Dismantled

I am honestly losing my faith in the Oilers' management. Even though that this organization has run tradition, there was always an intent on being the best team it could be. And then the last few years happened.

The first mistake was Ryan Smyth. I can't blame this one on management, because it was just selfishness on both sides. The difference was $500,000 in this dispute that sent Ryan Smyth traded for Nilsson and Alex Plante. Nilsson obviously has not panned out, but we have yet to see with Plante, so this one is still up in the air. I think there was one more pick that we got, but I can't remember; I think it might have been Riley Nash. After losing Ryan Smyth, drafting Sam Gagner was probably the smartest thing that Kevin Lowe did since he decided to score the Oilers' first goal.

And then we lose Glencross. He phoned us the morning he became a free agent, but we wanted Hossa after we failed to get Nylander.

And then we lost Cole. Cole loved it here and wanted to be here; he was a perfect piece to have to help our young players grow. Even though he was so snakebitten playing for us, he worked way too hard every single shift to try to make an impact. Cogliano fed off of Cole's work ethic and it's now showing in Cogs' game.

We had Kotalik when we decided to give up on Cole, but then we lost him, too. Kotalik liked it here and wanted to play with Hemsky. Yes, he was expensive by wanting 3 million a year. But, the thing was that he meshed well with our team. This is where you sign him, and get rid of something that is close to what he's making to even it out.

And this leads to today. Yet again, we trade my favorite Oiler. I can deal with losing those players, but I think Tambellini trading Lubomir Visnovsky was the biggest mistake as a GM with the Oilers. There is nothing wrong with what Tambo wants: to get bigger and to cut salary. But he did it with the wrong player at the wrong time. I can go on and on about why Lubo is better to have here than Whitney, but I don't want to waste too much room and make this post look like another essay. Again, we lose someone that likes playing in Edmonton.

Do we see a pattern here? We trade away the players that enjoy it here, and keep the players that have potential but aren't doing well, causing us to trade them anyway. The Oilers are going to be in a rebuilding state for ten years if this keeps going. Open your eyes Tambellini. However, based on how stubborn I am, I'm probably going to keep cheering for this team until I can no longer breathe. I've never been so disappointed in losing a player before Lubo got traded today. Like Cole, Lubo is such a good guy and deserves so much, but our freakin' management can't see anything even if you told them what they had in front of them. Losing Lubo has completely dismantled our team, and even my heart (hahaha!); I only wish the best for him and hopefully he can win a Cup one day.

Anyways, I did my interview with AIA today, and all I can say is, I pulled a lot of stuff out of my bum because I couldn't think properly during the interview. I'm guessing I crumbled under pressure again. Oh well, if I get this job, it'll be sweet; if not, I'll just resort to my bum guide and do nothing for the summer.

#71, Lubomir Visnovsky for President.