A Month has passed

Well a month has passed since my last blog. I'm sure if anyone WAS reading this they have long since given up...

But hey, I was doing this for my own pleasure right?

So since the last time I posted, the Oilers have seen a few changes. The first (and most important) is the idea that they are a playoff team. Now, I dont agree. Dont get me wrong, I'm not one of those people that think that the Oilers should sit at the bottom of the league until the prospects pile up. I think that if they are ready they should go for the gold and not look back. BUT, to think that they are a playoff team takes a special pair of kahunas...

Just as in my last post, I still think there are some changes that need to be made. I do not think the Oilers defense is nearly good enough to carry them into the promised land. I dont think that the forwards are rounded out enough to force a playoff birth. And lastly I dont think the experience is enough to battle through most of the hardships that they will face along the way. I think the Oil will see the playoffs next year. I dont think they will get much further from the bottom than they already are, and thats not such a bad thing.

Hemsky Injury. Well, change number 2 seems to be actually a good thing. The kids have really stepped it up and are showing that in the absense of Hemmer, they are still game to play.

Horcoff Injury. Change 3 hasn't been such a boon as Hemmer. So far having the captain out has shown that the team is not ready to step up in a defensive manner. Fraser is not the faceoff man they hoped they were getting and nobody else can quite take the defensive centers mins.

All in all I like the way the team is going. It is developing nicely and as the kids get stronger, the team gets stronger with them.

I am looking forward to tonights game, I hope the players are real fired up over the loss to SJS and they come out flying. They could really use a solid win tonight.

Until next time.