It's been a while since I ragged on David Staples here, so I don't feel bad pointing out how irritating the opening paragraphs to his Sunday post on Edmonton's downtown arena debate are:The big stick used by opponents of the downtown Edmonton arena project to bash the proposed project is the notion that taxpayers are going to have to foot the bill for this rich man's dream.The anti-rink faction arg...

I've been in the basement for days now, just despondent (dejected? depressed? disconsolate? doleful? downcast? etc.) over the signing of Andre Roy, particularly since I can't find confirmation that (like Jamie Lundmark) it's a two-way deal, which it had bloody well better be.So taking a cue from John MacKinnon (btw, is there anything more obnoxious than telling other people how to spend their leisu...

October 17th: Oilers@ FlamesOctober 18th: Flames @ OilersDecember 31st: Oilers @ FlamesFebruary 21st: Flames @ OilersApril 10th: Flames @ OilersApril 11th: Oilers @ FlamesNot a bad way to start the season: Avs, Ducks, and back-to-back against the hated Flames. It's just too bad Jackie Moon isn't the NHL Commissioner, because I'd pay good money to see Brian Burke and Kevin Lowe in a sparring match a...

What a beautiful day to be an Oilers fan. I'm a little misty-eyed over here. Carry on....

...Right next to the bed there's usually a dresser or a bureau of some kind, and there's NO ROOM for your stuff on it. Somebody else's shit is on the dresser.Have you noticed that their stuff is shit and your shit is stuff? God! And you say, "Get that shit offa there and let me put my stuff down!" - George CarlinConsidering they were inactive (and/or struck out) in the UFA market, it looks like the...