The oilers are just a tire fire
- SJSharks39

Lots of black smoke. Are you saying they are the cause of global warming?

And how did that work out? I think people ought to cut the Oilers a bit of break, because it might take a while, but this will be a good team.

I seem to remember Colorado was the best team in hockey (or one of them) for like a decade.
- James_Tanner

The nordiques traded over half of those first rounders from 87-92

Foggarty
doré
Nolan
Sundin
Lindros
Warriner
Thibault



Patience might not have been a good idea for the Avs/Nords

The nordiques traded over half of those first rounders from 87-92

Foggarty
doré
Nolan
Sundin
Lindros
Warriner
Thibault



Patience might not have been a good idea for the Avs/Nords
- Redmile247

if edmonton doesnt make player moves they are crazy

the time has come and gone; its passed due.

when you are last season after season, honest question...is it even possible to 'lose' a trade?

If I were GM of any team id be at least inquiring.

That's kind of what I was thinking. I was also thinking about how I have been called an idiot over 3000 times on the internet and never once in my real life. Not once. Been called arrogant, know-it-all, jerk, f-face, d-head, d-bag, and like six million other things, but never an idiot. Not even once.
- James_Tanner

You sound proud of this statement?

if edmonton doesnt make player moves they are crazy

the time has come and gone; its passed due.

when you are last season after season, honest question...is it even possible to 'lose' a trade?

If I were GM of any team id be at least inquiring.
- Lucas Neilson

Crazy Habs-centric trade proposal: DD, Eller, Emelin, andrghetto, Fucale for Hall and Perron. Take it and go *russel peters style*

if edmonton doesnt make player moves they are crazy

the time has come and gone; its passed due.

when you are last season after season, honest question...is it even possible to 'lose' a trade?

If I were GM of any team id be at least inquiring.
- Lucas Neilson

Finishing at the bottom was the worst thing for them

They had no choice but to pick the BPA
Which is the right choice .... But when you do that instead of drafting out if need you have to be prepared to trade the asset for a need or else the asset really doesn't hafe the value that you perceive

That's kind of what I was thinking. I was also thinking about how I have been called an idiot over 3000 times on the internet and never once in my real life. Not once. Been called arrogant, know-it-all, jerk, f-face, d-head, d-bag, and like six million other things, but never an idiot. Not even once.
- James_Tanner

People are scarier on the internet. Apparently they are the only ones that have opinions that matter.

I think you're awesome, keep up the good work.

The nordiques traded over half of those first rounders from 87-92

Foggarty
doré
Nolan
Sundin
Lindros
Warriner
Thibault



Patience might not have been a good idea for the Avs/Nords
- Redmile247

Ozolinish for Nolan

they have a dynasty of 1st overalls .. may go unmatched for generations
- nightmare3020

it would be interesting if (and when) the Oilers draft #1 again... McDavid holds out ala Lindros....

maybe then the Oilers will get sufficent roster turn-over to change the "culture"

honestly... I feel sorry for those kids - particularly Hall. Dreger has clearly lost his mind. That kid has hung it all out there for a few years now... with little or no support. He's the only one I would consider untouchable.

No the whole thing is really too bizarre for words.
- James_Tanner

in a signal of team unity and protest - perhaps the Oiler's players should
1) refuse to play tonight with MacTavish behind the bench
2) send a message to Katz to fire the entire management team

it really is quite strange... Gretzky wasn't very impressive in many ways in Phoenix... and the other Oiler greats haven't exactly repeated their on-ice success while in management.

Perhaps - just perhaps - its time to move on from that "80's show".

Actually... I think making Glenn Healy the GM with Dreger as assistant along with Damian Cox would be perfect.

write about your own team. You must know something about them.

You don't know about the Oilers but you know they will get you lots of hits.

The nordiques traded over half of those first rounders from 87-92

Foggarty
doré
Nolan
Sundin
Lindros
Warriner
Thibault



Patience might not have been a good idea for the Avs/Nords
- Redmile247

Sundin -> Sylvain Lefebvre

Lindros -> Forsberg, Duchene, C. Simon, Ricci, Hextall & Thibault.

Hextall -> Deadmarsh

Thibault -> Mike Keane & Patrick Roy

Ricci -> Alex Tanguay

Nolan -> Ozolinsh

http://i.imgur.com/jk0uw6g.jpg

Everyone in bold won a Stanley Cup

write about your own team. You must know something about them.

You don't know about the Oilers but you know they will get you lots of hits.
- gzatron

lol wha?

nor do i think you are one... but as a Flames fan if I had an entire blog dedicated to "the other team" I'd more or less ask what I did. Its kind of like going on a date with your girlfriend and spend the night talking about your ex...
- geta02it

I defend it thusly:

There is no one in the world who writes more about the Coyotes than I do. I know this because I read every blog site dedicated to them, as well as all their mainstream media coverage.

