Sid’s Rant: Edmonton Oilers A Massive Failure From The Top Down | Tim and Sid

Sid goes off on the Edmonton Oilers situation after the firing of Todd McLellan, saying they need to get their act together if they want to keep Connor McDavid happy.
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[@ryguy6577]

I will defend Draisaitl contract. It’s the Lucic and Russell ones that hurt them. Draisaitl is on pace for 90 points this season

[@watcher6935]

RyGuy 65 ,it's way too high

[@ryguy6577]

Draisaitl is worth that money. Of course if he took less it would have helped and it would be great if he could be just as good without McDavid on the ice

[@allisgreatownz]

@@watcher6935 It's like 1m too high at most. Draisaitl is the second least of the Oilers' problems. The least is McDavid.

[@lobbytubes]

@@watcher6935 maybe a million high, that 1M isnt going to kill you - its the countless other contracts that kill us

[@Kman31ca]

He cannot drive his own line. As a supposed center, getting paid 8.5 million, he should be able to drive his own line. It's only when he's next to McD when he scores all these points... He should have got 7 tops. And yes.that 1.5 million counts, as it all adds up in the end. Look at successful teams, they don't sign a guy who at the time, had 1 great year. To get that money, you should be able to do that for at least 2-3 seasons. Time to wake up Oiler fans, you're going to go down in history as the joke of the league....Minus what you did 40 years ago.

[@TacTixHD]

Draisaitl and Nuge are both point per game players through the first 20 games of the season...

[@y3ee3e]

Yah because they play with McDavid. Lol

[@Nukahwhat]

IndianLover4you69 but draistaitl has only been with McDavid the last few games. He accomplished most of that on his own line so it’s insulting/easy af for Sid to sit in his ass and blame someone who’s been producing nearly 1 ppg without McDavid help

[@y3ee3e]

@@Nukahwhat 7 of drais points are on the pp. Where he plays with McDavid. He had 9 pts in 5 game since playing with McDavid. and he has 2 pts with McDavid in ot. That's 18 pts. He had 26 pts. Hes managed 8 pts without connor. Fact check next time.

[@jokerofmorocco]

Pretty much Oilers have 3 good players and a bunch of scrubs

[@njdevilable]

@@y3ee3e youre a moron. isnt it possible that mcdavid also benefits from Draisaitl? draisatl was a 1.5ppg player with kelowna, the German national team and prince albert without mcdavid and for you to dismiss a 1.2 ppg game player solely bc he plays with a 1.3 ppg game player demonstrates you know nothing about hockey.draisaitl has been a productive player at all levels,. has a nose for the net and is a top tier NHL player regardless with who he plays with. the fact he has thrived this yr away from mcdavid demonstrates that

[@infamousmedia1923]

If Peter Cherelli was a competant GM our top 6 would look like this, Mcdavid, Drasaitl, Hall, Barzal, RNH, Eberle... all players capable of scoring 60 plus points and 4 90 plus points

[@infamousmedia1923]

@Stevey B did you know your top six is not suppose to be your checking line there suppose to be fast and skilled, if three are out then they are what they are now aren't they.

[@infamousmedia1923]

@Stevey B and who exactly are fragile in the top six besides eberle who doesn't check much ? seems you don't know much about those hockey players

[@user-vp5xf6fm5p]

Infamous Media there’s 4 centres in that top 6

[@user-vp5xf6fm5p]

Stevey B probably one of the dumbest things I’ve heard. I’m actually trying to contemplate what you were thinking when you said that but I can’t.

[@evanderbiz-253]

Probably wouldn’t have drafted barzel, but hall and Jordan shouldn’t have left

[@ConnorMcMatthews]

I liked the second half of the rant, the first half was highly inaccurate. Like seriously, blaming Draisaitl and Klefbom?

