tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post8136251094498268920..comments2023-10-31T09:01:31.435-06:00Comments on Nothing 2 See Here: (New) Last Post of 2009YKOilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-72701616988875839462010-01-07T08:21:46.188-07:002010-01-07T08:21:46.188-07:00Late to the party, great (though depressing) stuff...Late to the party, great (though depressing) stuff.Black Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583346651230552519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-52773244501137450242010-01-01T20:32:25.710-07:002010-01-01T20:32:25.710-07:00Good post YKO. At this point I don't think th...Good post YKO. At this point I don't think the second option is an option. They've waited too long, they're too far behind and they just aren't good enough. I agree that the third option should be the obvious one but I doubt it goes that way. You alluded to the fact that since the Pronger trade they've repeatedly tried the first option and I don't see this summer being any different, especially if attendance continues to wane as the season goes on. The main goal for the next couple of years is likely a new arena and that will be a tough sell when the current arena has empty seats and the team stinks. I think they tank this season, try to move some contracts and go for a "reload" in the off-season with the goal of getting this club into the playoffs next season. If Tambellini misses again, he's toast. From a hockey perspective the timing is right for a rebuild (has been for a while) but from a business perspective there's a short term need to not be awful and I think the business goal wins out.Scott Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735545121522530577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-74073399554034003472010-01-01T15:28:10.177-07:002010-01-01T15:28:10.177-07:00Lowebellini will start the rebuild, be lauded for ...<i>Lowebellini will start the rebuild, be lauded for seeing the light and for being courageous enough to do so - despite the rabid fan base the Oilers have - and it will be years before their failings will be found out.</i><br /><br />I must've missed this part when I first read your entry, but it's exactly how I see things going. Zero faith in this management group.<br /><br />Personally, I don't believe this team needs to sell everything off and spend the next 3-4 years in the NHL toilet rebuilding. I still think this team could be competative now if they can add some NHL quality depth and adress the PK. <br /><br />But I also think this team is set up pretty well for the future as well. Gagner is a gem, Eberle and MPS are legit prospects worth getting excited about, and Gilbert and Smid are effective players now with their best years well ahead of them. We'll be getting a very high pick this year by the looks of things which should help too.misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000492945819077005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-70013598602855627472009-12-31T22:35:49.289-07:002009-12-31T22:35:49.289-07:00Yep. It is a great story. I remember it from The...Yep. It is a great story. I remember it from The West Wing and from a few other spots as well. There is also a Three Letters version:<br /><br />1. last guys fault<br /><br />2. circumstances fault<br /><br />3. write three letters<br /><br />I do have to say that this was, I think, the most depressing post I have ever written here.<br /><br />As much as I don't think Lowebellini will provide Cup caliber management I also think that, if they do enter the rebuild, they will get several more years out of it all under the guise of: <br /><br />"how can you blame them - all rebuilding teams are bad"<br /><br />i.e. repeated use of letter #2 of 3. How many years was MacLean in Columbus and Milbury in New York?<br /><br />Too many. But the owners liked and trusted them too.YKOilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-56610003581530311602009-12-31T15:19:58.010-07:002009-12-31T15:19:58.010-07:00Have you heard the "two letters" joke wh...Have you heard the "two letters" joke where the new leader of some country was given two letters from his predecessor. He was told that if he found himself in a hopeless situation he could not escape, to open the first letter. And if he once again found himself in another situation he couldn't escape, to open the second.<br /><br />So when he found himself in such a situation early on, he decided to open the first letter, which read <i>"Blame everything on me"</i>. So he did, and everything was fine for a while until he found himself in a similar situation which he couldn't find a way out of. At that point he opened the second letter, and it read "<i>sit down and write two letters"</i>.<br /><br /><br />Tambellini will get himself another year at least by opening that first letter. I expect a rebuild this year starting at the deadline. Unfortunately, this is the guy who had all of last year to evaluate the team, and decided that all it needed was a new coach, a more famous goalie, and Mike Comrie. I suspect he'll be opening the 2nd letter before long.misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000492945819077005noreply@blogger.com