Fans in TBay have never really like Malone from the start. He basically has been swimming in trade rumours since he got there...kinda makes me wonder if he mostly just sucks.
- Jeropotato

He's like Penner, was overpaid. While Penner was lazy, Malone had injury problems.

Worse case scenario you buy him out next summer.

I think what we would do is give him 1 more year then other teams would. At 34, 3 years as opposed to 2 goes a long way.

Think it's how we got Belanger and Eager.
- Lahey

I think he gets 3 years minimum wherever he goes...this is his chance, he's going big.

Who?Comrie? Comrie did plenty of Douchey things at the end of his first stint here. Anyone else? Souray?
- Jeropotato

Lupul

Who?Comrie? Comrie did plenty of Douchey things at the end of his first stint here. Anyone else? Souray?
- Jeropotato

Lupul got ran out pretty (frank)ing quick

He's like Penner, was overpaid. While Penner was lazy, Malone had injury problems.

Worse case scenario you buy him out next summer.
- Lahey

Would count against cap as he could not be amnestied. His salary isn't high enough.

I think he gets 3 years minimum wherever he goes...this is his chance, he's going big.
- The-O-G

Unless he goes to a good team. I can't see contenders giving too many years.

Lupul
- oooilersss

Lupol didn't perform here-at all. Not sure if it was because he had better line mates in Anaheim or because expectations at the time for unrealistic.
I remember going to a game and Horc and he bumped into each other in the offensive zone about 3 times. Buddy commented on how it looked like Horc and Lupol must have poop in their pants they were playing so bad.

Would count against cap as he could not be amnestied. His salary isn't high enough.
- Iggysbff

That's an old wives tale, only the original buyout amnesty period had a cap on dollars. Simply because they didn't want borderline players not playing in the NHL. They knew guys with bigger salaries would get a 2nd shot.

Either way, it's not like the cap would cripple us.

Lupul got ran out pretty (frank)ing quick
- Lahey

Fernando also got put in the pressure cooker.

How the (frank) to look up archived blogs on this site?

well, tsn states in edm franchise history of 24 years, never ever selected a d-man with the first pick. if history follows itself, monahan, lindhom, or nichushkin could be the pick.
- deks1

Kevin Lowe (21st, 1979)
Paul Coffey (6th, 1980)
Jim Playfair (20th, 1982)
Jeff Beukeboom (19th, 1983)
Selmar Odelein (21st, 1984)
Francois Leroux (19th, 1988)
Jason Soules (15th, 1989)
Jerff Petry (45th, 2006)
We've picked 10 dmen in the first round (Lowe, Coffey, Playfair, Beukeboom, Odelein, Soules, Stajduhar, Descoteaux, Plante, Klefbom) and 2 goalies (Grant Fuhr, Devan Dubnyk).

Fernando also got put in the pressure cooker.
- Lahey

Fernando performed in the playoffs and was a fan favorite, illness ran him out, not the fans.

as per Friedman- B's plan to try and retain horton- notso much for ference, jagr and pandolfo

How the (frank) to look up archived blogs on this site?
- Jeropotato

Need to be S-M-R-T

Fernando also got put in the pressure cooker.
- Lahey

Pisani's performance fell due to severe diarhea and a back injury. He was also a bit of douche when he lived next door to my bfff.

Fernando also got put in the pressure cooker.
- Lahey

The (frank)er also had a lucky streak and got paid for it... 1 (frank)ing lucky playoff streak...

Need to be S-M-R-T
- Lahey

Guess I'm (frank)ed then.

Fernando performed in the playoffs and was a fan favorite, illness ran him out, not the fans.
- SpoiledByOil

Fans were riding him hard even though we knew he was (frank)ed. Your family could be killed in a car crash on the way to a charity event and the fans would still give you a hard time to why you aren't playing at your best.

doesn't just apply to locals.

Guess I'm (frank)ed then.
- Jeropotato

Go to Clouts blog

Under his name it says RSS, Archive, contact

Whatever you do, don't hit contact.

How the (frank) to look up archived blogs on this site?
- Jeropotato

Click on a Clouts blog and click archive under his name

Edit: beaten to the punch by a funnier response

I guess the real stat was "The Oilers haven't used a 1st round pick which was also the first round pick of the draft since 1989".

Interesting, but maybe not too useful. They picked a dman every year for a better part of the 80s.

That's an old wives tale, only the original buyout amnesty period had a cap on dollars. Simply because they didn't want borderline players not playing in the NHL. They knew guys with bigger salaries would get a 2nd shot.

Either way, it's not like the cap would cripple us.
- Lahey

You are correct. The $3 mill minimum only applied to the accelerated buyouts that were used at the beginning of this season.

You are correct. The $3 mill minimum only applied to the accelerated buyouts that were used at the beginning of this season.
- Iggysbff

Of course I was correct. I'm hardly wrong.

Side note, anyone here Vinny was going to Toronto only to be bought out and re-signing in TB?

Click on a Clouts blog and click archive under his name

Edit: beaten to the punch by a funnier response
- Morris

Thanks. Do any of you believe that Horc will be bought out? I still think he's going to be traded or remain an Oiler.

Of course I was correct. I'm hardly wrong.

Side note, anyone here Vinny was going to Toronto only to be bought out and re-signing in TB?
- Lahey

That was the stupidest rumour in the history of the internet.