Oh ye of little faith!

K-Lowe makes a trade-Oh!

The deal breaker was a limited edition Edmonton Oilers 25th Anniversary Puck!

I think perhaps that makes it official that Kevin Lowe ought to be done as the GM.

Whether that change happens this year, or they sweep out the whole front office next summer is the only question that remains, I think.

Of course, with Mr. Pharmacy First® bidding for the team, maybe it waits until that deal gets completed, if it ever does.

so... does this make it official?


is Edmonton now the pariah of the NHL?



the Oilers had better not go the way of the Trappers... one of the few successful, financially viable teams in the AAA, just too far away for the rest of the league... or in the case of hockey, just too much of a hockey town??

A Sketch Towards a Taxonomy of Meta-Desserts:

A brownie is very “stable”, which is to say it can be combined with many different desserts while still remaining delicious — but surely it isn’t a fundamental dessert type: a brownie is basically just a sulky teenage cake. A crepe, on the other hand, probably is a fundamental dessert type, but it’s a relatively unstable one — it won’t taste good if you put it on a cookie.

Sounds pretty gloomy over at Oilers HQ

Lowe finally reached Nylander.

"In a sombre voice, he told me 'I just couldn't do it.' It was like his wife freaked out, like she was being shipped to Siberia or something."

not if you think about what they were from the time of the Russian Revolution until the 90s... though the Nazis hosted the games, so...??

Does it seem strange that it took 90 years for Russia to host its first Winter Olympics?

Edmonton launches new campaign to curb violence:

University of Alberta criminologist Bill Pitt, however, told CBC News he isn't convinced a slogan will get through to troubled kids.

"Putting these types of gimmicks in front of them is only going to fuel their already jaded, cynical viewpoints of the establishment," he said.

All right, well I'll be joining Matt Bouchard et al for Transformers tonight for the 10:00 show downtown. Anyone's welcome to attend (I doubt the theatre will be much full, anyway). Give me a shout if you need a ride.