at 10.

[@Rob-ou1py]

@@ryans413 Gretz twice, Lemieux 3 times

[@aboveaverage5979]

This is true.

[@premiereent]

2.1M off our books. Savoie is already our top prospect in the pipeline at 38/100. Borgeault is next at 97. EVERYTHING Jackson is doing is making Holland seem amateur. Unreal. 🔥

[@davejones159]

Holland just had the team he built get to game 7 of the finals. I think it's more he doesn't get enough credit.

[@JonesTonesGuitar]

I know eh…..why is he looking for a GM?

[@Hazeyy1]

what does that mean 38/100

[@premiereent]

@@Hazeyy1 In Futures Top 100 Ranking they had Savoie at 38. Of players not already regulars in NHL.

[@Wintipu]

@@davejones159quite easy when you already start with pieces like Mcjesus and drai , but I will admit he did a lot of good things especially this year at the trade deadline

[@JakeGledhill]

I’m a bruins fan but wow your making me like the oilers so much thank you

[@guanaco103]

Oilers fan here I don’t mind the bruins especially when they take the leafs lunch money and send them home haha

DUDE ! LOVE !!

[@aboveaverage5979]

Ahaha let's go man!

[@SaguaroStash]

Edmonton should not hire Stan Bowman as GM

[@aboveaverage5979]

Yes Captain!

[@RileyMcDavid]

I really liked clouder, great depth forward, same as foegele, but excellent return. Hi from Australia!

[@aboveaverage5979]

Australia eh!? So sick. You're not wrong... I liked them as well. I think this will be good for them though. Find success elsewhere.

[@johanstinson]

Chef Jackson is cookin❤😂

[@xTheFly]

Jackson for Mayor! This guy is killing it.

[@aboveaverage5979]

LETS GO!

[@teresaewasiuk8305]

Congratulations on your accomplishment! 🎉

[@petermoroz6556]

I like this guy! Tells it really well! Good job.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Thanks bro 🫡

[@rona6063]

Agree. Jacksons been so good that Oiler fans dont know how to process this. Its so unatural, and Im not used to this.

[@brianpistolwhip]

I didn't think us Canadians had much of an accent, but you changed my mind with this video. Hilarious dude, subscribed!

[@aboveaverage5979]

AHahah thanks man!

[@Bromslee]

Were gonna be an amazing team!!!!

[@picklenik9658]

This is so great for the team. I love McLeod more than most, but the oilers are gonna need young prospects to play with McDrai in two years when all these aging players and contracts expire

ryan can always got make MOVIES with his Brother SON.

[@aanler]

PLEASE KEEP JACKSON! He is on fire!

[@aboveaverage5979]

Oh he's staying, just won't be GM.

[@ryandam1869]

Loving the videos man!

[@aboveaverage5979]

Ehhhh I know this guy. Thanks bro, hope all is well!

[@gsfootball983]

First video of yours I've seen and this is random but when I close my eyes I almost feel like im listening to Rick and Morty cover the trade. Just the way you repeat yourself sometimes had me doing a double take haha. That said, great breakdown and analysis, cant wait to see both Savoie's up with the big team.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Lol that's funny, never seen the show... but you're not the first person to say this. I hope it's not annoying? Thanks for the support bro!

[@dnice4145]

Perfectly stated, a trade that I use to watch other teams make and wonder why our gm couldn't.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Thanks man!

[@sheiladdavies6541]

LOL.This is so funny. Savoie got jumped by Benson after one week of training camp last year.Then anyone who watched the World juniors,would realise Noah Ostlund is in a different league to Savoie and that's not even mentioning Konsta . Buffalo needs speed and a premium pk machine now. Matt could work out in a few years with the magical players you have,Sabres don't have that time and honestly IMO have 3 better prospects.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Fair enough.

[@mrfake675]

I honestly liked McLeod and Foegles speed. The replacements look great nonetheless.

[@zakhale2403]

Agree with you whole heartedly, they both showed flashes of brilliance and they kept your hopes up that they would flip a switch and blossom! But.. foegles streaky-ness and Macloed’s lack of presence/going to the dirty areas left us all feeling like they just weren’t it.. hope they can both find success on their new squads. Overall a win for the oil and we cleared some more cap space for Broberg and Holly-Wood guys who showed up in a big way in 23-24 #winnowmode

so much SPEED like the COURTNAL brothers OVERskated EVERYTHING !@ lost OUT there

[@aboveaverage5979]

Great speed and nothing to show for it on most nights...

