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Deep Thoughts XIV: Chicken Little is an Oilers fan
Deep Thoughts XIV: Chicken Little is an Oilers fan
Here in the Heartland of Hockey, the line separating giddy elation from the depths of despair is thinner than a runway fashion model who considers Red Bull and cigarettes a balanced diet. That line, if you read the comments of Edmonton Oilers fans here and elsewhere, is exactly two games ...
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Edmonton Oilers - A little deflated...
Low On Oil - An Edmonton Oilers hockey blog — ... on Sunday offered up a glimpse of hope, watching Stortini play what ended up being nearly 15 minutes of ice time and on our power play unit, well then any inital glimmer of hope was gone.  Don't get me wrong here, I like Stortini as much as the next Oilers fan, but when we're down 2 goals against the Canucks with Luongo in net, I just can't imagine Stortini getting the job done.  Sure, the effort and try are there, but the offensive ability is just lacking. Over at Oilers Nation, Robin Brownlee , a witty if irreverent Oilers fan himself certainly has his finger on the pulse ...

Edmonton Oilers – A little deflated…
Low On Oil - An Edmonton Oilers hockey blog — ... on Sunday offered up a glimpse of hope, watching Stortini play what ended up being nearly 15 minutes of ice time and on our power play unit, well then any inital glimmer of hope was gone.  Don’t get me wrong here, I like Stortini as much as the next Oilers fan, but when we’re down 2 goals against the Canucks with Luongo in net, I just can’t imagine Stortini getting the job done.  Sure, the effort and try are there, but the offensive ability is just lacking. Over at Oilers Nation, Robin Brownlee , a witty if irreverent Oilers fan himself certainly has his finger on the pulse ...

Jesus Murphy
Black Dog Hates Skunks — ... Brownlee was right. Lets put it this way - this club, we will all agree, has holes in it. Now it had a good start to the season, some folks pointed at some luck to it but the fact is that they played nine games where the results were good ...

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