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Old 05-04-2017, 08:38 PM   #5761
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Done!

Your complaint made it word for word in the Calgary Sun article just posted. I laughed.

http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/05/04...auses-fan-flap

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Old 05-04-2017, 08:43 PM   #5762
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Ha! My wife saw the complaint somewhere (probably Reddit) and sent it to me saying I'd probably get a kick out of it.
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Old 05-04-2017, 09:10 PM   #5763
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I don't think the league wanted the Oilers anywhere near McDavid. Twenty nine GM's were fuming after that lottery. I absolutely do believe the league handed them a soft schedule for the opening of their building though. What a cupcake schedule they received getting all those tired teams on the second night of back to backs and you can't tell me the Saddledome or Rogers Arena in Vancouver are booked that much that the only way the league could make it work was to give the Oilers the 2nd game of most back to back games played in the NW.
If you analyze Gary Bettman's involuntary eye movement the moment Edmonton is announced as winning the McDavid draft lottery you can see he knew who the winner was in advance. Google the visual cues of a liar and he is a textbook example of it.
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Old 05-04-2017, 09:11 PM   #5764
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I love Pronger… If anything the Flames should have his Oiler jersey hanging in the Saddledome rafters.
Wash out your mouth and bleach your brain, sir! No Oilers anything should ever hang in the Saddledome rafters.
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Old 05-04-2017, 09:57 PM   #5765
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Wash out your mouth and bleach your brain, sir! No Oilers anything should ever hang in the Saddledome rafters.
I think I could name a few Oilers I'd be ok with hanging from the Saddledome rafters...
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Your complaint made it word for word in the Calgary Sun article just posted. I laughed.

http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/05/04...auses-fan-flap
Ha, I got the Sun to print sweatpants and good shoes.
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I think I could name a few Oilers I'd be ok with hanging from the Saddledome rafters...
As long as you take them down before the smell gets too intense, I suppose.
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Old 05-05-2017, 07:36 AM   #5768
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Listening to Edmonton AM this morning on my way to work, the sports guy closed out his section with the beginning of the world hockey championship. He talked a bit about the tournament and the players and in closing added: Connor McDavid played for Team Canada last year.
I know it sounds petty, but they just find a way to mention him no matter what they're talking about and even if what they're talking about has absolutely nothing to do with him. God I'm tired of hearing that name.
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Old 05-05-2017, 07:44 AM   #5769
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Listening to Edmonton AM this morning on my way to work, the sports guy closed out his section with the beginning of the world hockey championship. He talked a bit about the tournament and the players and in closing added: Connor McDavid played for Team Canada last year.
I know it sounds petty, but they just find a way to mention him no matter what they're talking about and even if what they're talking about has absolutely nothing to do with him. God I'm tired of hearing that name.
It's going to get worse before it gets better unfortunately. We will have to put up with this for his duration as an Oiler until he hits UFA and leaves.
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Old 05-05-2017, 07:48 AM   #5770
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Ha, I got the Sun to print sweatpants and good shoes.

And the Herald ! https://www.google.ca/amp/calgaryher...s-fan-flap/amp

(I know they're both postmedia now, but still...)
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Old 05-05-2017, 07:59 AM   #5771
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If you analyze Gary Bettman's involuntary eye movement the moment Edmonton is announced as winning the McDavid draft lottery you can see he knew who the winner was in advance. Google the visual cues of a liar and he is a textbook example of it.
Well, yeah - everyone in that room already knew who the winner was. The actual draw is done about 15 minutes prior - what we see on television is solely for public consumption.
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Well, yeah - everyone in that room already knew who the winner was. The actual draw is done about 15 minutes prior - what we see on television is solely for public consumption.


Watch it again bud.
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Well, yeah - everyone in that room already knew who the winner was. The actual draw is done about 15 minutes prior - what we see on television is solely for public consumption.
No, they film the actual draw (that takes place before the show) and then play it later. The video is Bettman's live reaction.

And yes, he and the others are all mortified.
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Old 05-05-2017, 08:20 AM   #5774
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Yeah, the team representatives that witness the draw are sequestered until the reveal. As an Oiler fan I thought you would be well versed in the whole lottery process.
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No, they film the actual draw (that takes place before the show) and then play it later. The video is Bettman's live reaction.

And yes, he and the others are all mortified.
I agree with you, but Clarkey was saying Bettman rigged it in favour of the Oilers and that he knew they won beforehand. Why Bettman rigs a lottery in favour of a Canadian city that needs no help escapes me.
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Ha, I got the Sun to print sweatpants and good shoes.
And Boomer just read your complaint. They all loved it. I think you were one of the 3 stars for yesterday.
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Old 05-05-2017, 08:42 AM   #5777
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Your complaint made it word for word in the Calgary Sun article just posted. I laughed.

http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/05/04...auses-fan-flap
LOL, Just read it on the morning show on FAN960.

Way to go Barnes
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Old 05-05-2017, 09:38 AM   #5778
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Anyone know what time this morning? My son's in Rhett's hockey school tomorrow. I'll have to introduce myself.
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Old 05-05-2017, 09:47 AM   #5779
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It would have been about 830? Maybe a bit earlier or a bit later but around there. I think I posted about 2 mins after I heard it. So maybe 835.
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Old 05-05-2017, 11:30 AM   #5780
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Hahahahahaha, my buddy is the officer who put the flags up. He is getting quite the kick out of all this.
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