ummmmm, sorry for not posting in (however long). it's not because we don't still love the oilers, because we do, and we watch, and we follow. that's how we know we're dead last in the conference as of me writing this. it's just kind of hard to comment about each game when we lose, y'know? when injuries are piling up all over again...
but at least fernie seems to be getting in better shape. he skated with the team recently and apparently gained back all the weight he lost over the summer. so has c. but that's not a good thing in her case?!
thanks so much for checking back! we'll try to update as much as possible.
side note: who misses petr sykora. cause we do. so much.
shitty couple of games hey? don't worry, we're playing the canucks next and in case you haven't heard, they kind of lost 8-2 to the flyers, who we beat. i hope this is more of a hierarchy type thing and not a rock-paper-scissors type thing.
guys, it's roli's birthday tomorrow. he's turning 38. so here's a big, early
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DWAYNE ROLOSON, OUR FAVOURITE GOALIE
seriously, i, personally, love you so much you don't even know.
a random customer at work says to us, "hey i got two tickets to the game tonight from my boss but i can't go and none of my friends even want them." me and my buddy are immediately like, frothing at the mouth, verbally dibsing the tickets, until we realize he gets off at 8, i get off at 10, game starts at 6. PPV means we can't watch it. radios are in the other department so i can't even tune into 630 ched.
highlights made it sound like an amazing game. they were even box seats. :(
first goal as an oiler by dustin penner. same with pitkanen. sanderson scores TWICE. so upset at not being able to go. you know, it's almost worth being fired over.
WHO AM I KIDDING. SOOO WORTH BEING FIRED OVER. they say hindsight is 20/20..
roli doesn't smile. hemsky shouldn't. pouliot has flies buzzing around him... otherwise lookin' good: souray, moreau (same expression as last year, 2H4U), stolly (but it looks like they gaussian blurred his face or something).. penner's just awkward. like he was trying to put forth some kind of moreau-esque "look" but just farted instead.
if anyone has them larger, please post.
aside: never noticed roli had such piercing-blue-deep-as-the-ocean eyes. stop being so attractive in every way?!?!
(i wish i took this photo. and i applaud the use of depth of field. can almost guess the lens.)
(ATTN TIM SMITH (NOT ANDY DEVLIN): 70-200mm F2.8L AMIRITE?)
game night!! san jose is visiting but it won't be pleasant. prediction: 3-1 OIL.
rushed entry cause i'm actually watching (and hyped!).
ROLI IS SO CUTE WHEN HE LEAVES HIS CREASE. chubchubchub.
k enough babbling. this entry is just here for post-game comments from you guys.
EDIT, back to coherency:
GO rookies! really showed what they're worth tonight. as much as i hate to give up a lead and wind up in OT, shootouts are the most exciting part of hockey as far as i'm concerned.
and yes, 51 - that post-game interview floored me. gene had to point out roli's the oldest guy on the team and took shots from sam gagner when the latter was 10 ahaha...
overall, great game. we could have won it in regulation had we held out literally a few more seconds but i don't think i'd have enjoyed it as much. was cheering by the end.
Hurray! That's right, the man who I saw at 2 in the morning @ the Edmonton International Airport (NO LIES) is our new captain!! Seriously he was by himself, had a HUGGGE hockey bag, and was sexy as hell.
EDIT:
ahahaha who took this photo.. it's pretty lame but i love it anyway. nice jeans, stolly.
thanks for updating c! you even took time out of your busy schedule to make a little graphic :') surprised you didn't try to put a spin on the old "o captain my captain" thing
we had ten days to try him out so to speak, but this just has to show how much confidence management has in the kid. roster photos are STILL not up, but you can see his. gagner looks scrawny but i know for a fact he's actually pretty buff because sportsnet played a segment on him back during the super series and he was shirtless the entire time. slut.
PRE-SEASON OVER. FIRST REAL GAME THIS THURSDAY. boobirds should also mark the 23rd on their calendars cause that's when a certain mullet-head returns. should be interesting to see fan's reactions. i know there's going to be some loser on the board who makes a thread like this:
"ON THE 23RD, GIVE SMYTH STANDING OVATION
he deserves it! let's thank him for all he's given to the franchise! WE LOVE YOU SMYTTY"
lock ban please.
meanwhile, i'm sure you've all heard pronger was named captain of the ducks even though niedermayer hasn't officially retired yet.
but can you guess who the flyers named their new captain today? our very own jason smith. good to know gator's doing well over in philly. :)
OKAY OKAY. apologies, been busy and whatnot, gathering bits and pieces to form a halfway interesting post.
i'm happy with our 3-1 preseason record so far. the one loss was a close game against vancouver, and i guess you can blame my torn loyalties. calgary has had four straight losses (two shutouts.. ouch) under mike keenan. guess their rookies are pathetic. but with darryl "dopey" sutter as your GM..
as for last night's game, moreau was hurt near the end, something to do with his ankle. if he's out for the season again.. fingers crossed i guess. scarier things have happened.
