[McG]

every so often I remember the outrageous stuff my oiler loving friends say; here is the latest spin:

"Yak for Russell, Versteeg and a 2nd rounder; who wouldn't do that trade?"

I pointed out that Russell and Versteeg were available for free, and that the 2nd is an assumption, however no less an overestimation than the sweatpants and dress shoes wearing brigade regularly pass off as fact. In other words, if the oilers had to dump salary, Russell and Versteeg are already there. They took on an echl player to balance St. Louis' NHL contracts. And they have no record of drafting and developing from the first round, never mind the 2nd or 3rd.

My point to the "women with bruised legs" crew was if they had just waived Yak, they would have Versteeg, Russell, and one less NHL contract that they could have used to pick up anyone, and not on an echl player that they now have to bury and pay. Surely there would be a player of interest on the Waiver Wire that would have been better than a 3rd and an ECHL player?

Cue "NoWin for Nolan".