Friday, June 22, 2012

From an Oiler Perspective

I want to preface this by saying I would support the selection of any of the top 5 players on this list with a first over-all selection.  I do, however, have preferences. Here is the list of players, in order of my preference, that I think would help our existing organization the most:

Sunday, June 10, 2012

2012 NHL Draft Final Prospect Rankings:



Since I began personally attempting to evaluate and rank the players in the draft in 2007, this year's draft I have found to be the most difficult. Added to this was my ambition to extend my draft rankings further than I have ever attempted before. The result is a list that I'm less certain of, but more proud of for completing. I am not a scout, just a dedicated draft observer. I look forward to seeing most, if not all, of my ranked players being drafted, and watching them progress in their careers over the next several years

 This is not a mock draft. This is my evaluation of the prospects' potential overall impact on the game (in their prime) based on available information.

Here are my Top 90 Ranked 2012 NHL Draft Prospects:

Saturday, February 25, 2012

The Pardubice Prince Signs!





I'm quite glad things worked out.

Hemsky started finding some chemistry and consistency here recently and I think this ultimately allowed for this deal to happen.  

Ales, keep up the dipsey-doodle at speed and smooth puck movement and this will be a beauty few years.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Stu's Job

If I had to do The Magnificent Bastard's job, I might fare ok in the first round.  For the last few years, I think it's safe to say many people would have fared well, being as we were picking first overall.




Friday, February 10, 2012

The worst feeling...

Do you know that feeling you get when you know someone you care about is moving away?