[@memenalnurse_2462]

Your Right But it kinda is Talbot's fault because sometimes It's like he can't stop A Puck If his life depended on it

[@TheGrandmasterfro]

draistl aint jack without Mcdavid

[@oilersman95]

TheGrandmasterfro not true, before he was reunited with McDavid he was already on pace for 90+ points

[@bittmanbobby]

Klefbom sucks

[@ilikepop44]

Drai is stellar 41 games a year, if he's gonna be elite where is he the other 41? Same with Klef. The only one who consistently plays good D is Larsson, but its a stay at home defense men type of guy.

[@gsards]

Not McLellan's fault? The guy refuses to match lines, refuses to manage player's minutes and McDavid has to play 30 minutes every night, refuses to give young players a long leash (but when it comes to plugs like Lucic and Caggiula his leash suddenly becomes long), refuses to change the most ridiculous power play setup in the history of the sport with 5 lefties, refuses to let Manny Vivieros manage the powerplay even though that's what he was brought in to do. Plus he gets out coached every night and is simply clueless about how to integrate young players. Talks about "Accountability" when it comes to Puljujarvi, but veterans get no accountability, get moved up the line up quicker than the young guys. Yeah, Chiarelli has done a horrid job, but McLellan is not blameless one bit. You can't have a head coach in charge and then say "it's the players' fault". The head coach is there for a reason, and that is to get the best out of the players, not the other way around.

[@Porkleaker]

Yep, unlike Sid you've actually watched the Oilers play and have seen Todd being Todd. He made many questionable moves almost every game, is terrible with rookies and isn't a hands-on type coach so there was no communication. Time for the McBlender! ugh, durr let's put Lucic out with 2 mins to go, let's leave Talbot in net...Let's NEVER call a time out.. One of the worst coaches in the league by far. He couldn't even take a stacked San Jose team past the 2nd round

[@brandonnarayan5796]

Klefbom and Draisaitl have been good this year but man it’s such a steep drop after them McDavid Nurse and Nuge

[@elliottcocca556]

Larsson has been really solid as well

[@Nukahwhat]

Brandon Narayan cagguila has surprised me this year

[@zachblack4378]

Nurse isn’t very good

[@Bog9]

Chiasson

[@Porkleaker]

Klefbom has been a bit better than last year but that doesn't say much, Nurse has declined and Benning absolutely sucks. They need to stop using Klef on the power play, his shot always *whizzes* by the net.

[@DoppaD]

Draisaitl is currently on pace for 104 points this season. Does Sid actually watch hockey?

[@kw9377]

Vancouver never have a #1 overall pick in their history and oilers have so many in the last few years alone.. and they still suck..

[@mattmcgill99]

K won Canucks have zero cups ever. Shhhhhhhh

[@joelpartrick4118]

Matt McGill ya when were your cups, 40 years ago😂😂, the canucks were supposed to be the worst team in the league this year and they’re still better than the oilers

[@mattmcgill99]

Joel Partrick not an oil fan.

[@mattmcgill99]

XBOXRULES oh are we going to pretend that that was the same franchise? The weed must be great out West

[@burn5500]

XBOXRULES let’s rephrase. Canucks have never won a Draft Lottery (in retrospect we get screwed every year actually) and we’re still better than the Oilers this year. Absolute dumpster fire Edmonton is holy hell.

[@captiankirkgames4385]

The oilers had this coming They ruined players development waste good years when they not ready for nhl They been rebuilding since 2006 4 first overall first picks They had dumb contracts made over use Talbot having back up hurt peter what are doing

[@colinsushiboy745]

They must have offered hitch tons of $ and max years to take this sh itty gig.

[@joer8854]

They can't draft, they can't develop, They can't trade. There screwed till they do a bottom up rebuild of the scouting and management staff. McDavid to Quebec city for a 4 team expansion draft. Give Edmonton 1 pick in each round for the next two years in addition to the ones they have now, a contract for Stevie Y as GM for whatever he wants and Quennville as the coach.

