Say what now?

With MacTavish also going with backup Jussi Markkanen in goal you could be forgiven for figuring - in the wake of the Marc-Andre Bergeron trade - maybe the Oilers were showcasing Markkanen for a trade deadline deal. You could also come to the conclusion they'd decided they might as well play their prospects. - Terry Jones, Edm Sun.

Now, don't get me wrong, I like the Juice and all, but what team needs another back-up goalie?
Didn't the Oilers run with 3 goaltenders last season, and look how well that worked out.
GIVE ME A BREAK.

Also rumored to be on the move from the Oilers: Joffrey Lupul, Raffi Torres, Petr Sykora.
Well, unless Lowe is getting two offensive defencemen for all of them with a few draft picks thrown in, I don't see all three of them going. What teams really has two great defensemen anyways, let alone two great offensive defensemen?
The Ducks with Pronger and Niedermayer, The Stars with Zubov and Boucher, The Senators with Phillips and Redden, the Red Wings with the greatest defenseman in the NHL, Nick Lidstrom and to a lesser extent Markov.
Now, the Oilers had Pronger last season and barely made the playoffs.
This season without Pronger the Oilers are most likely going to barely miss the playoffs.
Our worst fears are coming true; without Pronger we are fucked. The offense that looked good on paper has not been able to over-come the shortcomings on the blue line.
Even with the rumor of Brewer coming back, he's no Pronger.
This team is in a transition period, and sad to say Lowe knew this ever since he traded Pronger in July.
Why has it taken so long for him to get anything done?! I guess only he can answer that.
Sometimes things aren't as easy as they appear to be. The fans can suggest trades left and right, but we aren't general managers, so we don't know who's available and at what price.


From the Edm Journal today:

Boston, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Colorado all had scouts at this game.

Possible trade partners for the Oilers or the Senators???

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Another tidbit from the Edm Sun today:

With the number of Edmonton Oilers fans in the crowd, Mike Comrie figured he might be in for a rough ride.

However, the former Oiler got the last laugh last night scoring the shootout winner in a 4-3 victory.

"I saw enough Oiler jerseys to understand what was going on," Comrie said. "But it was nice to get the cheers from the Ottawa fans."

Comrie, playing his first game against the Oilers as a member of the Senators, heard a chorus of boos from the large contingent of Oiler fans in the building every time he touched the puck.

The boos were later drowned out by cheers from the Senators fans, who eventually picked up on why Comrie was being booed.

"I was shocked," said Senators head coach Bryan Murray.

"But I think he really looked good, he's skating real well. I thought he had real sharp legs. He was really heads up on the puck." - Derek Van Diest.

PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Like as if you were really 'shocked' that Comrie was booed by the Oilers fans in attendance. He bitched out on us, we have every right to boo him.
Good for him that he is a solid player, but us Oilers fans don't take to be fucked over by a home-town boy very well.