[@shaunjames5086]

If anything they upgraded their prospect pool freed up cap space and don't have to put Henrique on the fourth line darn good trade I would rank it right behind the Ekholm trade

[@johanstinson]

Henrique wouldn't be on the 4th line. McLeod was traded because he was the 4th line center making 2.1 million. In no reality does McLeod play higher than Rico

[@shaunjames5086]

@@johanstinson I saw some hypothetical lines one of them had Henrique on the fourth regardless it's still better for the Oilers at the end of the day

Leo Bouche + mcJOSE all agree to 40 million deal

[@your.pal.joe94]

Yes, a ton of credit to JJ. Some to the tram itself for creating a destination that players want to come to. Lots of guys took discounts to come back

[@rhye_guy7717]

Leon gets signed before the season starts, mark my words.

[@ryans413]

If Leon is extended McDavid will follow

[@EclipseJay]

Well Leon's camp literally just said yesterday the balls in the Oilers court now and a deal gets done before August 1st or it doesn't happen at all

[@aboveaverage5979]

I'm marking them!

[@EclipseJay]

@@rhye_guy7717 well his camp said a deal happens before the end of August or it doesn't at all . . . I'm guessing he signs now he's engaged

[@RickL_was_here]

Not going to miss Ryan or Vinny. Both players whom I called out during the playoffs and I'm not surprised they were dumped. Like you said, this is a rare season where it feels like this team actually made some improvements during the offseason.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Yeah, couldn't agree with you more man!

[@craigviau9555]

Don't worry you can never beat trading away Brett Hull (741 goals in 1269 games) thats Goals not points. That's like being a 50 goal scorer every year for your entire career. For Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley a 29 year of defensmen and a back up goalie. Brett Hull has the 5th most goals of any player in the history of the game. We even added in Steve Bozak. That is like Trading Draisaitl for Dan Vladar and Oliver Kylington but trading him when he is 20 not now. You would be fired immediately if that happened today and a criminal investigation launched into what happened. Calgary made not only the worst trade of its franchise history but the single worst trade in not only the NHL but in the history of all sports going back to the Olympics in Greece in 500 BC.

[@A.I.Silicate]

😂 500 BC.

[@jeremybrazier786]

First thing that went through my head was why was Buffalo willing to give him up for so little? Is there something they know that we don't

[@aboveaverage5979]

Yeah could very well be.

[@tylerolthuizen3347]

It helps when oilers go to the cup final too

[@aboveaverage5979]

Yup, you can say that again!

[@robgranberg7854]

Saving money. Opening a spot and getting a decent prospect. I tip my cap to jackson

[@aboveaverage5979]

Yessir!!!

[@guanaco103]

We waited decades

[@Ace96x10]

A lot of people diss'ing Holland, while completely forgetting that the team he built just got to game 7 of the finals. And all these players who are happy to come here at a discount are doing so 100% because this team Holland Built is just a hair away from a cup or cups. Holland was a fantastic GM here, and all this success is built on the foundation he laid.

[@jamess1021]

Holland gave the nurse contract, that all people can see, they completely ignore Hyman and the Viking god, and may other things he did..... Its the same people that cry about no depth or defense lol they just have no clue besides what media tells them to think.

[@Ace96x10]

@@jamess1021 So are you saying Holland was not a good GM Jamess?

[@jamess1021]

@@Ace96x10 The opposite, he made this team a game 7 SCF team, the only mistake was nurse contract

[@aboveaverage5979]

Holland never had a summer like this though... that's the point I'm getting at. And the difference between Kenny and JJ is the fact that the fanbase was always so split when Kenny would make a move... can't say the same for Jackson.

[@kode-man23]

Man comes in and GMs the **** out of his first 5 days on the job. Then proceeds to say “Naw, I don’t wanna.”

[@aboveaverage5979]

Yeah it's like wth lol.

[@ryans413]

The guys killing it and he dosnt even want to be GM

[@aboveaverage5979]

Weird eh?

[@drake7309]

Savoie is 5'9 with a few injury problems aswell as being 1 of what 4 or 5 1st round centers buffalo has ? Good trade on both sides buffalo needed an upgrade for next year not 2-3 years

[@TTHova]

Im sure JJ said” anyone buy Savoie….” And Adams replied back “ you gotta take Savoie” Hahaa

[@blaircaumartin5507]

Keep goin jeffery

[@aboveaverage5979]

Amen!

[@tonyesquivel7229]

You guys are funny

[@aboveaverage5979]

No you are!

[@TjayK2]

Had some stupid ass Sabres fan tell me they won this trade. I genuinely think that fanbase has PTSD or something like survivors guilt. There’s no way a sane person thinks the Sabres won this trade.