[@MrDanimal77]

Kevin Lowe "I think I know a little about winning" , Craig MacT "Dallas Eakins is just so um unflappable " , Nicholson , Gretzky x2 , coffee .....all the OBC has got to go how these rolling circus clowns still have the owners ear is unbelievable really. Nothings going to change until management (all of it ) is punted .......proofs in the last 20 yrs .

[@sam93931]

steve dangle gonna be at this show Thursday this week, man i wanna see him and Sid rant about.. anything could be the weather for all i care, but i wanna see it =D

[@andycaines3351]

Lol it's gonna be so weird. They're both used to having a "straight man" to rein them in and keep them on track; the two of them alone will be chaos and I love it.

[@dghvdhfhhb6405]

Holy shoot that’s gonna be to much shouting & ranting in one show

[@sauson69]

lol i dont know why but i cracked up when he calls PC "the alleged GM"

[@ilukme]

1 year later and this still makes me laugh.

[@thewordisburd1]

It's simple folks: My theory: Someone placed a voodoo curse of the Edmonton Oilers after they traded Wayne Gretzky. It's one of the only logical things I can think of, cause they have the best player on the face of the earth and still can't squeeze out a winning season.

[@EDOG9oo]

PC fired him so that he could keep his job. He signed Lucic for 7 years, gave him eberle’s money, traded eberle for spooner essentially, traded an MVP, overpaid for Leon Draisitl, signed Kris Russell a number 5 d-man to a bad contract. Literally what has he done right? I’m not an oilers fan but I’m a McDavid fan and I want to see him in the playoffs again. McLennan shouldn’t have been fired, PC needs to be gone.

[@VortechBand]

Chiarelli is out if they suck the rest of the season.

[@SNFDNSD]

Fire pc!

[@Porkleaker]

Chia should've been fired but there's no point firing him during the season and Todd actually was a terrible coach, at least for this team. He never line matches, played Lucic in very stupid roles, predictably would put out the 4th line after goals (for) and commercial breaks. HE ran the PP and it has been ineffective, predictable and outright terrible the past two seasons, he refused to change it up last year until it was too late. Doesn't make in game adjustments at all. Lousy, stubborn coach.

[@kenryu364]

Fire Holland lol...

[@DoppaD]

Draisaitl and RNH fail? Are you high? Have you seen their point totals so far this year? The Oilers have 3-4 players producing, and two of the players you named are included in that list. Incredibly stupid for you to blame them.

[@reasonablerage4370]

Ikr

[@Lebroyal]

pretty crazy that you could replay this 5 years later and everything still holds true

[@acgmedical9129]

The Penguins, are almost last in their conference. I don’t think they are going to dump players. Sometimes, it’s about line synergy, perfect travel throughout the season, no injuries to key players, players confidence in their role, no family tragedies, no personal tragedies, key relationship with management. Dry land training, in the gym consistency, Video play watching, strategy, team play, practice shots and drills. It comes down to so many factors that collapse a season or bring the wins.

[@bowbear1048]

“Oil change” LMFAOOO

[@TheGundameister]

Edmonton Oilers dumpster fire, burning since Aug 9, 1988.

[@ShadowExe007Vageta]

TheGundameister I guess the problems go back 30 years instead of 20 years, so it is worse than I thought it was

[@gropro4618]

91 cup 2006 finals

[@stevea6192]

Studio Dankster 90 Cup. Not 91

[@jordanf8326]

A Dumpster fire that won a cup in 1990?

[@MrDanimal77]

👏 touche

[@Isaac-ol6yf]

“Do you know how bad you have to be to have the best player in the world and suck” 😂😂😂

[@paulthompson8793]

Trading Hall was just..... just the worst....