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to be honest, you guys. i was waiting on those roster photos, which have yet to refresh. but in the meantime:
what's the verdict on roli's new mask? Y/N? forum is a unanimous Y, c. is a horse-faced N. ahaha look at his little ear in the sidehole! gosh he's a cutie.
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here are the results of the current sportsnet poll. i found them interesting, to say the least. would have expected the bars to be a bit more skewed.
guess we'll have to be the tiebreaker. BOOOOOO
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the next two bits are going to be old news, but if you want to fill in the blanks, now's the time.
aaaand finally, the new jerseys off an NHL 08 screenshot:
(why does it look like the silhouette of pronger's head?)
everytime the jerseys change, we have the people who love them, and the people who spit venom about how much they hate the new look. again, i'm in between. i used to think the buffa-slug was ridiculous. it's grown on me. i'll live.
slow days in the hockey world, which means the oilers world is completely static. i routinely check TSN but few articles attract my interest. obscure UFAs signing with the blue jackets (a ho-hum team in their own right, is anyone out there honestly a CBJ fan?). bertuzzi's civil trial. niedermayer STILL on the fence about retirement.
i am in hockey withdrawal. i miss it so much. i miss roli and syk-- *GASP. REALIZE. CHOKE.* PETR!!!!!! WHERE HAVE YOU GONE
so i guess the team really isn't what it used to be and it's just roloson that i'm longing to see again. the pre-season starts in a little over half a month. unless something absolutely earth-shattering happens before that, i guess i'll see you guys then.
in personal news, c. is on the move to toronto this year, boo hoo, but it's not like she ever WATCHED the games anyway so you'll still get her brand of silly photos and sportsnet videos. (in response to my jabs that the maple leafs will be her new team, her response was "fuck them." i concur.) i think we make a good partnership because she frequents the media outlets i never go to (sportsnet, the newspaper, etc). now's where i contradict myself by linking to those exact media outlets.
sad video of jason smith talking with gene principe, about leaving and such. some dipshit on the forums actually made a thread asking if people would "boo gator." i know edmonton fans have a reputation of booing players, but just greedy jackasses who deserve it. why the fuck would we ever boo jason smith?! he was traded! c. couldn't make it through the whole video. (also this is probably the first any of us have seen gene principe in a long while hey? where ya been G)
edit: ever google yourself? this is the first time i took a good look at the search results, and there's some interesting stuff for sure. i see a bunch of youtube videos getting clicks and referrals from us. i see an actual response to one of my disses - awesome! though he didn't respond to me directly, i was referred to as "some blogger" and even QUOTED. again, awesome. i barely remember writing any of that.
further googling has revealed that c's entry, guess that oiler v2, is our most linked, especially on calgary forums. we also got quite a bit of traffic for the autograph signing photos.
here's a mystery to me: we're being credited for icons i didn't know we made. i am looking through our old posts and cross posts and can't find anything of the sort though apparently c. has been churning out pyatt-related icons behind my back. why was this necessary! i like the nucks! puppy dog eyes?!
this entry became longer than i wanted it to be. i guess the moral here is that we should be careful who we link to, cause everyone's paranoid and has trackers set up on their websites to, you know, track you down and shit. and here i am dropping links like nobody's business. i think that dude at the journal's just happy i read his article, though.
"As a result, Penner becomes property of the Oilers while the Ducks receive the Oilers' first, second and third round picks as compensation. Last season, Penner scored 29 goals and added 16 assists for 45 points in 82 games." — TSN.ca
(i still love using blockquote on this blog)
and according to TSN's poll, 90% of voters believe penner deserves 3mil or less per year, the tiny majority of which lean towards the 3mil. well nobody really thought the ducks would match. i just hope penner doesn't pull a *gulp* lupul. he had more points as a duck than penner did. you can't expect that kind of performance to just transfer over. the players on your line need to perform at their best too, obviously.
but we do get a much bigger guy in penner. he's three inches taller and like forty pounds heavier than lupes.
how come these days whenever a newly signed player says "i'm happy to be an oiler," i raise an eyebrow as if to ask, really?
