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mattwatt - its an embarassment but there are so ma...

2009-07-02T15:54:53.729-04:00

mattwatt - its an embarassment but there are so many conflicting stories and confusion who knows what is going on

if he did talk to Edmonton and then had a change of heart then that says it all right there

in any case they should just walk away - fly to go and convince the guy? what a jerk

Just crazy. When I last saw your post, it was a su...

2009-07-01T14:46:38.051-04:00

Just crazy. When I last saw your post, it was a supposedly a sure thing (a la Nylander). Then he "wants to sleep on it." I really don't know what to think, all I know is that he is a good player who all of sudden wants to be moved and the Senators are asking for a fair bit. My brain hurts with all this commotion. Is he a prat? From rumblings within the negotiations (Heatley supposedly had private talks with Edmonton with Ottawa knowing), it does seem that way.

What I do know is that it was great watching Doug MacLean this morning blow a gasket over Heatley. Always great to see someone with a questionable track record ridicule another person and come off as correct.

R.C. - well Sutter pulled it off. Interesting to s...

2009-07-01T10:16:19.032-04:00

R.C. - well Sutter pulled it off. Interesting to see who he moves - Phaneuf I would guess.

OK Hunter now you can walk into traffic or whatever you were planning.

mattwatt - well Heatley is a spoiled prat now, isn't he? Wouldn't want him on my club. Guess they might still work it out but this is ridiculous.

I am a fan of all lands too Mr.Mclean. As someone ...

2009-07-01T00:12:24.620-04:00

I am a fan of all lands too Mr.Mclean. As someone who grew up on a family farm near Lloydminster (on the Alberta side), then lived in Vancouver for the past 6 years while I went to university, I have yet to travel as much of this country as I would like. That said, from what I have seen and witness of this country always leaves me amazed.

My friends who grew up in probably one of the prettiest cities in the world (Vancouver) came out to the farm last year for a long weekend visit and were amazed by how beautiful the prairies can be. They started to see what I always saw. It is that weekend that we all came to the conclusion that so much of this land has its own beauty and that we all need to see more of it.

Another Canadian hidden gem is the Cypress Hills is Saskatchewan. Truly awesome.

I guess there is just a hell of a lot nicer place to be then an Edmonton Oiler fan right now, that is for sure. Why we keep "building for the future/must win tomorrow" I will never know. This Heatley trade makes my blood boil. Or go to the back of the 40 acres to build some fence and swear at the top of my lungs. Beautiful having your nearest neighbour a mile away.

I love the Great Lakes. There is nothing quite as...

2009-06-30T21:50:14.685-04:00

I love the Great Lakes. There is nothing quite as funny as showing them to someone from another state who is just amazed at the idea of a lake so large that ocean-going vessels routinely sail on them. They think a "lake" is something that you can see to the other side of.

I tell them in Michigan, we call those ponds. :)

I'd like to see all the Americans that derisively call the Midwest "flyover country" spend a little bit of time in the Great Lakes region. There is a lot more to life than both coasts, no matter what they think.

I drove to Cornwall from Dauphin, MB twice back in...

2009-06-30T18:56:27.850-04:00

I drove to Cornwall from Dauphin, MB twice back in '01, via the north route, through 'earst (sic) and Kap. Hell of a drive, and I didn't have any urchins along. The western part of that drive, especially in the rock cuts around Lake Nipigon and near Kenora, is something worth seeing as well. Then again, I'd just finished working in Norway House, MB for 5 years, so the Shield wasn't exactly unfamiliar.

Bouwmeester. Well, as a Flames person, we'll see how things work out. If Sutter had unloaded Kiprusoff for a bag of cheeseburgers, I'd feel like they could put some of that cash into an extra forward or two. They're pretty thin up front if they sink 6+ million in another defenceman, quality as he is.

Scott - yeah me too. Yeah I wasn't sure of the de...

2009-06-30T18:53:15.443-04:00

Scott - yeah me too.

Yeah I wasn't sure of the deal when I thought it was a 3rd/4th and now ...

Someone said that Brodziak failed as a third liner last season (although his audition lasted all of a dozen games maybe?) and so let him go but the guy is cheap and given decent linemates can totally outplay the other team's dregs and he is a FO man and he is a PK guy.

Don't get it.

Hunter - yeah I'm a Montreal guy too. As for Bouwmeester and Calgary, don't sweat it, Yet anyhow. ;)

I've never been through Northern Ontario. When I ...

2009-06-30T18:47:45.640-04:00

I've never been through Northern Ontario. When I took to the road from Edmonton to Statford we went down through the States both times. Some beauty down there as well and I was glad to see some of Chicago but the next time I shall take your advice and meander through Canada.

As for the Brodziak deal... I don't mean to burst your bubble at all, but the trade was for a Brodziak + 6th for a 4th + 5th so the return is a bit worse then you'd thought... I think it was an awful deal for the Oilers.

Anyway, glad to hear the long drive is over for you.

I've driven through Northern Ontario. Beautiful ar...

2009-06-30T16:21:53.433-04:00

I've driven through Northern Ontario. Beautiful area, would love to do it again given the time off. Must have got some sweet pictures out there

Montreal is my favourite Canadian town. Where else...

2009-06-30T15:13:56.474-04:00

Montreal is my favourite Canadian town. Where else in Canada is there a fort that was ever used in wars against the indians? The women are crazy, and the place looks and feels like the Canada of Dominion Day, and the Red Ensign. And you don't get treated like a fool for wanting to buy a drink at a convenience store.

I keep getting deleted at Lowetide's. It's all my own fault, because ever since hearing about the Bouwmeester trade, it more or less(to my mind) guarantees Calgary dominance for the next ten years. This is the most appalling news imaginable. I'm kind of too stunned to think straight about hockey. So instead, my evil imagination genie runs rampant, a little like that tall guy from Manhunter. I might have to even concentrate on work.