[@goeffrasmey7748]

Shouldn't be complaining about Draisaitl...yeah hes getting 8.5m but he's McDavid's duo. Nuge can manage the 2nd line center with help from 1 decent winger. What they really need is DEFENCE. Maybe (hopefully) Hitch can mold these defencemen into really solid defencemen, but they still need that 1 defensive stud. (because they aren't Nashville)

[@chrisnewby5713]

As a proud oiler fan born and raised in Edmonton from the bottom of my heart sid...thank you , your right on cue

[@laythefoundation2083]

Watching these in the future is almost more fun than watching it when it was relevant It's May 1st 2022, right before the post season Since this video was posted, the Oilers failed to make the playoffs this season Sid's ranting about ('18-'19) Then lost in the bubble qualifying round ('20) And the first round the following season ('21)

[@deregerm]

Overall a very good rant. As an Oiler fan since day 1 the level of frustration has been pretty high the last 10 years or so. Thanks for telling it like it is.

[@shredb4dead]

Peter chiarelli is definitely part of the problem, he'll be gone at the end of the season. Not sure firing him right now or later would make a difference for this year but either way I'm fine with it.

[@cedricstmichel8276]

help was suppose to be puljujaarvi

[@caperbay4106]

oilers are the worst team for developing players.

[@AJEDDY97]

@@caperbay4106 as a Bakersfield Condors fan (the AHL team of the Oilers), there is a lot of help coming, as long as Chiarelli (or the next GM, whoever it is *Come on Stevie Y*) isn't an idiot and lets the prospects develop. Also, help is supposed to be Puljujarvi, Yamamoto, Hebig, Benson, Marody, Bear, Jones, Lagesson, Samorukov, Maksimov, Starrett, Wells, and Skinner. There are prospects here that can and will help the Oilers in the coming years. Just give them a year or so. Watch.

[@caperbay4106]

@@AJEDDY97 absolutely spot on right

[@voidmaan]

Jesse Yakupov 😇

[@rofln00b]

@@AJEDDY97 If they were allowed to develop in the AHL that might work, but they seem to be keen on pulling Puljujärvi and Yamamoto and whoever they think is the most promising at the moment up to NHL, give them one or two proper games and then immediately drop their play time to under 10 minutes a game in the fourth line, benching them completely every other game, and then hang them there for a month before sending them back to AHL where they can actually play again.

[@Adem-zb3uo]

Peter Chiarelli should have been the first one to go, not Hall, not Eberle, not McLellan, It should have been Chiarelli.

[@hortiez]

So maybe Sid doesn’t actually watch all the oilers games. If you Sid, seen McLellan leave lucic on first line instead of a couple shifts but all game and totally negate mcdavids and dreiseitls abilities, then the next game NOT pull the goalie after 4 quick goals, not to mention after that last penalty kill goal NOT put out your best line to get back some momentum but put possibly worst player, lucics line out and not gain any momentum.... and also leaving Benning in the game and on the team is almost obvious sabatage. My coaches in junior knew better. And that's JUST the last two games. but I agree with you here, yes chiarelli is the worst gm, ever and I'm terrified we lose mcdavid soon.

[@kyleayres6255]

George W ^^^^^^^^^^^^

[@gerble36]

Oilers management have been sabotaging this team for many years... I guess old habits die hard for these guys. Someone should have told the couch that wasn't in the job description anymore, fire the manager who didn't pass that memo off to the coaching staff.

[@zav708]

Love this guys rants

[@williammccollom6847]

I've been saying that to Oilers fans for years in Edmonton. McDavid is the only good thing about this team and he'll get sick of losing and want to leave. There is no way a player of that calibre with that amount of talent will want to keep losing, he'll want to go to a team That's a legitimate contender so he'll have a chance to win a Cup. Draisaitl is not worth 8.5 million. Talbot couldn't stop a beach ball and the D is razor thin. The league keeps getting better, the players keep getting better and the margin for error is smaller and smaller and they're not competing.