I write about the Coyotes every single day, I think I've missed three days since September and maybe ten during the summer. Today I wrote about the biggest news story in the NHL and the team the Coyotes are playing.

I can't even believe this is an issue.

The nordiques traded over half of those first rounders from 87-92

Foggarty
doré
Nolan
Sundin
Lindros
Warriner
Thibault



Patience might not have been a good idea for the Avs/Nords
- Redmile247

It's true that they did, but if they had dressed a line-up of Nolan- Lindros - Anyone
and Sundin - Sakic - -Anyone they probably would have won even more Cups. I mean, can you image a team with Sundin, Sakic and Lindros? That is insane.

in a signal of team unity and protest - perhaps the Oiler's players should
1) refuse to play tonight with MacTavish behind the bench
2) send a message to Katz to fire the entire management team

it really is quite strange... Gretzky wasn't very impressive in many ways in Phoenix... and the other Oiler greats haven't exactly repeated their on-ice success while in management.

Perhaps - just perhaps - its time to move on from that "80's show".

Actually... I think making Glenn Healy the GM with Dreger as assistant along with Damian Cox would be perfect.


- BorjeFan4Ever

I like your management dream team. In this scenario, perhaps Steve Simmons could head up the analytics department and I could do PR?

People are scarier on the internet. Apparently they are the only ones that have opinions that matter.

I think you're awesome, keep up the good work.
- dothedougie

Thanks. I always find it doubly amusing that whether here or on Twitter, I am using my real name while all my detractors are anonymous.

However, let's not be crazy, I deserve a lot of the things said to me. But I publish daily and don't have an editor, I am sure I could sound a lot more intelligent if I wasn't always just writing the first thing that popped into my head. But, that would be boring.

Thanks. I always find it doubly amusing that whether here or on Twitter, I am using my real name while all my detractors are anonymous.

However, let's not be crazy, I deserve a lot of the things said to me. But I publish daily and don't have an editor, I am sure I could sound a lot more intelligent if I wasn't always just writing the first thing that popped into my head. But, that would be boring.
- James_Tanner

You're right, that would be boring. Intelligent writing, for the most part, is probably wasted here.

I defend it thusly:

There is no one in the world who writes more about the Coyotes than I do. I know this because I read every blog site dedicated to them, as well as all their mainstream media coverage.

I write about the Coyotes every single day, I think I've missed three days since September and maybe ten during the summer. Today I wrote about the biggest news story in the NHL and the team the Coyotes are playing.

I can't even believe this is an issue.
- James_Tanner

Bandwagon. There seems to be allot of bloggers piling on the Oil. Personally I don't give a poop what you write on. Was a simple question...

I read your stuff regularly. I have some business interests with a member of the Yotes ownership, not a friend but an associate and as such I have interest in the team...

and btw, I actually do like your blogs... (mostly)

Sundin -> Sylvain Lefebvre

Lindros -> Forsberg, Duchene, C. Simon, Ricci, Hextall & Thibault.

Hextall -> Deadmarsh

Thibault -> Mike Keane & Patrick Roy

Ricci -> Alex Tanguay

http://i.imgur.com/jk0uw6g.jpg

Everyone in bold won a Stanley Cup
- LeftCoaster

That's insane how huge the Lindros trade ends up after its all said and done

The one thing I will say is back then with no cap you can trade picks and prosorcts away and he just fine
GMs back than just needed to be ballsy

It's true that they did, but if they had dressed a line-up of Nolan- Lindros - Anyone
and Sundin - Sakic - -Anyone they probably would have won even more Cups. I mean, can you image a team with Sundin, Sakic and Lindros? That is insane.
- James_Tanner

That seems like a lot of skill up front and no D or a goalie .....sounds kinda oilerish

lol wha?
- chester97

These Oilers fans are all upset because people are saying nasty things about their team. They would never make it as a Laffs fan. Sterner men are needed for that.

These Oilers fans are all upset because people are saying nasty things about their team. They would never make it as a Laffs fan. Sterner men are needed for that.
- walshyleafsfan

Uhhh Chester is a Flames fan...just sayin...

That's insane how huge the Lindros trade ends up after its all said and done

The one thing I will say is back then with no cap you can trade picks and prosorcts away and he just fine
GMs back than just needed to be ballsy
- Redmile247

Yep - it's just not the same anymore with the cap situation.

Uhhh Chester is a Flames fan...just sayin...
- geta02it

no he was laughing at me saying "lol wha" to the oilers fan telling tanner to stick to his team. all a misunderstanding