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GREAT SCOTT WE'VE GONE SIX DAYS BACK IN TIME!

"My nose is BIG, but nuh-uh, I'm not ashamed. Big like a pickle, I'm still gettin' paid." -Noureen Dewulf

I live in the American Mecca of Mexican food, with everything from taco trucks to expensive Mexican restaurants for as far as the eye can see. But I would shiv five of my coworkers just to get a Beef and Cheese Burrito from Mighty. Mighty Taco isn't Mexican food. It's Mighty Taco.

Re: Callahan for $Texas. Why not? We're likely dumping Leino, so he'll be off the books. And if we're going to waste money, let's gamble it on someone who may or may not be the second coming of Chris Drury. It'll also make Drew Stafford even more expendable. Additionally, examining why the Oilers suck fat ######, it's not just their lack of defensemen. They have a distinct lack of veteran leadership on that team. I get why we'd want to stock up a few character guys to lead the youngin's into battle for the next few years. It's the same reasoning for why you'd want to keep Steve Ott around. I understand the counter argument: cap space is an asset, especially 4-6 years down the road. But you're getting veteran leadership and goal scoring from a Rochester, NY guy who had played for the Buffalo Jr Sabres. He could end up being the captain his entire time here.

Apparently I have walked into a Mighty Taco jihad. I will now concede, realizing that further arguing will only make me hungrier for things I don't want to pay the shipping for.

Aahaha. I live 2500 miles away and I know what that is. <- Not a terrorist. edit: Also, he's the terrorist:

The stache.

Seriously though, that ###### can be hard to beat.

Fo shizzle. There's no science or engineering problem in hockey that can't be solved. I think we're both right. Wiki: So I guess their job is "if puck crosses line, then turn on light." But, and I think everyone knew this, it's the ref's job to determine that it was a good goal. Or the Toronto Secret Police, or the Gary Bettman Gestapo, or whatever.

Boston wanted Seguin out, Boston hated when Vanek continuously murdered them in games, we wanted return for Vanek. I see it. Sounds like Boston's price was too high. I don't fault Regier for not wanting to make moves that favor a division rival, especially those ######.

Sure. Tech like that exists. But there is some level of human judgement on a goal call that has to be made, sometimes before the clock stops. Examples: a net comes off its mooring, but play isn't immediately stopped; a puck is shot into the net on a delayed penalty. You don't want the goal horn and music to automatically go off to get the crowd all excited (and then angry) on stuff like that. Maybe it's not obvious, but a goal judge's decision considers the situation, sort of.

Give in to 11mpg, and ride in style. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSOQ4da7yvA

I'm confused by this argument. The NHL is better to watch than the modern olympics, but the old-school olympics were better to watch than the modern olympics because there were no pros and less advertising? That's nuts. Olympic hockey should be the highest level of competition between nationalities with the best athletes alive. In some sports, that means professional athletes. It shouldn't mean the best athletes alive that weren't good enough or old enough to play professionally. As for advertising and commercialism, it's infected every aspect of spectator life. Deal with it.

You're right that the technology exists, but I'd rather have the refs looking for penalties in near-goal situations than struggling for ice position to determine if the puck crossed the line. Think about how bad some early whistle calls are when the puck wasn't frozen, then apply that level of ######up to determining goal line crossings. You'd almost have to rely on video review for the correct call in so many situations, and that'd get pretty annoying. It's easier just to pay two fat guys in blazers to eyeball the line.

VICTORY! AWESOME TANK-ON-TANK ACTION! I wore my Oilers jersey. It worked.

SCOUTS!?

FLOODGATES OPEN :yawn:

HANK THE TANK

Enroth starting in net, Omark on the 1st line, Ruhwedel in the top pair, and Scott and Varone both in? The tank is strong in this one. ONWARD!

With the exception of their obvious selections high in the first round, the Oilers don't seem to draft that well. That could be the fault of Kevin Lowe and Craig MacTavish.

Lottery numbers, for those interested: Chances of drafting 1st OR 2nd overall: Finish last: 100% (25% chance of 1st overall, 75% chance of 2nd overall) 2nd last: 43.8% (18.8% chance of 1st overall, 25% chance of 2nd overall) 3rd last: 14.2% 4th last: 10.7% 5th last: 8.1% 6th last: 6.2% This illustrates yo me why we need to keep rolling out the tanks. If we let Edmonton slip by us into last place, our chances of drafting top two drop by almost 60%. If two teams slip by us, our chances of drafting top two drop by more than 85%. Maybe you say that drafting top three is more important, because whatever. Then the numbers shift: Chances of drafting 1st OR 2nd OR 3rd overall: Finish last: 100% (25% chance of 1st overall, 75% chance of 2nd overall) 2nd last: 100% (18.8% chance of 1st overall, 25% chance of 2nd overall) 3rd last: 58% (14.2% chance of 1st overall, 43.8% chance of 2nd overall) 4th last: 10.7% 5th last: 8.1% 6th last: 6.2% There's a little bit of an oddity: you have better chance of drafting top three if you finish 3rd last than drafting top two if you finish 2nd last. In other words, 3rd last has less of a chance of being bumped down than 2nd last. I understand mathematically why this is, but not whether that was by design.

Not to take away from how bad this roster is, because it is, but I wonder how much effect the altitude difference has on players. Is this merely a 5-1 game if the backcheckers aren't sucking wind on the odd-man rushes?

TANK VICTORY!