Certianly a change from previous media types up in Edmonton, or maybe cheesed off at Lowe for that press conference, anyways, here's this guy's report card on the Oilers. Whatever it is, its not all the barrage of " we'll be better next year, watch" softballs that Terry Jones or the other guys up there would toss out with a shrug of the shoulders after a season like this in previous years:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/04/2...rs-report-card
There's still a vast amount of overrating, of players who are dreadful or of those severely under performing and those who are going nowhere, but obviously media friendly (or at least to this guy) got good grades. Hall with an "A"? Gagner "took a step forward" his 6th year in the league?
Highlight:
Management team (F-)
Seven years worth of wheel spinning. Finishing last all the time is not a plan. And taking credit for Hall, Nugent-Hopkins and Yakupov is like the Exxon Valdez skipper taking credit for a shiny new hull.