[@Porkleaker]

Disagree on Draisaitl, but otherwise have it right. Also, I believe the major problem with the goaltending here is on Schwartz, the goaltending coach. Talbot WAS good, trash now. They had good prospects in Dubnyk and Laurent Brossoit, look at them right now lmao. It's like once the goalies get away they start playing amazingly, surprised the management hasn't questioned that or done something, oh wait..no I'm not, it's the Oilers, they just continue doing the same old "business as usual" routine, hoping they can scrape by into the playoffs once every decade...Pathetic.

[@markperkins1211]

Man you’ve obviously not been watching any games if you are calling out Leon and Nuge.

[@Nathan-vg4bl]

It's Peter Chiarelli's and Daryl Katz fault.

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

Chiarelli was great in Ottawa as a scout/assistant GM, was great in Boston as GM... but his moves while in Edmonton -- steep drop-off. Worst move was the Griffin Reinhart deal. Arguably, I could see why he dealt Hall away; he didn't get enough but they needed a defensive anchor. With Nurse emerging, I predict Larsson will be on his way out at some point.

[@paganmaestro]

Signing Lucic was like tying a heavy U-Haul trailer to a sports car.

[@AlexCWill]

Finally a Sid rant that I agree with

[@TheWrestlingDudes1]

Leon and Nuge both on pace for very good years this season....

[@batmang9014]

Gotta love a Sid Rant. But it's partly Mclellans fault

[@NickBasra]

This is still relevant and I hate the lack of accountability from the top down. Blow it up.

[@Cherdenkov]

Draisaitl is good. He does not deserve any critism yet. Sure, he looked lazy when moved off Connors line, but he is producing at a career best rate now. Nuge has been very good, Klefbom and Larsson look decent, Nurse is looking good. But then what? Chiasson and Koskinen has been good pick ups, but its not enough. A trade needs to be made, but we cant trust Chiarelli to make a trade! Imagine Puljujärvi or Yamamoto and a second for a top 4 defenceman? For a top 6 winger? A third line center? Anything to bolster the depth. Edmonton is lucky enough to have two elite forwards (1elite/1franchise) they just need depth. A solid D man, a third line center and 2 solid wingers, 1 for Connor and 1 for Nuge. Trade prospects and assets to rebuilding teams for that should not be impossible.

[@acgmedical9129]

Mcdavid, didn’t sign long term with Edmonton because of Edmonton. He signed because he got two things. Milan Lucic, as his guard and a strong relationship with Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky, pretty much went up to him and stated, they want me to sign long term and become an investor in the team. I can’t be here without you Conor, because you’re going to need guidance and will become better than I ever was. Mcdavid, took that to heart and decided on 8 years instead of 6 years at 15M. Per year.

[@kobyschechter8163]

It's November 2023. The Oilers have started this season 2-9-1. Leon Draisaitl is a UFA in 2025 and Connor McDavid is a UFA in 2026. Drasaitl has been there for ten seasons and McDavid for nine seasons. Darisaitl is eligible for a contract extension in July 2024 and if I was in his position there is no way I'm committing eight more years to an organization that can't get their act together. Same thing if I was in McDavid's position. Both of them are gonna want out. McDavid has a full NMC that took effect in 2022 and would have complete control over where he would like to play if Edmonton wants to trade him. Update: My comment aged horribly. The Oilers are now in the finals for the first time since 2006.

[@blibdoolpoolp]

watching this in 2022 as they are 2-8-2 in their last 12 :) ahhh. nice to have some normalcy during a time like this

[@BrettHornby]

The Senators rant on the Uber video set up the get out of rant for free cars.

[@datriaxsondor590]

The first 2 minutes hit the nail on the head.

[@37randob34]

100% PERFECTLY EXPLAINED !!!!!!👌👌👌

[@armaanr8169]

I'm quite confident that SID doesn't know what he's talking about in respect to Leon D., however, I agree with his statement about Mcdavid' s future on the team. Connor looked so deflated after their game against the LA Kings. He's probably thinking, here we go again.....

[@4thdisciple514]

He's tired man, he can't be doing it all.

