True Grit

True Grit. Something that has been lacking from the Oilers for quite some time now. While the Oiler fans and management have had a love affair with pure skill, and as well as they should, they have overlooked players that just flat out want the puck, are willing to do anything to get it, and have a will to win that is undeniable.

So while the Oilers' fans enjoy watching the dipsy doodles of the Hemsky's and the Omark's and the Gagner's and the Eberle's and the Nugent-Hopkins', the question becomes.....WHO"S GOING TO GET THEM THE DAMN PUCK?!?!?!?

Hockey Skill is an important facet of any hockey team, if you get the puck, you gotta know what to do with it. But since there is only one puck and ten to twelve players on the ice at any given time, the puck only comes around so often. Questions become....What are you going to do to get it? How you going to get it? What are you willing to give up to get it? These are questions Oiler players, management and fans alike all have to ask themselves.

The question is are fans willing to give up the "wtfpwnroflmaobbqsuxorz" type passes for a little more tenacity and grit. Just a player that plays up and down his wing, but when the puck goes into his corner he'll get it? Because this is the type of player the Oilers need. After tonight's game from the Oilers vs. the Canucks, the Oilers need a lot of it. I believe players like Lander and Hartikainen help their stock by not playing tonight.

Until the next time...