Kevin Lowe is not going to be long for this job. I know we rag on the Oilers, but Bob Nicholson was not leaving his gig at Hockey Canada to be marionetted around by Katz and co and destroy his legacy. He's exactly what the Oilers need, and that's good for the Flames.
Your biggest rivals can't be dumpster fires of organizational incompetence. It's like having a junkie brother and you're the 'good one' by default, and all you've done is graduate high school.
When your rivals are great, it forces you aspire to greatness. You don't aspire to be incrementally better than the worst-run franchise in the league. LA saw Chicago win their 2nd ring in four years and thought 'That should've been us' - don't think that's not a huge reason why they're a win away from 2 rings in three.
Get it together, Edmonton, I want to hate you because you matter. I want to hate you because you stand in our way of a Stanley Cup. How much longer can we get off kicking the kid with the extra chromosome?
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”All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you.”
Rowan Roy W-M - February 15, 2024
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