Comments on: It was historic, an honor to be there…..and I'll never do it again!!!

By: bender

bender — Sat, 29 Nov 2003 03:24:27 +0000

hey TC,

How ya doing?

I got a funny story for ya about the Heritage Game.

Only one of my buddies managed to score a ticket for the ultimate game, and he was pretty pumped to go. So what does the crazy fool do in -25 (canadian eh) weather. He gets super ass drunk, throws up all over the place, and ends up home for the First Period of the actual Oilers/Habs game. LOL. He actually got booted.

I was working that night, and had to watch the game nice and warm in the comforts of my HOTEL room. And it was a super great day.

First MICHIGAN beat ohio state, then Gretz dons on the blades one last time. It was an awesome game, and it should be done again.

As Gretz said, this will be his one and only game, and I believe him, my Dad says he's suffering from Arthritis pretty good, and if there's a grain of truth to this, Even the Gretz haters gotta respect him for playing in those conditions.

On a side note, How about Gretz's daughter, WOW!!! Great voice, and the view wasn't too bad.

In a few years, she's gonna be the biggest trophy in Canada. Even bigger than Lord Stanley himself. LOL.

By: TC_4

TC_4 — Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:01:16 +0000

So you agree with me?

By: Primis

Primis — Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:51:38 +0000

And finally on to little Mikey. I'm hearing the odd rumor that he'll supposedly be traded by the end of the week, and that Anaheim is the destination. I doubt it honestly. I believe Lowe is going to let him sit until the deadline(around that time). That's the smart thinking I would assume his stock wouldn't be higher than that time. But who knows, maybe he's gone on Friday, but I doubt it.

Anaheim? That doesn't make a ton of sense, considering he'd be yet another natural Center, which they seem to have a million of already. Remember the fuss when they signed both Prospal AND Fedorov?...

-- Primis.

By: TC_4

TC_4 — Thu, 27 Nov 2003 13:18:17 +0000

Well there is 2 ways of looking at it. One way is that his stock will diminish as time goes on because he’s not playing. I don’t believe this one because he’s not injured, he’s just not playing. The other way is that his value will increase as time goes on because teams will have holes to fill.

By: Showerhead

Showerhead — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 23:36:30 +0000

Yeah the resigning was just an unlikely add-on.. but what do you think of the chance that his value is higher with more of the season left?

By: TC_4

TC_4 — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:30:47 +0000

Well, I hope he doesn’t trade him for a quick fix that’s for sure! I doubt we would re-sign him. The only case that would happen is if he appologized to everyone involved, K-Lowe, Mac T, the players, and the fans. Mike has a lot of growing up to do, and unless it happens within the next 4 months, he will never be an Oiler again.

By: Showerhead

Showerhead — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:18:18 +0000

Like you, T_C, and every other Oiler fan out there, I’ve been trying to put together an idea in my mind as to a) what Comrie is worth in a trade and b) when the best time to trade him would be. Lately it occured to me that maybe waiting until the trade deadline won’t increase his value.. maybe his value declines as time goes by. The first and more obvious reason is that the longer he goes without playing at the NHL level, the longer (maybe a minimal time, an extra week or so) it takes Mike Comrie to get back into game shape and possibly a couple of games so that he can start producing. One of the main reasons a team makes a deal for a guy like Comrie at the deadline is to improve their stretch run and add some scoring punch/grit/whatever his attributes are these days.. What I mean by all of this is that it is much more of a gamble that he will regain top form if you trade for him at the deadline than if you trade for him now. This would mean worse offers to Kevin Lowe, who as we all know seems to be waiting for just the right trade. I’m not sure if Lowe would rather (if it comes to the deadline) take some desperation offer for Comrie to bolster Edmonton’s own playoff drive or just make him sit some more… What do you think? Also, would we technically (in some miracle of good faith on both sides) resign him AFTER the deadline, should nothing go through? Keep up the good articles!

By: FC3S_20b

FC3S_20b — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:40:38 +0000

Looks like Conks is going to be the starting goalie, i can't see Salo get any games since

1. its his last contract year

2. i'd rather give Conks more experience

3. Even if Salo is playing better, i think its time to move on, save some money and keep our lineup

Too bad, Salo was a great tender for the Oilers.

I couldn't get tickets to the big game, but i did watch it on t.v. Man the replays of Ranford were crazy, doesn't seem like he lost a step. The game looked a little slow though, and everyone seemed uncertain at the beginning.

I'm dieing to see how Oates will do but the Oil are doing well and stoll deserves some ice time

i don't care about Comrie anymore, i'd rather have him stay but.......

Great Article, keep em comin

By: TC_4

TC_4 — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:13:13 +0000

The Gretzky DVD is great. Keifer Sutherland does a pretty good job, and JD interviews him for the entire thing. They show a lot from the 81 playoffs, 87 Canada Cup, and 2002 Olympics. It’s sad, they make such a huge deal about the 93 Kings. Yes they had a nice run, but after what the Oiler teams did, how can you even mention it???

By: TC_4

TC_4 — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:10:34 +0000

Yeah, Brew did look brutal on that play. You know what gets me pissed about the whole thing is that so many people go to the game and just get so pissed they can’t even remember the first period of the Mega Stars game! What a waste.