[@Swttng780]

That’s because they haven’t seen McLeod play ( too inconsistent, won’t hit anything, etc.) They’ll realize what’s what soon enough.😅

[@VJT5370]

@@Swttng780 Recency bias

[@pouitron1897]

@@VJT5370not at all he has been like this forever

[@Swttng780]

@@VJT5370 no, it’s not. I watch every Oilers game. He’s been like this from the start. Did you/ do you watch any of their games? 🤣

[@VJT5370]

@@Swttng780 That’s not the recency bias i meant. Sabres fans think they won because of recency bias not because they havent seen him play. McLeodwas recently in the playoffs, he was apart of our historically good penalty kill, he was in a team with mcdrai. All he really had to do was be there. So they trade a prospect of which they have an abundant of for someone who they think has proven he can be on the ice. The sabres do not need another prospect. They need somebody with experience to end the drought.

[@Khalistan159]

I was thinking the same thing. Other teams would make simple trades and I'd be sitting there scratching my head like w t f why couldn't we have done that.....

[@aboveaverage5979]

Yessir!

[@DuaneWade]

Forget the players involved coming back….we get cap space relief 🤷

[@aboveaverage5979]

Forgot to mention this... but yes, this is true!

[@pohogaming]

Bro just did more for the oilers then Ken holland did in all his years

[@aboveaverage5979]

YESSIR!

[@vinokai]

Wish JJ took over sooner, maybe we wouldn’t have been stuck with Nurse at $9.25 million for 8 years. Could’ve been between $6-8 million, $8mill being at the highest possible outcome…

[@TheKisj]

Personally i think nurse is not worth more than $4 million at best

[@BrandonMcMillan-h5b]

Agreed!! Nurse at $9.25 m is absurd!!! Even at his best which is not consistent at all! 🤦‍♂️

[@vinokai]

@@TheKisj I think at first he did alright, but it feels like he’s dropped off since getting the major contract.

[@TheKisj]

@vinokai sadly, that seems to be the case with most people. Greed is one hell of a thing

[@petererckert165]

@@TheKisj greed or complacency? Get paid and you don't have to try anymore

[@soup5174]

Gonna be honest, I don't get it. Mcleod was a incredible shutdown center. I really hope Matthew's size doesn't hurt him like it hurt Yamamoto

[@aboveaverage5979]

Incredible shutdown centre? Really?

[@snarzetax]

Meh. I guess I must be the only Oiler fan who ISN'T impressed by a 5'9 hockey player who lights it up in the Minors. Maybe this trade was Clouder wanting to be closer to his brother.

[@MichaelNeudorf-um8ys]

He lit up the AHL in the few games he was allowed to play before having to go back to the CHL.. and even if he doesn't turn into a forseeable NHLer for the Oilers, his value at the trade deadline is probably higher than mcleods would be.

[@petererckert165]

he's a fucking beast in nhl franchise mode lol

[@aboveaverage5979]

Well he's a prospect, that's to be expected lol

[@mNag]

Best off-season since we traded for Pronger.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Easy.

[@Thehockeyoutsider99]

Mcleod is a good pick up for Buffalo, he's young, his contract is good. he plays hard. Mcleod was very good in the Stanley Cup Finals, that's what matters. The prospect being traded is just that " a prospect that may be a bust" Good trade Buffalo, you got a proven Stanley Cup player. Read what the Buffalo analytics were on Mcleod, it's very good. I see why they made this trade.

[@aboveaverage5979]

'He plays hard.' Honestly thats part of the reason Oilers fans disliked his play. He never played hard enough...

[@Martinoalsrup]

Jeff for president! This is the best FA-time ive encountered as an Oiler. This weeks after losing a game 7 in the final, coming back from a 3-0 deposit. Crazy times in Edmonton. Lets goooo

[@luvslogistics1725]

Sather was pretty good before going to New York

[@aboveaverage5979]

Yeah... but that was years ago!

[@Kjell777Iverson]

Amazing trade, but hear me out: What if Jackson turns around and flips Savoie for an upgrade on Ceci? 🤔

[@Khalistan159]

Could be a smart move. I wouldn't be surprised if he did do something smart like that.

[@premiereent]

What if trades Ceci for Sabres 1st. 😂

[@jeeplivion]

I love it

[@thebenefactor6744]

The old Slat's bait 'n' switch. Jackson's a cigar smoker. I can tell. If he only had Barry Fraser.

