Hey Edmonton Oilers Fans: Lay Off Jarret Stoll

The grumblings in Oil Country (aka Edmonton Oilers fans) grew louder as trade deadline day neared: "GET RID OF JARRET STOLL!" This was the chorus many Oilers fans were singing to GM Kevin Lowe. People said Stoll is a terrible player and should be traded for whatever we can get. Fans said that he isn't as good as he seems, and that his one 68 point season in 2005-06 was a fluke. If Pronger wasn't there, he wouldn't have done as good. The next season, Stoll notched 13 goals and 26 assists for 39 points in 51 games. What most people don't realize is that he was on pace for 21 goals and 42 assists for 63 points in an 82 game season. That's not too shabby when the team was on a steep decline. The only problem was he got injured. He sustained a concussion after a hit from Andy Sutton of the Atlanta Thrashers, and was out for the season. He trained hard over the offseason so that he could come back this year and play at the level he knew he could. At least, that's what everybody ... (link)