[@cellytv8063]

Thank You Ken Holland So far

[@Peter-ff7gf]

Most people complain that McDavid gets garbage wingers (which is fair) but yeah well, does Draisaitl get the Allstar wingers? They are complementing each other! The franchise gave a statement with their contracts that they want to build a team around them but PC failed in historic fashion. They absolutely needed to add up on D few years back but Oilers fans can just dream about the speed and scoring Hall would have given McDavid/Draisaitl on the wing.

[@bradboy101]

awesome rant!

[@hockeytownrules6679]

Yeah, just ignore the fact that Draisaitl is also on the team. It’s not just feel bad for McDavid which you should, but feel bad for both of them. They’re both superstars

[@mikewhipkey6863]

I am a Penguins fan but the Oilers have always been my Western team. It kills me to watch this.. this is a similar situation to what happened in pittsburgh except the penguins put quality talent around Crosby.. The Oilers management is a joke and I feel bad for Mcdavid.. Imagine their record if they didn't have him

[@darrylbarnes8894]

When you trade away 40 to 50 goals per season for basically nothing, what do you expect? You can bring in any coach and it will not help. They have the greatest player in the world surrounded by a mediocre team.

[@cbb8812]

I doubt Hitch was the first pick...I suspect Chiarelli asked Vigneault and Quesnville but they declined.

[@Porkleaker]

Hitch isn't even a bad fit for the interim, he's going to straighten them out and get them playing better hockey and they need that with this crap lineup.

[@OneTeeGlory]

Sid’s right on like 95% of this. But don’t you dare throw in Nuge in there, he’s been very good.

[@timothyng3226]

Deadass watch Peter chiarelli somehow trade mcdavid

[@Porkleaker]

lol there's no way they'd let him, I'm sure his hands are kinda tied right now on what trades he can actually make as he's totally getting fired once the season is over.

[@kennethlochan2267]

hall/ebs for no return worst trades ever!!

[@kennethlochan2267]

Its hard to respect

[@ShadowExe007Vageta]

Gretzky trade (sale)

[@eila2088]

Ever? No. In recent years it's way up there with Saad for Breadman.

[@Porkleaker]

Eberle was trash and everyone wanted him gone, he didn't even want to play there anymore.

[@Gwarismetal]

hall for larsson was probably the most abysmal trade in the last 10 years of the NHL. i know larssons father past away recently so i can sympathize with him, but for edmonton to make that trade and put that much pressure on larsson to perform like it was a fair trade is outrageous and embarrassing from a franchise

[@Porkleaker]

Yeah, Todd was such a good coach that couldn't even line match, run a power play and would make stupid moves like stapling Lucic to McDavid's line. Great coach. Have you ever watched an Oilers game? Like how immediately after the Oilers would score Todd would throw out the 4th line and bang, opposing team scores. Good coaches don't make these stupid mistakes every single night and they certainly know how to line match.

[@watcher6935]

Thank you‼️. Am I the only Oilers fan that was saying this also? On oilers tv it's all butt kissing. Thank you Sid. So right ‼️. So refreshing to hear this way. Thank you‼️

[@watcher6935]

Ainran ,spot on. 👍. I'm actually questioning why im an oilers fan today.

[@jimburden5113]

CanadianWatcher 693 Been saying this since it started as great as Mcdavid is all I see is the Edmonton media kissing ass of Katz Gretzky, Lowe, MacT, Nicholson. Btw thanks making downtown look like a train wreck Katz you legal drug dealer

[@watcher6935]

Jim Burden , I cannot believe what they have done. I'm not proud to say I'm an oilers fan anymore. I don't know I'm a fan anymore.

[@jimburden5113]

CanadianWatcher 693 yeah man I hear ya I am no means a fan but man people pay good money to go to games. Shameful what chiapeter has done to this team

[@watcher6935]

Jim Burden , seriously having a problem stomaching anything they post right now on Oilers TV. It's that bad. Not being dramatic. Bad bad taste in my mouth.

