[Dhaliwal] OEL agent Kevin Epp on buyout: got the call this morning, we were surprised, Oliver met with mgmt and ownership after the season and did not believe this would happen. His time in Van was tumultuous, 3 coaches and 2 GM’s. It was difficult, the GM that brought him here is no longer here.
Epp – his time in Vancouver was tumultuous, 3 coaches and 2 GM’s.
It was difficult, the GM that brought him here is no longer here.— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) June 16, 2023
by electricnux
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That doesn’t take away from the fact that during that time he played mostly uninspired and shitty hockey.
Fuck Jim Benning until 2031 🖕🏻🖕🏻
So he’s blaming the team for his bad play? Lmao. I think he brought that on himself. But I can understand why he’s upset.
idk man, maybe at least play up to 60% of your contract for like 10 games.
Everyone else on the team was able to string together some good games in the last 2 years.
What’s difficult is being paid that much, numbers showing on the decline, coming to a team HE WANTED TO BE AT and, with something to prove, STILL playing like shit.
Tough nuts OEL you should have stayed in Phoenix. Fuck Jim Benning
Theres no excusing the way he played and I guess you cant ignore that the team went on a tear when he got injured.
The real question to ask is…. Did his gleam go away?
Yeah the coaching and GMs were the reason he was terrible.
Yeah I don’t think Oliver has had a very good understanding of his place in the game for the last 5 years.
Its not coaching, or who the GM is. Injuries have taken their toll to the point where he’s not even close to being worth his contract.
A bottom 6 guy making league minimum, that’s about all he’s worth.
The reason there have been 3 coaches and 2 GM’s is because your fucking client can’t play hockey anymore and is taking up so much of our cap space you fucking moron.
Yeah sure the buyout wouldn’t have happened if Benning was still here… Thought that sends chills down my spine 🥶
If we had 2016 OEL, we wouldn’t be in this timeline. He was not good and barely acceptable as a top 4. His stats were closer to a 5th or 6th defenceman.
He played like shit most of the time. Sure there was turnover up top but most players on the team at least had a period of inspired play.
Love that last line
If only Benning was still here!
Good riddance to you and that said GM. Holding on to your contract was holding this team in a logjam. What did you expect to be 4y @ 7.35m 3rd pair defenseman?
Yes, the GM that brought him here is no longer here because of eight years of ineptitude topped off by THIS GODDAMN TRADE! OEL was the final nail in the coffin that finally lost a GM his job.
I wish OEL the best but his time in Vancouver was disastrous and will forever be looked at as an incredibly dark time to be a Canucks fan. 👻
Remember the person, folks.
OEL the player ≠ Oliver the person.
Too soon to call him a ‘legend’?
I mean I feel bad, but I also don’t. I get paid to work hard and still have to work a side gig to make ends meet, he’s gonna do nothing and be getting paid millions for years so…
Kevin, buddy, Vancouver was a dumpster fire for sure but your client is on what was widely regarded as the worst contract in the NHL, miraculously forced a trade to one of only two teams he said he would go to and then played ***subpar hockey at best the entire time***. This should’ve always been an expected outcome.
Knowing Canuck luck he’ll have a tremendous bounce back next year
The GM that brought him here will never work in the NHL again. That GM shares as many brain cells with a rock or a hammer.
Well, if there’s one thing this buyout shows is that ownership ain’t afraid to shell out the cash.
I’m not to disappointed. OEL played horribly for us.
Amazing how fucking bad Jim Benning was at his job, holy……
How can OEL be surprised? My dead ancestors played harder than him.
I’m happy the Canucks balls are finally dropping
The GM that brought him here will never get another GM job in the NHL precisely because he brought him here.