[@Kjell777Iverson]

@@premiereent lmao now we're talkin

[@bruciesanchez6381]

Jackson watched moneyball and decided to win a cup

[@aboveaverage5979]

Ehhhhh hahaha

[@SuperRonmiester]

Except when Taylor hall got traded he wasn’t a hart winner player, not even close…… so at that time, the trade made perfect sense sense for both teams…… you want to go back and use hindsight on all the trades that every team has done over the years and you’ll be left wondering how did these gms keep their jobs……

[@aboveaverage5979]

Not 1-for-1 though m8.

[@jamesmiller6217]

What’s even worse than the trade itself is that 80% of my fellow Sabres fans love this trade and our hailing Mcleod as the new savior in Buffalo. A total embarrassment.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Lol, I'm surprised by the amount of Sabres fans trying to justify this trade.

[@jamesmiller6217]

@@aboveaverage5979 yes, exactly!

[@Hockeyguy36]

Connor is best player in the world. I hope he wins multiple cups with anyone but Edmonton. So far so good.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Lol 🤣

[@gregsgoogle2947]

What seems odd is Oilers were just making a salary dump & were not expecting anything in return. Why would a non playoff team give up a prospect for a player they could get for nothing. Maybe this is all part of a larger deal for Mitch Marner?? Buffalo still has $13 million in salary cap to spend & not many teams have cap space to sign a Marner deal. Toronto is going to want some NHL ready players included in any Marner trade. Maybe McLoud is just one piece of what it takes to bring Mitch Marner to Buffalo.

[@SaintsFan09-z3s]

Devils got way more out of hall. Those pieces are still helping the team

[@EclipseJay]

Hey I know that voice !!! YTT ( KZbin Trev ) ?!

[@aboveaverage5979]

I am KZbin Trev.

[@EclipseJay]

@@aboveaverage5979 how's the wind ? ;)

[@NobodyImportant74]

The Sabres have too many players that are under 5 foot 11. they can therefore trade Savoie.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Fair enough...

[@senkofam]

Lindy will change this kid. Good move by the sabres yea we let a prospect go but we literally have like 6 others above this kid so it didnt really hurt and he was the smallest and the furthest away from the nhl compared to our other prospects.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Saying the Sabres have 6 other prospects above Savoie is so silly lol 🤣.

[@hotboxrox]

Is this youtube trev?

[@ZacharyHMK]

Yes, yes it is

[@aboveaverage5979]

It might be KZbin Trev.

[@diywarren1776]

Ethan Bear for Arvidsson essentially

[@Rob-ou1py]

????

[@diywarren1776]

Arvidsson was signed by the Oilers and acquired from LA. LA signed Foegle. Foegle was acquired from the Carolina Hurricane originally as a trade in exchange for Ethan Bear from the Oilers.

[@natev580]

I can't even call Jackson a tool, because tools are useful. Edmonton doesn't need the help in the areas that he is focusing on. He is literally doing the EXACT same thing that Peter Chiarelli and Ken Holland did. And suddenly he's some managerial god? Where is the Nurse trade for a stronger and definitely more affordable back end? With Campbell's albatross of a contract gone , where is the starting goalie? Because Skinner isn't it. Edmonton already has all the offensive firepower they could ever need and this moron is out there grabbing more when there are far more pressing issues to deal with.

[@juuhan4892]

Show me a gm that can trade Nurse 😂. It cant be done without holding atleast 25% of his salary. Ofcourse Oilers would need upgade on top 4 but Draisaitl did need a more solid winger and oilers need to resing few players so cap space comes handy. Skinner played well enough and can still develop. Ofcourse i would take Saros over him but that is easier said than done

[@aboveaverage5979]

So if these players came to you and wanted to play for the team on all very discounted prices, you'd say 'No thanks.' Lol not a good take man. There's still moves that will be made, and improving the backend is the next step. Appreciate the comment though!

[@LARGO125]

Now hold on. I've been watching the Oilers since the 80's. These are trades the Oil haven't been allowed to make since 2002. Couple that with the fact that Jeff hasn't been named the official GM? Be prepared for later this summer, we could end up with a tenured GM coming in and taking the reins. If that happens, I fully expect the Oilers to trade ALL the talent they've acquired this summer for nothing, with 50% retained on all contracts, Nurse will get signed to a 2 year extension with a 2 million dollar raise that will take place immediately, and Draisaitl will be allowed to become a UFA with zero attempt to re-sign or trade at the deadline. This has been reality for Oilers fans since 2002, and I'm fully in the "I'll believe it when I see it" territory.

[@Mike-zf4xg]

that's a face for radio, bud.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Good thing I'm in radio!!