[@timperley69]

Lucic 7 mil a year, 1 goal 4 assists -8 in 20 games......chew on that one

[@DrScruffee]

6mil a year and buy out proof. Absolutely awful signing

[@BrockMak]

Two 100-point players, and still missed the playoffs? Managerial or scouting issues aside, lack of offensive depth, defence, or both?

[@MScorpioM]

I'll bet my mortgage on the fact that McDavid DOESN'T finish his contract in Edmonton if they don't improve.

[@DanielDK909]

As an Oilers fan, I completely agree with Sid on this. I’m tired of seeing the Best years of Mcdavid getting wasted. I’m tired of seeing Chiarelli turning this team into trash!! I want him out of Edmonton NOW!! Right NOW! Get McDavid some F*ckin Help, before McDavid says “I’m done Here”

[@TCV12]

1 year ago...man how times change

[@dirty96imp]

Needs a louder suit and Ron MacLean sitting on the right.

[@OvieSnips8]

Thank god the leafs are not the laughing stock anymore. It's now the Coilers

[@thebelizeaneh]

Oilers have been the laughing stock since the early 90s and they always will be

[@jamesmiddleton5309]

It’s an embarrassment that they weren’t banned from winning the lottery. He’s literally going to just rot away in irrelevance unless he asks to be dealt.

[@jeremyfalkner9223]

I've heard of jumping the gun, but Peter Cherelli jumped the shark on this one.

[@AC-gw4qu]

Two years ago when they "Caught everyone cold" they had a winning record against all Pacific division teams. Everyone in the Pacific knew what the Oilers were capable of doing, except these clowns who only get LeafTV. And if you want to watch consistent hockey playing in Edmonton, look at them under Hitch. They're playing .750 hockey with the best sv% in the league. And the Hall trade needs to be understood in context. They signed Lucic the day after they traded Hall with the reasonable assumption that Lucic would play top six minutes and get top six points. Larsson was essentially for free. Now Looch is thriving. Hall's in last place. And Larsson's steady as a rock. I'll take that trade any day.

[@tylersommerville3872]

Sid sexiero is the Paul heyman of Canadian sports I could listen to all day

[@sugondesenuts2939]

How incredibly disrespectful to Paul Heyman

[@scottbaron121]

God I miss Tim and Sid...

[@jaybruce300]

The Leafs have been great for years lmfao

[@jonas1235]

this goes back 10 years. They havent drafted any depth players

[@ShadowExe007Vageta]

Colton C. This has gone back 20 years actually

[@ShadowExe007Vageta]

It is even worse than that

[@AJEDDY97]

As a Bakersfield Condors fan (the AHL team of the Oilers), there is a lot of help coming, as long as Chiarelli (or the next GM, whoever it is *Come on Stevie Y*) isn't an idiot and lets the prospects develop. Also, help is supposed to be Puljujarvi, Yamamoto, Hebig, Benson, Marody, Bear, Jones, Lagesson, Samorukov, Maksimov, Starrett, Wells, and Skinner. There are prospects here that can and will help the Oilers in the coming years. Just give them a year or so. Watch.

[@edmontonboy99]

Alexander Eddy We’ll see

[@Porkleaker]

@@AJEDDY97 We'll see, Poolparty might already be a bust because of how he was mismanaged, Yamamoto is just too small and doesn't really do anything *special*. Benson, Hebig will hopefully help out, and Bouchard will be a good addition in the future.

[@Sekushiwolf]

I've been saying it since McDavid was drafted. The Oilers did not deserve him nor should they have gotten him. Buffalo should have.

[@Wukles]

Sekushiwolf how do you deserve a first overall pick? It’s meant for teams who don’t win, I think the oilers have that covered pretty well.

[@hebber1961]

Even with last night's win, this team is McDavid. Without him they lose most nights by far. Having said that, he's so good, all it takes is a hot goalie for the rest of the year and they're saved.

