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[Kanonfodder]

Originally Posted by blackpheasant

That's odd, our prospects beat your superstars this evening...

One game little birdie

[brownbomber]

Originally Posted by blackpheasant

Looks like the Oilers have decided its time to tank the season in hopes of another #1 pick, shameful...

I am pretty sure they won't be last, but hey it's a lottery and you never know. I know you wrote that in jest or don't understand the process.... I'm leaning towards the sarcasm.

[Pixel Shooter]

Tambellini fired, press conference this morning. That is a big step in right direction for Oilers!

rumour Ken King will be moving on for the flames

[tbiddy]

Tambellini out. Mactavish new GM.

[Snap Shot]

Originally Posted by tbiddy

Tambellini out. Mactavish new GM.

Happy,Happy,Happy!!

[chadyaz]

Replacing a terrible Gm with an unproven gm who was fired by the guy he is replacing is great. I love it

[TBark]

Recycling old Oil.
Good for the environment I guess, haa.

TBark

[mulecrazy]

and oiler fans laughed when we signed Jokinen as a free agent..

I laughed for a good 10 minutes when I heard this today.

Interesting fact:

4 years ago today, Tambellini fired Mac T.

[brownbomber]

Hamster wheel goes round and round

[ganderblaster]

X2 and the Oil continue to reward failure! What they need is some fresh blood. Pretty stagnant over there. Shame I says,shame on you Lowe. On the bright side I spent exactly ZERO dollars supporting that team this year.

[TreeGuy]

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

[Jamie]

Hmmmmm
You guys don't sound happy.

Sky just got a bit brighter down here in Cow town.

Jamie

[Okotokian]

Kevin Lowe's gotta go..... never a success, he was promoted instead of fired. Now recycling McTavish who has never even been an assisitant GM, plus bringing back Howson, who was fired by Columbus for goodness sake. They are rebuilding the team, need to rebuild management too, from the top.

Brian Burke would have been fun but Lowe would never hire him. They hate each other. How about Lindy Ruff? Or any of a dozen assistant GM's from successful teams... but no.... McTavish. Jeez.

[JohninAB]

Next will be Kroger and they will bring in Huddy to coach the team!

They should have went after Ron Hextall in LA. Assistant GM and has done a great job working with the younger players there.

[FallAirFever]

The decision today does not sit well with me. I think MacT is a very intelligent man, with good hockey sence but I dont think he is the right guy for the job right now and will end up a Kevin Lowe puppet and I dont have much faith in Lowe.

For the record Tambo did not fire MacT, he resigned but that is really splitting hairs at this point.

I did like to hear some of the language used today as far as being bold and taking some risks, I think that the time for action on the Oilers management is this summer, we shall see what they can pull off. I did like to hear the passion.

As far as Housin (sp) goes I dont hate the move, I think he did a pretty decent job in Columbus considering what he had to work with, the team there now is one that he built and they are in the playoffs...

There is still a sick feeling in my stomach that this recycling is not what the Oilers need, but my heart wants to say "look at the tradition, maybe this will be a rebirth for MacT and forward movement for my beloved Oilers!"

[pottymouth]

Ring around the rosey ......




..... we all fall down !

[ganderblaster]

Just waiting for Gretzky to announce a comeback at coaching and where better to continue his success then with the Oilers?! Oh my aching sides.

[Ruger1022]

NHL postpones tonight Senators-Bruins game due to bomb threats.

[ganderblaster]

That puts my misery in perspective. Terrible things are going on and I'm moping about management for hockey? I ought to give my head a shake.

[Kanonfodder]

Mac T is the right choice, guy hates to lose, has won as a player, success as a coach. Went back at his age and got his MBA Sure hes a rookie GM but knows the team and has a proven veteran asst GM in Howson. As for the old boys club comments, you can dig thru a lot of sports organizations and fins the same thing. Funny nobody in Edmonton bitches when the Esks bring back ex players, they do its called tradition and bringing back the "Eskimo Way"

Dallas has done it in the NHL many NFL teams do the same same with MLB

As for Mac Ts comments about being bold and taking risks..I am all for it. We have a plethora of assets and cap room now is the time to take the gamble, beats the hell outa the position Calgary is in where Ken King tell Uncle Feaster the teams goal is make the playoffs next year. Lol really? 8 players with NMC and two maybe NHL prospects? Que a summer of overpaying old UFAs again Calgary

[artie]

What I would like to know is how come teams like the Montreal Canadians, Detroit Redwings, Boston Bruins and others can have good teams year after year and do not have to go through this process of finishing last or near the bottom so they can get the best draft. What do they know that our guys don't know. Calgary and Edmonton have not had really good teams since the old days with the battles of Alberta. Now there more like waltzs in Alberta.

[Jamie]

Originally Posted by Kanonfodder

Mac T is the right choice, guy hates to lose, has won as a player, success as a coach. Went back at his age and got his MBA Sure hes a rookie GM but knows the team and has a proven veteran asst GM in Howson. As for the old boys club comments, you can dig thru a lot of sports organizations and fins the same thing. Funny nobody in Edmonton bitches when the Esks bring back ex players, they do its called tradition and bringing back the "Eskimo Way"

Dallas has done it in the NHL many NFL teams do the same same with MLB

As for Mac Ts comments about being bold and taking risks..I am all for it. We have a plethora of assets and cap room now is the time to take the gamble, beats the hell outa the position Calgary is in where Ken King tell Uncle Feaster the teams goal is make the playoffs next year. Lol really? 8 players with NMC and two maybe NHL prospects? Que a summer of overpaying old UFAs again Calgary

Quoted so we can all come back next winter and see if you were right.
Any truth to the Rumor that Wayne will now be the coach?
Jamie.

[JohninAB]

This move by the Oilers is akin to rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic. Futile!

[Pixel Shooter]

X 2 lol!!

Originally Posted by jamie

quoted so we can all come back next winter and see if you were right.
Any truth to the rumor that wayne will now be the coach?
Jamie.

[Kanonfodder]

I guess we will see As for Captain CowPies question please quote me I want you to remember how bang on I am with my Calgary predictions, enjoy years and years of futility

[hal53]

Originally Posted by Pixel Shooter

X 2 lol!!

you guys are a hoot!!!......I guess Hartley and Feaster will win some awrds this year???..... LOL!

[chadyaz]

Despite what Kevin Lowe says about his 5 rings as a player, they are meaningless as a President/GM of the team. As long as he continues to run that team up North, they aren't winning anything other than more lottery picks

[Kanonfodder]

Did you hear the press conference where he laid out his duties as liaison between owner and management? He is but a small cog in the running of the team the GM has the final say, our pres isn't meddling like Ken King does.....enjoy the re-tool as you aren't really rebuilding

[1899b]

Originally Posted by Kanonfodder

Did you hear the press conference where he laid out his duties as liaison between owner and management? He is but a small cog in the running of the team the GM has the final say, our pres isn't meddling like Ken King does.....enjoy the re-tool as you aren't really rebuilding

And do you not see the debacle? Dave Semenko is employed as one of their scouts for christ sakes!! If that doesn't speak volumes of the good ol boys club, I don't know what does. They are a wierd organization.....

[Kanonfodder]

So what? The Oil also have a Sutter brother in the scouting department