[@Keither11]

Duncan Keith trade was very good. Huge for the room that year. The young guys learnt a lot from a 3 time cup champ. Worth the cap hit that year. Wake up bud.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Lol Keith burner account sighting.

[@giannirocky747]

buffalo in the trash can

[@aboveaverage5979]

Unfortunately :/

[@wvknn2709]

Gotta be careful. Cant pull a toronto and think a new team each year is better, thus far i do like his decisions.

[@juuhan4892]

Core is the same. Also trade deadline guys stay. Only minor chenges.

[@aboveaverage5979]

I'm not to worried.

[@saifonlawrence2044]

If you're not tough you don't win

[@aboveaverage5979]

Ryan McLeod was definitely not tough ahahha

[@loilt5091]

Both Hall & Eberle were selfish/poisonous, one-way/no defence 🤡’s during their Oiler tenure. Immature punks who partied nights before games, disrespectful to local women. Hall especially split the dressing room, with a younger core siding with his antics, terminally ruining any attempts at bringing in veteran players & coaching staff. We needed a bigger, physical & defensively solid d-man at that time. Any juvenile can reflect back at that period, out of direct context…you were likely wetting your bed at that time. Not my 1st rodeo, junior…had a Dynasty season ticket during the ‘80’s.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Lol it blows my mind how people get so triggered over nothing ahaha, that's so embarrassing. It's people like you that make Oilers fans 'toxic' around the league. 🤣🤣🤣

[@loilt5091]

@@aboveaverage5979 Back to mommy's basement, junior 🍼

[@robc1961]

Skinner will prove over time he isn't great and is a me player and not a team player. Savoy is a good player.

[@rj8209]

Take care of skinny and Savoie 😢

[@aboveaverage5979]

They will I'm sure!

[@cullycross4786]

Wow 14 reply's. Greasers relax.....I actually complimented your team by saying ,during the regular season you people dominate. 80% power play against mighty teams like the Sharks,Hawks,Buffalo. You beat LA (shitty Team), Canucks (4 String back up), And Dallas who had to beat the last 2 Stanley Cup winners (out of gas). You finally came up against a real team and suddenly PP went to 8%...go figure. You had Evan B with 55 seconds left in game 7 spend 2 hours behind his net trying to figure out what to do.........Your team is well below average when a real team is in front of them......remember second place gets to golf like all the other teams....just a little bit later.

[@aboveaverage5979]

Lol I remember you saying 'They'll be out in the first round.' Then you said 'The Kings suck, wait till they play a real team in the Canucks.' Wrong again lol... Then you said 'They got lucky, they played a third string goalie and almost lost. Wait till they play a real team in the Stars.' And then the Oilers steam rolled them. You're 0-4 Cully, not looking good. ❤️

[@cullycross4786]

@@aboveaverage5979 I repeat....the greasers are golfing without Stanley...Next year your team will not win the cup.If you think lets bet?

[@Hockeyguy36]

I think the Oilers biggest problem is they don't have enough ex-oilers in their organization.

[@cullycross4786]

@@Hockeyguy36 LMAO

[@akterminded]

You guys are trading defense for offense and it will not end well

[@aboveaverage5979]

Lol it will end very well.

[@brian9107]

Oilers waited for years for this? After drafting Mcdavid?

[@aboveaverage5979]

Waited years for someone in head office like this.

[@richardtrump9406]

Oilers will have more goals against without McCloud for sure. Sneaky trade for Buffalo.

[@aboveaverage5979]

The Sabres built their team off of players with great analytics and underlying numbers... doesn't always work, just look at the season they had.

[@ZacharyHMK]

🗣️🗣️

[@HutzyHut]

It just him mate ..

[@aboveaverage5979]

It's him bruv

[@gleantheword7388]

You’re not coming back until you have your surgery

[@aboveaverage5979]

???

[@skorr2009]

Sub +1

[@aboveaverage5979]

Ehhhhh lets go. Thanks mang!

[@cullycross4786]

Matthew Savoie is a tiny guy who will have real problems in playoffs....but don't worry Coiler fans your team is terrific in the regular season. LMAO. BYW here is a nickname for him....Cabbage. Think about it!

[@kurtisschwartz9870]

So salty.

[@Pfuetz4]

Literally 2 goals away from a cup 😂 your team the Toronto towel throwers can’t accept your lot in life?

[@Lanearndt]

Delusional!

[@shaunjames5086]

What's your team ?

[@canadianninja1756]

@@shaunjames5086 He won’t say because they likely never made it out of the second round…