[@sebastianholinaty6560]

the team isnt very good. its not anyones fault. edmonton has 3 solid forwards and 2 good defensman (nurse and benning are still developing). edmonton needs some to add depth forwards and a goalie to get back on track. tank for a top tier forward get rid of contracts and package them with picks or retain some salary and sign bobrovsky and they may be a good team next year.

[@GoProGoalieUzi]

1-2 years and #97 and 29 will want out. Loosing is terrible especially year after year!!! Totally agree with the beginning of the Clip!!! It’s the truth reality!!!!!

[@dynamoproductions5]

Okay, that's fine, Sid. Just ignore Chiarelli who mode these moves and failed to put staff in place to develop all his first overall picks.

[@Briskk69]

It was Todd’s fault. He hasn’t accomplished anything like look at the sharks. The season after he left they make it to the finals with almost the same roster. Todd wouldn’t play the rookies and would change the lines every period of a game. The fans hated him and he was bringing the team down, the oilers have a accomplished coach now for once

[@Unkn0wnGuy]

Lol you're delusional

[@Porkleaker]

​@@Unkn0wnGuy He's right, Todd never line matched, couldn't make in-game adjustments, kept giving Lucic prime PP mins, 5 lefties on the PP, benches rookies even when they're successful, that one time he played Lucic 3 on 3 lmao.....Never uses a timeout, throws players under the bus all the time even though it was his dumbass that put them out there. He's in love with Benning, a barely AHL level D just because he shoots right. I could go on and and on and on but Theo is right, he was a terrible coach.

[@CharlieND]

Lucic to the Flames for Neal.

[@azeen6821]

Amen. Everything he said was straight facts.

[@mattmelnyk8848]

2:45 Such disrespect. LET SID SPEAK YOU GUY!! Like seriously such disrespect.

[@Kawasaki2009]

The oilers needed to address the goalie situation before trading Hall. That should have been priority number 1. It still is. Talbot is not the answer.

[@peterchiarelli4326]

Saying draisaitl is a problem is calling McDavid is a problem. This guy is unbelievable, the first part of the rant makes no sense at all. You're just saying the best players on our team are problems

[@Lazorvictory]

Peter Chiarelli there is a reason why sports net is nicknamed "leafsnet".

[@Mattoilers97]

Yeah I’m sure this is the real Peter Chiarelli speak

[@TheJudgement01]

These guys need a reality tv show

[@thisisar1941]

Chiarelli managed to turn Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle, some wingers that just so happen to be what they need rn, into Adam Larsson and Ryan Spooner 😬

[@Emper0rH0rde]

If the Oilers lose McDavid, that team is in serious, *serious* trouble. That kid is a generational superstar, and for the time being, he is stuck on a team whose upper management doesn't seem to have any idea what it's doing.

[@ericwilliams1845]

Agree 100% Sid. The fact the oilers have one playoff run in last decade and have had countless first round picks and have had zero success is inexcusable. If I were a fan I would be beyond livid.

[@zzii0327]

Thank you Sid

[@nomadman123]

Ouch! That hurts! You're right on the button though.

[@UFC16]

Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson was the stupidest trade and add in Barzal for an ECHL plug.

[@davidmccalla3609]

That was a great rant styll.

[@geminitaurus8693]

90 Oilers fans are still in denial of oil prices and the Oilers future

[@kimbo4850]

You cant surprise teams for a whole 82 game season, also nobody liked the Hall Larsson trade, but it looked logical at the time since they need D

[@natedawg3855]

Spot on rant!

[@7upac]

extremely accurate video

[@Feedback4Utoday]

Drais was pd to center a 2nd line -? Not $8.5m to receive McD passes....

[@klunny998]

SID IS BANG ON

[@jerrylee3887]

Wrong, its management. Players can only play within their own strengths. But their weakness are showing due to the lack of team play. No offence to McDavid. If there was 2 McDavid's, the Oilers would still suck and this is up to management to access a team. From the 6 D to 13 forwards, and 2 goalies.