Enough with smyth his body is done he looks like he had arthritis out there.
- Oilers42

Whatever he looks like, he's doing quite well against 3rd/4th line competition and is already having a better year than last offensively.

The point being we need depth that pushes our 3rd line down to a 4th line.

Joensuu is just plain terrible
- Reveen

I'd like to send him down just to see if somebody would grab him off waivers and relieve us of his contract for next year.

He use to have that mean streak. He got suspended from the WJHC for cross checking some guy in the face
- Ihatebrianburke

oh goodness that's wjhc. i would tell him to keep it up!

oh goodness that's wjhc. i would tell him to keep it up!
- deks1

Not if it means taking stupid penalties. Be mean but not stupid. Crafty.

oh goodness that's wjhc. i would tell him to keep it up!
- deks1

Kassian still deserves a stick to the face when we play Vancouver next

What ever happened to Garner...did he quit?

whatever happened to newmy?

What ever happened to Garner...did he quit?
- OilHorse

I dont think so. Hes just not as prolific as Matt.

EDIT: maybe he did. I see he hasnt put one up for a couple weeks.

Not if it means taking stupid penalties. Be mean but not stupid. Crafty.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

I don't mind if its repercussion for someone going after our young stars

He snaked his way into G.M. it was the plan from day one Burke is gutless and he doesn't have testies to just say he's going to screw Feaster over.
- jaredwildzee

There is one important fact your forgetting...Feaster is an idiot!

Remember when the Oilers were solid on defence, blocked lots of shots, won lots of faceoffs and were hard to play against? I thought our offence was boring then and wished we had some firepower. Funny...
- TheTaoOfSemenko

Sad to consider 97-2000 the 'good oil days' .

I dont think so. Hes just not as prolific as Matt.

EDIT: maybe he did. I see he hasnt put one up for a couple weeks.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

He and Matt posted close to the same time about a week ago, and his blog is not there anymore.

whatever happened to newmy?
- TheTaoOfSemenko

Had his head so far up his ass he suffocated? Broke his neck trying to suck his own Richard? Could be a lot of things but those seem the most likely.

Kassian still deserves a stick to the face when we play Vancouver next
- Ihatebrianburke

Yeah, there a guy that needs to go (frank) himself.

Sad to consider 97-2000 the 'good oil days' .
- Jeropotato

Hell, even in the 2000-06 period they competed.

http://blogs.edmontonjour...evin-lowe-should-they-be/

Food for thought.

http://blogs.edmontonjour...evin-lowe-should-they-be/

Food for thought.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

I don't subscribe to the Lowe hate. Thought he did a good job as GM, but (frank)ed up in his last couple of years trying to remain competitive when the club didn't have the assets. Oh well.
As president, His decision to hire Tambo was questionable, but not his decision to go full rebuild-it had to happen.
I don't see his hiring of Mac T as a bad move, I like what he has with the organization as far as establishing the farm system .
His comment about the two tier fans was stupid.
I doubt replacing him as president has any impact on the teams future what so ever.

The hate to me is a waste of time.

You guys want a goalie and one to build around for the future. Anton Khudobin I think could be had from Carolina. Ward and Peters are probably available too but Dobby has paid his dues in the AHL where he was a top goalie, two solid years as a back up in Boston and this year looks awesome. But I should forgot there is nobody running this team with half a brain,

You guys want a goalie and one to build around for the future. Anton Khudobin I think could be had from Carolina. Ward and Peters are probably available too but Dobby has paid his dues in the AHL where he was a top goalie, two solid years as a back up in Boston and this year looks awesome. But I should forgot there is nobody running this team with half a brain,
- flyerdude17

And how has Homer done for you lately?

And how has Homer done for you lately?
- Jeropotato

They conviently leave his stellar gm skills out of their decision to harass other team.

As much as I hate to admit I was wrong, I've gotta say, some of those other fans were right; an improvement to our (a Miller or a Reimer) likely saves this team around 30 goals against. That would leave us 19th in the league in goal differential and with a middling offense. Who knows the effect of still being in a lot of those losing battles might've done to boost the team's offense, too!

I think it's within reason to suggest that this team would be within competitive range right now had it not been for our goaltenders' terrible starts. I guess it's a good thing Dubnyk decided to have his bad year now rather than next year after management had resigned him to a big contract!

You guys want a goalie and one to build around for the future. Anton Khudobin I think could be had from Carolina. Ward and Peters are probably available too but Dobby has paid his dues in the AHL where he was a top goalie, two solid years as a back up in Boston and this year looks awesome. But I should forgot there is nobody running this team with half a brain,
- flyerdude17

People who pay for access to free websites on the internet, generally have no credibility with anything they say. Go back to your shack you Rube

http://blogs.edmontonjour...evin-lowe-should-they-be/

Food for thought.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

Reading between the Lowe interview, this arcticle (which makes some good points) and Staples' interview with MacT, I'd say that the purview Kevin Lowe is essentially to be the head of professional scouting. MacT identified him as a sounding board on moves he'd like to make, and they've often been somewhat forthcoming that they do decisions by committee.

It strikes me that for the last 6 years the process has been this:
1. Mact/Tambs has an idea
2. They gather the group together and share the idea
3. Kevin Lowe says what he thinks about it
4. They take that very seriously
5. They either carry out the idea or don't depending on how conifdent they are after hearing Lowe's opinion.

It seems to me like he's neither twiddling his thumbs nor is he pulling the strings.

Really liked what Perron had to say about the team needing to play bigger and not worry about getting injured. Not sure the rest of the team listens to him, but here is a guy bring outside experience in and he should be listened to.

You guys want a goalie and one to build around for the future. Anton Khudobin I think could be had from Carolina. Ward and Peters are probably available too but Dobby has paid his dues in the AHL where he was a top goalie, two solid years as a back up in Boston and this year looks awesome. But I should forgot there is nobody running this team with half a brain,
- flyerdude17

Going to Philadelphia has been a death sentence for Goaltenders. Finding a starting goalie to build around has been the unicorn the Flyers have been chasing since the days of Bernie Parent.